At the same time.
Within the Penza Empire's territory, every spaceship belonging to the Legendary Ones was struck by flashing golden light at the same instant, exploding one after another.
Beneath the blazing fireballs, however, hardly anyone noticed.
Everyone's attention remained fixed on the monarchs' battle that had just taken place.
Soon, spatial ripples spread through the spot where Wei He and Noxi had vanished.
Wei He's body reappeared. After casting one final glance at Knosus, he turned and swiftly departed.
Afterward, Noxi Dongting's figure emerged as well, having just returned from the eighth level.
Neither of them had suffered the slightest injury, with no wounds visible at all.
Clearly, the Revival Society and the Perfection Society had reached some sort of consensus and thus ceased fighting together.
Messages spread one after another. The Eastern Extreme Alliance, the Penza Empire, the Nine Capitals Union, and others all raised the Revival Society's threat rating.
They placed it on the same level as the Perfection Society.
Just as everyone believed the Revival Society would seize this opportunity to launch some major move—
Unexpectedly, they instead lowered their banners and silenced their drums, sinking back into dormancy.
The same went for Noxi of the Perfection Society. They recalled their fleet, redrew the boundary line, agreed to a ceasefire with the Alliance, and focused on dealing with the Star Abyss.
Amid this great tide of events,
Within the Wei family manor on World-Encompassing Star,
Bilian and Wei He sat facing each other, quietly watching the televised projection broadcast.
The image projected by the Heart of Myriad Woods turned the earth-shaking monarch battle into a blurry, crude two-dimensional animation.
Bilian used her chopsticks to place some food in Wei He's bowl.
"This is another rerun. Who knows how many times they've aired it already? Honestly,