Star Gate-Chapter 916: Mover (III)

“Brother Tianyang, when did you obtain your military designation? Even I’m unaware of it,” laughed Jiang Chen. “It looks like you and I are of different systems. The Skystar Army has ten divisions. Which one is Brother Tianyang in and what position do you occupy?”

“That is not important,” Zhao Tianyang said calmly. “The most important is that Li Hao can kill plant spirits! The Wind and Cloud Pavilion must have at least one if they are able to raise Arcanus. Any plant spirits that can survive to present day will be Immortal at the weakest. A regular seven elements will find it difficult to kill even a newly awakened plant spirit. How do you all think that Li Hao has done it?”

He suddenly turned in a certain direction. “Is that golden coconut... still alive?”

The rest of the group blinked.

“If Li Hao has the ability to kill plant spirits, will he spare the golden coconut that’s right in front of him?” Zhao Tianyang laughed softly.

“It should still be alive.” Jiang Chen frowned. “The revered one sent a probe before, it’s still there. It’s been absorbing energy today, as if preventing us from gathering enough for the formation...”

“Are you sure it was the golden coconut and not another plant spirit?”

“It most likely is the golden coconut.” Jiang Chen smiled upon further thought. “The primary bodies of plant spirits are unable to leave the ruins—only their replicas can. When it comes to a replica... they can at most sever the equivalent of an Apex. With Li Hao attacking the Wind and Cloud Pavilion, would he leave several Apex replicas here?”

He would have to leave that level of force, it was very difficult to withstand the bramble rose otherwise. The plant spirit beyond the disordered core origin had been quite strong. If it was a replica that Li Hao had left behind, then the young man was too generous with his resources.

Zhao Tianyang remained noncommittal and looked in Security’s direction again. Was it really the golden coconut there? No one could be certain at the moment.

The bramble rose didn’t dare to pierce through the disordered core origin; no one dared haphazardly break it open. If the golden coconut attacked them while they floundered in the disordered core origin, it could very well mean their deaths.

The void shook as the group conversed. Several plant spirit primary bodies broke through the air, nearly all in human form. Their leader was the bramble rose in the shape of a beguiling woman.

“You have convened,” she proclaimed coolly. “Then make haste to activate the military formation. Cease wasting time! We will travel to the mine entrance first and prevent the other from sabotaging the formation. Do not obstruct us, Jiang Chen, or none of you will have an easy reckoning!”

“Be at ease, Revered One!” Jiang Chen bowed from the waist. The bramble rose disappeared without further word, as did the four plant spirits behind her.

Five plant spirits had gathered to seize the mine. Everyone understood that occupying the mine was to obtain first mover advantage. The nine ministries and royal family had been too much at odds before to accomplish that. Li Hao’s appearance facilitated their cooperation.

“What I’m most worried about now is that Li Hao will discover we’re not in residence at the nine ministries when he returns from eliminating the Wind and Cloud Pavilion.” Qi Pingjiang frowned after the plant spirits left. “He might guess that we’ve entered these ruins and more trouble will develop as a result.”

What if Li Hao entered the ruins himself to cast a wrench into things?

“He’d be coming to his death!” sneered the old minister of Examinations. “The five plant spirits of this area have fully awakened and are moving together. The revered bramble rose is a peak Immortal and close to being a Saint. It’d be best if Li Hao came!”

Not to mention, their families’ respective ultimate weapons were very strong in the ruins. Being able to obliterate the Wind and Cloud Pavilion didn’t mean that the brat could do the same to them.

The Wind and Cloud Pavilion might have a plant spirit, but had it awakened to a great degree? In all the lands, the highest concentration of energy was here. This was where plant spirits were awake to their strongest capabilities. None of the plant spirits in other areas could recover as quickly.

“Enough,” concluded Zhao Tianyang. “There’s nothing else that needs to be said at this stage. We’ve made our decisions. What use is there in hesitation?”

Heads rose and fell throughout the group. The Black Armaturas led the way ahead as the rest of them followed. They only had one mission at present—head to the barracks and activate the military formation.

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There wasn’t much danger in Skystar Town, but there were a few wandering armored warriors. Some were very weak while some were ferocious as they’d absorbed a lot of energy. Regular soldiers were fine, but those that were disoriented by the disordered core origin were sources of danger.

Having proceeded thus far and reached an agreement with the plant spirits, all parties involved decided to continue their exploration despite the Wind and Cloud Pavilion being unable to delay Li Hao’s group.

If this dragged on... the young man might truly eliminate them all.

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Inside the Wind and Cloud Pavilion ruins.

“The nine ministries and royal family should’ve started exploring the ruins.” Li Hao looked at Director General Wang. “They’ll need to bring a lot of powerhouses with them to seize the mine. The other side has their share of heavyweights as well. There are at least nine plant spirits in Skystar Town and one vice commander. All of them are extremely powerful!”

“They’re certain to be stronger than me,” sighed the director general when Li Hao looked at him. “Don’t look at me. My only way to kill a powerhouse was used earlier. I’ll need some time to recover as well.”

Li Hao took stock of his forces. There was only the little tree and Director General Wang who could withstand the enemy. The two puppets probably couldn’t hold their own since they were just puppets.

The young man counted off his fingers. If he moved the redwood tree over, then the jujube tree of Sky Sword Mountain... The remaining plant spirits were half dead, including the eight that he’d just picked up.

That still wasn’t enough.

The other side’s vice commander might be very strong and Li Hao didn’t know whose side everyone was on. In such a situation, everyone had to be viewed as an enemy. Perhaps they’d truly reached a Saint level!

The dean of education?

Perhaps only the dean was confident of overcoming their enemies at this stage. He was also close by, but the crux of the issue was that he lacked all desire and motivation. That made Li Hao’s plan difficult to execute. How much strength he currently wielded was also a question.

As for himself, Li Hao felt that it wouldn’t be an issue to improve his strength. He just needed time, but there was no time for him at the moment. His enemies wanted to probe the mine right now. It was immensely irritating.

“Forget it, let’s go back first!” The young man looked at his people. “Moving so many plant spirits at once is very annoying. I’ll move them one at a time while you guys wait here. Don’t go out yet, take some cover first.”

The group didn’t mind; they would stay in hiding for a while then. As for the Skystar ruins, they were well aware that multiple plant spirits were involved. They had hopes of taking down one plant spirit if they allied together, but multiple plant spirits were beyond their abilities.

Li Hao promptly began his new job as a mover. Although the eight plant spirits were weak, he wished to conserve resources where he could. He didn’t want to use the earth driller—human labor was sufficient. He just needed to make some additional trips to move everything to Skystar Town.

After that, he would move his powerhouses. He must have that set of ruins! There were many ruins in the world, but none as rich as that town. One mine alone was sufficient to tempt him to action. He was also going to move the jujube tree and redwood over as well.

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Li Hao busied himself with being a human conveyor machine for the next while. He first shifted the eight surrendered plant spirits, then darted over to the City of Supernaturals. The redwood tree was still facilitating Huang Yu and the troops’ cultivation; he had no choice but to transplant it for this emergency.

He then visited Sky Sword Manor. The jujube tree wanted nothing more than for Li Hao to take it away. After its replica combined with the primary body, it was deeply aware of how terrifying these people were.

It at least had a chance of revival if it stayed by Li Hao’s side. Starvation might be the only thing in order if it followed Sky Sword, particularly as the man was busy with Li Hao these days and didn’t come home. The jujube tree was truly starving for energy.

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Plant spirits grew in number inside the Skystar Commander Office ruins. There were so many that the imperial guard felt impending danger. Ten new plant spirits had joined it, making for fifteen before the five of General Pagoda’s descendants arrived. Itself made for sixteen, and there were plenty more at Battle Heaven...

As a plant spirit, it was under a lot of pressure. The newcomers were almost all Immortals. Some were less than the imperial guard due to a lack of revival, but the little tree knew that at least the redwood was stronger than it.

My position... is in danger!

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The plant spirits nearing the giant mine looked in the same direction—Security. This was strange! That spot was extracting power at a faster pace. They could even see tendrils of energy disappearing after being emanated from the mine. The plant spirit in that direction had completely absorbed the energy.

What was... the golden coconut doing?

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At the same time.

Countless crystalline energy stones were embedded on the walls of a massive mine. A Gold Armor stood at a military camp outside the mine. Thousands of soldiers were arrayed in strict discipline next to him.

This was the last notable troop of the Skystar Army. In contrast to the feeble state of Battle Heaven, energy here was sufficient. Each Black Armor exuded a powerful presence and their ranking Bronze and Silver Armors were even stronger. There were only one thousand soldiers, but six Silver Armors. Each of them was patently daunting.

All of them looked outside, seeming to know that the bramble rose was scheming after them again. The Gold Armor didn’t mind it and considered another direction instead—Security. It was clearly puzzled. The rate of energy consumption there had noticeably increased.

What was going on there?