The boundless starlight poured down, like a myriad of stars falling.
These starlights, dazzling and brilliant, illuminated the entire void, enveloping those terrifying spherical lightning bolts.
"Roar..."
The Flood Dragon immediately let out a painful wail.
The starlight surged, as if transforming into endless sharp blades, slicing the Flood Dragon into pieces.
"Hiss...."
Many alien demons gasped in unison.
"What is that?"
"Starlight?"
They exclaimed in surprise.
The scene was too shocking.
Countless starlights descended, submerging the Flood Dragon, shredding it into dust.
The Flood Dragon struggled, but was still crushed, eventually vanishing into specks of starlight.
Zhou Yan stood tall in mid-air, his posture erect, like the master of heaven and earth.
His eyes were deep and cold, sweeping across the scene: "Alien demons, do you still wish to attack my territory?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the alien demons trembled with fear.
At this moment, Zhou Yan's image was immensely imposing, making their hearts pound.
They had never encountered such a situation before.
"Retreat!"
"Withdraw!"
Soon, the alien demon army retreated, fleeing into the distance.
After clearing the battlefield, Zhou Yan obtained a large amount of divine crystal stones and other materials that could upgrade his territory.
[Building: Storm Tower]
[Tier: Tier 1]
[Materials for next tier: 20,000 Divine Crystal Stones, 20,000 Storm Stones]
[Attributes: Can unleash various storm spells to attack enemies.]
[Description: Storm, heed my call! Destroy the enemy.]
Zhou Yan used divine crystal stones and some materials to upgrade two [Storm Towers] to Tier 2.
"It seems that to further upgrade the other facilities in the territory, I need to seize the mineral veins and resource production areas in the Divine Realm."
Zhou Yan looked at the upgrade materials for the defense towers and other facilities with some frustration. The required quantities were too large, and he could not always wait for alien demon invasions to harvest materials. He had to take the initiative.
Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on Zhou Yan's face.
He decided to go on a trip himself and investigate.
With the [Heaven and Earth Library], Zhou Yan could know where to obtain the materials he needed.
In the Divine Realm, in the eastern region, deep within a mountain range, a thick layer of miasma permeated the mountains.
This was poisonous miasma.
Even cultivators would rapidly decay upon entering.
Most alien demons who approached the depths of the mountain range were generally weaker, with some not even reaching the Divine Human realm.
"Pfft!"
Suddenly, a cold glint flashed in the distance, and hundreds of thousands of human soldiers descended from the sky.
"Lord, according to our detection, there should be a Tier 1 mineral vein nearby." Gao Shun, leading the Vanguard Camp generals, descended from the territory and respectfully said to Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan nodded slightly: "We have already reached the periphery. Prepare to begin mining."
"Yes, sir!"
Immediately, the surrounding generals led the soldiers and rushed into the depths of the mineral vein.
"Rumble."
At this moment, a loud noise came from afar.
Zhou Yan looked up and saw dense black shadows flying from a distance.
"Not good, alien demon attack!"
"Alert!"
In an instant, the generals reacted, immediately drawing their weapons and warily staring ahead.
"This is..."
"Is it an alien beast?"
The faces of many generals changed, and horror appeared in their eyes.
Alien beasts were not true living creatures, but were condensed from special materials, possessed intelligence, and had immense destructive power.
Alien demons had been fighting with humans for many years and were very familiar with the habits of human soldiers, having long understood the humans' weaknesses.
"Kill!"
A furious roar came, and a colossal alien beast, five to six meters tall, covered in sharp bone spurs, appeared in front.
Its entire body was black, exuding a strong aura of malevolence.
This was a Tier 5 alien beast.
Its arms were incredibly thick, and with every swing, they were like steel whips tearing through the air.
"Clang clang clang—"
Almost instantly, many generals were heavily struck, blood spurting.
"Energy Tower, fire!"
Gao Shun shouted, and thirteen giant energy towers immediately appeared.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
White beams of light shot out, fiercely bombarding the alien beast.
Sparks flew, and explosions continued. The alien beast's carapace was pierced with more than a dozen holes.
It roared and swung its claws, swatting away the white beams, and its injuries recovered considerably.
However, these energy cannons contained destructive power. With repeated bombardments, it was finally annihilated.
The alien beast's carcass fell, the smell of blood pungent.
"Phew~"
Zhou Yan exhaled a turbid breath. Looking at the divine crystals that fell from the alien beast's corpse, his brows relaxed, and a smile appeared.
Although this Tier 1 alien beast was fierce, it was not a sage after all. Being bombarded by thirteen energy towers unitedly, it could not withstand it and was worn down to death.
"The Lord is mighty."
"Hahaha, it's truly safe following the Lord."
The surrounding generals were extremely excited.
"Good, worthy of being a bunch of good-for-nothings."
Zhou Yan glanced at these generals.
Although they were brave and skilled in battle on weekdays, when encountering top-tier existences among alien demons, they were generally unable to contend.
He still needed to quickly improve their strength.
"Let's continue moving forward and search for treasures in the Divine Realm."
Zhou Yan gave a faint order and turned to leave.
.......
The Divine Realm was vast and boundless.
Here, in addition to all sorts of gods, there were also endless demons, alien demons, fierce beasts, and other beings.
These ferocious creatures occupied their own territories, dominating many lands.
In this mountain range, there was a prince of an alien demon kingdom who ruled over countless demons.
Under his command, a large number of demons were gathered.
At this moment, a Golden-winged Great Peng bird flew over and stopped beside the alien demon prince.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
The alien demon prince said respectfully.
"What new discoveries have you made this time?"
The Golden-winged Great Peng bird asked.
"Reporting to Your Highness, this time we have discovered a new mineral vein."
The alien demon prince said, "The ore in that mineral vein is extremely pure and of astonishing value. I wish to request your help in collecting it."
"A mineral vein?" The Golden-winged Great Peng bird's eyes lit up. "Since that's the case, let's go take a look."
Soon, the Golden-winged Great Peng bird flapped its wings and flew towards the mineral vein.
.......
At this time, in the mineral vein, a team of human soldiers was mining ore.
These human soldiers were all at Tier 1 cultivation, not particularly strong, but their coordination was skilled.
"Crunch, crunch."
In the depths of the mineral vein, an armored vehicle was transporting ore.
Inside the armored vehicle were various crates. When opened, the metal flowed with a metallic sheen, flashing with dazzling brilliance, and a faint sound like thunder could be heard.
This was rare iron ore smelted at high temperatures.
Once smelted into weapons, it could make soldiers' swords and sabers sharper.
It could also be used to forge armor.
These were standard issue equipment.
"Quick! Hurry up!"
"Don't dawdle!"
The soldiers shouted.
They were all wearing heavy armor, specifically designed to protect them from these rare ores, a type of heavy armor.
Their footsteps were slow, seemingly worried that some ores were unstable and might collapse at any moment.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a violent impact sound echoed.