The nearly thousand-square-meter Black Star General Command Hall was bathed in a dim crimson glow from the holographic light strips on the ceiling, casting a somber, blood-red hue over the entire space.
The blue light from the holographic projections illuminated the area below, leaving only the central section of the hall clearly visible.
Mu Ye Xingchen's face was shrouded in darkness as he silently observed the unfolding battle.
A victor's smile played on his lips.
Moments ago, the frontline general had transmitted Xianxia's conditions, and after careful deliberation, Mu Ye Xingchen had finally agreed to their request.
Though allowing his army to fly over Xianxia sounded somewhat absurd.
He had also considered the possibility that they might choose mutual destruction, opting for a final resistance through self-detonation.
However, the attacking force against Xianxia consisted of over eighty thousand mechs, and the less than 300 defending mechs, even fighting to the death, could not possibly destroy such a vast army.
As Mu Ye Xingchen watched the 296 Xianxia mechs slowly ascend to the same altitude as the Black Star army, his smile widened.
"Nothing more than a bunch of clowns who refuse to kneel and watch the show. Holding onto the last shred of dignity before death," Mu Ye Xingchen muttered mockingly.
Not far behind him, Fu Yafang was already in tears, her eyes filled with resentment as she stared at the screen displaying the shameful actions of Xianxia's defending forces, cursing inwardly!
"Look, this is Xianxia's final dignity. Heh. Do they still have colossal cannons like those in the Yonggu Zhilan war zone? Heh, that's a joke. The entire Xianxia, whether in the sky, on the ground, or underground, is firmly monitored by me," Mu Ye Xingchen said with a playful tone.
"After today, the nation of Xianxia will become a walking corpse."
He slowly poured himself a cup of bitter grass wine, stood up, and leaned elegantly against the command console, allowing him to monitor the battle while also appreciating Fu Yafang's surprised and angry expression.
"Watch closely as your homeland is toyed with in the palm of my hand."
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As the Black Star army advanced steadily, preparing to fly over the defenders and into the skies above Xianxia City.
Directly ahead, between the two rows of the 296 Xianxia defending mechs, a colossal black object suddenly materialized out of thin air.
The object appeared instantaneously, so much so that many of the Black Star mech pilots in the foremost ranks did not notice it. Even those who did mistook it for a mirage.
Mirages were quite common on Xianxia's Gobi Desert.
However, they soon detected an ominous anomaly.
The circular, black "mirage" began to gather beam energy at its center! Particles of beam energy, like stars, were all converging in the center of the black circle, as if being sucked into a black hole.
The captain of the first rank of Black Star mechs widened his eyes sharply!
The sky suddenly turned a blinding, extreme white.
Then, a deafening roar echoed through the heavens!!!
"Bang—Boom—!"
In the eyes of the Black Star mech captain, it was as if he had entered an illusion. The intensely bright white light instantly filled the entire screen!
Before he could even react to what it was, a super-bright colossal beam cannon, with temperatures in the tens of thousands of degrees, engulfed him and all the mechs beside and behind him!
A barrel-shaped colossal beam cannon with a five-kilometer diameter directly annihilated the Black Star enemy mech formation ahead!
Screams of agony instantly filled their communicators!
The Black Star enemy mechs in the rear ranks, still frowning and wondering what had happened in front, were then struck by the super-heated beam cannon!
In just five seconds, the colossal beam cannon consumed the entire eighty-kilometer-long Black Star enemy mech formation!
Just ten seconds prior,
The system voice suddenly announced:
[System Main Mission Activated: Eliminate 100,000 Black Star Enemy Mechs]
[Mission Reward: 5 Million System Coins]
Gu Ya, clad in full exoskeleton armor, retrieved the replicated giant cannon mech of Liang Yuwei from the [Void Wrap].
All three skills – Complete Mental Focus, Active Mind, and Adrenaline Rush – were activated.
His mental consciousness surged beyond human limits.
In an extremely short period, he had seated himself in the cockpit of the "Black Ape" mech, his arms rapidly manipulating the control panel, dozens of afterimages of his limbs flitting across the console.
In just one second, Gu Ya completed all preparations for the giant cannon.
The 296 defending mechs in front had already completed all tactical preparations.
Some mechs were responsible for supporting the cannon's barrel, while others, after the giant cannon materialized, immediately grabbed the beam energy transmission conduit connectors and plugged them into the charging interfaces of their waist-mounted power core batteries.
A heaven-shattering giant cannon appeared out of nowhere on the ground.
Before the tactical plan was finalized, numerous Xianxia geographical experts, tactical experts, commanders, and strategists, based on the giant cannon's range, meticulously determined the direction of its barrel.
The giant cannon's barrel was aimed directly at the border line between the Yonggu Zhilan and Kuanghai Zhifeng war zones, the mandatory route for all Black Star enemy incursions into Xianxia!
As the colossal cannon fired, it pierced directly through all the Black Star enemy mechs along the path, from Xianxia City, broke through the atmosphere, pierced the cosmic debris sea, and shot towards the starry ocean.
The beam cannon, lasting nearly half a minute, became another unparalleled enemy-annihilating colossal cannon, following the Yonggu Zhilan colossal cannon tactics.
This single strike destroyed countless Black Star enemy mechs!
Before the beam cannon had even fully concluded, its fragile barrel was obliterated in a massive explosion.
The giant cannon, formed from the wreckage of countless Xianxia defending mechs, represented countless fallen Xianxia heroes, all now scattered in front of Xianxia City.
They bore witness to the annihilation of the Black Star army that invaded Xianxia.
The shattering of the giant cannon's barrel sent all 297 defending mechs flying, the farthest ones propelled up to ten kilometers away.
As for the "Black Ape" mech controlled by Gu Ya, only the front armor of its cockpit remained intact. The rest was melted away, its massive frame reduced to an incredibly ugly, melted, and blackened spherical mass.
Gu Ya slumped onto the pilot's seat, the cockpit plunged into darkness, obscuring the magnificent spectacle outside.
But Gu Ya knew in his heart, they had won!
They had won!
The Xianxia land, along the path of the colossal cannon's trajectory, now bore a massive trench ten kilometers in diameter!
More than a dozen authoritative documentarians stood at the highest point of Xianxia City, witnessing the entire process of the giant cannon's firing.
They were now using the most passionate and eloquent words to inscribe a glorious chapter in Xianxia's history!
This was a victory for all of Xianxia!
They would name this colossal trench, representing victory, after a person.
"Gu Ya Trench!"
The massive trench not only pierced the enemy but also pierced the Xianxia land and broke through the sea level.
A massive volume of seawater surged into the trench, creating towering blue waves. These waves, carrying hundreds of millions of white sea foam, gradually encroached upon Xianxia's land, bringing untold oceanic treasures to its arid terrain.
And within the trench, not only seawater and rocks, but also the wreckage of countless enemy mechs were buried along with the seawater in Xianxia's earth.
The scattered Xianxia defending mechs flew back, lining up in the trench. They would use their own bodies to form the first line of defense against the seawater's entry into the city!
When the tactics were being formulated, the matter of seawater intrusion had been discussed.
The planet was round. The trench left by the giant cannon fired from Xianxia City, after piercing the beach, was two kilometers wide. The further inland it encroached, the faster the seawater flowed, necessitating the swift formation of a dam to prevent it. Otherwise, the entire Xianxia City would be besieged by the sea.
Countless ground defending mechs surged out from various directions south of Xianxia City, leaping into the trench without hesitation to reinforce the dam.
Thousands of defending mechs, some leaping into the trench, others standing on its sides, forming a mech Great Wall.
Gu Ya purchased two crimson beam swords, broke open the mech cockpit, and with the help of two heavy mechs, successfully escaped.
Re-transforming into Khorne, and not sparing system coins, Gu Ya purchased millions of tons of building materials from the system store and sprinkled them onto the mech dam.
Hundreds of engineering mechs quickly arrived and, with the fastest construction and infrastructure speed, known as "Xianxia Speed," rapidly repaired the dam.
Following the success of the giant cannon tactics, the defending forces' next most critical task was to establish the mech dam!
Of course, the invasion speed of the seawater was still slow. It would take a long time to surge from thousands of kilometers away, during which a sturdy dam could be built.
Furthermore, by the time the water reached Xianxia City after surging thousands of kilometers, its speed would have significantly reduced due to tidal forces.
As long as the Black Star enemy could be eliminated, this minor engineering task was nothing for Xianxia.
Just as the Xianxia defending forces were working diligently to build the dam, in the Black Star General Headquarters Hall, tens of thousands of kilometers away.
Mu Ye Xingchen stood frozen, his eyes fixed on the holographic projection with shock and grief.
He stood like a statue, unmoving, unable to even blink.
Fu Yafang, behind him, was already trembling with excitement, her eyes filled with elation.
She smiled for Xianxia City's victory, and she smiled for Mu Ye Xingchen's defeat.
Fu Yafang could never have imagined that she would witness such a truly miraculous event in human history.
As the two stood in contrasting emotions of sorrow and joy, the doors of the General Command Hall were opened.
A dozen guards rushed in and took their positions on either side.
A heavy, rhythmic tread could be heard approaching from outside the door.