A desolate corner of the Secret Corridor.
The entire Final War Fortress of the Star Radiance Empire lay in darkness, soundless and still.
After a billion years, its surface was blanketed in dust, blending perfectly with the surrounding rocky wasteland.
Thousands of people hovered in the sky.
They looked down.
Lan Xiu, Gu Yan, and Sha Qiang stood atop the fortress. Their numbers were sparse, just barely over a hundred in all.
There were three thousand cultivators in the sky.
By the numbers, this was a battle of three thousand against a hundred.
The fairies were stepping up their artifact-forging efforts and showed no intention of joining the fight.
"Report—Lord Cui, we found no ambushes in the surrounding area."
"My lord, there are no signs of the technology fortress activating. According to the records from previous years and our recent observations, there is still no way to enter this place."
Two cultivators flew up and reported to the cultivators of the Yama Heaven Realm.
Lord Cui wore armor from the Cultivation Side, his body brimming with spiritual light.
He looked toward the spaceship.
It had skidded a long way across the fortress before crashing into pieces.
It looks like these people won't be getting away.
"Go. Kill them all, then we'll capture the fairies' souls."
Lord Cui said it nonchalantly.
"Yes, my lord."
The cultivators charged out of the darkness, clad in armor, and dove toward the vast fortress.
Silently, the darkness deepened.
The cultivators who plunged into it did not pass through and reach the fortress. They all vanished into the darkness.
Suddenly, dozens of screams rang out.
"Something's wrong! There's something beyond the reach of our senses!"
Lord Cui shouted.
He waved a hand, and the twenty cultivators behind him joined their hands in forming seals.
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