Chapter 1987: War For The Essence Du Heavenly Field

After the previous battle in the Essence Xing World, Yan Yu had once paid the price of sacrificing a Spirit Ark to transport three continents, each spanning over 10,000 miles, back with him.

However, he did not fully integrate all three continents into the Essence Du World. After fusing two of them, he took the remaining one and attempted to build a second auxiliary Spirit World for the Essence Du Heavenly Field.

Naturally, a single continent was far from sufficient. Thus, once the Essence Xing World's Will fully dissipated, several of its collapsed continents became Yan Yu’s new targets. Consequently, the Essence Du Heavenly Field became the faction most interested in the ruins of the Essence Xing World following the battle.

The reason why Yan Yu was willing to slow down the development of the Essence Du World just to construct a second auxiliary Spirit World was that he had already realized that his cultivation had hit a ceiling after reaching the peak of the third star.

Reflecting on how the Essence Xing World had enough foundation to sustain three Sages, yet throughout its recorded history, no Sage had ever broken through to the mid-level, he began to suspect a correlation.

Perhaps it was precisely because the Essence Xing World had never established any auxiliary Spirit Worlds or built a complete Heavenly Field.

Although the Essence Du Heavenly Field had already constructed the basic framework of a Heavenly Field, it had only one subordinate Spirit World, the Spirit Light World, which had once been carved up by the Essence Luxuriant World, nearly causing it to fall from a Spirit World to an Azure World.

With such a rudimentary Heavenly Field, no matter how much the Essence Du World developed on its own, Yan Yu, who was intrinsically linked to it, could never break through to become a mid-level Sage.

It was precisely due to the realization that Yan Yu took the risk of using a continent of the Essence Xing World as the foundation to construct a new subordinate Spirit World. His aim was to further refine the Heavenly Field and enhance its inherent foundation.

According to the plan once established during the alliance between the Essence Du Heavenly Field, Essence Chong Heavenly Field, and Essence Ling Heavenly Field, after departing their respective Star Regions, the Essence Du Heavenly Field and Essence Chong Heavenly Field were to rendezvous with the Essence Ling Heavenly Field and henceforth follow its lead.

However, after the fall of the Essence Chong Heavenly Field, for reasons unknown, the Essence Du Heavenly Field was somehow persuaded by the Star Origin Lord to switch allegiance and move toward joining the Four Essence Heavenly Field.

Once the news leaked, Yuan Ling naturally would not allow it.

Although the original alliance of the three Heavenly Fields was partly for mutual support, Yuan Ling clearly had deeper schemes in play.

But with the Essence Chong Heavenly Field already destroyed before his plans could begin, and the remaining Essence Du Heavenly Field threatening to defect as well, Yuan Ling saw it as outright betrayal. What made it worse was that everyone understood clearly, the Star Origin Lord, who once stood at the edge of the Eighth Order, was now doing everything in his power to prepare for a second attempt.

Should the Essence Du Heavenly Field join the Star Origin Lord's ranks, the Four Essence Heavenly Field would become the Five Essence Heavenly Field, and the Star Origin Lord’s strength would grow significantly. The day he stood again at the edge of the Eighth Order would be even closer.

Having once failed in his first breakthrough attempt, the Star Origin Lord had reflected on his attempt. He undoubtedly possessed greater confidence.

In such circumstances, not only Yuan Ling, but likely all the Sages of the major Heavenly Fields in the Heaven Observation Star Region would not sit idly by and allow it to happen.

A vicious battle was almost inevitable!

"One thing still puzzles me..." Shang Xia said to Kou Chongxue on their way to the Essence Du Heavenly Field. "Currently, in the Four Essence Heavenly Field, none of the four Essence Worlds possess subordinate Spirit Worlds, nor have they constructed complete Heavenly Fields internally. So is it Essence Du World or the Essence Du Heavenly Field that intends to join them? If it’s just a single world, then what’s the point of Yan Yu trying to build a second subordinate Spirit World? But if it’s the full Heavenly Field, then how would the Essence Du Heavenly Field integrate into the Four Essence Heavenly Field, which is itself a Heavenly Field?"

This question perplexed not only Shang Xia but Kou Chongxue as well. Upon hearing it, Kou Chongxue cast a sidelong glance at him and said, "You’re already a high-level Sage, and I’ve just advanced to the fourth star. According to reason, it should be me seeking your advice, not the other way around!"

Seeing Shang Xia about to speak, Kou Chongxue quickly added, "At the very least, your understanding of the Eighth Order must be above mine, right?"

Shang Xia shook his head. "Our foundation is still too shallow. Especially regarding the events over 1,000 years ago, during the collapse of the Heaven Observation Sect and the invasion of other Star Fields that nearly engulfed the entire Chaotic Sea of Stars, we know far too little. But experts like Yuan Ling, Gu Yi, and even Sage Jin would know many things we don’t. I even suspect that the rapid success in mobilizing against the Essence Du Heavenly Field might be related to these unknown factors."

In contrast to Shang Xia’s heavy thoughts, Kou Chongxue appeared utterly carefree. "Hehe... When the soldiers come, the general will stop them. When the flood comes, the earth will block its advance. We’ve issued the orders. If we can gather intel, great. If not, we’ll simply face them head-on. Why trouble over it?"

Kou Chongxue’s nonchalant attitude left Shang Xia momentarily speechless.

Eventually, Shang Xia growled, "When did you become so philosophical? Are you still the same Patriarch Kou who built the Tongyou Institution from a barren corner into the holy land of cultivation in our Heavenly Field? Are you really a leader known for unmatched strength, vision, and wisdom?"

Kou Chongxue chuckled, "Isn’t that why I found a promising talent like you?! Since I, the old horse, have already found my worthy successor, the institution no longer needs me to hold it up!"

Shang Xia could only shake his head with a smile.

Eventually, both of them stepped out of a small Star Ship they had been piloting through the void while chatting and emerged from a small, narrow spatial fissure. Kou Chongxue looked at the Star Chart before looking at the Star Compass in his hand, before speaking in a deep voice, "We should be close to the Essence Du Heavenly Field now."

Shang Xia gazed toward the direction Kou Chongxue pointed, but saw nothing yet, so he asked, "Any word from Gao Qin and the others aboard the Bing Continent?"

Kou Chongxue snorted, "What Bing Continent are you talking about?! That’s the ‘Invincible’! That’s the nickname personally chosen by the only two high-level female True Immortals of our world!”

"Oh, right, the Invincible!" Shang Xia quickly corrected himself with a smile. He then added, "I heard that after they raised the banner, several other female True Immortals responded almost immediately. True Immortal Yu of the Hai Continent, True Immortal Yi of the Heavenly Star Palace, and even others had expressed interest in joining.”

Naturally, a Star Pirate group formed by experts like Gao Qin and Sun Haiwei would need a name. The two promptly chose their title ‘Invincible’, an undeniably arrogant name. Of course... They received no objections.

Kou Chongxue let out a low chuckle, "Perhaps the first all-female Star Pirate Group of the Chaotic Sea of Stars is about to rise and shock every Star Region and Heavenly Field...”

After a brief pause, Kou Chongxue added, "The last update we received from them was three days ago. They reported that small and medium ships belonging to many Star Pirate Groups have been hiding in the void around the Essence Du Heavenly Field. Once they were discovered, the Essence Du Heavenly Field would send out fleets to drive them off. Both sides have already clashed several times.

Shang Xia mused, "Looks like someone’s running out of patience. The situation may be escalating much faster than we anticipated."