Within the Sea of Nine Harmonies.
On an inhabited planet housing a branch of the [Highest Clarity Heavenly Palace].
Rumble!!!
Today, the sky had lost its usual clarity, replaced by a vast, awe-inspiring spectacle that blotted out the sun!
Tens of thousands of enormous star skiffs hovered above the sea of clouds, their densely packed spiritual cannons gleaming with a terrifying, destructive light!
Around those star skiffs, countless figures stood suspended in the air, their auras as unfathomable as abysses and oceans.
Immortality, Spirit-Nurturing... there were even quite a few whose cultivation had reached Myriad Forms!
Nearly every renowned top cultivator on the entire Primordial Continent had turned out in force!
They formed battle formations brimming with killing intent. Their tsunami-like waves of divine power intertwined, churning the entire planet's atmosphere as though a celestial river had reversed its flow!
This unprecedented gathering was dozens of times larger than the forces assembled to repel foreign invaders in the past!
"Good heavens..."
On the ground, countless commoners and low-level cultivators in the mortal cities tilted their heads back, staring slack-jawed at the magnificent sight of what seemed like gods marching to war.
Someone swallowed involuntarily and asked the person beside them in a trembling voice:
"What's happened up there? Why have all the immortal masters and Dao Lords mobilized?!"
"You haven't heard?!"
A cultivator in the city who knew the inside story immediately scoffed, then said with pride, as though he shared in the honor:
"They say Lord Ye of our Highest Clarity Heavenly Palace gave the order!"
"Lord Ye's might is unmatched! He's long since outgrown this continent. Today, he's sending his army into the Star Sea to crush all who refuse to submit and unite this vast universe!!"
At those words, everyone nearby sucked in a sharp breath.
Then,