Chapter 166 Luring the Enemy Deep
Chapter 166 Luring the Enemy Deep
Hua Ye muttered to himself, "This is the 'Nine-Line Defense' that Ruoning mentioned? There really are nine lines of defense?"
He turned to look at Sumari: "Do you know what kind of approach this is?"
Sumali shook his head blankly: "Your Majesty, I've never seen it before either."
Hua Ye caught a glimpse of Snow, who remained calm and collected, out of the corner of his eye. He instantly realized what was happening and immediately put on a fawning smile, leaning over to rub his hands together.
"Oh dear, look at my brain! Don't we have a great god from the River Styx here? Great God Snow, you are so knowledgeable, please enlighten us!"
Upon hearing this, Snow slowly opened his eyes, watching Hua Ye's expression change faster than he could take off his clothes. He chuckled inwardly and slowly spoke:
"This is the outer defense system of the Merlo Celestial Court, consisting of nine checkpoints. However, depending on the level of civilization, it is not necessary to pass all nine checkpoints."
"What do you mean?" Hua Ye was completely confused.
Snow enjoyed the sense of superiority he felt in explaining science to the illiterate, and casually explained, "For example, this first line of defense is basically ineffective against the Lieyang Civilization."
"The star density in this star field is already very high. The angels have set up a large-scale celestial project here to intensify the stellar activity in this region."
"Therefore, the temperature here will rise sharply, to the point that even ordinary warships cannot defend against it."
"Can't we just go around it?" Hua Ye asked immediately, his survival always being his top priority.
Snow gave him a disdainful look: "Going around it? It's not impossible."
"However, the surrounding star systems have neither intelligent civilizations nor worm bridges. Apart from the angels of the Merlo Heavenly Court who can cruise quickly using the Wings of Time and Space, it would take other fleets at least tens of thousands of years to get around them."
"Tens of thousands of years?!" Hua Ye's eyes widened. "Then what's the point of fighting?! Isn't there any other way?"
"There are certainly ways."
Snow pointed into the distance: "As I just said, all of this was caused by that core celestial device. As long as King Hua Ye destroys it, everything will be fine."
"Okay, okay!"
Hua Ye's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Then hurry up, great Snow, you'll have to go and blow that thing up."
To everyone's surprise, Snow shook his head: "King Hua Ye, I can't do this. The temperature in the core area far exceeds the normal tolerance limit. Even a third-generation god would be severely injured if he went there."
"People like the angels are able to pass through freely because their second and third generation genes have been optimized for this defense system."
"Currently, only your fourth-generation divine body can withstand this level of high temperature."
Hua Ye paused for two seconds, then pointed at himself: "So, it's only me who has to go?"
Snow nodded: "This matter still requires the help of King Hua Ye. You can use the black hole engine to create a miniature black hole to destroy that celestial body, and then this defense will naturally be breached."
"Okay, that sounds pretty cool."
Hua Ye chuckled twice, then leaned closer and lowered his voice, asking anxiously, "Let me confirm again, if I go, I really won't die in there, will I?"
Snow said expressionlessly, "Has King Hua Ye forgotten that you are now a fourth-generation divine body? This little bit of stellar energy cannot harm you."
"That makes sense." Hua Ye breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and finally felt at ease.
He straightened his royal robes and waved his hand with feigned magnanimity: "Alright, then I'll make a trip right away."
But after taking only two steps, he turned back to Snow and instructed him:
"Hey, wait a minute, you better keep a close eye on him. If that kid Li Yao shows his face, signal me immediately. Don't let him launch a sneak attack, you hear me?"
"Rest assured, King Hua Ye." Snow nodded slightly, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. This is a fourth-generation divine body, yet he is still so afraid of death.
Hua Ye then flew away.
……
Heavenly City, the royal palace.
A huge holographic screen floated in the center of the hall, displaying in real time the movements of Hua Ye's army.
Li Yao leaned back on his throne, gazing calmly at the screen, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Angel Yan sat beside him, arms crossed, her gaze indifferent.
Below stood a group of high-ranking guardian angels, including A-Zhui, Angel Leng, and Zhi Xin, all with their eyes fixed on the light screen.
"I didn't expect Styx to know so much about our Line 19 defenses." Angel Leng spoke first, her brows furrowed and her tone serious.
Li Yao glanced at her slightly and said gently, "This information probably came from Ruoning."
He paused, his voice softening slightly: "But it's alright, the teacher and I have already revised the defenses."
Angel Leng didn't say much, she just nodded slightly.
Seeing that she was no longer downcast, Li Yao withdrew his gaze, turned to the light screen, and ordered in a deep voice, "Have Mo Yi and the others withdraw. We don't need to guard that celestial body anymore."
"My lord, why don't we attack now?"
A stepped forward, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit: "They were just caught off guard by the solar wind, their formation is in chaos. If we launch a surprise attack now, we'll wipe them out completely!"
This warlike angel could not contain himself when it came to war.
Seeing her eager expression, Li Yao couldn't help but shake his head with a smile: "No rush, let them in first, then we'll shut the door and beat them."
"Close the door and beat the dog?" Ah Zhui blinked, clearly not understanding.
Standing to the side, Zhi Xin chuckled and explained, "Hua Ye only destroyed the main device that we deliberately left in the open. There are two backup celestial activation devices hidden on both sides of the star field."
"Once his entire fleet has passed through this star system, we will activate the devices on both sides simultaneously. Once the solar winds from both directions are blocked, their retreat will be completely cut off."
Ah Zhui suddenly realized, and laughed, "You're so cunning, Wang! That 'catching a turtle in a jar' move was brilliant!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several angels in the hall couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle. Even the usually aloof angel Leng had a slight smile on his lips.
Li Yao shook his head helplessly: "Fine, I'll take that as a compliment."
He stopped talking about it and with a gentle wave of his hand, several silver-white longswords emerged from the dark dimension, hovering in mid-air and slowly floating in front of A-Zhui, Lingxi, Zhixin, and the others.
Ah Zhui's eyes lit up as she looked at the longsword before her: "Your Majesty, is this the God-Slaying Sword?"
Li Yao nodded: "That's right, they're all for you."
These few god-slaying weapons were crafted by him during this period and can greatly enhance the combat power of Ah Zhui and the others.
He originally intended to give them the Silver Blade, but the Silver Blade was too easy to be stolen. Among them, only Zhi Xin, who had a strong wormhole ability, had a Silver Blade.
Ah Zhui reached out and grasped the sword hilt, gave it a gentle swing, and exclaimed excitedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty! I will make sure that the Scumbag never returns!"
Remembering A-Zhui's personality, Li Yao laughed and said, "If you die in battle again because of carelessness, I'll punish you when you come back."
A-Zhui blushed slightly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, A-Zhui won't do it."
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