The three-day deadline arrived in the blink of an eye.
In Saturn's orbit, True Monarch Diwen appeared amid the cold, lonely starry sky. Earth Spirit mystic light around him shut out the vacuum and bitter cold as he gazed toward the distant "Demon Star," shrouded in foul demonic qi.
Behind him stood the already assembled Earth Cave Sect cultivators. Star fortresses forged from earth-element laws floated through the void, shaped like craggy mountains. Deep-yellow runes flowed across their surfaces, forming an impregnable battle formation.
Between the star fortresses, Earth Cave Sect disciples rode Earth Spirit escape lights. Every face was solemn, their restrained power linked as one, making even this stretch of void seem especially stagnant.
"Set out."
True Monarch Diwen's will entered the consciousness seas of every Earth Cave Sect cultivator through the formation.
The vast cluster of star fortresses and the Earth Cave Sect cultivators moved at once. Using formations to draw upon the faint gravitational tides of space, they extended through the void like the veins of the earth. With a steady, unhurried momentum, they passed through the transport passage that had long been established and pressed toward Daluo Star's defensive line.
When the immense Earth Cave Sect star-fortress fleet passed through the transport passage and reached Daluo Star's designated assembly zone, an even grander sight than True Monarch Diwen had anticipated was reflected in his deep-yellow eyes.
Far to his left, the void was suffused with an endless crimson glow. It was the True Sun Sect fleet—countless starships radiating pure yang True Fire. The scorching spiritual qi they emitted seemed capable of completely driving away the cold of this starfield. Even the distorted demonic qi in the distance appeared to instinctively avoid that blazing expanse of space.
Answering that crimson radiance from afar was the cool,