"Third Fleet, prepare to attack!"

Inside the flagship, Li Xiang issued the order, and all the gun turrets began charging.

By this point, it was quite clear that the Godslayer Team was not going to make it; they hadn’t managed to live up to their name and truly slay gods.

However, this was all within Li Xiang’s expectations, and he didn’t blame them. After all, facing a Transcendent existence, defeating them with anything less than Extraordinary Level strength was very slim, regardless of the equipment.

Therefore, Li Xiang had made preparations in advance, the Third Fleet had long arranged an attack formation that could amplify the fleet’s overall output, giving them a chance to shake that Transcendent existence.

With hundreds of ships firing simultaneously, the torrent of attacks poured over the blood-red tumor, causing it to emit waves of wails.

"Very good, it’s having an effect!"

Seeing this, Li Xiang felt a little joy in his heart. It was his first time leading a fleet against a Transcendent entity, and the pressure was immense, as the lives of so many brothers were in his hands, and he had to lead them back alive.

Fortunately, for the mission to proceed smoothly, he was specially granted five ultra-powerful Spiritual Power Gun Turrets, which were the reason they were seeing such an effect.

The members of the Godslayer Team also breathed a sigh of relief, as the fleet’s attack power exceeded their expectations, dealing significant damage to this Transcendent-level monster.

If it had been at the beginning, they would have been reluctant to have someone intervene in their battle since taking down a Transcendent-level being was a war achievement best shared less.

However, witnessing the Emperor’s immense strength, they’d long given up any thoughts of soloing the task. With the Third Fleet’s assistance, they relaxed slightly in their hearts.

The blood-red tumor twisted, its surface wounds rapidly healing, reverting to their original state within seconds, leaving everyone momentarily stunned.

"This recovery ability... how is it possible..."

Just as a sliver of hope for victory appeared, it disappeared right before their eyes, leaving them with a sense of helpless frustration.

It was too strong; this monster before them was no match for them. The hard-won damage was easily undone, and such Recovery Power meant they couldn’t continue the fight.

"Is this the Calamity Species of the Extraordinary Level... with its recovery speed, unless we kill it in one blow, it’s impossible to defeat it..."

Li Xiang muttered to himself, with a hint of bitter helplessness in his eyes.

To kill a Transcendent monster in one hit was nothing short of a fantasy for them.

Moreover, the monster’s strength had already fully entered the Spiritualization mode, only Spiritual Power attacks could harm it, physical attacks were utterly ineffective.

As a result, the Third Fleet’s fire suppression was forced to pause, giving the Emperor a chance to counterattack.

Several massive tentacles struck, enveloping the Third Fleet in an instant, causing swathes of ships to fall under such attack.

"No, we must spread out, at this rate the brothers can’t hold on much longer!"

Someone within the fleet couldn’t help but shout internally at the scenario before them.

Unfortunately, the fleet had to maintain formation; without the protection of the array, the scarlet light alone could turn them all into terrifying mutants without the monster even needing to intervene.

The Godslayer Team launched another round of attacks during this interval, once again attracting the monster’s firepower and rescuing the Third Fleet from the crisis, though they paid a painful price, with two members unfortunately sacrificing themselves. The remaining nine could no longer maintain the Spiritual Power Array.

"Chu He, have the Hive received our rescue signal? How long before they can arrive?"

Li Xiang asked Chu He beside him.

With a somber expression, Chu He checked the external information, then shook his head slightly.

"The Hive’s main force is currently concentrated in the Phantom Spirit Star System combating the Insect Race. While they’ve received our distress signal, they likely need at least another two hours to complete support."

"Two hours..."

Li Xiang’s heart sank, he knew they couldn’t possibly hold out for two hours.

Meanwhile, a scout ran over anxiously to report:

"Commander! We’ve detected a large number of insect swarms in the outer region! They’re rapidly approaching our vicinity! Estimated contact in 5 minutes!"

Li Xiang quickly turned to look at the person.

"Insect swarm!? There’s an insect swarm hiding here? What is their scale?"

The scout provided a basic assessment.

"Based on the swarm’s energy reaction and numbers, the scale should be around Level 4."

"Level 4 insect swarm?"

Li Xiang was slightly taken aback, the numbers were more than he’d initially imagined.

In the past, despite a Level 4 insect swarm being troublesome, it never weighed too heavily on his mind.

Given the Third Fleet’s power, taking down a Level 4 insect swarm was rather straightforward.