CHAPTER 1054: CHAPTER 1052: HE’S NOT JOKING

"What exactly does Universe Seven want to do?"

"What do you mean, are they trying to build a Battle Beast Arena here? Do they really think they can be the last one standing?"

"Idiots, haven’t you heard the news? Just now, Universe Seven announced their coordinates, and over 150 universes dispatched legions to attack them. Now, not a single one of those legions remains, and even Level Eight Life Forms died in large numbers. Do you think they’re idiots?"

"Universe Seven has such capability?"

"They invented a new kind of weapon that can destroy tens of thousands of warships with a single shot. A standard legion probably only requires 10 shots of this weapon to be wiped out. I suspect that the base cities that were attacked before also suffered from this weapon."

"Then how are we supposed to fight? Couldn’t their fleet just annihilate all of us in a brief time?"

shots can wipe out a legion, and the total number of legions here is only twenty to thirty thousand.

In other words, if the cost of using this weapon isn’t too high, they could even clear this entire battlefield with just one legion!

Many people inhaled sharply; no one expected Universe Seven to become a dark horse at this moment, challenging more than 3,000 powerful universes on their own!

"This... how can we even fight?" Those who had just received the news about this weapon quickly lost their desire to compete.

The reason they came here was that everyone’s combat power was similar, and both sides could draw a line in the sand for a fair fight. Everyone had a chance of winning the war, even if there were differences in weaponry, these were visible to the naked eye.

But Universe Seven’s weapon is like a cheat; 10 shots for a legion, this is a dimensional reduction strike in terms of technology, how can we even compete?

If that’s the case, why stay here? To get killed?

"Let’s go, we retreat!"

"We’re out; let Universe Seven and other powerful universes fight it out. This is a war we cannot intervene in."

Realizing this, many legions stopped fighting. Since it ultimately held no meaning, why continue? Better to return home!

...

"What is that red barrier?" A legion was preparing to withdraw from the area, but the red barrier gave them an eerie feeling.

"Legion Commander, we can’t leave!" A technician aboard was calculating and analyzing the composition of that barrier, but the results shocked him.

It’s a barrier condensed from powerful Cosmic Origin Energy. This powerful energy directly opened the spatial barrier, within which there exist numerous spatial storm’s spatial lightning.

This is something that exists in nature, and during curvature navigation and wormhole travel, there’s a certain chance of encountering such a celestial body. Even Level Eight Life Forms might perish in such spatial storms and space wormholes unless they’ve comprehended the laws of space.

And for a spaceship to traverse such an area is a fantasy—it’s almost like asking for death!

"Are you saying we’re trapped by this barrier?" The legion commander instantly grasped the crucial point, "Can we open a wormhole here? Jump out!"

"Impossible," the technician said. "The impulse technology is inherently about opening a wormhole between two spatial coordinates, but this space’s essence is a spatial barrier itself. Unless our spaceship is sturdy enough to withstand such tearing..."

"We can’t get out?" Suddenly, the legion commander remembered what Universe Seven’s people had said at the beginning.

"Leave in five minutes, or bear the consequences..."

When they first heard this, they thought Universe Seven’s people were either crazy or nuts. If they trapped all the fleets here, even without wanting the mine, one indiscriminate bombardment could vaporize these twenty to thirty thousand legions instantly.

Even if there were Level Eight Life Forms left, this war would be meaningless, and every universe would suffer massive losses.

"They weren’t joking!"

...

"Tsk, this thing really works well!"

Zhang Menglong returned a magical treasure to the Super God Academy. This treasure is the renowned Haotian Tower, which can create a barrier space that even Level Nine Life Forms cannot break. Now, this area is completely isolated from the outside world.

"Hmph! Let them know what it means to call to heaven and get no answer, call to earth and get no help!" Zhang Menglong said.

"Legion Commander, a communication request from the Commander of Universe 31."

"Connect!" Zhang Menglong immediately switched to the image of Universe 31’s Commander.

He was a man clad in black armor, standing over three meters tall, exuding a strong presence.

"Sir, I am the Commander of Universe 31. Our Universe 31 has decided to forgo competing for the Star Core mine, hoping Sir will allow us to leave."

"Was the signal bad at your side? Did you not receive my warning?" Zhang Menglong asked.

The commander hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

Of course, they had received Zhang Menglong’s warning, but he merely took it as a joke.

"Do you have a hearing or comprehension problem?" Zhang Menglong said. "I already said, if you want to leave within five minutes, I won’t stop you. If you delay, you bear the consequences. Now wanting to leave is too late!"

"Sir!" The commander’s tone became a bit firmer, "Our universe has 17 legions, each one is elite..."

"What? Threatening me? Elite? It’s the elite that I’m beating!" Zhang Menglong interrupted, "Do you know Universe 31’s coordinates? Send them a big gift!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

golden beams instantly struck Universe 31’s position, and a legion turned to ashes in an instant.

Upon hearing the report from his subordinates, the commander’s face immediately turned pale.

"If you were thinking of mentioning fighting to mutual destruction, sorry, you’re not worthy!" Zhang Menglong said, "This is a warning for threatening me!"

"Sir," the opponent’s tone softened immediately, "Our Universe 31 doesn’t have any conflict with Universe Seven, and we’ve suffered such losses now. You should be appeased. We hope to leave. We will never oppose Universe Seven in the future."

"You expect me to release people just because you ask? Don’t I need face?"

"Then what do you want, sir?"

"You said it yourself, we have no enmity, but now this is my territory. I gave you the chance and you didn’t leave. Now, even if you want to leave, there must be a cost, right?" Zhang Menglong rubbed his fingers.

"How much do you want?" He realized Zhang Menglong’s motive: locking so many people in, he wanted to hit them hard financially!

"I don’t ask for much. Just to cover the cost of sending you 10 shots of Italian Cannon," Zhang Menglong said.

"Alright, you tell me!" The other side gritted his teeth but had little room for negotiation.

"2,000 billion Level Five Energy Crystals or 1 billion Star Cores!" Zhang Menglong stated boldly.