The Taiyou Forbidden Zone was Supreme Zhi's lair. Though its defenses were lax, they were not so lax that someone could openly attack it without provoking any response.
The moment Qingli Goddess's army launched its assault, the forbidden zone reacted.
Almost instantly.
A colossal black energy shield enveloped the entire forbidden zone.
At the same time.
A Devil Race grand commander emanating black-gray aura led a force out of the forbidden zone and charged at Qingli Goddess's rebel army.
"What audacity! What bandit army are you? How dare you attack the Supreme Forbidden Zone!"
The leading Devil Race grand commander wore savage devil armor, his entire body radiating ominous black-gray energy. His scarlet devil eyes were bloodthirsty and cruel, and the instant he appeared, he unleashed terrifying devilish might.
He was the guardian of the Taiyou Forbidden Zone, the seventeenth-rank Devil Race grand commander—Source of Calamity.
As the forbidden zone's guardian, he possessed control over every formation within it and could mobilize the forbidden zone's power at any time.
Empowered by the devil formations inside the Supreme Forbidden Zone, his aura rose steadily, reaching the peak of the seventeenth rank in the blink of an eye.
At that moment, a casual strike from him could blast apart a fairly formidable warship!
It was precisely because he possessed such strength that Supreme Zhi had been able to entrust the forbidden zone to his protection. With him there, even if he encountered an enemy he could not defeat, he could use the forbidden zone's power to hold out until Supreme Zhi returned.
Under ordinary circumstances, such arrangements would naturally have been sufficient.
Unfortunately, Qingli Goddess had long prepared for this. From the very beginning, she committed all her forces, determined to end the battle swiftly.
Those following her were all elites from