The quantum vortex of the Eye of the Starvault rotated steadily. Its mechanical structure, ten light-years in diameter, radiated a cold blue glow. This ultra-long-range stargate, jointly built and maintained by the four great empires, had never suffered a single error or malfunction in countless years.
"Transmission sequence confirmed. The Fifth Battle Group is ready."
Song Chi ran his fingertips across the Heavenly Authority Ring as the Skyvault AI clearly projected the status of the entire fleet.
Five Explorer-Class Deep-Space Motherships stood like commanders on a chessboard, guarded at their core by tens of billions of combat units.
Just then, the Big Dipper Star Lord's voice came through the encrypted channel:
"We've just received confirmed intelligence. Traces of Rakshasa Clan fleet activity have been detected near the southwestern border of the Corpse Sovereign Clan Galaxy Cluster."
Along with it came a holographic star map lit by seven scarlet points. The seven points formed a standard Rakshasa Clan hunting formation. It was said to be only a suspected sighting, but it was already practically certain that the Rakshasa Clan had made their move.
Song Chi's eyes narrowed. This was clearly not good news. Like the Three-Eyed Clan, the Rakshasa Clan ranked near the bottom among the ten overlord civilizations, but they were still a colossal force with a legacy spanning over a million years. If they truly chose to intervene with everything they had, the final outcome would be difficult to predict.
"Do the four great empires know about this?"
"This information came from the Divine Xia Imperial Dynasty." The Big Dipper Star Lord's projection pointed toward the edge of the star map. "However, the other four fronts have made no response. They've continued advancing according to the original plan."
At that, the Big Dipper Star Lord looked toward Song Chi,