Four Great Legions at the City Gates

At these words, the gloom on everyone's faces vanished. They rose to their feet one after another and cupped their hands.

"Pavilion Master, you are wise!"

Their voices were unified and resounding, filled with rekindled fighting spirit and confidence.

Very soon...

The Central Legion, Southern Legion, Western Legion, and Northwestern Legion completely encircled Shrek City from four directions.

Outside Shrek City, upon the endless plains, a torrent of steel surged forward like a tide.

The Central Legion's armored formations advanced from the east. Black armored vehicles formed a long dragon, their cannon barrels aimed toward Shrek City and reflecting a frigid gleam beneath the sunlight.

The Southern Legion pressed in from the south.

Their armored vehicles were painted in grass-green camouflage, blending into the vegetation of the plains.

The Western Legion closed in from the west.

They had brought the most advanced Soul Guidance Cannon Platforms and were setting them up one after another on elevated ground outside the city.

The Northwestern Legion sealed off the north.

They were the first troops to arrive and had already established a temporary blockade.

The banners of the Four Great Legions snapped in the wind, while the soldiers' uniforms were perfectly orderly...

Together, they formed an overwhelming aura of grim slaughter.

In the sky...

Tens of thousands of military Soul Guidance aircraft circled on alert, sealing off the skies above Shrek City completely.

Without authorization from the Federation military...

Not even a mosquito could fly out.

At the same time, the Tianhai Navy, Beihai Navy, and Donghai Navy, the Three Great Navies, had all arrived outside Skysea City.

Skysea City was a coastal city.

Land surrounded it on three sides, with the sea on the fourth.

At this moment, the waters along its coast were packed with Federation naval warships.

The enormous vessels rose and fell upon the waves, their naval guns uniformly aimed toward Skysea City.

The Tianhai Navy blockaded the harbor.

The Beihai Navy blockaded the northern shipping lanes.

The Donghai Navy occupied the southern waters.

Like three iron locks, the three navies firmly sealed Skysea City off from the sea.

According to intelligence...

The Tang Sect had a secret research facility beneath Skysea City, where all manner of ships and submarines were hidden.

Those were the tools the Tang Sect used to transport resources to the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire.

Now, however, the Three Great Navies had surrounded these waters so tightly that no ship or submarine could possibly slip away.

Meanwhile, Skysea City's governor had begun evacuating the populace under Chen Yu's orders.

The guards began going from street to street, repeatedly broadcasting evacuation notices through amplification Soul Tools.

The citizens dragged their families along with them, carrying their valuables as they relocated beyond the city or to shelters along designated routes.

Some complained, while others were dissatisfied.

But the entire process remained fairly orderly.

After all, this was an official Federation order, and it was for their safety.

No one knew what would happen next, but everyone could sense that a storm was about to descend.

Meanwhile, in Shrek City.

Above the eastern city gate...

Dozens of streaks of light shot into the sky.

They traced brilliant tails of light across the heavens.

Some were golden, some blue, some red, some cyan. Soul Power of every color intertwined, rendering the entire sky dreamlike.

Every streak of light represented a powerhouse at the Title Douluo level.

As dozens of people rose into the air at once, their might forced the citizens of Shrek City to kneel on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.

Yun Ming took the lead, standing at the very front.

He wore a moon-white robe, its hems snapping in the wind. His long hair draped over his shoulders, while his face was cold and imposing.

Behind him, Zang Xin stood half a position back, his expression dark and his eyes filled with hatred.

Further behind, Shrek Academy's senior elders and the Tang Sect's elders stood in the air one after another, forming a disciplined formation.

For a moment, the skies above Shrek City's eastern gate were packed with Title Douluo-level powerhouses, their momentum soaring to the heavens.

On the plains outside the city, the Four Great Legions' armored formations remained utterly still, their cannons all aimed at the sky.

The soldiers looked up at the dozens of figures overhead. There was no fear on their faces, only vigilance and determination.

At that moment, within the military camp below...

A figure shot into the sky.

Yu Guanzhi was the first to rise. He wore a crisp general's uniform, the stars on his chest gleaming as Soul Power surged around him, his presence magnificent.

Behind him, two deputy legion commanders followed closely. Further back were several officers at the Title Douluo level.

Dozens of figures likewise rose successively from the encampments of the Four Great Legions, gathering behind Yu Guanzhi and confronting the people of Shrek from afar.

Though their combined strength was inferior to their opponents'.

Their momentum was not the least bit weaker.

Because it was the momentum of an army tempered by countless battles.

It was the momentum of those who disregarded life and death.

It was the momentum of having the entire Federation behind them!

Yun Ming looked at Yu Guanzhi, his gaze utterly calm, even carrying a trace of casual disdain.

Merely four Limit Douluos, eight Super Douluos, and more than twenty Title Douluos.

They were not worth much effort from him.

In his eyes, these people were not much different from ants. He could crush a whole group of them with a single palm strike.

At that moment, Zang Xin stepped forward from behind Yun Ming.

He flew half a position forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with Yun Ming. He looked coldly at Yu Guanzhi, his voice carrying a lofty interrogation.

"Legion Commander Yu."

"You are, after all, a member of the Federation's Yu Family. Are you truly going to follow Chen Yu down this dark path to the very end?"

His tone carried a trace of disappointment, as though Yu Guanzhi had done something utterly unforgivable.

In Zang Xin's view, Yu Guanzhi had been born into an influential family. He should have stood with the influential families, with Shrek, and with the Tang Sect.

Yet he had chosen Chen Yu!

He had chosen that Speaker born a commoner!

He had chosen to stand against his own origins and class!

Yu Guanzhi showed neither anger nor agitation. There was only faint pity on his face.

He looked at Zang Xin as though he were looking at an immature child, his voice calm and unwavering.

"Master Zang, don't you know?"

"Ever since I joined the military, I have served as a soldier under the Speaker."

"So even if I, Yu Guanzhi, die here today, I will never betray the Speaker!"

His voice was not loud.

Yet every word struck the ground with force.

When the officers behind him heard this, they immediately straightened their backs, admiration appearing in their eyes.

This was their legion commander!

These were the soldiers the Speaker had forged!

Zang Xin's face darkened, fury rising in his eyes as his voice climbed several pitches.

"Ignorant!"

"Absurd!"

"What kind of bewitching potion did Chen Yu feed you? Every one of you has forgotten your station!"

In Zang Xin's understanding...

The status of influential families stood above everything else.

Bloodline, martial soul, family background...

Those were the standards by which a person's worth was measured.