One month passed.
It was the first time that the children in the kindergartens and elementary schools of the Heaven's Origin Sector had seen real sunlight in the past month.
A month ago, the space battle close to the home planet of the Heaven's Origin Sector had put the entire planet in the highest alert state. Therefore, all the children below ten years old had been evacuated to the deepest part of the underground fortress.
Although the flagship of the Black Wind Fleet had been sunk soon after the evacuation began, and the elite forces had all collapsed, the situation of the battle was still unpredictable.
Nobody knew what the situation in the homeland of the Imperium of True Human Beings was, and nobody knew whether or not the Imperium of True Human Beings would send out a second wave of expedition army after learning the dominance of the Xing Yao Federation.
There was also no telling whether or not the remaining soldiers of the Black Wind Fleet would launch even more insane strikes on the home planet of the Heaven's Origin Sector in desperation. For example, they might spend all their crystals on the spiritual shield of the starship and crash it from the sky like a high-speed meteorite.
If that happened, however impenetrable the fire net on the Wall of Heaven's Origin was, which could tear the burning starship into shreds, the falling debris could still cause immeasurable damage to the major cities on the capital planet.
For safety reasons, the children stayed in the underground fortress for an entire month. The teachers, the soldiers of the Union Army, and the volunteers sent by the Association of Cultivators stayed with them. They spent a daunting but unforgettable time together.
Thankfully, there was nothing but good news in the past month.
The destruction of Black Swirl, the flagship, and the space gate announced the failure of the Black Wind Fleet's assault plan. For the expedition army of the Imperium of True Human Beings, who lacked a stable rear, was divided into two parts dozens of lightyears away from each other, was in dire need of ammunition, crystals, and other assets, and many soldiers' souls had been seriously damaged by the extraterrestrial devils. It was almost a death sentence for them.
After a month of arduous battles, most of the remaining soldiers of the Imperium of True Human Beings who lingered in the Tian Yuan Realm fled to the periphery of the Heaven's Origin Sector.
Their commander was still unwilling to give up his last hope. After trying time and time again to get rid of the Federation's fleet's pursuit, he tried to regroup in the peripheral space zones. At the very least, he wanted to effectively gather the remaining soldiers and make further plans.
Naturally, the fleet of the Federation would not let them get what they wanted. In that regard, perhaps because he had been deeply stimulated by his father, Boss Bai, Bai Kaixin chased after the enemy crazily. Also, with the help of the Colossi that were far more numerous than the enemy's, he divided the remnants of the enemy's soldiers that were about to be gathered again and again, forcing the enemy to flee to the depths of space that were farther and more desolate.
In the third week of the chase, a "Furious Lion" -level arsenal warship of the Imperium, piloted by a Yuanying -level Immortal Cultivator, finally sent a message to the chase fleet, stating that they were willing to lay down their weapons and provide intelligence about their allies. They even helped the Union Army to capture more allies.
In exchange, they claimed that it was not a "surrender" but a "battlefield uprising".
Although it was rather hilarious to talk about a "battlefield uprising" when the flagship and the space gate had been destroyed, and the main force had collapsed, considering that it was the first warship of the highest level of the Black Wind Fleet that had voluntarily surrendered to the Union Army without being surrounded, and the first Yuanying -level Immortal Cultivator who was willing to bow to the "barbarian experts" at the edge of the cosmos, the highest command center finally fulfilled the enemy's conditions after much consideration.
It was the tradition of the Imperium of True Human Beings to submit to the strong in the first place.
Sometimes, the tradition could be particularly cruel, but under the circumstances right now, the tradition significantly prevented more destruction and slaughter.
The Cultivators who learned the news of a "battlefield uprising" somewhat despised the integrity of the Yuanying -level Immortal Cultivator at first. Surrendering was one thing, but offering tremendous intelligence to the enemy and even helping the enemy to capture his own comrades in order to receive the favorable treatment of a "battlefield uprising" was truly shameless. There was no telling how such an Immortal Cultivator had advanced into the Yuanying level.
However, when the intelligence of the Yuanying -level Immortal Cultivator was indeed sent to the analysis room of the highest command center, after intense and efficient analysis, Wan Guqing, Guo Chunfeng, Jin Xinyue, Bai Kaixin, Ding Ling Dong, Li Yao, and many other Cultivators finally realized that, although the Immortal Cultivator's behavior was not exactly noble, he was not a scoundrel who would sell his friends for glory, either.
The most critical problem was that, although the Yuanying -level Immortal Cultivator was a senior commander of the Black Wind Fleet, he was not a native of the Black Wind Fleet.
The Black Wind Fleet right now was made of the defeated soldiers of five Sectors, one big one and four small ones.
Or rather, the Black Wind Fleet in the past had swallowed the fleets of four Sectors in a row in order to grow to what it was today.
A hundred years ago, in the war between the Imperium and the Holy League, the fatal mistake of the natives of the Black Wind Fleet led to the collapse of the entire battle line. Other than the Black Wind Sector, their home, four other Sectors and four fleets were affected.
Such a mistake could never have been pardoned. Even if the "merciful" emperor was willing to show mercy, the warlords and nobles who were sharpening their blades would still rip the Black Wind Fleet into shreds and fill their bottomless stomachs.
At the moment of life and death, Heiye Ming, the leader of the Black Wind Fleet, made up his mind quickly. Instead of apologizing and submitting to the emperor at all, he took in the other four remaining fleets that shared the same fate as them through some sort of coercion and temptation. That was why he had the leverage to bargain with the emperor, the nobles, and the powerful ministers and avoided the fate of falling apart. In the end, he was sent to the edge of the cosmos to carry out the fatal mission.
However, the mission only gave the natives of the Black Wind Fleet a hundred years, which gave them the possibility of reversing the future.
For the Immortal Cultivators of the other four Sectors, all their pride and glory were gone the moment they were swallowed. Even if the Black Wind Fleet did make a name for itself at the edge of the cosmos and even marched back to the center of the cosmos one day, reclaiming the Black Wind Sector, and becoming the most elite fleet of the Imperium again, all the glory would belong to the name "Black Wind". What did it have to do with their ancestors, their history, and their glory?
The five Sectors had been jumbled together in the first place. It was only because the Immortal Cultivators of the other four Sectors were intimidated by the natives of the Black Wind Fleet.
A hundred years was not enough for the seven Sectors of the Xing Yao Federation to be completely melded. There were still deep cracks among them. By the same logic, it was not enough for the Black Wind Fleet, which had been jumbled together, to be truly condensed into an indestructible whole.
Or rather, the situation of the Black Wind Fleet was even worse than that of the Federation because most of the Immortal Cultivators had been in hibernation for a long time during the long journey in the sea of stars. They did not even have the time to be brainwashed.
They did not have the slightest loyalty to the natives of the Black Wind Fleet. They were only slaughtering and conquering together with the natives of the Black Wind Fleet out of the habit of obeying the strong and the numbness of "what else can I do".
Perhaps, if such slaughters and conquerors lasted for hundreds of years, their descendants would gradually forget the origins of their ancestors and regard themselves as the real natives of the Black Wind Fleet.
However, before such a transformation began, the Black Wind Fleet had already suffered a heavy strike. Black Swirl, which seemed to be "invincible", had been blown up. Heiye Ming, who had suppressed and controlled them from above, had died in battle, too!
For the Immortal Cultivators of the other four Sectors other than the Black Wind Sector, was there anything more shocking, absurd, and worthy of serious consideration than that?
Perhaps that was the most important reason why the Black Wind Fleet immediately fell apart after Black Swirl, the flagship, was destroyed.
At that time, the first batch to collapse was the branch fleets of the other four Sectors. Those branch fleets had all dispersed. Even if the hardcore natives of the Black Wind Fleet intended to fight to the end, their battle formation would have been disrupted by their allies. How could they fight?
After the Yuanying -level Immortal Cultivator from the "Purple Fire Sector" explained the history and internal relationships of the Black Wind Fleet, the people of the Federation finally realized that the fundamental solution to the problem was right in front of them!
"The Immortal Cultivators admire the strong. Now that the Xing Yao Federation has crushed the Black Wind Fleet and executed Heiye Ming, you are naturally more qualified to lead us than the natives of the Black Wind Fleet!
"The Immortal Cultivators of the four Sectors, including the 'Purple Fire Sector', are victims of the 'great expedition', too. We were not willing to fight the uncanny war in such a remote, desolate place at the edge of the cosmos at all. We were all coerced by the natives of the Black Wind Fleet and forced by Heiye Ming!
"If you can tell the difference between the Immortal Cultivators of the four Sectors and the natives of the Black Wind Fleet, I believe that more Immortal Cultivators will certainly have 'battlefield uprisings'. Eventually, the real natives of the Black Wind Fleet will all be tied up and delivered to you.
"Hehe. I might as well tell you another great secret. Are you worried about the main troop that is docked dozens of lightyears away on a certain brown dwarf or a certain stone belt? Do you want to fish up the main troop in case anything goes wrong?
"Heiye Ming sent most of the elites of the Black Wind Fleet to the Tian Yuan Realm in the first wave. There are not so many natives of the Black Wind Fleet left in the main troop near the brown dwarf.
"Right now, they have learned of the failure in the frontline and are hesitating about their next step. Are they going to resist until the end, wander in space, flee back to their homeland, or … disarm and surrender to you?
"The Immortal Cultivators of the four Sectors have some forces in the main troop near the brown dwarf. We even have a chance to completely control the troop, but we will never surrender. The best we can do is to revolt!"
The Yuanying -level Immortal Cultivator who was the first to declare a 'battlefield uprising' spoke frankly.
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