69novels Chapter 1109 The Celestial Star is Destroyed, and the System Reward Arrives!
Chapter 1109 The Celestial Star is Destroyed, and the System Reward Arrives!
"Execute the second plan!" He raised his hand, his voice not loud, but carrying an undeniable penetrating force.
"Here!"
The general who had been waiting by his side immediately clasped his hands in greeting, accepted the order, turned and strode away, his shouts conveying the command short and forceful. The scene, which had just relaxed slightly, immediately sprang back into motion like a finely tuned machine.
The second plan was a more thorough and violent series of explosions. Since a single explosion was insufficient to solve the problem, continuous explosions would amplify and permeate the destructive force until the core component was completely torn apart and annihilated! The pre-prepared second batch of detonation points were quickly activated, and the fuses were lit again.
At the same time, Gao Yao's cold voice rang out again: "Move the Shenji Battalion's artillery forward! Twenty general cannons, aim them at the core predicted area, load solid shot and explosive shells, and prepare for a comprehensive bombardment!"
"According to the order!"
Commands were relayed down the chain of command, and the distant rumble of wheels rolling over gravel and the heavy scraping of metal could be heard. Twenty dark cannons were pushed to their designated positions, and the well-trained gunners carried out the final aiming and loading in a tense but orderly manner.
The cold steel reflected a ghostly light in the sunlight, creating a chillingly destructive beauty. Gao Yao had prepared for the worst—if continuous explosions failed, then these twenty of the most advanced firepower of the era would be used for the final, and most direct, physical "plowing."
"boom--!!!"
The second wave of explosions began. This time, it wasn't a single, massive roar, but a continuous, wave-like series of explosions. The explosives were divided into several batches and detonated sequentially according to a precise timeline.
A deafening roar tore through the air, and the earth trembled and groaned like an enraged giant. The collapsed ruins were ripped up again, smaller stones were hurled into the air, and then rained down. The smoke and dust were thicker than before, billowing up and almost obscuring half the sky, even dimming the sunlight.
Gao Yao stood on the makeshift command platform, his robes fluttering in the shockwaves and blast waves of the explosion, but he remained motionless, his gaze fixed intently on the epicenter. His brow furrowed deeper and deeper, his lips pressed into a hard line. With each explosion, his anticipation rose slightly, only to be extinguished by the subsequent silence of the system notification.
A quarter of an hour felt exceptionally long amidst the deafening explosions and the anxious wait. As the echoes of the final explosions gradually faded in the valley, leaving only the rustling of falling rocks and the suppressed breathing of people, Gao Yao's heart sank to the bottom.
The smoke and dust slowly dissipated, revealing an area utterly devastated by the blast, forming a deeper and wider crater, as if repeatedly hammered by a giant. However, the system notification remained silent.
Could it be... that artillery fire is truly necessary? Perhaps even a third or fourth plan needs to be devised? Is this celestial star truly indestructible? A rare sense of powerlessness, stemming from an inability to control an unknown force, quietly swept through Gao Yao's heart. He slowly raised his hand, preparing to issue the order to fire.
Just as his finger was about to strike—
【Ding. 】
A crisp notification sound, seemingly resounding directly into the depths of one's soul, appeared without warning.
Gao Yao's movements suddenly froze, and his pupils contracted slightly.
[Celestial Star Damage Confirmed. Congratulations, Host, on completing the 'Space Anchor Point Removal' mission.]
Success! The tension in Gao Yao's heart suddenly eased. But before he could fully savor the complex emotions of completing the task, even more important notifications appeared one after another:
[Mission Reward: One opportunity to travel through one-way space.]
[Time Travel Mode Description: This time travel is divided into two types—]
[A. Targeted Spatial Travel: Allows travel to a known plane with precise spacetime coordinates stored in the host's memory. The landing point is guaranteed by fundamental safeguards.]
[B. Random Space Travel: This involves randomly selecting a suitable plane from the endless sea of planes for travel. The landing point, era, and environment are all unpredictable, making it extremely risky.]
[Special Note: This is a one-time reward. Once the host opens a spatial channel in the current dimension, the selection will take effect immediately and cannot be changed, reversed, or stored. Please choose carefully.]
The system notification sound disappeared, leaving Gao Yao with a deeper silence and an even more turbulent inner turmoil than when he destroyed Tianxing.
The system interface in front of me shimmered with a ghostly blue light, and lines of text flowed as if they were alive.
Gao Yao, the overlord who already stood at the pinnacle of this world and held the reins of power, stared intently at those few lines of cold explanation, his face showing a near-dumb shock for the first time.
"Dimensional portal... stably activated? Two-way access?"
He murmured those words repeatedly, each one like a heavy hammer blow to his once-unbreakable beliefs. He had thought it was a portal opened just for him, a one-way leap of soul or body.
He had already silently planned his affairs countless times in his heart—how to properly settle the old brothers who had followed him for many years, and how to entrust the magnificent country he had built with his own hands to the most reliable person.
But the reality presented by the system was completely different from what he had expected. This was not a "door" that he could pass through alone and then close, but a "bridge" that he needed to "build" and maintain himself! A relatively stable spacetime passage connecting this world with another unknown dimension!
The initial shock receded like a tide, followed by an indescribable sense of excitement mixed with immense relief, which instantly swept through his entire being.
【Please select target plane: 1. Enter known spacetime coordinates; 2. Anchor randomly in the endless sea of planes.】
Spacetime coordinates? Gao Yao's brows furrowed tightly, a bitter smile playing on his lips. This touched upon the most stubborn part of his blind spot. His martial arts had reached a state of perfection, his true energy as vast as the sea; with a mere gesture, he could cause mountains to crumble and rivers to stop flowing. Taking the head of a general from among a million soldiers was indeed as easy as turning one's hand.
He was a master of political maneuvering and strategy, deeply understanding the treacherous nature of human hearts, and governed the vast world with remarkable efficiency. But what exactly were these spacetime coordinates? Were they star chart trajectories? Energy frequencies? Or some higher-dimensional mathematical expression? The system offered no explanation, no examples, only a blank input field, silently mocking his complete ignorance in this area.