Free Web Novel**Chapter 749: Expedition**
One month later, following Jie Ming’s orders, the Tentacle Tree Civilization’s fleet had finished forming ranks in the void at the edge of the Infernal Sulfur Plane’s continent. From a distance, over ten thousand silver-gray warships spread out in neat formation, resembling a steel forest suspended in the dark depths of space.
Freshly applied shield runes on the hulls emitted a faint blue cold glow in the void, rising and falling gently with the flow of energy like layers of breathing scales.
After all, Jie Ming had indeed been somewhat short on funds lately, so the number of new-model warships in the Tentacle Tree Civilization was not particularly large.
However, although the quantity was lower, the fleet’s combat power was now utterly incomparable to before.
After the reverse analysis and comprehensive upgrades using the Divine Armament, the caliber of the Tentacle Tree Civilization’s ship cannons had been reduced by one size, yet their energy density had increased several times over.
Deeper within the fleet formation, a few noticeably larger command ships could occasionally be seen.
Standing on the bridges were no longer captains from the Tentacle Tree Civilization, but Black Giant Priests whose bodies flowed with dark golden patterns. There were not many sixth-rank Black Giant Priests mixed into the fleet, but each one was capable of holding their own on the battlefield.
Plane wars had never been a game where vassal civilizations fought alone.
There always needed to be an existence capable of suppressing the scene.
In case the target plane hid some special combat power that previous scans had missed, or if concentrated force was needed to tear open a defensive line during a stalemate, these Black Giant Priests were prepared specifically for such situations.
This time, however, since Viola demanded the surface ecology be fully preserved, the main force remained the Tentacle Tree Civilization.
After all, when it came to conquering different civilizations, the Tentacle Tree Civilization’s experience might even exceed Jie Ming’s.
At that moment, a beam of teleportation array light suddenly lit up in the void.
The silver-white radiance slowly dissipated as Viola stepped out from within.
She had changed into attire more suitable for combat today. Her deep blue robe was put away, replaced by a neatly tailored short-style mage robe. Her silver-gray long hair was tied into a high ponytail that swayed gently with her steps.
A small, delicate potion pouch hung at her waist, bulging with the Pain Demoness potions she had personally concocted.
Compared to her usual scholarly temperament that leaned toward quiet refinement, she now resembled a sharp blade that had already been unsheathed.
Yet the moment her habitual smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, she regained that familiar sense of relaxed ease.
“Wow, quite the impressive lineup.”
Viola remarked casually while surveying the fleet formation in the void.
Her gaze lingered for a moment on the Black Giant Priests, a trace of satisfaction flashing in her eyes.
“You even assigned these research units to me?”
“Just in case,” Jie Ming replied calmly.
Viola nodded lightly and didn’t say anything more.
“Good.” She raised a hand to tidy the stray hair at her forehead, then flew past Jie Ming toward the main control room of the Infernal Sulfur Plane. “Let’s begin. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can call it a day.”
Jie Ming glanced at her and followed.
The two soon entered the main control room.
The interior space was even larger than it appeared from outside. Layers of interlocking control arrays surrounded them, while the core projection of the plane-level array floated at the center.
Countless runes operated slowly like a dense stellar stream, and the air was filled with the distinctive scorching sensation from the element pool’s output.
Without the slightest hesitation, Viola raised her hand and unfolded her Law Solidification Domain.
Gray-white Pain Law runes spread out beneath her feet, instantly forming a stable circular halo.
Dozens of fine law tendrils extended from the edge of the halo like invisible nerve endings, directly probing deep into the plane’s origin. In the next instant, the plane’s origin blazed brightly.
Radiant golden light burst forth from the core, instantly illuminating the entire main control room as bright as day and casting a faint golden edge even on the control screens in front of Jie Ming.
Jie Ming did not waste time. His hands moved rapidly across the main control array.
One authority rune after another was activated in sequence, and the entire plane-level array began to emit a deep, prolonged hum.
The output power of the seventh-rank large element pool started to climb, while golden power of faith from the Incense Fire Divine Dao system poured continuously into the energy torrent along the established circuits.
Boom…
The entire Infernal Sulfur Plane trembled faintly.
It was as if the whole plane was being forcibly awakened. The power accumulated by the plane-level array converged continuously at the center of the main control room, ultimately condensing into a piercing beam of light that shot straight into the void above.
Viola closed her eyes, her perception following the law tendrils all the way into the depths of the plane’s origin.
What she was doing was far more complex than it appeared on the surface.
The plane coordinates she had previously calculated were quickly converted into navigation parameters the plane’s origin could understand.
Immediately after, her Law Solidification Domain acted like an invisible hand, slowly adjusting the plane’s spatial structure and gradually shifting it toward the target coordinates.
This was a delicate operation that could only be performed with a Law Solidification Domain.
It had to ensure the stability of the spatial displacement while avoiding excessive damage to the plane itself. freёweɓnovel.com
The slightest mistake would tear open not a controllable plane passage, but a spatial catastrophe capable of swallowing the border continent.
A moment later, Viola opened one eye and turned her head to look at Jie Ming.
“Navigation locked.” Her tone carried a trace of irrepressible delight. “Let’s begin!”
“Isn’t your coordinate precision a bit too rough?” Jie Ming asked, looking at the parameters on the light screen with some discomfort.
“It’s usable. I just made fine adjustments. The rest is up to you… tear it open.” Viola waved her hand indifferently.
Jie Ming said no more. He suddenly brought his hands together and slapped the final activation rune into the control core.
Buzz!!!
In an instant, the plane barrier above the Infernal Sulfur Plane’s continent seemed to be gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand. Visible wrinkles even appeared across the entire barrier.
As Jie Ming continued his operations, a black fissure tore open abruptly.
At first it was only a thin line, but in the blink of an eye, the fissure swelled into a massive spatial tear spanning hundreds of kilometers.
Inside the fissure, chaotic void turbulence surged endlessly, with dark purple lightning crackling wildly and producing deafening roars. On the other side of the fissure, a blue-green plane floated quietly in the void.
It was a standard small-scale plane, roughly the size of a planet, though in the form of a flat, heaven-round-earth-square continent.
Through the plane barrier and thin cloud layers, large stretches of undeveloped virgin vegetation could be seen below. Several towering mountain ranges extended from the center of the continent toward both sides, while the coastline was winding and long, like an ancient scar sleeping in the azure sea.
Even with the massive disturbance Jie Ming and the others had caused, there was no overly intense reaction from inside the plane.
No giant war fortresses, no sky-covering defensive arrays, and not even any high-energy reactions.
If not for the visible expanses of jungle vegetation, Jie Ming would have suspected the plane was a lifeless barren world. But regardless, this was a suitable land for establishing a wizard tower foundation.
Viola looked at the plane on the other side of the fissure and nodded in satisfaction, then jerked her chin toward Jie Ming.
“Well done. Once I tear open the opposing plane barrier, your people can move in.”
