The beast was shocked. "Impossible! You …?"
Lu Yin frowned. "A mere 500,000 power level? You must have just broken through to become an Emissary. You're courting death." He didn't seem to do anything, but the Shadowbeast was distorted by an invisible palm, and its shadows were scattered. Suddenly, Lu Yin felt a sense of danger, and he subconsciously moved away from his original position. However, at some point in time, his body had been immobilized by the Shadowbeast's scattered shadows. He couldn't move, and the star energy in his body quickly dissipated.
"Alliance Master Lu, the commander wants me to pass on a message. You can't afford to play this game." A black shadow then descended from above Lu Yin's head and stabbed towards his forehead.
This shadow was the Shadowbeast's true body, and it was a shadow that could split up and recombine. Its true strength was over 800,000, and while the scattered shadows were not as strong, they still had a power level of 500,000. Others would not be able to distinguish between them.
This was the reason why Xu Qing had sent the Shadowbeast to ambush Lu Yin. A creature with a power level of 800,000 had ambushed Lu Yin, and while the Shadowbeast's strength could not compare to the mantis', its assassination abilities were far superior. Its main advantage was that its methods were strange.
Just as the shadow was about to stab Lu Yin's forehead, a sword appeared from the void and blocked the shadow's attack three inches above his head. The sword vibrated, and the shadow distorted, unable to control itself.
The Shadowbeast was shocked. "An absolute powerhouse?"
It immediately fled without a second thought.
However, since Emperor Liu had already appeared, he would not allow it to leave. Currently, Emperor Liu's battle power had already recovered to over a million. Under the edge of his sword, the Screen Beast was directly cut into countless pieces. Every piece of shadow could possibly be the Screen Beast, and every piece of shadow fled in all directions.
Lu Yin's expression sank. The Astral Beast Domain's assassination methods were extremely strange, and there were definitely more than one creature like the Shadowbeast. If even a black hole could form, then any other strange creature could appear. He had to be more careful.
Not long after, Liu Huang returned with an unsightly expression.
"You didn't deal with it?" Lu Yin asked.
"I don't know. The shadows that appeared in my perception were all wiped out, but I feel like it won't be that easy to deal with."
"Don't overthink it."
"I've already been exposed. Should I make a move?"
Lu Yin looked into the distance. "Make a move and eliminate those powerful astral beasts as quickly as possible."
Liu Huang's body vanished.
Since he had already been exposed, there was no need to hide anymore.
Emperor Liu walked out of the void and slowly raised his longsword. In an instant, the starry sky suddenly froze, and countless people felt an indescribable sharpness descend, causing their bodies to feel a chill.
In the distance, Xu Qing's expression changed. "Not good!" He turned into thunder and vanished.
Emperor Liu raised his sword and slashed out. In an instant, five slashes were sent towards the five giant beasts that were stronger than Emissaries.
The Na Yuan Beast was the first to be killed. It tried to divert Emperor Liu's attack, but Emperor Liu was far more powerful than Liu Qianjue. How could it divert over a million battle power? It was killed by a single sword strike. The second one was Flying Flames, who was fighting with the Ice Empress. It had melted the frozen Void Thunder Beast and Flying Flames Tribe members. Facing Emperor Liu's sword strike, it was killed without any resistance.
The third, fourth, and fifth strikes were all neutralized by the lightning. Void Qing transformed into a Void Thunderbeast and rushed towards Emperor Liu. "You're courting death!"
Emperor Liu's gaze turned cold. There was actually an expert with a combat power of over a million. He immediately walked out of the void and faced the Void Thunderbeast.
As the two powerhouses with power levels over a million clashed, Lu Yin immediately ordered the fleet to retreat.
The countless giant beasts were also frightened by Emperor Liu and simultaneously retreated.
Hundred
The appearance of a powerhouse with a power level of over 10,000 caused this battle to undergo a qualitative change, and it completely attracted the attention of the Sixth Mainland's Daosource Sect. They had not expected that the Great Eastern Alliance would have powerhouses with power levels over a million.
Xu Qing and Emperor Liu's battle ended in a draw. Emperor Liu gave Xu Qing his fourteenth sword strike, which caused Xu Qing to spit out blood. Xu Qing also used his lightning to leave an eternal mark on Emperor Liu's body.
The battle temporarily stopped, and the Great Eastern Alliance's fleet retreated southwest while countless giant beasts retreated northeast, resulting in a stalemate.
Xu Qing had not expected the Great Eastern Alliance led by Lu Yin to be so powerful, which had caused him to suffer heavy losses. His biggest miscalculation had been that the enemy had powerhouses with power levels over a million. When he thought of this, he immediately ordered for information on the Great Eastern Alliance to be collected.
In the past, he had not cared too much about the Great Eastern Alliance, but now, he needed to have a clear understanding of it.
Lu Yin's fleet had also suffered heavy losses, but fortunately, he had not lost any Emissaries.
Even so, Liu Qianjue and the others were terrified, especially the Mountain God, who immediately sought out Ling Qiu.
"You want to retreat?" Ling Qiu was astonished.
The Mountain God solemnly replied, "You saw it yourself. Emperor Liu instantly killed two Emissaries. What if that Void Thunderbeast had attacked first instead of Emperor Liu?
Which one of us would have survived? "
Ling Qiu fell into deep thought.
The Mountain God continued, "This war should not have been fought by us in the first place. If the Astral Beast Domain had invaded the Innerverse, we could have joined in, and at worst, we would have died. But it would not have been worth it to die now. The Astral Beast Domain was able to fight against the Human Domain for so many years because they have more than just these powerhouses. Otherwise, the behemoths in the Neoverse would have destroyed them long ago."
"You don't want to die for no reason, right?"
Ling Qiu looked at the Mountain God. "When you agreed to join Lu Yin, what conditions did he give you?"
The Mountain God hesitated for a moment before answering, "A strange item and a defensive power vessel that can withstand an attack from a powerhouse with a power level of 700,000."
Ling Qiu's eyes flashed. "It seems like everyone's the same."
"It's not the same," the Mountain God replied. "The Sword Sect's conditions are different from ours." At this point, he suddenly recalled the Lingling clan's Ancestor Ling Taizu. "Your conditions are different from mine as well."
Ling Qiu did not answer. Instead, she said, "If you withdraw now, let's not talk about whether or not you'll be able to. Even if you do, how will you face Lu Yin in the future?
Do you think that he'll definitely die in this battle?
Don't forget that the Second Nightking has yet to make a move, and there's still Master Yuan in the Outerverse. Also, no one knows what kind of background Lu Yin has in the Neoverse, but there's at least one person we can be sure of. "She paused." The Interstellar Court's Head Inquisitor. "
With each person that Ling Qiu mentioned, the Mountain God's heart sank. When the words "Head Inquisitor" appeared, he immediately turned to leave. Withdrawing from the war?
That was temporarily impossible unless they were all facing a life or death crisis.
For now, they still had the upper hand.
The Mountain God's discussion with Ling Qiu quickly reached Lu Yin's ears, but he did not care. These people had not been willing to fight in the first place, so it was normal for them to want to leave. It also depended on whether or not they had the courage to do so.
Shui Chuanxiao appeared on the screen with a solemn expression. "We've suffered heavy losses in this battle. 1.22 million cultivators below the Explorer realm have died, 263 Explorers have died, 99 Cruisers have died, 35 Hunters have died, and 18 Enlighters have died. This includes the three special armies, especially those above the Explorer realm. The three special armies have suffered the most casualties, and the Lu Xuanjun's Explorer realm androids have suffered relatively large losses.
We've also lost 12,000 ordinary large spacecraft, and 725 warships … "
Lu Yin quietly listened to Shui Chuanxiao's report, and he had a rough idea of the situation. He compared it to the battle at Ironblood Weave, and there was no comparison at all.
Back then, Ironblood Weave had not suffered many Enlighters, as there had not been many Enlighters in each stronghold. At that time, Enlighters had already been considered the peak of power, but for this battle, the Great Eastern Alliance had sent over a hundred Enlighters.
What did it mean to have over a hundred Enlighters?
That was enough to sweep through the Innerverse and Outerverse.
If they had suffered such heavy losses, then the Astral Beast Domain's losses would only be greater. They had lost two Envoy-level astral beasts, and if the Shadowbeast died as well, that would be three.
This loss far exceeded the Great Eastern Alliance's.
This was war, not child's play, and the average person could not afford to participate in it.
Lu Yin's calculations had been correct. Xu Qing's face was ashen, and the losses of astral beasts could be ignored. Some astral beasts reproduced much faster than humans, such as the Void Wanderers. In this battle alone, they had lost over ten million Void Wanderers. Xu Qing did not care about that, but the most important thing was that they had lost two Envoy-level astral beasts.
"It's a good thing that you came back. If we lost you as well, then I wouldn't know how to explain it to the Emperor," Xu Qing said in a low voice as he looked at the shadow on the ground.
The Shadowbeast's voice was weak. "I almost couldn't make it back. Xu Qing, you made the biggest mistake in this battle. You didn't understand the Great Eastern Alliance's intelligence and started a war without permission. I will definitely explain this to the Emperor."
Xu Qing fell silent, and a complicated expression appeared on his face as he looked towards the southwest. "I've experienced too many wars in my life, and even the war with the Sixth Mainland wasn't as humiliating as this. The Sixth Mainland can crush us with their strength, but they can't scheme against us. The Great Eastern Alliance has indeed underestimated them. Don't worry, once we win this war and return to the empire, I'm willing to accept any punishment."
The Shadowbeast disappeared and did not speak again.
Xu Qing calmly stood atop an asteroid, not in a hurry to start the war. He had already suffered once, and this time, he wanted to thoroughly understand the Great Eastern Alliance's intelligence. He wanted to know just how powerful their enemy was.
Xu Qing was not in a hurry to start the war, but Lu Yin did. He knew that Xu Qing was definitely gathering intelligence on the Great Eastern Alliance, so he had to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain as much information as possible and eliminate as many astral beasts as possible.
The warship's beam swept across the area, signaling the start of the war.
Countless astral beasts roared in anger.
Liu Qianjue, Ling Qiu, the Mountain God, Chen Huang, the Ice Empress, and the other Emissaries walked out and charged towards the northeast under Emperor Liu's lead. The Emissaries' power levels caused the asteroid belt to seethe.
Xu Qing looked up with a ferocious expression as he leaped up. A total of three Void Thunderbeasts appeared. Xu Qing faced Emperor Liu while the other two barely surpassed 500,000 power levels, and they faced the Mountain God and Chen Huang respectively. The Celestial Ice Phoenix faced Ling Qiu, the Yin Guai attacked the Ice Empress, and the Shadowbeast attacked Liu Qianjue.
Xu Qing had purposely delayed the battle between the Great Eastern Alliance's fleet and the countless astral beasts so that the Great Eastern Alliance's fleet could not directly clash with the astral beasts.
Lu Yin frowned. The Spirit Ancestor, the elders, and Abel Phoenix all appeared and crossed the Astral Source Universe to enter the horde of astral beasts and slaughter them.
Xu Qing was furious, as he had not expected the Great Eastern Alliance to have three more Emissaries. How could there be so many of them?
He had believed that the seven Emissaries he had brought with him were enough to invade the Human Domain. Unless the Sixth Mainland sent out two Cosmic Imprints, they would not be able to resist. He had not expected that the Great Eastern Alliance would be able to stop them and even be at a disadvantage.