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Chapter 1189 Oh no, they've caught up!

The fleet raced through the void, and although it was locked on from a distance, it did not prevent the fleet from continuing its escape.

Anyone who's ever been chased by Uncle Hat knows that when he yells "Don't run!", he actually runs away incredibly fast.

Behind the fleet, numerous vacuum energy bombs and drones were left behind. Besides reconnaissance, the drones also towed vacuum energy bombs, occasionally exploding to disrupt space.

Creation is difficult, but destruction is quite easy. The Dragon Palace fully utilizes its disruptive talents, disturbing the void. It's like throwing trash behind you while running, hindering Uncle Hat's pursuit.

The Goddess of Nature provided feedback confirming that disrupting the void had some effect, albeit a small one. Even a minor effect, if present, would add up and give the Rising Dragon Palace's fleet a greater advantage.

The reconnaissance equipment of the Ascending Dragon Palace, combined with the senses of the Goddess of Nature, has confirmed that the Chaos Beast has changed direction and begun to pursue the fleet.

The fleet also slightly changed direction, seemingly accelerating its escape.

Because the goddess of nature was locked on, the fleet couldn't pretend they weren't aware they'd been discovered, and therefore couldn't use this opportunity to make strategic moves, which was somewhat regrettable.

Anyone who frequently commands wars knows that it's always better to launch a sneak attack than to engage in a direct confrontation from the outset, which can result in heavy casualties.

However, this cannot be blamed on the goddess of nature. The problem has already occurred, so let's solve it. Since we brought the goddess of nature along on the journey, and since we coveted her fighting power, we must accept her shortcomings.

You can't have the power of a cannon but also dislike its bulkiness. In military matters, you can't "ignore the facts."

As the fleet raced through the skies, it continuously gathered information from the rear and adjusted its formation, constantly rehearsing and iterating its strategic plans.

After finding the target direction, the Chaos Beast's speed indeed soared to about 150 times the speed of light, and the drones and detectors left behind by the Rising Dragon Palace were discovered and destroyed one after another.

It seems too late to detonate the equipment after discovering the Chaos Beast. The Chaos Beast will destroy the equipment beforehand.

The Ascending Dragon Palace immediately made adjustments. Based on the Chaos Beast's advancing speed, they calculated its possible location and detonated the vacuum energy bomb in advance. Detectors were left at the explosion site and in the surrounding area.

This method proved effective. The void chaos caused by the vacuum energy bomb significantly slowed down the Chaos Beast's pursuit.

The two sides raced through the void, the fleet heading straight for the location where the Chaos Beast had entered the Evergreen Heaven—whether this was accurate was uncertain.

Because space is in motion, and the Heavenly Dao of Changqingtian has recently experienced some chaos, the actual location will inevitably change. For now, all we can say is to arrive nearby first and then investigate the details.

However, the relaxed atmosphere lasted for less than a month before the Goddess of Nature sent a warning—through the locked-on relationship, she discovered that the Chaos Beast being tracked had changed course.

Soon, the reconnaissance equipment left behind by the fleet also lost track of the Chaos Beast.

According to the Goddess of Nature, the Chaos Beasts took a long detour, bypassing the detectors, drones, and other equipment deployed by the Ascending Dragon Palace.

"We really shouldn't underestimate the enemy." Chu Fei rubbed his temples, not too worried, because worrying wouldn't do any good.

All strategic plans were naturally handled by the General Staff; Chu Fei's job was simply to provide emotional support to the Goddess of Nature and to facilitate communication between her and the Ascending Dragon Palace. His other responsibilities included cultivation research and serving as a peak combatant.

Nowadays, the battle command of the Rising Dragon Palace is no longer something that one person can handle alone, but rather a group of people—the staff officers of the General Staff Department. The staff officers are a diverse group, including not only regular staff officers, but also scientists, front-line technical elites, front-line engineers, theoretical mathematicians, top psychologists, zoologists, experts on foreign cultures, and so on.

Under the command of the General Staff, the fleet's course of advance in the void began to become unpredictable. It was no longer moving in a straight line, nor was it simply changing direction; instead, the entire fleet's course of advance took the form of an irregular spiral.

No, it's not completely irregular, but rather a special kind of spacetime technology.

Spacetime is not smooth, and if used properly, it can effectively interfere with the reconnaissance methods of the powerful, especially now that the secrets of heaven are obscure, which increases the difficulty for the powerful to perceive.

At this moment, spacetime is like a stormy sea. As long as the fleet can accurately calculate the waves, it can rely on the waves to evade them—this utilizes spacetime folds to hide itself.

That's exactly what the fleet is doing right now. They've detected the patterns of spacetime, hidden the fleet within spacetime folds, and are also using the unevenness of spacetime to accelerate their movement—a kind of warp drive technology in a natural environment.

The effectiveness can be determined through the perception of the goddess of nature. If the goddess of nature senses the lock weakening, it indicates success; if the lock strengthens, it indicates failure.

Through continuous experimentation, research, and experience accumulation, the fleet gradually "integrated" into the endless spacetime. The feeling of being locked onto the Goddess of Nature completely disappeared, and her lock on the Chaos Beast was also temporarily interrupted.

Unfortunately, the fleet needs to move forward and cannot remain hidden in the folds of spacetime indefinitely, so it is always flashing, which greatly reduces its stealth capabilities.

The chase continued for over six months until the Chaos Beast finally managed to catch up to within one light-year of the fleet's rear. At this distance, some of the fleet's concealment techniques became ineffective.

The Goddess of Nature can directly sense existences within a light-year; coincidentally, the Chaos Beast can too!

This is similar to a stealth fighter jet, which can fool radar but not visible light reconnaissance equipment or the human eye. At close enough distance, a high-speed camera can lock onto it directly.

Both sides are now locked in place and unable to break free.

This means the countdown to the final battle has begun!

At their current relative speeds, the Chaos Beast could reach a distance of one light-year in just over twenty days. No, it would take even less time; short-distance sprints and long-distance travel are entirely different.

Even the goddess of nature could no longer remain relaxed, and she confronted the chaotic beast throughout the entire encounter.

The Ascending Dragon Palace also discovered the Heavenly Emperor, the Sun God, and other "former" saints. These guys have all surrendered to the Chaos Beasts and become their lackeys, currently strategizing and plotting.

The Dragon Emperor of the Dragon Clan, the Celestial Emperor of the Celestial Court, the Holy Emperor of the Demonic Path, the Sun God Osho, and the Sky God Hebertesius—all five former saints were present, but they had long since lost their former arrogance as saints.

During the chase, several loudspeakers were left behind at the Rising Dragon Palace to "greet" the Heavenly Emperor and other former saints.

The loudspeaker technology simulates traditional methods of faith. These former saints still possess the cultivation of peak quasi-saints, allowing them to easily receive and understand these signals.

At first, it was clear that the Heavenly Emperor and his ilk were furious, but they quickly calmed down and assisted the Chaos Beast in chasing the Rising Dragon Palace's fleet.

The Chaos Beasts did not pursue in a straight line, but instead tried to use their speed advantage to circle around to the front of the fleet to intercept it; or they rode alongside the fleet and attacked from the side.

The fleet took advantage of the uneven spacetime and used vacuum energy bombs to maneuver continuously. However, this maneuvering only bought the Rising Dragon Palace a month.

A month later, the Chaos Beast approached the fleet from a distance of tens of millions of kilometers. In the space environment, this was equivalent to face-to-face contact.

At this distance, the fleet is completely locked on, and any maneuvering will be ineffective.

"The decisive battle has begun!"

The Heavenly Emperor intervened, addressing the Ascending Dragon Palace directly through its communication equipment: "Chu Fei, hand over the Goddess of Nature, and we'll let you leave. Otherwise, everyone in the Ascending Dragon Palace will die a horrible death."

Chu Fei glanced at the high-ranking members of the Rising Dragon Palace on the left and right, as well as the many elite representatives from outside the palace, including "Xuanhai Daojun," and an avatar of the Goddess of Nature, and replied with a smile, "Really?"

"Of course it's true. We've cooperated many times, always on a cash-on-delivery basis."

Chu Fei nodded: "But I still don't believe you."

The Heavenly Emperor was furious. "Chu Fei, have you thought this through? I'm giving you one more chance. The safety of billions of lives in your Ascending Dragon Palace is in your hands."

Chu Fei tilted his head and thought seriously for three seconds. "Sorry, I still don't believe you. How about this, you come and talk to the Goddess of Nature yourself?"

The surrounding crowd laughed. Now everyone could see that Chu Fei was toying with the Heavenly Emperor. This was a former saint, after all, and now that Chu Fei had made such a fool of him, everyone felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

Compromise is out of the question. The more things reach this point, the more we must fight to the bitter end.

If we were to hand over the Goddess of Nature, the fleet would first descend into internal strife, and then it would be completely doomed.

In battle, you must do the opposite of any demands the enemy makes.

Chu Fei and his group's unbridled mockery enraged the Heavenly Emperor: "Chu Fei, I will personally capture you!"

"What a coincidence! That's what I was thinking too. I've already prepared an anatomy lab on the spaceship, and I've even engraved your name on it. I've always been curious whether a sage still has internal organs."

"I'm curious too, do you even have a brain?"

The conversation ended with these heartfelt and candid words.

In the void, the fleet has formed a huge "blade disk" with a diameter of three million kilometers. One hundred thousand warships circle around it, and the movement of each warship is controlled by the central computer and supervised by the General Staff.

To the side and rear, three hundred and twenty-three chaotic divine beasts and five former saints formed a sharp blade, circling the fleet and constantly approaching, looking for an opportunity to attack.

The Chaos Beast has two main attack methods: its ranged attack is to spew out chaotic flames that can incinerate everything; its close-range attack is to pounce with its claws, which are indestructible.

Based on previously accumulated data, the Chaos Beast's flames can easily travel millions of kilometers—even when stationary; its so-called "close-range" attacks also have a range of hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

The size of the Chaos Beasts is as long as 100,000 kilometers, and any one of them is larger than the largest "Temple" spaceship.

The mere gravitational pull from the sheer mass of over three hundred chaotic divine beasts gathered together was subtly pulling at the fleet.

Under the pull of gravity, the fleet is in a dangerous situation: the warships' flight paths are no longer perfect, and the fleet has broken away from its faster-than-light motion.

Suddenly, the fleet launched an attack, unleashing a barrage of extreme ultraviolet lasers that engulfed the Chaos Beast.

One hundred thousand warships launched their attacks in succession, depending on their distance from the Chaos Beast. Finally, billions of laser beams surged toward the Chaos Beast like a waterfall.

As these lasers moved forward, they continuously converged, and the waterfall-like laser beam only condensed into 80 "spots".

The fleet is moving forward at a speed of 0.3 times the speed of light. The laser is attacking backward and there is a redshift phenomenon. In order to ensure the power of the laser and to achieve the effect of a decisive blow, the fewer points of concentrated fire, the better.

Although the Chaos Beast is just a "beast" with various shortcomings, it is ultimately a Saint-level life form, and having been attacked by lasers multiple times before, it still possesses the ability of "faster-than-light perception".

The laser attacks continued to converge and advance in the void. When the laser attacks were still more than four million kilometers away from the Chaos Beasts, they were sensed by the Chaos Beasts, who immediately adjusted their attack direction.

A dozen seconds later, beams of laser light flew past the Chaos Beast, leaving it completely unharmed.

The entire Rising Dragon Palace sighed at this outcome and continued preparing for a new attack.

At a distance of tens of millions of kilometers, laser attack methods are ultimately not good enough.

If a sage were to assist in restraining the movement of the chaotic beasts, it might be effective. But right now, there's absolutely no way.

Although the Dragon Ascension Palace's technology is quite good, it is still too difficult to deal with Saint-level life forms.

Fortunately, the attack failed, which was entirely within the plan, and the attack itself had a hint of feigning weakness.

The fleet adjusted its attack strategy and prepared new attack methods.

Using the "Heaven-Human Sensing Technology," also known as information field sensing technology, they remotely locked onto the Chaos Beast and then activated the "curse" method—projecting a "big data deletion" attack directly into the Chaos Beast's body.

This kind of attack is worthy of being called "Saint-level," and it has a hint of the laws of nature. This is also the trump card technology that the Rising Dragon Palace has been researching with all its might.

But how effective it will be remains to be seen.

The methods of big data deletion are quite random. But the laws within a saint or a saint-level life form are flawless; I wonder if they could be deleted?

In addition to big data deletion, there is also the preliminary mature "high-power quantum microwave radiation" attack, now officially named "quantum wave pulse" technology.

The most important attack theory on quantum wave pulses is not energy intensity, but "precision".

按照先前的计算，普朗克长度是1.6×10^-36m，混沌神兽体内的（法则）精度是1.2×10^-36m。混沌神兽的法则精度，超过自然界25%！

The Planck length here can be understood as the "quantum scale".

When a quantum field is excited, a quantum particle is formed. The quantum field is continuous, but the quantum particle is not. A quantum particle can be thought of as a pixel. The size of this pixel is the Planck length, which is the fundamental "pixel" of the real material world, or the elementary particle.

Everything in the material world, including all matter, is built upon the foundation of "quantum." Therefore, since the precision of the laws within the Chaos Beast exceeds quantum precision, from the perspective of the material world, the Chaos Beast is "indestructible."

Normal attack methods are nothing more than a tickle to the Chaos Beast.

You can scratch an itch until the skin breaks, but if the attack isn't precise enough to reach the quantum level, you can't even scratch off a single atom.

The same applies to chaotic divine beasts and sages. According to the research of the Ascending Dragon Palace, all sage-level life forms are quantum-level life forms.

To deal with this kind of life, we need an attack with precision exceeding the quantum scale. This is quantum wave pulse technology.

Quantum wave pulse technology is a law-level attack that can directly impact saint-level life forms and domains.

There's one problem: the distance of a quantum wave pulse isn't very far. It can reach hundreds of thousands of kilometers, but that's still too short for a Saint-level life form. The chaotic flames of a Chaos Beast can reach over a million kilometers. This means that attacking a Chaos Beast would require a desperate struggle.

Chu Fei silently stared into the void, his metaverse domain overlapping with the others, constantly sensing the fleet's situation.

The big data deletion method has some effect, but it requires a lot of power, and the fleet's launch power is somewhat insufficient. It's not very effective against Chaos Beasts.

Big data deletion would be more effective for the five former saints of the Heavenly Emperor, because their foundation was ultimately only that of a quasi-saint.

The Chaos Beast is originally a "Chaos Devourer," born from chaos, and naturally possesses strong resistance to methods such as big data deletion.

Moreover, the Chaos Beast is a true Saint-level life form with a solid foundation. The power of the big data cultivation projection method (curse) has been turned up to the maximum, but the effect is far from ideal. It can only be said that it has some effect.

However, the five former saints were defeated, effectively knocking down the "brain trust" of the Chaos Beast.

With the collapse of the "think tank," the Goddess of Nature was the first to sense it—the five former saints' lock on her vanished once more. However, the fleet and the Chaos Beasts were now too close to each other to see each other directly.

During the chase, the Chaos Beast and the fleet drew ever closer. Due to gravity, the distance between them was rapidly closing, and they were already approaching five million kilometers.

Five million kilometers is practically face-to-face in space.

The only good news is that the distance is too close, causing interference between their space technologies and methods, resulting in poor spatial jumps and making it impossible to achieve faster-than-light speeds. This makes the fleet's reconnaissance system somewhat useful.

Suddenly, the Chaos Beasts spewed out streams of chaotic flames, their bodies radiating spiritual light, and their limbs erupted with chaotic energy, surging through the void. The void began to distort and shatter. The Chaos Beasts had activated their "Stomp" skill, trampling the void!

All that could be seen was a tsunami-like surge in space, the surrounding detectors suddenly shattered, and then the Chaos Beast vanished without a trace.

"Prepare small vacuum energy bombs! Activate Strategy 1176!" Jin Tierong made the judgment immediately.

The fleet immediately activated its creation mechanism, linking the quantum fields of all fleets into one and entering a defensive state.

A large number of small vacuum energy bombs appeared around the fleet according to a predetermined strategy, and the vacuum energy bombs exploded almost as soon as they left the fleet.

The void surrounding the fleet suddenly twisted and shattered, and the collapsing spacetime briefly engulfed the fleet. However, the fleet activated its creation mechanisms to resist the collapse of spacetime.

All that could be seen was a chaotic void, while the fleet remained unharmed, enveloped by the "clear waves".

At the moment of spacetime collapse, the Chaos Beast reappeared, but it appeared two million kilometers behind the fleet.

In just two seconds, the Chaos Beast suddenly approached the fleet by three million kilometers.

Upon reappearing, the Chaos Beast continued to unleash its stomp attack.

Jin Tierong's command echoed throughout the fleet: "Activate the quantum wave pulse! Set the big data deletion power of the Temple to maximum, and both the big data deletion and the quantum wave pulse shall attempt a concentrated attack."

Concentrated fire is currently the only method the Ascending Dragon Palace can use to contend with Saint-level beings; it's troublesome and clumsy, but unavoidable. (End of Chapter)