High in the sky, the massive Sun Moon Warship tore through the thick clouds and slowly came to a halt above Shrek City.
Shrek City below had long since been placed under martial law. All four city gates were tightly shut, and the sturdy defensive barrier was operating at full capacity.
On the ground, the Sun Moon army's tens of thousands of heavy Soul Tool artillery batteries had completed their positions outside the city. Countless cold cannon muzzles extended past Shrek's walls, all locking onto Shrek Academy and Sea God Island at the city center.
Clad in silver-white armor, Xu Tianyao stood at the very front of the flagship's deck. Behind him stood the foremost experts from the Sun Moon Empire and the Three Great Empires, all of them gazing coldly down at the ancient city that had stood for ten thousand years.
Kong Deming at his side raised a hand slightly, and the commanders of the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion and Terrorclaw Soul Engineer Legion simultaneously drew the swords at their waists.
Thousands upon thousands of heavy Soul Tool artillery batteries lit up with dazzling clusters of gathered energy, making everyone within Shrek City tremble in fear.
Shrek City, once the sacred land in the hearts of the continent's Soul Masters, was now shrouded in despair and terror.
Within the city, the shops lining both sides of the streets had tightly barred their doors and windows. Commoners hid in their homes and cellars, praying for safety.
Inside the teaching buildings of Shrek Academy's outer courtyard, lower-year students huddled deep in the corridors under their instructors' organization, listening to the low roar of engines above their heads with exceptionally heavy hearts.
The news that Xuan Zi, Elder Song, Qian Duoduo, and the other elders of Sea God Pavilion had