188: The Anchor of Heaven!

Su Jin's consciousness sank into the core of the Star Beacon.

"Attention all city units, prepare for spatial jump, countdown, ten."

Buzz—

The tower body of the eternal star beacon, its silver-white metal surface, had countless patterns light up one by one.

The massive spatial crystal at the top of the tower.

The deep vortex inside began to spin faster, swallowing all surrounding light, forming an absolute darkness.

"Nine."

The entire Infinite City began to tremble slightly.

A vast and heart-stopping energy surged from the Grand Void Azurewood Palace, continuously flowing into the Star Beacon.

"Eight."

"Coordinates confirmed, guiding array signal reception stable."

"Seven, six, five…"

The countdown continued, and Su Jin's consciousness seemed to merge with the entire Star Beacon.

He could "see" that at the center of Thunderclap Valley, a hundred thousand kilometers away.

A massive array, constructed from countless precious materials by the Crimson Dragon Legion and engineering troops personally led by Commander Xiang Tian, was echoing his presence, emitting spatial fluctuations of the same origin.

That was an anchor point.

A gravitational anchor, thrown to the other side of the river of time and space.

"Four, three…"

The tremors of Infinite City grew more intense.

The light above the city began to twist, and the sky seemed to turn into a canvas kneaded by an invisible giant hand.

Thick spatial rifts appeared and vanished at the city's edge, but they were firmly bound by the force field emanating from the Star Beacon, unable to harm the city in the slightest.

"Two…"

In Su Jin's eyes, galaxies seemed to flow.

"One!"

"Heavenly Anchor, activate!"

Boom—!

With a thunderous roar that echoed throughout Youfeng Valley.

The dark vortex at the top of the eternal star beacon, which had been devouring light, suddenly spewed outwards.

A "cable" made of spatial energy, seemingly formless and intangible.

Instantly pierced through the void, connecting to Thunderclap Valley a hundred thousand kilometers away.

The next moment, an immense force arrived.

Not a push, but a pull.

The entire Infinite City, along with the portion of the earth's crust beneath it.

Was forcefully "yanked" from the ground by a tremendous power.

The residents inside the city only felt a lightness under their feet, as if they instantly lost gravity, and the scenery outside their windows transformed into a chaotic torrent of strange lights in an instant.

The concepts of time and space became blurred at this moment, feeling like an instant, yet also like eternity.

And in the outside world, this scene had already surpassed the limits of mortal imagination.

A magnificent city with a circumference of several hundred kilometers, enveloped by an invisible force.

In an instant, it vanished from its original location, leaving behind only a massive sinkhole and a circle of spacetime ripples expanding outwards frantically.

The energy of these ripples was so immense that space vibrated continuously within a thousand kilometers.

......

"Report! Super-standard spatial tremors detected in the direction of Youfeng Valley."

Inside the Dark Star Empire's frontline command center, alarms blared.

"Is it the Blue Star Alliance's trump card? Or some new type of weapon?"

"Unclear! But the energy source has disappeared, we couldn't lock onto it."

The Commander was about to press for more information.

Another urgent communication video connected, and the roar from the other side almost blew off the roof.

"The third and seventh defense zones have been torn open, the Blue Star Alliance's fleet is rushing in like mad, we need reinforcements, repeat, we need reinforcements."

"Reinforce! Immediately deploy the reserve team to plug the gap!"

"Our reserve team is currently being tied up by the Fifth Fleet, they can't be pulled away!"

The command post was in chaos.

The Commander's gaze swept across the war-torn front lines.

"An energy signature that has already disappeared, whatever it is."

"A trick to confuse us, to make us panic?"

"My orders: frontline troops hold your ground, don't let these little tricks from the Blue Star Alliance affect the overall situation!"

And so, the massive spatial ripple, which could have rewritten the course of the battle, was thus buried amidst countless chaotic battle reports.

......

Thunderclap Valley.

Deep within the valley, Xiang Tian, the Commander of the Crimson Dragon Legion, clad in crimson dragon armor, floated in mid-air.

He watched the massive guiding array below glow brightly, feeling the intense fluctuations in space.

Even as a seasoned veteran, his face could not hide his shock at this moment.

"All troops, be on alert! Prepare to receive!"

His voice, like a great bell, resonated throughout the valley.

Hundreds of thousands of elite warriors of the Crimson Dragon Legion were already arrayed and waiting.

They looked up at the sky, witnessing the arrival of a miracle with their own eyes.

The sky above the valley, without warning, tore open a massive rift, like a curtain ripped apart by a god.

Immediately after.

The outline of a city, so vast it blotted out the sky, was forcefully "dragged" out from that rift!

Boom—!

Infinite City landed heavily in the center of the guiding array, and the entire Thunderclap Valley shook violently.

The massive city perfectly aligned with the array, and the turbulent spatial energy quickly subsided.

Sunlight once again streamed down, illuminating the city that had just completed its spatial transfer.

Su Jin stood on the city wall.

He looked down at the mighty and fierce Crimson Dragon Legion, and their imposing, legendary Commander.

A communication request came in.

The light screen lit up.

Xiang Tian's square-jawed face appeared, and he sized Su Jin up, then chuckled.

"Lord Su Jin, welcome to Thunderclap Valley."

His voice was full of vigor.

"I am Xiang Tian. Your city is even more magnificent than I imagined."

"Commander Xiang Tian."

Su Jin nodded slightly.

"The defense for the coming days will be entrusted to the Crimson Dragon Legion."

"It's our duty."

Xiang Tian's laughter was hearty, "Don't worry, from now on, my Crimson Dragon Legion will be the shield of Infinite City."

"From now on, this place will also be the eye of the storm."

He paused.

His gaze pierced through the light screen, seemingly seeing the faintly discernible towering giant spire within Infinite City, and the smile in his eyes grew wider.

"In the poker game of the Southern Territory, it's our turn to play our hand now."]}