Chapter 973: The World Boils Over
Yang Fei's words startled everyone.
Hu Lizhong immediately said, "No, Brother Yang, Minister, you mustn't act impulsively."
Xiang Yunfei also followed up, "Yes, you are the stabilizers of the Divine Continent. With you here, plus the Cloud Mist Mountain Array base, we have the confidence. If you leave and something happens, what would we do?"
Tong Yunshu said, "Yang Fei, don't rush. I just observed that although these people are strong, they are not unbeatable. It's too dangerous to approach them now, we might as well wait for them to come to us. With the Cloud Mist Mountain Array as our backing, even if they come, we have the strength to fight. It's not too late to discuss then."
Zhuge Cang snorted, "These people can fly and escape like a breeze. They're likely much stronger than Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang. Though you two can fight well together, they have numbers on their side. It's too dangerous for just the two of you to go. Don't be rash."
Seeing everyone advising him, Yang Fei dismissed the idea of taking risks for the time being.
No one is unafraid of death.
Neither is he.
Moreover, he's worried about implicating Qin Yanyang.
Everyone is right. With the Cloud Mist Mountain Array as a backing, if they bide their time, they can still grow stronger.
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If the enemy discovers this place and comes, with the support of the Cloud Mist Mountain Array, he and Qin Yanyang would have a better chance against them.
"It's just watching them create havoc in the sky, destroying five of our fighters and sacrificing five iron-blooded pilots. It's truly frustrating," Yang Fei snorted.
Qin Yanyang, feeling even more pained, said solemnly, "We will definitely avenge this hatred."
No one responded.
The enemy is too strong; no one has the confidence to avenge the sacrificed pilots.
Everyone felt the weight of a huge stone on their hearts, causing suffocating oppression.
Just how strong are these cultivators from the Outer Domain?
What are they here for?
These questions felt like a mountain pressing down, leaving everyone with a feeling of being unable to breathe.
Above the firmament.
The ship from the Lingxiao Sect of the Central Continent wasn't exactly above the Great Divine Continent, but over the Pacific Ocean.
After destroying five fighters, the Lingxiao Sect disciples returned to the ship without pursuing those aircraft further.
They acted because they were threatened.
As higher plane beings, being actively provoked by a civilization from this small planet is unacceptable.
Now that they've destroyed some of the opponent's aircraft, it's believed that the adversary understands the mismatch in strength and won't act rashly again.
If they dare to spy again, mercy won't be shown.
The senior brother smiled as he saw everyone return safely and nodded approvingly, "Good, you have not shamed the Lingxiao Sect's name. Time is pressing, let's not entangle too much with the natives of this planet and focus on finding the spirit veins."
"Yes."
"We will follow the senior brother's instructions."
"Senior brother, since the spirit veins are deeply buried underground, extremely hard to find, how can we quickly locate their position on this planet?" Linglong asked curiously.
The other apprentices also looked towards the senior brother.
The senior brother smiled slightly and said, "Before coming here, the elders of the sect made preparations. This Divine Wind Treasure Ship is equipped with an array that can accurately detect areas rich in spiritual energy. However, we're currently too high above the ground, so the ship's detection array cannot monitor the feedback of ground spiritual energy. We must lower the ship's altitude."
Linglong said, "Senior brother, if the ship descends, it might cause panic among the planet's natives, creating unnecessary trouble."
The senior brother's eyes flashed coldly, and he said coldly, "They've already been warned. If anyone dares to challenge the Lingxiao Sect's authority again, they'll be taught an even greater lesson."
In the dark of night, the Divine Wind Treasure Ship was too high above the Earth's surface. Though the Lingxiao Sect disciples on the deck, all Foundation Establishment Cultivators with incredible eye power, couldn't clearly see Earth's situation.
Following the senior brother's order, the Divine Wind Treasure Ship quickly descended in altitude, slowly passing through Earth's atmosphere.
That night, the world was shaken.
The news of five Divine Continent Fighters being shot down by foreign cultivation civilization experts spread across all nations.
Western powers captured parts of the battle on satellite and released it on global forums.
Surprisingly, the Divine Continent Officer quickly released a more complete battle video.
Clips from the Divine Wind Treasure Ship video were uploaded on global websites.
The Divine Continent Officer appended: "An alien cultivation civilization has arrived. Earth humans must unite to prepare to resist the foreign threat together."
For the common people, even the existence of martial artists was already impressive.
Originally, for ordinary people, top martial arts experts who could fly, engage swords against micro-nuclear weapons, were already like immortals, terrifyingly strong.
Now the revelation that there are outer domain experts who can fly on swords, roam the sky, and take down Divine Wind Fighters with cold weapons, such terrifying strength is hardly different from legendary gods.
It's truly terrifying.
In an instant, global panic ensued.
Common people felt like they were less than ants; in the face of such powerful cultivators and martial artists, ordinary lives held no security.
"This is a terrible era!"
"For ordinary people, this is practically the apocalypse."
"There truly is an alien civilization, and it's a powerful cultivation civilization. Oh my, is Earth going to be destroyed?"
"Are these outer domain cultivators here to enslave Earth's civilization?"
"What's there to fear? We commoners are just like cattle and horses now. And the rich and even some high-ranking martial artists might become cattle and horses like us, so cheer up!"
"Exactly, whether in chaos or prosperity, you and I are all cattle and horses, the only difference is whom we serve."
"Perhaps with the revival of spiritual energy, we ordinary people have a chance to awaken cultivation talent and soar."
"The person above must have read too many novels, dreaming?"
"Even if ordinary people awaken cultivation talent, they still can't compete with aristocratic families for cultivation resources."
"The topic's skewed; the discussion is about what these outer domain cultivators are doing here on Earth and whether they'll destroy our planet?"
In a short time, global uproar ensued.
This matter can no longer be hidden; dark wars could still be concealed, with strong figures fighting quietly and executing assassination missions. But now, a massive black hole vortex looms above the firmament, with a ghost ship-like large craft suddenly descended on Earth carrying powerful cultivators.
All these events cannot be covered up.
The world is in turmoil, global leaders urgently contact each other to discuss countermeasures.
That night, the world was buzzing.
When the sun rose, as daylight descended, the Australian people were the first to see a massive ship glowing with a golden hue under the sunlight slowly flying at high altitude.
This bizarre ship, suddenly descended from the black hole vortex on Earth, is now flying low, less than 500 meters from the Earth's surface.
Watching this strange wooden ship slowly flying in the sky made everyone feel an inexplicable eeriness.
At several hundred meters, cameras with good pixels could clearly capture scenes on the ship.
Seeing those exotic cultivators on the deck wearing long robes, with long hair, and yellow-skinned faces sent the whole internet into a frenzy.
Oh crap, aren't those Divine Continent faces?
This so-called exotic cultivator, are they actually ancient strongmen from the Divine Continent?
Could this be a play directed by the Divine Continent to take revenge for the coalition invasion a hundred years ago and unify the globe?