Three days later, in the northern part of the Grand Desolate Plateau, the frontline of the Union Army, thousands of kilometers away from the nearest human town. ±
In a heavily-guarded military base where crystal cannons were as sharp as the teeth of a dog, twenty-five Exos were making preparations for their departure.
They were the 20 trainees who had won the second round of the Thunder Training Camp, as well as the five most elite instructors.
They were going to the depths of the Grand Desolate Plateau for a month of practical training.
"This northern defense line made up of thousands of military bases is the frontline of the Xing Yao Federation. Beyond this defense line, the territory of the Federation is still nominally the territory of the Federation, but the environment there is extremely harsh. There are all kinds of unexpected dangers and powerful demon beasts. No human can survive there, and no ordinary army can be stationed there. We have to count on Cultivators to clean up the place regularly!"
Mao Feng paced back and forth, his eyes wide open, and shouted, "Everybody, check the Crystal Suit one last time. There will be no supplies or reinforcements in the depths of the Grand Desolate Plateau. If something goes wrong with the Crystal Suit, we will be in big trouble!"
Li Yao was debugging inside the Crystal Suit carefully. He activated every rune array with his telepathic thoughts, and his eyes were jumping with every number.
This was the first time that he had left the northern defense line of the Federation and gone to the depths of the Grand Desolate Plateau for training.
He was nervous and excited.
He still chose the Bloody Blade Battlesuit.
After a month of repeated maintenance and modification, the specifications of the Bloody Blade Battlesuit were completely in line with his physical characteristics and combat style.
In addition, a lot of offensive magical equipment had been added to the suit in order to cope with the real battle. It was completely different from a match.
The heavy crystal railgun on the back of the Crystal Suit, named "Shatterstar", was emitting a faint smell of blood. It could even kill a high-level demon soldier in one shot.
"Test complete!"
"Test complete!"
"Test complete!"
The 25 Crystal Suits were emitting dazzling brilliance. They were standing in the center of the military base.
The 500 soldiers stationed in the military base were standing in two rows around them.
"Salute!"
"Shua!"
The 500 soldiers stood at attention and saluted the 25 Cultivators in a standard military salute.
The Rising Dragon of the Nine Stars flag, the national flag of the Xing Yao Federation, was fluttering on a flagpole dozens of meters high behind them. Fluttering high in the air.
The soldiers of the Union Army were mostly ordinary people. They could only be stationed in the military base and rely on the fortifications for defense.
As for the offense, it would be left to the cultivators.
Therefore, these ordinary soldiers used military salutes to express their most sincere respect to the cultivators.
Under their burning gazes, the twenty-five Cultivators boarded four heavy-duty crystal tanks specially designed to carry the Crystal Suit and four supply wagons. They left the barracks and headed towards the depths of the Wasteland.
In addition to the 25 fully-armed Crystal Suit, they also brought along more than 50 Beast Puppets, forming a powerful attack team.
The crystals and supplies in the wagon were enough for them to use for more than half a month.
One of the supply wagons could be modified into a field maintenance vehicle for simple Crystal Suit maintenance.
They drove north for more than half an hour. A crystal clear tower appeared in front of them.
This was the only man-made structure they had seen in more than half an hour.
Under the command of Mao Feng. Everyone jumped down from the crystal tank and walked to the front of the tower, forming a circle.
The tower was carved out of crystal as transparent as crystal. Thousands of rune arrays were engraved on it. There were also eight small round towers around it. Echoing with the tower, it was full of mystery.
If one closed their eyes and observed through their spiritual roots, they would see that the tower was entangled with countless spiritual threads. The colorful threads were trembling and spreading to all directions, stretching to the end of the horizon.
It was like a giant net made of rainbows, with the tower as the center, spreading to the whole world.
This was the Spirit Torch Tower, which was used to transmit telepathic thoughts and form the Spiritual Nexus.
Only within the coverage of the Spirit Torch Tower could the Spiritual Nexus be used to receive and transmit telepathic thoughts.
"This is the last Spirit Torch Tower, which means that the tentacles of the human civilization have come to an end.
"If we go further north, we will enter the dark world without the Spiritual Nexus.
"I'll give you five minutes. If you have anything to say, send it out while the Spiritual Nexus is still available."
Mao Feng's words raised a commotion.
The Spirit Torch Tower was the greatest magical equipment in the history of mankind.
With the help of countless Spirit Torch Towers, the Spiritual Nexus that was as vast as the ocean was built, allowing people from all over the world to communicate instantly. That was why the modern Cultivation civilization was so prosperous.
These students used to be within the coverage of the Spiritual Nexus even when they were fighting on the Grand Desolate Plateau.
Even if the signal was intermittent, they could still communicate with the outside world.
If they were in danger, they could ask for help from the nearby Cultivators and the military.
But this was the last Spirit Torch Tower of the human civilization. There was no Spiritual Nexus ahead. Even if they were in danger, they couldn't ask for help from the outside world.
A subtle sense of loneliness immediately swallowed them.
"The Spiritual Nexus is going to be cut off!"
"The Spiritual Nexus is going to be cut off for a whole month. How terrible!"
Everyone hurried to send messages to their friends and family while the Spiritual Nexus was still available.
Li Yao thought for a moment and took a selfie with the magnificent scenery of the Grand Desolate Plateau as the background. He sent it to Ding Ling Dong.
The message below was:
Before entering the Dark Desolate Domain.
The Dark Desolate Domain was the general name given to the dangerous area beyond the northern defense line that was not illuminated by the light of the human civilization and not covered by the Spiritual Nexus.
This was the end of the world, the place closest to the Tian Yuan Realm and the Blood Demon Sector. It was a chaotic place where spiritual energy was extremely violent, where countless powerful demon beasts were hibernating, and where countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and crystal lodes were stored.
"BOOM! CRACK! "
In the Dark Desolate Domain, spiritual energy was surging like surging tides without any pattern.
A moment ago, the sky was clear. But in the blink of an eye, it was covered by dark clouds, lightning, and thunder.
Countless bolts of lightning as thick as dragons were rolling in the clouds and scratching the ground with their claws and teeth.
Ravaged by nature, the strength of the Cultivators... Became so insignificant.
"Spread out! Everybody, spread out! Activate your spiritual shields to the maximum! "
Mao Feng's face changed color as he shouted.
A few experienced instructors immediately pulled the students and fled hundreds of meters away.
Just as they scattered in all directions, a bolt of lightning, like a golden dragon hanging upside down, swooped down from the clouds with a crashing sound. It went straight to the Spirit Torch Tower.
The eight small round towers around the Spirit Torch Tower immediately activated their defensive arrays, forming a pale gold translucent shield above the tower.
But they couldn't resist the power of nature. After a moment of stalemate, the eight small round towers were smashed into pieces. The defensive arrays vanished. The lightning went straight in and smashed the Spirit Torch Tower into pieces.
The broken chips, stimulated by the lightning, shot out like bullets. Shrieking, they shot out in all directions.
Fortunately, everybody had activated their defensive shields. After a series of "bang" sounds, the chips were smashed into pieces. Everybody was unharmed, but they were a little surprised.
"The spiritual waves emitted by the Spirit Torch Tower are too strong. Once the spiritual energy of nature goes berserk, the Spirit Torch Tower will be the first to be destroyed. It makes sense. Just like in a thunderstorm, the lightning will definitely hit the lightning rod first. "
Mao Feng said. "Building a Spirit Torch Pagoda requires a lot of manpower and resources, as well as a lot of precious crystals. However, destroying it is very easy. Not to mention that lightning can destroy the Spirit Torch Pagoda in an instant, even if it is a powerful Demon Beast. Even powerful beasts will be attracted by the spiritual waves emitted by the Spirit Torch Tower and try to destroy it at all costs.
"Therefore, although the Spirit Torch Tower is the core of the Spiritual Nexus and is of paramount importance to human beings, it cannot be built indefinitely. It's already the limit that it can expand to this point.
"Ahead of us is the Dark Desolate Domain, a world without internet. It's a terrifying world where only the brave can roam freely!"
"Cultivators, forward!"
Against the thunder and lightning, the attack squad rushed forward.
The weather in the Dark Desolate Domain was extremely violent. The thunder and lightning lasted for a whole night before it gradually subsided.
The world after the storm subsided was completely different from the outside world.
The sky was as red as blood, and the clouds were twisted into huge colorful vortexes. There were holes in many places, and the stars could be seen clearly.
It seemed that there was no boundary between day and night.
The world around them was no longer desolate. The continuous mountains were filled with demonic plants that they had never seen before. Under the nourishment of the abundant spiritual energy, they grew extremely huge. Even a tiny weed was taller than everyone. There were terrifying sawteeth growing on the edges of the weeds. Under the illumination of the purple sun, they were emitting demonic brilliance.
Roars of demon beasts were echoing in the dense forest. They were exploding around the tank like crystal bombs, making everyone's scalp numb.
"The Dark Desolate Domain is the place closest to the Tian Yuan Realm and the Blood Demon Sector. The strong gravitational force between the two worlds will cause them to crash into each other!"
During the break, all the students sat in a circle and listened to Mao Feng's explanation of the rules of the Dark Desolate Domain.
Mao Feng held two giant eggs in his hands. He raised them and said, "This egg represents the Tian Yuan Realm, and the other represents the Blood Demon Sector."
He brought the two eggs close to each other and knocked them gently.
The shells were very thick. Although there were countless cracks on them, they didn't break apart and just stuck together.
"The Tian Yuan Realm and the Blood Demon Sector are like two eggs that have crashed into each other. The Dark Desolate Domain is the point of collision. The cracks next to the two eggs represent the sky of the Grand Desolate Plateau.
"Why do wormholes often appear on the Grand Desolate Plateau? It's because the two worlds have been crashing into each other for a long time.
"But the sky of the Federation Sector outside of the Grand Desolate Plateau is as smooth as an eggshell. There is not a single crack on it. Naturally, there are no wormholes. As the saying goes, a fly never bites a flawless egg!
"Look. Isn't the point of collision where the two eggs have the densest cracks and will break apart with a slight movement?
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