A few minutes earlier, on the mother planet of the Arcane Church on the Bright Silver Spiral Arm …
In the Round Table Hall, the Bishops gathered again and sat in their respective seats, resting with their eyes closed.
The authority of the Arcane Church was the same as the authority of the king, and faith and politics were inseparable. The Bishops held a lot of power, and the robes of every Bishop were very luxurious, with different styles, colors, and patterns, representing the faith that every Bishop was in charge of.
The impact of this operation was huge, so the Bishops were personally in charge.
It had been some time since the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device had sent out the fleet. The Arcane Church did not have a quantum network in the Flickering World and needed a special method to send back information. Therefore, the Bishops were still waiting for good news from Sagman and the others.
One of the Bishops looked at the time, nodded, and said, "They should have succeeded already."
"It's about time, but why is there still no news?" Another Bishop was confused.
"Maybe they're counting the gains."
Someone started the conversation, and the rest discussed softly. They did not think that there would be any accidents in this operation.
The way they saw it, the cooperation between the Arcane Church and the Radiant Federation this time, using the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter and the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device, as well as the external aid EsGod as protection. Their fleet was more than twice the size of Planet Lighthouse's, and their Beyond Grade A strength was seven to three. Although the other party had one of the three pillars of the dynasty, Milizaus, they had 'Light Beam' Sagman, 'Divine Spell' Ninjia, and the infamous EsGod on their side. Their quality and quantity far exceeded the enemy's, so there was no reason for them to lose.
This time, the door of the room suddenly opened.
The dome of the Round Table Hall was very high, and the door was also ten meters tall. It was pure white and did not seem to be made of metal but smooth white jade. However, there was no gap between the door and the door, just like a wall. At this time, this white door started to turn into foam from the middle and shrank to the sides, making a bubbling sound like liquid. However, it did not open completely, only revealing a two-meter-wide gap. A figure walked into the room with his back against the light, and this gap closed behind him.
The bishops stopped talking and stood up one after another, bowing their heads respectfully to this person.
"Your Excellency."
This person was the highest leader of the Arcane Church. Hierarch was just a title in the interstellar language. In the language of the Arcane Church, the position of Hierarch was called "Osomidatrin", which meant "the preaching God's Pastoral Holy Spirit".
The Head Instructor nodded and walked to the main seat. The seat was a floating white sphere. He sat down, and the sphere seemed to be soft. It sank down and adjusted itself according to his body shape, adapting to his body structure and becoming the most suitable seat for him.
Only then did the Bishops sit down. Seeing that the Hierarch had only come to wait for news and had no intention of speaking, they did not continue the discussion.
After waiting for a while, light spots suddenly appeared in the middle of the round table and gathered together to form the remote projection of the fleet commander. The fleet had finally sent a battle report.
The fleet commander saluted with a stiff expression. "Pope, bishops … the battle is over. We are retreating."
"Hmm, come back with the Evolution Cube. We will send troops to pick you up," said a bishop who was more impatient.
Hearing this, the fleet commander opened his mouth with an awkward expression.
Seeing this, everyone was confused. The commander they had sent this time was also an elite of the military. Why was he so embarrassed?
"Did something happen to you?" someone asked.
"… Yes, we did not complete the mission. This operation failed," the fleet commander replied.
The upper echelons had used so many resources to give them an advantage. However, they did not even complete a single mission given by the upper echelons. Not only that, they even lost a Beyond Grade A Super. The commander felt that this was too embarrassing. Furthermore, he knew that his future was probably over.
"You failed?" The Bishops were in an uproar. They had used so many resources and had such a huge advantage, yet they still failed. Please kill yourself!
"Tell us the details. How did you fail? We gave you two missions, which were to snatch the Evolution Cube and kill Milizaus and the other Beyond Grade As of the dynasty. Don't tell me you did not complete either of them. "
"… Yes, we did not defeat Black Star and the other two, did not snatch the Evolution Cube, and did not kill or capture any of the dynasty's Beyond Grade As …"
The Bishops' faces twitched. They did not snatch the Evolution Cube. Alright, after all, Black Star had dispelled Sisko's psychic senses, so it was not impossible for them to fail. However, they should have at least killed a Beyond Grade A, right? They could not even fulfill this minimum requirement. Did they think that they cooperated with the Radiant Federation and spent so much money to borrow the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device just to send them there for a holiday?
A bishop could not help but ask, "You brought the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter this time. How could you not even kill a Beyond Grade A? Did Sagman and the others not use it? "
"No, they did …"
"Then how did it end up like this?"
"It's Black Star. Sagman and the others originally wanted to use the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter to heavily injure Milizaus, but Black Star used some method to block the attack of the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter!"
The Bishops frowned. It was not that the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter could not be defended, but most methods would be penetrated. They had seen the intelligence on Black Star and understood Black Star's abilities. He did not seem to have the means to block the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter. Furthermore, this was the first time the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter had been used against him. Before this, Black Star did not know the nature of the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter's attack, nor did he know that they would use this weapon. Thus, it was unlikely that he would have made any preparations beforehand.
"There's one more thing … The Ten Thousand Deity Scepter was sealed by Black Star using some unknown method. Sagman and the others said that they could not dispel it. This is the specific situation …" As he spoke, the fleet commander pressed the communicator and displayed the current state of the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter.
The expressions of the Bishops changed. The Ten Thousand Deity Scepter was their trump card to deter Beyond Grade As, but it was actually sealed by some kind of substance. No energy could penetrate it … Even Beyond Grade A mages could not dispel it. What kind of strange substance was this?
One of the Bishops suppressed his anger and said with a deep voice, "Useless. Bring the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter back for research."
This time, another person knocked on the table and questioned, "You can't use the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter, but you still have seven Beyond Grade As. You still have the ability to deal with the enemy. Why did you retreat when you did not complete the mission?"
The fleet commander's expression was ugly. He clenched his teeth and said, "Everyone, the enemy has more than three Beyond Grade As. We did not know beforehand that Black Star had secretly reached an agreement with Austin. He had been on standby near Planet Lighthouse and participated in this battle. EsGod was bribed by Black Star and escaped at the last minute, taking his troops with him. Dylan was captured by Black Star. If this continued, the dynasty's reinforcements would have arrived. We were forced to retreat …"
After hearing the fleet commander's hasty description of the battle, the Bishops could no longer sit still. Their faces were green with shock and anger.
The failure of the mission was already infuriating enough, but not only did you not complete the mission, you even lost a Beyond Grade A?
A bunch of trash!
If not for the fact that they were Beyond Grade As, a few of the Bishops would have cursed out loud.
This time, the Pope, who had been silently listening, spoke with an expressionless face.
"Dispatch troops to reinforce the Shattered Star Ring and prevent the dynasty from destroying our local stargate stations. We must bring Sagman and the others back to the Central Galaxy and send reinforcements to prevent the Red Empire from intercepting us midway. At the same time, strengthen the border defense of the Bright Silver Arm to prevent the dynasty from retaliating. Inform the troops stationed in the various Star Fields to enter a state of alert."
Then, the Pope stood up, flicked his sleeves, and left. Although he did not show any emotions on his face, the Bishops knew the Pope's personality very well. He was probably extremely angry.
…
At the same time, the Radiant Federation also received the news.
"The Arcane Church failed?"
President Bader was a little shocked. He browsed through the intelligence report and narrowed his eyes.
"How unexpected …" The Chief Elder tapped his walking stick and said with a strange tone, "Under such circumstances, the Arcane Church was actually defeated by Planet Lighthouse. Isn't that a little too useless?"
Bader did not reply. He swiped his finger on the virtual screen and brought up Black Star's information. He slowly said, "Instead of saying that the Arcane Church was defeated by Planet Lighthouse, it's better to say that they fell in the hands of Black Star. Tarrokov is a famous commander of the Red Empire and is good at defense. With less than half of the enemy's fleet, he should have been able to hold on for some time. This isn't strange. The real breakthrough was the battlefield of the Beyond Grade As. Black Star turned the situation around, which changed the entire situation."
"The Arcane Church lost a Beyond Grade A. Tsk tsk … they suffered a huge loss this time." The Chief Elder gloated.
Bader also smiled. Although he was cooperating with the Arcane Church, he could not wait to see both sides suffer. No matter how the Red Empire and the Arcane Church fought, the Radiant Federation would still benefit.
After all, they did not send out any troops and only lent the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device once. Even if the dynasty wanted to take revenge, they would mainly deal with the Arcane Church. They would not do anything too extreme to the Radiant Federation.
"Your Excellency, what do you plan to do next?"
Bader crossed his arms and rested his chin on his hand. After pondering for a while, he slowly said, "The Crimson Dynasty will not let go of the Arcane Church's assault team so easily. Mobilize our troops and allies in the Shattered Star Ring to participate in the dynasty's follow-up pursuit."
"You plan to help the Arcane Church escape back?"
"No, our cooperation with the Arcane Church was only limited to borrowing the teleportation device. That was just a transaction, and since the transaction is over, there is no need to continue the cooperation …" Bader's eyes flashed. "Help the dynasty intercept the Arcane Church fleet!"
The Chief Elder shook his head helplessly.
Too bad, betraying their partner so quickly … However, they were not allies with the Arcane Church in the first place. They were only targeting the dynasty while the dynasty was exploring the Flickering World. The three Universal Civilizations had always been competitors. If there were benefits, they would cooperate. If there were no benefits, they would fight. Everyone was used to it.
The Chief Elder thought of something and chuckled. "Speaking of which, the biggest winner this time seems to be EsGod."
"I don't think so. It's just a chance to use the Evolution Cube. That little gain is nothing."
Bader looked at Han Xiao's information again and slowly said, "The Arcane Church is in the wrong, and the dynasty will definitely make a statement on this matter. Then, Black Star's achievements in this battle will spread throughout the entire universe. Killing or capturing a Beyond Grade A of the same level will have a completely different deterrent effect. Furthermore, the Arcane Church was mainly targeting him this time, but he forced them to retreat. This is equivalent to stepping on the Arcane Church's position, and his influence will increase tremendously. "Not only that, he made a huge contribution in this battle, and his position in the dynasty will greatly increase. Black Star is the biggest winner this time."
…
As soon as the battle ended, when the upper echelons of the three Universal Civilizations received the battle report, Han Xiao flew into a Black Star Corps battleship and told Philip to count the losses and gather the officers.
The Black Star Corps did not have many fleets left on Planet Lighthouse. During the battle, the dynasty's fleet was the main force, so the number of battleships lost was not many. On the other hand, the Calamity Grade Black Star Guards all took action, so it was unknown if they suffered any losses.
Walking into the cabin, Aurora was already waiting there. As soon as she saw Han Xiao, she immediately pounced over and bumped into him.
Aurora stood on her tiptoes and hugged him, her hands tightly around his waist.
"It's great that you're fine. I was so worried!" Aurora still had some lingering fear in her voice. She buried her head in Han Xiao's embrace as though she wanted to crawl into Han Xiao's eight-pack.
Smelling the fresh scent on Aurora's body, Han Xiao's tensed nerves gradually relaxed.
Facing seven Beyond Grade As at the same time was extremely dangerous. Not only was he being beaten up, but he also had to endure the pain of his Promotion. Only now that he relaxed did he feel a wave of fatigue. His body was aching all over, and the pain of his Promotion had not completely disappeared.
Looking down at Aurora and feeling the softness in his arms, Han Xiao felt much better. He raised his hand and rubbed Aurora's head. Her soft hair was extremely smooth to the touch.
"Where's your sister? Is she okay? "
"Hmm, I've given her life force a few times. She's still alive."
At this time, the hatch opened again, and Hella walked in with a group of Black Star Guards. Everyone was injured, but no one was dead. This was all thanks to the life force potion that Aurora had made. Every Black Star Guard was equipped with some Aurora's potion, which was enough to protect the lives of these Calamity Grade Black Star Guards.
Aurora turned around and looked out from the gap between Han Xiao's arms. She saw that Hella was injured and bleeding. She hurriedly left Han Xiao's embrace and ran over.
"Ah, Sister, you're injured. Let me heal you."
Hella waved her hands and rejected her. "The battle is over. These small injuries will recover after some time. Don't waste your life force."
As she spoke, she turned around and looked at the Black Star Guards behind her. "You guys are not allowed to use it either … Hmm, except for Fu Ding."
Hardaway and the others were still hoping that Aurora would heal them, but after hearing Hella's words, they could only give up.
"Why should I be an exception?"
Fu Ding pointed at his head with a helpless expression. "Don't misunderstand. Chen Xing wanted me to ask."
"Black Star said that you were lucky and told us to rub off on you," Hella said honestly.
Then, Hella turned to look at Han Xiao and sized him up. Seeing that he did not lose any limbs, she heaved a sigh of relief. Her red lips moved slightly as though she wanted to say something, but she did not say anything in the end and only nodded.
This time, Hardaway suddenly asked, "I heard that you captured a Beyond Grade A. Where is he?"
As soon as this was said, everyone became curious. This was the first time their Army Commander had defeated a Beyond Grade A in a head-on battle. They all wanted to see the Beyond Grade A captive.
Han Xiao smiled and had the mechanical army bring Dylan in. Dylan's entire body was bound by machinery like a steel mummy. Only his face was exposed.
This bit of restraint could not restrict the movements of a Beyond Grade A, but Dylan knew that he had been abandoned. He was in the enemy's camp, and his teammates had fled. Resistance was meaningless, so he could only accept his fate and accept the reality of being a captive.
The Black Star Guards all came up to size him up, making comments about him and discussing him spiritedly.
"He was defeated in one move. He's so weak."
"Do you know how to speak? It's clearly because the Army Commander is too strong! "Hardaway said angrily.
"Yes, yes, yes. You're the one with the higher awareness!"
Dylan's expression was ugly. He was a Beyond Grade A, but he was being looked at like an animal. He could not help but want to use his Esper Ability to teach these Calamity Grades a lesson.
Even if he was defeated, it was not their turn to humiliate him!
"You want to resist?" Han Xiao sensed the energy fluctuation and had an unfriendly expression.
"Tell your subordinates to scram!" Dylan roared. "Don't think that you can humiliate me just because you captured me. Even if I'm controlled by you, I can still easily kill them."
"Oh, you reminded me. It doesn't seem safe to tie you up like this."
Han Xiao's lips curled up, and he took out the Spacetime Amber. With a hook of his other finger, he made Dylan hover in midair.
The Black Star Guards knew the effect of this thing, and they all had mocking expressions as they backed away.
Seeing everyone's mocking expressions, Dylan suddenly had a bad feeling. He asked cautiously, "What are you planning to do?"
"Don't worry, you're already a captive. Not only will I not hurt you, but I will also protect your safety."
Han Xiao chuckled. "Trust me, I will definitely not let you get hurt."
After activating the Spacetime Amber, after a while, the frozen area finally covered Dylan's entire body. Han Xiao immediately cut off the energy transmission. Dylan was now a captive, so he had enough time to create an amber ball.
The next moment, the mutated spacetime solidified, and the amber ball instantly took shape, freezing Dylan within. His shocked expression froze.
"This way, there's no need to waste manpower watching over you." Han Xiao chuckled.
Hardaway knocked on the amber ball and chuckled. "Can you kill me so easily now?"
Dylan was frozen, but he still maintained his perception of the outside world and his ability to think. Realizing that he could not move, he was shocked.
So, this is the ability to seal the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter? This is not Black Star's own ability!
Black Star has another Universal Treasure other than the Evolution Cube?
After teasing the immobile Dylan for a while, the Black Star Guards dispersed. After the big battle, everyone was exhausted and went back to rest.
Watching them leave, Han Xiao stopped smiling and opened the interface.
Only now did he have the time to calculate the losses and gains of this battle.
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(Recommended book, "Heaven's Descent" by Thirty Feet of Red Dust. The main character is a muscular and cute guy with a girth around his waist. He's really reckless. Introduction: Ye Chen traveled through ten thousand years of time and space and was reborn into the era of the Great Descent where humans dominated the Ten Thousand Realms. With the help of the attribute points he received from his transmigration, he dominated the Ten Thousand Realms.
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