High-Level Martial Era - Chapter 701

Chapter 701: Chapter 377 A Group of Semi-Divine Peak
 

Whoosh! Li Yuan’s gaze sharpened, and his body moved swiftly as he rushed into the dark cave.

As soon as he entered the cave.

Buzz~ Before him, a circular tunnel less than two meters in diameter suddenly brightened as if it were broad daylight, reaching straight to the deepest part.

Suddenly, Li Yuan stopped, turned his head, and looked towards Bai Shan Semi-Divine standing at the entrance of the cave. “Senior Bai Shan, why don’t you come in?”

Bai Shan Semi-Divine was about to speak.

“He can’t come in.” A cold voice rang out, and in an instant, a large amount of light converged, forming the phantom of an old man in a white robe within the passage.

“Master Yun.” Li Yuan recognized the person.

“Master Yun.” Bai Shan Semi-Divine said likewise, “Since you appear, you should explain the cause to Li Yuan.”

Master Yun nodded, looking at Li Yuan, “Follow me, I’ll explain as we walk.”

Whoosh! Whoosh! Master Yun’s phantom flew ahead, and Li Yuan followed behind, both of them not flying particularly fast.

“Leaders within civilizations, even semi-divines, occasionally travel along plane passages, leaving the dimensional plane to venture between the starry sky space rifts,” Master Yun explained. “Even the master, for the past hundred years, aside from his occasional journeys to the Nine Mountains World, passing several trials… also occasionally journeyed into the starry sky rifts.”

Li Yuan listened attentively, realizing that the vast Mortal Domain lay among many dimensional planes, enshrouded by substantial regions of starry sky rifts.

Like the Burial Immortal Ancient Domain, it was located within a starry sky rift.

The descending deities from days of old, those divine wars, all erupted within the starry sky rifts.

“Like those imprisoned semi-divines on the Flying Star Base, they are captured starry beings by the master,” Master Yun said.

Li Yuan suddenly understood.

Starry beings?

He had seen similar descriptions in divine realm annals; in the vast universe, numerous bizarre beings were born.

These beings were mostly born powerful but had a hard time reproducing and finding others of their kind.

“The path of cultivation, mere tranquil meditation will not make one powerful. The master’s strength improved through enduring many hardships,” Master Yun said. “But what adventurous ventures are entirely safe? Therefore, before every dangerous venture, the master made numerous contingency plans…”

“After Fang Hai returned from the Nine Leaves World… it confirmed something for the master, even at the most perilous moment, the Seven Star Civilization would not be entirely extinguished, at most suffering some hardships,” Master Yun said.

“Therefore, the master decided to go to the Nine Mountains World, embarking on the last and most critical venture,” Master Yun said somberly. “After all, to protect the civilization, the master had already delayed for a long time, waiting for long.”

“The master had longed to go for a while.”

Something in Li Yuan’s heart stirred.

The timing of Dongfang Alliance Leader’s departure was exactly when the principal became semi-divine and took over as the Vice Alliance Hierarch.

“Unfortunately.” Master Yun slightly shook his head, sighing softly.

Li Yuan fell silent.

Regrettably, in this life-and-death venture, the Alliance Leader had perished.

“Though the master is dead, the various treasures he left will still be effective,” Master Yun halted his steps. “But one must have sufficient authority to be eligible to enter the base; for instance, attempting to enter, Bai Shan Semi-Divine would be killed.”

“Authority?” Li Yuan held his breath.

The Vice Alliance Hierarch?

“Many bases on Flying Star can only be accessed by the Alliance Hierarch,” Master Yun said. “This base on Blue Star, only the Vice Alliance Hierarch can control.”

Li Yuan immediately recalled what Bai Shan Semi-Divine had just mentioned about convening a meeting in the Starfire Realm.

The purpose was to officially select a new Alliance Hierarch, Vice Alliance Hierarch.

This still left a hint of doubt in Li Yuan’s mind.

Even if the Dongfang Alliance Leader had demon servants within the Myriad Demons Civilization, after gaining freedom, would the demon servants necessarily leak information?

What if no information was leaked?

Besides, while the likelihood of a traitor among the First Rank Star Masters was minuscule, with dozens of semi-divines, could there be any controlled covertly by soul manipulation?

After all, both Dongfang Alliance Leader and Li Yuan could control other strong beings’ souls; similarly, within Seven Star Civilization, strong beings could be under soul control.

Most importantly, why the process of ‘semi-divine public recognition’ necessarily in the Starfire Realm?

Ultimately, because of his high status and ownership of much information, it perpetually left Li Yuan puzzled.

However, since both Fang Hai and Master Yun repeatedly confirmed Dongfang Alliance Leader’s fall, Li Yuan could only accept the reality.

“No matter what.”

“Prepare for the worst,” Li Yuan thought to himself. “If the Myriad Demons Civilization doesn’t attack, so be it, but if they do come… then we only can fight with all our might!”

A moment later.

Li Yuan, following Master Yun, arrived at the deepest part of the passage where a vast hall stood.

At a glance, Li Yuan saw the massive spherical device at the center, dimly floating, its diameter surely over a hundred meters, adorned with countless complex glimmers, gleaming resplendently, undoubtedly the most sophisticated technology he had ever seen.

“What is this?” Li Yuan held his breath.

“This is the mainframe of the Blue Star virtual network,” Master Yun said gruffly. “It is also one of the three major virtual network mainframes of the Seven Star Civilization, a Sixth Rank mainframe.”

“Such mainframes for your virtual network, even in the Divine Realm, are among the highest echelons, enough to become the core of a civilization,” Master Yun said proudly.

“The core of the virtual network?” Li Yuan was startled.

He instantly recalled something Gu You had said before, who had tried to intrude into the Blue Star virtual network and failed.

At that time, Gu You speculated that the Blue Star virtual network mainframe was exceedingly high-end.

Now, it appeared to be true.

“Decades ago, in 2007, the master ventured into the Nine Mountains World… ultimately bringing back the three major virtual mainframes,” Master Yun looked at Li Yuan. “They are installed on Flying Star, Blue Star, and Heavenly Sea Star.”

Li Yuan couldn’t help but nod; the virtual network only commenced in 2009.

With the virtual network, the whole Seven Star Civilization’s resource distribution and Martial Path talent selection efficiency were greatly enhanced again.

“This virtual host is controlled by me, you just need to know that it’s here,” Yun Lao said. “I brought you here mainly for you to acknowledge the ‘Guardian Legion’ here.”

“Guardian Legion?” Li Yuan’s heart stirred, understanding that this was the real hidden secret.

Huu!

Stepping past a virtual network host that flashed continuously, Li Yuan passed through the grand hall, turned down a corridor, and crossed a layer of light screen ripples that could block Divine Sense Inquiry.

He then suddenly discovered another mysterious hall.

This domed hall was even more spacious, with a height exceeding eight hundred meters and a ground diameter of over two kilometers… There definitely wasn’t such a magnificent structure on Blue Star.

The entire hall was shrouded in haze.

“Hmm?” Li Yuan immediately saw ten uniform figures standing in the center of the hall.

Each figure was about three meters tall, clad in thick black Combat Armor, each holding a huge Divine Sword, heads bowed and eyes closed, their expressions cold, faintly emitting a powerful aura… At first glance, they seemed like humanoid beings.

But Li Yuan had already confirmed that they were not real living beings.

“[Target Level 45, no life characteristics, unable to kill for Spirituality Nourishment]”

“[Target Level 45…]” Li Yuan directly employed Divine Palace Exploration.

These were similar to the three thousand Soaring Sky Peak Puppets he already controlled in terms of special attributes.

“Semi-Divine Peak Puppets?” Li Yuan couldn’t help but exclaim, feeling astonished.

Semi-Divine level puppets!

The strength of each puppet, as it rose greatly in rank, soared in value because puppets feared neither death nor disobedience and could last for an extremely long time.

A Semi-Divine Peak Puppet, thousands of Fangshen Crystals could not buy one.

But the Dongfang Alliance Leader had left ten such puppets at Blue Star Base? How many semi-divines were there altogether on Blue Star?

“Yes!”

“These ten puppets are the guardian legion left by the master,” said Yun Lao somberly. “When these ten join hands, along with the Planet Origin Force Formation, even if a Semi-Divine Limit Expert descends, they can assure victory… Unless it is a Divine being, they essentially block anything.”

“This!”

“Is the master’s ultimate defense strategy left for his home planet,” Yun Lao said. “Similar puppets number forty in total.”

“Ten are on Blue Star, ten on Heavenly Sea Star.”

“Twenty more are on Feixing.” Yun Lao looked at Li Yuan. “The past master acknowledged them and authorized me, therefore guarding the planets was merely a trivial task for me… But the current crisis lies crucially on Feixing.”

“The master has perished, leaving them ownerless.”

“Thus, you need to bring all twenty Semi-Divine Peak Puppets from Blue Star and Heavenly Sea Star to Feixing.”

“When you do, Feixing will have forty Semi-Divine Peak strength puppets joining the battle, which will significantly boost Feixing’s defensive forces,” said Yun Lao.

Li Yuan’s eyes lit up, his heart throbbing with excitement.

Heavens!

Forty Semi-Divine Peak combat forces? How many Semi-Divine Peak beings did the Seven Star Civilization have at present?

Even in the Myriad Demons Civilization, the number of Semi-Divine Peak experts was only about a hundred.

Instantly, Li Yuan felt the hope of holding the Demon Mountain Star Realm entrance surge.

“But, Li Yuan, remember this,” Yun Lao said. “These Semi-Divine Puppets have their flaws. Firstly, their realms are not high enough; they rely on their strength and speed to unleash such formidable combat power, hence they excel at direct combat but may easily be manipulated by enemies with high Law Comprehension.”

Li Yuan listened intently.

“Secondly, they have an Energy Core inside them, constantly converting Heaven and Earth Origin Power for their use; their ‘Energy Storage’ is currently full, but this is a result of long-term accumulation, and their conversion rate does not match even one hundredth of a true semi-divine,” Yun Lao said. “In semi-divine level confrontations, energy consumption is extremely rapid… With extended time, their stored energy will be depleted, requiring the use of Divine Crystals as an energy source.”

“Forty Semi-Divine Peak Puppets, if they all consume Divine Crystals at the same time… the expense is staggering.”

“Therefore, do not deploy them lightly,” Yun Lao advised.

“Understood,” Li Yuan nodded.

Although consuming Divine Crystals was costly, it was definitely a last resort, a killing move.

Time passed.

“Recognize the master.” With Yun Lao’s help, Li Yuan acknowledged each Semi-Divine level Puppet one by one.

Such powerful puppets were much more difficult to master than the thousands of Flying Heaven Realm Puppets.

Fortunately, Li Yuan’s soul was strong enough to endure it.

After a full half-hour.

All were acknowledged.

“Master.” The ten Semi-Divine Puppets simultaneously opened their eyes, each gaze somewhat numb.

“You have a Cave Heaven Treasure, gather these puppets,” Yun Lao said somberly. “Hurry, you still have many tasks to perform.”

“More than an hour has passed since the master’s Soul Lamp extinguished.”

“The longer the delay, the greater the probability of an attack from the Myriad Demons Civilization,” Yun Lao said.

“Yes,” Li Yuan nodded, then waved his hand, gathering the ten Semi-Divine Puppets into the Ancient Divine Palace.

Immediately transforming into a stream of light, he flew along the corridor outward.

Yun Lao’s phantom remained standing in the grand hall until he sensed Li Yuan’s departure disappear.

Huu!

An invisible wave swept past, and a three-meter-tall figure in a Golden Garment appeared,

“Yun Lao.” The figure in Golden Garment respectfully bowed.

“You’re the only one left, are you confident you can hold out?” Yun Lao looked towards the elder in the Golden Garment.

“Yes!” declared the figure in the Golden Garment solemnly.