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Chapter 1053: 1053: Return to the Fleet
Chapter 1053: 1053: Return to the Fleet
Chapter 1053: Chapter 1053: Return to the Fleet
Lan Xuanyu was young and not yet a high-level executive of the academy. Although the Sea God’s Pavilion meeting had approved, and there was the connection with Tang Wulin, he still had to go through trials to obtain the academy’s final approval.
Practice was the only criterion for testing the truth. Only through practice could he determine whether this method was feasible.
Thus, after consulting with the plant-class soul beast elders, the team dispatched this time comprised about one-third of the total. The fight for these slots among the plant-class elders nearly led to blows, and heads almost broke. It was only under the coordination of the Tree Elder and several God-level plant-based soul beasts that the candidates were finally selected to set off with Lan Xuanyu.
Therefore, at this moment, the Thirty-Three Skywing Warship became exceptionally lively. Fortunately, these plant-class soul beasts were relatively reserved and did not create a ruckus. Apart from them, Tree Elder was also part of the team that set off.
Being the current helmsman of the School of Life, although his life force was constantly waning and he was approaching his end, in his own words, he hoped to witness a miracle in his lifetime. The academy had also agreed to have a God-level strong from the academy accompany Lan Xuanyu, and with Tree Elder’s status, it was more than appropriate for him to be involved in this matter.
Tree Elder also had his own thoughts. Lan Xuanyu was maturing day by day, his strength was improving, and he was gaining more recognition in the field of the School of Life. His status at the academy was also on the rise. As the future helmsman of the School of Life, Tree Elder was ready to give him one last push.
Therefore, when they returned, there were only seven people, but when they headed to the Seventh Fleet, there were already fifty-three people.
Inside the Thirty-Three Skywing Warship, some plant-class soul beasts had to sit on the floor, making the warship feel slightly crowded.
At this time, the Treasure Hunting Beast played a significant role. All plants, apparently, held it in high regard. Lan Xuanyu simply let the Treasure Hunting Beast move freely outside his body since it had no issues as long as it didn’t stray too far from him. The Treasure Hunting Beast was happy with this arrangement.
Hearing the many plant-class elders calling it “Treasure Grandpa,” it seemed as if it had returned to its days managing the nursery in the Divine Realm, and its demeanor even became a bit proud.
On the return journey, Lan Xuanyu did not pilot the warship himself but left Warship Driving to Tang Yuge, while he was in the lounge of the Thirty-Three Skywing Warship, meditating and consolidating the gains from this trip.
Lan Xuanyu’s cultivation speed was very fast, and this breakthrough was no exception. With the help of Tang Wulin, he had quickly solidified his foundation, but time was ultimately too short.
When Lan Xuanyu emerged from Tang Wulin’s room, he discovered that what seemed a long time of cultivation had only spanned two days outside. This was the clever use of Tang Wulin’s Time Backtrack Domain.
Tang Wulin advised him to keep consolidating his cultivation to adapt more completely to his body.
In meditation, Lan Xuanyu was increasingly feeling the benefits of the Annihilation Divine Thunder. The quenching from the God Thunder significantly changed the strength of his body. Though immensely domineering, the Annihilation Divine Thunder held within it a primeval force of the universe, Creation.
Under the influence of this force, his initially insufficient foundation that had achieved breakthrough was rapidly solidified. It also enhanced his control over his own strength.
Without Tang Wulin by his side, Lan Xuanyu, naturally, did not dare to cultivate with Annihilation Divine Thunder to the extreme. However, he could still manage to condense a small elemental storm vortex into God Thunder to quench his body.
The only problem was that once the God Thunder had quenched enough, he had to release it. It wasn’t something that could be stored within his body.
Under Tang Wulin’s guidance, he was very steady during his cultivation process, only slowly tempering through each meridian with the Annihilation Divine Thunder. He was in no rush to succeed. Without the opportunity of Time Backtrack for a do-over, a mistake could cost him his life. Hence, the God Thunder he concentrated was only a tenth of the size when with Tang Wulin. Even so, he still managed the power with extreme caution. Every time his cultivation was about done, he had to temporarily leave the spacecraft and release the Annihilation Divine Thunder into the vastness of space.
Since the God Thunder was much smaller than before, it didn’t need to be released frequently. Each cultivation session allowed Lan Xuanyu to persist for a day.
The lengthy space journey passed quickly during the cultivation process. Not only did Lan Xuanyu benefit greatly, but so did his companions.
A hundred-thousand-year plant-class soul beast, even in breathing, carried its own life energy. A total of forty-five such beings made the life energy inside the cabin of the Thirty-Three Skywing even more intense than in Eternal Sky City, because the space here was truly too cramped.
Breathing such air during cultivation naturally resulted in twice the result with half the effort. And this was even under circumstances where the plant-class soul beasts hadn’t intentionally helped them with their cultivation.
Lan Xuanyu had already reached an agreement with these plant-class soul beasts. After they absorbed life energy on Sky Dragon Planet, they needed to help the Thirty-Three Skywing members with their cultivation, providing them with the life energy that had unique characteristics of their own.
When the Thirty-Three Skywing warship saw the Seventh Fleet’s warship group again, they deactivated their cloaking. Lan Xuanyu also ended his cultivation and returned to the main control room.
“Tree Elder.” Lan Xuanyu nodded to Tree Elder.
“It’s time to begin. Everyone, come forth,” declared Tree Elder.
The plant-class leaders all stood up and bowed to Lan Xuanyu.
Lan Xuanyu raised his right hand, and a faint halo blossomed from the Ring of Destiny, an extraordinary scene unfolded as these plant-class leaders one by one flashed and entered the Ring of Destiny, disappearing without a trace.
Even Tree Elder, at the very end, entered the Ring of Destiny.
The Ring of Destiny was not just for storage; as a token of the School of Life, when held by the helmsman, it also solved a problem no other space-class equipment could—storing living beings.
Even Tree Elder couldn’t fully explain the origin of the Ring of Destiny, as it was born from the Eternal Tree. Although the living beings stored within might not feel comfortable and couldn’t receive any replenishment of life energy, there would be no issues if they stayed inside for a short duration.
The academy didn’t plan to let the military know of such actions. After all, so many hundred-thousand-year plant-class soul beasts, once discovered, would be an irresistible temptation to any strong beings.
As for Tree Elder, after communicating with the Treasure Hunting Beast and using its illusion ability, he could still manage to conceal himself. After all, Tree Elder himself could no longer be completely considered human. Part of his body had become plant-like to obtain eternal life, and his life energy was extremely pure, which made it relatively easy to hide himself in places like Sky Dragon Planet with their abundant life energy.
Visiting Sky Dragon Planet was also an important reason for his journey this time—to trust not what one hears and see for oneself. This was also for the academy to witness this operation.
Having all forty-six beings returned to the Ring of Destiny, the entire cabin suddenly felt more spacious.
The Seventh Fleet’s summoning order arrived, and soon, a specific guiding ship brought them back to Dragon Three Battleship.
The Thirty-Three Skywing warship stabilized, and Lan Xuanyu and his six companions disembarked. They took the shuttle back to their living quarters.
Life on the Dragon Three Battleship was as usual, the war had temporarily ended. Indeed, after negotiations, both sides had paused the war.
The Douluo Federation naturally came out the better, but exactly what benefits they had gained from the Dragon Horse Star System, Lan Xuanyu could not say, as that was a federation secret.