Chapter 210: The Five-Phase Void Energy

In the deep void, countless spaceship fortresses surged forward in a vast armada, blazing like innumerable burning meteors tearing through the sky, seemingly intent on completely submerging Earth.

Leading the formation was a colossal spaceship shaped like a pyramid, hundreds of kilometers tall, standing like a giant peak amidst the cosmos.

Surrounding it, like stars orbiting the moon, were numerous other spaceships and fortresses.

At a distance of merely tens of millions of kilometers, the many spaceship fortresses of the Nine-Star Civilization would reach Earth's atmosphere in no time.

Inside the grand hall of the massive pyramid spaceship.

"Earth is right before our eyes."

A man clad in a dark red robe sat high above, expressionless as he gazed at the figures below, and said: "According to the plan, explore the ruins of the entire planet immediately. However, to prevent the ruins from being affected, no one is to destroy Earth's biosphere; minimize slaughter as much as possible. We only need to capture the powerful ones of Earth's civilization."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The ministers and imperial family below responded in unison.

The man in the dark red robe nodded slightly in satisfaction.

As the Emperor of the Nine-Star Civilization, with his strength, he naturally feared nothing from a planetary civilization like Earth; even if a few powerful ones had emerged, they posed no threat to him.

Yet he would eventually enter the ruin spaces within Earth, and there would be times when he was absent. Even if he sent people to capture them alive now, it might not eliminate all threats, which is why he had summoned such a massive force from his homeland.

"One Class-Eight spaceship, eleven Class-Seven fortress ships, and countless Class-Six vessels."

"A total of twenty-four experts at the ninth layer of the Yu Xingyuan."

"Among them, four have reached the peak of the ninth layer of the Yu Xingyuan. The Blood Cauldron King is even infinitely close to the tenth layer, hailed as the strongest within our Nine-Star Civilization, second only to me and the Progenitor."

"Even if I am trapped within a ruin space, with the Blood Cauldron King leading, we will be able to handle any situation."

As his thoughts stirred, the man in the dark red robe turned his gaze to the figure below wearing a royal robe.

It was a youth with long, blood-red hair, skin as fair as jade, and a face nearly perfect in its beauty. Standing alone at the very front of the many ministers and imperial family members, his high status was evident.

The Emperor looked at the youth, a flicker of anticipation in his eyes, and spoke: "Brother, this journey to Earth is your best opportunity to seize control of the Void. You must grasp it."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Blood Cauldron King nodded calmly and said: "Although most of Earth's ruins require natives to enter, Ruin Five, the Silver Labyrinth, and Ruin Six, the Bronze Demon Mountain, can be entered by outsiders. The Silver Labyrinth values luck more, while the Bronze Demon Mountain tests willpower. Though the rewards of the Bronze Demon Mountain's trial remain unclear, given Your Majesty's mental willpower, I imagine you will learn them soon."

"Hmm." A hint of satisfaction appeared in the Emperor's eyes.

Although he regarded this imperial brother, the Blood Cauldron King, as an heir to the throne and respected him greatly, it was not only because the latter had potential for the Void, but also because he was very perceptive.

In truth, the Blood Cauldron King's mental willpower might not be inferior to his own, but such treasures—no one knew if the rewards were limited. Naturally, he, as the Emperor, should enter first.

"I will go in first to take a look for my brother."

The Emperor smiled faintly: "At that time, I will trouble my brother to stabilize the situation."

The Blood Cauldron King nodded slightly and said: "Rest assured, Your Majesty."

The imperial princes and princesses below could only listen obediently, daring not to voice any objection.

After all, even the current Emperor, Your Majesty, had not lived as long as the Blood Cauldron King; indeed, before Your Majesty seized control of the Void, his combat strength had been slightly inferior to that of the Blood Cauldron King.

Among the current imperial princes and princesses, none could match the Blood Cauldron King.

In terms of seniority alone, within the entire Nine-Star Civilization, only the great Progenitor held a higher status than the Blood Cauldron King, who had lived for over a million years.

"Approaching Earth; beginning deceleration."

At that moment, the spaceship's intelligent system's warning voice sounded. The walls and floor of the hall seemed to vanish, instantly simulating an incredibly realistic external view.

Below, the blue planet was already visible.

"Everyone, prepare to welcome this treasure."

The Emperor stood up, his dark red robe fluttering without wind.

The imperial family and ministers below also looked toward Earth with anticipation, as if they could already see the treasures belonging to a Level-Two civilization.

Suddenly—

"Boom!"

At the edge of Earth's atmosphere, which shimmered with faint light, streams of light suddenly flew out from within.

At the same time, a cold voice, transmitted through energy fluctuations, instantly echoed through space:

"I am the Chairman of the Star Patrol Council and the leader of Earth. Effective immediately, no outsiders are permitted to enter Earth's airspace!"

The Emperor, seated above, cast a glance, and his mental power, nearly merging with the Void, swept across instantly. He then sneered: "Such big talk. It turns out to be a mere child without even a Star-level divine office?"

The Blood Cauldron King also glanced over and said: "Judging from the intelligence, it should be that genius of Earth, Lin Qing?"

The Emperor spoke calmly: "Not worth mentioning. However, the aura strength of those around him is at the level of the ninth layer of the Yu Xingyuan. Yet they possess no divine office; it seems they are puppets left behind by a Level-Two civilization? Truly remarkable."

"Puppets?" The Blood Cauldron King nodded slightly, not finding it surprising.

Although he had never visited a Level-Two civilization, he had been fortunate enough to communicate with its citizens and had naturally heard of such powerful intelligent puppets.

However, with his strength, infinitely close to the tenth layer of the Yu Xingyuan, he did not care about a group of puppets at the ninth layer of the Yu Xingyuan.

Below the beings of the Void, except for the top geniuses of Level-Two civilizations, no one could defeat him.

"Brother, you shall handle the negotiations with these Earth natives." The Emperor said calmly: "After all, they know the Earth treasures quite well and may have already obtained much. There is no need to erase them directly."

"Your Majesty speaks wisely."

The Blood Cauldron King nodded slightly, then looked at the figures formed by the streams of light, and his voice transmitted through the spaceship:

"Ignorant people of Earth, the Emperor of the Nine-Star Civilization has personally arrived. Why do you not quickly surrender, welcome our Nine-Star Civilization's great army, and then come to pay homage to Your Majesty?"

At this moment, his words, spoken in the Universal Language of the Cosmos, resounded through the sky and echoed across the land.

Outside the atmosphere, the vast armada of spaceships, like a torrent, nearly obscured the deep void. The countless energy streams scattered during space travel roared past like hurricanes in space, causing Earth's atmosphere to fluctuate violently.

Under the encirclement of countless spaceship fortresses, like numerous terrifying leviathans, they all stared fiercely at their prey.

More than half of the sunlight from the sun was blocked out.

Lin Qing frowned slightly. His invisible domain shifted, instantly dissipating the massive energy flow from the space fleet.

Behind him stood over a dozen puppets, along with Qi Lingxiao, Chu Hongjun, and Yi Leina Duo.

The highest echelons of Earth had almost entirely gathered here.

Lin Qing then continued, "So you understand the Universal Language of the Cosmos. Did you not hear my words? I said... no outsiders are permitted to enter Earth's airspace."

His voice, transmitted through his domain, echoed through space. "Permitted?"

The Blood Cauldron King's indifferent voice followed: "The Star Patrol Council has no such regulation. Your Earth's Star Patrol Council has no authority over our Nine-Star Civilization. Even if you are the leader of Earth's civilization, your words carry no weight."

The purpose of the Star Patrol Council's existence is to help various planets defend against the Yu Xingyuan Demons and Star Pirates.

The Star Patrol Council on every planet is also a channel provided by the Universal Star Patrol Alliance, through which one can purchase conventional Star Patrol Fortresses, technological weapons, cultivation resources, and more at low prices.

If the Yu Xingyuan Demons invade, the Star Patrol Council can request aid from the Universal Star Patrol Alliance, as the planet faces the risk of extinction.

But if it is merely Star Pirates, the Universal Star Patrol Alliance is unlikely to come all this way.

Furthermore, the Nine-Star Civilization is entering Earth under a righteous pretext, making it even less likely to attract the attention of the Universal Star Patrol Alliance.

If the Yu Xingyuan Demons are not involved, the rise and fall of a civilization on a single planet is far too frequent and common for the universe.

Earth's civilization has not joined any civilization alliance or faction in the universe. Who would specifically come to rescue a planet civilization with no background whatsoever?

This universe is inherently cold and pitch black.

Therefore, using the Star Patrol Council to suppress the Nine-Star Civilization is utterly meaningless!

"Is that so?"

Lin Qing's slightly mocking voice rang out. "My words carry no weight? Then what about this?"

One mistake, one sentence, one release, one content, one inside, one look!

As he spoke, light instantly twisted and condensed in his palm, forming a water-blue planet projection. The projection then rapidly enlarged, turning into a semi-transparent form.

Deep within the planet projection, five flickering light points were visible. As the projection rapidly enlarged, those five light points were revealed to be five nearly transparent, pale silver spheres.

The spheres were merely the size of rice grains, buried deep within Earth's projection, appearing completely insignificant compared to the Earth projection itself.

"Hmm?"

Inside the massive Jin Zita at the head of the Nine-Star Civilization, the Nine-Star Civilization's imperial family and high officials looked in confusion at the projection floating in Lin Qing's hand.

"What does this Earth native mean?"

"Has he gone mad?"

"Does he mean... these five spheres are hidden deep within Earth?"

"What is that thing?"

None of the imperial family or high officials recognized the origin of these five spheres.

The Blood Cauldron King looked closely, his pupils contracting slightly. He abruptly turned his head to look at the Emperor seated high above and could not help but speak: "Your Majesty, that is..."

The Emperor, clad in a dark red robe, also frowned, speaking in a low voice: "I am not certain yet. Let me look closely."

As he spoke, his mental power, which had merged into the void, quietly spread out. Without the resistance of rule-based power, he easily sensed every part of the entire planet, and his sensing power instantly penetrated to the very deepest core of the planet.

In an instant, he discovered those five spheres at the planet's deepest core.

Just as Lin Qing's projection revealed, they were nearly transparent spheres, merely the size of rice grains, emitting a faint silver light.

Each of these spheres was an absolutely perfect sphere, its surface so smooth that it had no indentations or patterns whatsoever.

Most importantly...

These five spheres, separated by over a thousand kilometers, were subtly resonating, causing space and time to undergo a strange distortion.

With his perception of the void, he could even sense the spheres' influence on space and that strange state. The void perception seemed to exist, yet it possessed no mass, as if fixed within the void itself.

As a void creature, he was capable of shaking these five spheres that had nearly merged into the void.

But he also knew clearly that the spheres' influence on the void, if the void's balance were broken, would trigger extremely terrifying consequences!

The small amount of spatial energy triggered by the five spheres, once released, would likely instantly turn this planet and the area within tens of thousands of kilometers into absolute nothingness!

"Five-Phase Void Energy..."

The Emperor murmured, then stared coldly at Lin Qing. "A creation of this level? Earth actually possesses such a thing? Is it technology left behind by a previous civilization?"

To put it plainly, these five spheres are a type of bomb.

But their terrifying power, with a total energy output far greater than that of a void creature like him, could instantly turn an area of tens of thousands of kilometers into absolute nothingness by converting a small amount of space into energy!

Even a void creature like him, who is unafraid and capable of surviving, could not withstand such an explosion.

Once these Five-Phase Void Energy bombs are triggered, Earth will inevitably turn into absolute nothingness in an instant!

"Is it really Five-Phase Void Energy?"

The Blood Cauldron King could not help but frown.

Having walked the path of comprehending the aspects of the void for countless tens of thousands of years, he naturally understood the relevant principles of the void and had long heard of the terror of Five-Phase Void Energy.

Although he possessed strength nearing the tenth layer of the Yu Xingyuan, he had no confidence in surviving in the face of such a terrifying weapon of mass destruction!

"Your Majesty, this..." the Blood Cauldron King said, frowning.

The Emperor stared expressionlessly at Lin Qing, tens of thousands of kilometers away, and only spoke suddenly after a long pause.

"Earthling."

The Emperor's cold voice pierced the void: "You intend to threaten me with this? Do you think I cannot see through it? This Five-Phase Void Energy device is merged with the void and is constantly consuming itself. As time passes, in at most one or two years, it will vanish on its own. Have you considered the outcome after one or two years?"

A slight smile curled Lin Qing's lips as he spoke: "Then that is none of your concern."

"Listen well, I will say this only once."

He spoke word by word: "The moment I discover the Nine-Star Civilization dares to enter Earth's airspace, it will be triggered immediately. Furthermore, it is linked to the consciousness of us Earth's high officials. If any one of us dies, it will also explode immediately. Do you understand?"

After a brief silence, the Emperor's cold laughter rang out: "Is that so? I shall wait to see how much backbone you have left once the threat of this thing is gone."

Lin Qing's expression remained calm as he spoke softly: "Then that is none of your concern."

After a long pause, the massive Jin Zita spaceship began to retreat, and the countless fleets of starships that had blocked out the sky also turned and withdrew.

Before long, the sky returned to its clarity, with only the traces of passage left in the distant deep space visible.

"Phew, we are safe for now."

Qi Lingxiao sighed slightly in relief, transmitting his voice via mental power: "The pressure from a void creature is far too strong... However, can this thing only be maintained for one or two years?"

"There are three of these great weapons in total," Lin Qing transmitted. "They should be able to delay things for about three to five years."

"Lin Qing," Chu Hongjun transmitted. "With the Void Creature stationed there, how can you kill the Blood Cauldron King?"

Lin Qing shook his head slightly and said, "With the Void Creature stationed there, I certainly cannot find an opportunity to kill the Blood Cauldron King, but... based solely on what I just said, that Void Creature cannot simply give up the treasures of Earth. He will inevitably infiltrate Earth."

He paused. "With the abilities of a Void Creature, if he wants to infiltrate Earth, how could we possibly detect him?"

Chu Hongjun immediately understood his meaning.

"I am a Primordial Realm Star-level citizen," Lin Qing said. "As long as someone enters the ruin, I will know. As long as that Void Creature leaves the Nine Stars Civilization's fleet cluster, I will have the chance to kill the Blood Cauldron King!"

(End of this chapter)