Chapter 1378: Aurora Commander VS Seventh Fleet

**Chapter 1379: Lord Aurora vs. the Seventh Fleet**

By Sanjiu Yinyu

Word Count: 1264

The Grand Red Opera Robe also appeared on the deck. Chen Ling looked up at the white figure under the aurora, a surprised expression on his face. He had anticipated that Lord Aurora, capable of capturing soul magnetic fields, would see a significant increase in power after absorbing millions of souls. However, he hadn't expected Yang Xiao's progress to be so rapid. Just a few days prior, Yang Xiao had barely reached the fourth rank, yet the aura he now emitted surpassed even Chen Ling's, without Chen Ling activating his second persona. This meant Yang Xiao's power was now at the seventh to eighth rank level, far surpassing others and making him the strongest among the Nine Lords of this era.

"What is that? The aurora?""Damn it, why aren't the missiles we launched moving?""Is he an Eastern Transcendent? I've never heard of a Transcendent related to the aurora...""Is he the one who destroyed the SEAL Fleet?""Fire! Keep firing...""Zzzzzz..."

As the dazzling aurora flowed through the sky, all internal communications within the Seventh Fleet simultaneously went silent. Not only that, under an electromagnetic storm, the electronic equipment of the surface combat fleet, the submarine fleet beneath the sea, and the airborne combat units that had already taken off, all simultaneously crashed. The airborne combat units were particularly affected; a large number of fourth and fifth-generation jets, with their electronics failing, almost completely lost all combat capability. Had their emergency backup power not activated, they would likely have been unable to maintain even basic flight. Far from confronting Yang Xiao, their survival, let alone safe landing, depended solely on their individual flying experience and luck.

Radar failed, communications failed, missile auto-targeting failed, intelligent fire suppression systems failed, digital operating rooms shut down... Yang Xiao had done nothing yet, but the Western behemoth, originally baring its fangs and claws, had already been disarmed, rendered a blind lamb awaiting slaughter.

In modern warfare, Lord Aurora was nothing short of a deity.

Yang Xiao's gaze swept over the missiles he had frozen in mid-air. With a gentle wave of his hand, they reversed direction and shot straight towards the Seventh Fleet. Concurrently, interceptor missiles rapidly launched from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. However, without the Aegis system's automatic missile interception, relying solely on manual interception resulted in an appallingly low success rate. Out of thirty-five missiles, only four were successfully intercepted.

Amidst a series of thunderous explosions, over thirty warships were struck by missiles, sending plumes of black smoke spiraling into the sky.

"Is this... the power of Lord Aurora?" On the destroyer's deck, the Grand Red Opera Robe fluttered in the wind. He watched quietly as Yang Xiao single-handedly challenged the Seventh Fleet, unable to suppress a sigh of awe.

Facing such a powerful fleet, even Chen Ling, with his second persona activated, would likely not be able to defeat them easily. After all, he could only rely on his Doomsday Calamity physical body to withstand missiles, akin to a primitive man wielding a club to smash a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. While he certainly possessed the power to destroy them, it would still require considerable effort. In contrast, Yang Xiao merely stood there, achieving an undisputed, crushing victory.

Of course, this did not mean that Yang Xiao was now stronger than Chen Ling. It simply meant that in the domain of modern warfare, he held absolute dominance.

"You were the first to launch nuclear weapons... You started this war, and you caused hundreds of millions to become souls lost in a sea of fire!" Yang Xiao's aurora-filled eyes blazed with fury as he glared at the flag-bearing fleet. In his ears, the cries of millions who had perished tragically in the nuclear strike echoed once more.

"You... must pay the price!!"

Yang Xiao slowly raised his hands, as if manipulating the Earth's surrounding magnetic field. The fighter jets that had not yet taken off from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier suddenly began to tremble violently. Bang, bang, bang, bang— All securing mechanisms between the fighter jets and the carrier automatically released, and the fighter squadron, as if pulled by an unseen force, floated directly into the sky! On the carrier's deck, numerous American soldiers watched this scene, instinctively backing away while staring in disbelief, shouts and gasps filling the air...

As Yang Xiao released his hands, the dense formation of fighter jets suspended in the sky plummeted directly towards the sea.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—!!!

These fighter jets either crashed into the sea, exploding into fireballs, or slammed into the fleet or the carrier, directly destroying much of them. The massive, magnificent warship armada instantly transformed into a sea of flames.

With the aerial and surface combat capabilities completely neutralized, Yang Xiao did not stop. His gaze fell beneath the sea's surface, and he gently clapped his hands together. Instantly, the hulls of the submarine fleet hidden beneath the water suddenly twisted and cracked. The immense pressure of the seawater directly destroyed the submarines' structures through the distorted areas. Without Yang Xiao needing to do anything further, they tore the submarine fleet to shreds! Annihilating these underwater submarines was even easier than dealing with the surface fleet.

During this, the carrier and fleet attempted to bombard Yang Xiao with missiles, but not a single one could approach his body. These missiles, under the aurora's influence, effortlessly turned around and flew back towards their launch points, terrifying explosions erupting once more on the sea surface!

Submarines sank, fleets caught fire, and fighter jets successively crashed into the sea amidst the chaos... This ace American fleet, unable to even reach the Eastern border or send a single distress signal back home, was completely decimated under the aurora.

As the Seventh Fleet gradually sank beneath the waves, the aurora filling the sky slowly faded. The white-clad figure drifted down from the heavens, returning to the destroyer's deck.

"How does absolute dominance feel?" Chen Ling raised an eyebrow.

Yang Xiao's face was somewhat pale. He glanced in the direction where the Seventh Fleet had sunk, and spoke in a hoarse voice: "Not good... Wails, roars, pleas for help, prayers... I can hear the voice of every single one of them after death, and I could only stand by and watch it all happen... I am the culprit behind all of this."

This was Yang Xiao's first time killing, and he had killed so many at once. He could hear the furious curses and roars of each person directed at him after their death... This was both Lord Aurora's ability and his curse.

"Do you regret it?"

"No." Yang Xiao shook his head. "They were the ones who initiated this war, so they must bear the cost of their defeat... My life was saved by the millions of souls from Tongzhou, and they died because of it. Of course, I must avenge them."

Chen Ling could sense that the current Yang Xiao was different from the one he had first met in Shennongjia. People always grow, and in this chaotic era, Yang Xiao was gradually transforming from that introverted and reclusive scientist into Lord Aurora, truly capable of bearing the burden of humanity's future.

"Aren't you going to absorb those departed souls?" Chen Ling pointed to the vengeful spirits drifting above the Seventh Fleet. "Absorbing them will make you stronger, faster."

"No." Yang Xiao refused without hesitation. "I research magnetic fields for human progress, to protect more people... not to capture others' souls for my own power. My integration of the tragically deceased souls from Tongzhou was an unconscious act; it was the first time, and it will be the last. From now on, I hope... my aurora will only exist for the sake of protection."