Leaving aside Song Chi and Ying Yi, who were hurrying back to the Kindling Ancestral Domain and seizing every moment to prepare for their advancement to the mythic tier.
The pressure facing Human Emperor City on the Chaos Divine Continent was unprecedented.
The vanguard of the five-race allied legion had already reached the city walls. The Blood Fiend battle formation, composed of millions of alien warriors, radiated murderous energy into the heavens like rolling crimson storm clouds, weighing heavily upon every Kindling Fleet stationed in the city.
Three Void Riftshell Beasts, each as large as a small floating continent, moved like mountain ranges. Every swipe of their claws tore massive rifts across the divine continent's surface. Even from a considerable distance away from Human Emperor City, their roars caused violent tremors across Chaos City's defensive shield and the protective light screen of the Civilization Great Wall. Ripples spread in layer after layer, accompanied by a heart-quailing hum.
Upon the walls, Jiang Yuan, Ji Heng, Wilson Aclemon, and the other Kindling Civilization magnates wore solemn expressions, yet none were panicked.
They knew that mere passive defense was no long-term solution. They had to take the initiative and crush the enemy's momentum to buy themselves more breathing room.
"We can't wait any longer." Jiang Yuan's sharp gaze swept across the blood-red army formation in the distance. "We must catch them off guard and deal them a devastating blow first!"
"I agree." Ji Heng nodded, cold light flickering in her eyes. "Though the vanguard led by those three Void Riftshell Beasts cannot truly threaten Human Emperor City, eliminating them first would greatly intimidate the enemy's main force behind them."
Before long, a bold surprise attack plan took shape among the magnates.
The plan centered on two items.
The first was support from the