Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Boom～

Under the barrage of countless artillery fire, a fierce explosion erupted inside the Nether Hive.

It was like a pus-filled blister suddenly squeezed with force, with the crimson flow within spraying upwards as if a volcano had erupted, shooting into the atmosphere tens of thousands of meters high.

A Nether Dragon soared into the sky.

This most powerful weapon of the Nether Tribe was evidently still incomplete. It had just flown into the air, when it immediately faced concentrated fire from hundreds of battleships.

It was swiftly blasted into countless pieces.

A rain of red fell across the Flame Star.

Next, another Light of Destruction struck the center of the hive.

The super cannon of the Royal Glory Battleship completed its second charge, delivering another fatal blow to this alien base.

This shot pierced through the Nether Hive, creating a massive crater with a diameter of over three kilometers and a depth of tens of thousands of meters!

The Nether Hive, which covered nearly a quarter of the planet's surface, was no longer able to resist. It rapidly contracted and withered, its surface peeling away layer by layer, like autumn leaves falling.

Meanwhile, the ghost fighters under the hive's control fell one after another.

Victory for the joint fleet was assured, and cheers erupted within many of the battleships.

The results of this battle for the Flame Star Cluster were far better than anticipated, without the loss of a single Titan Ship, and damage was entirely manageable.

With a command from the highest commander, the joint fleet began large-scale landing operations.

One landing ship after another descended towards the planet's surface.

At this moment, Wang Chen, piloting the War God Mecha, was the first to land on the Flame Star.

Though he participated in the previous fights, like other pilots, he was nothing more than a supporting character, even a background figure.

The true protagonists were the Titan-class Battleships.

Despite Wang Chen eliminating numerous ghost fighters, and two Nether Battleships, such achievements were no higher than before.

When the Planet Annihilator Cannon blasted the Nether Hive, Wang Chen was merely an onlooker.

He had not planned to join the subsequent landing clean-up operations.

However, an unexpected situation prompted Wang Chen to change his mind instantly.

Following the second strike of the Royal Glory Battleship, which pierced the core of the Nether Hive, he felt the presence of the World Source.

This presence emanated from within the Nether Hive!

Thus, Wang Chen hesitated not, powering up the mecha engines fully, rushing into the core of the Nether Hive, deep into the crater caused by the cannon fire.

He was Dragon Cavalry and a member of the Glory Nobility, meaning his actions were entirely free, without concerns about disobeying orders.

Of course, the price of such freedom of action was his life.

The power of the Titan-class Battleships' Planet Annihilator Cannons was incredibly terrifying. Even though several minutes had passed, the temperature within the crater remained extremely high, with walls of molten material and permeating toxic fumes.

Without the protection of the mecha, not to mention ordinary people, even an A-class War Professional wouldn't survive a minute here!

Wang Chen controlled the War God Mecha, continually descending, while switching on the searchlights.

The Nether Hive had life.

It was akin to a gigantic queen bee, relying on worker bees' supply to create various combat units, like the Nether Hunter, Eye of Nether, Nether Dragon, and more.

The self-awareness of the Nether Hive was incredibly powerful, capable of controlling and commanding the Nether Legion in battle, possessing high intelligence.

If not for the empire's rapid and fierce counterattack, it couldn't possibly be taken down so easily.

It was Wang Chen's first close encounter with the Nether Hive. Despite the latter being on the brink of death, he remained vigilant, searching while keeping maximum alert.

As the War God Mecha descended to approximately ten thousand meters depth, Wang Chen suddenly swung the Warship Blade toward the right tunnel wall.

The blade's glow flashed, shattering the re-solidified magma into pieces, revealing a pitch-black tunnel.

With a diameter of forty to fifty meters, enough to accommodate the mecha, Wang Chen directly charged in.

The breath of the World Source originated from deep within the tunnel.

Under the bright glimmer of the searchlights, Wang Chen discovered the tunnel's unique traits.

Its walls seemed drilled by some massive drill, showing distinct patterned grooves, each shimmering with a metallic luster, repeating in circles leading to an unknown depth.

Wang Chen slowed his pace and activated the mecha's built-in ultrahigh-frequency radar to scan the terrain.

The result: his onboard system received strong interference, failing to display clear scan images.

So he turned off the radar, opting to probe using Spiritual Energy.

The breath of the World Source grew increasingly intense, luring him to follow the tunnel further into the depths.

Wang Chen piloted the War God Mecha for nearly a hundred kilometers, finally reaching the end of the peculiar tunnel.

A colossal underground cavern lay before his eyes!

This cavern was circular, resembling a sphere embedded deep underground, with smooth silver-grey walls that could clearly reflect the War God Mecha's figure.

And at the moment Wang Chen entered the cavern, the tunnel behind him silently sealed shut.

Wang Chen paid no mind, for his attention was wholly captured by the flame hovering at the cavern's center.

World Source!

It was the second Source Fire Wang Chen discovered in the Starry Seas Vast World, and its Source Force was even more potent.

Alarmingly, under the Source Force's radiation, the defensive field of the War God Mecha failed, and the surface of its external armor began showing signs of corrosion.

Moreover, this corrosion was visibly expanding and deepening!

Bear in mind, as a top-tier custom model among heavy mechas, the War God Mecha used the most advanced materials, impervious to even aqua regia, and safe from magma immersion.

Yet under the Source Force's invasion, it appeared so fragile!

Inside the control cabin, prominent warnings flashed within Wang Chen's view, alerting him of the mecha's damage.

Wang Chen immediately exerted all his Spiritual Energy, forming an invisible barrier around the mecha's exterior, blocking the Source Force's invasive breath.

Just as Wang Chen pondered on how to safely capture the Source Fire before him, the flame suddenly shuddered, and a petite figure emerged in front of him.

It turned out to be a little girl in a white dress!

With black hair, snow-white skin, big eyes, and an innocent gaze, she seemed indistinguishable from a True Person.

Instantly, Wang Chen's sense of caution skyrocketed!

"Hello, brave warrior from the empire."

In the next moment, the little girl spoke, "I am Shan Lan, welcome to my home."

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