Water Falling into Place

The Heart of the Universe.

Because the Heart of the Universe was relatively small in spatial scale, the boundless starry sky outside had contracted into the Heart of the Universe, spanning no more than a dozen light-years.

Under these circumstances, the area that needed to be defended by the Sea of Sparks in the Eighteen Great Star Regions was naturally even smaller.

The three temples built in the Sea of Sparks were each only about a light-year apart.

The three temples were respectively guarded by mighty figures, Immortal Venerables, and Undying Golden Immortals from the three hegemonic forces: the Firecloud Palace, the Grand Void Sword Sect, and the Council of Light.

Moreover, the number of Immortal Venerables and Undying Golden Immortals stationed at each temple far exceeded anyone's imagination.

Take the Firecloud Palace's temple, for instance. It had over a hundred thousand Undying Golden Immortals and nearly a thousand Immortal Venerables.

This was because, besides the human race, the temple was also home to a large number of human-affiliated races.

Although some of those races might have only eight or ten Immortal Venerables across their entire populations, there were simply too many races. As a result, the total number of Immortal Venerables and Undying experts in the entire Sea of Sparks' defense zone was almost enough to rival the number among the human race.

However, no matter how many experts the affiliated races had, they were still a heap of loose sand, and their unity was far inferior to that of the human race.

Furthermore, at the stage of mighty beings, the human race held an absolute advantage. No matter how many Immortal Venerables were born among those affiliated races, if any dared to leap out and defy the human race, killing a few with a casual slap and supporting