Even so, the lightning fluctuations emanating from his body had already undergone a qualitative change.
The Driver sitting across from him slowly opened his eyes. "I'm not there yet," he murmured.
"I think it'll be a while."
"Half a month," Lan Jue replied.
"You've been working hard lately, don't strain yourself too much."
In terms of training, the Driver had been far more diligent than Lan Jue. He'd been training non-stop every day, without sleep or rest, all so he could catch up. He'd be able to digest the lightning better, so he could complete the fusion faster and continue with the exchange.
However, there was still a large gap between his physical strength and that of Lan Jue's. It wasn't a gap that could be made up in a day or two. Even if he wanted to seize this opportunity, it would take time.
Even so, the Driver felt as if he'd been reborn. He'd long since reached the peak of ninth level, and he had a feeling that once he completed the process he'd be able to break through to Paragon.
Half a year ago he wouldn't have dared to imagine such a thing happening.
Although he also had hopes of breaking through, having hopes was one thing, and actually breaking through was another.
In the human world, there were ten times as many peak ninth level Adepts as there were Paragons. How many of them could actually break through?
Although most of the immortal qi in Lan Jue's thunder essence had been absorbed by Lan Jue, some of it had affected the Driver, and he'd been reborn.
The Driver had accepted Lan Jue's advice. While he cultivated, he tried his best not to let his energy rise too quickly. Instead, he worked hard to solidify his foundation.
This was the way to go in the long run.
"Alright, I'll head back.
I need to consolidate my strength as well. "
Lan Jue stretched lazily and floated up into the air. The crystalline blue light around her slowly receded, and the energy that pulsed from her body grew softer.
When he landed on the ground, he returned to normal, and his energy was restrained.
Now that he'd completed the process, his body was filled with yin and yang lightning. Or rather, All-Heaven lightning. His rate of absorbing the thunder essence had increased dramatically.
The thunder essence contained an enormous amount of energy.
And it was extremely pure.
Up until now, Lan Jue had only absorbed one-tenth of its total volume.
However, his entire body had been greatly modified.
Not only was the Immortal Qi useful to him, but its effect on Zhou Qianlin was even more obvious.
The Queen of Heaven Transformation contained a huge amount of Xiantian Qi, and under the nourishment of the Immortal Qi, the Queen of Heaven Transformation's Xiantian Qi became even stronger.
Although Zhou Qianlin had yet to recover her consciousness, her temperament was becoming more and more ethereal. She looked like a fairy that had descended to the mortal world.
"Beep beep!" His communicator rang.
Lan Jue took a look. It was Lan Qing who called.
"Brother!" He answered the call.
Lan Qing asked, "Where are you now?"
Lan Jue: "On the way back to Zeus Jewelry Shop on the surface."
Lan Qing said, "Alright, I'll come find you."
When Lan Jue returned to Zeus Jewelry Shop, Lan Qing was already waiting for her.
"What's so urgent?" Lan Jue asked, puzzled.
Lan Qing's face was solemn. "We've found aliens on one of our planets. I need to get there immediately."
Lan Jue was taken aback. "Which planet?" Aliens had appeared on the Eastern Alliance. Did this mean the Eastern Alliance was their primary target?
"Planet Lyr," Lan Qing said.
Lan Jue's heart sank when she heard the name.
Planet Lyr was where the Bookworm had once lived. It was a planet surrounded by the ocean, and Hailing College had provoked the National Eastern University many times.
More importantly, Lyr produced a special power gem, the Tear of Neptune. It was an essential ingredient in the extraction of vital crystals.
If aliens were there, did that mean …
Lan Qing's voice was low. "We can't rely on luck. The aliens might be smarter than we are.
You come with me.
The An Lun army can't be mobilized, but can you mobilize Star Division? "
Lan Jue said. "I'll have to ask the Wine Master.
Wait a moment. "
He didn't have a chance to contact the Wine Master when the latter's call came through.
"Jewelry Master, aliens have been spotted on Lyr.
Lyr's garrison has begun to fight them, and we need reinforcements.
We're the quickest to mobilize.
Tell Star Division to send reinforcements. "
Lan Jue said. "I'm with Admiral Lan Qing. We'll head there right away.
I'll send word to Star Division as well.
You don't need to go, stay on Skyfire Avenue and keep the news under wraps. Don't let the Western Alliance or the Northern Alliance know.
Don't worry, we'll take care of it. "
Lan Jue's calm heart was reignited by the sudden upheaval of the situation.
She immediately relayed orders through her communicator.
Half an hour later, Zeus -1 rose into the air, piercing through the atmosphere and into space.
It headed straight for Lyr.
Skyfire wasn't far from Lyr, and Lan Jue had been there before.
Majesty was faster than Zeus -1. It was a long way from An Lun, but at full speed it should be able to reach Zeus -1 in about the same amount of time.
Zeus -1 was followed by a battleship.
It was Lan Qing's ship.
This time, he brought an elite mecha clan with him.
Lan Jue connected to Lan Qing's battleship via the control panel.
"Admiral Lan Qing, please share your information with us." Lan Jue looked at Lan Qing on the screen.
"I'll send it to you right away." Lan Qing's response was immediate.
Zeus -1 was accompanied by Su Xiaosu. Zeus's four Amazons had been left behind by Lan Jue to manage her jewelry shop on Skyfire Avenue.
Only the people at Zeus Jewelry Shop knew how to calculate the value of vital crystals and power gems.
In addition to Xiaosu, the Driver was also on board.
The Wine Master, Clockmaker, Keeper, and Bookworm remained on Skyfire Avenue.
Lan Jue didn't bother her parents.
From what she'd heard so far.
The aliens that had appeared on Lyr this time were nothing more than average.
Not too strong.
There was no need for the two strongest humans to make a move against them.
Furthermore, after Jueti's intervention, Lan Qing and Lan Jue had noticed something was wrong with Jue Di's health.
Therefore, they had a tacit understanding not to ask their father for help this time.
The Accountant wasn't with Zeus -1. He'd stayed behind on An Lun to discuss electronic warfare with their technicians.
Now he was fully immersed in his role, a far cry from when Lan Jue first met him.
He held an important place in the Star Division.
Su Xiaosu followed Lan Jue back to Skyfire. The Bartender, Coffee Master, and the Bartender were in charge of the Star Division's training.
The first thing Lan Jue did was notify Star Division to move out. Majesty had also left An Lun and was headed for the Star Division.
Very soon, the information was transmitted over. There wasn't much information, only some images.
The images were split into two: the surface of the planet and the satellite images.
Su Xiaosu turned on the images for Lan Jue and the Driver to watch.
From the images taken by the satellites, Lyr didn't seem to be in a bad state. There were only a few small areas that had turned purple.
After their many encounters with the aliens, they knew that when they took control of a planet, they would cover it with their energy and devour any life energy that passed through it.
The satellite images from Lir had just been sent over, which meant that Lir was still far from being occupied.
Lyr was different from Taihua. Taihua was a tourist planet, with a small population. It was built to preserve the natural beauty of the planet.
Lyr, on the other hand, was an administrative planet. Although it didn't have much land, it had a garrison of soldiers.
The nearest interstellar fleet was already on its way.
The images on Lir's surface showed that the aliens had emerged from the sea. Once they were on land, they began to attack humans, killing and destroying.
"What do you think?
What do you think? "Lan Qing's voice came through.
Lan Jue's brows furrowed. "On the surface, it doesn't look too bad.
That's what they do when they invade a planet.
They use a progenitor as their leader. Once they're on the planet, they absorb the life energy of the planet's inhabitants, turning them into their own soldiers. Then they attack, taking the life energy and feeding it back to the progenitor. The progenitor grows stronger and stronger.
As long as the progenitor doesn't die, and there's enough life energy, their armies will be endless.
From the images, it looks like the progenitor is in the ocean.
If there's an army there, they can try to find it.
They must have a state-of-the-art sonar system there. "
Lan Qing nodded. "Of course they do. But as you know, most of the power gems on Lyr are found in the ocean. The magnetic field created by the gems interferes with the sonar system.
They can't be sure.
So far, the army has been able to withstand the attacks from the ocean.
For now, it's fine.
But the pollution is spreading, and many civilians have already died.
The transports have already begun to evacuate people.
Two smaller fleets are on their way to help.
Two mecha pilots will arrive in about six hours. They should be able to hold out until we get there. "
"Alright.
Let's go full speed. We'll get there in the shortest time possible. "Speed was the best option.
The Eastern Alliance's forces could be mobilized much more quickly now that they were in a state of war.
It would have taken at least two or three days for aid to arrive on a landlocked planet like Lyr.