Chapter 157: Void Hall

"Deputy Leader, what should we do now? It seems like Dragon Nation is quite formidable?"

"Maybe we should just leave Earth." The squid-head's subordinates were starting to have second thoughts.

Their kind of squid-head alien was naturally timid and cowardly, wanting to flee at the first sign of trouble.

When encountering an evenly matched opponent, they would simply run away, never fighting head-on.

When encountering a weaker opponent, they would avoid fighting if at all possible.

In short,

as long as I don't fight, I won't die.

They lived by one principle: the art of staying put.

"Get lost!"

The alien deputy leader scolded sternly, "This is just a small probe against Dragon Nation. Do you not even have this much courage?"

"Dragon Nation may have some strength, but you must understand that the Bone Lion is at most bottom-tier among us aliens!"

"The real show hasn't even begun yet!"

Just then,

another squid-head said trembling:

"De-Deputy Leader, we just received a message from the Termination Foundation."

"They said that of the four containment entities sent out before, two died and two were captured. They told us to be careful of Dragon Nation — Dragon Nation very likely possesses a XXX-class terrifying entity!"

Heh.

The Termination Foundation.

"Those profit-driven fellows would actually remind me to be careful. Who knows what they're really plotting."

The alien deputy leader sneered a few times.

The terrifying forces of the three major planets all drew their power from Earth's terror, but their relationship with each other was not harmonious.

On the contrary, they often schemed against one another, attempting to swallow each other up in order to gain more terrifying power.

However, because their overall strength was roughly equal,

the three planets had never openly declared war on each other.

"Oh right, Deputy Leader,"

"the vice president of the Termination Foundation invites you to attend a meeting to discuss the personnel for this dispatch."

"He also said he hopes to use this offensive to take Earth in one fell swoop, and the terrifying power gained would be split equally."

Split equally?

A sly smile crept onto the alien deputy leader's lips.

"Heh, split equally. How interesting."

"Reply to them: we meet in five minutes."

Void Hall.

In the vast, boundless expanse of the cosmos.

In the gap between the three major planets stood a towering, majestic spire.

The heads of these three major planets were standing atop the spire.

They were preparing to discuss the plan for the second offensive.

"Speak, Vice President Zhongmo. What important matter requires you to summon the two of us here?"

The leader of the Desire Church asked.

He wore a white robe with gilded trim along the edges, looking extremely luxurious.

He was the second-in-command of the Desire Church,

and also the Cult Master, second only to the Hierarch — above tens of thousands, beneath one person.

"There is indeed an important matter to discuss in gathering you this time."

Vice President Zhongmo disclosed the intelligence regarding 096 and other containment entities, then continued,

"According to new information we've obtained, our original assessment of the terrifying entities on Lan Xing's Dragon Nation was mistaken."

"Their terrifying entities are powerful and very likely have already reached XXX-class."

"Therefore I propose that during the second offensive, all three major planets should dispatch XXX-class terrifying entities."

"Only then can we ensure nothing goes wrong."

After the alien deputy leader and the Desire Cult Master heard this,

they did not respond immediately, but pondered in secret.

The atmosphere fell silent.

One minute later.

The Desire Cult Master spoke first: "XXX-class is nothing to our Desire Church."

"Therefore, I will dispatch a high-level Tentacle Monster to fight alongside you."

Within the Desire Church,

Tentacle Monsters were divided into three tiers: low-level, mid-level, and high-level.

The distinction in power between each tier was clear.

High-level Tentacle Monsters already possessed the partial ability to manipulate the fate of others.

They could arbitrarily tear apart the families of low-level and mid-level Tentacle Monsters, or forcibly seize their property.

Not only that,

high-level Tentacle Monsters also mastered a great deal of faith-based dark magic, with diverse methods, making them extremely difficult opponents to deal with.

Rumor has it that a high-level tentacle monster could exterminate hundreds of millions of living beings!

"A high-level tentacle monster… interesting."

The Alien Deputy Leader was not willing to fall behind,

"Since we've already sent out a high-level tentacle monster, we won't just stand by. I will dispatch a Level Five Alien to battle."

"This Level Five Alien is called the Nine-Clawed Star Emperor!"

Huh?

As the Alien Deputy Leader's words fell,

The leaders of the other two planets stared at him in surprise.

I didn't expect the Alien Deputy Leader to be so decisive,

As soon as he acted, it was the top-ranked Level Five Alien—the Nine-Clawed Star Emperor!

The Nine-Clawed Star Emperor,

It is a creature resembling an octopus.

It has eight massive tentacles, each covered with hard soft armor.

Decades ago,

There was once a record of an ultimate showdown involving the Nine-Clawed Beast Emperor, which single-handedly defeated three great XXX-level terrifying entities!

Although it also suffered severe injuries,

yet this also established its status as the strongest XXX-level being.

"You two are giving me face like this, so I won't hold back."

The Apocalypse Deputy Leader smiled and clapped his hands.

Next,

A strange figure appeared behind him.

The Alien Deputy Leader and the Lust Cult Leader exclaimed almost simultaneously:

"Humans??"

"How could it be a human?"

"Apocalypse Deputy Leader, you're not joking with us, are you? What combat power do humans have? They're nothing but weak ants; we could slap and kill tens of millions of them."

In their view,

Humans are at the bottom of the cosmic hierarchy.

"Hehe, don't rush, this is no ordinary human."

The Apocalypse Deputy Leader explained,

"It is Containment Object 076 of the Apocalypse Foundation."

"Its strength reaches XXX-level; even beings above disaster-level cannot kill it."

Huh?

The Lust Cult Leader, hearing this, was keenly interested.

"Although it is XXX-level, it can survive from disaster-level downward, so it must have strong defensive power."

Defensive power?

"Hmph!"

The Alien Deputy Leader crossed his arms, lifted his head, and said discontentedly,

"We're on the offensive this time, understand?"

"What's the use of sending a containment object with strong defense? Are you sending it to be a target?"

"If it works, fine; if not, just don't come. This attack will be handled by us Aliens and the Lust Cult."

"But any treasures found later will have no share for you, the Apocalypse Foundation."

Seeing they didn't believe,

The Apocalypse Deputy Leader sighed,

"Ah, it seems I still need to let you see it with your own eyes."

As his words fell, the Apocalypse Deputy Leader condensed a dark black sphere in his hand.

He aimed at 076 and shot out the sphere with a whoosh.

Boom!

The sphere struck 076, and the tremendous impact blasted it into a pile of minced flesh.

The Alien Deputy Leader and the Lust Tentacle Monster were about to mock,

But immediately after,

A stone coffin suddenly appeared.

076's fragments swiftly flew into the coffin, and in the next instant, 076 was restored to perfect condition!

"Huh? It has regenerative ability? Not bad."

"How about its attack power?"

The Alien Deputy Leader curled his finger at 076,

"Come, hit me."

Whoosh!

Having said that,

076 manipulated the coffin and slammed into the Alien Deputy Leader without mercy, its terrifying force and speed like a meteorite falling!

Boom!

At the moment the stone coffin struck the alien deputy leader, it was blocked with one hand by the opponent, and could no longer advance even half a step.

The alien deputy leader's arm also trembled slightly from the vibration.

"Hmm, not bad, the attack power is sufficient."

"This way, all the monsters we dispatched this time are XXX-level."

"Lan Xing, Dragon Nation, heh, I'd like to see what they can use to resist us!"

"The Cult Leader of Lust sneered, 'Resist? Hahaha, of course we'll resist with our heads!'"

"Kneel and beg for mercy, beg us to give them a quick death!"

"Hahaha!"

"The laughter of the three leaders echoed for a long time."

"The Order Guardians not far away witnessed all this, blinking curiously,"

"Yi Hao, do you think Dragon Nation can withstand the second attack?"

"I think it's smug enough."

"Yi Hao is a cold and gorgeous older-sister type."

"Yi Hao gave no reply, 'Whether we can block it or not, it's not something we should worry about.'"

"Watching the spectacle is fine, but don't get too carried away."

"These are just petty squabbles, with no learning value."

"Upon hearing that,"

"Er Hao responded listlessly, inwardly thinking Yi Hao is really boring; if I had known, I wouldn't have come with her..."

"Just before the second offensive was launched,"

"Only..."

"Sixty seconds left!"

"On Lan Xing,"

"All residents had solemn expressions, gazing up at the heavens together."

"Clearly it was a bright, sunny day, but in the blink of an eye it was shrouded in dark clouds; that heavy cloud layer was like an airtight giant net, spreading from horizon to horizon, as if to envelop the entire Lan Xing."

"The fierce wind howled, sweeping past everyone's ears."

"Lightning flickered unpredictably within the clouds."

"All of Lan Xing was filled with a heavy atmosphere of impending wind and rain."

"Everything is about to descend."

"Zhang Cheng, the Star Cannon is still under construction, so this counterattack relies entirely on you!"

"Qin Meng placed his hopes on Zhang Cheng."

"Since the global unification,"

"Zhang Cheng unknowingly became the symbol of hope for all of Lan Xing."

"Don't worry, don't be nervous, we will still win this battle."

"Let me think, who should we send out..."

"Zhang Cheng's mind sank into the sea of thoughts."

"However, the next instant,"

"A pale hand slapped down on his head with a smack."

"Zhang Cheng, do we still need to think?"

"Of course it's me and Sister Xi going into battle!"

"Xiao Dian rested her chin on her hand, saying with lively and cunning eyes,"

"How long has it been since Sister Xi and I last took action?"

"Don't be fickle, do you remember who originally led Dragon Nation to turn the tide?"

"Naturally, it's me and Sister Xi."

"We missed the first attack; this time we both must go out—you decide for yourself."

"Is this a voluntary request to fight?"

"Zhang Cheng pondered."

"Lan Xing has already been unified,"

"and the opponents have completely changed."

"The rule set by the initial terror arena that terror creatures cannot be repeated no longer applies."

"Therefore, letting Sister Xiao Dian and Sister Xi take the field is fully compliant."

"Most importantly,"

"they possess absolutely formidable strength,"

"enough to crush all terrifying beings dispatched by the three major planets!"

"Good, since Sister Xiao Dian proposed it, this time you and Sister Xi will go out."

"Zhang Cheng finished speaking, then added,"

"But we must guard against those extraterrestrial invaders playing dirty."

"So we still need to dispatch a strong protector to guard the Dragon Nation homeland."

"Then..."

"The thought arose,"

"Zhang Cheng's back suddenly shuddered."

Bang!

A black coffin stood firmly on the earth.

Beside the black coffin stood a tall, imposing, powerful man.

His eyes were wrapped in black silk, his long hair and robes fluttering in the wind, each step seeming to make the earth tremble.

His heart pounded like a drum, thump-thump-thump, shaking the soul.

The coffin-bearer...

"Senior, the heavy responsibility of guarding the homeland of Dragon Nation is entrusted to you." Zhang Cheng looked toward the coffin-bearer.

The other party gave a slight nod, his voice low and powerful,

"Where I am, it is absolutely safe!"

"If they want to invade the homeland of Dragon Nation, they must first step over my corpse!"

"But, that is impossible!"

The Battle of Gaixia,

He personally witnessed his brothers fall one by one,

The coffin-bearer thereafter swore an oath to be humble and calm, never to be arrogant and complacent.

However...

Before the weak, there is no need to be low-key, for they are not worthy!

Especially, these extraterrestrial invaders who dare to invade Dragon Nation!