Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Chapter 238 Super Particle Cannon

After discussion, the closest uninhabited area to the Great Xia Empire was the edge of the Monster Mountain Range on the border of the Zheng Lan Kingdom.

The area is sparsely populated and has a vast primeval forest stretching for tens of thousands of miles. The terrain is flat, but due to the presence of miasma and swamps, and the barren land, there are neither abundant resources nor good mineral deposits, so few people go there to make a living.

Moreover, it's less than a thousand miles from Jingzhou. With the speed of a master like Master Long, he could fly there in two or three days at most.

However, Master Long was unfamiliar with the terrain of the Tianxuan Continent, so it was decided that Elder Ji, who was most familiar with the surrounding terrain, would go to place the Soul Jade. Since Elder Ji did not have a Soul Jade that could be refined to communicate directly with Mo Yuming, Master Long accompanied him. They also looked after each other along the way.

Three days later, the sky above the barren swamp on the border of Zhenglan Kingdom was clear, with only a few thin clouds.

Suddenly, without warning, a muffled sound rang out in the clear sky, like someone beating a muffled drum, or like a muffled thunderclap in clear weather.

But upon closer inspection, it wasn't thunder. Fortunately, the area was deserted, and no one noticed; it only disturbed a few small magical beasts.

But dozens of people thousands of miles away were watching this place with bated breath.

"Was that muffled thud caused by Ming'er's soul?" Everyone was shocked.

"It shouldn't be. Even if Ming'er's soul is powerful, it can't be this heaven-defying. There must be something else!" Ji Xianlin was also amazed, but he believed that Mo Yuming's soul was not that powerful.

"Increase the power of the super cannon by one level. That cannon was a bit weak just now," Mo Yuming said to the crystal brain.

'Bang!'

Another rumble of thunder echoed over the forest, this time louder, even shaking the clouds in the sky.

"What's going on? Why is there a rumbling thunder over that forest?" People in Jingzhou City, which is closest to that forest, also noticed the two unusual 'thunder' sounds.

"Could it be some kind of demonic beast undergoing tribulation?"

"How could that be? That place is so barren that even level three magical beasts wouldn't want to stay there, how could there be any monsters there! It was just two muffled claps of thunder, nothing to make such a fuss about!"

"When a demon beast undergoes tribulation, tribulation thunder and dark clouds will appear, with spectacular lightning and thunder. If you can only hear the thunder but do not see the dark clouds and lightning, even if it is a demon beast undergoing tribulation, it is a worthless demon beast."

While some people harbored doubts, others immediately jumped out to refute them, and still others tried to smooth things over. However, everyone was just indulging in idle chatter; no one actually bothered to go there and see for themselves.

"This super particle cannon consumes way too much energy! Just two shots have already used up so much energy! That's more than ten hours of light-speed travel. If it fires dozens more times, all the energy collected will be used up! It seems like the energy cannons of the Black Sky Battleship and the Ghost Battleship don't consume this much energy! Is the Ghost Phoenix's technology outdated?"

Seeing that the spaceship was consuming a lot of energy, Mo Yuming asked the crystal brain.

"Because the Youfeng only has one cannon, but its power is more than ten times that of the Black Sky Battleship's main cannon. The Black Sky Battleship's defensive shield can be broken with just one shot, which is why it consumes so much energy. The Youfeng's energy cannon technology is the same as the Black Sky Battleship's energy cannon technology. They are made in the same factory, just with different models."

"That's what the crystal brain replied."

"Aren't Heitian and Juntian enemies? How come their warships are produced in the same factory?"

"The technology of high-energy cannons and warship hulls is too complex for any legion to manufacture independently. The warships and main cannons of Black Sky, Juntian, and Ghost Fleet are all produced by a machine gun factory, and then each legion makes improvements and adds its own unique technologies."

Crystal Brain explained.

"Is this warship manufacturing plant even more powerful than your Juntian Heitian?"

Mo Yuming asked curiously.

"No, that's not true. Although the warships are produced in one factory, many of the equipment and components used to manufacture them are not manufactured by them. They are only purchased and assembled. They cannot produce these components themselves."

"So, they each have their strengths, and neither can really defeat the other!"

Mo Yuming finally understood the general structure of that advanced technological society. It wasn't a single dominant entity, but rather a collaborative effort between various top-tier corporations, a combination of the wisdom of countless individuals.

Unlike fantasy worlds where one cultivates profound skills and techniques, relying on talent and opportunities, ultimately achieving personal strength, this world is different.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Based on the feedback data, if we increase the energy level of the machine gun by two levels, we should be able to break through the barrier. However, the spatial rift is closing very quickly. For safety's sake, let's activate the defensive shield first, and then activate the acceleration while firing the cannon, so that the spaceship can follow the energy cannon."

It passed through the gap as the space barrier cracked. Although the explosion was powerful, the vast majority of the energy was propulsive, so the ship's energy shield should be able to withstand the impact of the energy wave.

"The shield needs to be activated to the highest level, otherwise there is an 80% chance of it breaking. But doing so will consume a quarter of the ship's energy. Adding the energy consumption from flight and the energy cannon, it will consume at least 30% of the ship's total energy."

"It's like a crystal brain," the analyst said.

"We can't worry about that now! Let's just do it this way! It's evening now, so let's start at midnight sharp."

There is still some time. Activate the self-monitoring system, check the spacecraft, and repair any potential hazards. Implement necessary defensive measures. Execute commands in the best possible condition.

Mo Yuming issued a command to the crystal brain.

Normally, executing so many instructions simultaneously would require multiple shards to coordinate, but now that only one remains, Mo Yuming has to prepare some things in advance and complete what can be prepared beforehand. This way, there won't be any mistakes later.

Finally, they were going to return! Mo Yuming was no longer as anxious as before; his mood began to calm down. After calmly connecting his sea of ​​consciousness with the soul pillar of the spaceship, he began to coordinate with the crystal brain to operate the spaceship.

"Self-monitoring complete!"

"Repair complete!"

"Energy refueling complete!"

"Target location confirmed!"

"Energy shield activated!"

"Acceleration activated!"

"Fire! Take off!"

In the dead of night, when all was quiet, a dazzling white light suddenly streaked across the dark sky. The light was so intense that it was impossible to look directly at it.

It vanishes like a shooting star, but in that brief moment, it leaves an indelible impression.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely eerie light appeared in the sky without warning, as if it had burned a huge hole through the sky.

The area around the "hole" was a shocking crimson, as if it had been stained with blood; while the center of the hole was as white as snow, creating a stark contrast with the surrounding scarlet.

Before people could react, the snow-white expanse began to slowly crack open, from which a bolt of lightning as black as ink shot out.

The black lightning bolt ripped through the sky at an astonishing speed, accompanied by muffled thunderclaps, as if it were about to tear the entire world apart.

The next moment, a loud "boom" was heard, like a thunderclap in a clear sky, resounding through the heavens.

The deafening roar suddenly erupted over the dark wilderness, its power exceeding all expectations.

In an instant, the earth shook violently, as if the sky were collapsing and the earth were splitting apart. The powerful impact caused the entire wasteland to tremble violently, as if it were about to leap off the ground.

The enormous shockwave swept outwards with overwhelming force, causing trees on the wasteland to fall wherever it went.

These towering trees, like fragile straws, were forcibly pushed down and broken, stretching for hundreds of miles.

The situation at the epicenter of the explosion was even more horrific, with countless rocks blasted into countless fragments, creating a terrifying scene in the air. As a cloud of smoke billowed, a massive crater, thousands of feet in diameter, appeared before everyone's eyes.

However, all of this happened in the blink of an eye.

In an instant, the terrifying red light vanished without a trace, the snow-white hole closed silently as if it had never existed, and even the black lightning bolt disappeared quickly.

In the blink of an eye, all the strange phenomena subsided, and everything was once again immersed in boundless darkness and silence.