Chapter 398

Report! Detected a large-scale fleet jump reaction!

Quantity…… preliminary estimate, exceeds one trillion ships!

Fleet identification code…… confirmed as the Lyra Council Enforcement Fleet!

Inside the temporary Command Center of Heavenly Palace Base No. 1, urgent alarm sounds echoed.

On the holographic star map, a huge red arrow pointed straight at the Sea of Tranquility.

It was a torrent fleet composed of one trillion warships, whose emitted energy fluctuations made the entire star field tremble.

The atmosphere inside the Command Center instantly grew solemn.

"Lyra Council..."

Zhou Shaoqing's brows knitted tightly, "They still came."

"One trillion ships, what a grand gesture." Zhang Xianzhong's eyes flashed with a hint of battle intent.

Although the Yanhuang Expeditionary Army's fleet totaled only six hundred billion, they were not afraid.

After the baptism of battle with the Overlord and subsequent technological upgrades, the performance of the Shenwei Generation III warships had long surpassed the regular warships of these Level‑6 early-stage civilizations.

"Qin Consultant, do we need to muster the fleet and prepare to intercept?"

Zhou Shaoqing looked at Qin Hao and asked for instructions.

Qin Hao stood on the massive bridge, gazing into the distant starry sky.

Behind him was a bustling construction scene.

The outlines of gigantic buildings had risen from the ground, the enormous ring‑shaped port was taking shape, countless engineering ships shuttled back and forth, a picture of prosperity.

And now, someone wants to interrupt all this.

"No need."

Qin Hao's tone was flat as water, revealing no emotion.

"Let them come."

He turned, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the Command Center.

"Perfect, our new home is built; we just need a few clueless flies to come and test whether the newly installed window screens work."

"Window screens?"

Everyone blinked, not understanding Qin Hao's meaning.

But an order is an order; no one objected.

The Yanhuang fleet maintained its defensive formation, without the slightest movement.

The engineering fleet also continued its work, as if oblivious to the massive fleet approaching.

This eerie calm made the Lyra Council Enforcement Fleet that had come from afar feel the anger of being slighted.

The flagship of the enforcement fleet was a colossal fortress over a hundred times the size of an ordinary warship.

Its shape resembled a sharp battle‑axe, pitch‑black all over, emanating a cold, murderous aura.

On the flagship's bridge, Commander "Lei Sha",

a being composed of pure energy, was looking at the image fed back on the holographic screen, his face full of arrogance and contempt.

"A group of civilizations from an unknown star field dare to ignore the council's warning and carry out massive construction in the Sea of Tranquility."

"And they dare to ignore our arrival? Truly foolish and arrogant!"

The deputy officer beside him chimed in: "Commander Lei Sha, according to intelligence returned by the Blaze Fire of the Huoyun Civilization, this Yanhuang Civilization seems to have mastered some dimensional technology unknown to us."

"Dimensional technology?"

Lei Sha gave a cold chuckle: "Just some heretical tricks. In the face of absolute power, any ploy is futile."

"Issue my orders!"

Lei Sha's voice echoed within the bridge.

"Send an ultimatum to the Yanhuang Civilization, ordering them to immediately cease all illegal construction, demolish all unlawful buildings, seal all warships, and accept a comprehensive inspection by the council!"

"If they refuse, we will erase them together with those junk constructions from this star field!"

"Yes!"

A communiqué with extremely harsh wording was sent to the Yanhuang Civilization's Command Center.

Looking at those arrogant words on the screen, Zhou Shaoqing's expression was not good.

"Too bullying!"

Qin Hao merely smiled, walked to the communications console, and personally replied with a sentence.

"Inspection? Fine."

"Bring your fleet over, stop at the position I designate, and I will dismantle your ships one by one for a thorough inspection."

This reply was sent back unchanged to the enforcement fleet's flagship.

Seeing this reply, Lei Sha's energy‑composed body burst forth with blinding light, showing his current fury.

"Arrogant!"

"A thing that spurns face after being given face!"

"All fleets, advance! Activate the main guns, give them a taste of color!"

Hum——

The engines of one trillion warships roared in unison.

The massive fleet began to slowly press toward the construction zone of the Yanhuang Heavenly Court.

A murderous aura enveloped the entire starry sky.

However, the Yanhuang Civilization side still showed no reaction.

The warships did not move, and the defense batteries were not activated.

Even the engineering ships didn't stop.

"What are they up to?"

Lei Cha felt a hint of doubt arise, but it was quickly replaced by great confidence.

In the Laniakea Supercluster, no civilization has dared to provoke the authority of the Laya Council in this way.

"No matter what scheme they have, in the face of absolute military superiority, they will be crushed into powder!"

The fleet drew nearer.

Fifty thousand light-years...

Thirty thousand light-years...

Ten thousand light-years...

They had already entered the optimal range of the main guns.

"Fire!"

Lei Cha issued a cold order.

However, at the moment he gave the order, an abrupt change occurred!

There was no warning.

There was no energy fluctuation.

Before the massive enforcement fleet, the seemingly empty void suddenly rippled with an imperceptible undulation.

Immediately, countless golden threads, billions of times finer than a hair, appeared out of nowhere.

These threads interwove vertically and horizontally, instantly forming a colossal net spanning several light-years.

They were thin and transparent,

so that even the most precise detectors could not detect its presence.

The enforcement fleet just crashed straight into it.

The billions of warships at the forefront seemed to have struck an invisible wall.

Then, something strange happened.

Those battleship hulls, incredibly sturdy, and the armor forged from ultra-strong black-hole matter, were as fragile as tofu before that invisible golden net.

The cuts were smooth as a mirror.

The warships were silently sliced apart.

Horizontally, vertically, diagonally…

One massive warship after another was cut into countless fragments.

The crew inside felt no pain at all before being instantly broken down into the most basic particles.

The whole process was eerily silent.

It was like a hot knife cutting through a large block of butter.

Smooth, fluid, effortless.

The fleet at the very front vanished in an instant.

They were not destroyed, but 'decomposed'.

The fleet following closely behind hadn't even reacted before also plunging headfirst into this deadly net.

The same result, the same process.

In just a few tens of seconds.

Of the ten trillion warships of the enforcement fleet, over seven trillion were thus silently decomposed into the most brilliant dust in the universe.

The remaining three trillion warships finally came to a halt amid immense fear.

On the flagship's bridge, Lei Cha's energy-formed body flickered violently, barely able to maintain its form.

He stared blankly at the glowing nebula ahead, formed from the wreckage of warships, his mind empty.

"What... happened?"

"Our fleet...?"

No one could answer him.

Everyone was utterly dumbfounded by the incomprehensible sight before them.

At that moment, Qin Hao's calm voice, transmitted via the wide-area communication, clearly reached the bridge of every surviving warship.

"The quality of the window screen is not bad."

"Now you can come over for inspection."

"Or I can come over to inspect you."