Chapter 2564 - Endure One More Time

The tenth branch held another round of discussions when faced with the Star Hunter’s latest attack. Tianming waited for their conclusion. There were three years left until the sun arrived, and were they to fight back or simply endure?

“What do you think, Big Brother?” Feiling raised an eyebrow.

“There’s a lot of ownerless nova sources there. We’ve already endured for three years and life is the most important in the end.” That was Tianming’s conclusion from cultivating the path of an emperor and his inner thoughts. There was no future without the inheritance of the people. Astralships and fusion formations were all made by people. The people would always be the most important wherever you went!

“So how, Master?” Tianming asked.

“No choice but to endure one more time! They’re obviously testing us, and if we hurt them too much, they’ll probably massacre a few heliacal-class worlds. So we’re going to endure, and even send a hundred ebon astralships for them to break! Be mentally prepared, we’re probably going to lose two hundred nova sources this time.”

Lin Xiaodao was different from the Star Hunters. They were all experts, but had different values. That was why Tianming was willing to respect him. If Lin Xiaodao was like the Star Hunters, Tianming would never have followed him even if he was willing to protect him. He respected his master for the hard choice he was making.

“Of course, this time is the limit! After this loss, we’ll have a reason to increase the defensive perimeter and security measures. If they come again, they’ll suffer heavy reprisals, but they won’t be as furious as they’ve won before.” They were just gambling on the enemy’s mindset.

There were still three years left! Lin Xiaodao had only chosen to endure because he believed in Tianming and the flameyellow divinities’ sun. Quite a few people had proposed destroying the thousand-plus incoming astralships; however, he had rejected those proposals.

"Good disciple, it's up to you from here on out. If we don't beat these bastards to a pulp, I won't be called Lin Xiaodao. I'm going to make the Star Hunters extinct!” The Star Hunters had persisted through many generations, and their tens of thousands of astralships hadn’t been acquired overnight! To be honest, all their resources were on their astralships. Many were curious just how much wealth the Star Hunters that were renowned through various mundi possessed.

"Master, I just discussed another possibility with Yin Chen," Tianming said.

"I'm listening." Lin Xiaodao knew that Tianming had a knack for coming up with unique ideas, so he immediately became interested and his eyes brightened.

"I had Yin Chen separate some of its bodies and hide them within some ownerless nova sources and certain astralships. The opponents want to seize those, right? So I had Yin Chen see if it could infiltrate their astralships and try to spread inside. If we manage to climb aboard the Traceless, then as long as we get close to them, we can pinpoint the location of these people," Tianming explained.

Yin Chen's current invisibility ability was quite potent. Even if the enemy astral gods could sense it, it couldn't be completely exterminated as long as it had sufficient numbers. Although the enemy's astralships often traveled to very distant places beyond Yin Chen's sensory range, its current range was still quite substantial!

As long as Lin Xiaodao was willing to chase after them and take a slight risk, the situation where the Traceless managed to escape from the Gladean Ruins and elude capture wouldn't repeat itself.

"The barriers of ether-class astralships are indeed very tight, but Yin Chen has a chance to enter if there's personnel movement," Tianming said.

"Are you saying that the more things they steal this time, the greater our chance of catching them will be?" Lin Xiaodao asked.

"Yes. Moreover, they're definitely going to gather to process and sell the stolen nova sources. Regardless, if we know the location of their nest, we'll have the initiative," Tianming said with a cold gaze. The enemy was essentially stealing Yin Chen's eyes.

"Alright, we’ll let them steal as much as they want this time. When I catch them, I'll make sure to turn them inside out," Lin Xiaodao hadn't experienced this kind of frustration before. Last time when Shenxi Xingtian came, he had gotten the better of him.

Shenxi Xingtian couldn't engage in the slaughter of ordinary stars, after all, but the Star Hunters could!

"Master, there are many unowned nova sources in the Myriadstar Zone. Losing a few isn't a big deal. The most important thing is that nobody gets hurt. As long as everyone’s safe, that's all that matters," Tianming said.

"Then this time, I'll try not to lose a comrade."

"That's the best way, because whatever the enemy swallows, they'll eventually have to spit out... along with interest," Tianming said.

Over at the Myriadstar Zone, Yin Chen had already begun infiltrating unowned nova sources. The power of heliacal-class nova sources was weaker, and it could withstand them. Meanwhile, over a hundred astralships acting as bait had already concealed copious amounts of Yin Chens inside them. They were all bug nests!

"Master, I'm going to practice swordsmanship." After arranging everything, the next task was Lin Xiaodao's. The foreseeable outcome made Tianming pay no further attention.

What followed wasn’t unexpected. The Star Hunters came with great momentum and could be considered victorious. Dozens of Gladean astralships were destroyed and a portion were captured when the Star Hunters employed their fine tradition of robbery. As for unowned nova sources, they suffered significant losses, losing over three hundred heliacal-class nova sources.

Though Tianming was pained, there was nothing he could do. He could only watch as the enemy dragged the stolen nova sources away.

This time, the Star Hunters were clearly elated and would probably hold a grand celebration upon their return, as they traditionally did, before coming again.

"Let's wait and see." Tianming clenched his fists, sword intent surging within his eyes.