The two enormous tides crashed into each other violently like the eruption of solar flares, unleashing destructive energy.
Li Jialing, Li Linghai, Li Yao, A Boxing Champion, and even Ding Ling Dong and Yan Liren, who were clearing the channel above them, whether they were Cultivators, Immortal Cultivators, or information lives, were pierced through by the radiation and the particles. They tasted the feeling of being stabbed by thousands of blades, gnawed by thousands of ants, and pierced by thousands of arrows.
"Pi pi pa pa pa, pi pi pa pa pa!"
In the baptism of the powerful plasma and the thunderstorm, all the power units of the Crystal Suit, the Colossi, and even Iron Fist were uttering soul-stirring explosions. A lot of units lost stability, and even more units were burning furiously and paralyzed.
The experts all felt that their cells were being corrupted by the super powerful radiation. The Colossi, the Crystal Suit, and the mustard-seed combat suit were like paper that was as thin as paper. They could not provide any protection at all.
Even so, they still gritted their teeth and persisted.
"Brother Yao, don't worry about me. I-I will help you block the thunderous tides. All you need to do is to push Iron Fist out."
Li Jialing gritted his teeth. The skin on his face was falling apart, revealing the bright gold flesh inside. "Trust me. I can do it!"
"… Okay. I trust you."
Li Yao was also burning too much, with crimson steam popping up all over his body. "A Boxing Champion, you trust me too. Continue to drive Iron Fist with full strength. We will definitely be able to get out of here!"
"Got it. I trust you."
A Boxing Champion said solemnly, "Ding Ling Dong, please trust us too. Iron Fist will be here soon. Get ready for backup!"
"… We are ready!"
Ding Ling Dong couldn't help but burst into tears. She shouted, "I trust you. I trust all of you. You can do it!"
Around Iron Fist, some Exos could not hold on any longer. Vomiting blood crazily, they fell into unconsciousness and loosened their hands, falling toward the ancient giant star.
However, the Colossi down below were quick enough to catch the falling Exos one after another. They even connected the unconscious Exos to their own Colossi with super alloy ropes.
They did not know why either. They were clearly vicious and merciless people who killed people like flies. They did not have any kindness or compassion. However, when faced with the thunderstorm that covered the sky and covered the earth, they just did not want to let even a single human fall into the damned depths of the ancient giant star.
Not a single one of them!
"Ah!"
Everyone once again let out an angry battle cry, contending against the storm, contending against the lightning, contending against the overlords of the planets!
"Daddy!"
"A Boxing Champion!"
Just as everyone was in a desperate stalemate, two new voices suddenly came from the communication channel.
Hundreds of specks of light shot out from the top of the ring of light like lightning-fast fireflies.
It was Xiaoming and Wenwen!
Their starship's' landing point 'was the furthest away from the main troops. They were also the last two to receive A Boxing Champion and Li Yao's distress signals. They had been on their way at that time, but they were still late. Thankfully, they arrived in time at the most critical moment.
The two information lives were controlling almost a hundred spiritual puppets respectively. They were even carrying very professional external auxiliary power units and portable fuel tanks. They completed the data exchange with the Fist King in the blink of an eye. Hundreds of streaks of brilliance were attracted to Iron Fist precisely in the most marvelous arcs in the sky.
The new ancillary power units spurted out glamorous brilliance, and the speed of Iron Fist was suddenly raised to a higher level.
"We're saved!"
Li Yao was so overjoyed that he almost hugged Xiaoming and Wenwen and kissed them hard. He was so relieved that he almost passed out on the spot. But he focused his last bit of willpower and continued to output the most powerful impetus of Arsonist incessantly, making Iron Fist faster and faster.
"We're saved!"
Ding Ling Dong took a deep breath to prevent the warmth from flowing out of her eyes. She punched her fists even faster, making sure that every grain of dust in the 1.08 billion particles was completely obliterated before her defense line.
"We're saved!"
Li Jialing also sensed that the radiation and particles around him were gradually declining. The young emperor was of a mind to jump high and cheer in joy.
Just like a real tide, the thunderous waves that protruded out of the methane atmosphere could only retreat helplessly after failing to subdue the humans even after roaring to the extreme. No matter how they bared their fangs and brandished their claws, it was just a bluff.
After it completely fell into the atmosphere, a new torrent of plasma rushed out.
However, its height and dominance were much lower than before, and Iron Fist was flying higher and higher, further and further away from the atmosphere and the gravity sphere of the ancient giant star. Therefore, Li Jialing and all the experts were able to take a long breath in relief and observe their infuriated "opponent" in disdain as if they were the victors.
The torrent of plasma brushed past their noses and eventually fell back to the ancient giant star, only to gradually disperse in the methane atmosphere and turn into a ferocious beast that looked like a crab, a scorpion, or a spider. It was also like a gloomy, terrifying face that was cursing them viciously.
Seeing that, Li Jialing and everybody were slightly dazed.
What was it? Was it some sort of illusion or coincidence? It couldn't be a life with self-awareness, could it?
Although there had been countless alien species in the Pangu universe other than human beings, and even the artificial ferocious beasts that were developed by the Pangu civilization that boasted certain intelligence, the environment of the ancient giant star was simply too harsh.
However, the harsh environment of the ancient giant star was not a paradise for life.
It was impossible for there to be life in this place, and it was even more impossible for life to be in such a bizarre and terrifying form.
It was probably an illusion.
In any case, they had won the battle, and they were going to keep winning like the battle!
…
Outside of the halo, in the rainbow dust area …
The ancient giant planet after the thunderstorm was particularly tranquil and splendid. The torrents of plasma swallowed abundant dust and star scraps, transforming them into ripples of spiritual energy in all kinds of forms and releasing them. They looked like slowly flowing, glamorous swirls and thousands of beautiful flowers of the universe.
But human beings had no time to appreciate the splendid picture. After a brief moment of amazement, they began their nervous work.
Although Iron Fist had been rescued, its shell was on the brink of destruction, and the framework had fatal internal damage, too. Without a mobile dock, it was impossible for the maintenance starships to take care of it. They could only abandon it for now and transfer all the crew and facilities to other starships.
A lot of important people, including Li Yao and Li Jialing, had been wounded in the rescue operation and had to be treated in time. Even the experts such as Ding Ling Dong, who were not heavily wounded, had consumed too much spiritual energy. They had to take tremendous high-energy nutrition drugs and meditate in order to fill up their dry veins again.
Therefore, the exploration team planned to stay in the rainbow dust area at the edge of the halo for twenty-four hours so that the starships that were scattered in various landing points could gather and analyze the astronomical parameters near the ancient giant star. Only by calculating the anomalies of the orbits of the satellites could they infer the precise coordinates of the entrance of the mausoleum.
Li Yao lay in the soft treatment capsule that was in the form of gel, allowing the translucent pearls to roll on his rotten and torn wounds. Sensing the warm and slightly itchy feeling around his body, he chuckled without a sound.
"Li Yao, explain yourself!"
Dozens of enormous light beams suddenly appeared above his head, on which a hundred experts were glaring at him angrily. It was too urgent a moment ago to talk to him. Now that they had escaped from the danger zone, it was only natural that they would settle the score later. Gloomily, Li Linghai asked on behalf of everybody, "Why did you not follow the procedures of the operation plan and abandon 'Iron Fist' instead of taking action on your own, causing unnecessary risks to the team?"
Li Yao narrowed his eyes, as if he were not scared at all. After enjoying the massage of the drugs for a while, he asked instead of answering, "The crew members on Iron Fist have all been safely transferred to other starships, haven't they? How are they doing?"
Before Li Linghai replied, Li Yao retrieved the surveillance pictures of the medical areas on quite a few starships with his permission.
It could be seen that a lot of crew members of Iron Fist who had survived the disaster had received treatment and regained their vitality. They were gobbling up the food in the most delicious way.
Some of them had mixed feelings and cherished every second of their life. They were recording videos and preparing to send them to their family far away. Whoever experienced the soul-stirring battle above the giant planet must've had a lot of things that they couldn't say before that they wanted to say to their family.
Of course, there were even more people who were so engrossed in their work that they forgot to eat and sleep. Their injuries hadn't completely healed yet, so they were racing against time to throw themselves into their work. The large amount of precious data they had personally collected would become an important cornerstone for mankind to completely conquer the ancient giant planet.
The pictures and the fresh lives made the experts who saved everything in person, be they Cultivators or Immortal Cultivators, fall into silence, deep in thought.
"How about it? Do you feel that it is not bad to save somebody once in a while?"
Li Yao smiled and asked, "Also, did it feel good to fight against the sky and the earth, resist the giant planets, slash through the waves of plasma and thunderstorms, and retreat in one piece in the end? Was it exciting?"
"Li Yao —"
Li Linghai finally couldn't hold it back anymore. He asked solemnly, "What are you trying to say?"
"Nothing. I'm just chatting with everybody to improve our friendship."
Li Yao rested his head on his arms comfortably and mumbled, "In fact, a long time ago, before my spiritual root was awakened and I embarked on the path of Cultivation, I thought about what I was going to do after I grasped the ultimate arts and boasted the unparalleled techniques. It was nothing more than wealth, glamorous cars, and beautiful girls. I even wanted to leave my name in history and become a magnificent portrait in the textbooks. In my eyes at that time, those were the most satisfying and exciting things in the world. They were things that were worth pursuing with my life and pride. As long as I got them, my life would be complete and worthwhile, and I would die without regrets.
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