Crushing Defeat

The Sea of Fog in the Ancient Realm was the most mysterious place, seemingly boundless and forever shrouded in mist.

Powerful exotic beasts roamed the waters. Whether in the sky or the sea, danger lurked everywhere. The greatest problem was that the Sea of Fog seemed to be affected by some kind of force; without sufficient strength, no one dared to cross it.

Daozhen was also a Veteran Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, and his strength was unquestionably formidable, yet it had still taken him five days to pass through the Sea of Fog.

In his view, with Ling Cangyan holding the fort, his mastery of Array Formations, and such a large force at his command, they should have been able to establish a powerful defensive base. Even if they could not defeat the Mechanical Empire, holding out for several days should not have been a problem.

Yet when he crossed the Sea of Fog and reached the nearshore waters, his heart sank.

Fragments of Heavenly Vessels occasionally drifted across the sea, along with tattered battle flags. There were no corpses to be seen, but judging by the ferocious fish swimming through the pitch-black waters below, they had likely been devoured long ago.

His brow furrowed deeply. Had they retreated into the Sea of Fog after their defeat? But he had not encountered them on his way here.

No longer daring to swagger into the Red Rock Continent, he concealed himself and flew a thousand li to the shore. From afar, he saw the savage battlefield along the coast.

The continent had been shattered. Broken mountain ranges and devastated earth lay everywhere, and the land for hundreds of li was a scene of utter ruin.

Wrecked starships lay embedded at angles in the ground, countless mech remains were scattered everywhere, and