December 20, 1999. Cosmic front outside Mars. Battle duration: 7 hours and 33 minutes.
As the Supreme Sovereign placed a rainbow-flame chess piece onto the cosmic chessboard, a voice as cold as thin ice yet lofty enough to blanket the heavens rang throughout the army—
"Follow me, Obstruct Changkong."
"Benevolent King, enter the formation!"
At the center of the light-surging cosmic battlefield, a white lotus of unparalleled splendor bloomed. The stellar-level berserk heavy vanguard warships charging the defensive line immediately had their armor shattered and their prows broken. The Ark Force illuminated by the white lotus's light also came under attack from various Energy Gathering spells. In an instant, a vast stretch of the battlefield was cleared!
But that still wasn't enough!
The Benevolent King could only protect one area, but this time the Ark Legion was advancing along the entire front, with commanders coordinating from the rear! Once they recognized the Benevolent King's strength, they dispersed their forces and intensified their attacks on both flanks, attempting to seize Mars's source!
"Haska!"
The Boiling Blood Dancer's roar, burning away every last drop of blood, spread through the entire army via the spiritual connection of the "Ring of Heroes"!
Mystical Power Cultivator Haska's Boiling Blood Explosion blasted an octagonal gemstone warship into the Aura Void, annihilating it completely! The octagonal gemstone warship possessed extremely high defenses; even the Benevolent King could not quickly destroy it. But using the Aura Void's geographical advantage made dealing with it easy.
Archmage Tisrael stopped using the Benevolent King's offensive spells. Instead, he repeated his old trick, borrowing Haska's Boiling Blood Explosion to shove the Ark Legion into the sea.
"An eye for an eye!"
The defensive barrier formed by the Bastion Cultivator Ren Qingqing suddenly erupted with a powerful aura shockwave, blasting every enemy directly