The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 545: Conspiracy Emerges, Internal Crisis

After the alien visitors left, the Hongmeng universe seemed to have returned to its former tranquility. Under the careful guidance of Yun Yao and Chu Mochen, the spirit race became more prosperous. Magnificent interstellar cities rose from the ground among the stars with abundant spiritual energy. The spirit boats that shuttled between the stars were like agile light fish, busy transporting supplies and travelers of various races. In the Lingyun Academy, the young spirit children devoted themselves to research, and their desire for knowledge was like a burning spiritual flame. They drew strength from the ocean of knowledge, hoping that one day they could protect this hard-won cosmic home like the two creator gods.

Yun Yao still often travels the universe. Wherever she goes, the barren land can be nourished by the power of "Hongmeng Creation", and the spiritual veins will be born, and the dead planets will gradually come to life. She witnessed the vigorous development of various races and was filled with joy. Chu Mochen sat in the temple and taught the exquisite use of the law of chaos to the strong men of various races who came to ask for advice. His voice was steady and powerful, and every explanation was like the dawn, dispelling the fog in the hearts of the practitioners and allowing them to take fewer detours on the road of practice.

However, beneath this calm, there are undercurrents.

In a remote star region of the Hongmeng Universe, on a planet called Shadow Star, a secret gathering is taking place. This planet is shrouded in mysterious shadow fog all year round, with a harsh environment and few people, but it has become an excellent hiding place for those with ill intentions. Participating in the gathering are some radical members of the Eldar branch, their eyes are fanatical but revealing a hint of sinisterness.

The leader was a strong spirit named Yan Jin. He was tall and had dark red spirit flames burning all over his body, which was a symbol of his powerful cultivation. But at this moment, his expression was distorted and ferocious, "Humph, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen, why did they hand over the spirit resources that our spirit race had worked so hard to gather to outsiders? Those guys from other dimensions came and took away our hard work, and what did we get?" He punched the boulder beside him, and the boulder was instantly crushed into powder, and the powder turned into crystal clear glass under the high temperature of the spirit flame.

Next to him was an Eldar woman named Shuanghua, with a stern face. She was playing with an ice-edge dagger in her hand. The dagger was filled with cold air, as if it could freeze the air around it. "Brother Yanjin is right. They keep saying that they are doing this for the future of the universe, but we Eldar are the foundation of this universe. Now we have to be restrained by foreign races. I am unwilling to accept this." Her voice was like the collision of ice spikes, crisp but with a piercing chill.

A burst of echoes rang out from the crowd, and the dissatisfaction and greed in the hearts of these bewitched spirit children were completely ignited. They completely forgot the life-saving grace of Yun Yao and the others in the past, as well as the hard work they had put in opening up and developing the Hongmeng Universe. They only wanted to monopolize the spiritual resources and control the absolute power of the universe.

Behind them, a shadowy figure was hidden in the mist, emitting a strange aura. This shadowy figure was the messenger of the Dark Soul Alliance, a secret organization among the visitors from another world. They knew that the Hongmeng Universe had a profound foundation and that a frontal attack would have no chance of winning, so they decided to disintegrate it from within. Taking advantage of the previous exchange and cooperation, the Dark Soul Alliance messenger secretly contacted these radical branches of the Eldar, bewitched them with sweet words and false promises, and wove a beautiful illusion of the Eldar dominating the universe and enjoying glory.

"Dear heroes of the Eldar, as long as you act according to our plan and seize control of the universe, the endless spiritual energy will belong to you. We, the Dark Soul Alliance, will also provide powerful external assistance to give you a helping hand." The black shadow made a hoarse and low voice, which was filled with bewitching magic.

When Yan Jin and the others heard this, a look of determination flashed in their eyes, "Okay, let's do as you say, and we'll get started right away."

Thus, a long-planned rebellion quietly began.

They first targeted the key node of the universe's spiritual veins - Lingyuan Star. This planet is the core hub of the Hongmeng universe's spiritual essence output. Once damaged, the spiritual energy supply will fall into chaos and the entire universe will be affected. Yan Jin led a group of rebels and sneaked into Lingyuan Star under the cover of night. They avoided the patrol teams of the various ethnic coalition forces stationed here, and relying on their familiarity with the terrain of Lingyuan Star, they quickly found the core area where the spiritual veins converged - Lingyuan Temple.

Yan Jin raised his hand and shot out a violent spiritual flame, which rushed towards the gate of the temple, instantly blasting a gap in the rune barrier guarding the gate. "Go in and destroy the spiritual vein core!" He shouted loudly and rushed into the temple first.

Inside the palace, the spiritual veins shone brightly, like giant dragons moving in agilely, continuously delivering spiritual energy. Shuanghua followed closely behind, and the ice dagger in her hand fiercely stabbed into a spiritual vein. In an instant, cold air spread out, and a thick layer of ice quickly condensed on the spiritual vein, and the speed of spiritual energy delivery suddenly slowed down. Other rebels also used their methods, some released corrosive spiritual energy to erode the foundation of the spiritual vein; some set up a forbidden magic circle to try to cut off the connection between the spiritual vein and the outside world.

For a time, the spiritual power on Lingyuan Star was in disorder, and a violent spiritual power storm raged. The surrounding planets were the first to be affected. The originally calm sky was lit up by the strange spiritual light, the earth trembled, volcanoes erupted, and tsunamis roared. The people of all races living on these planets fell into great panic. They didn't understand why the originally peaceful universe suddenly suffered frequent disasters.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were discussing how to further optimize the distribution of spiritual energy in the temple at the center of the universe to promote a more balanced development of all races. Suddenly, Yun Yao's expression changed. She keenly sensed the violent fluctuations in the spiritual energy of the universe, and an ominous premonition surged in her heart. "Oh no, something went wrong!" She stood up suddenly, her eyes full of solemnity.

Chu Mochen also noticed something strange, and he immediately activated the spiritual power detection array of the temple, only to see the spiritual power flashing in the direction of Lingyuan Star, and chaos. "It's Lingyuan Star, someone is destroying the spiritual veins, it must be a rebellion!" Chu Mochen clenched his fists, and a flash of anger flashed in his eyes.

The two dared not delay for a moment, and quickly summoned the temple guards and rushed towards Lingyuan Star. Along the way, they saw the tragic situation of the disaster-stricken planet and were filled with grief. Yun Yao continued to use the power of "Hongmeng Creation" to appease the violent spiritual power, repair the damaged landforms, and minimize the casualties of the people; Chu Mochen used powerful spiritual power fluctuations to send signals to all parts of the universe, summoning the coalition forces of various races to come to support, and at the same time used the "Chaos Backtracking" technique to try to trace the source of the rebellion.

When they arrived at Lingyuan Star, the scene before them made them furious. The Lingyuan Temple was in ruins, the spiritual veins were severely damaged, and Yan Jin and others were still destroying it crazily. "Stop!" Yun Yao shouted angrily, and her voice was like rolling thunder, resounding throughout the planet. She summoned the Hongmeng Tiandao Sword, and the sound of the sword resounded through the sky. A majestic sword force surged out and rushed straight to the rebels.

Yan Jin and the others were shocked by the strong pressure, but they could only face the enemy head-on. Yan Jin burned his whole body with spiritual flames, turned into a flaming meteor, and rushed towards Yun Yao; Shuang Hua and other rebels formed a magic circle to try to resist the offensive of Yun Yao and Chu Mochen.

Chu Mochen snorted coldly, and his figure flashed, appearing in front of the magic circle in an instant. He waved his hands, and the power of the law of chaos spread, forcibly tearing a hole in the magic circle. "You ungrateful people, you will pay the price today!" His eyes were cold, like a god judging the sins of the world.

The two sides instantly fell into a fierce battle. Yun Yao's sword was as powerful as a rainbow, and each sword contained the power of the Hongmeng rules. Wherever it passed, the rebels' spiritual defense was easily torn apart like paper; Chu Mochen, relying on his exquisite control of the laws of chaos, shuttled freely in the enemy's formation, either sealing the enemy's spiritual power or creating a spiritual power vortex, which threw the rebels to the ground.

However, the rebels were well prepared and numerous. They fought desperately and were in a stalemate with Yun Yao and the others. As the battle continued, Yun Yao suddenly had an idea. She remembered that the system had a powerful function of tracing back clues. So, during the fierce battle, she secretly communicated with the system: "System, activate the tracing back function to find the root cause of this rebellion."

The system flashed, and a light curtain was unfolded in an instant. The screen displayed the scene of Yan Jin and others contacting and conspiring with the Dark Soul Alliance envoy. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen saw this scene and suddenly realized. "It turned out that those alien visitors were behind the scenes. They tried to stir up civil strife and seek the 'Hongmeng Sacred Heart'. They deserve to be killed!" Yun Yao's eyes were full of anger.

Chu Mochen's face was gloomy. "We must not let them succeed. We must put down the rebellion first, and then settle the score with them!"

At this time, the coalition forces of various tribes arrived one after another. They saw the tragic situation on Lingyuan Star and heard that it was the work of the Ling tribe rebels. They were shocked and angry. But under the command of Yun Yao and Chu Mochen, they quickly joined the battle and formed a siege on the rebels.

With the joining of the coalition forces, the battle situation gradually became clear. Yan Jin and others saw that the situation was hopeless and began to panic. Shuang Hua's ice dagger cracked under the pressure of Yun Yao's sword, and her spiritual power was almost exhausted. "Brother Yan Jin, what should we do? It seems that we were wrong..." Her voice trembled, and her eyes were full of regret.

Yan Jin gritted his teeth and said, "Let's fight. We can't give up like this!" But his resistance seemed powerless.

Finally, under the powerful offensive of Yun Yao and the coalition forces of various tribes, the rebels were defeated one after another. Yan Jin was subdued by Yun Yao's sword, and Shuang Hua and others were also captured. Yun Yao looked at these once familiar faces with mixed feelings. She did not punish them immediately, but put away the Hongmeng Heavenly Sword and said softly: "You were confused for a moment and made a big mistake, but I believe you are not bad by nature. I hope you can reflect on what happened today."

After that, she activated the power of "Hongmeng Purification", and a soft light enveloped Yan Jin and the others. This light was like the warm sunshine of spring, slowly penetrating into the depths of their hearts, clearing away the evil thoughts and obsessions in their hearts. Under the shining of the light, the fanaticism and ferocity on the faces of Yan Jin and the others gradually faded, replaced by deep shame and regret.

"Lord God, we know we were wrong... We were blinded by greed and almost destroyed the entire Hongmeng Universe. Please punish us." Yan Jin knelt on the ground with a plop, tears in his eyes.

The other rebels also knelt down and begged for mercy. Yun Yao shook her head slightly, "Punishment is not the goal, reforming is. You should stand up and make up for today's mistakes with practical actions in the future."

After this battle, although the Hongmeng Universe suffered heavy damage, the cohesion between the various races became stronger. They witnessed Yun Yao and Chu Mochen's efforts to protect the universe, as well as their tolerance and righteousness in the face of rebellion. Under the leadership of Yun Yao and the others, the various races worked together to repair the damaged spiritual vein home, looking forward to the Hongmeng Universe to restore its former prosperity as soon as possible. After quelling the rebellion, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen knew that the grievances with the Dark Soul Alliance had not yet been resolved, and a reckoning across the planes was about to begin...