Upon receiving Ye Chen's reply, Tao Ping finally breathed a sigh of relief and also sent the message to everyone on the starship, giving them the confidence to persevere.
At this moment, only he could take charge of the overall situation in the control room. Ye Zhen was not strong enough and could only cower in a chair, trembling. Except for a few powerful demons, most of the demons were like this.
In contrast, the situation of the elemental spirits is much better. They are the darlings of heaven and earth, the embodiment of the elemental source. Even demigods can only borrow the power of the elements. To truly control the elements is something only a true god can do, and it is not something that can be controlled simply by releasing a pressure.
Not to mention that true gods also have their own corresponding attributes. They can only control the elements within their own divine domain. For example, the god of fire can only control the fire element. Elements of other attributes will not obey his commands, nor will they be oppressed by his divine power.
Therefore, when the dark god arrived, the elemental spirits, though somewhat agitated, did not become too chaotic. Under the reassurance of Zixuan and the others, they quickly calmed down and gradually merged together, becoming the most primordial elemental power for Zixuan and the others to command.
This is a unique ability of elemental spirits. When they merge together, they can unleash terrifying elemental fury. However, if this power is mastered by the right person, it can also be transformed into primal power, becoming the most powerful weapon in their hands.
The elemental spirits of today are just like that, gathering together one by one and then merging into the bodies of Zixuan and the others, becoming the source of power that they can use to fight against the dark gods.
“One person can take on two elemental types. For races with a population of less than ten million, that's fine. If it's really useful, we won't make a difference!” Xu Changqing said.
The starship carries a variety of elements, and elemental fusion is done by selecting elements of the same attribute. As a result, they are transformed into several elemental sources that merge together. In order to maximize their power, they do not choose to split them up, but instead entrust each complete elemental source to one person.
Xu Changqing took the wind and fire attributes, Zhao Wu took the lightning attribute, Zi Xuan took the earth and wood attributes, and Qing'er took the water attribute.
Although Zhao Wu and Qing'er were stronger, they were inferior to Xu Changqing and Zi Xuan in terms of elemental control and affinity, so they only received one elemental source power.
As the power of these elements merged into their bodies, the oppressive divine might from the dark gods in the starry sky gradually weakened. They were already at the peak of the sixth rank, but they had not yet found their own path to godhood. However, they were only one step away from the seventh rank. Now that they had mastered even more powerful elemental primordial power, they at least temporarily possessed the ability to contend with demigods.
"Roar~~~" The figure of the dark god gradually emerged from the darkness and pounced directly on a fleet. There were quite a few fleets rushing out from the vicinity, and it would probably take quite a while for the dark god to kill them one by one.
"There are still two fleets in between, not exactly close, but I didn't expect that what's coming is actually a Balok!" Tao Ping looked at the figure that appeared in the starry sky with a solemn expression.
Balrog is a variant of Skeleton King, also a dark undead creature. However, unlike Skeleton King, he is covered in skin and is extremely thin, making him far from a true skeleton.
Having flesh and blood, Balrog's agility is naturally much higher than that of the Skeleton King, and he is also skilled in using various weapons, making him much stronger.
However, if it were just Balo skeletons, Xu Changqing and the others would still have a chance. These are not considered very strong dark creatures. Skeletons are among the lowest of the undead creatures. Even if they mutated into Balo skeletons, they would not be comparable to snake people or even dark demons.
"Destroying one fleet took two minutes, plus the time for feeding, that's three minutes. Then moving on to the next fleet will take at least five minutes. Three fleets would take fifteen minutes. We just need to hold out for another fifteen minutes." Tao Ping quickly analyzed, and his words reached everyone's ears. To resist the dark creatures, he alone was definitely not enough; the other great demons also needed to stand up together.
"No! That's not right! They still have to come to us, and we're still moving. It shouldn't even take fifteen minutes!" Tao Ping said again. Hearing his words, all the great demons felt a lot more confident, but getting them to stand up and control the starship was still quite difficult.
For the demon race, the inherent bloodline and strength suppression are often more severe than those of other intelligent races. Under the oppressive power of the dark creatures, they naturally have to bear greater pressure.
Time ticked by, and as the second fleet was destroyed, everyone's hearts were in their throats. Only one fleet of starships remained, and judging by the current trajectory, once this fleet was destroyed, they would be next.
Most importantly, the fleet's resistance was much weaker than they had imagined. As many of their people lost their ability to move under the oppressive power of the gods, the entire fleet was paralyzed. Without the intelligent robots from the Primordial Star to respond in time, they wouldn't even have to wait for Balok to arrive; the dark creatures on the periphery alone would have been enough to tear them apart.
Balok has only reached the second fleet so far, but the third fleet has already been half destroyed by the dark creatures. If it weren't for the resistance of a few sixth-tier peak clansmen, it would probably be almost completely destroyed by now. Can this strength really delay Balok's progress?
Tao Ping couldn't help but have doubts about this!
Sure enough, when Balrog arrived at the third fleet after the second fleet was completely swallowed up, there were only two main ships and three escort ships left.
Despite having five starships, they were nothing compared to the vastness of space. The strongest resistance Balokum encountered during its charge came from the few dozen elemental spirits on the starships. Their furious elemental rage even startled the dark god.
But that was all; as dazzling as fireworks, it came and went quickly, and was ultimately swallowed whole by the dark god.
Feeling the gaze of the dark god directed their way, a chill ran down everyone's spine. Some of the weaker demons even fainted on the spot, with various excrement oozing out from beneath them, which the cleaning robots were rapidly clearing away.
"We should set off!" Xu Changqing took a deep breath and flew out of the starship first. Standing in the starry sky, he looked at the Dark God with his eyes filled with anger and fighting spirit.
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