The chant lasted exactly ten seconds before everyone adopted a meditative stance in the sky. All cultivators began circulating their energies and refining their inner power, preparing themselves for the battle that loomed just beyond the horizon.
Cain stood at the highest point of the sky, his golden eyes glowing as his mind expanded in all directions. With the assistance of the [A.I. Chip Module] and its scanning force fields, he observed the world with unparalleled clarity. Whatever was coming, he would detect it before it arrived. He would be ready.
Silence reigned—not just in the sky, but across the entire landmass of the Everlife Continent. Every village, town, and city had been evacuated, with the populace relocated into fortified strongholds and vast underground shelters maintained within the headquarters of the three Lord-Tier Organizations.
