Chapter 52: The Spiral of Death, Section 10

It was indeed stone essence.
The exquisite crystals covering every part of the surrounding space might, from an appearance standpoint, resemble gemstone ores—or perhaps energy ores. But Kurokami knew these things were real stone essence.
He had seen this kind of stone essence before, in the laboratory of the Black Prison clan.
“Monkey, go alone and use an engineering mech to dig out a piece.” Seeing Monkey and the others’ surprised expressions, Kurokami was too lazy to explain and simply gave the order.
Soon, an engineering mech floated out of the warship under many eager gazes. It quickly approached those sword-like purple crystals. Without even using a cutter, it simply grabbed them with its mechanical arm, and the seemingly indestructible stone essence suddenly bent, twisting like playdough in his hands.
“Damn, are you kidding me?” Monkey’s eyes widened in shock. He couldn’t believe what he saw. He had thought that any purple crystal with such an appearance must be extremely hard. But he never imagined something like this could happen—something that could be bent and twisted at will? Was that still called stone essence?
Yet, unlike his astonishment, Kurokami remained calm. Especially when he saw the engineering mech twist the stone essence into a spiral, he even nodded secretly.
As expected. These things weren’t just stone essence—they were highly special stone essence. No wonder the Grand Duke of Tarot had sealed off the memories here so tightly. Even he had to exert great effort to obtain them. Moreover, for some reason, Kurokami felt these stone essences were familiar.
Wait, think again…
As the engineering mech moved faster and more pieces of stone essence were removed, Kurokami’s gaze grew sharper. Suddenly, he slapped his thigh and shouted loudly,
“Monkey!!!”
“Huh?” Monkey shuddered at Kurokami’s voice.
“Tell the engineering mech to press those two pieces of stone essence together and hold them for a while.”
“Oh, okay.” Monkey was momentarily stunned but quickly relayed the order. The engineering mech outside brought its hands together, pressing the two pieces of stone essence tightly together. At first, nothing changed. Just as Monkey thought Kurokami was overreacting, something unexpected happened.
The two pieces of stone essence slowly merged together…
“Black… Black Crystal Giant Ship!!!” Now, not only Kurokami but almost everyone understood the purpose of these stone essences.

“Good heavens… what a huge treasure this must be…” The monkey grinned, his eyes slanted in a dazed expression. Bloodpupil and Baroque beside him weren’t any better, laughing foolishly like two idiots.
“Enough. Stop marveling. There are many of these.” Seeing the others’ outburst, Blackhair couldn’t help but rub his brows.
It was only then that he finally understood why the Grand Duke of Tarot was so arrogant. Think about it—anyone who controlled so many special stone essences and possessed such miraculous virtual corridors would surely become incredibly arrogant. Blackhair could even imagine that these so-called resource sites weren’t all made public. Given the Grand Duke of Tarot’s nature, he would surely keep enough leverage for himself, even the Emperor of Moor wouldn’t know much about it.
What an amazing guy.
Gazing at the amethyst-like world outside the window, Blackhair truly began to admire this old man. As he said, with these secrets in hand, he was like an existence beyond ordinary mortals in the Moor Empire. No one dared to touch him. Even the Emperor of Moor had to consider his mood. Because touching him meant touching the lifeblood of the Moor Empire!!
But…
I’m not from the Moor Empire. I not only need to touch that lifeblood myself, but I also need to do it fiercely!
As the construction mechs quickly returned to the ship, a sinister smile appeared on Blackhair’s lips.
“Monkey, go ahead. Destroy everything here!!”
“O-Okay, boss… no, wait, what did you say!?” Monkey reflexively agreed before suddenly widening his eyes, staring at Blackhair in shock.
“Are you crazy!! This is such a huge treasure!! We’ve worked so hard to find it—how can we destroy it?”
“Yes, boss. Are you joking?” Bloodpupil and Baroque also looked utterly astonished, exclaiming in unison.
Faced with their confused looks, Blackhair still didn’t explain anything. He simply nodded lightly and pointed a finger at the purple crystals outside.
“You heard me right. Start now. These stone essences are too important. Do you really think the Moor Empire would be unprepared at such a crucial resource site? If we don’t act now, we might not even have time to act later. We’re not Moors—we don’t need stone essences to boost our strength!!”

“Understood, boss!!” Hearing Black Hair’s last words, the monkey also realized the severity of the situation. He took a deep breath and was about to give orders. But before he could speak, Black Hair spoke again.
“Wait. If I’m not mistaken, these Stone Spirits should be able to absorb energy fluctuations. So don’t use energy weapons. Send out Snake Teeth and level this place completely! I don’t want any fragments left!!”
“Yes!” This time, the monkey finally took it seriously and passed on the orders. Following his command, several virtual puppets behind the Blood Wolf Fleet slowly moved forward. Under everyone’s tense gazes, they activated Snake Teeth’s mounting system. Giant steel humanoid figures, resembling ancient titans, moved their limbs and appeared before everyone. Then, a series of destructions began.
It had to be said that Snake Teeth truly lived up to being the latest weapon designed for destruction. Those giant steel humanoids were simply the most terrifying weapons in existence. Since Black Hair ordered them not to use energy weapons, these guys found their own way—pulling out hammers from their backpacks!!
“Damn…” Seeing this, Black Hair gasped in shock and reluctantly closed his eyes.
They were indeed his subordinates. And they were real. Those hammers were specifically designed for interstellar battles, meant to destroy planets. With just one strike, even a small planet would be left with a huge crater. These guys were absolutely insane!
But as for the effect… Black Hair nodded, a hint of approval in his eyes.
A total of thirty Snake Teeth were deployed, and in just fifteen minutes, they almost completely destroyed the Stone Spirit ore veins around the fleet. With loud booms, those precious ore veins turned into countless fragments, which were then destroyed by the flames that followed. As Snake Teeth swung more and more vigorously, the space around the fleet quickly expanded.
And trouble also arose…
On Li Feng’s main screen, some particularly bright dots finally appeared.
“Hehe, these guys have finally shown up,” the monkey said with delight upon seeing this. His fingers moved swiftly, and those dots were immediately enlarged.

In the distant starry sky, several massive prismatic warships rushed toward them as if their tails were on fire. Through the holographic images, it was clear they were in a hurry—starting their attack even before reaching range. Rows of precise energy beams tore through the starfield like a storm. Yet when they reached Hei Fa’s side, not a single spark was produced.

At the same time, Li Feng received a harsh warning from the enemy.

“Warning, outsiders!! This is the Mol Empire’s resource collection area!! Your presence threatens the empire’s security. You have five minutes to cease all destructive activities and surrender, or we will launch an attack!!”

“Idiots, you’ve already started attacking!” Monkey laughed maniacally, waving his hand arrogantly. “Send a few more guys out to show those guys what real strength looks like.”

“Hehe, exactly. Just a few Black Crystal warships? Three Snake Teeth can tear them to pieces. Let them see what that so-called ‘dragon’ is all about!!” He also grinned, then quietly nudged Monkey. “What did you mean by that last sentence?”

Idiot! Monkey glared at him and showed him the middle finger…

But then again, Monkey’s arrogance wasn’t entirely unfounded. After all, they had brought almost all of the Blood Wolves’ resources this time—nearly a thousand Snake Teeth alone. Their strength was terrifyingly formidable. Not to mention a few Black Crystal warships; even an entire fleet wouldn’t stand a chance against Hei Fa and the others!!

In short, they were like a fierce dragon!!

And that was indeed the case. The moment Monkey shouted, the virtual puppets behind them activated their mounting systems again, releasing another ten Snake Teeth. These massive humanoid figures, like in a game, drew their weapons from their backpacks and simultaneously activated the engines on their backs…

“Boom!!”

The effect of nearly a thousand engines firing their exhausts at once was astonishing. The Snake Teeth seemed to be pushed hard, accelerating from zero to maximum speed in an instant. Faced with the enemy’s storm-like energy beams, these terrifying war machines not only didn’t avoid them but also raised their blades high, laughing cruelly as they…

Swung down with full force!!