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[Xunluo Captain] stood atop the highest peak of the Third Habitable Planet, raising his hand to wipe away non-existent sweat from his forehead. The planet's thin atmosphere had long been destroyed, leaving only a near- Vacuum of coldness.

He gazed into the distance, and the scars of war were shocking to behold. The foundations of the once towering rail elevators lay like broken toothpicks stuck diagonally in the scorched earth. The entrances to those complex urban complexes that stretched dozens of kilometers underground, like honeycomb, were now completely buried, with occasional leaks of lingering, multicolored energy.

With their efforts and the help of the Canglan United States, they successfully conquered the entire planet and destroyed all the major and important buildings in a short period of time.

Furthermore, with the support of the Canglan United States' Vital Energy reserves, their progress was encouraging. Unfortunately, they were discovered by the fleet, which launched a barrage of heavy weaponry, delaying them somewhat.

"Our progress should be among the best of all the invading teams, right?" a martial artist skilled in Array Formations interjected, his tone tinged with pride.

"Of course!" affirmed a squinting, robust old man.

"Our target is a 'habitable planet,' which carries a different level of prestige. Look at the unfortunate souls on other worlds; some are sent to clear out mining stations and outposts in asteroid belts—only a few resource points there? Others are sent to attack remote planets that are nothing but rocks and ice, destroying a bunch of unmanned facilities—how high can their evaluation be? Not to mention playing hide-and-seek with those slippery fleets in deep space; taking down a few escort ships probably doesn't even compare to the contribution we make from blowing up a city."

He paused, then held up three fingers. "The truly valuable targets above ours are few and far between. First, the two core habitable planets directly protected within the [Wall of Infinity]—' Blue Cradle's and 'Emerald Cradle' —are the true essence of the Yuncang Civilization. Second, the [Wall of Infinity] itself; even destroying just a small section of that thing would probably be equivalent to us destroying half the Earth's surface. However, the difficulty of attacking there... hehe."

Just then, the [Wu Fengzi], who had been sitting cross-legged on a giant rock nearby and whose body had returned to normal size, suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with a terrifying light, and let out a short, sharp inhale:

"Holy crap, look!"

Everyone turned to look, and the light from the Yuncang Star, visible through the blue-purple mesh, reflected an unknowable transformation in the Starry Sky.

Against the backdrop of starlight, a blurry, enormous, and seemingly nonexistent shadowy outline is slowly "wriggling"!

"Something... is moving? Moving in deep space?" a martial artist with enhanced vision murmured, subconsciously rubbing his eyes.

"No... it's a planet! The First Habitable Planet! It's... it's moving?! How is that possible!" another team member with keen senses exclaimed.

The Xunluo Captain's expression changed drastically, and he shouted in a low voice, "[Yinglin]!"

The one known as "Yinglin" is the martial artist in the team with the strongest combination of eyesight and perception.

Without hesitation, he let out a low roar, his Blood Qi surging forth, his eyes instantly enveloped in a dazzling golden light, and fine Runes seemed to flow deep within his pupils. His vision was infinitely close, ignoring the vast distance and starlight interference, locking Lock-On the "wriggling" shadow.

What came into his view was a scene powerful enough to make the soul of any rational being tremble:

That was indeed once the "Blue Cradle," the mother planet of the Yuncang Civilization, the cradle of life. But now, it is unrecognizable.

The planet's surface is no longer dotted with familiar blue Oceans, green continents, or silver city belts. Instead, it is covered by an indescribable, seemingly living layer.

It was a Chaos creature, seemingly existing between the boundaries of organic and inorganic, pulsating slowly but powerfully. The original outlines of the landmasses were distorted and deformed, while the Ocean areas gleamed with an eerie, constantly shifting, oily sheen.

What's even more chilling is that hundreds of "tentacles," some thousands or even tens of thousands of kilometers long, extend from the surface of that "living planet."

They have holes that secrete a viscous, eerie light, and textures like the folds of a mountain range. They move silently and slowly in the Vacuum, groping and searching for nearby settlements.

With a flick of the tentacle, one could even see millions of humans falling to "Earth," becoming part of the fleshy planet.

"It should be a member of some high-ranking family."

He abruptly stopped the observation, closed his eyes tightly, and two lines of pale golden tears slid down from the corners of his eyes. He felt an unbearable tingling and burning pain coming from inside his eyeballs; small tentacles were about to sprout.

"How did the First Habitable Planet grow legs and run away...?"

"Holy crap! Look over there! The Second Habitable Planet! The Emerald Cradle! It's glowing! No... it's flashing with all sorts of colors! And there's the [Wall of Infinity]! Explosions are happening on the wall! Continuous explosions!"

The [Xunluo Captain], who had just led everyone to capture the Third Habitable Planet and was somewhat satisfied, felt like his sky had fallen.

Emerald Cradle, on the ground.

If this place can still be called the "surface".

The sky has lost its normal state. It is no longer Veil of gas, but an energy purgatory that is constantly self-destructing and reborn.

The crimson Fire Element cloud and the azure Ice Element crystal band were like two ancient pythons, tearing and colliding wildly, each contact unleashing a pale lightning bolt of Annihilation.

A torrent of emerald green life energy swirled and intertwined with the decaying, stagnant aura of decay. Wherever it passed, the earth was sometimes instantly covered by bizarrely shaped giant trees and vines, the green so dense it was almost black.

At times, it would instantly transform into an absolute dead zone where even bacteria could not survive. Gravel turned into dust, and thick, earthy yellow light condensed in certain areas. Then, it was cut and pulverized by invisible yet incomparably sharp cyan Wind Blades, turning into a dust storm that blotted out the sky, mixed with rock fragments and molten metal droplets.

The city has vanished, replaced by a Chaos hell dominated by primal forces, constantly being reshaped. The surface of the Second Habitable Planet is now ravaged by terrifying elemental riots, a scene of annihilation.

A group of people were calmly observing the storm.

"We're all safe and sound, no one died?" Goushi counted the number of people and was somewhat disappointed.

"A stress-free smurfing session, I had a blast, just a bit lacking in brains." Barton smiled, the crimson aura surrounding him even more intense than before, vaguely coalescing into countless wailing skeleton phantoms.

"Stop showing off," [Kuangxuan Dabaji] said, his bronze armor now more damaged, but his aura even more somber and imposing. "Our energy is almost depleted. The elements here are so chaotic; absorbing Mana is too inefficient. Where do we go next? We can't just stay here watching fireworks."

"Teleport straight back to my old home [ Under the Under the Starry Sky], catch my breath, and fully recover. Then use 'Source' to teleport to the Scholar's side. His final target is [The Wall of Infinity], the real tough nut is there. I'll ask that guy what's going on..." Goushi said, trying to contact Su Luo through the silver-white communication cube.

Just then, [Pineapple Candy], who had been holding the ancient musical instrument and seemingly silently sensing the mournful cries of the surrounding elements, suddenly raised its head, looked in the direction of [Wall of Infinity], and let out a soft "Eh".

Almost simultaneously, [Kuangxuan Dabaji] also turned around as if sensing something. He didn't need particularly keen perception; he could see it with his naked eye alone.

Against the backdrop of the distant Starry Sky, blinding flashes of energy continuously erupted from the colossal [Wall of Infinity], as if some enormous creature was struggling.

"He seems to have already started, let's go." Goushi shrugged.

The group of people turned into white light and disappeared.