The mass of a Province-Class starship does not exceed one hundred million tons, and its volume is at most a few dozen cubic kilometers. In contrast, a planet that has reached hydrostatic equilibrium has a mass calculated in quintillions of tons, and its volume is an astronomical figure. A planet is vastly more powerful than a starship. However, if Xiao Yu had to choose between destroying a Province-Class starship or destroying a planet, he would definitely choose to destroy the planet.

Because for Xiao Yu now, destroying a planet was simply too easy. All he needed to do was manufacture a sufficiently powerful antimatter bomb and launch it. After all, a planet cannot run away, and its size is so large that he didn’t even need to aim. By comparison, destroying a Province-Class starship was far more difficult. It would evade, dodge, counterattack, and if pushed too hard, it might even self-destruct, dragging you into hell along with it.

That was Xiao Yu’s thinking, and he knew that the Molian Civilization shared the same understanding of warfare as he did.

Destroying a planet was not a big deal for him, and even less so for the Molian Civilization.

Therefore, when faced with these moon bases, and the countless land-based weapons deployed on the moons that were causing tremendous interference, the Molian Civilization chose the simplest and most effective method.

There was no need to search for the hiding places of these weapons, no need to expend energy destroying them one by one, and no need to worry about the losses incurred during the destruction process… they simply needed to destroy the entire planet. In doing so, all the weapons on it would naturally be neutralized.

This was the wisest choice. If it were Xiao Yu making the decision, he would have done the same.

Thus, the observation instruments Xiao Yu had deployed on this moon captured a shocking scene.

After one of the Molian Town-Class starships exploded, the remaining starships immediately scattered in all directions. Even within the atmosphere, their speed did not drop below one thousand kilometers per second. The air was violently struck, letting out strange wailing sounds, and powerful hurricanes were stirred up in the wake of these ships. When the hurricanes reached the ocean surface, they even triggered massive tsunamis.

Amidst the hail of gunfire, these starships dispersed to different locations on the moon. Then, in unison, they opened their hatches and released a strange type of weapon.

Xiao Yu recognized them. They were extremely high-yield antimatter bombs.

The positions occupied by these starships were also strategically precise. Without even needing to calculate, Xiao Yu knew that they had chosen the weak points of the moon’s crust. Detonating bombs at these locations would achieve maximum results with minimal effort.

The intensity of weapon fire increased dramatically. Beams of light and missiles flew in from all directions, converging on the starships and exploding in continuous, endless waves.

But none of this could prevent the destruction of the planet. The antimatter bombs, carrying annihilation and despair, were finally deployed. Equipped with a burrowing function, they quickly drilled several hundred kilometers into the depths of the planet. Then, the powerful magnetic fields containing the antimatter were deactivated.

Internal detonations are always easier than external ones. The Molian Civilization understood this principle well. That was why these bombs were equipped with drilling functions, and why they were not detonated directly on the surface.

As the bombs drilled deep underground, Xiao Yu knew that he had lost this moon base.

Freed from the constraints of the magnetic fields, the antimatter instantly dispersed. In the process of contact with normal matter, all mass was converted into energy, released in the form of high-energy photons. This was a weapon far more efficient than a nuclear bomb.

In an instant, more than a dozen high-yield antimatter bombs detonated simultaneously.

At this moment, Xiao Yu felt the roar emanating from deep within the moon. Endless energy erupted from beneath the surface. This energy first tore open a massive fissure on the surface, several dozen kilometers wide and several hundred kilometers deep, yet not a single piece of rubble fell into the chasm. Under the immense energy shockwave, the debris was flung into the sky at high speed, scattering into space.

Hundreds of towering peaks, each ten thousand meters tall, emerged from the surface, pointing straight at the sky, and their heights continued to rise. Over the ocean, an indescribable tsunami raged. The sea, in that instant, boiled like a pot of water, surging and rolling with waves thousands of meters high appearing everywhere.

This was only the initial phase of the explosion. As the full force of the blast was released, the planet suffered a catastrophic blow. It was completely torn in half. Its oceans, its rocks, everything that made up the planet was subjected to unprecedented devastation. Endless fragments were hurled into space, some entering planetary orbit, some into stellar orbit, and some were flung directly into other star systems.

“This was a precise directional detonation,” Xiao Yu thought silently as he watched the moon split in two.

The reason was simple, the moon had been split into only two large fragments, meaning there were just two major pieces, and these would not affect the current main battlefield. The smaller fragments that entered the battlefield could be ignored by both Xiao Yu and the Molian Civilization.

Xiao Yu’s military technology had already reached the level of a Preliminary Level 5 Civilization, and the Molian Civilization was even more advanced. For such powers, small fragments like these were negligible.

But if the explosion had been like the one that destroyed that previous planet, neither Xiao Yu nor the Molian Civilization would have continued fighting; they would have immediately fled for their lives.

The destruction of this moon was only the beginning. After that, the remaining moons were also annihilated one after another. The destruction of each moon meant a decrease in Xiao Yu’s combat strength. Meanwhile, the scattered debris, although incapable of damaging the ships, posed a serious threat to the orbital gun turrets, which could not withstand such a massive asteroid bombardment.

Six hours after the war began, all moons equipped with Xiao Yu’s automated attack systems had been destroyed by the Molian Civilization, and all orbital gun turrets were obliterated.

In the main battlefield, Xiao Yu was also at an absolute disadvantage. The Molian Civilization’s ships vastly outperformed his. In just a few hours, more than six hundred thousand of Xiao Yu’s cannon fodder ships had been destroyed. At least over one hundred thousand of his Town-Class small ships were also lost. Though the losses among the larger ships were not as severe, they were still being heavily suppressed.

The situation was extremely unfavorable for Xiao Yu.

The main battlefield was in utter chaos. Countless starships were chasing each other, all kinds of shells and flashes of light flying everywhere. In addition, innumerable fragments of the shattered moons entered the area, attacking indiscriminately, colliding with anything in their path, regardless of whether it was the Molian Civilization or Xiao Yu. Another moon with an atmosphere and water had also been shattered, turning into a giant comet. Its volatile materials rapidly sublimated under the radiation of the red giant star, and its comet tail spread out, shrouding the entire battlefield.

The situation on the battlefield was far beyond complex.

“Damn Predator Civilization, are you still struggling in vain?” At this moment, Xiao Yu received a message from the Molian fleet commander. The commander’s tone was full of disdain and mockery.

Xiao Yu simply ignored him, but inwardly, he was growing anxious.

“The Molian Civilization has arrived, so why haven’t my Specter companion come yet? The Molian Civilization had to track me along the way, which should have delayed their journey, but my Specter companion is different. I had already clearly told them my location… why aren’t they here?”

“If my Specter companion can’t arrive in time, even if I exhaust all my trump cards, I probably still won’t be a match for the Molian fleet.”

While commanding his fleet to desperately resist the Molian Civilization’s fierce assault, Xiao Yu rapidly pondered countermeasures.

At that moment, a very peculiar sensation reached Xiao Yu’s mind. It was a familiar feeling, as if there was a connection of shared blood.

“They’re here. My Specter companion has finally arrived! Excellent!” Xiao Yu’s spirits were immediately lifted.

“Molian Civilization, your death has come!” Xiao Yu roared, responding directly to the Molian fleet.

“Hahaha! Just a Tier-Two Specter? We can’t afford to provoke that Tier-Four Specter, but a Tier-Two Specter isn’t even worth our attention! So this is the trump card you’ve been waiting for? Fine then, we’ll eliminate you both together!”

“Did you really think our fleet was already fighting at full strength? You’re wrong! We detected the Specter presence long ago and reserved our forces accordingly. Now, let us show you the full power of a Level 5 Civilization!”

“All ships, full attack! Let this damned Predator Civilization feel the wrath of the Molian Civilization!”

The murderous order was issued by the Molian Civilization’s commander.

Immediately, the firepower of the Molian fleet surged as if it had been massively boosted, becoming at least dozens of percent stronger than before!

Even earlier, Xiao Yu’s fleet was no match for the Molian Civilization. Now, the gap was even wider.

Xiao Yu watched as, under the Molian Civilization’s full firepower, the number of his ships rapidly dwindled. One after another, his ships were crushed like squashed grapes under the overwhelming firepower, shattering with thunderous explosions.

Yet Xiao Yu remained completely calm. Instead, he sneered coldly.

“Foolish Molian Civilization, is this your true strength? Then let me show you my trump card… Come forth! My true power!”