Chapter 1705: War Within The Void (3)

Chapter 1705: War Within The Void (3)

Beyond the Shell World, just prior to Wei Si's forceful intrusion into its restricted cultivation-limiting boundary, the commotion outside had been lively to the utmost.

Wei Wuyin had carved a makeshift tunnel through the chaotic energies using pure tyrannical mystic force. The four Sages near the Minor Elysium, with Wei Si in tow, soared valiantly through the tunnel at the fastest speed possible. While flying, there was seething anxiety in their hearts as the walls of chaotic energies kept aback by Wei Wuyin's means were weakly quivering, threatening to collapse upon them. How could they not feel a sense of urgency?

Pakhet ignored all else, holding Wei Si tightly, as she blazed a path forward with blinding speed, executing her Ascension Movement Art at 110% effectiveness, disregarding the overly taxing usage of Mystic Power. If not for Wei Si's durable body, he would have become string spaghetti.

Imentet held her shield before her body as she tried her hardest to trail after Pakhet. She was a little slow, but that was only in relation to Pakhet, whose physical speed was astonishing as a Martial Cultivator. She was more adept at Spatial Shifting Movement Arts, and right now, she didn't dare to execute any of the sort out of fear.

She wasn't the only one with difficulties. Nepri had it most difficult as Nepit's cultivation was sealed, but even then, he was a Spiritual Cultivator, and his Spatial Shifting Movement Arts or Martial Movement Arts were severely weaker than either of them. Meanwhile, he had to carry Nepit with him, and while she was a woman, and her body was ridiculously small, she had the deadweight that would make an ordinary planet seem light.

She was still a Sage and her cultivation base contained a Mystic Core that genuinely evolved from a Star Core, while her innate energies and physical cells were disastrously heavy. If a Sage just fell on a planet, they would transform into planet-bustering meteorites. The scariest part was that they would likely come out unharmed after, with the planet being shattered and devastated beyond recognition.

With her cultivation sealed, Nepit was simply a heaping mass of humanoid-sized, planet-like weight. Nepri was already sweating profusely after doing his best to tail Imentet. As for unsealing Nepit, her speed was less than his, and her cultivation base was in a weakened state. She would lag behind him!

Their movements alerted the twelve Void Vessels out there. They were all built with various alarm and radar formations, and while the chaotic wall of energies including the lingering remnants made these systems hard to get a clear reading or determination of what was happening, there was an irregularity that caught each of their notice.

The four torus-shaped, donut-like Void Vessels were the first to react.

Within the torus-shaped Void Vessel that fired that beam from their Great Ruination Cannon, and the one Void Vessel that was notably larger than the others of similar make, the activity was rising by the second.

Footsteps resounded through the Void Vessel as the crew readily took positions and replaced the expended essence crystals and other materials used to unleash the Great Ruination Cannon. They needed at least five hundred cultivators, each with at least a Demi-Mortal Lord Phase cultivation base, and they were still working on the process with sweaty bodies and tensed hearts.

The number of crew members on board this singular Void Vessel numbered slightly over 20,000, and each cultivator was at least at the Gravity Emission Phase of the Astral Core Realm! This was an outstanding force and an even more impressive crew.

At the command center of the Void Vessel where the helm was located, which was a levitating donut-shaped wheel engraved with complex and glowing Mystic Runes, there was a tall, slender, yet imposing red and gold-robed man with a stern face and a scar under his left eye. The gold on his robe was brighter than Cao Zhulian's robe.

By his side was a plump elderly man dressed in hemp robes and wearing a black-tinted monocle over his right eye. He had a pair of gold greaves on his feet and blazing red gauntlets on his arms. His appearance was very unusual, especially his semi-bald head with a deeply receding hairline at the middle while the sides were lush with hair.

The object sunk into the Shell World.

Imentet exited just as Pakhet had achieved her goal. Her eyes glowed as she expanded her Spiritual Sense and instantly understood the situation unfolding. Her eyes darted to the Great Ruination Cannon, the largest torus-shaped Void Vessel, but she didn't take action. Instead, she looked at the particularly rich Void Vessels that resembled a Barque belonging to the Seeking Profound Palace and a fleet of five triangle-shaped Void Vessels belonging to Exalted World-Saint Azureriver. The latter was similar to Easy Spring but of noticeably cheaper quality and make, yet that did little to diminish the value of that ship.

Most importantly, Void Vessels had stockpiles of essence stones and materials to activate their myriad of formations, so they were literal treasure chests with cultivators that held their wealth.

As a Sage here, with the top-tier experts held up within Shell Worlds, why wouldn't she go after easy treasure?! As for offending individuals? They were experienced to the extreme in conflict, long since hiding their physical presence and disguising any identifying traits. She had already stowed away her Heavenly Treasure.

She exploded with Mystic Power as she made a mad dash toward the Barque-like Voidship.

Pakhet had already completed her assignment of sending Wei Si in. Moreover, she had taken full credit for it, so all that promised compensation was hers! As for anything and everything else? Her predator eyes located the five triangular ships and didn't hold back as she was cloaked in mystifying power, blocking off all sensory abilities and divination. Besides her True Sage Phase cultivation, there was nothing else exposed. Not even her gender.

Then, Nepri and Nepit left the tunnel.

Vice-Captain Ding Yahui's pupils shrank out of pure fear, yet he responded swiftly. "Send word to the Captain! Three Sages!" He immediately ordered in an almost shrill voice as well, rife with panic, struggling to stay calm and composed. Those tasked with maintaining communications hurriedly sent the transmissions.

When Nepri escaped the tunnel, Nepit was still sealed so her cultivation wasn't so easily seen through. She glared at him. He could only helplessly unseal her, "Be sure to hide yo—"

"I don't need your reminder!" Nepit growled as she used a Mystic-World grade cloaking treasure in the form of a faceless black mask, changing her aura and disguising her figure, and she circulated her cultivation base slightly. She grunted softly out of pain.

Nepri grew concerned, but his efforts to speak were met with a harsh rebuking glare yet again. She looked around, ignoring this Dao Companion of hers, and found an easy target—the Seventh Wave Pirate's Galleon. She ignored Nepri's worried look and flew off.

Nepri sighed in his heart. He looked at the Serene Mountain Sect's four torus-shaped Void Vessels, cautiously observing the chaotic energies surrounding one of them, and he decided against targeting them. This was probably what Pakhet and Imentet had considered too. But that was only for now. It would be different when they later teamed up.

With that thought, he found the violet-colored Void Vessel that resembled a strange sailing ship that he couldn't quite pinpoint. It belonged to the Void Hunter Organization—Violet Breath.

He didn't hesitate to rush toward that Void Vessel as his Spiritual Strength bore down upon it, causing chaos amongst its various formations and cultivators. As a Spiritual Cultivator, he was best suited for this type of business, especially when concealing one's identity was concerned.

Immediately, the scene became chaotic as Sages targeted those powers, uncaring of their origins or affiliations!