Ding Ling Dong seemed rather aggrieved.
However, when she read the message that was transmitted through the special line of the Speaker on her portable crystal processor, her face immediately changed, and she regained the solemnity and competence of the Speaker of the Federation.
Their eyes collided in midair, raising dazzling sparks. It was obvious that the message that was sent to Li Yao through Xiaoming's intelligence network and the message that was sent to Ding Ling Dong through the Federation's intelligence network both pointed to the same thing.
There was news about Lu Qingchen.
Today, when the Federation, the Imperium, and the Holy League were more or less stabilized, Lu Qingchen was the last unstable factor in the Pangu universe.
Leaving aside the fact that he had almost copied Li Yao's life form and could hack the Spiritual Nexus, crystal processors, and even human brains freely, the five Supreme Fortresses that he had taken away were already the ultimate weapons that the Holy League had built with a thousand years of resources.
The combat ability of the five Supreme Fortresses was at least as good as that of a main-force fleet. They boasted astonishing damage. Although they were not enough to achieve any strategic goals, it was more than easy for them to cause destruction without bothering about anything.
Also, the continuous battle of the five Supreme Fortresses required abundant supplies. In other words, if Lu Qingchen did not want to watch them turn into garbage, he would certainly have caused a great mess before the fuel, food, and ammunition ran out.
It was certainly not a trivial matter. It seemed that Xiaoming and the intelligence network of the Federation had assessed the severity of the situation and reported it to the two of them the moment they received the message.
Li Yao and Ding Ling Dong looked at each other. Not in the mood to argue anymore, they immediately returned to the temporary base that the expedition army of the Federation had established at the edge of the Empyreal Terminus Sector. Then, they jumped from the base to a dark, desolate space zone near the Empyreal Terminus Sector without any rest.
The dark space zone that was severely short of resources was actually the starting point for the 'Fuxi fleet' to jump to the Empyreal Terminus Sector and launch the battle to conquer the capital.
Right now, this place had been defined as a brand-new, independent world known as the 'Three-Way Sector'. It was a public area that the federation, the Imperium, and the Covenant Alliance, as well as the three major forces of mankind managed together. It was specifically designed for the cooperation and communication between the three parties. Any high-level interstellar meetings would be held in this place.
The reason for choosing such a barren land was very simple. It was because this place was far away from the stars and most of the celestial bodies in the universe, and the radiations were barely affected. Not a single drop of spiritual energy could be absorbed in the boundless space. It was difficult for the various forces to ambush here for a long time.
Once a conflict broke out here, they could only rely on the crystals and ammunition they carried. It was like lighting a torch in a sealed space. Very soon, the oxygen would be exhausted, and the flame would be extinguished.
Building this place into a public area jointly managed by the three parties was rather 'safe' and more conducive to the purpose of 'peace and development'.
At this moment, a super-large star fortress — no, because it was not equipped with too many weapons, it should be called a super-large interstellar metropolis — was being constructed in the darkness in full swing. It would not be long before glamorous brilliance blossomed from it.
By then, it would be the headquarters of the 'Armistice Coordinating Committee', which would be responsible for the coordination of the three parties, ensuring the transparency of training and armaments, and even promoting the disarmament of the three parties and the exchange of cutting-edge technologies.
In the more distant future, the 'Armistice Coordinating Committee' would gradually be reorganized into a 'Customs and Trade Union'. While maintaining the independence of each party, they would explore a brand-new way of unification for the civilization of mankind.
Of course, that was all in the future.
At this moment, the interstellar metropolis was still under construction. It was so shabby that it did not even have a name.
However, almost all the experts in the entire Pangu universe had been attracted to this place to participate in the secret meeting that was of paramount importance.
Looking at the list of participants that had just been sent over, Li Yao was deep in thought.
The emergency meeting regarding the capture of Lu Qingchen was initiated by Li Linghai, the empress dowager of the Imperium of True Human Beings and also the president of the Reform Committee of the Imperium.
She had invited almost all the renowned experts in the Pangu universe, including the Imperium, the Federation, and the Holy League, who had all attended the meeting gladly.
Something was not right about the whole thing.
First of all, according to Li Yao's understanding of Li Linghai, his foster father's old lover was definitely not a selfless interstellar pacifist. Although she was determined to reform the Imperium, she was a selfish Immortal Cultivator after all who would definitely put the interests of herself and the Imperium first.
Lu Qingchen had become a drowning dog, and he knew a lot of secrets about the Federation and the secrets about the Holy League from the five Supreme Fortresses.
If it were as simple as hunting Lu Qingchen, Li Linghai would've certainly left the Federation and the Holy League behind and led the army of the Imperium on her own. It would've been even better if she could capture Lu Qingchen in secret and the five Supreme Fortresses so that she could get a lot of secrets about the Federation and the Holy League and increase her leverage in the game.
Lu Qingchen was a stray dog. However strong he was, he could not resist all the Immortal Cultivators of the Imperium even if he was as strong as Li Yao.
But right now, Li Linghai had voluntarily revealed the information about Lu Qingchen to the Federation and the Holy League. It was definitely not because she suddenly turned kind and generous but because she was in trouble. The Imperium alone was not enough to deal with Lu Qingchen.
For the Federation and the Holy League, they had too many troubles to deal with in the new era. It was unlikely that they would mobilize all their forces just for one Lu Qingchen.
However, as it happened, many experts and leaders of the Federation, including Jin Xinyue, Bai Kaixin, the Fire Ant, Peng Hai, and Gui Suishou, had all come to the Three-Way Sector.
It must be noted that, although the three parties had stopped fighting, they were still in a subtle relationship. Many survivors of the four families who had been caught in a dead end and the extreme Immortal Cultivators who had not changed their nature were waiting for an opportunity to sabotage the fragile peace. It was very risky for them to come to the Three-Way Sector at such a moment.
Li Yao believed that, at the very least, Jin Xinyue was a person who cherished her life very much. She would not joke about her own life without enough benefits.
It meant that Li Linghai had made an offer that nobody could refuse in order to attract all the experts of the entire Pangu universe.
Or maybe, what was even worse, the damage that Lu Qingchen was about to cause would endanger the entire Pangu universe. Everybody's hard work would be in vain. Therefore, everybody had to gather to take care of the last trouble!
Next to Li Yao, Ding Ling Dong had just finished reading the briefing of the meeting that the Speaker's office had sent to her. But the frown between her eyebrows was not eased at all.
"It seems that the real final battle is not over yet."
Looking at the interstellar metropolis that was getting closer and closer and the darkness behind it that looked like a bloody mouth, she mumbled, "It hasn't even begun yet …"
The shuttle slowly landed in the unfinished No.1 dock.
Because the interstellar metropolis had just been built, even the formal meeting room had not been built yet. Therefore, a temporary office was arranged next to the No.1 dock. It was not hard to see how anxious Li Linghai was.
A large number of experts had arrived in advance. They gathered together and whispered to each other. In the tense and solemn atmosphere, there was a sense of undercurrents.
As Li Yao and Ding Ling Dong's shuttle slowly landed, all the experts' eyes glittered as they gathered around.
Ding Ling Dong was still the Speaker of the Federation. No matter how casual she was, there were still certain rules.
Li Yao, on the other hand, did not have any official position at the moment. Or rather, he had too many positions and titles. The Federation's, the Imperium's, and even the Holy League's were too many for him to handle. Therefore, he simply ignored them and swaggered down the gangway while looking at his family and friends with a smile.
"Li Yao!"
On the side of the Federation, his senior brother Peng Hai, his comrade-in-arms Fire Ant, and Guo Chunfeng, the director of the Secret Sword Bureau, all came up and hugged him warmly.
"Master!"
Jin Xinyue and Wu Mayan bowed to him dutifully.
"You're finally back. You seem to be … even stronger!"
'Sword Maniac' Yan Liren scratched his short sword not far away and nodded at Li Yao.
"Black Wind King!"
On the side of the Imperium, including 'God of War' Lei Chenghu, they greeted him with complicated feelings, too. Although they knew that he was from the Federation and had some indescribable opinions and suggestions about his personality, he was indeed the greatest contributor in the battle and had reaped tremendous benefits from the collapse of the Pangu. It could not be helped. That was how strong he was.
The Immortal Cultivators respected strength after all. However shameless the strong were, there was nothing they could do about it.
Behind the important ministers of the Imperium, Li Jialing also looked at Li Yao in gratitude and nodded at Li Yao softly.
Nothing was needed to be said.
Even the emperor of the Imperium, even the Gold Lion, and even the Heavenly Talent who swore to surpass Blackstar the Great and become a great dominator, he would always be Li Yao's good brother.
"Dad!"
Xiaoming and Wenwen both lunged at Li Yao. Countless spiritual puppets made of iron greeted him under the control of A Boxing Champion, too.
It was needless to mention Xiaoming, but Li Yao did not expect that even Wenwen would come in person in his flesh and blood. Overjoyed, he raised his evaluation of the severity of the situation to a higher level.
Seeing that all the heroes in the universe of Pangu were looking at him in awe and admiration, Li Yao's vanity was greatly satisfied. He had a lot of mixed feelings, feeling that he had never seen this day coming.
However, such vanity only flashed for a moment before it was buried deep in his heart.
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