Chapter 1065: Chapter 1065

Once the territory had a new commander, the subsequent battles could be essentially left to their own devices. Although the academy had appointed some temporary commanders, these could be gradually replaced once Sera had learned enough to take over.

As for those people, they dared not voice any objections. Of course, the academy would continue to send people to aid Sera in battle. On one hand, this was assistance; on the other, it was to provide the students with practical experience.

After all, they came from the Academy’s Technology Division, and such talented individuals in command would find it easier to join major forces or secure employment after gaining practical experience and qualifications.

What troubled Du You was the frequent battles that would ensue at Harry Asteroid.

"It really is never-ending," Du You muttered in frustration, though he understood why this was happening.

On the surface, the Blood-colored Empire had lost face, and to regain it, they often harassed his territory, especially Harry Asteroid, even dispatching strong combat forces at times.

On his side, the front-line defenses had been deliberately opened up a crack due to the Andaru Ores, letting in the Blood-colored Empire’s forces. This was to use the empire’s power to eliminate him so that certain individuals could seize the opportunity to vie for control over the Andaru Ores’ distribution.

But in reality, Du You knew this was the Star Ring’s universe retaliating against Earth’s will.

In other major worlds, it was normal for territories under Earth’s will to face resistance. But to resist his territories, the universe’s will had to rely on the indigenous people, using logical thought.

The universal will couldn’t simply drive everyone mad to attack him; it had to guide them slightly.

That’s why the Blood-colored Empire was persistent in attacking him and also why the Star Ring Alliance deliberately left an opening. Of course, such laissez-faire conduct had its limits.

After all, the two powers were adversaries. The opponent could infiltrate on a small scale, and even a few tier-five warships could slip through, but too many would not be allowed.

Not to mention, the Star Ring Alliance would undoubtedly detect such a situation. If a whole tier-five fleet came through intact, God knows whether they’d attack Harry Asteroid or some other more critical location. Besides, if this became exposed, could the upper class still save face? The public might be easy to fool but weren’t idiots.

So because his territory was behind the front lines, Du You found the upcoming battles threatening, but not overly so. Conveniently, it could serve as a good training ground.

As for reaching tier-six territories through such battles, that was simply unattainable for the time being.

Perhaps in the future, he would need to produce a massive fleet of warships and sell them to other forces in this universe after saturating his own territory’s power to expand his influence. That would be the optimal way to gain territory experience.

During the development of Harry Asteroid, Du You’s own strength continued to increase. He and the two sisters spent much of their spare time improving their advanced skills, which had all significantly leveled up.

Advanced Skills: Advanced Dark Magic Power (Level 37), Advanced Spiritual Perception (Level 39), Magic Power Stabilization (Level 38), Mysterious Revival (Level 38), Spiritual Shield (Level 39), Dark Element Affinity (Level 39), Night Body (Level 37), Magic Power Nebula (Level 39), Skill Handyman (Level 39)

Most of Du You’s advanced skills had caught up to his level, greatly enhancing his strength. He now confidently claimed that among tier-four, there were hardly any adversaries for him.

The same could be said for the sisters’ advanced skills, which too had improved significantly.

Advanced Skills: Advanced Demon Extermination Power (Level 39), Focus and Calm (Level 38), Rapid Shooting (Level 39), Mysterious Revival (Level 39), Magic Power Nebula (Level 38), Advanced Spiritual Perception (Level 39), Spiritual Shield (Level 38), Pursuit Hunting (Level 39), Magic Power Stabilization (Level 39), Skill Handyman (Level 38)

As their advanced skills improved, Du You and the sisters gradually reached a bottleneck. What Du You needed next was to find a suitable world to advance from tier-four to tier-five.

The groundwork was already laid, and without advancing, his strength risked stagnating.

During this time, Du You found new advancement materials, remnants collected by the Shenghai Kingdom. When he returned there, he found them during his habitual search.

A shed exoskeleton from a strange beetle corresponded with his Putrid Insect Mist. Du You spent a day advancing it.

Dark Magic Beetles: Form beetles from dark powers that attack the target, capable of devouring the target’s flesh and energy, and reproducing more dark beetles by consuming flesh. Each dark beetle has a lifespan of 30 minutes. The spell comes with a queen beetle, which can reproduce large amounts of dark beetles, and the queen lives for 24 hours. Only one queen beetle can exist at a time. (Level 39, 10 stars)

After transforming Putrid Insect Mist into Dark Magic Beetles, Du You tested them out. The beetles hadn’t grown larger but became smaller, faster, and stronger, with a fearsome ability to devour energy.

Even some lesser tier-four magics could be wholly devoured by his dark beetles, which was terrifying. Facing tier-five magic, Du You suspected his beetles could greatly weaken the opponent’s power.

Their lifespan being extended to 30 minutes meant larger scale. And with a queen beetle, it was as if he was continuously casting the spell, a shame that the queen itself had no combat ability and was quite large.

In addition, Du You found an exceedingly unique picture that corresponded with his Magic Tunnel.

Magic Tunnel: Establishes a dark magic tunnel between the target and the caster, increasing spell flight speed by grade*2%, power by 30%, magic cost by 20%, and casting range by grade*3%. This skill is only effective for single-target spells and cannot be used for group spells; it is a semi-passive skill. (Level 39, 10 stars)

With the skill progression scale enlarging, Du You felt his combat effectiveness had at least doubled solely from this advancement. It was almost miraculous for someone of his strength to gain such an enhancement.

Had it not been for the tremendous uplift from tier-five, Du You would have the confidence to confront a tier-five Professional head-on. He believed that after his breakthrough, he would surely not be a weakling among tier-fives. Get full chapters from 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝘯𝘦𝘵