Outside War God Hall headquarters.
The Martial Saints of the Army-Breaker Bureau's vanguard regiment stood in solemn formation. Their standard light armor had long since been removed, replaced by heavy formation-breaking armor stripped from the Northern Union's Berserker Corps.
Nie Wushuang clasped his hands behind his back and strode to the very front of the formation.
He had changed into the SSS-Rank Starforged Armor Li Zhengyang had brought back. The miniature power furnace on his back hummed softly, providing this veteran Martial Sovereign with abundant Source Energy.
"Reporting to the commander-in-chief!"
Nie Wushuang snapped to attention before Li Zhengyang, raised his right fist, and slammed it heavily against his breastplate.
"The vanguard regiment has finished re-equipping and can depart at any time."
As a peak Third-Rank Martial Sovereign, he showed no reluctance whatsoever as he publicly performed the salute of a subordinate.
The elders seated at the long tables behind them felt their hearts tremble slightly at the sight.
For decades, Great Xia's Martial Sovereigns had each guarded their own territories. When had its peak forces ever been so united?
Li Zhengyang held the Abyssfall Dragon Spear and flicked his wrist, pointing its tip toward the sky.
"Board the ship."
Above the landing field, the top-tier cruiser Judgment blocked out the sky over nearly half the plaza.
The emblem that had once belonged to the International Martial Warriors Alliance had been crudely covered by a red dragon flag, while a dark golden energy glow spread beneath the hull.
Inside the lower energy compartment, Andrew, the Half-Step Martial Sovereign, and Ivan, the Northern Union Martial Sovereign, were locked onto energy extraction racks like dead dogs.
The vast Blood Qi deep within their meridians was continuously siphoned through pipes into the main cannon reactor, its gauge steadily fixed at maximum load.
Li