"Rumble—!!!"
The distant earth trembled. At the end of the horizon, countless clouds of dust obscured the sky, while golden auspicious clouds stretched for tens of thousands of miles. Banners fluttered within the clouds, and war drums thundered.
One Stone Spirit Giant after another, each a thousand zhang tall and clad in heavy rock armor, marched into view first with uniform, ponderous steps that shook the earth and mountains. Every one of them radiated the immense aura of a Heavenly Immortal or even a True Immortal. Numbering in the thousands upon thousands, they resembled clusters of moving mountain ranges.
Close behind them came the Kirin Clan Imperial Guard warriors, riding earthy yellow Escape Light. Their discipline was strict, their killing intent soared into the heavens, and even the weakest among them had reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm. They wore standard-issue Kirin Golden Armor, wielded halberds and spears, and rode all manner of rare exotic beasts—some charging across the ground, others soaring through low altitude. The entire force was divided into several enormous formations, above each of which a Kirin Battle Soul formed from the killing intent of the battle formation and Auspicious Qi roared toward the sky, its might utterly terrifying.
Several commanding generals at the forefront were all Mysterious Immortal Peak experts, judging by their auras. One look was enough to tell that they were veterans of countless battles, their every gesture brimming with imposing power.
Another seventy-two elite units from battle-hardened races marched at the rear of the army. Their races varied, and their forms were strange and diverse. Though their formations were not as orderly as those of the Kirin Clan Imperial Guard, every one of them was a battle-tested force steeped in killing intent.
Nearly a million Kirin Clan soldiers arrived in an unending stream like