Without realizing it, midnight had arrived.
Within the Heavenly Strategy Prefecture, Jia Xu gazed into the void, then took a deep breath and declared:
"The time has come.
I, the Prefect, now declare—the Skyfall Campaign officially begins.
All covert agents, activate!"
"It's begun."
"The hour is here."
"The Demon Sea Realm shall belong to our Great Yi Heavenly Court.Tonight... ends everything."
Hidden figures scattered across the realm received the command.Without hesitation, each raised a hand, where a flash of light revealed a glowing feather.
These were no ordinary feathers, but the Fallen Demon Feathers once seized from the battlefield of Eternal Night—plundered after slaying a fallen Holy Son.
Through meticulous refinement by the Heavenly Crafts Pavilion, and purification by the Innocent Heavenly Melody Tree, the demonic taint had been cleansed—transforming the feathers into usable spatial artifacts.
Each feather now contained a Cave Heaven world.
Using a special method, the feathers were split into 300,000 individual feathers, collectively named:
Divine Feather Cave Heavens (神羽洞天).
Each contained a miniature world that could be expanded and cultivated further.
And now—every operative had one in hand.
With a wave of the feather, a burst of light surged out—and in an instant, an Immortal City emerged from the void, descending silently onto the ground.
As it fell, all below—grass, trees, rock—was crushed beneath its weight.
The Immortal City seamlessly merged with the land, and invisible forces immediately began to draw the nearby spiritual and ley lines into its core.
The entire process caused minimal disturbance.
Although there was some tremor, it was tightly contained.
One city.
Two.
Ten.
Hundreds.
Thousands...
In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of Immortal Cities appeared simultaneously—settling across the entire Demon Sea Realm.
Whether on remote islands or on territories controlled by local factions, massive cities rose from the earth like mushrooms after rain.
These were not ordinary cities—they were fully expanded Immortal Cities, on par with Royal Cities in size and scale.
They radiated immense power, immediately attracting ley line energy.Countless lights lit up in each city, as if dawn had arrived.
Beacon lamps ignited, dispelling the night.Lighthouses bathed the surroundings in bright halos—each city becoming an island of divine light.
At every interval of 3,000 li, a similar city stood tall.
Within these cities, countless bounty hunters took to the walls, scanning the surroundings with sharp, eager eyes.
"This is our new territory under Great Yi.
This is our battlefield."
This was the heartfelt cry of every bounty hunter.
Even civilian settlers ascended the walls, taking in their new environment.
For them, this wasn't temporary.
This was their new home—a place they would live for decades or centuries to come.
No one would force them out.And anyone who tried... would face steel and fire.
"This is Great Yi's land.We are Yi people."
Their voices rang with sincerity and resolve.If anyone tried to make them leave, they would fight to the death.
Where the Immortal Cities landed—that was Great Yi territory.
In an instant, the entire Demon Sea Realm was blanketed by Great Yi's cities.
Some appeared right next to existing strongholds.They rose in the dead of night like towers of divine flame.
One even landed directly outside the capital of the Tianlong Dynasty—Tianlong City.
As the city appeared, the destiny of the Tianlong Dynasty trembled violently.
Their True Dragon of National Fate let out a shrill, sorrowful wail—as though stabbed directly in the heart.
Golden beams, like divine blades, burst forth from the Great Yi cities—piercing the air and striking the fate dragon.
The majestic five-clawed dragon dimmed instantly, its strength crumbling.
Pffft—!!
In the Tianlong royal palace, the emperor—who had been embracing a snow-skinned beauty—suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, terror flashing in his eyes.
"No... the fate dragon is wounded.
Our national fate is unstable.
What is happening!?"
He leapt up in a panic.
"Summon the Five Elder Stars, now!"
"Your Majesty, a massive foreign city has appeared outside the capital—lit up like day."
"Your Majesty! Giant cities are appearing throughout the realm. Every 3,000 li, another one!
Our entire territory is being covered!"
"Your Majesty! Our fate dragon is under attack!
Thousands of golden fate dragons have appeared and are devouring ours in the void!"
One urgent report followed another, echoing in the throne room.
Even though the Tianlong Dynasty had long since decayed into decadence and debauchery, their reaction was surprisingly quick.
(Otherwise, they wouldn't have lasted this long—had they ignored this threat, their destruction would have already arrived.)
In the skies above the Tianlong territory—
From each Great Yi city, golden light shot upward, transforming into golden dragons dozens of meters long.
They rose into the air and surrounded the five-clawed dragon, launching a full-scale hunt.
Although each golden dragon was small, their purity and power were off the charts.
Their claws ripped chunks of flesh from the true dragon's body—devouring the meat like the finest gourmet meal.
The scene was terrifying.
If the True Fate Dragon were to collapse, the entire Tianlong Dynasty would follow.
"How... how could this be?
Where did these cities come from!?
Who did this to us!?"
Terror spread across the emperor's face.
This was a move to annihilate his nation.
One of the court officials gasped:
"Those golden dragons—they're transformed fate!
This is Sacred Court-level fate.
Only a few realms have it—and in our vicinity, only Great Yi qualifies.
This is Great Yi's invasion!
In a single night, hundred thousands of cities dropped into the Demon Sea.
And not just that—they're directly linked to Great Yi's destiny.
The moment they landed, their own fate began to rise... and devour ours.
This plan was not made yesterday.
Great Yi has been plotting this for a long time."
Just then, five figures appeared in the palace.
Each wore robes of a different color: black, red, blue, white, and green.
They were the Five Elder Stars—supreme powerhouses of the Tianlong Dynasty.
Each radiated terrifying power, easily at the True Spirit Realm or above.
They held real authority—capable of even overriding the emperor.
They were the reason the dynasty had managed to suppress the pirate factions all these years.
Now, even they looked deeply grim.
"Only Great Yi could execute such a vast operation.
And they gave us no room to breathe—striking at our fate dragon directly.
If it dies, even if our nation still stands, we are as good as destroyed."
"Five Elders, what do we do now?
If this is Great Yi... are we finished?"
The emperor's voice was shaky, panic swelling in his heart.
"We strike back—destroy their Immortal Cities!
That's the root of their fate connection.
If we take them down, the fate dragon will stabilize.
As long as our fate dragon survives—we survive.
If not… we're doomed."
The Red Elder spoke with fierce resolve.
The Tianlong Dynasty had both navy and army, but their ground forces weren't their strength.
Their strongest legion was the Tianlong Legion—10 million elite soldiers trained in Overlord Qi.
Savage and destructive in battle.
Normally, they wouldn't be mobilized.
But now? There was no other choice.
"First, we destroy the Immortal City outside the capital.
They dare plant a city in front of our palace?
Let's see if they're prepared to hold it."
The Blue Elder's eyes turned icy cold.
He waved his hand.
A wave of blue light surged outward—freezing flowers, trees, the ground itself.
This wasn't ordinary ice.
It carried a power of decay, stripping the land of vitality even if thawed.
"Glacier Age – Ice Radiance Fruit Ability!"
This was the Blue Elder's Devil Fruit, a power of extreme cold infused with stellar radiance.
After years of cultivation, he had developed it to a terrifying level.