Lu Yin saw a familiar astral beast charge towards the spacecraft. It was the Soaring Flamer Emperor, one of the seven strongest beasts of the Desolate Beast Alliance that had clashed with the Human Domain's Erudite Flowzone. It only had the power of an Enlighter, and it hadn't changed much even after so many years.
Lu Yin had experienced its pressure when he was a Melder. It was at the border of the Erudite Flowzone that he had encountered Yao Gu, who had been chased by the Void Thunderbeast. In the blink of an eye, it felt like a long time had passed.
The Soaring Flamer Emperor charged towards the spacecraft with black, white, and red flames. The tri-colored flames engulfed the entire space.
Aside from the Soaring Flamer Emperor, a few other Enlighter astral beasts also charged forward.
One of the astral beasts tore the spacecraft apart, but before anyone could see anything, the spacecraft exploded and swallowed everything, including the astral beast.
The Soaring Flamer Emperor's tri-colored flames burned, but it only managed to distort the spacecraft's light barrier. It was unable to break through, and a beam of light swept past, piercing through the Soaring Flamer Emperor and killing it instantly.
The battle did not last long, and the astral beasts of the Desolate Beast Alliance were all killed.
"Daolord, this happened during the first year of your seclusion. The Desolate Beast Alliance was destroyed, and this extraterrestrial civilization left behind a notice," the Second Nightking whispered.
Lu Yin was intrigued. "Go on."
"The Limitless Empire's order states that all space-time civilizations are not allowed to resist or evade. Those who violate it will be exterminated."
Lu Yin was stunned, but then he laughed.
The Second Nightking laughed as well.
"Interesting, very interesting. The Limitless Empire, what an interesting name." Lu Yin smiled.
The Second Nightking whispered, "So far, the Limitless Empire has attacked three times. The first time was to destroy the Desolate Beast Alliance, the second time was to destroy the Swimwater Alliance, and the third time was the Soaring Flamer Tribe. They took the initiative to attack the spatial tunnel that the Limitless Empire used to connect to the Astral Beast Domain. The Soaring Flamer Emperor is from the Soaring Flamer Tribe, and even though he's a traitor, the Soaring Flamer Tribe could not take this lying down.
"The Astral Beast Domain lost all three wars?" Lu Yin asked.
The Second Nightking nodded in agreement.
Lu Yin muttered to himself. He had met the Soaring Flamer Tribe's leader before, who had a power level of a million. He was considered one of the top powers in the Astral Beast Domain, as the Soaring Flamer Tribe was ranked tenth on the Celestial Beast List.
In the current Above Heaven Sect, having a combat power of a million wasn't anything strange. There were quite a few Progenitors. However, when he had just started cultivating, that is, a few decades ago, a combat power of a million was already considered a heavenly expert. After all, there were no Progenitors at that time. Demi-Progenitors were the peak. In the entire Astral Beast Domain, there were only two Demi-Progenitors — the Yao Di and Bu Tian.
"How did the Flying Flames Clan lose?"
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"Tell him to come see me," Lu Yin said indifferently. He did not underestimate this Limitless Empire.
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Not long after, Little Bear arrived. He still had the appearance of a bear.
"Little Bear greets the Path Master."
Lu Yin looked at the honest bear in front of him and laughed. "You really like this kind of appearance."
Little Bear replied respectfully, "It's mainly because I looked like this the first time you saw me, Path Master. I didn't dare to change my appearance."
Lu Yin grunted. "Tell me about this Limitless Empire.
What did you see? "
Little Bear replied respectfully, "From the data we've obtained, this civilization is a technological one. They use a strange power to create defenses and attacks. Apart from that, I can't see anything else. I only obtained fragments of spaceships."
"But there's one thing worth noting. This civilization is very rich in materials, and the materials for their spaceships are extremely rare. These materials are the core of our manufacturing technology, but the Limitless Empire actually used them to create ordinary spaceships."
"Ordinary spaceships?" Lu Yin raised a brow.
Little Bear replied, "Yes. The spaceships that have appeared so far are all ordinary battleships. They wouldn't have revealed their trump card right from the start. I suspect that spaceships aren't their means of attack, and the power that powers them is very strange. I need to continue researching it."
Lu Yin asked, "How did they come to the Fifth Mainland?"
Little Bear replied, "By tearing through the void."
"By themselves?"
"Yes, by themselves."
Lu Yin retracted his gaze. Tearing through the void and declaring war on an unfamiliar civilization, the Limitless Empire had issued a notice of surrender right from the start. This Limitless Empire was truly confident.
"Path Master, I estimate that the Limitless Empire's main means of war are mechas," Little Bear said.
Lu Yin looked at him. "The mecha that defeated the Flying Flames Clan's leader?"
"Yes. Generally speaking, technological civilizations don't easily cultivate. Instead, they use technology to replace cultivation to achieve certain effects. This is the case for the Technocracy and Hyperspace. This Limitless Empire has so many materials and strange power systems, so it's very likely that it's the same," Little Bear said.
Lu Yin nodded. "Understood. Continue researching."
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
Lu Yin had the Second Nightking display the war footage again. "I've been in seclusion for three years, which means that the Limitless Empire has been invading the Astral Beast Domain for more than two years."
"Two years and three months," the Second Nightking replied.
"They've won three battles. Although they've issued a notice of surrender, they haven't continued fighting. They're either waiting for something, or they're just pretending to be confident, but they're actually observing our spacetime." Lu Yin muttered to himself, "Does Leng Qing have any methods to deal with them?"
The Second Nightking respectfully replied, "Lady Leng Qing said that she'll wait for Path Master to finish his seclusion and await your orders."
A civilization that dared to tear through the void was definitely not simple. Leng Qing must have thought of this. Although the Six-Way Sect had gained the upper hand in the war against the Eternals, there was no guarantee that a civilization as powerful as the Eternals would not appear. Thus, he did not dare to make any decisions on his own.
"Pass down my orders. Have the Astral Beast Domain pretend to surrender. I want to see what this Limitless Empire will come up with."
The Second Nightking hurriedly passed down the order to the Astral Beast Domain.
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In the Astral Beast Domain, under the dark sky, a giant spatial tear continued to expand. Numerous spacecraft with light shields lined up on both sides of the tear, facing the surroundings. This was the entrance to the Limitless Empire that connected to the Astral Beast Domain. It was not far from the Erudite Flowzone's border, but it was actually quite far from the Celestial Beast Empire.
On this day, a group of astral beasts arrived, and they spread out endlessly.
Many of the Limitless Empire's spacecraft activated and headed towards the astral beasts. On the other side of the spatial tear, several spacecraft appeared, bringing with them a tremendous pressure.
"Void Thunderbeast, lead all the astral beasts of the current civilization to negotiate with the Limitless Empire. Have someone who can make the decision come out." Xu Qing reverted to his Void Thunderbeast form.
His original body stared ahead. Beside him was the leader of the Flying Flames family, who had previously attacked the Limitless Empire. Behind him was a group of astral beasts that were not too powerful. This was to prevent the Limitless Empire from becoming vigilant.
On the other side, several spacecraft blocked the Limitless Empire's path. One of the spacecraft said, "The Limitless Empire has issued an order. The current civilization cannot resist or evade. Violators will be exterminated."
Xu Qing shouted, "We are the current civilization's leaders. Even if you want us to surrender, someone who can make the decision has to come out and speak."
He waited for a while, but there was no response.
Xu Qing was not in a hurry. No foreign civilization would be able to make contact smoothly, and both sides would be wary of each other. Even if the Limitless Empire was confident in themselves, this was because they were wary of the unknown, and no one was an exception. Otherwise, a Progenitor like Leng Qing would have already acted.
At least so far, the Limitless Empire had not shown any Progenitor's combat power.
After waiting for a while, a huge mecha walked out of the void crack. The leader of the Flying Flames family was familiar with this mecha. He had been defeated by this mecha.
The mecha was blue in color, with smooth lines and a humanoid shape. It was basically a giant mecha.
Things like this were not unique. As long as they were willing, the Above Sky Sect and the Technocracy could make them. The technology was not difficult, but the materials were different.
This mecha could fight against a powerhouse with a combat power of one million. The materials used were extremely rare, especially when so many rare materials were used on such a huge mecha. No matter how one looked at it, it was a waste.
This mecha was even bigger than those spacecraft.
"Just a group of beasts. If you don't surrender, just kill them. Who do you want to talk to?
Are you qualified? "
The voice from the mecha was very young and arrogant. Although the language was not the same, Xu Qing and the others could understand it through the mecha.
Xu Qing shouted, "You can make decisions in the Limitless Empire?"
"I can make decisions for you." The voice from the mecha was extremely domineering.
"How arrogant!" Xu Qing shouted.
The mecha raised an arm, and the entire arm turned into a sword that pointed at Xu Qing. "If you don't surrender, kill without mercy. This is the rule of the Limitless Empire."
As soon as it finished speaking, a light barrier appeared around the mecha. The mecha swung its sword, cleaving through space with a destructive power that neared the peak of an Emissary.
Xu Qing and the other astral beasts were shocked. Such destructive power!
This was definitely not the Limitless Empire's true strength. Xu Qing knew that Lu Yin had asked them to surrender in order to lure out the person in charge of the Limitless Empire and see how strong they were. However, this person was too arrogant.
"Alright, we surrender," Xu Qing said solemnly.
The mecha arrogantly replied, "You have no choice."
It then looked back at the void crack. "I told you it was simple, but you didn't believe me. Come out and choose a mount. Although these astral beasts aren't that great, they can still be used as mounts."
The astral beasts were furious. If not for Lu Yin's orders, they would have attacked already.
Far away, at the border of the Erudite Flowzone, Lu Yin calmly watched. The ruler of the Limitless Empire was a human.
Soon, mechas of different colors and shapes walked out of the void crack. Some were red, some were white, some were yellow, some were large, and some were small. There were more than ten of them, and they quickly approached.
The ten mechas were the size of ten giants, and they towered in space. In comparison, the warships were much smaller, and even the larger astral beasts could not compare.