The fleet moved slowly through the starry sky. Although the speed was not ideal, it was actually quite fast. After all, the starry sky was vast and boundless, and this speed was enough for them to break through the blockade of the dark creatures and return to the primordial planet.
In addition, teleportation lights flashed intermittently in the starry sky, which were starships from other races escaping. Compared to the composure of the people of the Primordial Star, these people appeared much more panicked. Many of them had a sense of relief at surviving a disaster on their faces, indicating that some of them had already encountered an attack by the Dark God.
Tao Ping and the others had no time to worry about the others, focusing instead on controlling their fleet to rush towards the outer perimeter. Unfortunately, their good fortune didn't last long. A little over an hour later, the detectors detected the presence of high-level energy again, and piercing alarms sounded once more in all the starships.
"Damn it! It's another dark god. How many dark gods are there here?" A sixth-tier demon exclaimed angrily, while also feeling a sense of impending death.
This time, there weren't as many races to distract them, nor were there enough starships to station on the periphery to buy them time for space travel. Not to mention, this dark god might already have its eye on them, so simply relying on space travel wouldn't be enough to escape.
The reason they were able to escape before was mainly because there were too many of them, and the Dark God couldn't possibly focus all his attention on them. Now, with just their group and at most a few fleets of other races nearby, the Dark God wouldn't let them escape so easily.
"If all else fails, I'll stay and fight him to the death, trying to buy you as much time as possible. We must bring the fleet back!" Xu Changqing said in a deep voice. In his view, the hundreds of millions of elemental spirits were far more important than himself.
"No, the lord said that even if we have to give up all those hundreds of millions of elemental spirits, we must return safely!" Tao Ping said immediately.
“But these elemental spirits are of great importance to the Primordial Star. Leaving me behind to obtain these elemental spirits is worthwhile. I am the highest-ranking person in charge of this operation, and I have the final say on this matter!” Xu Changqing said in a deep voice, but Tao Ping did not heed his words.
"This is the lord's order. Even if you are the highest-ranking person in charge, you must obey it!" Tao Ping said coldly, not intimidated by the other party's words at all.
“I say, perhaps we don’t need to be so pessimistic. Have you ever thought that the elemental power that hundreds of millions of elemental spirits can summon might be able to rival the gods? After all, these are only seventh-order demigods, not true dark gods at all!” Zhao Wu suddenly spoke up, making a bold suggestion.
"This?" Tao Ping and the others were all stunned. Although they had always been afraid of the power of the elemental wrath, they couldn't help but feel a little scared when it came to actually releasing this power.
"But this power isn't easy to control, is it? Are you confident that you can make these elemental spirits completely obey you?" Ye Zhen asked with a frown. So far, there are people who can control elemental spirits, but no one has ever heard of anyone who can control hundreds of millions of elemental spirits. Even the most powerful shaman priests can only control the power of four elemental spirits at most.
“I think it’s worth a try! I’m pretty confident that if we can really harness the power of these elemental spirits, not to mention the dark gods, even the surrounding army of dark creatures will be no threat!” Zi Xuan said. If we’re talking about who has the highest affinity with these elemental spirits, it would undoubtedly be her and Qing’er. They were the first two to come into contact with the elemental spirits.
Hearing her words, everyone felt a surge of confidence, especially after Qing'er nodded in agreement, indicating that she was confident. They immediately decided on the plan and had several small spaceships brought to take the four of them to the starship where the elemental spirits were located.
"I will also send a message from here to the Primordial Star. You must be careful. If you are really outmatched, I suggest detonating the Elemental Fury. I will also report this matter to the Primordial Star. I believe the lord will agree with this decision!" Tao Ping said solemnly.
No one knows just how powerful the elemental spirits are. When they are strong, they can destroy a world, but when they are weak, they can simply blow a breath or start a fire. Therefore, he must be prepared for both possibilities to ensure the safety of everyone on the starship, since these elemental spirits are not yet considered creatures of the primordial planet.
“I know! I will keep an eye on them, and if things go wrong, I will bring them back by force!” Xu Changqing said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Tao Ping and Ye Zhen were slightly relieved. If these few members of the Wa Clan had perished here, Ye Chen would have been heartbroken. After all, these beings were created using the bloodline crystals of a true primordial race, and it was hard to say whether they would be able to find such bloodline crystals again.
The transport ship slowly sailed away, heading towards the starship where the elemental spirits were located. Tao Ping and the others held their breath, and after sending a message to the Primordial Star, they stared intently at the monitor. The high-level energy source was approaching the starship at an extremely fast speed, even faster than the one they encountered in the small world.
In just a few minutes, everyone felt a terrifying divine power descend upon this star field. The starship, being a product of technology, was unaffected, but the other great demons were not so lucky.
Some of the powerful demons collapsed onto the control panel, trembling uncontrollably, unable to perform any further operations. Only Tao Ping and other experts with strength reaching the peak of the sixth rank were able to maintain their composure.
"All starships, activate autonomous return mode. Any approaching dark creatures, launch an attack autonomously!" Tao Ping said through gritted teeth. The fact that the technology side was unaffected by the divine power was the only good news at the moment.
At his command, the starship fleet, which had been almost at a standstill, opened fire again, launching an attack on the surrounding dark creatures. At the same time, a large number of intelligent robots took over the work of the Great Demons, starting to drop energy crystals and perform other operations. Otherwise, with this level of firepower, their energy would probably be exhausted in no time.
After arranging matters on the starship, Tao Ping finally received a reply from Ye Chen and a special assignment.
"Prioritize preserving the inhabitants of the territory. As for the elemental spirits, we can choose to abandon them. Meanwhile, the Candle Dragon is already on its way to provide support! The location coordinates have been shared, and it is estimated that it will take about half an hour to reach them!"
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