Augustus's ruthless internal purge resulted in losing at least seventy percent of its middle-tier pivotal power.
It will be difficult for the Augustus faction to recover for a long foreseeable period.
Now, it's the Jin Family's turn.
Even now, Jin Yihui still feels as if he's dreaming. The prestigious First Fleet turned into rebels in the blink of an eye.
Although Jin Hong has a super strong control over the fleet, becoming rebels means losing legal and moral justification.
Even though they control the Administrative Star, the atmosphere within the system has become very subtle.
If they fail, the outcome will undoubtedly be tragic.
Even within the fleet, not everyone is willing to follow them in rebellion.
After all, Jin Guangyao is the clan leader and also the governor of the Thousand Mechanism Star Realm. The policy of eradicating cults is very popular among the grassroots.
Grassroots people are too poor, lacking the ability to perform a blood sacrifice. Believing in an Evil God only allows them to sacrifice themselves in exchange for benefits.
Therefore, the Master of Blood actually doesn't have many believers among the grassroots. Of course, there are many miscellaneous Evil Gods, and there are still quite a few Evil God believers at the grassroots level.
However, generally speaking, everyone still loathes Evil Gods and supports Jin Guangyao's policy.
Moreover, Jin Guangyao targets only the Jin Family's upper echelon. For the grassroots, this is a major spectacle. They can't wait for the upper class to suffer.
They don't even need any reasonable reason. As long as the people above suffer, they are happy.
Fortunately, Jin Hong has deep control over the army's lower ranks. Through the special Divine Technique bestowed by the Evil God, he brainwashed all fleet members and enhanced their body and spirit.
So, when Jin Hong chose to confront Jin Guangyao, the entire fleet unconditionally supported him.
Jin Hong continued, "As long as we can win this time, or even without winning, as long as we can make Gao Xuan return without any success, Jin Guangyao will have to acknowledge our legal status and coexist peacefully with us."
Jin Yihui nodded. No matter when, strong military force is always the strongest guarantee.
The staff department sent a message that the Leader One Space Battleship has been detected ahead.
On the huge light screen, the silhouette of Leader One appeared.
Leader One has a classic teardrop-shaped hull with twelve main cannons standing like prismatic spikes on the hull.
The streamlined Leader One looks like a big fish roaming through the starry sky,
No escort ships were found around Leader One.
According to the radar's displayed distance, the actual distance between both parties is a full twenty million kilometers.
Star River Era fleet battles are bound to be beyond visual range battles. A shot from the main cannon is enough to destroy ships tens of thousands of kilometers away.
The powerful Light Computer and super-powerful technological energy weapons have a destructive force far surpassing that of a Golden Powerhouse.
The Protective Force Field can also defend against Source Power changes and shield Spiritual Power. Golden Powerhouses have no good methods against gigantic battleships.
Of course, Jin Hong knows Gao Xuan is formidable. If it were one or two battleships, he might really not be able to compete against Gao Xuan.
But, he has an entire reorganized fleet. He wants to see what ability Gao Xuan has to challenge a fully reorganized fleet!
Of course, Gao Xuan once destroyed the Black Banner Alliance. But what does that prove, a group of ragtag pirates. How much combat power could their fleet have!
"Set all warships in combat status, the other side could come over at any time..."
Jin Hong knows Gao Xuan is almost there, and he's very curious about how Gao Xuan will face his huge fleet.
In less than a minute, the First Fleet's warships' light screens scanned Gao Xuan.
Gao Xuan was just a thousand kilometers away from the fleet, wearing a magnificent mercury-colored robe. Behind him were endless stars, yet he outshone all the stars.
All members of the First Fleet saw Gao Xuan through the light screen. Everyone felt this person had a superlative aura, like an Immortal.
The dark, cold, vast starry sky gained an elusive, ethereal quality with Gao Xuan's appearance.
Jin Hong looked at Gao Xuan on the light screen, his gaze also very complex.
Although he guessed that Jin Guangyao was Gao Xuan's puppet, his heart still sank heavily when Gao Xuan appeared.
His Spiritual Power had already locked onto Gao Xuan beforehand.
On his Spiritual Power level, Gao Xuan's entire body was enveloped in clear light, seemingly clear and pure, yet also seemingly unfathomable.
Jin Hong couldn't see Gao Xuan's Source Power reaction, nor could he see his Spiritual Power level.
In his lifetime, he had never encountered such a special situation.
The Spiritual Power of a Golden Middle-tier Powerhouse could not pick up any useful information.
Gao Xuan clearly stood there, yet he resembled a mere projection. Yet, this projection was so real; his appearance, emotions, and aura were full of charm.
Jin Hong felt terrible, because he couldn't see through Gao Xuan's reality at all. In this moment, he even instinctively felt a sense of fear.
"Are you scared?" This time, Gao Xuan's voice suddenly resonated in his mind.
Jin Hong's heart shuddered fiercely. A cultivator's Sea of Consciousness is their most concealed and secure sanctuary, absolutely impervious to external intrusion.
How did Gao Xuan invade his Sea of Consciousness silently and establish close contact with him?
Even more bizarre, Jin Hong didn't sense how Gao Xuan established contact at all.
"Are you really Gao Xuan?"
Jin Hong was a bit doubtful about this; this Gao Xuan seemed too powerful, powerful beyond imagination.
The most reasonable explanation would be that Gao Xuan was possessed by some Evil God.
Gao Xuan laughed, "You know nothing about the world or about power."
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