Chapter 341: Star Gate Transfer, Thunderous Suppression

Sector Seven, K-37 Star Domain.

This is a vital supply corridor connecting the front lines and rear of the Yanhuang Civilization, with massive convoys of materiel ships passing through here every day.

The Shadow Blade United Fleet lay in wait, silent and unseen, in the shadow of an asteroid belt.

The engines of the five hundred million warships had been shut down, all energy reactions reduced to minimum, only waiting for the prey to arrive.

Shadow Blade sat on the bridge of his flagship Avenger, watching the light points representing the Yanhuang supply fleet on the star chart as they steadily approached their encirclement.

Excitement he could not restrain showed on his face.

"Everything is going exactly as planned."

His aide beside him said in a low voice, "Yanhuang's defenses are indeed empty; not a single escort warship exists on this route."

"They are too arrogant."

Shadow Blade sneered, "They thought they could frighten everyone with the lie of a 'Devourer,' making all civilizations meekly obey. They are wrong! In the universe, there will never be a shortage of brave warriors who dare to resist!"

The several civilizational leaders behind him also echoed in agreement; the tension and unease on their faces had already been diluted by the imminent victory.

"Lord Shadow Blade is wise! Once we seize this supply convoy, the situation in the entire Sector Seven will be reversed!"

"Exactly! By then, those civilizations still watching will surely join us!"

Hearing these praises, Shadow Blade's smile grew deeper. He seemed already to see himself leading a vast rebel army, trampling the Yanhuang Star Dragon Flag underfoot.

"Target supply fleet entered attack range!" the radar officer's report rang out.

"Excellent!"

Shadow Blade sprang up from the command chair, swept his hand, and issued the final order.

"All warship engines ignite! Main guns charge!"

"Target, Yanhuang supply fleet!"

"Fire!"

However, at the very moment he shouted the two words "Fire!", an anomaly suddenly occurred!

Inside the flagship's bridge, a piercing alarm suddenly blared through every corner without warning!

"Alarm! Alarm! Detected ultra‑high‑intensity spatial fluctuations!"

"Straight ahead! Behind! And on both flanks!"

"Good heavens! What is that?!"

Shadow Blade jerked his head up and looked out through the huge porthole.

All around their fleet, the previously empty void of space suddenly tore open four enormous rifts!

Dark‑gold light spewed from the rifts, and four colossal star gates, too magnificent to describe in words, appeared out of nowhere before them!

Before they could recover from this shocking sight, an even more despairing scene unfolded.

From those four gigantic star gates, endless warships surged forth!

Those warships were pitch‑black, their forms filled with a cold, killing beauty; the prominent Yanhuang Star Dragon Flag on their prows announced their identity.

"Divine Vessel‑class… these are Yanhuang's main fleet!" a civilizational leader screamed in terror, his legs gave out and he collapsed to the ground.

"Impossible! How could they be here?!"

Shadow Blade's pupils contracted to pinpricks; the smug fervor on his face froze instantly, replaced by boundless shock.

One hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand…

The number of warships kept climbing; in the blink of an eye, a massive fleet consisting of exactly one million Divine Vessel‑class warships,

had completely poured out of the star gates, encircling their paltry five hundred million warships with no gaps!

A colossal encirclement formed in an instant.

Inside the bridge of the Avenger, deathly silence reigned; everyone was so terrified by this overwhelming power that their souls seemed to flee their bodies.

"It's over… we are surrounded…"

"This is a trap! It was a trap from the very beginning!"

Shadow Blade's body trembled violently. He finally understood— the supposed rear emptiness, the weak defenses, were all fake!

The Yanhuang Civilization never regarded them as anything; this was a deliberately laid bait, just to wipe out these restless troublemakers in one sweep!

"Fire! Fire for me!" Shadow Blade roared like a madman, "Charge out! We still have a chance! Charge out!"

The lingering reason told him this was the only way out.

Under his command, some warships wildly fired their main guns at the weak points of the encirclement. Tens of millions of spatial fluctuations sliced through the dark universe, shooting at those black Divine Vessel‑class warships.

But what happened next completely shattered their last shred of hope.

Only a thin, invisible shield rose on the surface of those Divine Vessel‑class warships.

Every attack launched by the rebel fleet, upon contacting that shield, was like a mud cow sinking into the sea— it caused no ripple, being directly swallowed and erased into nothingness.

"Dimensional Shield… their ordinary warships are actually all equipped with Dimensional Shields?!"

Shadow Blade gazed despairingly at this scene, muttering to himself,

"How can we still fight this battle?"

In the moment they were stunned, those one million Divine Vessel‑class warships moved.

Cold muzzles, neatly aligned, aimed at the rebel fleet inside the encirclement.

The next second, without any warning,

Spatial Annihilation Cannon, salvo!

One million spatial‑tearing fluctuations arrived simultaneously, utterly destroying this star domain.

After the fluctuation passed, everything was over.

In the rebel fleet's formation, large blank areas appeared.

More than one‑third of the warships, together with their crews, were erased from this universe in that brief three‑second salvo— not even a speck of dust remained.

Absolute, crushing slaughter!

On the bridge of the flagship Shadow Blade, Zhou Shaoqing looked expressionlessly at the battle results before him.

"Order all units: open fire freely, clear remaining targets." He coldly issued the command, "Focus on those trying to escape."

His gaze locked onto the largest flagship, the only one still putting up a desperate resistance, the Avenger.

"This one, I'll take."

Zhou Shaoqing personally piloted the flagship, moving slowly forward.

Inside the Avenger, Shadow Blade had gone completely mad. He hysterically ordered his subordinates to attack, trying to carve out a bloody path.

But all their attacks were like stones sinking into the sea. Their warships exploded one after another, turning into fireworks in the universe.

Despair enveloped everyone.

Just then, Shadow Blade saw a black Shenzhou-class flagship break formation and sail toward him alone.

"You want to capture me alive?" A flash of ferocity crossed Shadow Blade's eyes, "Dream on!"

He activated the warship's self-destruct program.

However, he was fast, but Zhou Shaoqing was faster.

From the bow of the Shadow Blade, an invisible blade of light flashed past.

【Dimensional Cut】

The next second, Shadow Blade felt his vision blur, as if the whole world had been split down the middle.

The Avenger, the flagship he was on, the warship that embodied all his blood, sweat, and hopes, was split perfectly in half from bow to stern by a flawlessly smooth cut.

All systems instantly failed, and the self-destruct program was forcibly terminated.

At the cut, space continued to annihilate, emitting a grating sizzle.

Shadow Blade stared blankly at it all, watching his body split in two yet strangely not shedding a drop of blood.

He could still think, and could see the equally terrified crew in the opposite half of the hull.

He was captured alive.

In a way he had never imagined.

At the very moment his consciousness was about to fade, he seemed to see something extremely horrifying, and with his last strength, he let out a piercing shriek.

"They're coming…… they've already come!"

"The Devourer's vanguard…… has already reached the Milky Way Galaxy! You…… will all die! Will all die! Hahahaha!"

The mad laughter, transmitted through the still‑partially‑functional comms channel, spread across the entire battlefield.

Zhou Shaoqing's brows furrowed tightly.