Thunderbolts and radiant arcs converged from all directions, leaving not the slightest dead angle. The instant they crashed into that patch of golden-white light, they triggered a violent reaction.
As light and lightning merged, they rapidly canceled one another out, colliding and scattering wisps of drifting luminous vapor. After jetting into the depths of the void, they bent and dispersed at their tips, forming rainbows of spray with curving arcs. If one ignored the immense destructive force they carried, the scene could even be called magnificent.
This garrison Daoist of Star Constellation Sky City clearly possessed abundant Heartlight Seal. The thunderous rainbows he unleashed continued for a full quarter of an hour, illuminating a swath of the void and causing the surrounding stars to pale in comparison.
The commotion from this battle also alerted the various garrison keepers of Southern Vault Heaven. They had not known of this attempt by the Celestial Mechanism Institute beforehand, and since they could not casually leave their garrison posts, they immediately submitted reports upward through the Heaven-Training Dao Canon, requesting permission to provide aid.
Yet the reply they received instructed each of them to remain at their posts and not depart without authorization. Only then did the garrison keepers realize that arrangements had long since been made above, and they settled their minds. Looking once more toward the battlefield, each silently guessed at the origins of this enemy.
Under the collision and impact of the forces from both sides, the desolate star at the center of the battle silently cracked apart. Its remaining fragments lasted fewer than several breaths before turning into dust of the void.
Yet unexpectedly, the mass of shadow that had originally been cast upon the surface of Earth Star like tangled long whiskers still drifted there, as if it were