Chapter 159 Shallow Dimension Base

Han Xiao closed the communicator, deactivated the remote projection, rubbed his temples, and closed his eyes for a moment before reopening them.

"The Super Star Cluster Alliance has reached a consensus. They won't be causing any trouble in the short term."

Han Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat weary.

He had to reason, analyze the situation, and use both coercion and persuasion. After much effort, he finally managed to convince this group of people who wanted to desert the ranks.

Of course, this was only a temporary consensus. The Super Star Cluster Alliance did not agree to abandon the migration, but was willing to stay and observe for a while longer, while also increasing support. However, this was enough. If the Super Star Cluster Alliance didn't give him face and just ran off, even if he could make them pay the price afterward, he wouldn't be able to prevent the negative chain reaction during the war.

Now, the armed forces of the explored universe were intact, and an internal split was temporarily averted before it could erupt. The Super Star Cluster Alliance wouldn't become the "traitors" just yet.

... Damn it, I'm carrying the whole interstellar society on my back. This is exhausting!

Han Xiao shook his head and opened the real-time military star chart of the explored universe. Regions appeared before his eyes, all marked in blue, and within each star field, scattered green spots were slowly expanding, representing the World Tree's invasion range.

"The World Tree is coming on strong, but the territories of the three Universal Civilizations are so vast, the depth is too great. Even if the World Tree attacks multiple points, they will have to invade slowly. Although the battle situation is intense, the immediate threat remains at a relatively low level."

Han Xiao's eyes flickered as he analyzed the situation.

A sudden change in the good situation would inevitably affect one's mindset, and the three Universal Civilizations were somewhat flustered in their response. However, Han Xiao remained calm, ignoring the anxiety of constantly being swallowed up, and calmly assessed the situation. After all, he had seen worse situations in his previous life, and this little scene couldn't scare him.

No matter how powerful the World Tree was, it had to devour things slowly. It couldn't become fat in one bite. Moreover, the Interstellar Joint Army was fiercely resisting, making their "feeding" very difficult.

In comparison, Han Xiao felt that the biggest effect of the World Tree's full-scale invasion was to strike at the morale and spirit of the interstellar society, and to affect their resource output and productivity.

According to leaked information and his previous life's experience, Han Xiao could guess the World Tree's priority invasion targets. The military factories and resource planets of various forces were definitely the first choice, in order to reduce the speed at which the three Universal Civilizations could produce troops.

Secondly, it would be the homeworlds and administrative stars of some Star System or Star Cluster Civilizations, as well as densely populated refuge planets, in order to cause panic and internal turmoil within the interstellar society. The World Tree had invaded many civilizations, and they were very clear on this aspect.

Then there would be some Super-A Grade races and important bases of private forces, to cut off the wings of the three Universal Civilizations.

Of course, the Central Star Sea, as the core of the interstellar society, was the most important target. However, Han Xiao guessed that the World Tree would probably not attack it for the time being, because the Central Star Sea would inevitably be heavily guarded. Once they invaded, a large-scale group operation would break out, which would be similar to the border war.

The World Tree now had many space coordinates, and with this advantage, they should be unwilling to continue inefficient head-on confrontations. Instead, they chose to avoid the strong and attack the weak, focusing on continuous harassment and attrition, taking advantage of their high mobility and ability to sustain the war through plunder.

"These places are areas that need to be protected. After this battle, I don't know how many more barren cosmic belts there will be... It's a pity that the World Tree's mechanism is too abnormal, otherwise I could use their own methods against them."

Han Xiao was a little helpless.

With his individual combat strength, he could very well go to the World Tree's territory and cause some trouble. However, as early as a dozen years ago, he had learned a lot of information from the World Tree's foreign race powerhouses. The World Tree's main camp could be retracted into the body at any time, packed up, and run away. It wouldn't be of much use to go and harass them. They could just change locations. This wouldn't have much impact on the enemy's productivity, because the World Tree itself was the biggest troop-producing factory, directly converting resources internally, without the need to build countless factories like normal civilizations. Otherwise, Han Xiao wouldn't have felt that it was a complementary object to [Virtual Creation (Pseudo)].

Moreover, the World Tree's dependents were definitely eyeing Hela. Han Xiao didn't want to leave the shallow dimension either. Even if he supported the main universe, he would only send out a part of his Mechanical Apostle troops. His main body would still stay in the secondary dimension to "guard the house".

The World Tree was unwilling to sit still and wait for death. While invading the territory of the three Universal Civilizations, they would not give up on resolving Hela. He didn't know what their plans were, so it was better to be careful.

"However, although it's not very useful, it's good to make them feel uncomfortable. With my current strength, I don't have to worry about being besieged on a large scale like before. If they get hot-headed and confront me head-on, wouldn't that be great?"

Han Xiao's eyes darted around, feeling that it was worth a try.

...

Void Spirit Religion, Pantheon.

Urnos slowly walked through the corridor composed of tall statues of various shapes, holding a handful of psionic light in his hand. Every time he walked in front of a statue, he would perform the corresponding simple ritual in no hurry, and then flick the psionic light into the statue's body, looking like he was feeding pets or scattering bait to fish.

This was his daily sacrificial process. Usually, he was alone, but today, he had a bunch of "tails" behind him. A group of Void Spirit high-ranking officials in priest robes and military uniforms followed behind him, looking anxious and speaking in low voices.

"High Priest, now that the World Tree is invading on a large scale, we don't have enough high-level combat power. We hope you can help."

"Are you not afraid that I will sacrifice on the battlefield and drop the National Treasure?" Urnos said casually without turning his head.

"Of course, we don't want to take risks. We didn't ask you to take action during the border war and the secondary dimension invasion. It's just that the situation is urgent this time. We need you to use some Divine Spirit Incarnations to help..." a military officer said in a low voice.

This request was normal, and Urnos would basically agree in the past, but now he was acting differently.

"I refuse." Urnos shook his head.

"This... why?"

"I'm only one step away from the Transcendence Grade. I may have the opportunity to advance at any time. I need to maintain the best condition at all times, so as not to miss the opportunity. Unless the Void Spirit Religion's homeworld is attacked, don't come to me for other matters. I don't want to waste my strength elsewhere." Urnos' tone was nonchalant.

"But the other direct descendants are fighting bloody battles. Is it a bit..."

"You don't understand. Whether I can advance to the Transcendence Grade is more important than these battles. This is an independent right personally granted to me by the Pope. I have the right to decide whether to participate in the war or not." Urnos waved his hand casually. "Don't pester me here. Go back."

The group looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and turned away with dissatisfaction and frustration.

Urnos didn't care.

The last time he failed to advance, he was seriously injured, but there were also unexpected benefits. The Void Spirit Pope saw that he indeed had the possibility of advancing at any time, so he simply allowed him to decide when to participate in the war, and he could listen to the dispatch but not the announcement.

Therefore, in the past ten years, Urnos had not participated in any battles, nor had he rashly tried to advance again. He had been recuperating and reflecting on why he had failed.

Urnos always felt that he was missing some key elements. He had been groping until now, and it was not without gain. He vaguely discovered a mysterious ability hidden in his body, but he had not fully activated it. It seemed that he could sense something unknown, and his intuition told him that this sense was very important for advancement.

"When I figure out what this is all about, I should be able to dabble in the power of the Transcendence Grade. Perhaps this is Black Star's hidden secret to advancement. This time, I won't fail again, right..."

Urnos' eyes flashed.

...

Somewhere in the Endless Nebula, two fleets were engaged in a fierce battle, killing each other until the sky and earth turned dark. One side was the World Tree invaders, and the other side was the Black Star Army's troops.

A large number of assault pods latched onto the World Tree's spaceships, sending waves of army players to board the ships. World Tree warships were successively captured from the inside, and many Calamity Grade players were wearing mechs, directly fighting in the battlefield.

Because of the sudden change in the situation, the players' combat missions had also changed. From guarding the border, they suddenly became blocking the World Tree invaders in different regions. The mission forms became much richer.

The Shining World's border defense circle had almost transformed into a teleportation station. High-dimensional Apocalypse Teleporters were operating non-stop, sending batches of players to various star fields.

Version 5.5 had unlocked the new level cap, and now there were even more players who had just entered the Calamity Grade, and their combat power had undergone qualitative changes.

The killing power of the Calamity Grades who were not afraid of death was naturally not to be underestimated. Moreover, there was a large group of them. Although the World Tree also had many Calamity Grade Supers, they couldn't be produced like the players.

Everyone could revive, but the World Tree's revival interval was longer, and they had to appear in the Mother Tree's body. They couldn't regenerate on the spot like players. The on-the-spot effect couldn't compare at all. It was equivalent to the players' actual strength being several times their apparent strength. One person could be used as several.

Both sides were undying, and the battle was quite tragic, but the difference was clear. The World Tree warriors were beaten back.

"This group of Immortals is too terrifying. They are using so many Calamity Grades as suicide squads. Only the main force elites can contend with them. We can't hold on at all."

In the main ship of this World Tree invader, the commander looked surprised and啧啧 sighed in admiration.

Since the World Tree had obtained the information of the three Universal Civilizations, these data had been shared in the Mind Network, from the Tree King to the grassroots soldiers, all of them understood the Super classification of the three Universal Civilizations, as well as the strange existence of the Immortals.

The adjutant next to him murmured in a low voice: "The revival of these Immortals seems to have a limit. If they are killed multiple times in a short period of time, they will not be able to revive for a certain period of time."

The commander murmured: "I don't know what kind of existence this is. What power does their revival come from..."

The adjutant shrugged and said, "Maybe they also have a World Tree? Who knows."

...

A few days later, somewhere in the World Tree territory.

A wormhole slowly opened, spitting out a mechanical body. It was Han Xiao's Overlord Incarnation.

Han Xiao twisted his neck and activated the machine's self-check. The external armor opened and closed like scales, revealing dense gaps. He felt the mechanical body's exquisite feel and let out a comfortable moan.

Because of [Foundation of Qi Strength - God of All Machines], the Transcendence Grade Overlord's Arrival had made some progress in perception.

When the Super-A Grade Overlord descended, there was still a layer of separation between his own perception and the Overlord's body. Although he could control it like an arm, he could clearly recognize that it was not his own body.

But now, when the Overlord descended, the feeling of the Overlord's body was almost no different from the main body. It didn't feel like a mechanical clone, but like he had another main body. It was smoother and more delicate.

If you want to give an example, the Super-A Grade Overlord's Arrival is like virtual reality remote control. It's very realistic, but you know it's fake. But the feeling of the Transcendence Grade Overlord's Arrival is like he had been reborn again...

"Feeling good. The incarnation's power-bearing capacity has reached over 94%. Not bad."

Han Xiao clenched his fist, clearly feeling the rhythm of every alloy, every part, and every bio-muscle fiber in his body. He nodded with satisfaction, then looked up at the starry sky of the World Tree territory. A flash of electricity appeared in his eyes.

"More than ten years ago, I was seriously injured by you. I almost didn't make it back. I almost fell in your main camp. Now, it's time to settle the score!"