Chapter 919: Propelling the Giant Ship

"Push it out?"

Borch's eyes bulged round, doubting whether he had misheard.

The Star Destroyer, over six hundred meters long, is entirely cast in metal and weighs more than a mountain; even if one reveals a true dragon form, they appear exceedingly tiny before it. How can it be pushed? From where to push it out?

Oroin also found it unbelievable.

Only Anxiwodasi, having overseen Fu Kong Cheng for years and familiar with some of its traits, guessed vaguely at Lei En's method, noting that the Star Destroyer is similar to Fu Kong Cheng.

Lei En gave no explanation and had already taken action.

In fact, when he entered the half-plane, he issued a command to the Extreme Warriors via a symbiotic contract, transmitting them from everywhere to Getan, gathering on the wilderness where the Iola Core lies. In the Wisdom Temple of Truth Island, the ten towering guardian statues also slipped away silently, all teleporting north toward Gotham City.

Lei En performed a mental leap, appearing at the front of the Star Destroyer, standing on its outer armor, the ship's edge beneath his feet like a sheer cliff.

He activated a king‑rook castling and swapped positions with Reslin.

Reslin stood at the ship's bow, took out a dozen or so rune gems from the Nebula Ring, infused them with mana to activate, and tossed them casually. The rune gems scattered, hovering at the predetermined spots, together forming an elliptical ring over three hundred meters long.

Then Reslin raised the Endless Storm high and began casting.

On the Star Destroyer's armored hull, lines of rune inscriptions lit up, drawing massive energy seeping from the void of the half-plane, converging onto Reslin's staff, then channeling to the rune gems suspended in the air.

In an instant, the gems burst with dazzling light.

Beams of energy linked the gems; the half-plane's space trembled slightly, and a vortex appeared within the ring formed by the gems.

Anxiwodasi saw the scene, his eyes flashing slightly, and whispered:

"Otherworldly Passage!"

Oroin's face also cleared, understanding Lei En's intention.

Otherworldly Passage, like Otherworldly Teleport, are both Nine-ring Technique spells usable for plane travel; their difference is akin to that between a portal and a teleportation spell.

The Otherworldly Passage covers shorter distances, usually only to adjacent or nearby planes, but requires more sustaining energy and a longer casting time; the Otherworldly Teleport reaches farther, yet is subject to void turbulence, making precise targeting difficult.

Each spell has its strengths and weaknesses, suiting different needs.

This half-plane is not far from the Prime Material Plane; precisely, it is attached to it and lies very close, so an Otherworldly Passage suffices.

As for those rune gems, Reslin uses them to enlarge the Otherworldly Passage's range; otherwise, the Star Destroyer's massive size could not pass through.

Moreover, the vast energy in the void revealed the location of the origin stone that bears the half-plane.

Anxiwodasi looked up briefly.

That energy comes from another Iola Core; Lei En installed the Iola Core obtained from the Duke of Silver Star deep beneath the God of Magic statue, clearly the origin stone also lies at the statue's base, never beyond Truth Island.

Reslin's casting had reached the critical moment.

He used his own body as an energy conduit, focusing his spell; the vortex within the massive ring before him spun faster and faster, the void churning like towering waves.

After a full three minutes, a booming sound rang out.

The void plane was pierced; the vortex's center tore open a point, then expanded rapidly, and within a dozen seconds grew to over two hundred meters in diameter, forming a massive plane corridor. The corridor was short, and one could see the night‑shrouded wilderness at its far end.

After waiting a few more seconds, the corridor stabilized completely.

Across the boundless wilderness, Lei En stood beside the Iola Core, surrounded by one hundred twenty Extreme Warriors, members of the first and second squads, all clad in powered armor.

The Mechanical Guild supplied ample materials, and the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers added three hundred more; the production speed of powered armor more than doubled, and in a year and a half over sixty sets were forged, all issued to the second squad's Extreme Warriors.

Ten towering guardian statues also arrived.

At this moment, the Extreme Warriors gazing at the opened Otherworldly Passage in the wilderness were all astonished; Commander Marious saw the silver‑gray armor at the passage's end but could not discern its full shape.

He recalled Lei En's words in Kalanos, his heart filled with anticipation.

"Enter."

At Lei En's command, he led the way into the passage, the Extreme Warriors' engine packs spouting flames, forming a line to follow.

They passed through the massive plane corridor and entered the half-plane.

The Star Destroyer unfolded before their eyes.

In an instant, the communication channel of the powered armor filled with a series of inhaling sounds, and the Extreme Warriors shouted excitedly.

"Jiliman is above!"

"God, what is this?"

"Of course it's the boss's Fu Kong Cheng!" a Extreme Warrior answered, but his tone immediately grew uncertain, "It seems quite different from other Fu Kong Cheng."

"Fu Kong Cheng can't be that small, can it?"

"Don't you trust what the boss created? It's a bit smaller, but its power is certainly stronger than Fu Kong Cheng!" Xikalius shouted.

"Exactly." An Extreme Warrior immediately echoed, "Look closely, it's entirely cast in metal, harder to build than those floating cities that cut off mountain peaks or rise from underground, and costs more—definitely superior to Fu Kong Cheng!"

The Extreme Warriors debated heatedly in the channel, each one's emotions highly stirred.

Marious was also left dumbfounded.

As a clan chief and a Saint Rank elite, his vision, insight, and perspective far surpass ordinary Extreme Warriors, and knowing it is powered by an Iola Core, even if not a Fu Kong Cheng, it is a great creation of the same tier as Fu Kong Cheng!

Now, looking, it truly is so.

A wholly metal‑cast floating warship, still so massive, its form imposing and fierce; merely gazing at it delivers a powerful shock, striking the soul intensely.

He recalled the elders saying the Extreme Warrior Corps is not yet whole; only when one item is completed can it truly stand atop the world.

It must be that!

"Brothers."

Lei En halted mid‑air, turned, and his voice rang in the Extreme Warriors' hearts: "This is the Star Destroyer; in the future, when you ride it to traverse the void planes, conquer the world, and annihilate foes, the Star Destroyer will furnish the Corps with the strongest firepower support, also your most solid backing."

"Long live the boss!"

"Great! Our Corps now has its own Fu Kong Cheng!"

The Extreme Warriors shouted loudly in the communication channel, each heart surging, eager to board the Star Destroyer for a tour immediately.

"Everyone, calm down first," Lei En raised his hand to quiet the Extreme Warriors, continuing, "Now what we must do together is push the Star Destroyer into the plane corridor."

"Yes, boss!"

Marius led the chorus with a unified response.

Lei En vibrated his metallic wings behind him, turning into a bolt of lightning that sped forward, with one hundred twenty Extreme Warriors trailing behind; the roar of their powered‑armor engines thundered like a storm, echoing throughout the entire half‑plane.

The legion flew over the Star Destroyer, bypassed the bridge, and reached the ship's rear.

Anxiwodasi, Ouroin and Boorqi were all present; seeing so many Extreme Warriors clad in powered armor sweeping in majestically, both of their faces changed in an instant.

"There are actually this many!" Boorqi shouted in surprise.

Having followed Lei En for so long, he naturally knew how formidable an Extreme Warrior in powered armor could be—any single one could easily crush him. Normally he could only see a single squad and dared not approach, yet before him stood ten full squads!

And behind them were ten towering colossi, each equivalent to a Saint Rank strongman.

Anxiwodasi and Ouroin exchanged glances, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes; Lei En's forces were growing ever stronger, and this was only the displayed portion—no one knew how much power he concealed.

Lei En materialized his body from the bolt of lightning.

His gaze narrowed slightly, a vast Holy Soul aura radiating from him; in one breath he activated "Titanic Power," "Immortal Battle Soul," "Infinite Frenzy" and "Elephant Heart Electric Power." His original Level 17 strength surged wildly, and when he drew the Soul‑Igniting Great Sword, his power jumped two levels, reaching the mortal Level 20 limit.

But he did not stop, fully channeling "Immortal Battle Soul" to make his body grow ever larger.

Thirty meters, forty meters, fifty meters…

When he finally halted at fifty meters, the effect of Immortal Battle Soul—greater power, larger form—combined with the similar effect of Titanic Power; the two legendary Elements fused perfectly, letting his size easily surpass that of the ancient dragon‑demons.

However, fifty meters is the ceiling that Level 20 power can achieve; without upgrading the power Element, he cannot grow taller.

At this moment Lei En's eyes flashed like electricity, arcs of current dancing across his skin; his titanium‑golden wings unfurled beyond a hundred meters, each feather's tip trailing long bolts of lightning. The aura he exuded left everyone present breathless, as if a celestial deity had descended.

Ouroin exclaimed, "What a mighty power!"

When Lei En fought Aiken that day, he once displayed his full giant form, but no one had time to examine it closely; now, seeing it up close, they were awestruck.

Lei En then proceeded to cast Mirror Image.

In an instant, ten identical Titan Giants appeared around him; each possessed only seventy percent of the original's strength, yet Lei En's seventy percent was already astonishing.

Wham!

Lei En and the ten mirrors simultaneously flashed to the Star Destroyer's rear, forming a line with the original in the center and five mirrors on each side, jointly expanding a mind force field. Eleven overlapping mind force fields merged, the invisible force nearly solidifying into a visible substance, its range perfectly matching the ship's rear—like a transparent base, a flawless fit.

Thus, when pushing the Star Destroyer, they need not touch the hull, making force application easy and preventing uneven stress from damaging the ship's structure.

Lei En placed both hands on the mind force field, and the ten mirrors on either side began side by side.

"Together now," he said.

The Extreme Warriors already knew what to do, swooping in, spreading between Lei En and the mirrors, pressing their hands onto the solidified mind force field, awaiting Lei En's command.

Simultaneously, the ten towering colossi, under Lei En's control, each found a suitable spot to push.

"I'll join too."

Ouroin triggered Infinite Frenzy, transforming into a half‑giant over three meters tall, and joined the crew pushing the massive ship.

Anxiwodasi glanced at his own form and shook his head helplessly; his physique rivaled that of a legendary iron guard, yet compared with battle wizards like Lei En and Ouroin, his strength seemed trivial, so he abstained from joining.

Lei En inhaled deeply and shouted, his voice like thunder:

"One, two, three! Push!"

In an instant, Lei En and the mirrors' titanium‑golden feathers vibrated rapidly, currents crackling over their bodies; power gathered in their massive arms, muscles tensing, unleashing a force that could shake mountains. The powered‑armor of the one hundred twenty Extreme Warriors and the ten towering colossi expelled scorching flame streams from their rear engines at full power, channeling strength through their hands across the mind force field onto the Star Destroyer.

The half‑plane is a low‑gravity environment, though not absolute weightlessness; objects' weight is reduced to only a faint fraction.

Nevertheless, a weight negligible for ordinary items, when scaled to the Star Destroyer, remains a daunting mass.

The Star Destroyer can hover because it is equipped with a massive anti‑gravity rune formation and a constant levitation technique.

At this moment the anti‑gravity rune formation is inactive, only the levitation technique is engaged.

The low‑gravity setting combined with the levitation effect reduces its weight to a manageable level; Lei En, the mirrors, the Extreme Warriors and the towering colossi push with full force, causing the Star Destroyer to tremble slightly before drifting forward slowly.

"It's moving, it's moving!" Boorqi shouted.

Though the speed was sluggish, the Star Destroyer was indeed moving.

The interdimensional gateway opened directly ahead of the Star Destroyer; Lei En and his mirrors formed the main pushing force, deftly steering the direction, and the ship's bow quickly entered the passage.

Reslin had already lifted off the deck, hovering in mid‑air to maintain his spell.

The Star Destroyer moved slowly; its massive bulk made it appear sluggish, but its pace was comparable to a person's walking speed.

Three minutes later, the colossal vessel was already half inside the dimensional passage.

Lei En eased his pace slightly, adjusting the push direction to ensure the Star Destroyer would not brush the passage's edges or inner walls, then continued to push. Once the ship was fully within the passage, he slowed again, moving cautiously step by step to avoid any mishap.

The Star Destroyer moved within the passage.

Ten minutes later, the Star Destroyer finally reached the passage's end; its bow emerged from the tunnel, and the rest of the hull gradually became visible.

When the Star Destroyer fully exited the passage, it immediately plunged downward.

"Everyone, let go!" Lei En shouted.

He had anticipated this, so the Star Destroyer was almost pushed along the ground, less than ten meters above it. The final reserve of internal energy engaged, activating both the anti‑gravity field and levitation technique, and the warship descended like a feather.

Boom!

The Star Destroyer's bottom armor met the ground with a muffled thud, sinking a few meters before coming to a steady halt.

Lei En exhaled a sigh.

Just then, the Mirror Image spell expired, and the surrounding images vanished.

The Extreme Warriors' and the towering colossi's engine nozzles glowed bright red, having run at full power for nearly fifteen minutes, consuming a great amount of source crystal.

Reslin burst out of the passage, and the dimensional gateway behind him sealed instantly.

Now only the final step remained.

Anxiwodasi, Ouroin, Boorqi and the Extreme Warriors all turned toward Lei En. He shrank to a normal size, gestured through the air, and the Iola Core flew over to his side; he said to the hopeful crowd, "Everyone, follow me."

(End of Chapter)