The Rock Defense Line had become a massive meat grinder. Relying on the remaining fortresses and the protection of the Circumference Nirvana Pure Light Formation, the cultivators of the Star Sea Alliance fought a desperate battle against the cold, efficient Destroyer Fleet. The thunder of Star Cannons, the shrieks of flying swords, and the brilliance of Dao arts intertwined with the silent yet lethal dark-red beams and precise point-defense fire of the Destroyer Fleet. Every moment, warships exploded and cultivators fell, staining the void in brutal colors.
The three Destroyer flagships had become the heart of the battlefield. Like mobile fortresses, each blast from their main guns could effortlessly tear through the Alliance's lines and wipe out vast stretches of defensive installations. Under their sustained assault, the Circumference Nirvana Pure Light Formation flickered violently, its energy draining at a terrifying rate. It would not hold for much longer.
"We must take out those three flagships! Otherwise, the defense line will fall!" the frontline commander roared hoarsely.
Several assault teams composed of peak Golden Immortal experts piloted modified heavy assault ships, charging fearlessly toward the enemy flagships through dense interception fire. Yet the Destroyer flagships were surrounded by powerful escort fleets and automated defense systems. The assault teams were usually shredded by concentrated fire before they could even draw near. Even the occasional expert who broke through to close range found their attacks landing on the flagships' thick Law Deflection Shields like scratches, unable to cause any meaningful damage.
The gap was simply too great! Technology, energy levels, tactical coordination—they lagged behind in every respect!
Just as the battle teetered on the brink, a gray streak of light silently pierced through the chaotic battlefield like a salmon swimming upstream, racing toward one of the Destroyer flagships! Within that streak was Li