The provocative words were full of amazing sincerity when they were uttered by Li Jialing, the young emperor. His eyes were also like flowing flames that made the Immortal Cultivators' blood boil wherever they went, as if they had sensed the ambitions of the first batch of Immortal Cultivators when they were born a thousand years ago.
"Long live Your Majesty! Long live the Imperium! Long live the civilization of mankind!"
The ten thousand elites of the Imperial Guards in the golden square formation let out deafening roars as if they were one person, transmitting their heartfelt thoughts.
"Shua!"
Li Jialing unsheathed the longsword on his waist and stabbed at the sky where the clouds were rolling. He shouted, "Today's battle is not just a battle of glory but also a battle of atonement! Do you know what kind of heinous crime we have committed? No, it was not a case of trickery and intrigue, nor was it a case of oppressive plunder, nor was it a case of the survival of the fittest or cruelty. In the long river of the civilization of mankind, those were all minor details that did not count for much.
"As Immortal Cultivators, it is not a crime to occupy most of the resources. Our real crime is that we did not fulfill our promises in the past, did not push the civilization of mankind to a new peak, and did not build an invincible, glorious Imperium when we had the most abundant resources in the sea of stars! We were too weak. We were so weak that our hearts were pierced by the enemy. That was our only and most heinous crime. You and I have both committed the crime of weakness!
"Survival of the fittest is the law that we have been worshipping for a thousand years. But do you really think that the Immortal Cultivators today are strong enough to enjoy all the resources without any regrets and to face all the enemies inside and outside the universe fearlessly?
"Of course, we are all very clear that it is not us who caused the weakness of the Immortal Cultivators today, but the so-called 'four Kurfürsten' and the corrupt nobles. It was they who tarnished the sacred true path of immortality and corrupted the real Immortal Cultivators with their cowardice, selfishness, and shamelessness!
"However, since we are the masters of the Empyreal Terminus Sector right now, the creators and defenders of the new Imperium, and the real inheritors and promoters of the true path of immortality, it is our unshirkable responsibility to shoulder the 'sin of weakness' on our shoulders. Then, we will cleanse the sin bit by bit with our blades, our blood, and our souls, wiping away the haze that has been covering the true path of immortality so that the true path of immortality will shine in brand-new brilliance in the next thousand years, ten thousand years, and a hundred thousand years!
"Therefore, draw your sabers and swords, summon your courage, and let the hideous enemies open their eyes and see clearly what the real Immortal Cultivators are. Let the senseless walking corpses shudder in fear in our roars!
"Below your feet is the burial ground of the old Imperium and the starting point of the new Imperium and the new epoch. Go, my warriors, my … fellow Cultivators, and create the greatest epoch that belongs to you, the new Imperium, and the civilization of mankind!"
When Li Jialing's roar reached the climax, he slashed the gold blade in his hand down brutally. A streak of gold brilliance immediately rushed out like a flood and turned into a hundred raging lions in midair. Then, it turned into glittering "raindrops" that sprinkled on the Crystal Suit of every elite Imperial Guards, displaying the glamorous effect of blossoming gold scales.
Although there were no substantial changes, the glamorous special effect still dazzled all the elites of the Imperial Guards, and their morale soared to the peak.
"We are willing to die for Your Majesty!"
"We are the real Immortal Cultivators. A brand-new epoch of Immortal Cultivators will begin with this battle!"
"However large the main-force fleets of the Holy League are, so what? The reinforcements are about to arrive. All we need to do is to defend ourselves. How can the most solid fortress at the center of the cosmos fall so easily?"
In the blood-boiling roars, the gold phalanx was suddenly divided. Part of the elites of the Imperial Guards soared into the sky on the short-distance assault starships to reinforce the defense line at the periphery of the space zone, while the other part of the elites of the Imperial Guards were stationed in the Eternal War Fortresses on the ground and below the ground, ready for a life-and-death battle after the enemy broke into the atmosphere, even if it meant burning the entire capital planet to the ground.
Emotionlessly, Li Jialing raised his arm and gave the most honorable salute of the Imperium to the soldiers. It was not until a long time after the last Imperial Guard disappeared from his sight that he finally retreated his somewhat rigid arm and returned to the command center in the royal palace one step after another.
At this moment, the command center of the new Imperium was even more chaotic than a pot of hot porridge.
The intelligence from the sky and below the ground, the preparations and assembly of the other planets other than the capital planet, the messages from the army to suppress the rebels on the eastern front, and even the Xing Yao Federation … Hundreds of rushing rivers were crashing the thousand super crystal processors in the command center. Although those crystal processors boasted one of the best computational abilities in the entire Imperium, they were still squeaking because of the "ravage", as if they would collapse at any moment.
The signalmen and analysts in the command center were so busy that they barely noticed the arrival of "Your Majesty". Everybody's eyes were occupied by the densely packed main-force fleets of the Holy League.
Li Linghai, on the other hand, noticed her son's arrival.
Of course, even though she was the empress dowager of the Imperium of True Human Beings right now, she still had to address her son as "Your Majesty" respectfully.
Also, Li Linghai sincerely felt that Li Yao had truly grown a lot after only one month. At the beginning, he felt that he was being pushed into a corner, but the coronation ceremony was a change, and the news of Li Yao's disappearance was another change. After the two changes, he was truly reborn and looked more and more like a real, distinguished emperor. Or rather, he was more and more like Blackstar the Great, if not more, than Blackstar the Great.
"Your Majesty spoke very well just now. Not just the ten thousand elite Imperial Guards gathered in front of the royal palace, all the Imperial Guards and the Immortal Cultivators of the entire Empyreal Terminus Sector have been inspired by Your Majesty. Their morale is higher than ever."
Li Linghai said with a smile, "If we win the battle, Your Majesty's prestige will reach an unprecedented level, and it is possible that you will make achievements that are far greater than Blackstar the Great's achievements!"
"That's only if we can win."
Li Jialing took a long breath in relief. The golden flames around his body dimmed immediately. Even his clear and resolute eyes became obscure. He coughed and said in a low voice, "What's the situation on the east front exactly? Is there any specific news from Marquis Liaohai? When will the last mobile force of the remnants of the fake marquis be taken care of and the remaining forces of the four families be completely locked and the troops be summoned back?"
"So far, there is none."
Li Linghai said, "The situation on the east front is still the same as before. Lei Chenghu and Bai Xingjian have swallowed quite a few batches of reinforcements of the four families with the strategy of encirclement and attack reinforcements. It is safe to say that the fleets of the four families have all been scared out of their wits, and it is barely possible for them to gather a large troop to compete with our army.
"But that's exactly the problem.
"For our army, occupying the enemy's planet is not our purpose. The territory of the four families is so vast. Even if they open the door for us to occupy, how much territory can we occupy?
"Completely destroying the enemy's available forces, especially the mobile forces that can perform a large-scale space jump, is the key.
"But right now, the last coalition fleet of the four families is still holed up in the Yellow Dragon Sector, the capital of the Song family. However perilous the situation in the Jade Tripod Sector is, they have never left and seem to be watching the Jade Tripod Sector fall. It seems that the enemy is determined to defend the place to the end.
"If that's the case, our army will be caught in an awkward situation with no room to advance or retreat.
"As the capital of the Song family, the defense of the Yellow Dragon Sector is also impregnable. Also, the last coalition fleet of the four families is stationed there. If the army of the rebels decides to attack the place, they will certainly suffer great losses.
"However, if we leave the Yellow Dragon Sector alone and continue to attack other resource-rich areas, it is very likely that the coalition fleet will jump out and cut off the retreat of the army of the rebels. The army of the rebels is a lone army, and it is barely possible for them to receive effective supplies and rest. Once their retreat is cut off, everything will be over.
"Therefore … Lei Chenghu and Bai Xingjian both need time to resolve the tricky problem."
"Time. Time."
Li Jialing closed his eyes and mumbled to himself. Then, he asked, "What about the Federation? What's the Xing Yao Federation doing?"
"Nothing."
Li Linghai said, "Let's put ourselves in their shoes. If you were the Speaker of the Cultivators, faced with the huge gap in strength, the grudges between the Cultivators and the Immortal Cultivators, and a messy parliament, would you have made the decision to 'march on all fronts' in only one month?"
"Got it. It's a matter of time again. It seems that the Holy League has truly calculated the timing of the invasion to the most precise extent. They know that we can't get any reinforcements at all!"
Li Jialing's lips twitched, and he lowered his voice, as if he were talking to himself. "If the soldiers and civilians in the capital know that I'm lying to them, and we are still fighting on two fronts, isolated and helpless … There's no telling how furious and desperate they will be. I'm afraid that their morale and morale will collapse instantly!"
"They won't."
Li Linghai said casually, "Even if the reinforcements are coming, it won't happen overnight. When things get serious, the entire capital planet will be burnt to the ground, and most of the people will be dead. Those who are still alive will only be fighting for their survival. Who will remember the white lie? By then, people will only hope that you keep lying and bring nonexistent hope to them! "
Li Jialing sniffed and stared at Li Linghai.
Li Linghai accepted his fury frankly without the slightest regret.
Right then, the latest battle report of the army of the rebels under the command of Lei Chenghu from the Jade Tripod Sector was delivered to the command center.
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