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The orbit of the extraterrestrial planet is the largest planetary orbit in this star system. Under this large enough starry sky, the Star God Alliance has built countless ecological zones in the past thousands of years.

These ecological zones are like stars scattered in the vast starry sky. Some are hidden in the darkness, maintaining stability with huge gravitational arrays; some are attached to meteorites and operate independently with the traction of orbits; but no matter which one, they are inseparable from the management of the Star God Alliance for thousands of years. They are like pearls inlaid in the dark universe, flashing a faint spiritual light.

After the complete split of the Star God Alliance, these ecological zones were naturally taken over by the rebels who had long controlled the extraterritorial borders.

After the rebels took over, those ecological zones with rich resources and key strategic locations were reinforced layer by layer, becoming important strongholds of the rebels outside the region.

Among so many ecological zones, the 'No. 42' ecological zone is the most prosperous. In the past, all the materials from Zhongzhou and the True Lords to support the front line were concentrated in this ecological zone, making the facilities in this ecological zone very complete. It has developed into a real continent with a complete circulation system, mountains, rivers and plains.

They even used magic arrays to simulate the four seasons in order to nourish all kinds of spiritual herbs and treasures. The people here called this place the Continent of Hope and the central city the City of Hope!
Outside Hope City is a vast plain surrounded by continuous mountains. The interior of the mountains has been hollowed out and transformed into spiritual fields and caves for cultivation. There are winding rivers between the mountains, nourishing the spiritual plants on both sides.

The streets in Hope City are crisscrossed, and their style incorporates the architectural style of the Xia Dynasty in Zhongzhou. In the center of the city is a towering Star Tower, which absorbs and refines extraterritorial energy day and night to maintain the operation of the city.

In order to protect this ecological zone from being affected by the harsh environment of the outer border, the Star God Alliance has been strengthening the ecological zone's defense array every day for thousands of years, and occasionally a fifth-level star god will come here to take charge for a period of time.

Today, the defense of this ecological zone has reached an astonishing level. The outer layer is a flowing starlight barrier that can dissolve most of the erosion of extraterritorial energy; the middle layer is a thick barrier array that is enough to withstand the full force of the four realms; the innermost layer is countless nested small arrays, specifically targeting various possible infiltrations and destruction.

Even after the rebels took over, these defenses were not weakened. Instead, they became more stringent as the war approached, making the entire ecological zone like a pearl wrapped in layers, shining brightly in the dark universe.
When the True Lords issued a decree defining the outer border as rebellion, Wei Ling and Qian Xi had personally come here to investigate, and personally constructed a time and space magic array to avoid the investigation of the Dao Palace coalition forces.

However, due to an unknown ecological zone before, the two of them decided to gather a large army to stop the Dao Palace coalition, which exposed the "No. 42" ecological zone.

At this moment, the space-time magic array of the ecological zone is slowly collapsing in the boundless golden light. It is Lingxi driving a string of Buddhist beads, which has constructed a giant magic array with a length and width of more than a hundred feet. There is a phantom of a giant bull in the magic array, which keeps colliding in the void, and the golden spiritual energy formed is tearing the space.

The scorching fire in the distance is vaporizing everything, bringing long-lost heat to this cold starry sky. This is Taoist Gong Wu of the Zhenyang Sect. However, this kind of heat may not be what the ecological zone wants, so two fourth-level star gods with "barrier" abilities have constructed a composite barrier to block all the heat generated by the fire.

Behind the barrier, there were five fourth-level star gods looking outside the barrier with serious faces. The leader of these five star gods was none other than Hui Dao Ren. He wore standard leather armor like the other star god cultivators, but his leather armor had exquisite patterns carved by mana, which were similar to the patterns of the starry sky.

Taoist Miaoqing stood in the void riding on a auspicious cloud, with Taoist Ruhui from Linshui Mansion and Taoist Zhigong from the Diku Gate beside her. Taoist Miaoqing kept spreading transfer talismans in her hands around to seal off this starry sky. This was a spell she figured out herself when she was serving in the extraterritorial domain and fighting against extraterritorial life forms.

The ochre-yellow light around Zhigong Taoist was dazzling. Her earth vein energy was changing the gravitational system of this area, trying to separate the 'No. 42' ecological zone from the space-time magic circle.

Taoist Ru Hui was the one in charge of the battle. She was surrounded by a dragon shadow in the mysterious light, which looked as if it was about to choose someone to devour. It also brought with it a rich aura of water spirit.

The other defense measures of the ecological zone have already collapsed under the joint efforts of these five people. Only the time and space magic circle still exists, and it will not be possible to break through it for a while.

Although the five of them looked very powerful, except for the Taoist Master Zhigong, they all had expressions of deep fear and caution. After all, when they were besieging Ecological Zone No. 42, they might face the rebel Five Realm Star Gods at any time.

The exposure of Ecological Zone No. 42 and the decisive attack of the Dao Palace coalition forces, these two things combined, are currently a difficult choice for the rebels. The first option is naturally to dispatch their hidden fourth-level star gods, or even fifth-level star gods, but in this way, this ecological zone will definitely be lost.

The second is to use the space-time array to take ecological zone No. 42 away from this starry sky, and then hide it again. However, in this way, the Dao Palace coalition will take the opportunity to harass their other large ecological zones, which will also cause them heavy losses!

Outside the border...

Under a sky full of dim stars, the black and white light of the universe is refracted into some beautiful auroras because of the ice crystals that can be seen everywhere.

Wei Ling and Qian Xi were hiding under the rules of time and space at this moment, looking at Ecological Zone No. 42 with serious faces. From their expressions, it could be seen that they were facing a difficult choice at this moment.

Behind them were Taoist Jiao and Taoist Hui. Taoist Hui had a serious expression on his face, but he felt helpless inside. He had warned Wei Ling and Qian Xi in the past that they could not use the same methods to deal with Taoist Palace monks as they did with extraterritorial life forms. Every Taoist Palace monk was extremely cunning, but no one listened to him.

Wei Ling and Qian Xi understood what Taoist Gray said, but from their position they could not retreat without a fight, especially after they got the news that the people in the ecological zone were sacrificed.

"Our people still haven't come together, otherwise we wouldn't mind destroying this ecological zone!"

Every time Qian Xi opened his mouth to speak, a dark line would appear on his cheek, making him look like he was poisoned.

Wei Ling didn't say anything, but from the look in her eyes it could be seen that she agreed with what Qian Xi said. If they could reach a consensus among themselves, what was happening before their eyes would most likely not have happened.

Originally, only a few people knew about the "No. 42" ecological zone after it was hidden, but when concentrating troops, it is inevitable to spread the information, but the scope is not large, but everyone cannot check it publicly.

"What do you say now?"

Qian Xi asked coldly.

Wei Ling took out a pitch-black communication token and activated it, then said to Qian Xi, "We have to swallow this bitter fruit with nausea, but before we swallow it, we have to ask the Dao Palace coalition to leave something behind."

Taoist Gray at the back obviously wanted to say something when he heard this, but was stopped by Taoist Jiao at the side. At this time, Wei Ling issued an instruction to the communication token.

...

Ecological Zone 'No. 42'.

The powerful space-time magic array was also slowly disintegrating in the golden spirit energy driven by Lingxi. As long as time was enough and no one stopped Taoist Miaoqing and the other five, ecological zone No. 42 would surely face a catastrophe.

But the longer they were silent, the more unsure Taoist Miaoqing and the others felt, and their movements couldn't help but slow down, because they needed to devote more of their attention to observing the starry sky around them.

Their caution was justified. The quiet starry sky of the ecological zone suddenly descended into a void of darkness without any warning. The moment it appeared, it dispelled the five elements of yin and yang spirit energy around the barrier. The scorching flames and the golden spirit energy that tore through the space naturally disappeared. Taoist Miaoqing suppressed the fear in his heart and activated the transfer array prepared in advance to transfer Gong Wu and Lingxi to his side. Then he was ready to use the transfer talisman to leave, but at this time Taoist Miaoqing discovered that the transfer network was secretly covered, and his body and soul were about to be covered.

"Bullying the weak is shameless!"

Zang Yi's voice resounded through the starry sky, and then a dazzling light descended, dispelling the darkness around Taoist Miaoqing and making the transfer space for Taoist Miaoqing's transfer talisman reappear.

Just as Taoist Miao Qing was about to leave this troubled place, a familiar voice appeared in her ears: "Don't leave yet, I will grant you a consciousness, you will use this consciousness with the power of 'Heaven Covering Talisman' and 'Heaven-Connecting Talisman'!"

Is that the voice of Changqing Zhenjun?

This was Taoist Miaoqing’s initial reaction, and then he digested the meaning of this sentence.

"Who was I thinking? Turns out it's you, a coward!"

An illusory shadow flashed outside the space-time barrier, and a slender man wearing a strange red mask appeared.

Zang Yi's body was emitting pure white light at this moment. This was the ability of the 'censor', similar to the golden elixir in the body of the Yuqing Sect. He could temporarily change the rules of the real space with the core of the star god. However, compared to the golden elixir in the body of the Yuqing Sect, his changes were strengthened by the existing rules of reality, rather than appearing out of thin air.

For example, at this moment Zang Yi is strengthening the presence of sunlight and dispelling the darkness driven by the "stealth" ability.

"Zi Bo, all the True Lords follow the Way of Heaven and respond to the wishes of the people. This is the Great Way. Don't be stubborn and refuse to learn!"

Zang Yi first put a big hat on the other party.

The man called 'Zi Bo' sneered, not intending to waste any more words. A jet-black flag suddenly rose up behind him, and the light under the starry sky suddenly dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Under the shrouded darkness was a roiling demonic energy, but it was too dark and one could only see some kind of secret rolling. Suddenly, a sharp blade streaked across the starry sky and pierced towards Zang Yi's position. Even the light created by Zang Yi's "censor" ability disappeared wherever the blade passed.

That was another fifth-level cultivator with the ability of a censor, and he was hiding inside the black flag!
"So it's Brother Huaifeng, why are you hiding so much?"

A warm voice sounded. It was the pig demon Zhu Wu. He stood straight in front of the darkness covered by black flags. When he appeared, a graceful figure appeared beside Taoist Miao Qing. It was Yue Xi. She protected Taoist Miao Qing and five others behind her and looked at the ecological area ahead with an indifferent expression.

A fifth-level star god also appeared beside Hui Daoren and other fourth-level star gods in the ecological zone. He stared at Yue Xi with fear, and a magic circle for refining demonic energy unfolded around him.

Ru Hui, Zhi Gong, Gong Wu and Ling Xi were all winking at Taoist Miao Qing, signaling her to use the transfer talisman to leave quickly. However, Taoist Miao Qing had Wang Ping's message, so she naturally did not dare to leave like that. She could only stare coldly at Taoist Tong Hui.

"boom!"

The dull echo was so heavy that it seemed to be knocking on everyone's consciousness.

It was Zhu Wu who, after seeing someone appear among the black flags, transformed into a stream of light without hesitation and punched the man in the chest.

The tip of his fist was like a meteorite hitting the starry sky, causing the entire sky to tremble. The defensive barrier constructed by the leather armor on the person he attacked shattered on the spot, and his body was also sucked into the shattered void.

However, the shattered void was quickly repaired, and at the same time a figure jumped out from it. It was the person attacked by Zhu Wu.

"boom!"

Zhu Wude was relentless and delivered another heavy punch. When he attacked, the spiritual energy and psychic power of the starry sky around him suddenly disappeared. This was the innate ability of the third realm of the pig demon. When he was promoted to the fourth realm, he would have the ability of 'steel body', which allowed his body to ignore most attacks from the fifth realm, and the 'strength' ability of the fifth realm could destroy most of the matter in the starry sky.

He is with Wang Xian and Niu Pan. The reason why he is the leader is not because he is smart, but because he is strong enough.

"Dang Dang Dang"

Countless black blades fell towards Zhu Wu and stirred up billowing demonic energy. It was another Five-Realm Star God with 'hidden' abilities. He used his abilities to change the environment of the starry sky around Zhu Wu while driving the pitch-black blade with space-cutting capabilities.

But even though this sharp blade could cut through space, it could not break through Zhu Wu's physical defense, and most of its energy was swallowed up by Zhu Wu, which made it easy for him to fight against two people alone.

On the other side, Zang Yi was also fighting with Zi Bo.

But at this critical moment, a breath suddenly descended from the void, making the rules of this starry sky seem to be imprisoned. Zhu Wu and Zang Yi immediately stopped attacking and retreated to the safe range of the starry sky.

But in the next moment, a deep green halo suddenly flashed around the ecological zone. It directly passed through the magic circle constructed by the rules of time and space, and swept away Hui Daoren and several fourth-level star gods around him.

Zi Bo and Huai Feng first looked at Taoist Hui, and sensing that his and the surrounding star gods' vitality was rapidly fading, their faces changed slightly, and then they looked at Taoist Miao Qing with murderous eyes.

Zi Bo, Huai Feng and others who were originally ready to stop immediately used their respective magic weapons, determined to keep Taoist Miao Qing and others, but at this time an extremely clear primordial consciousness descended upon the starry sky.

The next moment, a strong aura of wood spirit appeared out of nowhere.

Zi Bo, Huai Feng and other cultivators stopped their movements and Qian Xi appeared in front of them out of nowhere, looking up at the starry sky with a serious expression.

But no one appeared under the starry sky, and the two sides did not fight again. Zhu Wu led the team to evacuate first, ending this seemingly sudden fight. (End of this chapter)