Above the Calamity Soil.

Though the Weird Ancestors like Hong Jun hadn't perished, they suffered unimaginably catastrophic injuries.

It would take tens of thousands of years for them to heal completely.

The Iron-eating Beast Big Bear's blow had indeed been ruthless, fundamentally devastating the likes of Hong Jun and securing peace for the Primordial World for ten thousand years.

Moreover, it's uncertain if even after ten thousand years, the Weird Ancestors like Hong Jun could return to their peak. Physical injuries could be mended over the eons, but the emotional trauma was irreparable.

The millennia spent in the dream space had inflicted unspeakable damage on their spirits.

Whenever they recalled their ordeals within the dream realm over the years, they felt an uncontainable sense of constriction and humiliation.

They were once the epitome of strength in this world, the revered progenitors of strange beings, with statuses beyond compare, seldom matched by others.

But in the dream space created by the Iron-eating Beast Big Bear, they were nothing, as fragile as ants, helpless against the torment inflicted by Big Bear.

They even failed to preserve their chastity.

"Damn it, that cursed creature has finally left, and we are finally free~!"

"It's so wickedly evil, one would think it's the strange being, and we're the ordinary cultivators!"

"Wuu wuu wuu... My chastity was defiled by it, I am no longer pure!"

"Ahh ahh ahh~"

"I'm furious!"

"..."

All the Weird Ancestors began to howl in grief.

Once upon a time!

The glory was boundless.

Who would have thought they would end up in such a state?

Some Weird Ancestors were even so aggrieved that they shed tears of sorrow.

In the end, it was still Hong Jun who waved his hand to quell everyone's cries, saying, "Enough, that damned beast has transcended already!"

"From now on, no one is allowed to speak of this matter; swallow it down!"

"Do you understand?"

He'd been ravaged in the dream by the Iron-eating Beast more times than any other Weird Ancestor, and had he not been of firm will, he would have long since broken down and taken his own life.

Now, instructing the other Weird Ancestors not to mention this ordeal was to keep outsiders from learning about their humiliation and to save the face of the Weird Ancestors.

"What are you talking about, Number One? Did we not just sleep for a while? Did something happen?"

"Right! We just took a long rest from cultivation, nothing happened!"

"Let's go! Let's go! Time to head back and cultivate properly; we've been asleep for a thousand years! It's time to return to training!"

"Alas! This sleep made my waist sore, my back aches, and my legs cramp, it's so ridiculous."

"My butt kinda hurts..."

"Shen Ni, dare to utter another damn nonsense, and don't blame me for slaying you!"

"Hmph!"

"..."

Bearing their scars, all the Weird Ancestors lay within the Mysterious Black Coffin, entering into secluded meditation.

At this time, they wanted solitude; no one desired to be seen.

But once they closed their eyes, the unbearable memories from the dream would surface in their minds. Even in sleep, nightmares continued to torment them.

So much so that tears of sorrow welled up at the corners of the Ancestors' eyes.

"Pfft~"

The real world.

Beings of the universe witnessing this spectacle couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, I can't stop laughing, the mighty Weird Ancestors who could destroy heavens and obliterate lands, were actually played by an Iron-eating Beast, it's just hilarious!"

"I can't take it; my stomach hurts from laughing!"

"Hong Jun: This matter must die with us. No one dares mention it, or Laozi will rage!"

"Primordial: I only mentioned that my butt hurt, did it warrant such a huge reaction from you all?"

"Be confident, remove the question mark – their reaction is exactly that big!"

"They try to conceal the fact that they were ravaged by the Big Bear, little do they know the whole process has been broadcast live by those who are awakened..."

"The most tragic strange beings in history, without equal!"

"Iron-eating Beast Big Bear: Okay, stop it, I had no ill intentions, everything that happened was an innocent response!"

"Hehehe~"

"..."

Outside Earth Star, in the boundless starry sky.

Fleets of warships emitting blue light sliced through the void, diving into one impassioned space after another, heading towards the Solar System.

Soon, the Yanhuang Heavenly Court's early warning system vibrated with alerts.

The chief official of Qintian Bureau, Li Si, received the message and hurriedly proceeded to the Palace of the Polestar to report.

"Your Majesty, they have arrived!"

Li Si entered the Palace of the Polestar, reporting the news to Ying Zheng.

"They've come?!"

Ying Zheng slowly rose to his feet, his right hand clutching the Taia Sword, as an aura that could swallow heaven and earth erupted, as if victory was already in his grasp.

"They've come, then they shall not return!"

Ying Zheng's gaze was distant, looking straight into the starry sky outside the Palace of the Polestar, as if he could see the approaching Lizard fleet.

After a long while.

He turned his head to look at Li Si and said, "Li Si! Prepare to initiate Plan One, using their own spear against their shield..."

"Understood!"

Li Si bowed and exited.

A few breaths later.

The warships of the Yanhuang Heavenly Court soared into the air, moving towards the location of Pluto outside the Solar System, taking positions in advance, waiting for the arrival of the Lizard Empire's warships.

Not long passed.

The void trembled, and a pitch-black black hole appeared like a portal in space, with warships emitting blue light flying out continuously.

But what greeted them was not bananas and milk, but the endless cannon fire of the Yanhuang Heavenly Court's warships.

"Boom boom boom~"

Intense explosions sounded, and dozens of warships that had flown out were destroyed at once, with thousands of Lizard Men dying amidst the explosions.

Countless Lizard Men were stunned, not knowing what was happening outside?

Rumbling!

When all the shells of the Yanhuang Heavenly Court's warships had been fired, they flew towards the fleet operated by Lizard Men. Before the Lizard Men piloting the warships could react, they were enveloped by the fireworks of the Heavenly Court's warships self-destructing.

In an instant.

Loud noise and sparks erupted, shrouding the formation of warships operated by Lizard Men, scattering them helter-skelter.

"Barbarians from beyond the frontier, not worth one blow!"

Ying Zheng floated above the void, watching the brilliant fireworks bloom above Pluto, and with an indifferent smile, he said, "Li Si, execute the second strategy!"

"Understood!"

Li Si, looking at the Yanhuang Heavenly Court's warship formation's suicide charge and explosion, had not shown the slightest surprise, as if he had expected such a thing to happen.

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's order, he did not delay, rapidly conveying Ying Zheng's instructions, beginning to implement the second strategy.

"Kill!"

Following Li Si's command, the heavenly army emerged from the hidden Great Array, forming one attack formation after another. With the coordination of the Cycle of Heaven Star Formation, they quickly attacked the damaged fleet of the Lizard Men.

In an instant.

Countless splendid attacks and the light of billions of stars exploded among the Lizard Men's warships, the domineering energy fluctuations shook the entirety of Pluto, with even the Solar System being unknowingly affected.

The pitch-black universe was no longer cold and merciless. When billions of stars' light and endless attacks fell, it became incredibly bright and lustrous, like billions of bright stars colliding.

Heavenly Emperor Ying Zheng, standing in the void above Pluto, held the hilt of the Taia Sword, his expression indifferent as he watched everything that was happening in the distance.

Although the Yanhuang Heavenly Court was well-prepared and had annihilated countless Lizard Men's warships, compared to the vast formation of the Lizard Empire's warships, it was just a drop in the ocean.

The Cycle of Heaven Star Formation of the Heavenly Court and the attacks led by various divine minds' Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were also very strong, but compared to the fleet formation of the advanced civilization of the Lizard Empire, there was still a significant gap.

Or, to put it another way, the two were not even on the same level.

As time went on, more and more Lizard Men's fleets jumped out from the wormhole space, and the declining trend of the heavenly army was already showing.

Li Si, as one of the important officials of the Heavenly Court and the most loyal follower of Heavenly Emperor Ying Zheng, immediately came before Ying Zheng when he saw the decline of the heavenly army, and whispered:

"Your Majesty, the warships of the Lizard Men are still pouring out from the black hole incessantly; although the Heavenly Court's army is extraordinary, after fighting for so long, their immortal power has worn down quite a bit, and the attacks are also showing weakness. Do you think we should temporarily retreat and rely on the nine planets of the Solar System to block them?!"

Ying Zheng's face was as usual, without the slightest change, as if he had not seen the decline of the heavenly army, but his eyes looking at Li Si were exceptionally cold, like a god without any emotions, causing Li Si to feel a bone-chilling terror in his heart.

Clang!

A crisp sound rang out.

Ying Zheng drew his Taia Sword from his waist, pointing it towards the constantly appearing Lizard Men's warships, and declared:

"In this life of mine, there is only advancement, no retreat!"

"You need not say more!"

"If the Lizard Men's fleet makes it here, I shall personally join the battle and eradicate them amid this expanse of starry sky."

Ying Zheng was not exaggerating.

Throughout his life, he indeed had never taken a single step back.

Even in the face of life-and-death crises, he still had not.

Because he is Ying Zheng, the once-in-an-eternity emperor.

"This..."

Li Si opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.

Emperor Ying Zheng was still the same emperor who had swept across the Eight Desolates and the Six Harmonies, whether it was the former Great Qin or the current Heavenly Emperor, he would not easily change his decision.

As the minister who had followed Emperor Ying Zheng the longest, he knew that at this time Emperor Ying Zheng would not change his mind unless the Lizard Men's warships were all destroyed.

Otherwise, Emperor Ying Zheng would not retreat a single step!

Therefore, after hearing Ying Zheng's decision, he did not speak further to dissuade but silently stood behind Ying Zheng, focusing on the distant battle.

The current situation was disadvantageous for the Yanhuang Heavenly Court.

If the battle continued in this order, it wouldn't take long for the army of the Yanhuang Heavenly Court to be overwhelmed by the Lizard Empire's incessant warships.

Li Si, as Ying Zheng's minister and a true god of the Heavenly Court, did not wish to see this happen.

But with the Heavenly Court's full military force already deployed, there was no trump card left to turn the tide, so what method could be used to resolve this?

Li Si's mind raced, pondering ways to break the current situation.

But after a long time, he still couldn't think of a way to break the deadlock.

...

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