A moment passes in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, the petals of the Celestial Flower moved, slowly unfurling. Long, green roots floated in the air, their petals as white as lotuses, making the entire flower breathtakingly beautiful. At the same time, a unique fragrance emanated from it, rapidly spreading in all directions.
"Buzz—"\r
A peculiar fluctuation occurred in space, and a light drizzle of white light suddenly descended, most of it surging towards the Celestial Flower, while much more fell in all directions.
"Roar—"
"Roar—roar—roar—"\r
The Celestial Flower grows near an asteroid. Because of the unusual phenomenon of its imminent blooming, the asteroid has long attracted countless star beasts; their instincts tell them that this flower is a precious thing.
However, they were intimidated by the Star Roaring Beast at the early stage of level ten and dared not approach, only able to gaze longingly in the direction of the Heavenly Evolution Flower.
At that moment, they were all trembling, letting out excited roars.
Some star beasts, unable to resist the allure of the Heavenly Evolution Flower, flew towards it.
"Oh no!"
"Hurry and grab it!"
Upon seeing this, the expressions of many surrounding forces changed, and they all spoke up.
Because they were unsure when the Heavenly Flower would bloom, and they hadn't expected it to bloom so quickly, they were caught slightly off guard.
Whew—Whew—\r
Fleets rushed swiftly towards the Heavenly Flower.
"Buzz—"\r
At the same time, powerful figures rapidly appeared in this starry sky.
"Roar—"
The Star Roaring Beast, at the early stage of level ten, excitedly charged towards the Heavenly Evolution Flower.
Seeing the sudden appearance of numerous fleets and powerful human warriors around it, a flash of anger initially crossed the Star Roaring Beast's eyes. Normally, it would have already charged at these human fleets and warriors, but at this moment, it couldn't care less.
This exotic flower is the most important.
"Sizzle—sizzle—sizzle—"\r
However, before these powerful individuals and the Star Roaring Beast could reach the Heavenly Evolution Flower, a network of powerful energy attacks appeared from all directions, rapidly assaulting the area surrounding the flower.
If these people and that Star Roaring Beast continued to charge towards the Heavenly Evolution Flower, they would absolutely be torn to shreds by these attacks, without exception.
"Oh no!"
"Retreat!"
"This is an attack by the royal family of the Cordis Empire!"
"Damn it! They actually dared to use warships to attack! Aren't they afraid of damaging this rare and precious plant?"
The powerful humans who rushed forward were both shocked and furious.
However, they all quickly retreated.
"Roar—"
On the other side, seeing these energy attacks, the Star-Roaring Beast was enraged and immediately stretched out its claws to grab at them.
Ultimately, they are beasts; though possessing great strength, they lack great wisdom.
It was also through its countless years of experience... that it had encountered this kind of attack many times, but its power was mostly average and insignificant. At this moment, it treated these attacks as just like those attacks.
"Pfft—pfft—pfft—"\r
Instantly, the Star Roaring Beast was struck by countless energy pillars, its massive body torn into a shower of blood.
A Star Roaring Beast at the early stage of level ten perished so easily.
If it were the Cordis Empire's royal family, without so many powerful warships, killing this Star Roaring Beast so easily would have been an extremely difficult task.
Unfortunately, the power of the Cordis Empire's royal family is no longer what it used to be.
This also demonstrates the importance of weaponry and explains why major powers are so keen on high-level warships.
"Hiss—"
Upon witnessing this scene, the powerful figures from various factions gasped in shock.
Especially those powerful individuals who had just charged forward.
If they hadn't retreated, their fate would have been the same as this Star-Roaring Beast.
"Roar—roar—roar—"\r
The other star beasts, witnessing this scene, also retreated in terror, their screams echoing through the air.
In their eyes, the Star-Roaring Beast was extremely powerful, and its current predicament terrified them.
"This Celestial Flower grows within the Cordis Empire, and therefore belongs to the Cordis Empire. All land under heaven belongs to the emperor; this Celestial Flower belongs to the Cordis Empire's royal family. Do you have any objections?" a voice said calmly.
It was the voice of that Earl.
The entire hall fell silent.
Everyone looked at each other, hesitant to be the first to speak.
"Since there are no objections, you may all step down! To thank you for your protection during this time, I will grant each of you between 10 billion and 30 billion Spirit Crystals. Send an envoy to the Imperial Star to collect them in one month!" After a moment, the Emperor's voice rang out again.
Ten to three hundred billion spiritual crystals are not a large number, but they are not a small number either.
Although the Emperor was confident he could defeat these people, he couldn't guarantee that the Heavenly Flower wouldn't be damaged in the process.
There are more than a dozen of these forces. If it costs several hundred billion spirit crystals, this matter can be resolved. He doesn't mind spending some spirit crystals to solve it.
Offering 10 to 30 billion spiritual crystals serves two purposes: firstly, it provides these forces with a way out, and secondly, it ensures their participation isn't in vain, thus reducing their risk-taking mentality.
After all, once this war begins, losing it would not only bring no benefits but also result in enormous losses.
"Thank you for the Emperor's gift. The Landi family of the Mohe Empire will depart now!" Soon, a clear male voice rang out from within a fleet.
The fleet contained over twenty warships, the strongest of which were three top-tier warships of a level six technological civilization. However, the man's voice exuded the aura of a level ten early-stage cultivator.
The Mohe Empire, merely a level-five technological civilization, actually possesses level-ten cultivators.
Furthermore, this is just one family within the Mohe Empire.
It seems that the Cordis Empire did not incorporate the Mohe Empire into its territory not solely because the Mohe Empire offered little benefit.
Not far away, inside a top-tier warship of a level seven technological civilization, Lin Yun pondered to himself, lost in thought.
"Thank you for the Emperor's gift. Duke Mo Zhong of the Mohe Empire will now depart!"
Immediately afterwards, a man's voice rang out from another fleet. This fleet was roughly equal in strength to the previous one; however, judging from the aura emanating from it, the owner of this voice was not as strong as the previous one, only appearing to be at the mid-stage of level nine.
They were from the Mohe Empire, and their knowledge was limited. Previously, they couldn't discern the grade of the Cordis Empire's warships, which was why they hadn't left, hoping for the best. However, they had just witnessed firsthand just how powerful the Cordis Empire's warships truly were.
A star beast at the early stage of level ten, a force that even early-stage level ten experts would find difficult to defeat, was actually reduced to a shower of blood by a single attack.
Furthermore, it seems that even ten early-stage level ten star beasts would be annihilated if they entered that attack range.
This was a level of power they could hardly have imagined.
This made them realize that they had absolutely no hope in the competition for that rare and precious plant.
They have already begun to consider leaving.
Just then, the Emperor spoke.
As soon as they leave, they will be granted between 10 billion and 30 billion spiritual crystals...
Ten billion coins could buy a top-tier warship of a level six technological civilization, which is no small sum for them.
Revealing their names would also facilitate their future journey to the Cordis Empire's imperial star to collect the spiritual crystal, preventing any disputes within the Cordis Empire's royal family regarding this matter.
This matter was said by the emperor of the Cordis Empire himself. As the saying goes, a golden word is as good as gold. As long as their identities are confirmed, they should not renege on their promise.
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