The hundreds of top experts of the three camps stood in the torrents of stones that were surrounded by electric arcs and soundless. The stones that looked like a meteor shower brushed past them.
There were no rules, and there was not much protection. Everybody was free to choose a target and unleash their most violent damage to their heart's content. Their combat ability was obvious to all. Those who were more skilled would naturally occupy the most advantageous positions in the capture and exploration operations.
Although the battle had not started yet, according to their accomplishments, fame, and position in the past, as well as their equipment, different levels were vaguely distinguished.
Among them, the ultimate experts who were not wearing any armor and only had mustard-seed combat suits that were as thin as paper were well-deserved top-tier experts. Their unstoppable killing intent was locked onto each other, and they did not consider Nasi, who was wearing a crystal suit at the periphery, a top-tier expert who could be counted as a dominator of a certain area, a threat at all.
"In the previous battle, the fellow Cultivators of the Imperium of True Human Beings did not seem to be determined enough. We did not encounter any soul-stirring, soul-stirring duels. It is truly regrettable."
Ding Ling Dong led the charge and was faced with more than ten experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage of the Imperium of True Human Beings on her own. Not only was she not scared, she was even rubbing her fists, eager to have a try. "Today, we can finally make up for the regret!"
They did not carry any communication magical equipment with them, but now that they had advanced into the Divinity Transformation Stage, they were already capable of simple communication with their mental power at will.
Inside the planetary ring that had serious interference and a harsh environment, her 'voice' was still so clear that it was perceived by every expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage of the Imperium of True Human Beings through the waves of mental power. The expressions of those experts slightly changed, too, and they did not dare underestimate the 'Blazing Tyrannosaur' who had undergone fundamental changes the moment she advanced into the Divinity Transformation Stage!
Ding Ling Dong was a rarely-seen martial arts genius in the first place, and she had made a breakthrough in the cruel battle in the vast sea of stars. Her belief was filled with the desire for battle and victory that far exceeded that of any expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage of the Imperium. Her fists had been polished to an unbelievable and unreasonable level.
More importantly, in the past fourteen days, she had been engaged in a mental battle with Li Yao for seven days and seven nights in the illusionary space, polishing and consolidating her soul to the maximum. In the seven nights that followed, she had been engaged in an overwhelming, arduous competition of beliefs that almost blew up her every cell. In the super collisions between cells, flesh and blood, and soul, she had further improved her body, which was already unparalleled in the first place, to a terrifying level that was a hundred times beyond the limits of human beings.
An expert in the Divinity Branching Stage was training her day and night. Through the competition of beliefs, the life essence was injected into her body incessantly, cleansing her veins and nerves. In the entire Pangu universe, Ding Lingdang was the only one who could enjoy such treatment.
The exhaustion and lethargy of an expert in the Divinity Branching Stage had been traded for the rise of an unparalleled demon god!
For example, if the Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators of the Imperium of True Human Beings were burning, glittering stars, Ding Ling Dong would be a white dwarf, a neutron star, and a pulsar.
Or rather, the total mass of the latter was slightly smaller, but its density was thousands of times higher than that of the former.
When the two of them collided, the consequences were self-evident.
Another thing that made Ding Ling Dong relax and focus on the battle wholeheartedly was that she had made a public speech to the Federation yesterday through remote video transmission, announcing that she would resign from her post as the Speaker of the Federation for 'physical reasons', effective immediately.
It was only natural.
The operation to explore the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum was extremely dangerous. One moment of carelessness, and the whole team might be wiped out.
As one of the four Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators of the Xing Yao Federation, Ding Ling Dong was duty-bound to take the risk in person.
However, as the Speaker of the Federation, her demise would certainly affect the functioning of the national machinery of the Federation.
The only solution was to end her career as the Speaker in advance.
Thankfully, her term was already in the last year. She had announced to the outside world through all kinds of channels that she was just an 'extraordinary Speaker in a time of war'. As the war came to an end, her mission had come to an end, and she would continue to shine for the Federation in a more suitable post.
Both the leadership and the public knew her situation very well and were mentally prepared for it. The candidates for the new Speaker of the Federation surfaced one after another and began to make a name for themselves in the public opinion.
Also, the Xing Yao Federation was a warring country with six hundred years of history. The government was prepared for tremendous losses at any time. More than a hundred years ago, when Jiang Hailiu, the Speaker of the Federation, was assassinated by Lu Zui, director of the Secret Sword Bureau, which almost caused the suspension of the Supreme Parliament, the Federation had also established a 'shadow cabinet' system. From the Speaker to the ministers of all the departments, there were 'backups'. Even if they were assassinated by the enemy, or were mentally deranged because of excessive training, or were forced to resign from their posts under special circumstances such as Ding Ling Dong's, there would always be suitable candidates who were qualified, respected, and capable enough to fill in their positions immediately.
Therefore, at this moment, Ding Lingdang had truly dropped all the restraints and concerns that had been imposed on her. She was now able to release her beast-like combat ability and destructive power, as freely as she wanted, without any scruples.
She was like a flood that had been suppressed for almost five years and was about to drown the entire universe after breaking through the dam.
Not just the experts of the Federation, the experts of the Imperium and the Holy League were the same. They had all made plans for their 'afterlife'. They had all transferred their power to other people and devoted themselves to the unprecedented exploration operation wholeheartedly.
For the Immortal Cultivators, it seemed to be an unbelievable thing to hand over power to other people.
However, on second thought, if they could retrieve the Supreme Emperor's legacy, the warships of the Pangu clan, or even the primeval treasures left by the creator of the black wall from the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum, who would be bold enough to refuse to return power to them obediently when they returned in triumph?
On the other hand, if they were too greedy to participate in the exploration operation because of momentary power, would they be qualified to continue sitting on the throne that had not been warmed yet when everybody else returned with unbelievable adventures?
Even Li Jialing, the emperor of the Imperium, insisted on joining the expedition in person for the same reason.
Otherwise, how could he compete with other experts who had the Supreme Emperor's legacy, the warships of the Pangu clan, or the primeval treasures with only Wuying Qi's legacy?
Because of the uniqueness of the operation, the Imperium, the Federation, the Holy League, and the other experts had all agreed that they would completely abandon their previous identities in the operation and assign tasks based on their strength. They would all address each other as' fellow Cultivators'.
Even though Li Jialing did not consider himself to be the emperor of the Imperium, he was not scared of any opponent, including Ding Ling Dong, who had completely absorbed Blackstar the Great's legacy and sharpened himself to be even more dazzling in the battle to protect the capital.
Not far away from Li Jialing was Li Linghai.
Li Linghai's background and experience were very similar to Ding Ling Dong's. Both of them were legendary martial arts geniuses.
Ding Ling Dong had Li Yao's assistance in training, and Li Linghai had been possessed by Blackstar the Great's remaining soul for decades and became Wuying Qi's "true disciple". She practiced "Dragon Over the Sky", the ultimate art that was said to have originated from the Supreme Emperor and been strengthened by the Blood God!
Li Linghai's toughness could be seen from the fact that she killed her own brother Li Lingfeng, who was also a Profound Divinity expert, while she was chatting and laughing on the Sand Primitive Planet.
In the battle of the Gold Crystal Pyramid below the capital planet, the outbreak of Wuying Qi's remaining soul overtaxed Li Linghai's fleshly body and almost killed her.
At that time, all the specialists, including Li Yao, believed that Li Linghai's body was probably crippled. Even if she did not die, she would definitely fall from the Divinity Transformation Stage to the Yuanying Stage or even the Core Formation Stage.
Everybody gave up on Li Linghai except for one person.
It was Li Jialing.
Although Li Linghai was unsmiling on the surface, Li Jialing, who had been lacking maternal love since childhood, valued his birth mother more than anybody could imagine.
It was especially so when Li Linghai turned against Wuying Qi and even resisted Wuying Qi's will in order to protect him in the battle of the Gold Crystal Pyramid.
Had it not been for Li Linghai's profound motherly love for Li Jialing in her heart, Li Yao wouldn't have had any effect even if he sang himself hoarse.
Therefore, Li Jialing loved Li Linghai so much in his heart that he swore that he would help his mother walk out of the abyss and recover her former strength!
Li Jialing and Li Linghai were connected by blood. Their spiritual energy was transmitted and mixed without any hindrance. They seemed to share the same veins, nerves, and nerves.
Besides, Li Jialing had swallowed Wuying Qi's soul pieces, and Li Linghai was Wuying Qi's true disciple. The two of them practiced "Dragon Over the Sky" of the same system. When Li Jialing poured spiritual energy into Li Linghai's body without caring about the cost to treat his mother, the effect was even more unbelievable. Not only was Li Linghai recovering day after day, but even Li Jialing's spiritual energy was unprecedentedly abundant.
As the emperor and the empress dowager of the Imperium of True Human Beings, who could enjoy more training resources than them? As long as they found a suitable training method, it would be too conservative to say that they had made tremendous progress.
Her son poured in the best Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures without caring about the cost. Together with the help of cutting-edge technologies, Li Linghai finally gritted her teeth and returned to her old level after countless days and nights of inhuman suffering.
Those who returned to the peak from the abyss would always see a lot of different things when they looked at the view above the peak.
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