Xiao Yu had already taken enough warships from his reserve fleet to replenish the army of intelligent beings. In his planning, the biological army would be the main force in the offensive and defensive battle over the small universe.

The Sweepers Civilization had very clearly begun preparing for the offensive and defensive battle over the small universe. Xiao Yu saw that, under the effect of many large instruments, an enormous Space Gate had already been opened, and beyond the Space Gate a continuously spreading Space Bridge was extending.

If it was not stopped, these Space Bridges would eventually spread into Xiao Yu’s small universe. If the Neutron War Star were allowed to enter the small universe, then Xiao Yu’s end would arrive.

Even though the Solar spaceship outperformed even the Radiance, it still could not possibly be a match for the Neutron War Star.

Xiao Yu and the biological army had already fully prepared for war.

The fleet of the Sweepers Civilization finally began entering the Space Bridge. These fleets, while protecting the section of Space Bridge that had already been laid down, also bore the task of continuing to lay new segments.

This Space Bridge, growing from the main universe like a branch from a trunk, was stretching outward without end.

The Neutron War Star also entered this Space Bridge. At the same time, Xiao Yu began to move from the small universe side as well.

No fewer than several thousand Space Bridges were opened up, and thousands of Space Gates floated in the void of the small universe. Large numbers of warships gathered there, some controlled by fleets of the biological army, others controlled directly by Xiao Yu.

The intelligent beings were free to choose which team to join. Many, many teams had already formed within the Divine Ark Civilization, and among them, the team built by Yang Jianqi and Rose had the most followers, reaching nearly one hundred million warships in scale.

These followers would accept unified command from their team leaders and fight in coordination with one another.

Thousands of Space Gates meant thousands of Space Bridges. These Space Bridges, like tunnels spreading beneath the ground, extended in all directions, beginning to move toward the Sweepers Civilization’s Space Bridge.

“Even the Neutron War Star cannot withstand the killing power brought by the heat death of the small universe. In that case, let heat death kill you.”

That was what Xiao Yu thought.

The vast data exchange platform allowed Xiao Yu to grasp in real time all data relating to his own warships and, accordingly, to draft follow-up war plans and issue orders from the perspective of the overall situation.

Under such circumstances, the fleet personally commanded by Xiao Yu took the lead, first to connect to the Sweepers Civilization’s Space Bridge.

The passage opened, and great numbers of warships instantly surged out, clashing with the warships of the Sweepers Civilization.

At this moment, there were not many ships from either side involved in the fighting, but the level of danger was in no way inferior to that of a large-scale war.

This was the Space Bridge, where space itself was fragile, and the use of spatial weapons greatly increased the danger.

Here, if everything was handled properly, it was not impossible to separate the Neutron War Star from the main universe by relying on just a few Planet-Class spaceships, then use entropy increase and heat death to kill it.

This was precisely Xiao Yu’s only way to defeat the Sweepers Civilization.

In the midst of this intense and perilous battle, the Neutron War Star made its move. Compared to the countless massive warships, it was nothing but a tiny speck, yet this tiny speck possessed power comparable to tens of billions of warships.

It swiftly arrived at the entrance of Xiao Yu’s Space Bridge and launched its attack.

Spatial Starburst.

Endless energy erupted. Xiao Yu’s Space Bridge was instantly severed.

The tens of thousands of warships on it were all destroyed in that moment. Xiao Yu’s heart skipped a beat.

Xiao Yu had not expected that the Neutron War Star would actually be capable of using Spatial Starburst within the Space Bridge.

Spatial Starburst used space itself as its energy source, transforming space into tremendous energy to attack the enemy.

The Space Bridge was formed of space, so in principle, using Spatial Starburst here was the most appropriate, allowing its greatest power and effect to be brought into play.

But… how did the Sweepers Civilization dare to use Spatial Starburst in this place?

Spatial Starburst was indeed at its most powerful here, but how had the Sweepers Civilization managed to ensure that their own side was not affected in the slightest, channeling all of the energy against the enemy alone?

How could their control possibly be so precise?

This was completely beyond Xiao Yu’s imagination.

The very first battle had barely begun when it came to an end.

The immense energy of the Spatial Starburst surged back along the path of the blast, inflicting severe damage on the entire Space Bridge that Xiao Yu had constructed.

Because the space was now extremely unstable, a spaceship might slip out of three-dimensional space into an isolated small universe and be destroyed forever with just the slightest movement.

The colossal energy even directly affected the Space Gate located in the small universe. Xiao Yu saw that, after the Spatial Starburst attack was launched, the Space Gate immediately began to shake violently.

This single Spatial Starburst had cost Xiao Yu at least eight hundred thousand warships.

Among these eight hundred thousand warships were three Planet-Class warships.

Xiao Yu’s heart gradually sank.

The surviving warships fled this Space Bridge in a sorry state.

This Space Bridge had now become a bridge of doom, essentially no longer worth repairing.

To prevent any accidents, Xiao Yu chose to blow it up himself.

The fact that Spatial Starburst could be used on the Space Bridge was a heavy blow to Xiao Yu, putting him into a dilemma.

He had no choice but to lay down Space Bridges to block the Sweepers Civilization from attacking the small universe.

At the same time, once the Space Bridges were laid down, he had to provide enough strength to protect them.

If the protective force was insufficient and the Space Bridges he built were seized by the Sweepers Civilization and used to directly break into his small universe, what then?

But if he did send enough warships to protect the Space Bridges, how would he deal with Spatial Starburst?

Wouldn’t his warships simply be destroyed for nothing?

If he sent enough warships, they would suffer Spatial Starburst attacks and eventually would be lost in huge numbers.

If he did not send enough warships, the Sweepers Civilization would advance along the path of the bridge and break into his small universe.

If he did nothing at all, the Sweepers Civilization would lay down its own Space Bridges and eventually still attack the small universe.

None of the options were good.

No matter what response he chose, he could not truly solve the problem.

While the Neutron War Star would not use Spatial Starburst too frequently, Xiao Yu had not forgotten that those spherical warships could also use Spatial Starburst.

In such a special environment as the Space Bridge, Xiao Yu did not believe that the power of Spatial Starburst unleashed by spherical warships would be weak.

The Space Bridge laid down by the fleet led by the Jianqi also connected to the Sweepers Civilization’s Space Bridge.

Yang Jianqi, very cleverly, did not send his main force, instead dispatching only a small detachment to probe first.

But the result was not much better.

Xiao Yu saw that over ten spherical warships joined together and simultaneously launched a Spatial Starburst attack.

That Space Bridge was immediately destroyed, and tens of thousands of warships vanished without a trace.

During this period, several hundred other teams also attacked the Sweepers Civilization’s Space Bridge, but without exception, all of those Space Bridges were destroyed by Spatial Starburst.

In just a few short hours, Xiao Yu had lost nearly one hundred million warships.

“How are we supposed to fight like this? How are we supposed to fight like this?”

Xiao Yu muttered to himself, his mind racing.

“If this continues, even with a reserve of twenty billion warships, I will not be able to hold out for long. This situation is absolutely unacceptable. I must find another way.”

Countless thoughts whirled rapidly through Xiao Yu’s mind, only to be dismissed one after another.

At that moment, Xiao Yu heard Rose let out a cry of delight.

“I did it!”

Xiao Yu saw that, through her outstanding strategy and command ability, Rose had led her team to open numerous small Space Bridges before making contact with the Sweepers Civilization’s Space Bridge, using them to confuse the enemy.

Through a combination of false and real moves, they ultimately managed to deceive the Sweepers Civilization and successfully transport several million warships into the interior of the Sweepers Civilization’s Space Bridge.

This series of tactical maneuvers revealed Rose’s exceptional command and overall-control capabilities.

Even Xiao Yu could not help but silently praise her.

The Sweepers Civilization could freely use Spatial Starburst to destroy Xiao Yu’s Space Bridges, but now that the enemy fleet had already entered their own Space Bridge, surely the Sweepers Civilization would not unleash Spatial Starburst on its own bridge.

As long as Xiao Yu’s warships entered the Sweepers Civilization’s Space Bridge, they gained the qualification to fight on equal terms, although only the qualification.

Because Xiao Yu knew that the final fate of those warships would still be destruction, either besieged by the enemy or rammed and destroyed by the Neutron War Star.

“This model cannot be replicated. Not everyone has Rose’s outstanding talent. I do not either, because I cannot simultaneously control that many warships.”

“Rose’s success can only boost morale; it cannot change the actual situation on the battlefield. I must find a practical method to change this situation.”

Xiao Yu had to find a solution.

If he could not, then in at most ten days, the Sweepers Civilization would break into the small universe, and that would be the end for him.

“What should I do… what should I do…”

“Hm? The Sweepers Civilization cannot possibly launch Spatial Starburst on its own Space Bridge…”

“In that case, I have found a way.”

“Although this method still cannot change the overall situation, it can at least buy me ten or eight years, and during that time, there might be some unexpected development in my favor…”

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