Chapter 693: 693
Chapter 693: Heroes After Death
Translator: flycrane01 Editor: Millman97
The No . 3 temporary port had originally been prepared for the abnormally large number of tourists during the Edge Sharpeners' Meeting, but it had turned into a military port .
Due to the unexpected accident, the space port was a hive of activity . Not enough crystal warships were found in the hurry . Therefore, shuttles and civil carriers between the space rings had all been expropriated .
The weight-carrying vehicles of the six sects of Heavenly Saints City moved the battle magical equipment stored in the sects to the space port .
Those crowding the space port mostly consisted of fully-armed Cultivators in crystal suits . Most of the Cultivators were furious enough to volunteer to go to the tenth space ring . In the end, the crystal processor had to draw lots to decide who was to stay and protect the central area .
On the giant light beam floating in the sky, information streams that looked like a surging ocean appeared . They were connected to all the Cultivators' crystal processors and guided them to different areas where the Cultivators were allocated special magical equipment to deal with the extraterrestrial devils, before they went separate ways and boarded different starships, marching toward the battlefield .
The space port was full of people but not chaotic . The Cultivators had freed themselves from the frustration of the failure of the 'Mist Clearing Operation' and dedicated themselves to the new battle .
In the somewhat intense atmosphere, everybody ground their teeth hard . No one was shouting or yelling . The only sound that could be heard in the vast No . 3 dock was the occasional collision of crystal suits .
"Master Sand, the command center has assigned us to the same team . When we arrive in the tenth space ring, you must follow me closely and do not act recklessly . "
Glancing at the 'Gold Wolf Battlesuit' on Li Yao's body, Ye Hongfei hesitated before continuing . "Extraterrestrial devils and demon beasts are different . We cannot deal with ordinary people who are possessed by the devils by killing them directly . Most of the devilized people are actually recoverable . Therefore… you must follow my lead . Do you understand?"
Li Yao did not answer the question . He frowned and said, "Master Ye, it's very likely that assassins of the Temple of Immortals are now lurking in the tenth space ring, pretending to be devilized people . Right now, the devils' flames are burning in the tenth space ring, and the spiritual energy there is an utter mess . We will not be able to notice the assassins even if they show any signs .
"While we are rescuing ordinary people, they will find an opportunity to kill us . I'm afraid that is the real purpose of the Temple of Immortals . We…"
Ye Hongfei smiled bitterly . "At a moment like this, who doesn't know that? But it's not like we have any other choice . We cannot stand by and watch the tenth space ring's destruction .
"When ordinary people are possessed by devils, we can save them within the first day and night .
"If we do not act immediately, the ordinary people in the tenth space ring will either be slain by the devilized people or become slaves of their slaughtering will forever . They will stay as the devils' possessions for the rest of their lives!
"Even though we know clearly that the Temple of Immortals is going to ambush us in the tenth space ring, we have to grit our teeth and try our luck!"
As the two of them were talking, earsplitting metallic noises disturbed them .
Li Yao raised his head, only to find a troop made of almost a hundred metal skeletons, who strode close in a neat battle formation with their heads held high .
The bones of the metal skeletons were all made of the best super alloys, covered by multiple layers of armor . On the surface of the armor were glamorous spiritual stripes that were emitting colorful brilliance and covered the components inside the body, which were as delicate as the parts of a watch .
All the metal skeletons were carrying sharp swords and powerful firearms, with crimson flames burning in their deep, dark eyes .
They were indeed ghostly and fearsome!
Li Yao was somewhat shocked . He subconsciously asked, "Spectral Cultivators?"
"Exactly!" Ye Hongfei said proudly . "This is the 'Spiritual Ghost Legion' of Heavenly Saints City . All the battle-type Cultivators of the six sects of Heavenly Saints City join the 'Spiritual Ghost Legion' and continue making their contributions if they turn into spectral Cultivators after their death .
"The Flying Star Sector is always troubled by the extraterrestrial devils . Extraterrestrial devils are entities of energy, and so are spectral Cultivators . Therefore, spectral Cultivators are the best soldiers to deal with the extraterrestrial devils .
"In every big town of the Flying Star Sector, such troops of spectral Cultivators are stationed . Once the towns are invaded by extraterrestrial devils, they lead the charge!"
Li Yao was dazed for a moment . "Can spectral Cultivators fight, too? As I recall, spectral Cultivators are quite fragile and unstable, are they not?"
A body of flesh and blood was the best container for a soul . Without the body, one's soul would turn extremely vulnerable .
Even though the soul hid itself in an artificial body, it was still prone to the interference of various kinds of light, heat, radiation, and spiritual waves .
After a cosmic storm, it was not unusual to find that the soul of a spectral Cultivator was entirely gone, never to be seen again .
Therefore, most of the spectral Cultivators that Li Yao knew preferred the indoors to the outdoors . They lived in anti-radiation buildings and disliked alfresco activities . The jobs they were occupied with were mostly about pure thinking and far away from the interference of spiritual energy .
Even the five 'star spirits' including Professor Mo Xuan also fitted with the pattern; they spent most of their time in the mainframe crystal processor of Sparkle .
Battle-type Cultivators often took part in the research work, such as creating a new Cultivation art or devising a new skill of martial arts, when they turned into spectral Cultivators after their death . They rarely participated in a real-life battle personally .
In other words, the spectral Cultivators might boast tremendous combat ability, but they were too brittle to endure brutal clashes on a battlefield .
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