Chapter 1169
It was audacious to take a planet from the upper realms, but aside from the fact that neither of the great powers had any claim to it, they owed the lower realms at least a planet or two.
Anton had hoped that they would be able to take a more leisurely approach, but the approaching enemy fleets had forced them to accelerate the process. Nothing good would have happened to the refugees on Bounty when the great powers arrived.
It might still be a problem. For all that they were actively involved in a war, they seemed far too focused on the people yanking away the planet instead of killing each other there. And while Anton had a high estimation of the abilities of everyone involved, it wasn’t feasible for the handful of Enrichment cultivators to beat a number of Augmentation cultivators in their own realm. Especially not with full fleets supporting the upper realms instead of just the Island Tenders.
Timing would be important. Anton readied himself, gathering what Ascension energy he had through Fleeing Youth. The upper realms itself would not be happy with his theft, but Anton thought that was just because it was jealous. If he understood correctly, he was only taking from himself- what might have been. The actual energy in the upper realms likely didn’t have feelings and merely reacted with the energy because it was off in some way.
He wanted to conserve some for when he had to act as a star to Bounty. They would appreciate a smooth transition. But the approaching fleets were a problem.
He estimated the time when the first fleets would likely be within range of Paradise- the natural target as he was most visible. The Island Tenders would no doubt help protect him, but most of Paradise’s own energy, as well as Erin’s, was focused towards the planet. They could turn and fight, but Anton didn’t think they should have to make that choice.
Anton’s arrows cut through subspace, covering lightyears in an extremely short span of time. His first arrow glanced across the bow of the foremost enemy ship, its trajectory altered at the last moment to keep up with the active situation. The warning shot did little good, not that Anton expected much else.
That first arrow whipped back around, piercing through one of the larger ships at the same time as his second arrow, creating four large holes. Instead of taking the hint, an Augmentation cultivator on the ship launched himself forward, joining one of the Ponderous Turtle Clan on a much smaller turtle.
The turtle would be spared, for now. But the Augmentation cultivators were going down. Shooting into the upper realms wasn’t optimal for Anton, but he wasn’t afraid to show that he could. If they believed he was limited to the very edge that was all well and good. Even if they determined he could reach deeper, he didn’t care. The whole point of his power was to use it in situations like this.