From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 754 The real confrontation may only be about to begin.

More than ten hours later, it arrived at the near-Earth orbit of Planet Aegis 7.
The scene here is completely different from the "tranquility" of not long ago; it resembles a military stronghold on high alert.

The garrison fleet belonging to the Imperial Infantry Legion—

Composed of two supposedly indestructible Imperial-class battleships, dozens of cruisers, and even more agile and maneuverable escorts, the fleet patrolled in a tight defensive formation. The cold metallic luster of the ships gleamed under the starlight, and an aura of grim determination permeated the void.

At the edge of the fleet's cruising path, and on the outer edge of the planet's gravitational field, float a large number of twisted, broken, and lifeless giant flesh and blood remains, like the rotting carcasses of giant whales in space, as if telling the story of a brief but intense conflict that occurred here not long ago.

Those were the final marks left by the blood moon entity that attempted to breach the portal.

The gaze was drawn to the most prominent spatial portal.

This energy light curtain, six kilometers on each side and resembling a huge, flat mercury mirror, remains stable on the earth's surface, emitting a soft, constant light, connecting two different universes.

Since the Engineering Department used a large environmental stabilizer to quell the geological disturbances on the planet caused by the Ishimura, a large number of newly laid magnetic levitation tracks, flashing blue guide lights, have radiated outwards from the space gate like steel veins, efficiently connecting different regions with the front-line bases on the planet's surface.

These orbital networks greatly accelerated the efficiency of personnel, equipment, and supplies transfer, making Aegis 7 a busy interstellar "logistics" hub.

At this moment, a large maglev train designed specifically for transporting important figures or goods is smoothly passing through the mercury-mirror-like space gate along a dedicated track leading directly to the front-line base, finally slowing down and precisely stopping inside a heavily guarded enclosed platform at the front-line base.

The train came to a stop, and a slight sound of pressure relief was heard from the air pressure door. The heavy alloy cabin door slowly opened along the sliding rail.

Thump, thump!

Heavy, orderly footsteps, seemingly capable of resonating with the earth, first emerged from the carriages, echoing across the spacious and magnificent platform.

The first to step out of the carriage were two teams of visually striking soldiers.

A squad clad in black and gold Terminator power armor, adorned with the Imperial Dragon Emblem and ornate patterns, wielding the Thunderbolt Halberd—symbols of imperial authority and power—are the Emperor's personal guards.

Imperial Guards.

Their very appearance signifies the arrival of a supreme will.

The other team wore Terminator armor, dark green and covered with heavy titanium alloy and plastic steel composite armor, with the Flame Lizard Legion's insignia painted on their shoulder armor.

They are the veteran company of the Flame Lizards, an elite force known for their impenetrable defenses and fearless bravery.

These two giants, like mobile fortresses, swiftly and systematically occupied key positions on the platform. Beneath their helmets, their cold gazes swept over every corner, ensuring absolute safety.

Immediately afterwards, an even taller and more imposing figure stepped out of the carriage.

He was nearly six meters tall and wore a set of exclusive power armor covered with dark green dragon scale-like armor plates, with a faint lava-like shimmer at the joints of the armor.

He held in his hand a massive warhammer that exuded a chilling aura—

Terella's Frost Hammer.

And he was none other than the original form of the Flame Lizard, Vulcan, renowned for his forging skills and boundless power.

Vulcan's eyes, glowing with a fiery red light, swept across the entire platform. After confirming there were no potential threats, he turned slightly and spoke in a deep voice into the carriage:
"Father."

"Ah."

A calm yet supremely authoritative reply came.

Then, an even more imposing figure stepped out of the carriage.

He was also dressed in black and gold power armor, but its design was more ancient and solemn, as if it carried the history and weight of all mankind.

A seemingly simple and unadorned greatsword, but which actually contained the power to destroy stars, hung at his waist.

Its body naturally radiated a faint golden light, not dazzling, but impossible to ignore, as if it itself were the source of light and order.

He is the creator and ruler of the human empire in the main universe—

Emperor Sui Yang.

Sui Yang's current height is similar to that of Vulcan, close to six meters. Standing on the platform, he is like a pillar of strength, making the entire space seem to revolve around him.

All the imperial officials, officers, and technicians on the platform who were responsible for welcoming the emperor knelt down on one knee and bowed their heads the moment the emperor stepped onto the platform, without exception, to pay the highest respect.

Emperor Sui Yang calmly swept his gaze over the crowd, gently waved his hand, and a gentle yet irresistible force lifted everyone up.

"No need to be polite."

His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears, carrying a power to soothe all restlessness.

"Father, elder brother."

Sui Meng, who had been waiting on the platform, immediately stepped forward and respectfully greeted Emperor Sui Yang and Primitive Vulcan.

"His Majesty."

Halsey stepped forward, her tone conveying respect for the supreme ruler of humanity, while also revealing her excitement as a scientist meeting a key figure who could advance her research—of course.
There's also a hint of quipiness.

"Hmm." Emperor Sui Yang responded softly again, his gaze turning directly to Sui Meng and Halsey. "Take me to the Matrix."

His words were concise and direct, without any pleasantries, and his goal was clear.

Halsey's eyes gleamed with even greater excitement, and she immediately nodded: "Please come with me, Your Majesty."

She turned around, preparing to lead the Emperor, Vulcan, and Sui Meng's group to the location of the heavily guarded metal matrix that had been moved here from Planet B.

However, just as the group was about to leave the platform, Emperor Sui Yang suddenly stopped. ?

His gaze suddenly turned stern, and his previously calm expression instantly became incredibly sharp, as if he had sensed something.

Then he slowly raised his head, his eyes, which seemed to pierce through the void, looking directly at the sky of Planet Aegis 7, his gaze penetrating the atmosphere and reaching the cold depths of space.

Almost the instant he looked up, the defense network of Planet Aegis 7 suddenly sounded an alarm.

Beyond the planet's orbit, space distorted and rippled violently, like water rippled by a stone thrown in, and then one, two, three more stones appeared.
The blood moon entities, far exceeding their previous numbers and enormous and ferocious in appearance, successively completed faster-than-light travel and appeared in the space of Aegis VII like a swarm of sharks that had smelled blood.

Their crimson surfaces, riddled with twisted blood vessels and holes, appeared particularly terrifying under the starlight. Their goal was obvious: to reclaim the metal matrix that had been taken over by the Empire.

"These bastards really don't know when they'll stop their folly!"

Sui Meng keenly sensed the dense threat signals from the orbital sensors, as well as the nauseating, massive disturbance belonging to the Blood Moon Cluster rapidly approaching Aegis 7. An uncontrollable rage surged into his heart instantly.

Especially in his father—

At this crucial moment, with Emperor Sui Yang personally providing guidance and his elder brother Vulcan also present, how dare these aliens come to harass us?!
This is tantamount to smearing the honor banner of the Imperial Warrior Legion and openly questioning their ability to suppress this universe!

This made him extremely unhappy.

Sui Meng's gaze unconsciously drifted to Vulcan beside him.

Fortunately, this elder brother, known for his generosity, perseverance, and focus on forging and protecting, was not one of those Primarchs who were keen on power struggles and constantly looking for opportunities to expand their influence.

Otherwise, this "defense oversight" could very well be used by the other side as an excuse to suggest that their legions intervene in this cosmic affair, ostensibly to "assist" the Imperial Warriors in eliminating the aliens, but in reality to divide the war merits and the right to rule.

However, Sui Meng also knew that the current situation of the Blood Moon Army's repeated failures to be eradicated could not be entirely attributed to the poor performance of the Imperial Warrior Legion.

The initial activation of the large device 01, while purifying all the blood moons within 30,000 light-years with overwhelming force, still had a limited impact relative to the vast Milky Way galaxy.

In other unaffected corners of the Milky Way, an unknown number of blood moon entities still lurk.

There are only two ways to fundamentally solve this threat:

First, deploy multiple large devices at key nodes within the Milky Way to construct a crossfire network, achieving a comprehensive "cleaning" with no blind spots;
The second approach is to address the issue at its source, ensuring that the core consciousness of the silicon-based civilization that created the Divine Seal and Blood Moon is likely sealed within the metal matrix before us. This would allow them to completely submit to the human empire, at which point all Blood Moons and Divine Seals would become harmless cosmic dust due to the loss of their command source.

Just as Sui Meng was pondering his long-term strategy, Emperor Sui Yang, who had been standing quietly observing, slowly spoke.

His voice remained calm, carrying a strange power to soothe all anxiety and anger, directly penetrating Sui Meng's heart:
"Calm down, kid."

The emperor's gaze remained fixed on the sky, as if piercing through the dome, directly confronting the threats leaping forth from the void:
"These are nothing more than reckless moths drawn to a flame, insignificant little incidents. Don't let these trivial matters affect your mood and judgment."

Before he finished speaking, Sui Yang's eyes, which were originally as deep as the stars in the universe, were suddenly filled with a pure, dazzling light, like liquid gold.

An indescribable, terrifying pressure, which made everyone present, including Sui Meng and Vulcan, feel as if a candle flame had been dimmed by the blazing sun, suddenly erupted from Sui Yang.

Immediately afterwards——

boom------------------!!!
A torrent of golden spiritual energy, visible to the naked eye and as tangible as a physical substance, surged forth from Sui Yang's body, like the energy ring released during a supernova explosion!

This torrent was not a chaotic explosion, but rather it expanded precisely and rapidly in all directions at a speed that surpassed the limits of physics.

Ignoring the obstacles of matter, it instantly penetrated the layers of armor and dome of the front-line base, swept across the entire surface of Aegis 7, and continued to spread at an incredible speed to near-Earth orbit and even further into space.

In the instant that golden torrent swept by, all the Imperial Soldiers, Imperial Guards, Flame Lizard Warriors, and every human Empire personnel, vehicle, and piece of equipment in the base "felt" a warm and vast power wash over their bodies and minds. Far from feeling any discomfort, they felt invigorated, and the "energy" within their bodies flowed more smoothly.

However, for the Blood Moon swarm that had just completed its leap and was rushing towards Aegis 7 with endless malice, this golden torrent turned into the most thorough and devastating judgment.

As the golden psionic shockwave swept across the massive, twisted bodies of each blood moon, it was like a hot iron branding ice and snow, and pure golden flames spontaneously ignited from within and without them!
This flame is no ordinary fire; it burns the very essence of the Blood Moon's existence, the filthy energy and distorted matter that constitute it.

Almost instantly upon being touched by the golden light, those blood moons, as massive as celestial bodies and capable of plunging an entire galaxy into despair, failed to put up even the slightest struggle. In the extreme light and heat, they rapidly decomposed, vaporized, and annihilated like wax figures thrown into a furnace of purgatory, turning into countless scattered golden specks of light, and finally completely dissipating into the cold vacuum, leaving no remnants or contamination.

The Aegis 7 space region, which was filled with alarms and war clouds just moments before due to the approaching powerful enemy, has now returned to its original tranquility and order.

The brilliant Milky Way was clearly visible again, as if the cluster of blood moons that had "covered the sky" had never appeared.

Only the faint energy ripples in the space that had not yet completely subsided, and the indescribable shock in the hearts of the imperial soldiers, proved that the earth-shattering scene just now was not an illusion.

"Sir, all incoming anomalous space signals have disappeared, and the orbital threat has been confirmed to be completely eliminated."

Wu Ji's calm, as always, voice broke the brief silence through the communication channel.

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Sui Meng simply nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.

He maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, but inside he was in turmoil.

He knew, of course, that his father possessed unfathomable power, enough to single-handedly quell the cosmos. But he never imagined that his father could resolve such a threat with such ease, just as his father had casually described it as a “minor incident.” He completed this precise purification across astronomical distances with the slightest effort, without even leaving the platform.

This effortless, all-encompassing power elevated Sui Meng's respect and awe for Sui Yang to a whole new level.

After that brief interlude, there were no further obstacles.

Guided by Halsey, Sui Yang, Vulcan, Sui Meng, and the necessary guards and research team left the platform and boarded a high-speed vehicle inside the base to head to a special area located about ten kilometers north of the front-line base, which was designated as the highest alert zone.

There, the metal matrix, which had "traveled a long way" from Planet B, was carefully transferred here by the Imperial Engineering Department with the highest standards.

It was placed in a super-giant research chamber, which was temporarily constructed but equipped with multiple energy suppression fields and physical protective barriers, awaiting the Emperor's personal inspection and judgment.

The real clash may only be beginning now.
(End of this chapter)