Chapter 2413: The Azure Blue Star
Jiang Nan listened to the rules of the Cosmos Grand Hunt, clicking his tongue incessantly, his gaze shifting:
(٥͡°ก͡°) "A points system? Pretty straightforward! The other races send ten thousand representatives, we humans have less than four hundred, a manpower gap of dozens of times! In terms of efficiency in gaining points, we're going to be at a major disadvantage!"
It was like the other races had ten thousand scoring machines, while humans only had four hundred. The weakness in foundation was clearly showing here!
With such a disadvantage, if they acted as a whole group, forget about catching up to those major races!
Xiao Chuihuo chuckled: "It seems there's only one way!"
The human contestants exchanged glances, clearly all thinking the same thing!
Odin cracked his knuckles, his eyes fierce:
(ꐦ°᷄⥎°᷅) "We have to squeeze as many as possible into the top hundred of the Star Hunt Ranking, frantically grab points, and then use the bonus points from the ranking to close the gap!"
Baldr grinned grimly: "The Sacred Law Council sure knows how to play. This Star Hunt Ranking is obviously prepared for the leaders of the top ten sequences, right? Let them widen the point gap with the other sequences!"
"They're all pretty confident in their own leaders, huh?"
Jiang Nan rubbed his hands together:
(ʃƪᵒ̶̶̷̀ꇴ˂̶́) "Ehe~ Ehehe~ Number one on the Star Hunt Ranking? The strongest star-breaker under the stars? Invincible below star-swallowing?"
"Ah~ Zhizhi praising me like this, I'm a bit shy!"
The crowd's mouths twitched as they looked at Jiang Nan. Could you be any more direct?
The grand hunt hasn't even started yet, and he's already booked the MVP?
Chong Feiyu covered her forehead with her hand, looking at the still-high-spirited human contestants. She really didn't know where they got their confidence from!
"By the way~ that life token? Don't trust it too much. It's said to save your life by spatial teleportation, but it's actually not very useful!"
"Long-range spatial teleportation requires a startup cooldown, with a brief delay. Even a delay of less than a second is enough for these participating powerhouses to break the spatial teleportation!"
"In a duel between experts, even a millisecond can decide life and death, let alone expecting the enemy to stupidly stand there watching you activate spatial teleportation!"
"They will definitely go for the kill! Even with the life token protecting you, less than 30% of each generation survive leaving the Chuangjie Daxu!"
No need for Chong Feiyu's reminder; Jiang Nan and the others knew in their hearts that all races were competitors, so of course they would go for the kill!
Kill one if they could! Otherwise, let the enemy escape with their life, only to come back and take revenge?
The life token was said to save your life, but if you really pinned your hopes on it, you'd lose your life!
Jiang Nan clicked his tongue. That meant over seventy million elites from various races were buried in the Chuangjie Daxu every generation?
This was really exciting!
But humans had no idea how many cheat codes and insurance policies they had loaded up on. They didn't rely on the life token at all!
They had already made sufficient psychological preparations before coming!
Yue Li cleared her throat and said:
↜(⃔っ⁼̴◡⁼̴C)⃕ "During the grand hunt, the Sacred Law Council will use spatial projection technology to record every contestant's movements, actions, and every battle that breaks out within the Chuangjie Daxu in real time!"
"And it will broadcast live to the entire starry sky. Every citizen of the Starry Sky Races can view it freely. Everyone is a supervisor of the grand hunt! Ensuring fairness, justice, and transparency!"
"The ten Star-Swallowing rank councilors of the Sacred Law Council present will also monitor the grand hunt's progress at all times. Once any irregularities are found, they will intervene and suppress them to ensure the normal conduct of the grand hunt!"
Zhiyin pointed her little finger toward both sides of Julang Cheng. The next moment, two planets inside Julang Cheng deformed wildly, their entire surfaces turning into holographic projection devices!
Two enormous rankings were immediately displayed!
They were the [Cosmos Grand Hunt Sequence Race Points Ranking!]
And the [Race Representative Star Hunt Ranking!]
The projected rankings had clearly been beautified, looking exceptionally cool!
(๑ᵒ̴̶̷ωᵒ̴̶̷) "During the grand hunt, these two rankings will also update in real time as the competition progresses, allowing everyone to clearly see the rankings at a glance!"
"Giggle giggle~ Fight to your heart's content! The Chuangjie Daxu will be your stage to showcase yourselves and make your name known across the starry sky~"
"Oh, I almost forgot~ This Thousand Stars Ceremony and Julang Cheng are sponsored by Silicon-based Technology! Silicon-based~ Mastering Core Technology!"
"Julang Cheng will also provide services around the clock for the support groups of various races, welcoming businesses from all races to set up shop!"
Yue Li quickly added: ↜(⃔っᵒ̴̶̷₃ᵒ̴̶̷C)⃕ "For trading and deals, come to Black Street~ Charm girls are here to cuddle and snuggle~ Qiumi~ Don't forget to visit little Li's shop at Black Street, friends! Black Street specialties!"
As soon as she said this, all the old and young men in the audience cheered and whistled, the roar surging wave after wave!
Jiang Nan almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. What the hell, they even inserted advertisements here?
Was the Sequence War this commercialized?
They were too good at business! Using the whole-star-sky attention of the Sequence War to advertise their own industries?
Damn! Why didn't I think of that? Lost out, lost out!
Zhiyin smiled: "That's it for the rules introduction~ Next, please let each race begin their farewell ceremony, offering blessings and wishes for their contestants! Then, representatives of each race will enter!"
As Zhiyin's words fell, Julang Cheng once again bloomed with incomparably gorgeous energy fireworks!
And the warships of each race aimed their cannons at the sky, firing wildly. The race representatives also blasted out dazzling skills to boost their race's momentum!
On the human Mechanical Empire warship side, it wasn't just Jiang Nan and the other human race representatives who came!
There was also the human support group, Jiang Nan's old classmates Qin Shou, Ye Xinghe, Qi Yu, and the others, all brought over from the Pioneer Academy branch on Taoyuan Star!
On one hand, they genuinely wanted to come and join the excitement; on the other, it was to broaden their personal horizons and see the true strength of the Starry Sky Races' sequences. There was only benefit and no harm!
Even Xiao Zhen, Qi Delong, Qi Dongqiang, Mo Tian, An Xiaoqi, Liuli, Wei Teng, and the other seniors of Jiang Nan had come!
Although their strength was extremely impressive, it was obviously not enough for them to represent humans in battle. They could only watch with envy and silently cheer for Jiang Nan and the others!
Just listen to Qin Shou excitedly pumping his fist:
(΄◞ิ.̫.̫◟ิ‵) "Nan Shen! You know the drill, right? Use that energy you use to scam us, scam them to death! Don't be human anymore! Stun the Starry Sky Races!"
"We'll cheer you on properly. We'll edit all the highlights into videos for the junior students to watch!"
Qi Delong and Qi Dongqiang puffed out their chests:
(･ˇꇴˇ･｡)･ˇꇴˇ･｡) "Don't worry, Nan Shen! We brothers have never been afraid of anyone when it comes to volume. We'll kick the fuel tank and cheer you on!"
Mo Tian smiled: (∗❛ั◡❛ั∗) "Junior! Bring back the number one spot on the Star Hunt Ranking, and senior sister will reward you with some cool photos to boost your morale!"
Jiang Nan: (͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧ "Can you send them now? I think I need them to stimulate my fighting spirit!"
Liuli's cheeks flushed red as she panted:
(⑉ᵒ̴̶̷﹃ᵒ̴̶̷) "Nan-Nan-Nan... Nan Shen, do you want mine? I'll send them to you right now!"
Jiang Nan looked at Liuli and shuddered violently. It had been so many years, and this yandere girl was still like this?
=͟͟͞͞(꒪﹏꒪‧̣̥̇) "Ah-ha~ Ahaha~ Next time, definitely!"
Xiao Zhen looked at Jiang Nan with smiling eyes: "Go fight with all your might! No matter where you are, you will always be the most dazzling existence! This starry sky stage belongs to you, Nan Shen!"
Jiang Nan looked at the support group cheering frantically for them and took a deep breath, a grin spreading across his face!
"Nothing much to say! Just go all out!"
Just then, Liu Mang propped his chin and looked around:
☻ "Other races are all making a racket. We can't fall short, right?"
Jiang Nan laughed heartily: "Then let's make some noise! Ai Jiang! Dimensional creature group! Full firepower output!"
In an instant, the empire warship went all out, firing energy cannons upward, while the dimensional creature group led by Dawei Tianlong also gave it their all, unleashing spatial skills!
The nearly four hundred human representatives also released their most dazzling spiritual skills!
For a moment, the originally cold and desolate starry sky of the Star River Cemetery was illuminated by the fireworks from the Starry Sky Races, colorful and brilliant!
But compared to the other sequences, the human side's display was somewhat lackluster!
The support groups of the top ten sequences came in droves, countless in number, while humans had so few people. How could their momentum compare to theirs?
On the Dark Cosmos Entity side of the Black Demon Fleet, endless dark matter surged, gathering into blooming flowers in the starry sky, beautiful and magnificent!
The Apocalypse Race was even more direct. Their support groups rushed into the starry sky like lightning, detonating atomic nuclear explosions on the spot, creating brilliant bursts of fire!
No one was fiercer than them. Using themselves as skyrocket fireworks was just fine.
The Celestial Star Race shot out pillars of light from every star; the Insect Race, relying on their sheer numbers, created a sea of energy in the starry sky.
Only the human side had much smaller effects!
Many sequences looked at the humans with teasing smiles in their eyes!
You wanted to step forward? Now you realize your limitations, right?
Especially in contrast with the top ten sequences, the lack of human foundation was even more apparent!
Sheng Yueke sneered: ꒰ঌ(∗͡°͜ʖ͡°)໒꒱ "Without that strength and foundation, why bother pushing forward? Hah~"
Jiang Nan curled his lip: (ꐦ°᷄д°᷅) "Tch? You're getting cocky? Wait! I'll set off a black hole jet right now to liven things up! Take you all straight to the underworld!"
With that, he was about to rush up, scaring Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao into grabbing hold of Jiang Nan and shaking their heads frantically!
Little Nan! Calm down! Showing off should be done in moderation. Overdoing it could cost your life, damn it!
Xiao Chuihuo smiled: "Let me handle it. When humanity marches to war, we naturally can't be outdone by the other races!"
With a snap of his fingers, an enormous volcanic phantom appeared on the spot!
The crater was so large it could fit a star!
The next moment, with a "boom," an incomparably blazing pillar of fire erupted from the volcanic crater!
It turned into a soaring pillar of fire, shooting straight into the starry sky, illuminating the darkness, and transforming into a blazing sea of fire burning fiercely in the starry sky!
This sudden move startled the nearby Hidden Spirit Clan and Chaos Race!
They even felt their faces stinging from the scorching heat!
Everyone looked at Xiao Chuihuo in shock!
Xiao Chuihuo flicked his sleeve. The sea of fire condensed into a sun, restored in proportion!
And around the sun, the flames gathered to form eight major planets, orbiting the sun in a frenzied rotation!
All the planets were made of flames, including their colors!
Jiang Nan's mouth fell open!
∑(꒪ͦ口꒪ͦ๑) Holy crap! Grandpa Xiao single-handedly used flames to simulate the solar system in proportion?
Just look at Xiao Chuihuo raising one hand to the sky. The other flame planets gradually dissipated, leaving only a single blue planet completely formed of flames!
Oceans, continental shelves, clouds, deserts, cities—all were illusions of fire, like a work of art, breathtakingly beautiful!
And that blue planet, with Xiao Chuihuo's continuous injection of firepower, expanded madly!
Hundreds of thousands of kilometers, millions of kilometers, already far exceeding the size of a star, a red giant, or a blue giant star, seemingly without limit!
Everyone's gaze was drawn to it, looking at that azure blue planet suspended above the Mechanical Empire warship!
Because it was just too huge!