Chapter 2076: Breaking Out, Collaboration!

Still out in that stretch of void far from the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field’s fleet, several Sages connected to the Star Pirate Groups that had taken part in the hunt had originally been exchanging with Shang Xia intelligence from various Star Regions about certain forbidden regions, as well as information on forces from beyond the Star Field.

Sages at their level could easily split their focus to handle many matters without delaying their present exchange.

News that the Invincible Pirates had suddenly accelerated their advance, and that they subsequently had a Sage sitting in command, reached the ears of the gathered Sages the moment the intelligence was available.

“An avatar?” The four Sages present immediately directed their question to Shang Xia.

But sensing that Shang Xia plainly had no interest in offering any explanation, they all fell silent in turn, and even the intelligence exchange that had been proceeding fairly smoothly stopped without them realizing it.

The four Sages, hailing from different Heavenly Fields and perhaps even different Star Regions, knew full well that the exalted cultivation and formidable might Shang Xia had displayed thus far were enough to make them deeply wary.

They had been pondering whether they would be able to suppress, or even seriously wound Shang Xia if their true bodies arrived and they worked together. Even though Kou Chongxue, a mid-level Sage existed, he might not have the leisure to attend to matters here. But news of the other Sage following the Invincible Pirates reached them and with the discovery that it was a third star Sage, they realized the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field actually had the ability to threaten them and their Heavenly Fields.

What kind of Heavenly Field were they?!

They barely established themselves a few decades ago, yet they could not only support two Sages, but their cultivation was terrifyingly high. Those Sages with centuries of cultivation behind them look as if they had been wasting their lives away all those years.

As for Shang Xia possessing an avatar with the combat strength of a third star Sage... It was surprising, but it wasn’t exactly unexpected.

Of course, that was only because they did not know enough about Shang Xia’s External Avatar. Otherwise, their reaction would have been of pure terror.

By now, these Sages all realized that it was no longer feasible to destroy the fleet and skim at least half the spoils.

They might even, if they handled things poorly, end up losing out badly instead of gaining an advantage.

Unfortunately, the few Sages had previously joined forces to pressure Shang Xia into following the unwritten rules of the Chaotic Sea of Stars, Sages were not to interfere casually in battles of lower leveled cultivators.

As the situation began to reverse, the very rules they had repeatedly emphasized might instead become shackles on them.

The schadenfreude they had felt in their hearts when they forced Shang Xia earlier turned into dejection and remorse.

For even before the Invincible Pirates’ reinforcements arrived, the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field’s fleet that had originally fallen into an encirclement had already delivered a huge surprise to the Star Pirate Groups that had come to attack them!

After several attempts to dispatch multiple assault groups from different directions to harass the fleet, seeking to disrupt the formation and plunge it into complete disorder, failed to achieve the intended effect, and as the follow-on forces of the other Star Pirate Groups arrived in succession, they launched a large-scale assault.

Those super and large Star Pirate Groups had been determined to win!

Moreover, through their earlier probes, they had become certain that although the Cai siblings had responded in time, the fleet had already reached the brink of collapse in the face of absolute power.

It was true. At the very instant they launched the general assault, the two large Star Ships that had been guarding the head and tail of the fleet suddenly started to move. In their eyes, it was an admission of defeat by the Cai siblings, preparing to abandon the protection of most of the Star Ships and rush instead to the core of the fleet to guard the most valuable Arks.

In fact, the sudden repositioning of the Chasing Wind and Welcoming Snow did indeed trigger considerable confusion within the fleet, and as Chu Jia’s orders were issued one after another to the other ships, the situation grew even more chaotic.

Their actions made the Star Pirate Groups, who were about to come crashing down upon the fleet, all the more rampant; they became convinced the other side’s morale had collapsed completely and that what followed would be a feast of wanton division.

Although the Star Pirate Groups attacked from different directions this time, the fastest among them and the ones with the best offensive strategies belonged to the Rongyue Pirates and the Kuigang Pirates. Given the current situation, once their main force cut into the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field’s fleet, they would inevitably drive straight into the fleet’s belly and, amid the chaos, seize the greatest number of ships used to carry resources, especially the Arks that were heavily protected.

Just as they were about to plunge into the fleet, the dozen-odd small and medium Star Ships that had been milling about in the void like headless flies suddenly scattered in different directions.

The Chasing Wind and Welcoming Snow greeted them, and at their sides were multiple medium Star Ships. On each ship was a True Immortal in command, and they quickly surrounded the attackers' fleets.

With that, the super Star Ships of both Star Pirate Groups that headed their assault fleet, along with several medium Star Ships, drove straight into an encirclement!

“How can this be?”

“What on earth happened?”

“When did those two ships...”

“How did such a massive battle formation come together without the slightest prior sign?!”

All these doubts had only just risen in the minds of the chiefs of the super Star Pirate Groups when they were met with a near-catastrophic blow!

The Chasing Wind and Welcoming Snow that had been storing power for a long time struck first. Supplementing each other, they seized the moment and in accordance with Chu Jia’s instructions and formations she had prearranged, the entire encirclement was turned into a region of wind and snow.