Chapter 675: Decisive Battle (End of Month, Requesting Moon Tickets)

The Great Xia Universe.

A region of darkness.

Fang Xing brought the New Blue Planet here to take shelter.

After all… he had just killed a Dao Master of the Insect Clan, so he must guard against retaliation.

Facing the “Civilization’s Elegy” now, he could escape, but he couldn’t win.

In the Tai Xu Universe, Fang Xing gave no clear answer on whether to join the battle.

Even so, he gained much.

And he acquired extensive intelligence on the “Civilization’s Elegy.”

“His Dao is peculiar, tied to the Cosmic Strings… plucking the strings of the universe to sing a elegy for civilization? No wonder he’s called the ‘Civilization’s Elegy’…”

Clearly, before a Dao Master who wields Cosmic Strings as weapons, physical constants are mere playthings to be altered—or erased.

For starfleet forces rooted in technology, this is annihilation-level devastation!

“That’s why the core of taboo weapons comes from Transcendent Legacies—only then can star civilizations dare to formulate plans…”

“Counterattack?”

Fang Xing didn’t think it promising, nor did he dismiss it—fifty-fifty odds.

A peak civilization surely has hidden cards, and with the Star and Alien Civilizations uniting for a counterstrike, there’s genuine hope.

“Don’t overestimate yourselves. Without me, life and civilization will still find their own way…”

“If you can’t reach the Fourth Step of Dao Master, don’t join the battle.”

Inside the metallic palace, Fang Xing’s expression was neither sorrowful nor joyful, meditating on the Dao of Life and many other auxiliary Daos.

After a while, he opened the “Void Ring” and took out a “Lu Ming Fruit.”

Amidst the gentle cries of deer, he swallowed the spiritual fruit in a few bites.

The void peeled away layer by layer; within the realm of Daoic origin, the Pan Wu Dao surged like a mighty dragon, with a single point of distortion—his Dao Seed.

This Dao Seed was the vessel of his True Spirit, radiating its power across the entire Dao.

Now, as Fang Xing cultivated, the Dao Seed sank deeper and deeper…

On his attribute panel, a flash of light appeared:

【14th Realm: Dao Master (Second Step: 88/100)】

Proficiency slowly rose, soon surpassing 90.

Then came 91, 95, 97…

Finally, it reached 100/100!

The icon’s symbols blurred, then transformed into:

【14th Realm: Dao Master (Third Step: 1/100)】

…

“Broken through.”

Fang Xing’s heart stirred—he felt his True Spirit’s Dao Seed sink deeper into the Pan Wu Dao.

He now manipulated Daoic power with even greater ease.

“Third Step Dao Master… even in the True Immortal Realm, there are few such beings—they’re on the level of Free-and-Easy Dao Lords, barely qualified to assume the Dao Court…”

“Moreover…”

Fang Xing extended his hand, and the Primordial Spiritual Artifact, “Heaven Splitting Axe,” materialized in his palm.

He closed his eyes silently; the “Heaven Splitting Axe” became a streak of light and sank into his crown point.

Within the Pan Wu Dao, the Dao Seed exuded faint, mysterious energy.

By assimilating the origin of a Primordial Spiritual Artifact, his Dao Seed could revert from post-heaven to pre-heaven, ascending into a “Primordial Pan Wu Dao Seed!”

In other words—he could break through to Fourth Step Dao Lord!

Though each step of the 14th Realm has its own strength, even a Fourth Step Dao Lord standing atop the realm’s peak varies in combat power depending on the Dao.

But at least, the Primordial Pan Wu Dao was enough to fight the “Civilization’s Elegy.”

After all, the enemy was merely a Dao Master too.

“I hope I can make it before the great battle…”

“If I can’t… then so be it. I’ll avenge the Star Civilization later.”

“After all, given the Star Civilization’s scale, they’ve surely prepared countless backups and seeds…”

Fang Xing’s spiritual sense shifted into a deeper state of cultivation.

…

Insect Clan territory.

A factory-type planet.

BOOM!

A blinding explosion erupted; the entire planet turned to dust in an instant.

ZZZT!

Under the psychic network’s alert, insect clan Fa Masters skilled in spatial laws instantly teleported to the site.

“It’s a human Fa Master squad!”

“Kill them all!”

“They destroyed one of our ‘Breeding Pools’…”

Psychic energy exchanged rapidly; several massive, twisted forms surged into the depths of space…

Several hours later.

BOOM!

A starship exploded instantly, scattering debris everywhere.

“Damn…”

Xiao stared at the insect before him, face grim: “Fourth-rank Fa Master?”

“Intruders, die!”

The insect’s compound eyes burned with hatred as it swung its blade-arms.

CRACK!

A fine black line, capable of slicing through void, was halted mid-air by a vast palace—the “Yuan Yan Palace!”

“Kui Lan? Thank you…” Xiao felt a spatial displacement force and found himself inside the Yuan Yan Palace, facing his old friend—he smiled: “Since you went to the Alien Civilization, I never thought we’d fight side by side again…”

“Indeed. But we’re both pawns abandoned by our superiors—assigned the most dangerous missions.”

Kui Lan sneered: “Entering the Insect Clan’s territory, infiltrating and sabotaging… haha, if not for me, you’d already be dead…”

Outside, the Yuan Yan Demon Palace now streaked like a beam of light, braving the insect Fa Masters’ relentless bombardment as it fled wildly into deep space.

Xiao paused, then shook his head: “Regardless, I’m still human—and now, human territory is even less safe…”

“I knew you’d say that. Let’s team up!”

Kui Lan said: “With the two of us together, we might still survive…”

…

Like Kui Lan and Xiao, the Star and Alien Civilizations dispatched many such squads.

Their main goal: slow the Insect Clan’s advance, even divert enemy forces to scatter them.

!

As for these Fa Masters? They’re cannon fodder indeed.

Yet, if this war ends in victory, the Eternal Realm beings on both sides will surely resurrect these Fa Masters.

At this moment, as the Star Civilization resolved to fight, the entire human territory mobilized.

Hidden cards and war weapons emerged endlessly, leaving insect Fa Masters—even Dao Master-level Matriarchs—exhausted and overwhelmed.

…

“Report… we’ve located the ‘Civilization’s Elegy.’ He arrived at the Crimson Civilization three hours and twenty-seven minutes ago and slaughtered every Crimson human in the domain…”

Inside a strange golden pyramid, a human astronaut shouted the report.

“Then, a high-energy reaction appeared elsewhere—the Civilization’s Elegy’s whereabouts are unknown…”

“At the time, he likely received intelligence that an Insect Clan Matriarch had perished…”

“His next destination is almost certainly the Ophiuchus Wormhole!”

Wan Jian Dao Master’s eyes lit up: “Depart immediately—target: Ophiuchus Civilization!”

ZZZT!

The massive pyramid roared.

Space subtly warped; invisible spatial ripples enveloped the entire pyramid.

When the pyramid reappeared, it stood within the Ophiuchus Civilization’s territory.

In the vacuum of space, where sound normally cannot travel, now… the entire universe seemed to sing a funeral dirge.

Grief, mourning…

An indescribable emotion struck every Star Civilization warrior, even stirring the urge to weep.

“Is this the Elegy of Civilization?”

“Has the Ophiuchus Civilization fallen?”

Wan Jian Dao Master roared: “Scan the surroundings immediately—use the highest-grade radar! Also, use quantum entanglement communication to tell our people: prepare for temporal-spatial jump—now!”

“Once the existence of the ‘Civilization Elegy-Bearer’ is confirmed, immediately ignite war!”

“Understood!”

One after another, staff members sprang into frantic action.

Only upon closer inspection did one realize they were all Law Lords themselves.

Those below the Law Lord realm might even have their minds shattered by the movements of a peak civilization’s star systems and armies…

Not to mention, some among them were ‘Forbidden Beings’—even their names carried inherent power!

“‘Civilization Elegy-Bearer’ has been locked!”

On a massive screen, the image of the Civilization Elegy-Bearer appeared.

Humanoid in form, clad in green armor, with antennae on its forehead… even more startling was the fact that it held a bouquet of white flowers, as if it had truly come merely to pay respects.

The Civilization Elegy-Bearer, holding the white flowers, arrived before the monument it had erected for its fallen civilization.

Before it could speak, sudden transformation erupted!

Swish!

In the next instant, pyramids materialized around the Civilization Elegy-Bearer.

At the apex of each pyramid, strange lights flickered, faintly sealing off this entire universe.

“Human spacetime fleet?”

Seeing this, the Civilization Elegy-Bearer’s eyes flared: “Then you must be the main force of the Star Civilization!”

The spacetime fleet’s ability to teleport stemmed from the fact that this fleet was not only extraordinarily powerful, but every fleet commander was a Law Lord!

Not to mention, these commanders all held the occupation of ‘Spacetime Ripper’.

Even without wormholes, they could shift through empty space and teleport instantly!

“Kill!”

The Master of Ten Thousand Swords appeared outside, raising his hand lightly.

The very concept of ‘sword’ throughout the universe erupted—every sword-shaped weapon went berserk, as if screaming and roaring…

At the same time, the mysterious lights from the pyramid peaks descended, enveloping the Master of Ten Thousand Swords like armor.

Clang!

At this moment, the Civilization Elegy-Bearer suddenly held a harp in hand.

It sat cross-legged in the void, gently plucking with its right hand.

The cosmic strings were stirred—invisible ripples swept across the spacetime fleet, altering fundamental physical constants…

Attacking with the cosmic strings as weapons!

This was the Civilization Elegy-Bearer’s specialty!

…

Meanwhile, deep within the universe.

“Han Sen! Ancient Beast!”

Two cries, thick with emotion, rang out.

Han Sen held a fragmented array diagram, now intently studying its surface: “This relic’s foundation is already at its absolute limit—it can only be used once… We must achieve our goal before the timer runs out, or it will become a nightmare.”

“Don’t worry!”

The Ancestor Beast was colossal, its two tusks jutting out, resembling a golden lion-tiger, yet its body dwarfed an entire living planet—it roared in response…

(End of Chapter)