The allied forces got busy again, and the repair work became the most important task.
All three bastions had suffered some degree of damage and needed to be repaired. They also needed to replenish their energy.
Heron had brought a great deal of energy with it, which proved to be of great help.
Kang Hui's first move was to send supplies to Middle Heaven, which won him the An Lun army's favor.
In fact, Kang Hui knew that if humanity won this war, the rise of the Eastern Alliance would be inevitable.
The Eastern Alliance alone had a host of top experts that the Northern Alliance couldn't hope to match. Technology was easy to catch up to, but training top experts was much more difficult.
Middle Heaven's equipment also showed that the Eastern Alliance's technology wasn't far behind the Northern Alliance's. It was just that they didn't have enough resources, and weren't as strong as the Northern Alliance.
Now was the time to work together to defeat the alien home worlds.
Kang Hui's mind was clear, and he wouldn't make a mistake.
It was one of the reasons Lan Qing had decided to hand over the reins to him before he went into seclusion.
The Northern Alliance admiral was trustworthy, both in terms of command and personality.
Lan Jue remained in his room for a full day before he returned to everyone's line of sight.
He looked calm, as if he'd recovered.
Mika had returned to the Dark Citadel, leaving Lin Guo-guo and Kerr behind. They seemed to have recovered as well.
When they saw Lan Jue, they didn't mention anything about Xiu Xiu.
"Lan Qing and sister Pharmacist have gone into seclusion to improve their cultivation. He told me to take you to them when you came out." Zhou Qianlin's voice was soft.
"Alright, I'm fine. Let's go." Lan Jue nodded.
Zhou Qianlin took his hand and smiled sweetly at him. She didn't try to comfort him, but instead used her actions to comfort him.
A complicated look flashed across Lan Jue's eyes. She raised her hand and touched her head.
The Wine Master and Clockmaker stood guard outside Lan Qing and the Pharmacist's room.
Who knew if the Violet Prince wouldn't try to teleport here again after what had happened before?
Of course, if he dared to come, it was very likely that he would be courting death.
The aliens were no longer superior to the humans in terms of numbers.
"Wine Master, Clockmaker." Lan Jue greeted them.
The Wine Master smirked. "Let bygones be bygones.
What we can do now is to avenge them, for the sake of the human race.
Perhaps in the next battle, we will also be sacrificed. However, in order to fight against a strong enemy, we will not hesitate to fight to the last man. "
Lan Jue nodded his head resolutely. He knew the Wine Master was trying to comfort him, but in reality his heart was a mess. How could he be comforted?
"Let's go in." He nodded to the two Paragons.
The Wine Master stepped aside and keyed in the password. The metal door slid open, and Lan Jue led Zhou Qianlin inside.
As soon as they entered the room they felt the thick energy of life wash over them.
This aura of life was so strong that it made people feel like they were suffocating.
Lan Qing and the Pharmacist sat cross-legged in the middle of the room. In front of them was a small device. In the center of the device was a violet-gold vital crystal.
Lan Jue could tell from the crystal's aura that it had come from a Nirvana-level alien.
That was where the rich life force came from.
There were a total of twelve Tears of the Sea God surrounding this vital crystal. The life aura released by the device was filtered by these twelve Tears of the Sea God before it could be discharged.
Lan Qing and the Pharmacist breathed in and out as they absorbed the rich life force. Their cultivation continued to climb.
Lan Jue nodded to herself. This was a first-rate vital crystal!
In a single day Lan Qing and the Pharmacist had both reached the peak of Reflection of Heaven and Earth.
In addition to the two of them, there was another person in the room. Naturally, it was Li Ke, who had emerged from Ultus.
In order not to reveal the method of absorbing vital energy, he was the only one to carry out the ritual. As for Lan Qing and the Pharmacist, Lin Guo-guo had already erased their memories.
Lan Jue looked at Li Ke with a questioning look in his eyes. Li Ke's will appeared in Lan Jue's mind, and they began to communicate.
"We've already used two Nirvana-level vital crystals, and the results are good. I estimate it'll take another five hours for the crystals to run dry, and then they'll break through.
I've assessed that once they've reached the same level as you, they'll need time to stabilize their cultivation. Qian Lin's Domain will help them do so as quickly as possible.
After that, the four of you will absorb the life force together. Although you won't be able to reach the Infinite level, you can still increase your cultivation base as much as possible. That way, when you set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, your endurance will be greater, and the success rate of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation will be higher.
Lan Jue had experienced the instability of her foundation, and she was a little worried. "Are you sure there won't be any problems?
If there's a problem, I'm afraid … "
Li Ke smiled. "Don't worry, there won't be any problems.
Once you're a Paragon, you'll have to break through to the next level. With your cultivation and the mysteries of Qian Lin's Domain, as long as you don't cross that line, there won't be any problems like the Banishing Strategy.
Of course, to be on the safe side, you can't break through to the peak of Nirvana. Once you're halfway there, you can begin to practice the Banishing Strategy. "
"Alright!" Lan Jue answered. She pulled Zhou Qianlin to a seat not far from Lan Qing and the Pharmacist.
They sealed off their bodies to prevent the vital energy from entering them. Zhou Qianlin quietly released her Domain.
Although Lan Qing and the Pharmacist weren't ready to break through, the protection of the Queen of Heaven's Domain made their condition much more stable.
As expected, the Queen of Heaven's Domain soothed both Lan Qing and the Pharmacist. Even the rate at which they absorbed vital energy began to increase.
Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin meditated and waited in silence.
The moment of breakthrough would be the most dangerous for Lan Qing and the Pharmacist. They would experience the same protogenia that Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin had experienced.
Unlike Lan Jue and the others, however, this time they had Qianlin to protect them. Her Queen of Heaven Domain had long since reached Nirvana, so it was more of a daunting experience than a dangerous one.
If it weren't for this confidence, Lan Jue wouldn't have agreed to help her brother break through.
Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, three days had gone by.
The three bastions had undergone a brief period of rest and repair. Most of their weapons were back to normal, and some of the more heavily damaged ships and combatants were left behind on Angel.
When they set out again, there were ten fleets of humanity's fleet. Tyrannosaurus, Heron, Middle Heaven, and Neptune.
The four bastions moved in unison, taking the lead. The ten fleets spread out to guard the area around them as they made their way to Europa.
Tyrannosaurus sat in the center, taking Middle Heaven's place. It wasn't that Kang Hui wanted to take the lead, but that Tyrannosaurus had expended less energy in the last battle. Middle Heaven, on the other hand, was without Lan Qing, and its ink core was unstable. It wasn't suited to be the main attacker, so Kang Hui had Tyrannosaurus take the lead. Kang Hui had no ulterior motives in placing Tyrannosaurus at the forefront.
This time, the bastions didn't encounter any resistance. It was as if the alien army had vanished into thin air.
Although Kang Hui believed the aliens still had a fighting chance, he didn't think they would try to stop them midway.
According to Lan Qing, the alien home worlds were still capable of fighting, even in the midst of their evolution. How strong they were, he didn't know.
Lan Qing, Lan Jue, and the others were still in seclusion. Three days passed without any sign of activity.
Lan Qing had told Kang Hui before he went into seclusion that they'd be out in seven days at most.
Kang Hui had planned his strategy according to that time frame.
By the time they reached Europa, Lan Qing and the others were out of seclusion.
Kang Hui sat in the control room, staring at the large screen in front of him. His mind, however, wasn't on the numbers.
He'd had the tacit approval of the Northern Alliance when he'd first joined the war. He'd been prepared to die, and hadn't expected to return alive.
At that time, humanity had never won a direct battle against the aliens. Every time they fought, they suffered a crushing defeat.
When they reached the outskirts of Angel, Kang Hui's heart sank when he saw the seven planets already occupied. As far as he was concerned, humanity didn't stand a chance. Continuing to fight would only result in more casualties.
But now that things had come to this, they had no choice but to fight.
Lan Qing was in charge of the Eastern Alliance. He was the youngest general in the history of the three Major Leagues, commanding three bastions and twelve fleets. Against the odds, he'd taken the initiative and won the first battle.