Chapter 3046: Reinforcements

Chapter 3046: Reinforcements

Lu Yin was quite surprised, as the fact that the Infinity Empire had tried to invade God's Domain and been repelled was an amazing coincidence. He was also interested to learn that God’s Domain was capable of driving back the Infinity Empire. When wielding the power of four elephants, the Divine Maiden possessed a level of strength comparable to the Seven Skygods. Even if the Emperor Shang’s twelve-ring mecha was as powerful as a sequence powerhouse, there was no possibility of the mecha being more powerful than the Seven Skygods. Reaching a higher level would mean becoming an Ortuser,[1] or even a Dukkhan.

If the Infinity Empire possessed that level of strength, it was highly unlikely that they would have been routed by God’s Domain.

Lu Yin fell into deep thought. The Infinity Empire and God's Domain... things are getting interesting.

When Lu Yin had left God's Domain, he had shared Aeternus Nation’s coordinates with them so that the people of God’s Domain could flee to the Origin Universe if they encountered an unbeatable foe. There was no telling when such a crisis might occur.

God's Domain was constantly being threatened by Di Qiong. If the Infinity Empire had encountered God's Domain, it was also possible that the Infinity Empire had encountered Di Qiong and Aeternus as well, which would connect everything together.

Lu Yin wanted to go after the Aeternals’ other Scourges after forcing the First Scourge to seal itself off. This was the perfect time to attack the other Scourges.

The Infinity Empire needed to join the war against Aeternus.

Lu Yin left the jiao in the Astral Beast Domain for the time being. The only Progenitor-level being that the Infinity Empire knew was in the Fifth Mainland was the jiao.

As for Bu Qing and the pilots, Lu Yin had their mechas moved away so that they could be studied. The pilots themselves were not particularly valuable, which meant that Lu Yin needed to find a use for them.

Half a month passed. During this time, the jiao occasionally flashed its claws and terrorized the Infinity Empire's battleships that were stationed around the spatial rift. The people aboard were horrified by the beast.

The jiao exerted an incredible level of pressure. The entire reason why the Infinity Empire’s mechas were so large was due to their admiration for enormous creatures. However, that admiration was touched by fear.

The jiao was quite content, as it had been too long since it had last frightened anyone.

One day, a mecha appeared from the spatial rift, and it immediately moved to confront the jiao. Thê source of this conte/nt n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

This mecha was a similar blue to Fei Sui’s, but a deeper color. Additionally, it lacked the smooth hull that Fei Sui's and Bu Qing's mechas boasted, and it instead had many scars from numerous battles.

"Are you the strongest creature in this universe? I am Fei Yan, a Marshal of the Infinity Empire," a voice rang out from the mecha.

The jiao lifted its body, letting out a roar as it brandished its claws in an attempt to intimidate the mecha.

Inside the mecha, Fei Yan frowned. "I am talking to you."

The jiao continued to roar, trying to scare the mecha with its sharp claws.

Fei Yan's expression fell. "Given your strength, you shouldn't be a dumb beast. Are you really refusing to communicate with me?"

The jiao again raised its sharp claws, continuing its intimidation tactics.

Fei Yan's expression grew grim. "You are seeking death!"

With this declaration, he stepped forward in a flash of blue light. The mecha instantly appeared in front of the jiao, and as the beast stared on in confusion, a fist flew at it.

The mecha's fist was large and hard.

The punch forced the jiao’s neck to turn, and after that, Fei Yan continued to rain blows down on the jiao’s neck. He was targeting what should be the most vulnerable part of the creature.

The mecha’s speed meant that Fei Yan’s assault did not let up in the slightest.

After being struck dozens of times, the jiao grew angry, and it wildly swung its claws. There was a loud bang as the mecha was sent flying, but Fei Yan was unharmed. The jiao’s claws were unable to breach the mecha’s shield.

At the same time, the mecha was also unable to do any real damage to the jiao.

Fei Yan eyed the jiao suspiciously, impressed by its toughness.

The jiao’s eyes flared, and it suddenly charged at Fei Yan.

On the other side of the spatial rift, a massive spaceship that could carry dozens of mechas loomed. Such a massive vessel was nonexistent in the Origin Universe.

Once Fei Yan was back inside the ship, he emerged from his mecha. As he walked out, he received various salutes.

His face solemn, Fei Yan approached a communication station. "Connect me to the Marshal."

A middle-aged man with a stern, cold expression and an intimidating scar on his face soon appeared on the display.

"How did things go?" This man was the Grand Marshal of the Infinity Empire, Bu Wu.

Fei Yan's expression was grave. "This place will be difficult to handle. That creature has a defensive capability of eleven rings, though it thankfully lacks the matching destructive power, and it also isn’t particularly fast."

"Were you able to scout the universe?"

"We failed to do so. The creature's size alone allows it to destroy vast regions of space, which made it impossible for our mechanical scouts to leave the surrounding area."

"What do you estimate the level of that universe to be?"

Fei Yan considered the question. "We need eleven-ring mechas."

"We don't have them," Bu Wu answered bluntly.

Fei Yan frowned. "Without that level of power, we can't defeat that creature. Your daughter has also been captu-"

"I know, but that’s her fate. We can’t worry about that," Bu Wu interrupted.

Fei Yan fell silent. It was not that Bu Wu was indifferent to his daughter's plight, but that his position simply did not allow him to wallow in his emotions. When his own son had died in a battle, he had revealed almost no signs of emotion, but had proceeded to seclude himself for thirty days. When he returned, his hair had turned white.

That incident had earned the man a great deal of respect across the entire Infinity Empire.

He only had his daughter remaining, and the pressure he had to be suffering could not be imagined.

"We don't have any eleven-ring mechas, but I've used some of my personal connections to get Jiang Dongjian to help. If he can't win, we'll have to abandon that universe. We can't spend an indefinite amount of time exploring a single universe when we could be exploring others," Bu Wu stated.

Fei Yan was taken aback. "Jiang Dongjian? The one who’s known as the empire's greatest prodigy?"

"He's the same age as Xiao Qing and Fei Su, yet is capable of piloting a ten-ring mecha. He's one of the best ten-ring pilots in the entire empire, so if he can’t win, that’s the end of this invasion," Bu Wu added. With that, the call ended.

Fei Yan exhaled. "Jiang Dongjian, huh? While he’s not the same as an eleven-ring mecha, he’s not far off. He should be able to hold that creature back while I try to rescue Fei Su and the others."

He felt some level of confidence in Jiang Dongjian. Fei Yan did not believe himself to be the youth’s equal.

However, how did the Grand Marshal have a personal connection to Jiang Dongjian?

Time moved on, and about half a month passed. During this period, Fei Yan visited the Astral Beast Domain on several different occasions. Each time, he tried to get past the jiao to search for Fei Su and the others, but the jiao blocked him every single time, while also ignoring all of the man’s attempts to communicate.

Fei Yan decided it would be best to try to speak to Yao Di, Ku Wei, or one of the giants who had tried to negotiate with the Infinity Empire at the beginning, but no one paid Fei Yan any attention.

More than ten more days passed, and then, finally, Jiang Dongjian arrived with his mecha: Sublime Sword.

Jiang Dongjian was about as old as Fei Su and Bu Qing, but his nature was more aloof. He gave off the impression of an unsheathed sword. He was a normal human, but just looking at him made people feel like they were being cut.

This impression had nothing to do with cultivation, as it was simply Jiang Dongjian's personality.

He was adored by countless young women in the Infinity Empire. He was heralded as one of the most brilliant geniuses, and with the addition of his handsome face and rather tragic backstory, he had succeeded in drawing even the Emperor's attention on several occasions.

1. We tried to find some way to use "origin" for the name, but nothing sounded good. Ortus is Latin for origin/dawn. ☜