Similar self-exploding magical equipment existed in the battle sequences of the Imperium and the Federation.
However, with smart chips embedded in them and under the control of Xiaoming and Wenwen's remarkable logic algorithms, the upgraded "Intelligent Iron Balls" had more than ten times more agility and damage. They were like the white blood cells inside a human body. The moment they detected an invader, they would surge forward like mercury and enshroud the enemy without giving him any chance to catch his breath.
However, that was only the first defense line at the periphery of the Empyreal Terminus Sector.
There were nine similar lines of defense. Through Xiaoming's and Wenwen's calculations as well as the hard work of the Imperium in the past thousand years, every corner of the Empyreal Terminus Sector was blocked. No matter where the enemy jumped from, they would be bombarded mercilessly by the crossfire from all directions.
It was needless to say that the Imperial Guards commanded by "Empress Dowager" Li Linghai in person were not as tough as Lei Chenghu and Boss Bai's coalition fleet, but they were certainly not stingy with their cannonballs and lives when faced with the doom of the Imperium.
Li Yao felt that he had fallen into magma.
And it was the kind that was erupting ferociously.
On the microscopic level, he seemed to "see" that countless starships of the Holy League had been harassed by the space torpedoes and drones before they were back to normal from the twisted state. Dark red "tumors" were bulging on them one after another. In only a few seconds, the entire starship was blown apart in a series of shocking explosions. The debris of the starship that was enshrouded in the blast splashed to the starships around like a meteor shower, raising a destructive chain reaction.
He also saw that flames and blasts were raging in the pathways and cabins of the twisted starships like high-speed crystal trains that had been derailed, swallowing everything they saw on their way. Many people of the Holy League were obliterated in the abyss of destruction the moment they were praying to their god.
Even the five Supreme Battle Fortresses were stuck in the awkward state of crossing the four-dimensional space. It was impossible for them to teleport the ten thousand trillion tons of mass to the Empyreal Terminus Sector at the moment. They were under the stormy attacks of the defenders. Enormous fireballs protruded on the surface of the fortresses, and burning materials spurted out of the cracks like broken tentacles that were struggling and waving helplessly.
On the macroscopic level, or rather, on the level of data and information, the data streams shuttling through the Space Battle Network instantly became a hundred times denser.
Under the powerful spirit energy magnetic field interference of the defenders, the data turned from raindrops to hazy fog. It was chaotic, confusing, and murky. It was very difficult to extract useful information.
Even Li Yao's "tentacles" were greatly hindered when he tried to extend out of "Ultimate Salvation" to the starships around.
It was almost like the swamp of information that he was in was ten times denser than before, turning from "mud" into "rock".
He could only manage to collect the data that was transmitted to "Ultimate Salvation" through the enemy's interference. In the first three minutes after the jump to the Empyreal Terminus Sector, the Fuxi fleet, the most elite fleet of the Holy League, had lost 7,422 starships. Hundreds of thousands of starships had also lost contact with their flagship and jumped to somewhere in the Empyreal Terminus Sector or perished among the stars.
However, it was an expected loss for the five Ultimate Benevolence Masters in the first place.
Faced with the heavy casualties, the morale of the people of the Holy League did not show any sign of decline. Their morale had been "locked" at a certain constant value a long time ago.
With the delay of the victims, the remaining starships of the Holy League seized the time to get rid of the interference of space ripples. They opened shields and interference systems and outputted their data streams at the highest power, trying to connect to the Space Battle Network to restore the command and order.
The five Supreme Fortresses, on the other hand, jumped out of the four-dimensional space one after another and smashed the defense line of the Empyreal Terminus Sector thunderously!
It was the most critical moment.
Just like the battle of a million starships in the Seven Seas Space Zone, if the attackers who had jumped over by brute force could resist the fierce barrage of the defenders and reassemble the fleet before the defense line collapsed, they would have won half the battle.
What was in the attackers' favor was that, despite the difference in tonnage and firepower, the people of the Holy League were at least ten thousand times more determined than the coalition army of the nobles who were hesitating at that time.
Li Yao "saw" that the data streams that were dancing among the ten thousand crystal brains at the center of the bridge of "Ultimate Salvation" in the form of electric arcs were a hundred times brighter than before.
Stimulated by the electric arcs, all the crystal brains were shivering violently.
The super tiny runes carved inside and outside of the crystal brain emanated brilliance and broke out of the shell, blossoming into countless unpredictable phantoms. On the bridge that was as spacious as a palace, distant and boundless noises were echoing.
Some of the crystal brains even turned bright orange, like red-hot steel, indicating that the temperature had reached the limit. White smoke was popping up.
It was obvious that, in order to search and command all the starships under their command and reorganize the Space Battle Network in the middle of the bombardment of the defenders, the computational ability of the "Fuxi system" had been maximized. It would have exploded if it had been increased by one percent.
The images of the five Ultimate Benevolence Masters appeared around the "Fuxi system" again. Solemnly, they frowned and did not say anything, exchanging data with the "Fuxi system" crazily. It was obvious that they were in the weakest state when their souls were about to be drained.
"What do we do?"
Although Li Yao was observing coldly, he could not stay out of it. When he thought that it was his two children, Xiaoming and Wenwen, who were bearing the enormous pressure of the Fuxi fleet, he could not have been more anxious.
Wait. Xiaoming and Wenwen?
"No. Something is wrong. Very wrong!"
Li Yao mumbled to himself, "If this is really the Empyreal Terminus Sector, and the Fuxi fleet has jumped here to fight the defenders of the Imperium, why haven't I sensed Xiaoming and Wenwen at all when the interference of the two parties is already so strong?"
"Well …"
The mental devil agreed, "It does make sense. Before the bombardment, there will be spiritual and magnetic collisions first, and the outcome of the collisions will basically decide the outcome of the battle. It is common sense in space battles.
"Besides, Xiaoming and Wenwen's specialties are the invasion of the Spiritual Nexus and the collisions of spiritual and magnetic collisions.
"When we discussed the defense strategy of the Empyreal Terminus Sector with Xiaoming, Wenwen, Li Jialing, and Li Linghai earlier, we also focused on the collisions of spiritual and magnetic collisions because of the lack of soldiers.
"In the vast space around the capital planet, dense spiritual towers and Spiritual Nexus interference magical equipment are everywhere. Wherever the enemy emerges from, they will be affected and hacked immediately. With Xiaoming and Wenwen's abilities, I'm afraid that few tactical command networks in the entire Pangu universe can completely resist their invasion.
"However, right now, although the scourge of the bombardment that we have sensed is intense, and the entire space battlefield seems to have turned into a pot of magma in the blink of an eye, there is no trace of Xiaoming and Wenwen in the stormy barrage at all. That's impossible!"
"Exactly. There is a very mysterious connection between us that can penetrate all the interference and barriers. It can't be cut off easily."
Li Yao was very certain. "As long as this place is the Empyreal Terminus Sector, we will certainly be able to sense Xiaoming and Wenwen!"
"Therefore …"
The mental devil said coldly, "This is not the Empyreal Terminus Sector."
Although the shocking conclusion was inferred by the two of them together, Li Yao was still dumbfounded as usual.
"If this is not the Empyreal Terminus Sector, where is it?"
Li Yao agreed with the mental devil's conclusion intuitively, but greater questions popped up in his mind. "Where else can boast such a high defense firepower and have such a world-shaking, apocalyptic battle with the Fuxi fleet, the main force of the Holy League?"
"I don't know, but I need to correct you."
The mental devil said, "Right now, we are not sure whether or not a world-shaking battle of armageddon is really taking place out there. However, we have 'sensed' that an 'armageddon' is taking place out there. To be more exact, tremendous data has been sent to Ultimate Salvation, making us' feel 'that an' armageddon 'is taking place out there.
"After all, we do not have eyes, ears, or any other sensory organs right now. We can only infer what is happening in the real world by the data collection and analysis on the Spiritual Nexus. We will believe whatever the data shows.
"Even if we have eyes and ears, everything we see and hear is just a series of data after all. As long as the data is tampered with, the truth may be twisted."
Li Yao was silent for a long time.
He finally understood what the mental devil was implying.
"Are you suggesting that we have fallen into a 'super illusionary land', and everything we see and feel is false and simulated by the tampered data? The Fuxi fleet did not jump to the Empyreal Terminus Sector at all, and there is no fierce battle taking place outside. This is a trap?"
At this moment, Li Yao was still in the mood to smile. "Thankfully, it does not seem to be a trap for us."
Like a bolt of lightning that flashed across the sky of his soul, every ripple of his soul was illuminated translucently.
After seeing through the enemy's trap and scanning and analyzing the crazily surging data around, he would be able to see through the paleness and falsehood of the data easily.
Yes, this was not the Empyreal Terminus Sector. It was because he had a deep understanding of the entire defense system of the Empyreal Terminus Sector. He also knew Xiaoming and Wenwen's tactical styles like the back of his hand. The two little fellows' tactical styles and strategies had been condensed by Li Yao in the first place.
The data of the battle from the outside world seemed complicated and violent, but it was too simple and crude. It did not have Li Yao's sordidness and sordidness at all. No, it was more agile and smooth.
"So, this is actually a drill?"
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