Central Galaxy, Abyss of Stars, Ancestral Land of Shadow …
The dark gaseous planet was still suspended there, as if it had existed since ancient times.
On this day, streams of light shot over from afar, and a fleet arrived through hyperdrive.
The pitch-black planet suddenly became restless. The black energy flowing on the surface of the planet shot out like a solar prominence, raising waves tens of thousands of meters high. As if shaking off a body full of lice, shadows of shadow servants appeared from the waves, ready to launch an overwhelming attack at any time.
At this time, the leading spaceship of the fleet suddenly burst out a ring of black Soul Flame, which spread rapidly and swept across the Black Star Sphere. The next moment, the Black Star Sphere quieted down, like a cat retracting its claws. Countless Shadow Servants returned to the black ocean, merging into the surface of the planet and disappearing.
Oathkeeper stepped out of the spaceship and floated in space. He stared at the Black Star Sphere in front of him and slowly spoke through telepathy.
"The time has been brought forward. We have to perform the synthesis ritual immediately, or we won't be able to make it in time."
"But I haven't completed the conversion yet …"
"It's too late. If we miss this date, I won't be able to bring anyone back even if we enter the Third Sanctum. There's no fixed cycle for the date, and I don't know how many years it will take before we meet again. We can't miss this opportunity."
"… Alright, I'll do my best to cooperate."
Oathkeeper nodded, turned to the fleet, and said with a deep voice, "Begin synthesizing the last key."
As soon as he said that, the fleet immediately took action, spreading out and docking at different positions on the Black Star Sphere, forming a specific formation. The armor plates at the bottom of the spaceship moved away, revealing a circular device that released a blurry light and connected with each other, forming a huge translucent energy shield that covered the Black Star Sphere.
Then, a silver-white special cannon barrel extended out from the abdomen of all the spaceships, aiming at the Black Star Sphere.
In the mental network built by Oathkeeper, the voices of officers reported one after another.
"Level 12 Energy Stabilization and Compression Force Field completed. Target covered."
"Launcher activated. All Primal Esper Ability Entities loaded. Sequence setup complete."
"Information Form template loaded. Reconciliation process automatically calibrated. Preparation complete."
"Everyone on standby. Wait for my command."
Oathkeeper said solemnly and raised his palm.
Everyone stared at Oathkeeper's palm and held their breaths. Law and Fay clenched their fists, their chests heaving up and down.
Seeing that the Holy Covenant organization's mission for so many years was about to come to an end with the wave of a hand, everyone's mood was fluctuating.
Looking around, Oathkeeper closed his eyes slightly and waved his hand down resolutely.
"Move out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, it was as if a button had been pressed. It was as if a sophisticated instrument had been activated. All the operators present had practiced the process thousands of times without making any mistakes. They strictly followed the steps and began the synthesis ceremony.
Bang bang bang —
Colorful beams of light shot out from the silver-white barrel, each representing a Primal Esper Ability Entity. All of them entered the Black Star Sphere.
Thousand Shadows' Esper Ability was the foundation of the synthesis. Through its own ability mechanism, it began to compress and fuse many Primal Esper Ability Entities. The Black Star Sphere changed in an instant. Energy of different colors shuttled back and forth in the black sea on the surface of the planet. It was as if dye had been spilled, becoming colorful.
All kinds of energies of different natures clashed and reacted violently. The color of the Black Star Sphere became brighter and brighter, gradually being dyed from black to incandescent. It turned into a floating white ball of light like a super-large light bulb.
The force field shield covering it immediately reacted violently, withstanding the powerful impact. It flickered and trembled as if it would disintegrate at any moment.
If the original Black Star Sphere was a hard rock, then this white ball of light had now turned into a ball of mud stained with water under the influence of many factors. It was very malleable.
At this time, the Information Form template came into effect. It was as if an invisible hand had started to knead this ball of light. Its shape kept changing, and its volume shrank rapidly. Under everyone's eyes, it turned from a huge planet to a ring less than a hundred meters in diameter. It was slowly rotating, and the energy density had increased many times. It was so dazzling that it was almost impossible to look at it directly.
"Success!"
Seeing this, the Holy Covenant members present all cheered.
Oathkeeper suppressed the excitement in his heart and shouted, "Throw in the other keys and open the Third Sanctum!"
The troops moved again. They took out the 'keys' they had gathered previously and threw them into the center of this white ring through the traction force field. It was as if there was a special force holding up these objects and making them rotate with the ring.
When the last 'key' was thrown in, the ring suddenly shot out a light, projecting an image in space not far away. It was like a world in a mirror.
In the image, there were six blurry light gates that were also rotating slowly. They did not look far away, but they were untouchable like a mirage, as if they were in another world.
This scene only lasted for a moment before the five light gates suddenly disappeared. Only one of them remained, and it rapidly expanded as if it had turned from an illusion to reality. It turned into a five-meter-tall, three-meter-wide light gate passage. The edges were still trembling, and it seemed to be quite unstable. Inside the passage, there was only a light of nothingness, and nothing could be seen clearly.
"This is the door of the Third Sanctum. According to the information passed down, the flow of time inside is very strange. It's not long before the appointed day. I have to go in now …"
This thought flashed through Oathkeeper's mind. He took a deep breath and prepared to fly toward the light gate channel.
However, at this time, the white halo transformed from the Black Star Sphere suddenly trembled violently. Black fog was separated and turned into a face. It opened its mouth and let out an unwilling roar, exploding in everyone's heart.
Buzz!
The sudden change made the channel of the Third Sanctum blurry again, as if it was going to disintegrate at any time.
"Thousand Shadows!"
Oathkeeper turned around abruptly. Soul Flame shot out of his eyes and instantly hit Thousand Shadows, burning the fog into nothingness.
This attack had completely destroyed Ten Thousand Shadows' remaining consciousness. Only now did Ten Thousand Shadows truly die.
"He will indeed counterattack at the last moment …" Oathkeeper was not surprised and sighed secretly.
The Holy Covenant originally planned to wait until Thousand Shadows' consciousness was completely devoured before performing the ritual, but the appointed day was brought forward, and there was no time to wait.
Although Oathkeeper could easily kill the remaining consciousness of Thousand Shadows, under normal circumstances, Thousand Shadows and the Esper Ability were one, and outsiders could not forcibly separate them. If they made a move, even the consciousness of the Esper Ability Entity itself would be destroyed. This way, they would lose this Primal Esper Ability Entity prototype that had not yet taken shape.
The synthesis ritual could eliminate unnecessary things, and Thousand Shadows planned to counterattack. This was why it was temporarily separated, giving Oathkeeper a chance to kill the other party.
However, although Oathkeeper minimized the impact of Thousand Shadows, it still had a negative impact on the opening ceremony of the Third Sanctum. The door of the Third Sanctum became more and more unstable.
Without any time to waste, Oathkeeper rushed into the passage of the Third Sanctum and only had time to leave behind a sentence.
"Before I return, Law and Fay will temporarily lead the organization and keep a low profile. Wait for me to bring them back."
The next moment, the passage of the Third Sanctum collapsed, and the keys disintegrated.
Except for the Primal Esper Ability Entity, the other keys were basically one-time use. The results that the Holy Covenant had spent many years gathering disappeared one after another.
Oathkeeper was also missing. All the locators that he had deliberately brought with him had failed as if they no longer existed in this world.
…
More than a month later …
Somewhere in the asteroid belt of the Flickering World, a black and a red figure shuttled through it, fighting fiercely.
"Torrent: Getta Hadouken!"
A bright blue thick ray flashed, and the asteroid belt along the way was instantly annihilated, leaving behind a blank path.
The red figure dodged the attack with Blink and waved a red energy to block the opponent.
Light flickered in the starry sky as the two of them fought back and forth. It was Han Xiao and Hella, who were sparring as usual.
The two of them had fought many times and knew each other well. Han Xiao landed a heavy knee on Hella's abdomen, kicking her until she could not straighten her back. Then, he slashed her throat with a powerful palm blade. Only then did the sparring end.
"Cough cough cough …" Hella knelt on an asteroid, covered her neck, and coughed for a while. Only then did her broken throat recover. "I lost again."
"Don't be discouraged. You're improving very quickly. The Underworld is really a good thing." Han Xiaoxin was a little jealous.
Ever since she had obtained the Underworld dimension, Hella's growth speed had also reached the level of a cheat. The better the Underworld recovered, the more it would increase her Esper Ability.
Therefore, Han Xiao had been sparring with Hella recently, and he had been going as hard as he could. If he went easy on her, Hella would complain that he was going easy on her.
"No matter how fast I improve, I'm still not as fast as you." Hella stood up, pointed at the device floating beside Han Xiao, and said, "Your new weapon is not bad. Even I can't take a few hits from it."
"After all, I'm a Mechanic. Our system is different."
Han Xiao smiled and put away the Getta Hadouken.
In the past two months, he had already created all four new Gold Grade blueprints. With (Billion Mecha Empire — Manison), the success rate and efficiency of creating Universal Treasures had greatly increased, and the cost had been greatly reduced.
The Evolutionary Totems could be easily mass-produced, but the Psionic Obelisk was very difficult. However, Han Xiao had also created a batch of finished products and installed them in many bases. The Mechanical Territory was mainly provided to the Mechanical Civilization.
The application range of the Titan Spine Center was limited to the Mechanical Deity. Only the Getta Hadouken was the most practical. Not only was it suitable for many kinds of combat environments, but it could also be combined into various moves, creating a combo similar to a Mechanical Pugilist's. It was deeply loved by Han Technician.
The attack power of the Getta Hadouken itself depended on the output power of the energy core and the energy input from the user. It had an attack enhancement effect, increasing the original attack power by a percentage. Its lethality was very impressive. Other than focus fire, Mechanics generally lacked powerful output methods. The Getta Hadouken made up for this gap to a certain extent.
Furthermore, every time he used this weapon, Han Xiao could not help but shout out, as if it could increase its power.
The two Primal Esper Abilities were also dealt with. The Nature Spiritual Energy found a host, which was Yi Yeqing, who was the director of the pharmaceutical research institute in the logistics department. Their abilities were very compatible, and they were successfully adapted.
As for the Heavenly Frost Authority, it did not find a host, so Han Xiao temporarily made it a Mysterious Energy Host.
After casually cleaning up the battlefield, Han Xiao casually asked, "In a while, the three Universal Civilizations' joint award ceremony for the heroes of the Intelligent Plague will be held. Do you want to attend?"
"I didn't participate in the Intelligent Plague. Why would I go?" Hella shook her head. "You, on the other hand, are going to receive the award on stage and have to say a few words. Are you ready?"
"What's there to prepare? Isn't it just a formality? I'll say it as soon as I open my mouth."
"Give me what you can."
Hella rolled her eyes. Usually, she was very dignified and hardly chatted with her subordinates. Only when facing Han Xiao would she say a few more words.
"Speaking of which, the free competition zone has been a little strange recently."
"What do you mean?"
"The progress of the fourth exploration phase is estimated to have reached eighty percent. The Supercluster Alliance's expansion is getting bigger and bigger. They are no longer just exploring the inner regions but have started to invade and seize the planets occupied by other organizations on a large scale. Furthermore, their territories are connected. Not only do they include the central area of the free competition zone and many resource-rich Star Systems, but they have also built a stargate transportation system, connecting many borders. Their strategic intentions are obvious."
Han Xiao did not find it strange. "That's normal. The Supercluster Alliance is preparing. It's estimated that in a while, the three Universal Civilizations will have an official conflict with them. They want a piece of land in the Flickering World, but the three Universal Civilizations are not willing to let the Supercluster have space to develop. At the same time, they have the excuse of free competition and anti-monopoly, so the conflict between the two sides cannot be resolved."
"Hmm … There are also some other organizations that are acting a little strange, including many non-army Immortals. They seem to be getting restless."
"Got it. I'll pay more attention to this."
Han Xiao nodded. The signs of the World Server National War were appearing, and the shadow of the Supercluster Alliance was behind it.
The two of them chatted for a while before returning to their respective fleets and heading in different directions. Hella returned to the free competition zone, while Han Xiao was heading toward the planet where the three Universal Civilizations were holding the award ceremony, the Dawn Star Cluster, the gateway to the Flickering World.
The fleet sailed for a while and successfully arrived at their destination. The celebration planet was already filled with guests, and countless spaceships formed a long line in the universe.
After reporting their identities, the fleet was led by the dynasty guards through the VIP channel and docked at the port.
As soon as Han Xiao walked out of the spaceship, he saw Tarrokov waiting for him there.
The two of them approached with large strides and shook hands.
"How long have you been waiting here?"
"Not long, Your Excellency Black Star. You're early."
"Hehe, I'm the most punctual person."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Tarrokov suddenly lowered his voice and said, "I didn't know where to hide.
"Because I had to keep my whereabouts a secret, I didn't inform you. Now, I can tell you. The leaders of the three Universal Civilizations will be attending this meeting. Be prepared."
Han Xiao raised his brows. "You mean …"
"That's right. They'll be attending in person this time, not in projection."
Han Xiao was rather surprised.
I thought I was just here to go through the motions, but it turns out to be so impressive.
It seems like the three Universal Civilizations are determined to make me famous.
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