Chapter 983: Both Sides Suffer

Yinli Star, outer space.

The reinforcements from Mahayana Star were actually not many, only about seven hundred people, but the addition of this fresh force restored the Heavenly Court’s disadvantage.

Especially with the appearance of top Transmigration Stage fighters like Stone Emperor and Ye Chen, they prevented the downfall of the Transmigration Stage, restraining the top Buddhist cultivators and making the situation even more strange. For a short time, most people could not tell who would win or lose.

The reason Liang Long was confident that the Heavenly Court could win was that he still had secret cards up his sleeve, and these cards were either rule-based weapons or Droplet Robots.

Weapons are indeed powerful, but it also depends on who is using them.

Liang Long was skilled in calculations; he brought hundreds of Droplet Robots but only used half, leaving the other half unused.

The remaining half of the Droplet Robots would take the lives of the Buddhist monks at the most critical moment.

After the fierce attack by the Mahayana Star soldiers, more Space Battleships broke free and gathered around Liang Long, while the Buddhist Space Battleships were almost completely destroyed, which was Liang Long’s aim.

"Eight hundred Space Battleships are enough to change the whole battlefield."

Liang Long sneered as he looked at the battlefield; nearly five thousand Space Battleships were lost, leaving only about eight hundred, but that was enough.

Besides the eight hundred Space Battleships, there were nearly three hundred Tao Achievers, all from Mahayana Star. They followed Lin Jiang’s orders and did not recklessly join the battle, instead guarding in front of the Space Battleships as a shield.

Time passed quickly; the great battle had lasted for fifteen Blue Star days. Hui Ming and the other Buddhist cultivators had been fighting hard for over ten days. Even Arhats and Bodhisattvas were nearly worn out, both physically and mentally.

They had treasures to recover Spirit Qi, but their bodies could not handle such intense output. Most of them felt pain in their meridians; they were injured and had treasures for recovery, but repeated injuries and treatments made their bodies tired, not to mention the mental strain from continuous fighting, which could not be healed with just a little rest.

This exhaustion was visible; their movement speed had slowed, their attack speed had slowed, and their reaction speed had also slowed.

The Buddhists were not the only ones affected; the Heavenly Court soldiers were the same. Even Ming Xin and his group were struggling and fighting hard, while Taoist Friend Di’s group had suffered heavy losses.

"The timing is nearly right; prepare to release the water drop machines."

"Coordinate three five seven, water droplets woven into a web, lift the enemy and friend marker restrictions, launch."

When Liang Long saw the right moment, he dropped the last two hundred water droplets and mercilessly lifted the enemy and friend marker restrictions.

This meant that the water droplets would strike and eliminate everyone, regardless of friend or foe. This would maximize the power of the Droplet Robot, as the Droplet Robot relied on speed to defeat enemies. If it recognized allies, it would slow down, and the Droplet Robot’s greatest power would be lost.

"Release!"

"Release!"

The commanders of dozens of battleships gave the order, and the Droplet Robots were launched from the battleships, then accelerated rapidly from an initial speed of several Mach, continuously increasing, eventually reaching one-sixth the speed of light.

Over two hundred Droplet Robots intertwined like beams of light in a corner of the battlefield, this area, marked as coordinate three five seven on the Space Battleship, gathered many injured and exhausted Buddhist cultivators. They would gather here, protecting each other to catch their breath, regain their spiritual power, and heal their wounds.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The Droplet Robot crashed into one Buddhist cultivator after another, leaving trails of blood mist. In just a moment, over a hundred Buddhist cultivators lost their lives, and the entire area was suddenly empty.

When Hui Ming saw this scene, his eyes widened in shock. In such a critical moment, the death of over a hundred Buddhist cultivators was devastating for the entire battlefield.

"Spread out!"

"Spread out!"

Hui Ming shouted loudly. He abandoned his opponent, the Stone Emperor, wanting to turn the situation around. His speed was much faster than the Stone Emperor’s, who could not keep up at all.

"Stone Emperor, fall back!"

Liang Long used his thoughts to communicate with the Stone Emperor, telling him not to chase, or he might accidentally hurt someone.

The Droplet Robot rushed for a while, then turned around in space and charged again toward the dense group of Buddhist cultivators, still maintaining its maximum speed.

"Boom!"

Hui Ming personally faced the Droplet Robot. He pointed his Zen staff, and one Droplet Robot exploded, showing incredible strength.

However, after the first round of attacks, the water droplets lost less than five percent, and there were still many Droplet Robots left. Hui Ming only destroyed the one right in front of him as he watched the remaining Droplet Robots crash into his fellow disciples.

"The Buddhist sect has lost."

Hui Ming calmed down; the Buddhist sect had lost.

At the start of the battle, the Buddhist sect could have tolerated such losses. If he fought with all his might, he could have defeated all the Droplet Robots, but now, the Buddhist sect could not afford any more losses. If they faced three more rounds, the Buddhist sect would surely collapse.

"All Buddhist disciples, enter my Buddhist Domain!"

Hui Ming immediately opened the Buddhist Domain. Golden light filled the area, covering some Buddhist cultivators, and soon more and more Buddhist cultivators entered, making the Buddhist Domain grow even stronger.

The cultivators were hesitant to enter. This was the Buddhist sect’s mystical technique, and once inside, they would be limited and could quickly fall.

Cultivators also had similar mystical techniques, but they could not gather so many people for real combat like the Buddhist sect. Their systems were different.

Some cultivators gathered outside the Buddhist Domain, ready to break open the Buddhist Domain. At the same time, the Space Battleships focused their fire, but with eight hundred Space Battleships, they could not destroy the Buddhist Domain all at once.

"Oh no, they are trying to escape!"

Liang Long quickly realized that the Buddhist monks were trying to run away, and Hui Ming reacted too fast. The Droplet Robot only took two rounds, and he already knew the Buddhist monks were in trouble.

"Attack!"

"Blow it up!"

Ming Xin and the others received Liang Long’s message and immediately began a long-range attack on the Buddhist Domain, but their attacks couldn’t focus together and were hardly effective against the Buddhist Domain.

A moment later, it was as if a black hole appeared inside the Buddhist Domain, sucking in all the golden light, along with the remains and fragments of the Space Battleships, making them disappear without a trace.

"We can’t let them escape like this."

"Chase them down!"

"Yes, most Buddhist practitioners are injured or exhausted, and their spiritual power cannot support them to return. They must go to Yinfang Star."

"Alright, let’s chase them."

The surviving practitioners shouted loudly to hunt down the Buddhist practitioners. With their current numbers and conditions, they cannot return to Tianyuan Star Domain, so they must head to Yinfang Star instead, and they can also capture Yinfang Star on the way.

Even Ming Xin and the other leaders at Transmigration Stage were tempted. There are very few Buddhists left. If they chase after them and eliminate these Buddhist practitioners, they could even take over Tianyuan Star Domain.

"Friends, calm down and be careful of tricks. The Buddhist sect still has the strength to fight."

"Taoist Friend Ye, what do you mean? Are you afraid?"

"Indeed, I have sustained many injuries and have already damaged my core. You see, we only have a few hundred Space Battleships left. It’s better for us to stay behind and clean up the battlefield."

Ye Chen admitted it directly, ignoring the taunts from others. He accepted that he was injured and that the Space Battleships were not much use; they could not go.

After some discussion, Ming Xin and the others decided to ignore Ye Chen. There were only about seven hundred people from Mahayana Star; they could manage without them. So they left the Mahayana Star group behind while the others quickly regrouped. Except for the severely injured, everyone else gathered together to activate the Stargate for the chase.

"A group of fools"

Seeing this, Liang Long gave a four-word comment, and the immortal was the same, because the immortal did not step in to stop it, which meant they agreed.

"Liang Long Martial Uncle, we didn’t do anything wrong, did we?"

Back on the Space Battleship, Ye Chen asked Liang Long.

"You did very well. The Buddhist sect cannot be dealt with in just one battle; these people are practically seeking death. Just wait, the best outcome will be mutual destruction."

"So what should we do?"

"Clean up the battlefield; don’t waste any good things. Also, let’s get closer to Yinli Star and earn a favor."

Liang Long said, he already knew that Yinli Star had fallen and was occupied by the Buddhist sect, but it happened too quickly, and the sect had not taken full control. With their few hundred people threatening, Yinli Star could be regained. They couldn’t take any benefits, but they could still earn a favor.

Many robots appeared on the Space Battleship, starting to clean the battlefield. The cultivators had many valuable items, and no one knew how many good things were in their storage bags. Even broken magical treasures could be the best materials when taken back. With Blue Star’s industrial level, they could recover a lot of good things and make up for their losses.

Ye Chen left some people to clean the battlefield while he and Liang Long led a large group towards Yinli Star. There, a bright light appeared, showing that the true Buddha occupying Yinli Star was not going to give up.

Ye Chen did not rush inside either; without the protection of an immortal, entering Yinli Star would only lead to death. It all depended on which immortal could lend a hand to help them take back Yinli Star.