As Tang San's words fell, the entire Sea of Stars went quiet for an instant.
The gray mist pouring from the rift suddenly churned faster. The Void Ruin Legion's vanguard burst from the passage like a tide breaking through a dam.
Divine King-level warriors in gray armor strode through the void, each step making the stars hum. Behind them came God Emperor-level elites, towering figures clad in heavy gray armor and wielding broad blades, joining into an oppressive shadow across the Sea of Stars.
A hundred thousand God Rank soldiers, the weakest Divine Kings, the elites God Emperors.
Two years ago, this force would have been enough to flatten any star domain in the Douluo Universe. But now they faced the Creation Federation, which Lin Chen had spent three full years building.
"First Fleet, main cannon volley."
Lin Chen's command was as terse as a blade.
The flagship's Creation-class Main Cannon lit up first. The main cannons of fifty-six Federation starships charged simultaneously, as though a row of rivers of stars had suddenly flared across the Sea of Stars.
The light gathering at the muzzles fired in an instant. Dozens of crimson-gold beams, each several miles in diameter, pierced the void and slammed precisely into the heart of the Void Ruin Legion's densest formation.
The gray mist was torn apart instantly, and swathes of Divine King-level warriors were annihilated into ash within the beams.
The beams plowed through the gray torrent without losing momentum, only dissipating under the interference of the Void Ruin Law when they reached the front of the rift passage.
The first volley cleared a vast stretch of the battlefield, blasting an enormous gap straight through the Void Ruin Legion's vanguard formation.
But the Void Ruin Legion's numbers were far too great.
Gray-armored figures from the rear