Double penetration, starting from being a trader

No one knows why the Central Star Sea incident happened.

Some forces even sent people to inquire with the Sea Fork Tribe, but the Sea Fork Tribe did not reveal any information.

This made many forces feel uneasy.

Besides this incident, several other major events occurred in the Dinghai Star Region.

The first thing was that Fen Wuji and Xu Wuji of the Xuling Clan led a group of powerful warriors in a great battle against the cultivators of the Haicha Clan.

That great battle destroyed several cultivation stars, but the final result was unexpected.

Because the two sides suddenly stopped fighting on the fifth day.

No one knows why the two sides stopped fighting, but on the sixth day they joined forces and headed to the Mingzhou Continent on the outskirts of the Dinghai Star Region.

The Underworld Continent, once an insignificant place, has now become a focus of attention for the Dinghai Star Region and even the Nine Star Regions.

Not only did the Sea Chariot Clan send people to the Underworld Continent, but even the strongest individuals from the Nine Star Domains followed the Sea Chariot Clan to the Dinghai Star Domain.

The combined number of Dharma ships numbered over 100,000.

The Sea Chariot Clan makes up the largest proportion of these, since the Dinghai Star Region is the territory of the Sea Chariot Clan, and there are a large number of forces that are vassals of the Sea Chariot Clan.

The reason given by the Sea Fork Clan for attacking the Underworld Continent was also quite unexpected.

That is, a force called Xingfengmen on the Mingzhou Continent betrayed the Nine Star Domains and chose to collude with alien races from beyond the boundary.

For the sake of peace in the star field, the Sea Fork Clan chose to annihilate the Windwalker Clan.

Many people don't believe this reason, as extraterrestrial races are too abstract and unrealistic for most people.

Although they didn't believe it, since they couldn't find the specific reason, everyone could only speculate in secret.

However, because of this incident, the name of Xingfengmen spread throughout the major star regions during this period.

Such a force that has attracted so much attention from so many star regions is a rare occurrence in the history of the nine star regions.

In everyone's eyes, this great battle would surely be a decisive victory for the Sea Fork Clan army, which would annihilate the Xingfeng Sect with overwhelming force.

But the result was beyond everyone's expectations.

Before the Sea Fork Clan's army even approached the Underworld Continent, they were suddenly attacked by the Wind Sect.

On that day, the other forces watching the battle only saw bursts of fire in the starry sky.

The flames from these explosions lit up every corner of the starry sky outside the continent of Mingzhou, lasting for a full three days.

The Sea Fork tribe's army suffered heavy losses.

The massive fleet of 100,000 French ships was reduced to less than 80,000 after this bombing.

They wiped out 20,000 French ships in one fell swoop.

The strength of Xingfengmen has shocked many people.

Because of this attack, the Sea Fork Clan's offensive slowed down, and they began to adopt other tactics to attack the defensive lines set up by the Wind Gate outside the Underworld Continent.

What was originally a decisive battle has turned into a protracted tug-of-war between the two sides.

Six million miles away on the continent of Mingzhou.

This is the third line of defense at the ventilation system.

With the Underworld Continent as its center, Xingfeng Sect has deployed five lines of defense across a radius of tens of millions of miles in the starry sky.

Each line of defense was equipped with a large fleet and war fortresses.

Each space carrier in the fleet carries at least twenty space fighters, capable of rapidly deploying a powerful firepower network in space.

Coupled with their powerful information gathering capabilities, the Xingfengmen fleet demonstrated combat strength far exceeding that of the Haicha Clan.

The third line of defense built by Xingfengmen consisted of more than 300 war fortresses.

The War Fortress is a large-scale war machine developed by the Yue Yao people.

Each war fortress is equipped with at least a thousand missile silos, enabling rapid saturation nuclear strikes.

Moreover, these war fortresses also possess space-based weapon systems.

Each war fortress has at least twenty space-based weapons.

And this is only the third line of defense; the next two lines of defense have even more war fortresses, and they are practically equipped with planet-destroying cannons.

In one of the war fortresses.

Zhang Xuan was discussing matters with his subordinates.

Zhang Xuan is now the captain of the Xuanwu formation. His duty is to be stationed at the front line and provide long-range fire support to the front.

The task of direct combat was left to the other three formations.

"Elder, news has just come from the front lines that a convoy of French ships has broken through their blockade and is heading towards our position. We must intercept them as soon as possible."

A subordinate standing nearby reported to Zhang Xuan.

At the same time, several signal points appeared on the screen in the room, totaling more than thirty.

Their speed was extremely fast, no slower than that of a Void Refinement cultivator.

It was clearly a French ship with extremely high speed.

"Trying to launch a surprise attack again, huh? They really won't give up." Zhang Xuan calmly looked at the display on the screen.

This isn't the first time something like this has happened.

With its speed and powerful weapons, the Xingfengmen fleet prevented the Haicha Clan army from penetrating within five million miles of the Mingzhou Continent.

However, this does not include some of the top experts.

For example, cultivators at the Void Refinement stage, seeing that they could not break through from the front, would choose to send out small groups of people to take extremely fast magic ships and attempt a solo breakthrough.

They had experienced something like this several times before.

Unfortunately, all of them failed.

The Xingfeng Gate possesses a terrifying weapon of destruction called the Star Destroyer.

This weapon was specifically designed by the Xingfeng Sect to deal with cultivators who had reached the half-step Dao Integration stage.

Those cultivators who attempted to bypass the main army and enter the Underworld Continent directly almost all perished under the rays of the Star Destroyer Cannon.

Zhang Xuan looked at the screen and said:

"Taiyi, calculate the target's speed and then generate an attack plan for me."

As Zhang Xuan's voice rang out, Taiyi's voice quickly followed in the command room.

"Under testing"

"Detection complete. Target speed: 200 kilometers per second. Estimated to pass through the third defense line in 13 and a half minutes."

"Strike plan being generated"

"Generation complete!"

As Taiyi's voice fell, a red area immediately appeared on the map on the screen, along with the exact time of the missile launch.

Taiyi's calculations are extremely precise.

It not only calculated the time it took for enemy ships to reach the red zone, but also the flight time of friendly missiles.

The screen only showed the time and the location where the missile needed to strike.

As long as we follow Taiyi's instructions, we can accurately strike the target.

This is the power of intelligent AI.

What was originally an incredibly complex calculation can be completed in a second with AI, and can even generate multiple combat plans.

AI intelligence provides its opinions based on the battlefield environment and the enemy's situation.

In space warfare, information and decision-making are crucial to victory. Although the cultivators of the Xingfeng Sect were weaker than the Haicha Clan, they managed to balance the tide of battle by virtue of their technology and powerful weaponry.

Zhang Xuan did not hesitate for long and immediately adopted the solution proposed by Taiyi.

"Notify War Fortresses 135, 168, and 178 to prepare for launch and await my orders!"

Zhang Xuan gave an order.

The subordinate standing nearby immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes!"

Zhang Xuan looked at the solution Taiyi had provided on the screen with a sense of helplessness. Since Taiyi came along, he found himself becoming increasingly lazy.

He was initially quite excited about the Xuanwu formation entering space for combat.

But after having Taiyi, he found himself only able to be a tool that gave orders.

You don't need to think about anything, just follow the plan given by Taiyi.

In fact, not only Zhang Xuan, but other high-ranking members of Xingfengmen also had this feeling.

With Taiyi's help, they didn't have to put in much effort in terms of combat command.

Over a century has passed, and Taiyi's evolution is far beyond what it was back then.

Taiyi has now become a qualified military AI commander.

If Chen Feng hadn't been worried about the risks of intelligent AI, he would have already handed over all of Xingfengmen's weapons and equipment to Taiyi for command.

But AI is AI after all; who knows if it might one day evolve into intelligent life and break free from control?

Therefore, Chen Feng always regarded Taiyi as an auxiliary tool, and the final decision-making power still rested with Zhang Xuan and other high-ranking members of Xingfeng Sect.

After discussing the tactics, one of the subordinates said with a smile:

“Elder, the Sea Fork Clan doesn’t seem very strong. Their main force is still blocked outside the third line of defense. They can only send out small units to harass us now.”

The rest of his subordinates also smiled, feeling that the battle had been easy.

Zhang Xuan glanced at the group, his face turning cold:
"Are you all so smug? You don't actually think those people represent the entirety of the Sea Fork Clan's strength, do you?"

Upon hearing this, the smiles on the faces of the people present immediately vanished.

"Hmph, those are just chickens and dogs. In all this fighting, have you seen any of those half-step Dao Integration cultivators make a move? Those are the opponents we need to face!" Zhang Xuan said coldly.

Zhang Xuan was well aware of the power of the Sea Chariot Clan.

This dominant force in the nine star regions has only dispatched a portion of its personnel so far.

Given the strength of the Sea Fork Clan, it's impossible that they only possess this much power.

"The elder is right!" a subordinate said with shame.

He was only thinking about defeating the enemy and getting contribution points; he hadn't thought about anything else.

"Keep working. If the enemy breaks through our defenses, we won't even have the face to return to the sect to report back, let alone contribute any points!"

Zhang Xuan snorted coldly.

Inside the Xingfeng Sect branch on the Mingzhou Continent.

Liu Qian sat in the council hall, looking at the intelligence sent to his phone.

Below Liu Qian sat Yun Qingjue and Jiang Bohan, respectively.

As for the rest of Xingfengmen, they have all been sent to the front lines to fight.

"This time, the Sea Chariot Clan sent five half-step Dao Integration experts, along with Li Songxuan and a few others, making a total of eleven half-step Dao Integration level experts. So far, only three half-step Dao Integration experts have appeared, and the whereabouts of the others have not yet been found."

Liu Qian's voice echoed throughout the venue.

Jiang Bohan said:
"Manager, why aren't these half-step Dao Integration cultivators making a move? With their strength, it wouldn't be a problem for them to break through the defenses we've set up. Why send those low-level cultivators to attack?"

Yun Qingjue, standing beside him, also looked puzzled.

The actions of the Sea Fork tribe were so strange that they still couldn't understand why the Sea Fork tribe was attacking them.

Liu Qian shook his head: "I don't know why they didn't take action either; they must have other plans."

Yun Qingjue hesitated:

Why did the Sea Fork Tribe suddenly attack us?

Both of them were puzzled by this question, but Liu Qian had not explained it to them before.

"Since you want to know, then I won't hide it from you anymore. The sect leader has already told me about this matter. It's related to a demon he offended in the Immortal Realm Secret Realm."

Liu Qian recounted the story of the extraterrestrial demons.

After listening to Liu Qian's account, both Jiang Bohan and Yun Qingjue became serious.

Jiang Bohan became puzzled again:

"The sect leader said that part of the Immortal Realm Secret Realm was controlled by extraterrestrial demons. What's going on with this Sea Fork Clan army? Could they also be controlled by those extraterrestrial demon cultivators?"

Liu Qian shook his head:

"Although the extraterrestrial demons are strong, they are only at the Dao Integration level. The Sea Fork Clan has two Dao Integration cultivators. Moreover, the ones attacking our Xingfeng Sect this time are not just the Sea Fork Clan, but also cultivators from other star fields. I suspect that those people have reached a cooperation agreement with the extraterrestrial demons."

"What? They actually dare to cooperate with extraterrestrial demons!" Jiang Bohan exclaimed in disbelief.

With just a brief understanding, Jiang Bohan knew exactly what this extraterrestrial demon was.

He is clearly a demon, and to cooperate with a demon is like asking a tiger for its skin.

Yun Qingjue wasn't surprised at all:

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, so what if they are extraterrestrial demons? For those old monsters who stand at the top of the star field, it is not surprising that they can cooperate with anyone as long as there is profit to be made."

Liu Qian nodded in agreement: "That's what I think too."

Yun Qingjue then said in a deep voice:

"What I'm worried about now is the Dao-Merging expert behind the Sea Fork Clan. The sect already has five Star Destroyer Cannons. If we add other antimatter weapons, they can handle a few half-step Dao-Merging experts, but what if a Dao-Merging level being makes a move?"

Although Yun Qingjue didn't finish her sentence, her meaning was clear.

Beings at the Dao Integration level are beyond their ability to handle.

If it weren't for the fact that Xingfengmen recently created a powerful weapon like the Star Destroyer, they wouldn't even be able to handle a half-step Dao Integration cultivator.

Liu Qian said:

"You don't need to worry about that. If they really send out Dao-Merging cultivators, someone will naturally deal with them."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingjue and Jiang Bohan exchanged a glance, and their first thought was of Chen Feng.

But our sect leader only broke through not long ago, so how could he already be able to deal with a Dao Integration level expert?

Even though they were used to Chen Feng's rapid improvement in strength, they still couldn't believe that Chen Feng could reach the top level of the Nine Star Domains in such a short time.

Liu Qian didn't offer an explanation; he continued:
"Passive defense alone won't work. The other side has taken the initiative to attack, so it's time for us to collect some interest from them."

Yun Qingjue asked, "Does Steward Liu have any plans?"

Liu Qian nodded: "Yes, I've decided to send you with a fleet to raid the vassal states of the Sea Fork Clan. Most of their forces are with us now. If we disrupt their rear, they'll definitely fall into disarray."

"Great idea! Those vassal forces definitely don't have any strong individuals left behind right now." Jiang Bohan's eyes lit up.

Liu Qian said, "I have already summoned back half of the antimatter warships inside the gate. You can take the antimatter warships there, which will be faster, and you can escape in time if you encounter danger."

The Xingfeng Gate has recently built another batch of antimatter warships.

The Xingfeng Gate currently has a total of thirty antimatter warships, and they are still in expedited production.

The fact that so many could be produced in such a short time is naturally due to the resources Chen Feng brought back from the Immortal Realm Secret Realm.

Jiang Bohan and Yun Qingjue did not chat with Liu Qian, but got up to say goodbye and leave.

With the war intensifying, the sooner they can raid those vassal states, the better they can help with the situation at the front. (End of Chapter)