The peak summer is coming to an end.

  Jiangnan Province is one of the most prosperous provinces in Xia State. On a summer day, Jiangnan, shrouded in misty rain, looks like an ink wash painting, yet it also carries a few degrees of sweltering heat.

  In the void, Li Yuan stood quietly, gazing down at the lotus flowers in the pond below.

  A drop of rain falls down, landing on the surface of the pond, creating ripples.

  This is an ancient town.

  "Humming" countless water droplets falling around, had not approached Li Yuan, instantly evaporated, within three meters like a forbidden zone.

  However, the invisible light distortion made many pedestrians in the ancient town below completely unaware of this eerie scene unfolding high above.

  Suddenly.

  "Hmm?" Li Yuan slightly turned his head and looked into the distance.

  All I saw was a faint light twisting and then returning to normal in the hazy rain.

  A man in his thirties with a stern face and wearing black clothes walked out, his breath was restrained, but still exuded an air of sharpness.

  "Target character, life level is 36.9 grade]" Li Yuan had already cast the Divine Palace Investigation and thought to himself: "Indeed, the principal is only a six-star pulse."

  The last time Li Yuan met with Fang Hai, his life level was not high enough, and the divine palace exploration could only determine that Fang Hai was at least a six-star pulse.

  It has finally been confirmed now.

  Qī Xīng Mòu, indeed, is a legendary figure among many civilizations, and even Fang Hai's exceptional talent cannot match.

  Wow!

  Fang Hai has arrived in front of Li Yuan.

  "Principal." Li Yuan slightly bowed his head in greeting.

  "It's been just over a year since we last met, and your realm has indeed reached an extremely high level. I haven't even approached you yet, but you've already sensed something." Fang Hai looked at Li Yuan with a hint of a smile: "As expected of the number one source martial artist of the civilized world, 'Ling Gun', I'm afraid it won't be long before you surpass me."

  "The principal is joking." Li Yuan said with a smile.

  To catch up with Fang Hai, it will take at least five years, or even longer, according to Li Yuan's own estimate.

  After all, I am making progress myself.

  But with Principal Fang Hai's talent, his strength was also advancing rapidly.

  "The great war of the Star Boundary, I didn't really want to call you, after all, you're too conspicuous now. If you join the battle, the Wanmo Civilization will definitely target us."

  "Secondly, with your innate potential, you may not have reached the limit of Yuan Wu yet, and you can still continue to grow." Fang Hai sighed: "It's just that the casualties are too great."

  "If you don't join the battle, we may have to consider retreating. By then, all four major bases will be destroyed, and rebuilding them in the future will come at an even greater cost."

  "I understand, Principal," Li Yuan said calmly.

  On the way from Lieyu Star Domain, Li Yuan had already roughly understood the situation. The original four major bases had been breached two, and many newly built war bases and forward bases... had also been largely destroyed.

  In fact, the only ones that can still maintain stability now are the original No. 3 outpost base and No. 4 outpost base.

  Even the Flying Snake Valley base established by Li Yuan at the beginning has been destroyed for more than half.

  The total number of casualties has reached tens of thousands!

  The number of warriors who died in the light is a staggering figure... Of course, whether it's the Tianliang civilization or the Mingyuexing native forces, the casualties are equally heavy.

  "The enemy won't wait for me to reach my full potential before starting a war again, we can only work hard on our cultivation." Li Yuan said: "Be prepared to join the battle at any time."

  "In fact, we have discussed this at a high level, and many demigods believe that the war that broke out in the Mingyu Star Domain was wrong. We should expand gradually and avoid conflicts with the Tianliang civilization." Fang Hai shook his head and said, "We should wait for the best opportunity."

  "If Tian Liang and Wen Ming made the same choice as us, it would be natural. That way, it wouldn't provoke the native life forms." Li Yuan said: "But we can't do that."

  "This is a struggle for survival space of civilization, we can't trust each other, all want to expand at the fastest speed, establish an advantage, and then block the entrance and exit of each other's star territory."

  "The treasure that may be hidden in the bright mountain is even more worth our fight." Li Yuan said, "The only thing to say is a mistake, is that we all underestimated the local forces."

  According to the intelligence obtained by Li Yuan, among the native forces of the Mingxu Star Boundary, there are already hundreds of flying heaven-level creatures that have been explored... For the vast territory of the Mingxu Star Boundary, it seems not many.

  However, it is worth noting that within the Mingyu Star Boundary, there is no unified and inherited civilization.

  But various alien beast tribes fought separately.

  Their cultivation is mostly based on bloodline and instinct, and it's already quite exaggerated to give birth to so many flying heaven-level cultivators.

  "Hmm." Fang Hai sighed softly: "At the beginning, Ming Xu Star Domain was still a first-level star domain. We had no way to conduct in-depth exploration and underestimated the power of the native forces."

  "Now it's all up to you."

  "If it weren't for you, our high-level executives would have thought that we could still fight another battle, and might have already considered giving up the Ming Xuan Star Domain." Fang Hai shook his head and said: "However, for you, this kind of brutal war will greatly increase the probability of falling."

  "Haha."

  "Principal." Li Yuan couldn't help but smile and say: "Each generation has its own responsibilities."

  "If our native civilization is invaded, we can only rely on principals like you and the Alliance leaders who are half-gods."

  "But as for the war in the Star Realm, it's up to us."

  "Principal, when you were Yuanwu back then, as the first civilized Yuanwu, you roamed across many star realms. The Wanmo Civilization and the Tianliang Civilization didn't view you as a thorn in their eyes?" Li Yuan smiled: "Many times attempting to assassinate me?"

  With Li Yuan's current authority, he has the qualifications to know many things about Fang Hai's rise.

  "Rudnef, who had fought in the Robe Sea Star Domain and also killed his way through the Lieyu Star Domain, if it weren't for him and Yu Jinghe's desperate battle, I wouldn't have been able to take down the Xianxu Civilization so easily." Li Yuan said: "Yu Big Brother, this past year or more, has been propping up the Mingxu Star Domain's war efforts."

  "Now it's my turn to take on the heavy responsibility."

  "As the first warrior of civilization, it is my responsibility and honor to decide the fate of the entire starry sky war. It's also my ideal since I was young."

  The ideal of his youth? Fang Hai heard this and was taken aback for a moment.

  "Principal, I remember this ancient town used to be very popular, but now there are hardly any tourists."

  The East China Sea is hard to look at.

  In the hazy rain and smoke.

  The ancient town, which was once bustling and prosperous, is indeed deserted now.

  In the past year, in the all-out war of the Mingxu Star Domain, the entire Xia Country had already entered a state of general mobilization... Even the rear base was not peaceful.

  A large amount of materials and manpower were invested in Xingjie.

  At this moment, Fang Hai understood that Li Yuan was indeed willing to participate in this war from the bottom of his heart.

  "Li Yuan, take these things." Fang Hai flipped his palm.

  A suit of silver armor appeared in his palm, emitting a mysterious aura.

  In Li Yuan's spiritual sense, this silver battle robe didn't even exist.

  "Is this the 'Phantom Cloak' that the Alliance Master told me about not long ago?" Li Yuan's eyes flashed with a hint of curiosity.

  Why am I waiting for Fang Hai here?

  It's just waiting for Fang Hai to retrieve this treasure from Dongfang Ji's hands.

  "First acknowledge allegiance and try it out." Fang Hai waved his hand.

  The silver battle robe in his hand immediately flew towards Li Yuan.

  Li Yuan's mind stirred, and he manipulated the power of heaven and earth, causing that silver battle robe to fly down in front of him.

  Reach out and touch!

  "Hiss~" Li Yuan quickly imprinted the spiritual mark on his battle attire, and immediately after, the source energy flowed from his fingertips into the battle attire, thoroughly completing the recognition of its master.

  Sigh~

  At the slightest thought, the thin battle garment, as light as a cicada's wing, had flowed like water along his arm and merged into Li Yuan's flesh and blood.

  Immediately, under Li Yuan's influence, this silver battle armor had transformed into a stream of silver power like flowing water, instantly penetrating every part of his body.

  Next moment.

  "Boom!" Li Yuan's entire body was suddenly wrapped in a silver battle suit, his skin's surface layer already vaguely covered. He himself abruptly rose up slightly, his facial features and appearance all having undergone obvious changes.

  The most crucial thing was that Li Yuan's life energy and spiritual energy had both undergone a subtle and strange transformation.

  If it is said that Li Yuan's aura was previously neutral and calm.

  He now exudes a cold aura all over his body, as if he wants to keep people at arm's length.

  Heartless!

  It's like a completely different person.

  "Haha, the Phantom Cloak is indeed powerful." Fang Hai revealed a smile: "If I hadn't seen you transform with my own eyes, I probably wouldn't have been able to imagine it - you're actually Li Yuan."

  "Principal, this 'Fantasy Robe' is so incredible that it can perfectly merge with my flesh and blood, making my life, soul, and breath completely transform into another person."

  "And it won't affect me using the real Starlight Armor." Li Yuan thought for a moment and activated the Stellar Garment.

  A layer of black battle armor emerged from the battle clothes, completely wrapping Li Yuan's entire body, and the aura emitted was even more majestic.

  Normally, a defensive battle garment can only be used one at a time, but Li Yuan is now using both the Starlight Garment and the Phantom Spirit Garment simultaneously without any hindrance.

  "The Phantom Cloak is just a facade that resembles a war cloak, but in reality it's an auxiliary treasure. Fang Hai smiled and said: 'This was specially brought for you by the Alliance Master not long ago, it can conceal your soul aura while releasing another kind of soul aura.'"

  "After all, I've seen many top-notch disguises before, so if it's just a simple appearance change, it won't be very meaningful and can be easily distinguished. Fang Hai Dao said: "In addition, those who know the true identity of Zhi Xiao Ling Gun, such as Yan Jing and Lin Ye, have also been repeatedly warned... they won't leak the secret."

  Li Yuan nodded slightly.

  In fact, top-level Yuan Wu masters can change their appearance relatively easily... but for top-level strongmen to conceal themselves is almost impossible.

  Why?

  Because of the soul's breath!

  The flying strongmen, with their divine consciousness sensing them, will naturally remember each other's soul aura.

  No matter how much appearance changes, it is very difficult for the soul to hide.

  "Li Yuan, with the Phantom Cloak, you'll be equivalent to having another identity - Spirit Gun." Fang Hai.

  "So there's no need to worry about exposure."

  "But at the same time, remember that this Phantom Cloak only has a concealing effect on those below half-god level." Fang Hai Dao said: "If the enemy's spiritual power reaches the half-god level... they can see through your true and false appearances."

  "I understand." Li Yuan nodded.

  Nothing is invincible, and this kind of auxiliary treasure naturally has a limit to its power.

  However, within the Mingyu Star Domain, there shouldn't be any half-god level experts. Even in the Seven-Star Civilization, the probability of breaking through to the half-god level from the Flying Heaven level is very low.

  As for having a semi-divine soul like Feitian? It's almost impossible!

  "Go." Fang Hai looked at Li Yuan and sighed, "Your ability to survive is extremely strong, but this battle... I don't ask you to win, just cover the various teams as they retreat back to bases three and four, and ultimately hold on to these two strategic strongholds, that's considered a victory."

  "As for whether we'll be contending for the ultimate treasure... it depends on the opportunity."

  "Remember, survival is the top priority; if it's really impossible, then directly retreat back to Xia Guo through the passage."

  "Hmm." Li Yuan nodded, feeling Fang Hai's expectations for him, as well as a hint of worry.

  This is one point that Fang Hai rarely shows in the past.

  "Compared with the leader of the gang, the principal has more human touch." Li Yuan thought to himself.

  Whoa! Li Yuan turned around and quickly transformed into a flowing light that disappeared in the hazy drizzle.

  Fang Hai stood in mid-air, staring at the direction where Li Yuan had disappeared, slightly dazed.

  "That year."

  "When I ventured into the 'Nine Leaves Star Boundary', Master Fang Hai sighed: "When Teacher came to see me off, he was probably also carrying the same emotions."

  Fang Hai had never instructed Li Yuan in specific spiritual practices.

  But he indeed watched Li Yuan grow up all the way and had high expectations for Li Yuan.

  ……

  Whoosh!

  Li Yuan merged with the heavens and earth, his entire aura being perfectly concealed by the Phantom Cloak, as he sped towards that war fortress at extreme velocity.

  "Brother, the leader of your civilization is indeed formidable. You can even obtain the 'Fantasy God Clothes' that many major powers in the Multiverse River often have as members under their command." A heavenly voice echoed in Li Yuan's mind.

  "Divine Robe of Illusions?" Li Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

  It's Gu Yu's voice.

  She is in the ancient temple, but can sense the surrounding area.

  "In the dimensional river, there are many treasures like this. Many powerful beings walk outside and use similar treasures to conceal their identities." Gu You said: "The Huan Ling Yi you used is the lowest level of the Huan Shen Yi series, it's for half-gods and below, mortals to use."

  "But being lower-end doesn't mean it's cheap, because even if you're given something higher-end, you still can't use it."

  "It's just that I find it strange."

  "The Phantom Cloak on you is exactly the same as one I've seen before, very much like those mass-produced treasure items... I wonder how Dongfang Xi got his hands on it." Gu You said.

  Li Yuan was shocked in his heart.

  Really?

  If it's a similar function, it's easy to understand... but if it's a legendary treasure, the meaning is completely different, and it's too coincidental.

  Was it the Alliance Master Dongfang who inadvertently obtained it, or is there another possibility?

  Reunite with the legacy of the God of War.

  In short, Gu You's casual remark inadvertently gave rise to many speculations in Li Yuan's mind.

  Soon after.

  Li Yuan had already arrived at the war base he had reached a year and a half ago... but the entire base had completely changed.

  "Sister, I'm about to enter the outer dimensional star realm, just wait for me here." Li Yuan transmitted his voice.

  In the outer dimensional starry sky, if the ancient temple of gods is carried by Li Yuan, it can still come and go freely.

  Once it becomes ownerless, the ancient shrine will be suppressed once again.

  This is an invisible rule of the starry sky's operation.

  "Uh-huh."

  "Little brother, I know you're the top genius of your civilization, with your responsibilities......" Gu Yu's voice sounded: "But also hope you remember, sister only has you."

  "Sister has been waiting for you for ten thousand years, you must come back alive."

  "It's okay." Li Yuan felt a warmth in his heart and smiled as he replied, "Don't worry, sister. I'll definitely come back alive. In the future, I will truly take control of the Ancient God Palace."

  Wow!

  Li Yuan transformed into a stream of light and flew down towards the war fortress that had undergone crazy expansion.

  A faint speck of dust flew out and hovered in the air, suspended thousands of meters above.

  Inside the ancient temple.

  "Oriental Extreme?"

  "This seven-star civilization probably contains a great secret."

  "Previously trapped in Lieyu Xingjie, unable to understand, now finally escaped." The barefoot girl stood in the grand hall.

  Under her, there were hundreds of figures.

  "Go!"

  "Delving into the entire Blue Star, I want to understand the various intelligences of the Seven-Star Civilization." The girl said softly: "At least, pave the way for Li Yuan's growth."

  "Understand his mother civilization."

  "If it's a high-level civilization in this direction, we can better respond if they make moves that threaten Li Yuan in the future."

  "Remember, don't expose yourself, just gather intelligence for now."

  "Yes! God of War!" The hundreds of figures below shouted in unison.

  From start to finish, Li Yuan had no idea what kind of monster he was releasing by bringing the Ancient Temple out... Gu Yu, revered as the God of War by countless people, had his reasons.

  In those years, Gu You followed Gu Jue Shen Ming everywhere, ruling over many planets.

  Innumerable lives were trembling under her iron fist and bloody rule.

  The true depth of the ancient temple was beyond Li Yuan's imagination.

  ……

  Below, deep within that vast war base.

  Several flying warriors had already received orders and were waiting at the entrance of the Star Realm.

  When Li Yuan arrived, he wore a black battle robe, emitting an extremely cold and ruthless aura.

  "Spirit Gun."

  "Spirit Gun!"

  "Ling Gun, welcome." Several flying warriors warmly welcomed him.

  They were all curious about this legendary 'first civilized warrior'.

  "Senior Yun." Li Yuan's voice was cold: "Don't waste any more time, the battle situation is urgent, just open the passage and let me through as soon as possible."

  "Alright, it's our fault." The leader of the Yun surname flying warrior let out a bitter smile and immediately turned his head to shout: "Open up the passage at once!"

  Rumble...

  The majestic metal gate that was closed in the distance rumbled open, revealing a starry entrance filled with rippling light curtains.

  This side of the starry sky entrance and exit, compared with Li Yuan's previous encounter, had undergone a heaven-reversing and earth-overturning change.

  Wider and higher.

  Li Yuan took one glance and estimated that both the width and height had already exceeded 500 meters.

  Wow!

  Li Yuan transformed into a stream of light and flew into the rippling light screen without any hindrance.

  Quickly disappeared in this group of flying warriors' sense.

  "How arrogant."

  "We are also Sky Warriors, and yet we were scolded with a smile."

  "This is getting too humiliating." The few flying warriors whispered among themselves.

  "Shut up."

  Yun Feitian, the Flying Heaven Warrior, frowned and scolded in a low voice: "Lingqiang is here to participate in the war. Others have worked hard to come from Feixing, we are waiting in the rear and do not need to take the risk of death to participate in the war, and yet you still speak ill?"

  A group of flying warriors suddenly fell silent.

  In terms of status, Yun surname Feitian Wu is the highest among them.

  "The Spirit Guns have arrived."

  "This is our civilization's last trump card." The cloud-surnamed flying warrior sighed lightly: "Let's hope he can win, otherwise..."

  ……

  Shortly after passing through the passage.

  Li Yuan had already arrived at the other end of the Ming Xiu Star Boundary's 'Third Forward Base'.

  Of course, nowadays the name of this place has been changed to 'Bright Moon Base'.

  It is the main base of the Seven Star Civilization in the Mingyu Star Domain.

  Whoosh!

  When Li Yuan flew out of the entrance and exit, he came to high altitude.

  Li Yuan had already discovered that, compared with more than a year ago when he came, the entire base had undergone earth-shaking changes.

  The base has become extremely vast, like a medium-sized city, and it seems to be an ultra-large military factory. In the high sky, there are rows of floating aircraft, most of which have a layer of light flowing on their surface, representing that they can take off at any time.

  The most eye-catching thing is that in the kilometer-high sky, a flying saucer fighter with a diameter of more than 200 meters is suspended at the center of the base.

  When Li Yuan arrived.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! From the central base, nearly ten figures flew out of a massive flying saucer fighter.

  He flew straight up to meet him.

  They can fly, undoubtedly they are either Flying Warriors or True Intention Origin Warriors.

  "Spirit Gun."

  "It's finally here." The group of people all had some joyful expressions on their faces, but one person also had a puzzled look.

  Li Yuan was dressed entirely in black combat uniform, his face completely obscured from view.

  "Lang Jun." Li Yuan's voice was icy as he called out to the black-clad woman who led the group of people approaching.

  It's cicada!

  She is one of the three 'conductors' in the Mingyu Star Domain.

  Only a flash of surprise appeared on Lu's face, and a voice directly echoed in her mind: "Lu, I am Li Yuan, just disguise my identity, don't be surprised."

  "I understand." Lü Chán immediately transmitted her voice, she was also a flying heaven-level soul, and could perceive the difference in Li Yuan's soul aura.

  In fact, she had already received a command transmission about 'Ling Gun' and knew that the other party would disguise itself.

  But who would have thought that cicadas could disguise themselves so realistically?

  "Ling Gun, this is Tavares."

  "This is Tanaka."

  "This is..."

  ……

  Lü Cuī introduced them to Li Yuan one by one.

  Those flying warriors and true intention origin warriors were also curiously looking at Li Yuan.

  "This is Li Yang, who has just broken through as a Flying Heaven Warrior." Kui Xiao introduced the last burly man.

  "Ling Qiang, hello." The robust man said with a smile, looking rather modest.

  Li Yuan nodded slightly, his face very calm.

  But in fact, Li Yuan had a hard-to-speak heartache in his heart.

  This majestic man is his university teacher 'Li Yang', formerly the vice president of Kung Lun Wu Da Sixth Institute.

  More than a year ago, with Li Yuan's help, Li Yang successfully broke through to the fifth stage of his cultivation and then went to Fei Xing for special training... but Li Yuan never expected that Li Yang would ultimately choose to break through in the Ming Xu star field.

  This option.

  It also means that Leyang will probably be trapped forever in the Mingxu Star Realm.

  Making such a choice requires courage.

  But Li Yuan couldn't say anything, as far as he knew, more than 20 Source Warriors had broken through to become Flying Heavens in the Ming Xiu Star Boundary before and after the Seven Stars Civilization.

  Li Yang, just one of so many people.

  Compared with Andromeda Galaxy, Milky Way Galaxy is indeed much more precious and valuable.

  "What about Yu Jinghe? Is there any news?" Li Yuan's voice was cold and detached as he asked the crucial question.

  Apathy is the persona he set up for Lingqiang. Being indifferent to others can reduce communication and better disguise himself.

  "Still none."

  "Since August 24th, Yu Jinghe entered the '67th area' of Mingshan alone and there has been no news from him since then. We can only confirm that he is still alive, but we have lost all contact with him." Lu Chui said with a bitter smile: "Not long after, starting from August 27th, one of the three Beast Emperors of Mingshan, 'Tian She Beast Emperor', launched a crazy attack on us and Tianliang Civilization with its large number of flying heavenly-level beasts."

  "The losses were severe."

  "Many outlying bases were destroyed by flying Tian-class alien beasts."

  Li Yuan listened.

  If it weren't for his disappearance in Jinghe River, he could only be confirmed alive through a secret treasure, and is suspected to have fallen into the depths of Mingshan.

  It's unlikely that the high-level officials of the Seven-Star Alliance will rush to summon him either.

  "What about other Flying General-level warriors?" Li Yuan's gaze swept over.

  According to previous information, the entire Mingyue base should have more than 20 Flying Sky-class warships.

  "Wuma Nong and his men are patrolling the perimeter, covering the withdrawal of a large number of troops back to base."