The First Pest > Chapter 79: The Power of One Fist, So Fearsome

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  What's even more frightening is that this tornado can explode at any time. In other words, if Chen Donghai thinks it's necessary, he can detonate the tornado immediately. The tornado is already so powerful in its unexploded state. It's imaginable how enormous its power will be once it's detonated. It's estimated that a small black hole will form in the starry sky. Everything around the black hole will be sucked in and cannot escape.

  "Will it explode?" Xia Xingxiao asked with full expectation. He really wanted to see, a 16th-level cultivator, once the tornado was triggered, how powerful it would be. Whether or not it could clear out all the sand bandits and desert creatures.

  "It will explode!" Li Yuzi nodded and said affirmatively.

  The power of the tornado is indeed enormous, and no one dares to approach it. However, for the cultivator himself, it is also a great test. Because this tornado is purely condensed from true energy, its foundation is still true energy. The tornado consumes a lot of true energy. If the cultivator's true energy reserve is not enough, he must detonate as soon as possible.

  Otherwise, once the true energy is out of control, not only will the tornado lose its power, but the cultivator himself will also be counterattacked by the true energy. With Chen Daohai's 16th-level cultivation, he can hold on for at most ten or so minutes. After this time node, he must explode. If he continues to drag it down, he will instead give his opponent an opportunity to take advantage of him.

  "Rumble!"

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, a tornado was triggered a few minutes later.

  The power of the real gas explosion is even more severe than the 50 million tons TNT equivalent of Khrushchev's bomb. However, pure real gas is not something that cosmic creatures can withstand. Therefore, its lethality is much higher than that of Khrushchev's bomb. The tornado-like explosion is like the formation of a supernova, with shockwaves coming one after another.

  The first wave of shockwaves passed, and tens of thousands of sand thieves disappeared without a trace. They were at least two or three hundred kilometers away from the epicenter of the tornado explosion, but they were also mercilessly affected by the waves. The result of being affected was death. Many sand wyrms that did not have time to escape the explosion range were directly disintegrated into their most primitive dust by the shockwaves and drifted in the vast starry sky.

  It was those sand worms that suffered a huge blow. Their bodies, which were already charred by the true energy, were in agony. At this time, they were hit by the tornado and their skin was torn apart, unable to survive or die. Many of the sand worms were extinct on the spot. The lucky surviving sand worms were also covered in scars, barely holding on to life.

  However, the impact of the shockwave was not just a simple one-time thing. After the first wave passed, the second wave came again. Although the second wave was not as powerful as the first one, it still contained destructive energy.

  After the second wave of shock, more than half of the sand worms were washed away. Some sand worms, under the pressure of a large amount of true energy, suddenly self-destructed on the spot. The self-destruction of the sand worms triggered a chain reaction, causing other sand worms to die continuously.

  The entire sky, one after another, erupted in fierce explosions, and from a distance, it looked like fireworks burning on a festive day, very colorful, very mysterious. Countless bursting fireworks enveloped the twinkling stars, filling the entire sky with a joyful and harmonious atmosphere.

  When the third wave of attack swept over, the nearby starry sky could no longer see the existence of sandworms. They were either driven away or killed. The fate of being killed was to be directly decomposed. Decompose into the most primitive substances and become dust in the universe. Dust that is invisible to the naked eye. Then there was another shockwave, sweeping away the dust.

  The power of one punch is actually so formidable!

  Everyone who witnessed this was deeply stimulated.

  Chen Daohai's cultivation level was only that of a 16th-level cultivator (Da Xue). If it were a higher-level cultivator who took action, heaven knows what kind of power would be displayed. It's likely that, just like in myths, with a light wave of the hand, the stars and galaxies in the universe would all change their appearance. The abilities of legendary gods are probably no more than this.

  "Boom!"

  At this time, in a more distant place, Chief of Staff Song Tian Gao also took action.

  The battlefield over there is tens of thousands of miles away from the planet Aiyue. Their eyes can't see it at all. However, they can still feel the situation on that side based on the fluctuations in energy.

  Song Tian Gao, although only a senior colonel, was only one rank below Chen Duo Hai. However, the feeling of his moves was surprisingly not much different from Chen Duo Hai's. His energy fluctuations, after being transmitted over thousands of miles, still felt extremely clear. With just one punch, large swaths of sand thieves, sand eagles and other sand tribe creatures were reduced to ashes.

  Xia Xingxiao said: "Is this Song Tiangao's level comparable to that of a commander?"

  Li Yuzhi said disdainfully: "Our boss has something to reserve, not using all his strength, the second one is doing his best, that's the difference!"

  Obviously, he didn't have a good impression of Song Tian Gao either, and his words were somewhat disrespectful. Of course, as a standard soldier, he wouldn't discuss his superior too much. After slightly venting his dissatisfaction, Li Yuji stopped speaking altogether.

  Chen Duo Hai and Song Tian Gao's joining means the battle has entered its final stage. Both sides' trump cards have all been revealed. Whether to continue fighting or disengage and end the battle depends on the decision of the higher-ups of the Sha tribe.

  The strongest reliance of the Sha family is those giant sand worms. On the other hand, the strongest reliance of the federal troops are the eight battleships and the 15th and 16th level cultivators. And that 16th level cultivator has not used his full strength yet.

  The commander of the 112th Division, Chu Nan-hung, and the commander of the 114th Division, Lu Fei-yun, are not cultivators, so they will not take action. Once they leave their command posts, their personal combat power is not even comparable to Ma Peng's. On the other hand, the commander of the 116th Division, Tian Min-zhong, is a cultivator. Unfortunately, the 116th Division has another combat mission and cannot come to support.

  The high-level officials of the Baihe Star Military District are not cultivators. In the vicinity of Baihe Star, only Chen Duohai's cultivation level is the highest. Apart from him, there are no other higher-level cultivators. Therefore, he is the last line of defense. Whether Aiyue Star can be defended depends to a large extent on whether Chen Duohai can intimidate the Sha thief.

  The Starlight Federation's self-castration laws have led to a severe shortage of cultivators within the military, severely impacting its combat effectiveness. This has been going on for more than just one or two days. Unfortunately, the democratically elected president and speaker are more concerned with the interests of the sand thieves than those of the cultivators. The only way to change these laws is if the cultivators were to launch an armed uprising.

  In fact, within the federal army, there has always been a contradiction between practitioners and non-practitioners. This is not only due to the need for control by those in power but also the ambition of some practitioners. The contradictions between the Kubba military base and the Mino military base are largely manufactured by those in power. They do not want the garrison on Aylee Star to unite, which would be very unfavorable for their management.

  Some high-level cultivators have always tried to restore the imperial system, imitating the Eight Great Empires, and implementing a cultivator-dominated rule across the country. To put it in an ancient phrase, they are "using martial prowess to commit taboos". They try to rely on their own personal martial power to reach the pinnacle of power. Their ambition is detected by others, who naturally become doubly vigilant. As a result, other cultivators also get implicated.

  If there were no such background, the federal high-level would not be able to self-supervise and self-reduce combat effectiveness. After all, who wants to always lose battles, who wants to always be bullied? Let go of all martial arts, let everyone practice, and the combat effectiveness of the army will definitely be greatly improved. However, the consequences brought about by this are also unpredictable.

  The internal workings of the eight great empires of humanity have never been very stable. Those high-ranking cultivators, all had powerful backers behind them. Either it was the military or their families. They were lush and deeply rooted, naturally becoming a local tyrant, disregarding the orders from the central government as they pleased. Some even openly challenged the central government.

  It seems that Lyu Qiao, the Grand Marshal of the First Legion of the Chaohui Empire, and Dong Ganma, the Grand Marshal of the Second Legion, publicly declared war on the Harilan Empire, which is a blatant challenge to the authority of the Central Government of the Chaohui Empire. They are just legion commanders, what qualifications do they have to declare war? This is absolutely unacceptable for the Federal Government.

  "The sand thieves have started to retreat." Li Yuzi said suddenly.

  Xia Xingxiao and others looked up at the starry sky. Sure enough, the vast army of Sha Tao in the depths of space began to slowly retreat. A large number of Sha fighters rushed forward to surround and block the Federation's fighter jets. They were going to cut off the rear, covering the retreat of the main force of the Sha tribe.

  The pursuit of the federal troops was a bit slow. The convoy fleet dispatched mostly light unmanned aerial vehicles, which were unable to eliminate so many sand vipers and could only interfere with their actions. Heavy fighter jets remained dormant.

  Xia Xingxiao said discontentedly: "Why are they chasing so slowly?"

  Li Yuzi smiled bitterly and said, "Afraid of being ambushed. They had suffered from rapid pursuit before. Two divisions of troops, almost lost half, Lu Feiyun was almost killed. To say that they were also bitten by a snake for ten years, afraid of the well rope!"

  Xia Xing Xiao frowned, wanting to say something but couldn't. It's frustrating, after all, his own strength wasn't strong enough. Otherwise, with one punch, the entire starry sky would be cleared out, how refreshing that would be!

  ……

  Deep underground, the medical department of the Mello military base.

  Yu Zhilei is organizing personnel and settling in survivors rescued from the warship.

  From the moment the troops arrived from Sha Thieft, a large number of wounded were sent to the medical station for treatment. Most of these wounded were from the Mien Lo military base, and a small portion were from other units. The wounded from other units were mostly female soldiers.