The Eastern Sea Battlefield stretched vast and boundless.
Across its sprawling waters, islands rose like jewels set in the azure sea.
Nine Li Island was one of them.
It was a large island marked on the maps, covering ten million square meters—an imposing sight.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"
Streak after streak of light crossed the sky.
Like a meteor shower, they blazed with brilliant trails as they raced over the sea, cleaving through wave upon wave with terrifying force.
A closer look revealed hundreds of figures.
Each stood on a flying craft and wore a Human Civilization warrior's combat suit. Their builds varied, but the Star Power faintly radiating from every one of them was immense, enough to overawe all beneath the waves.
Every one of them had entered the Starfire Realm.
Now they flew in three companies, following four figures at the front toward the far end of the sea.
Their leader was tall and stern-faced, his eyes bright and piercing. Even a casual glance from him carried an indescribable pressure far beyond that of an ordinary Starfire Realm warrior.
The three behind him, however, were familiar faces: a striking young man and a pair of breathtakingly beautiful twin girls.
They were Lin Yuan and the Mo Family's Twin Beauties.
The three centurions led their hundred-strong companies behind the man at the front, a clear sign of his rank.
"Commander Sikong, what is Nine Li Island? Why are we deploying such a large force to attack it?"
Lin Yuan could not help asking.
The man was a commander of the Purple Moon Legion. He oversaw ten companies and more than a thousand troops, making him the direct superior of Lin Yuan and the Mo sisters.
He was usually as elusive as a dragon that showed its head but never its