A deep-blue pillar of light more than thirty meters wide, carrying vast, ocean-like stellar power, shot down from the center of the vortex! The air crackled and exploded wherever it passed, and even space faintly warped and distorted. Like an inverted waterfall, it landed precisely around the City Lord's Mansion.
The instant the light struck the ground, it did not explode. Instead, it rapidly spread outward like spilled mercury.
A river of stars flowed across the light screen, as though a miniature night sky had been overturned over the city.
Toad General stood frozen in place, his enormous mouth hanging open unconsciously as his throat bobbed.
The dense, nearly tangible stellar power was like the fragrance of the most exquisite celestial nectar, directly stirring the instincts of a star beast.
Every inch of his skin screamed madly, yearning for that pure, high-level energy. He swallowed hard, his eyes filled with a complex mixture of shock, greed, and reverence.
Just as his mind was completely absorbed by the pillar of starlight, the space several meters before him rippled gently like water.
A figure silently emerged.
Zhang Tie stood with his hands behind his back. His gaze casually swept over the devastated battlefield before him and the gradually stabilizing city-protecting formation in the distance before finally settling on Toad General.
Toad General jolted in fright, his massive body trembling violently as he finally saw who had arrived.
Though dull-witted, he understood that anyone capable of appearing silently amid such a heaven-shaking upheaval, with timing so perfectly aligned with the activation of the city-protecting formation, possessed methods that spoke for themselves.
"M-My lord!" Toad General's voice was hoarse and trembling from excitement and injury as he struggled to rise. "Thank you... thank you, my lord, for saving the entire city!"
His body tried