1160, The Last Ripple

During the process of breaking through the first line of defense, a vast amount of silvery material released from the giant sword expanded outward, eventually forming a channel about 3 kilometers wide and roughly 500 meters high.

The Skuru fleet streamed out of the channel, reaching just outside the first defensive line.

But as soon as they arrived outside and before they could observe their surroundings, they saw about 1 kilometer ahead, a group of Blue Star People standing mid-air, facing them directly.

This group of Blue Star People was led by Shepherd in the Clouds, and included one Seventh Order, thirteen Sixth Order, and seventy-six Fifth Rank cultivators.

What the Skuru didn't know was that these high-ranking cultivators all shared a common trait with Shepherd in the Clouds—they all had a "tendency towards demise." These were all the high-ranking strong individuals with a "tendency towards demise" that the Blue Star military had screened.