On the surface of the capital planet, alarms swept across the entire planet like burning heatwaves.
Countless iron dragons were instantly awakened and marched from the military bases to the garrisons of every important city. Countless skyscrapers lowered their iron armor in rumbling noises and covered the fragile glass windows. Countless black cracks were ripped open on the ground, from which countless anti-air cannons slowly rose and locked onto every coordinate deep inside the atmosphere, ensuring that any enemy that broke into the atmosphere would be torn into pieces at the most vulnerable moment.
It was needless to say that a lot of fully-armed Immortal Cultivators showed up on the streets, in the military bases, and even on the royal palace fearlessly.
This was the capital planet of the Empyreal Terminus Sector. This was the heart of the Imperium of True Human Beings that had been beating for a thousand years!
Although the four Kurfürst families had risen and the capital was declining in the past five hundred years, the Immortal Cultivators still regarded the place as the last defense line that would never fall.
Hiu! Hiu! Hiu! Hiu!
Countless colorful pillars of smoke rose vertically, piercing through the clouds and rushing into the vacuum of space. They were mostly the Immortal Cultivators in crystal suits who were carrying small starships. Their vehicles might not be able to perform a long-distance space jump, but it was more than enough for them to travel within a galaxy. Even if their vehicles were completely blown up in a fierce battle in space, as long as their crystal suits were intact, they would still have a chance to return to the capital planet with the gravity of the planet or land on every planet and satellite nearby with the help of the gravity of the planet.
After all, the army of the Imperium had established a military base on every solid planet in the Empyreal Terminus Sector. Wherever they landed, they would be able to rest and resupply effectively.
It was also the greatest advantage for the defenders in an internal battle.
Therefore, under the protection of the forest of swords and spears and the billions of flames, the people and the Immortal Cultivators in the capital were still confident despite the intimidating enemy. They seemed to be ready to die together with the capital planet.
Furthermore, thanks to the underground hominoids' crazy construction in the past few months, the level-four defense network below the ground of the capital planet had mostly taken shape. Should the situation truly deteriorate to the point of no return, and all the major planets and space fortresses in the Empyreal Terminus Sector were breached and occupied by the Holy League, the Immortal Cultivators would still be able to retreat to the cities and underground, where they would have brutal street battles with the enemy on every street, in every building, in every mine, and in every underground fortress.
After all, the enemy they were facing was the Alliance of the Holy Covenant, the terminator of human civilization!
Above the royal palace, the battle flag fluttered in the wind. The blood-stained lightning trident emblem on the flag looked like a dancing flame that was about to burn the whole world.
Wuying Ling, or Li Jialing, the emperor of the Imperium, stood on the top of the city tower. Surrounded by the lightning flag, he looked down at the golden square array made of ten thousand elite Imperial Guards.
The ten thousand elites were all the unparalleled experts selected from the millions of Imperial Guards. Li Jialing and Li Linghai, on the other hand, had devoted tremendous resources from the four Kurfürst families to those people without caring about the cost. In only a couple of months, their Cultivation had improved to a higher level.
Naturally, their loyalty to the "new Imperium" and the emperor was as solid and unshakable as a rock.
Li Jialing himself was also wearing a golden lion armor. The shoulder pads on the two sides were raised high, like two lions that were opening their bloody mouths, making his body look even more magnificent and extraordinary, as if he were the embodiment of the blood-stained flag behind him.
At this moment, the whole capital had learned the news that a great enemy was coming. The hasty alarms gradually came to an end, and the enormous square was utterly quiet. The only sounds that could be heard were the flags that were fluttering in the wind.
"Founders of the new Imperium, defenders of the civilization of mankind, and my most loyal warriors, I have three pieces of good news that I would like to share with you!"
Li Jialing looked around and let the silence brew for a long time. It was not until all the Imperial Guards focused their eyes on him that he finally extended three fingers and said unhurriedly, "Firstly, just three hours ago, the commander-in-chief received the latest battle report from the east. The anti-rebel army commanded by General Lei Chenghu has just crushed the last coalition fleet of the rebels in the 'Battle of Jade Tripod'. More than 43,500 main-force warships of the enemy were blown up, making more than a hundred and fifty thousand main-force warships lose mobility and defense abilities and end up as captives of our army. In the meantime, the 'Jade Tripod Sector', the greatest resource supply base and arsenal of the rebels, has been recovered and bathed in the glory of the new Imperium again!
"The triumph of the 'Battle of Jade Tripod' means that the rebels of the rebels have completely lost the last bit of mobility to travel in the sea of stars. From now on, they can only catch their breath on the planets that look like lone islands. It is impossible for them to pose any interference to the glory of the new Imperium at all! Moreover, when the news of our victory spreads out, the planets under the rebels' reign will be agitated and resist. They will all raise their flags and declare that they will return to my arms anyway!
"Because of the thorough plan and the dedication of the troops, and because the enemy is falling apart internally, there is not the slightest morale to speak of at all. This is a gratifying, unstoppable victory. General Lei Chenghu's anti-rebel army barely suffered any losses in the 'Battle of Jade Tripod'. Also, with the abundant captive warships and the resources of the entire Jade Tripod Sector, their strength is even higher than before. Their morale is higher than ever, too. They will finish their rest very soon and return to the capital to strangle the enemy in the iron defense line of the capital!"
It was indeed great news that ignited the hearts of countless uneasy Immortal Cultivators immediately.
The greatest concern of the new Imperium was that they had to fight against the Holy League and the remnants of the four Kurfürsten simultaneously.
Right now, they had secured a decisive victory in one of the battlefronts. All they needed to do was to persist until Lei Chenghu returned with the anti-rebel army. Then, the hope of victory would blossom!
For a moment, the eyes of countless Immortal Cultivators were even brighter than before.
"Secondly …"
Li Jialing said solemnly, "The reinforcements from the Xing Yao Federation at the edge of the cosmos, namely the territory of 'Black Wind King Li Yao', are gathering on a large scale too. While they are pouring out, you may consider the reinforcements of the Federation as a 'Black Wind Fleet' that is stronger and more loyal. They are an upgraded version of the Black Wind Fleet in the past!
"Because the distance is too far, and the scale of the reinforcements is too enormous, they did not arrive in time. However, please believe that the reinforcements will certainly march out from the enemy's most vulnerable rear at the most critical moment!"
As soon as he said that, the golden square formation buzzed again.
So many smart Immortal Cultivators might've guessed the details of "Black Wind King Li Yao" and the "upgraded version of the Black Wind Fleet". At the very least, they knew that the reinforcements were made of a large batch of Cultivators.
However, whatever. The conflict between the Cultivators and the Immortal Cultivators was an internal conflict of human beings after all. The people of the Holy League, who were emotionless, bloodless, and tearless, like machines, were each other's common enemy.
To put it bluntly, turning those Immortal Cultivators into Cultivators might hurt their bones and make them feel uncomfortable and frustrated, but it would not cost them their lives.
However, turning the Immortal Cultivators into the people of the Holy League and puppets without feelings, memories, and self-awareness would be a fate that would be worse than death.
Besides, the size of the two parties was obvious. As long as the urgent needs could be resolved so that the new Imperium could stand firm and even control most of the resources at the center of the cosmos, it would be invincible no matter what the game was.
Therefore, this was also an excellent piece of news. All the elites of the Royal Guards were overjoyed.
"Thirdly, and also the greatest piece of good news, according to the data transmitted by the reconnaissance crystal cameras deployed at the edge of the Empyreal Terminus Sector, the main fleets of the Holy League have far exceeded our estimation in number and combat ability. The people of the Holy League have come out in full force without considering the consequences. They are going to die together with the enemy!"
Li Jialing extended his third finger and announced the deafening "good news". Before the elites of the Imperial Guards realized what was going on, he continued roaring, "Do you know why I call it 'good news'? It's very simple. It's because our enemy has run out of options and can only resort to desperate measures!
"General Lei Chenghu's judgment a year ago was correct. The internal pressure that the Holy League is under is a hundred times greater than that of the Imperium. The Holy League has exploited the last drop of flesh inside its body and is about to collapse under its own weight. It can't hold on at all.
"That's why the Holy League is insane enough to gather forces far beyond our imagination for the final counterattack, hoping to prolong their hideous lives!
"Such an invasion fleet also means that the Holy League has completely abandoned the defense in the rear. Every planet of theirs has turned into hairless monkeys that are shivering in the cold wind!
"Therefore, what happens next is very simple.
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