In space, four hundred kilometers above the ground, aboard the Rabbit Nation Space Station.
A Rabbit Nation astronaut was performing routine work beside a viewport when his gaze swept over the surface of the blue planet-
The outline of his homeland was clearly visible. Then he saw that dark red sphere, so bright that he almost seemed able to make out its surface patterns and radiance even from low Earth orbit.
He froze for a moment and rubbed his eyes. When he looked again-the sphere had vanished.
As though it had never existed, leaving only an empty expanse of gray-white smoke.
On the battlefield, the energy of the Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Ball had reached its peak.
The dark red sphere, two kilometers in diameter, hovered before the Ten-Tails' mouth. Its energy field compressed the surrounding air into a visibly distorted halo.
Then the Ten-Tails Tailed Beast Ball broke free of the Ten-Tails' control and shot toward the distant Tailed Beasts and Rabbit Nation soldiers, carrying enough power to annihilate heaven and earth.
Tianyi spoke slowly, his voice crisp and decisive. "Do it."
Before his words had faded, nearly a hundred Rabbit Nation soldiers appeared simultaneously from Flying Thunder God Marks in every direction.
Their movements were perfectly synchronized. Upon landing, they swiftly took their assigned positions, forming an enormous circular formation.
Every soldier held his hands in a Hand Seal. Along the formation's perimeter, all the Flying Thunder God Formulas lit up with golden radiance at once, enveloping the entire area in an intricate spatial formation.
One soldier quickly reported to Tianyi, "Major Fang Tianyi, all Flying Thunder God Marks have been deployed. We're ready to teleport at any time."
Tianyi slowly rose into the air, his robes snapping in the currents stirred by the surging energy, his gaze