Old Ancestor Xuanming had just crawled out of the underground stone chamber. Emperor Jiang Wu's words left him utterly dumbstruck.
"A higher-dimensional jump? Taking the whole continent and running?" Old Ancestor Xuanming's mouth hung open, and he did not even notice the drool spilling out.
No sooner had he spoken than the Supreme One Token in Zhou Xuan's robes suddenly let out an exceptionally shrill alarm.
The piercing shriek penetrated the light barrier, projecting an enormous Star Map into the air.
At the edge of the Star Map, the blood-red coordinates marking the Heavenly Patrol Guard Outpost instantly expanded to their fullest extent.
Without warning, vast swaths of the void around Central Province collapsed.
A Black Fortress so enormous that words could not describe it smashed straight through the void barrier and materialized directly ahead of Central Province.
The Fortress was built entirely from an unknown black metal, its surface densely engraved with Immortal Court formation patterns.
At its foremost end, the barrel of a main cannon, thick enough to fit an entire mountain inside, slowly extended.
Within the barrel, blinding blood-red light gathered in a frenzy.
All the light and energy in the surrounding void were forcibly devoured by that barrel.
Waves of destructive energy pierced the void and pressed directly against the light barrier surrounding Central Province.
Old Ancestor Xuanming looked up and saw that gigantic cannon barrel.
The fat on his face quivered violently. His legs gave way, and he dropped straight to his knees.
He scrambled over to Old Ancestor Cangwu and clung desperately to his thigh with both hands.
"The main cannon! That's the Immortal Court Main Cannon!" Old Ancestor Xuanming howled at the top of his lungs, his voice unbearably shrill.
"The Heavenly Patrol Guards have brought their Outpost over! They're going to blast