Lan Bing nodded slowly, "It's possible!"
Mu Chen immediately retorted, "That's impossible. The airspace in the southern hemisphere of Thousand Sails Planet has been completely sealed off by our troops, unless he's heading north."
Yu Anjie then looked at Lu Ting. "Can we advance to the north?"
Lu Ting shook her head, "No, although our Federation and the Devouring World don't have a truce agreement, anyone who crosses Thousand Sails Planet will be seen as a sign of aggression. This is no longer a one-sided matter, but a military and political issue."
What she meant was that the reconnaissance range of the vanguard fleet could only scan the ground within the Gobi Desert. If they wanted to go deep into the swamp terrain, it would trigger a war between the two countries. Of course, with the strength of the Federation, they were not afraid of the Devouring World at all, but the consequences were not something Lu Ting could bear.
Suddenly, someone in the reconnaissance area exclaimed, "Sir, a large number of Devouring World units have been detected in the northern region of Thousand Sails Planet. The danger level is very high."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They all turned their heads to look at the big screen in the center. In the depths of the dark space, thousands of eight-winged demonic dragons surrounded four blue Void Spirit Rays. They were drifting in the direction of Thousand Sails Planet, covering the sky and the sun. The scene was extremely terrifying.
Seeing this scene, everyone's scalp went numb, then their nerves tensed up. This was the rhythm of a great war.
Lu Ting was very calm, "Did the other side send us a communication link?"
The staff replied, "There's no signal!"
Lu Ting decisively said, "Pass down my order, the vanguard fleet will withdraw all the spacecraft. The main ship will take off and withdraw from Thousand Sails Planet's atmosphere. Retreat 8,000 kilometers. Stay alert."
Her judgment and response were undoubtedly the most correct. As soon as the two planet destroyers took off, the Devouring World Fleet immediately stopped flying and floated motionlessly in space. With Thousand Sails Planet as the center, the two sides seemed to be in a standoff.
With the combat power of the two planet destroyers, they were definitely not the opponents of the Void Spirit Rays. Of course, the Devouring World units were not fools. They naturally understood that the two starships must be backed by a huge space fleet of the human race, so they didn't dare to fight easily.
Lu Ting turned around and seemed to be deep in thought. "I participated in the Devouring Realm War a hundred years ago, but unfortunately, I was not qualified to participate in the final pursuit. I heard that the Immortal Element King died around Thousand Sails Star."
This question was obviously directed at Yu Wenshu. Yu Wenshu nodded slowly. "There is such a thing, but it's not like what the Federation government is saying. King-class experts may not have truly fallen."
"Oh?" Lu Ting was surprised and hurriedly asked, "Elder Yu, I'd like to hear the details."
Yu Wenshu let out a long sigh: "Although there are many types of troops in the Devouring World, to be called a true expert, one must refine their immortal aperture, source soul, and heavenly strategy. The immortal aperture is the transformation, the source soul is the spirit refinement, and the heavenly strategy is the true formless art. This is a very unique aspect of the Devouring World."
Yu Anjie respectfully asked, "Granduncle, I've never understood what immortal aperture, source soul, and heavenly strategy are. What are they exactly?"
Yu Wenshu looked at him with a kind smile in his eyes. "These are all relatively abstract things that are not easy to describe, but you can understand them this way. These three are high-level techniques of the Devouring World. They call themselves immortal techniques, and the immortal aperture is like the biochemical element of us Origin ability users. Everyone knows that the monsters in the Devouring World continuously evolved from low-level life forms. In the end, they cultivated immortal apertures and turned into human figures, which is to say, they cultivated to the extreme of the biochemical element …"
"The Yuan Soul can be understood as its spiritual body. Their spiritual body is far more powerful than that of a human's. The reason for this is because they constantly parasitize, devour, and evolve. Therefore, they have the characteristics of a high-level spiritual body. In the long time of the universe, the Yuan Soul can exist for a very long time. It is very difficult to truly destroy them. Every Void Spirit Ray has its own Yuan Soul."
Yu Anjie said, "What about the heavenly strategy?"
A bitter smile appeared on Yu Wenshu's face. "To be honest, even to this day, I still haven't figured out what the heavenly strategy is. As the name suggests, it is the decision of the heavens, the chosen one, and the chosen one is called the heavenly strategy. This is the explanation given by the Devouring World. What is certain is that those who cultivate the heavenly strategy are king-level experts. Since the birth of the Devouring World, there have been five kings, and each of them was a supreme existence. The last king, Xian Yuan, was the one who started the war in the Devouring World a hundred years ago. Although our Holy Grail Federation won the war in the end, it was a pyrrhic victory.
We paid a heavy price. "Everyone knew this. The Federation had sacrificed too many people in the beginning of the war. In the end, the Devouring World's army was forced to retreat. The Zeratul Star Field was the last place they pursued, and Thousand Sails Star Field was the most important place in the final battle.
A complicated expression appeared on Yu Wenshu's face. "This heavenly strategy is actually formless and omnipresent. When we chased to Thousand Sails Star back then, Xian Yuan was also heavily injured, but in order to protect the remaining forces of the Devouring World, she fought against five motherships alone. She was hit by five cluster shells from the motherships' main cannons."
Yu Anjie was a little confused. "As the king of the Devouring World, she didn't retreat first but protected the army. This is a little interesting."
Yu Wenshu said, "The Devouring World is completely different from the monster world we normally know. Although Xian Yuan is the king, which king didn't evolve from a low-level monster?
The low-level monsters and poison in the Devouring World are their roots. It's like a tree. The most important parts of the tree are its roots and leaves. Without these two things, the trunk will wither sooner or later. If the army is completely wiped out by the Federation's fleet, what's the point of her, a queen, escaping?
So don't think that the Devouring World and the Frogmen Kingdom are the same race. The more powerful a person is, the more they understand the importance of the bottom. "
Yu Anjie lowered his head respectfully. "Thank you for your advice!"
Yu Wenshu continued, "After Xian Yuan was heavily injured, she was surrounded by many experts. Back then, she was indeed killed by the interstellar photon cannons of the motherships, but we all agreed that her soul wasn't truly destroyed. After all, the world of Origin ability users back then wasn't as flourishing as it is today. There wasn't an extremely powerful force that could truly kill her. She was only temporarily dead, waiting for the right time to revive."
Lu Ting added, "The appearance of a Demonic General on Thousand Sails Planet is a warning signal in itself. Now that so many Void Spirit Rays have come, I'm afraid it's related to this queen."
Her analysis was undoubtedly close to the truth. As soon as the Planet-Destroyer took off, the Void Spirit Rays on the other side immediately stopped flying. It wasn't that they didn't dare to fight, but they were worried that the power of the humans would trigger something. There was definitely some secret hidden on Thousand Sails Planet that couldn't be exposed.
Could it be that Ding Meng knew?
Lu Ting couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Yu Wenshu finally said something shocking. "A hundred years ago, the Devouring World retreated from Cypress Planet to Zeratul. Thousand Sails Planet was their last base. At that time, a large number of troops were stored here. The Demonic Pools and Sacred Lakes of the Devouring World were all here. Xian Yuan protected the army as they retreated, but the Demonic Pools and Sacred Lakes might not have been able to be moved away in time."
Lu Ting was shocked. "Are you saying that the products of the Poison Cloud Demonic Sea are still on Thousand Sails Planet?"
Yu Wenshu shook his head and said, "That's not what I mean. The Demonic Pools and Sacred Lakes were destroyed by the Federation's fleet. Even if the remnants survived until today, they wouldn't be able to display their original power. However, everyone should know about the strange poison of the Devouring World. Since it has polluted the earth, it won't be completely removed for a long time. The half-human, half-monster habitable terrain of Thousand Sails Planet is proof of this problem."
Lu Ting's face sank. "But if someone is operating it, then it's different."
Yu Anjie also reacted. "The things left behind by the Devouring World's army have been buried underground for a hundred years. If someone is operating it now, then those monsters might appear again. The appearance of a Demonic General is enough to explain the problem."
"Not bad!" Lu Ting nodded approvingly. "Young Master Yu's analysis is very correct."
Yu Anjie smiled modestly. "Commander Lu, you flatter me."
His attitude was very humble, but the pride in his eyes couldn't be hidden.
In fact, he didn't know that Lu Ting was flattering him on the surface, but her thoughts were completely different.
Lu Ting could now basically confirm one thing. Yu Wenshu's past of the Devouring World was all a pretense to draw everyone's attention to the Devouring World. His real goal was definitely Ding Meng. This Ding Meng had secrets that couldn't be revealed. This was the core point, and Yu Wenshu was definitely targeting this.
The reason was simple. If it was really as Yu Wenshu described, and the remnants of the Immortal Element King were secretly causing trouble here, would the Federation tolerate them for a hundred years?
Other things aside, with the current President's style of doing things, the monsters on Thousand Sails Planet had no choice. They would have been turned to ashes long ago.
Sure enough, Yu Wenshu finally spoke. "There's an army of Devouring World on the other side now. The patrol fleet won't be easily dispatched. It's time to send a single soldier down to take a look."
The few young people beside him hadn't said anything. At this moment, a man finally spoke. "Master, I'm willing to go alone."
Yu Wenshu nodded. "Very good. You usually train in a peaceful environment. True strength can only be tested in life and death situations."
Lu Ting said without batting an eyelid, "Elder Yu, this matter concerns the invasion of the Devouring World. We don't dare to be careless. The people in our fleet will also go with you to protect your disciples, right?"
Mu Chen understood and stood up decisively. "Sir, I'm willing to go to Thousand Sails Planet."
Yu Wenshu was calm and expressionless. "We've already troubled you to board the ship, Little Ting. I'm too embarrassed to ask you to escort them. It's better to let the young people go on their own. Little Jie, as a member of Shenghao, you should also go down personally …"
Yu Anjie immediately straightened his chest. "That's how it should be!"
Lan Bing didn't say anything, but she was laughing coldly in her heart. She didn't know what the people in the military were thinking, but she knew the Yu family's thoughts all too well.
The Yu family would never let Ding Meng's Shenguang Biotechnology energy pass through the hands of outsiders, not even her!