In the endless void, a vast fleet shrouded in gloom raced forward, steadily closing in on the Ascending Dragon Hall fleet.
Initial reconnaissance showed that the Evil Spirit fleet was not alone. More spacecraft filled the endless void behind it.
Those spacecraft made of bones were wicked and mad, carrying an overwhelming aura of destruction.
The horrifying images had long since spread throughout the fleet.
The atmosphere of war preparation had reached its peak.
Everyone was taut with tension. Even children who had only just learned to understand the world knew that an unavoidable battle for survival was about to begin.
Under the Ascending Dragon Hall's arrangements, all "people" were divided into four groups:
The first group consisted of those at or above the Golden Immortal/Celestial God level, including those at Big Data Cultivation 22.0. They were the peak combat force;
The second group consisted of those at or above the Heavenly Immortal/Main Deity/21.0 level. They were the primary combat force;
The third group consisted of those at or above the Tribulation Transcending Stage/True God/20.0 level. They were the defensive force;
The fourth group consisted of those below the True God level. They were to be protected, and their current task was to cultivate and strive for breakthroughs.
The fourth group in particular was complicated, but it was broadly divided into two categories: the younger generation, and a great many old fossils—many of those who had entered the fleet in the beginning were "high-level gods" who had followed the True Gods.
Many of those high-level gods had been stuck just short of becoming True Gods. Even after being influenced by the Ascending Dragon Hall, only a small number had managed to break through.
It was not because these cultivators did not work hard. No one who had cultivated to the