stjorthotic Chapter 153 The True Dragon Warship Appears!
Chapter 153 The True Dragon Warship Appears!
Deep within the Kunlun Mountains, beneath the perpetual snow, lies a vast underground space capable of overturning human understanding. When Lu Jingchen led the world's top scientists, leaders of the Xuanmen sect, and military representatives through layers of restrictions to finally reach the core of the ruins, everyone was speechless with awe at the sight before them.
A silver warship, thirty kilometers long, lay silently in the underground dock. Its hull was covered in ancient and mysterious dragon patterns, reflecting a cold metallic luster under the flashlight beam. The warship's main cannons had a diameter exceeding one hundred meters, their barrels wreathed in golden energy patterns, resembling a colossal dragon that had slumbered for millennia. The mere pressure emanating from it was enough to make the weaker disciples of the Xuanmen sect tremble. The walls of the dock were covered with ancient murals depicting the magnificent scenes of the True Dragon Clan piloting warships across the stars, fighting against invaders from another world; every stroke was brimming with power.
"My God... This is the interstellar warship of an ancient dragon?" The UN Commander-in-Chief gaped, nearly dropping his high-powered binoculars. "It's thirty times larger than our most advanced Ford-class aircraft carrier! Its tonnage alone exceeds the combined total of all naval vessels in the world!"
Elder Qingfeng reached out, his hand trembling, and stroked the warship's cold hull. A faint energy fluctuation emanated from his fingertips. He exclaimed, "No wonder the ancient dragon was able to defeat Chiyou and seal the abyss passage. With such an interstellar artifact, how can the star realm not perish? Back then, I thought the 'dragons roaming the nine heavens' recorded in ancient texts was just a legend; I never imagined it was real interstellar travel!"
Lu Jingchen walked to the entrance of the warship, where there was a groove that perfectly matched the Dragon's Lair Jade Pendant. He pressed the complete Dragon's Lair Jade Pendant he carried with him into it, and the pendant instantly burst forth with a dazzling golden light.
"Snap—!"
The heavy alloy doors slowly opened to both sides, revealing a brightly lit passageway inside. As if a colossal beast that had slumbered for millennia had finally awakened, indicator lights inside the warship lit up one by one, and a deep roar of engines came from the depths, causing the entire underground dock to tremble slightly.
"The core control room is on the top floor of the warship, and the energy core is on the bottom three floors." Lu Jingchen led the way into the warship, his voice echoing in the empty corridor. "From now on, everyone will act according to the previous division of labor and do their utmost to repair the warship. The Holy See will be responsible for activating the warship's bio-energy core with holy light energy; the Hundred Herbs Sect will be responsible for repairing the aging bio-neural circuits inside the warship; scientists from various countries will form a technical team to analyze the weapon system, power system, and navigation system; Xuanmen disciples will be divided into two teams, one to reinforce the external defensive formations of the warship, and the other to clear the remaining energy traps within the ruins."
"Yes! We will obey Alliance Leader Lu's orders!" Everyone responded in unison, their eyes filled with excitement and anticipation.
In the days that followed, the entire Kunlun Mountains were transformed into a bustling, massive construction site.
Cardinal Antonio, leading three thousand of the most devout monks, prayed day and night in the energy core chamber. The enormous energy core was a transparent crystal a hundred meters in diameter, flowing with a golden liquid—the dragon blood energy left behind by an ancient dragon. Initially, no matter how much holy light the monks poured into it, the crystal remained unresponsive, only occasionally flashing a faint light.
"No, we're doing it wrong." Antonio frowned as he looked at the motionless crystal. "The energy of the true dragon is extremely yang and strong. Although our holy light is pure, its attributes are different, and we cannot fully merge with it."
Just when everyone was at a loss, Lu Jingchen arrived. He pricked his fingertip and dripped a drop of golden dragon blood into the crystal.
"Buzz—!"
The crystal instantly erupted with dazzling golden light, and the previously still dragon blood energy began to spin wildly. The cultivators' holy light was absorbed by the crystal and transformed into pure true dragon energy. The entire energy core chamber was enveloped in golden light, and warm and powerful energy flowed through every corner of the warship.
"Success! The energy core is activated! Output power reaches 70%!" The head of the technical team looked at the data flashing on the screen, his eyes filled with tears of excitement.
Meanwhile, Su Muyue, leading five hundred disciples of the Hundred Herbs Sect, was repairing the warship's biological neural circuitry. This circuitry was crafted from the nerve fibers of a true dragon, which had aged and withered over ten thousand years, making it impossible for ordinary electronic circuits to replace.
Su Muyue carefully dripped the herbal juice, which was infused with the power of the true dragon, onto the withered lines. The green juice flowed along the lines, and the originally dry nerve fibers slowly regained their elasticity and began to shimmer with a faint green light.
"Commander Su, the lines in Zone 3 have been repaired! Energy transmission efficiency has recovered to 85%!" a disciple shouted excitedly. "Moreover, I discovered that the lines repaired with the herbal extract are even more resilient than before, and can even automatically repair minor damage!"
Su Muyue wiped the sweat from her forehead, a relieved smile appearing on her face: "Very good! Continue repairing areas four and five, and strive to restore all neural pathways to normal within three days. Remember, every drop of fluid must be precisely applied to the nodes; nothing can be wasted."
Scientists from various countries were busy in the weapons control rooms. They stared at the complex alien scripts and unfamiliar technical diagrams on the screens, their faces flushed with excitement.
"My God! This main cannon is an antimatter cannon! Its power is equivalent to ten million tons of TNT! One shot could destroy a small country!"
"And this shield system is a spatial folding shield! It can redirect attacks to another dimension; it can withstand not only astral energy cannons, but even asteroid impacts!"
"Come look at this! The warship has an ecological cycle system! It can operate self-sufficiently for tens of thousands of years! It also has a folding warehouse with space ten times larger than the entire warship!"
Academician Wang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences adjusted his glasses and said excitedly, "If we can fully analyze these technologies, humanity's technological level will advance by at least a thousand years! We will no longer have to fear any alien invaders!"
Just as everyone was working hard to repair the warship, Helian Ba found Lu Jingchen. He was wearing a black combat uniform, with a scar on his face that had not yet healed, and said with a firm look in his eyes, "Alliance Leader Lu, I have a request. I want to form a special operations battalion specifically to deal with the ground forces of the Astral Realm."
He paused, then continued, "I have selected ten thousand of the most elite warriors from special forces and Xuanmen disciples around the world. Each of them has been tempered by the Abyss War and is highly experienced in combat. As long as their bodies and weapons are strengthened with the power of the True Dragon, they will surely become the sharpest daggers piercing the heart of the Astral Plane, delivering a fatal blow to the enemy on the ground battlefield."
Lu Jingchen looked at the burning flame in his eyes and nodded: "Alright, I promise you. I will give you enough Dragon Heart Fragments to strengthen the warriors' bodies and equipment. Let's call this special forces battalion the 'Dragon Slayer Battalion.' I want the people of the Astral Realm to know that humans are not lambs to be slaughtered."
"Thank you, Alliance Leader Lu!" Helian Ba excitedly gave a perfect military salute. "I, Helian Ba, swear to the heavens that the warriors of the Dragon Slaying Camp, even if they fight to the last man, will never retreat a single step! We will either die on the battlefield or drive the invaders back to their homeland!"
For the next two weeks, Helian Ba led ten thousand elite warriors through grueling training in the uninhabited area at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains. Lu Jingchen would dedicate two hours each day to using the power of the True Dragon to cleanse the warriors' marrow and strengthen their bones and muscles. After being enhanced by the power of the True Dragon, the warriors' physical attributes improved more than tenfold; their strength, speed, and endurance reached superhuman levels.
Su Muyue led the disciples of the Hundred Herbs Sect to forge exclusive equipment for the Dragon Slaying Camp. The Dragon Scale Armor was crafted from real dragon scales and a special alloy, making it lightweight yet sturdy, capable of withstanding astral energy attacks; the True Dragon Battle Blade incorporated fragments of the Dragon Heart, making it incredibly sharp and capable of easily cleaving through the armor of astral warships; and there were also Dragon Pattern Grenades, which released the power of the true dragon upon explosion, dealing additional damage to astral creatures.
Half a month later, the Dragon Slaying Camp was officially formed.
Ten thousand warriors, clad in silver dragon-scale armor and wielding gleaming dragon-shaped swords, stood in perfect formation on the training ground. Their eyes were resolute and fierce, radiating a chilling aura of killing intent, like ten thousand tigers about to be unleashed from their cages.
"Brothers!" Helian Ba stood on the high platform, drew his True Dragon Battle Blade, and pointed it at the sky. "In ten days, the main fleet of the Star Realm will arrive! They want to occupy our homeland, slaughter our loved ones, and turn us into their slaves! Can we agree to this?"
"No! No! No!" Ten thousand soldiers roared in unison, their voices echoing through the sky and causing the surrounding mountains to tremble slightly.
"Alright!" Helian Ba's voice was full of power. "From today onwards, we are dragon-slaying warriors! We will use our swords to tell those invaders that those who offend China, no matter how far away, will be punished! Those who offend our Earth, no matter how strong, will be destroyed! Do you have the confidence?!"
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
Just then, the alarm of the Global Xuanmen Alliance suddenly sounded.
"Report! Fifty interstellar reconnaissance ships have appeared over the Pacific Ocean! They have bypassed our outer early warning system and are heading at high speed towards the Hawaiian Islands!"
Lu Jingchen's eyes narrowed as he looked at Helian Ba: "General Helian, it's your Dragon Slaying Battalion's turn. Let the people of the Star Boundary see the might of us humans."
"Yes, sir! Mission accomplished!" Helian Ba shouted excitedly. "Dragon Slayer Battalion, board the ships and depart!"
Fifty supersonic transport planes carrying the Dragon Slayers immediately took off, trailing long plumes of flame, and flew towards the Pacific Ocean.
Three hours later, good news arrived from the Pacific Ocean.
The Dragon Slayer Camp achieved a resounding victory; all fifty astral reconnaissance ships were destroyed without a single casualty. The battle video was transmitted back to command center, and everyone erupted in jubilation.
In the video, the Dragon Slayers, clad in dragon scale armor, nimbly maneuver between astral warships. True Dragon Blades effortlessly cleave through the armor of the astral warships, and dragon-patterned grenades explode in massive bursts. The astral scouts are utterly helpless against the Dragon Slayers; their energy guns leave only shallow marks on the dragon scale armor.
The most exciting part was Helian Ba's battle. He wielded an extended version of the True Dragon Battle Blade, leaped onto the top of an astral reconnaissance ship, and cleaved the ship in two with a single stroke.
"Amazing! The Dragon Slaying Camp is incredible!"
"With a force like this, we will definitely defeat the astral invaders!"
The news spread around the world, and everyone was overjoyed. People who had been filled with fear of war had their hopes for victory rekindled.
That evening, even better news came from the True Dragon warship—the main engine had started successfully!
Lu Jingchen stood on the bridge of the warship, watching the silver warship slowly rise outside the window, his eyes filled with unwavering determination. The warship's lights illuminated the entire Kunlun Mountains, like a rising silver sun.
"Lord of the Star Realm, I'll be waiting for you on Earth."
This time, you're the one who will definitely lose.