In a stretch of the Boundless Star Sea where starlight flickered and spatial ripples surged...
Rumble!!
A series of astonishingly powerful booms and tremors rolled through the Star Sea...
Enormous Star Sea Flying Boats, each a thousand li across and wreathed in swirling black-and-red runes, sped through the Star Sea Void, unleashing rings of terrifying spatial storm ripples...
There were ten of these enormous Star Sea Flying Boats, and the one in the middle was even larger, practically a mobile Star Ring fortress!!
Inside a massive palace on one of them!
A humanoid cultivator with dark red skin, horns on either side of his forehead, and jet-black hair sat on a massive imperial throne with his eyes closed, resting his mind. Clad in golden armor, he stood over three zhang tall.
Thud, thud, thud, thud!!
Footsteps sounded as a guard entered the great hall. He wore silver armor and likewise had dark red skin and horns on his head. He addressed the golden-armored cultivator respectfully, "Night Baleful Emperor! We will reach the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm in another month!"
The Night Baleful Emperor opened his eyes and said coolly, "Good! Pass down the orders and prepare for battle. Many races are targeting the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm, but we are the closest. Seize it as quickly as possible, then fortify our defenses!!"
"Yes, Lord Night Baleful Emperor!"
The silver-armored guard immediately answered respectfully and hurried out...
"Make sure the others remember: do not let a single Star Clan Cultivator from the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm escape! We must avenge what happened all those years ago!"
"Yes!!"
Watching the silver-armored guard leave, the Night Baleful Emperor's purplish-red eyes revealed a trace of startling killing intent. He murmured to himself, "The Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm! To think it has finally appeared. This