As Su Yi launched an all-out assault against the entire Desire Demon Legion, far away in the Second Empire's territory, tens of millions of light-years distant...
The entire Sealong Star Sector had been swept up in tremendous unrest and fervor.
Everyone in the star sector had heard the legend that had been circulating for so long.
A sacred relic left behind by the great Human Emperor during his travels through the universe had appeared once more.
What stirred the imperial citizens into even greater outrage was that this relic was now controlled by former traitors to the Empire who had become Void Abyss Demons.
Amid mounting religious fervor, the believers soon passed the news to their priests.
The priests passed it to the bishops, the bishops to the archbishops, and the archbishops to the Ecclesiarchy.
Soon, word spread rapidly that the great Human Emperor's Saint Mark had appeared in the Cassini Star System, a former imperial territory that had become a paradise for demons.
Initially, the higher-ups had paid little attention to the news.
But as the investigation swiftly progressed, they suddenly discovered that it was actually true!
More importantly, they discovered that Copper Tomb was not currently in the Cassini Star System!
This was a tremendous opportunity for the entire nation.
Meanwhile, Kilman had also begun various infiltration efforts within the Second Empire in his own name, using Great Sage Bell's channels.
Great Sage Bell's main body had also made his position on the matter clear.
By this point, reclaiming the great Human Emperor's Saint Mark had become something the entire Empire demanded.
And so, amid this atmosphere, vast quantities of personnel and supplies were rapidly mobilized.
Seizing this rare opportunity, the Empire's bloated, corrupt bureaucracy displayed an indescribable degree of speed and efficiency.
An enormous imperial Expeditionary Army