Chapter 429: Clash of the Warships: The Last Stand of the Chaos Fleet

All four fearless captains moved simultaneously. The initially recovering alien fleet quickly descended back into chaos.

Meanwhile, several well-maintained duchy fleets kept forming tight formations, continuously launching attacks. The battle damage ratio between both sides remained around 1:10 or even 1:15.

Less than twenty minutes later, the tide of the battle on both fleets tilted decisively.

It seemed clear that the situation was beyond reversing. A few sixth-tier alien starships, caught in the grip of the four fearless captains, stopped paying attention to the surrounding combat and desperately tried to break free from the Mythical Mecha Titans to escape.

But how could the Torch Warship, already among the top tier in the shattered starry sea, let the enemy units slip away so easily?

On the battlefield where the Heavenly Ruin transformed into a Mythical Mecha Titan, faint golden lights shimmered around the Laws of Gold and the numerous Law Stones fused at the front. The heavily armored sixth-tier Scarhorn Family starship collided repeatedly, its broad blade emitting a faint silver glow. Under the protection of the Laws of Gold, each strike sliced against the outer hull of the starship.

Even though that Scarhorn Family sixth-tier starship was formidable, the cracks visible with each pass of the silver blade grew wider, increasingly ominous to the eye.

Inside the starship, the control room.

The Scarhorn Family’s fleet commander’s expression was grim. As they watched starships explode all around in the starry sky, a gnawing pain filled their heart. It was worth noting that among those wreckages were hundreds of thousands of primary Scarhorn Family starships.

However, they quickly gritted their teeth and shifted their gaze to a silver object embedded in the console ahead—an unusually shaped relic sealed in a special manner.

[Activate the ship-melding relic [Phantom Stone] for the illusionary escape ability?]

“Activate!”

The intelligent prompt sounded in their ears. The commander resolutely chose to activate it.

Better to keep some hope alive than to give up now.

They understood this principle well. As for the fact that this defeat signaled the end of the chaos star domain’s war, they knew it deep down. But they didn’t care—at least not yet.

All they wanted was to rush back to the Chaos Floating-land, exerting pressure to implement the ‘civilization fire seed plan.’

Shortly after hearing about this large-scale war of expansion, the high-ranking Scarhorns devised the ‘Cultural Fire Seed Preservation’ plan. Confronted with the enormous Torch Human Civilization, not just the Scarhorn Family but dozens of other civilizations within the chaos star domain held little hope for victory.

Only understanding the strength of the Torch Human Civilization could truly reveal the depths of despair.

From the start, all civilizations had pre-planned their own fire seed strategies.

As for why they assembled this joint fleet and fought to the death, it was just a faint flicker of hope remaining in their hearts.

If possible, which civilization genuinely wanted to activate the so-called fire seed plan?

What sounds noble as the ‘civilization fire seed plan’ is actually more accurately called the ‘civilization wandering plan.’

Fleeing like stray dogs from their home star regions, dispersing into the dangerous, silent unknown starry sea—such a choice was far from ideal. A misstep could mean starship destruction in alien starry depths.

But now, there was no other option. The war was decided. The chaos star domain would soon be incorporated into the Morningstar Duchy’s territory, leaving no space for the Scarhorn Family’s survival.

Suddenly, a warning from the starship’s AI made them feel utterly hopeless.

[Warning: Effect of unknown space blockade detected. Phantom escape ability disabled!]

At the moment the ‘Phantom Escape’ failed, the Scarhorn Family’s top commander seemed to have lost all strength, collapsing in their seat.

Their hope in this joint fleet relied on the silver relic [Phantom Stone]. Now even that relic was ineffective, signaling that the Morningstar Duchy’s higher-ups were not going to spare anyone.

Similar situations were happening among other alien fleet members—though none had the formidable escape relics possessed by this Scarhorn Family commander.

Time passed, and with the decreasing number of alien starships, the battle gradually clarified. However, the central sixth-tier battlefield was not so easy to end.

The four duchy fearless captains had completely suppressed the alien sixth-tier combat units, but finishing the fight wasn’t so simple.

With hope of escape cut off, the alien sixth-tier units went into madness. Their reckless counterattacks caused headaches even for the four fearless captains.

At this moment, the Mythical Mecha Titan formed from the White Night Morningstar was suddenly illuminated by flickering flashes of red on the Scarhorn Family starship.

As soon as this happened, all nearby warships instinctively retreated. If they weren’t mistaken, the alien starship had activated its self-destruct protocol.

This meant the sixth-tier Scarhorn starship planned to blow itself up. A beam of confinement energy from that starship seemed to be attempting to drag the White Night Morningstar into the explosion—like they were eager to perish together.

But this threat was hardly convincing. The silver armor plating on the White Night Morningstar was immediately activated by Angel Star, offering extra protection.

Before the alien starship could detonate, the White Night Morningstar not only resumed its ship form but also added a shining golden protective layer over its surface.

Boom!

A violent explosion followed by a brief deafening scene. The self-destruct of a sixth-tier starship was extremely powerful. Even though surrounding ships kept over ten thousand kilometers away, they still suffered significant damage from the energy storm.

Overloading energy shields was less severe; many alien starships sank under the impact.

Looking at the White Night Morningstar at the explosion core, its once dazzling gold armor was now tattered. Even with its reinforced sixth-tier silver armor, over 60% was damaged. The hull was nearly 30% damaged and energy shields were completely overloaded.

This was after activating repairs twice midway through.

Despite this, the outermost Torch captains and many starry sea aliens still expressed amazement.

This was a full-powered sixth-tier self-destruct. Being able to endure it was a testament to strength.

Before other battles could continue, a faint ripple of spacetime fluctuation appeared in the vacuum region caused by the sixth-tier alien self-destruction, spanning thousands of kilometers.

In the next second, another alien sixth-tier starship appeared near the severely damaged White Night Morningstar.

In the command room of the fearless starship, Angel Star’s expression suddenly changed. He saw the familiar red glow from the newly appeared sixth-tier starship.

At this moment, even with nearly five thousand years of experience, he couldn’t help but feel a jolt of fear.

Given White Night Morningstar’s current state, facing another sixth-tier self-destruction head-on was unthinkable.

Instinctively, he wanted to activate the second cloaking device on the ship, but the surrounding space was already sealed, preventing any teleportation away.

In an emergency, the ‘Morningstar Traverse’ had appeared at the center of the vacuum zone, unexpectedly arriving before him.

A brilliant silver light flashed out from the Morningstar Traverse, instantly striking the interior of the sixth-tier alien starship ahead.

And then, nothing followed. The sixth-tier starship seemed frozen solid—its self-destruction countdown halted. By the time it unfroze, the Morningstar Traverse had already charged both main super cannons twice.

Unsurprisingly, the sixth-tier alien starship was completely struck down by the twin super cannons.

Off to the side, the Crowned Celestial Starship Lay in wait.

In the control room, Song Chi’s gaze sharpened slightly.

If his guesses were correct, the module that just shot out that silver light from the original Morningstar Ascendant was likely a silver-quality time component, sharing abilities similar to ‘Zen Seal: External Time Stop.’ As for the two super cannons, one must be gold quality.

Why was he so sure? Because normal silver-quality super cannons couldn’t easily sink a same-tier starship, not even at seventh tier.

Thinking this, Song Chi looked toward the fleet communication group.

Sure enough, most of the Zhulu‑class captains wore the same expressions he did, indicating they also guessed the same about the components’ quality.

This didn’t affect the fight’s continuation—in a battle still involving hundreds of thousands of alien starships, it quickly resumed.

But without two sixth-tier combat units, the outcome was essentially decided; only time remained.

Almost two months passed.

After continuous kills and cleanup, the alien fleet was finally vanquished. Only then did the Morningstar Traverse withdraw the large spatial blockade.

The main fleet of the aliens had been wiped out, marking the end of their dominance in the chaos star domain. The subsequent push would gradually integrate the entire chaos region into the duchy’s domain.

Before the next phase, loot needed to be distributed. A unified plan for further expansion also required careful planning.

With only four years remaining before the Yaohan Kingdom’s five-year deadline, collective action was no longer feasible. The five major duchy powers would have to proceed independently.

Deciding who would go which route, who would follow whom—these were vital points for discussion.

As for the loot, it mainly included all the spoils from wiping out the main alien fleet. Even if most aliens left their resources in their home civilizations, nearly ten million starships meant some valuable assets remained.

After counting, several good items were found—including the Floating-Land Origin, and numerous starry treasures.

One Silver Object—the Phantom Stone.

Twenty-nine Red Items.

One hundred ninety-three Orange Items.

…

Starfield Plant Seeds—Devouring Star Vine.

10,000-Year Volcanic Lava Iron Core.

The only Oddity Song Chi was interested in was the Phantom Stone, which could transform into a stealth component called ‘Phantom Escape.’

Unfortunately, this single legendary silver relic wasn’t something a Zhulu‑class captain like him could claim first. Even the Song Family itself was barely qualified—the Dawnstar Family ultimately took it.

No choice. Strictly speaking, two sixth-tier starships and that large spatial blocker relic were his major contributions.

In the end, Song Chi kept the Devouring Star Vine seed.

He initially wanted to plant it in the cultivation secret realm to benefit from its ‘Accelerator’ feature, as cultivating plants had natural advantages.

But then he considered that the Devouring Star Vine wasn’t as valuable as the Silver Apple Mother Tree, which indirectly required a fifth-tier tree core to grow. Given the risks of affecting the secret realm’s core and the huge energy costs, he hesitated.

After pondering, he stored the seed in his warehouse, planning to see if the Tree People needed it later.

Once loot distribution was finished, the five major powers began debating the division of the chaos star domain.

Everyone wanted the resource-rich star regions, but those regions were vast, and how could they satisfy all? The Song Family’s proposal was the first to gain approval—by opting out of the central chaos region, focusing instead on the western part.

The western chaos territory bordered the Red River Sector, perfect for connecting with Dinghai Sector later. This western star realm was over three thousand light-years across, making it a sizeable piece of land. Including the Red River and Dinghai sectors, their combined area was substantial.

Moreover, this western star realm also possessed a fifth-tier life-Floating-land, which pleased the Song Family most.

High-level Floating-land was a vital foundation for any powerful force.

The other four powers had no objections to the Song Family’s choice. After some negotiations, the eastern chaos region was allocated to the Dusk Family, the northern part to the Eagle Family, and the remaining middle parts to the Dawnstar Family, Jin Jiu Land, and the scattered forces beneath the Five Major Dukes.

PS: Chapter three should be around 1 to 2 AM.