Chapter 966
Emerging from Seclusion
As his head fell off, Di Shengxian's massive body slowly collapsed.
At that moment, the arena fell into a deathly silence.
Originally, everyone thought that the two sides would have an extremely fierce battle.
But who could have imagined that it would end in such a short time?
"Impossible! How could the Sage be dead!"
A powerful member of the Moro clan could not believe what he was seeing.
The sages were the most powerful members of the Moro clan, who spent many years under the sacred tree, receiving its baptism.
It is a terrifying existence capable of dominating a star field.
Now he was killed instantly with a single sword strike.
The remaining seventh-tier experts reacted the fastest, and they decisively chose to flee immediately.
Even the peak seventh-tier Di Shengxian was instantly killed, let alone ordinary seventh-tier cultivators like them.
But before these people could run very far, another sword light shone in the starry sky.
Stab it!
The heads of several seventh-tier powerhouses were instantly severed; their bodies were still running, but their heads were gone.
Upon witnessing this scene, the remaining Moro clan powerhouses finally recognized reality and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Upon seeing this, the woman wielding the longsword shook her head.
"You are far inferior to the great sages of that time."
This woman was naturally the immortal corpse puppet controlled by Chen Feng.
After receiving the message from Lin Wei, Chen Feng immediately dispatched the Immortal Corpse Puppet to provide support.
Chen Feng was very disappointed with this group of Moro people. Every Moro person he knew back then was very courageous, whether it was the Great Sage or the Legion Commander Aris who fought against him.
But those people must have all died in the battle against the Crimson Cloud Empire.
Chen Feng then looked at the longsword in his hand. He was very satisfied with his move. After three years of cultivation, the number of star cores in the Immortal Corpse Puppet's body had increased from fifty-two to sixty-four, forming a sixty-four star array.
This is also the current limit for the Immortal Corpse Puppet.
No more star cores could be sustained. This was not due to the physical limitations of the immortal corpse puppet, but rather to the limitations of Chen Feng's own soul.
The soul is still far from reaching the first step of the Dao Integration stage.
Moreover, the immortal corpse puppet contained a fragment of his soul.
However, the Sixty-Four Star Array is sufficient for the Immortal Corpse Puppet. Combined with the power of stars and immortal techniques, its strength far surpasses the fifth step of the Dao Integration Realm.
Just then, Black Bear flew over with a group of people, holding a communicator in his hand, which displayed Lin Wei's image.
When these people saw the immortal corpse puppet, they were all in a daze.
Because the immortal corpse puppet's stunning beauty was something they had never seen before.
Chen Feng glanced at Black Bear and the others, and said:
"Bring all those Moro people under control."
Upon hearing this, the black bear immediately came to his senses. He did not respond to Chen Feng, but instead looked at the communicator.
Although the woman in front of them had helped them, she hadn't forgotten her place.
Lin Wei said into the communicator:
"Do as she says, and also give her the communicator."
Seeing that Lin Wei had spoken, Black Bear didn't dare to delay. After handing the communicator to Chen Feng, he led his men to take control of the remaining Moro tribe members.
None of the Moro tribe dared to resist.
Although those who captured them were weak, the immortal corpse puppets were there, and if they made any move, they would probably die.
Chen Feng said, holding the communicator:
"Professor Lin, is there something you need from me?"
Lin Wei rolled her eyes at Chen Feng: "Stop pretending. How did you become a woman? I didn't expect you to have this kind of hobby."
Lin Wei seemed to have a new understanding of Chen Feng, her eyes constantly scanning him up and down.
Chen Feng looked puzzled.
How did you know it was me?
Lin Wei knew it was him immediately, even though it was through a communicator, which made Chen Feng very curious.
Lin Wei smiled faintly: "I guessed. Besides you, I can't think of anyone else who would come to help us."
Lin Wei was indeed guessing, because Chen Feng was the strongest person on Earth, and he was the only one who could help Earth.
Upon hearing this answer, Chen Feng was speechless for a moment. He then explained:
"This isn't my hobby; this is a puppet."
Chen Feng explained the origin of the Immortal Corpse Puppet to Lin Wei.
After hearing Chen Feng's explanation, Lin Wei was clearly surprised: "So that's how it is. Does that mean I can also create a soul-splitting puppet so it can do things for me?"
Chen Feng shook his head: "Your soul is too weak; it's impossible for it to split into two parts."
"What level of skill is required?" Lin Wei was clearly very interested in this method of controlling puppets.
"At least the Nascent Soul level is required," Chen Feng said.
Once a cultivator reaches the primordial spirit stage, their soul merges with the primordial spirit. At this point, the soul can also be called the primordial spirit, and it can travel outside the body.
This is why the Nascent Soul stage is a watershed moment for cultivators.
"It seems I need to make time to cultivate properly as a Nascent Soul cultivator." Lin Wei seemed to have made up her mind.
"Just tell me what you need, and I'll provide plenty of resources."
Chen Feng actually hoped that Lin Wei could improve her cultivation level further, as the Nascent Soul stage was still too low.
At this moment, the black bear also brought over a group of people from the Moro tribe. These people were all tied with specially made ropes, and they all stood obediently.
Chen Feng turned his head to look at one of the Moro clan members, who was the only remaining seventh-tier Moro clan member among them.
"How did you come to this star system, and what is your purpose here?"
Upon hearing Chen Feng's question, the Moro clansman confessed the matter without any hesitation.
It turns out that after the Moro Starfield was destroyed, some of the Moro people who escaped gathered together based on their bloodline connection.
With their civilization destroyed, their natural thought was to find a new star system and rebuild it.
Moreover, what left with them was the sacred tree of the Moro tribe.
As long as the sacred tree exists, it's only a matter of time before the Moro race rises again.
And so, the Moro tribe began their search throughout the universe.
Whether it was good luck or something else, this group actually found a star system suitable for their Moro race, a star system with three stars just like the Moro race.
However, through exploration, the Moro people discovered that this star system had already been occupied by a civilization.
Given the Moro tribe's style of doing things, they naturally wouldn't talk to this civilization and would directly choose to take action.
However, the Moro tribe underestimated the power of this civilization.
This civilization not only has several peak seventh-tier experts, but also a terrifying being who is suspected to be an eighth-tier expert.
As expected, nearly half of the Moro tribe died, including two sages who perished in that star system.
Not only that, but even the sacred tree was taken away by their civilization.
However, due to the vast disparity in strength, the remaining Moro tribesmen, though unwilling, had no choice but to temporarily abandon the sacred tree.
The remaining Moro people were Di Shengxian and others.
As for why these people came to the solar system, it can only be described as a coincidence.
To escape the pursuit of that civilization, Di Shengxian and his group accidentally entered a black hole, and only through that black hole did they arrive at the starry sky near the temple. This allowed them to sense Soth and learn of the existence of the solar system.
Lin Wei spoke through the communicator:
"It's unbelievable that the once powerful Moro clan has fallen to such a state. It's truly lamentable."
Chen Feng didn't have many feelings; he was more concerned about the sacred tree.
He's always been very curious about this.
It can help cultivators comprehend the laws, and it also has other uses. Its value is probably even more precious than the opening treasures of the Xuanhuang Realm.
After all, the Crimson Cloud Empire was very interested in that sacred tree.
Now that the sacred tree has been taken by other civilizations, does he have a chance to take it back?
Chen Feng said to the black bear:
"Take them back to base and lock them up."
These Moro people are still quite valuable; he hadn't forgotten that their blood could be used to create quantum communication devices.
Previously, because the Moro Clan was destroyed by the Crimson Cloud Empire, the production of quantum communicators was stopped.
These Moro people are perfect for use as blood slaves.
Black Bear and the others nodded, and then escorted the group of Moro tribe members away.
To prevent these people from causing trouble, Chen Feng had already injected stellar power into the bodies of every Moro clan member. This stellar power could suppress their cultivation levels.
After finishing everything, Chen Feng looked at Lin Wei on the communicator:
"Let's leave it at that for now. My main body won't be able to go back for a few days."
Lin Wei asked curiously, "Have you finished your cultivation?"
Chen Feng looked at the distant starry sky: "It'll be soon, it should be in the next few days."
"Okay, then I'll wait for you to come back." Lin Wei didn't say anything more and then hung up the call.
Chen Feng put away the communicator and headed towards the depths of the distant Oort Cloud.
The Immortal Corpse Puppet has been active near the solar system for the past year in order to prevent the Crimson Cloud Empire from sending people over, while its main body is still in seclusion.
In an unknown starry sky.
There is a giant star here, a blue giant.
There are many types of stars in the universe, and blue giants are one of them. These stars are generally very large, but have the shortest lifespan.
Deep within this star, a man sits cross-legged.
He exuded no aura whatsoever, like a statue.
After an unknown amount of time, the blue giant star, which had been radiating intense light, began to dim at a visible rate.
The dimming occurred extremely quickly; in the blink of an eye, the blue giant star, which had been radiating light, was completely devoid of its brilliance.
The entire star began to disintegrate instantly, and in no time it disappeared completely into the starry sky.
The man was still sitting cross-legged in the original location of the star.
Even the extinction of a star did not affect him in the slightest.
Several more days passed, and the tranquil starry sky suddenly reacted.
The stellar energy within some of the nearby planets was actually activated.
The stellar energy was activated, and all the planets simultaneously emitted a dazzling light.
This effect did not stop initially, but only within a one-light-year radius.
But gradually it began to spread to more distant places, and at this moment a large number of planets and stars shone.
This range expanded for over thirty light-years before stopping.
Crimson Cloud Empire, Deep Space Monitoring Center.
This is a facility specifically used by the Crimson Cloud Empire to monitor conditions in various regions of the universe.
Its quantum detection and super electromagnetic wave detection technologies enable it to clearly detect the detailed conditions of stars within hundreds of light-years.
At even greater distances, approximate spectral images can be obtained through electromagnetic wave detection.
Just then, the previously calm detection center was suddenly alerted by the smart terminal's alarm.
"Warning! Warning! An unusual energy fluctuation has been detected in a celestial body within the spiral arm!"
"Warning! Warning! An unusual energy fluctuation has been detected in a celestial body within the spiral arm!"
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The alarm sounded, startling everyone at the detection center.
The intelligent terminals at the Deep Space Exploration Center rarely issue alarms; they are only triggered by special events, such as collisions between large galaxies or the appearance of an unknown black hole in the Orion Arm.
Smart terminals will not send out simple abnormal signals.
"What's going on?" A man dressed in a red robe from the Crimson Cloud Empire appeared inside the detection center.
This person is the head of the detection center, and his name is Zaton.
A staff member hurriedly ran up to Zaton and respectfully said:
"Director, according to the detected data, in a region thirty light-years outside the spiral arm, there are abnormal energy fluctuations in stars and planets, totaling six hundred and thirty-six."
Upon hearing this, Zaton frowned:
"What are the detailed coordinates?"
The staff member immediately turned on the projection device on the arm, and soon a star map appeared in front of Zaton.
This star map is the Orion Arm star map drawn by the Crimson Cloud Empire.
One of the areas is flashing; that's the area detected by the detection center.
"Hmm? It's here after all." Zaton frowned.
The staff member asked, puzzled, "Director, is this location special? I remember it being a desolate area, with no civilization there."
Zaton said, "Don't ask about anything else. Can you find out the cause of the anomaly?"
The staff member replied:
"Based on our analysis, it seems that the internal energy of these celestial bodies has been activated, but we need to send spacecraft to conduct on-site investigations to find out exactly how it was activated."
"Okay, I understand. You guys continue monitoring." Zaton said, then turned and left alone.
After leaving the monitoring room, Zaton took out his communicator:
"Connect me to the Imperial Central Command."
Before long, the communicator responded, and an old man appeared in the holographic projection.
"Your Excellency, something unusual has happened on my end."
Zaton recounted the findings of the monitoring center.
After listening to the report, the elderly councilor frowned: "Shouldn't you have notified the research institute about this? Why did you contact me?"
Zaton said:
"Because the location of the anomaly was very special, I wanted to report it to the central command first. That area is related to Operation Plan 598 from a few years ago."
Upon hearing that it was Action Plan 598, the legislator's expression finally changed:
"you sure?"
Operation 598 was a plan formulated by the research institute three years ago. The plan was to capture a human named Chen Feng alive, but the operation failed and a star-level warship was lost.
The failure of this plan even alarmed the head of state.
The Empire's Starfield-class warships represent the Empire's core technology. If they were to be leaked, it would be the Empire's greatest loss in tens of thousands of years.
For the past three years, the empire has been searching for Chen Feng, but without any news. It's as if he has vanished into thin air.
Zaton nodded: "Yes, I think this anomaly might be related to Project 598, so I wanted to report it to the central command first. Also, we've discovered another anomaly in recent years: in the last ten years, many celestial bodies in that area have suddenly disappeared." (End of Chapter)