"Pisces is responsible for emotions, Taurus for stabilizing the ley lines, and there are other constellations. The targets are suspected to include extremely rare or powerful laws such as stars, time, and space."

"All these collected special laws are being funneled back to the Leader to be used in a massive plan he calls the Ascension Ceremony."

"The memory fragments mention terms like 'Realm Fusion' and 'keys.' The specific purpose is unclear, but it is definitely of great importance and requires a massive and diverse array of special laws as a foundation."

The cave fell silent for a moment, with only the immovable core on the altar still slowly rotating, emitting a dim glow.

Zi Yuan frowned. "Using so many special laws for a ceremony... what does he want to do? Create a new order? Or obtain some kind of ultimate power?"

Leng Ningxue looked at the unconscious Atum and the altar. "No matter what he wants to do, destroying his collection nodes and preventing the ceremony from being completed is what we must do."

Yu Nian nodded. "It seems that on our upcoming journey, we not only have to track the Leader himself but may also have to deal with other constellation generals and destroy their collection points."

Bai Cheng took one last look at the altar and the immovable core.

The law core of this island had been modified and extracted for a long time, but its foundation remained.

Perhaps after the forces of the Eye of the Sand are cleared away, the surviving remnants of the Kingdom of Sand can find a way to slowly restore its balance and nourish this land.

"We shouldn't stay here long. Pursuers from Enforcement City might still be searching for us, and the Leader might know of Taurus's failure through the induction of the constellation mark."

Bai Cheng said decisively, "Take him with us; we're returning to the train immediately. He might have more memories regarding other constellations and ceremony locations in his mind that require further interrogation."

"At the same time, we must quickly formulate our next plan—whether to continue heading straight for the Mist Source Core or prioritize eliminating other constellation strongholds along the way."

Everyone nodded and acted quickly.

A moment later, the silver train broke through the sandstorm barrier on the outskirts of the desert island, re-entered the azure sea, and disappeared into the vast mist and sunlight.

Behind them, that traumatized desert kingdom finally welcomed the first light of dawn following the collapse of the invaders' power, while Bai Cheng's group's voyage continued toward an even more intricate and perilous deep-sea mystery.

However, before Bai Cheng and the others' train could move far from the coastline of the desert kingdom, the energy fluctuations in the sky above the sea suddenly became turbulent.

Four incomparably formidable auras rose from the four directions of the sea without warning, like four towering mountains, instantly sealing off the entire sky and ocean.

The four newcomers had different figures, but their entire bodies surged with an energy pressure far more solid and pure than that of Pisces and Taurus.

It was a bona fide King Rank Three fluctuation, without any reliance on law tricks—pure peak power.

To the east, a woman wearing white-gold form-fitting battle armor and holding a magnificent golden scale stood suspended in the air. Her face was exquisite yet expressionless, and her eyes seemed to be constantly measuring the balance of all things. Libra.

To the south, a burly man with deep blue, almost black hair flowing loosely, wearing heavy chitinous armor and carrying the phantom of a giant shell on his back, came treading over the waves. Every step caused the sea surface to tremble. Cancer.

To the west, a rebellious man with hair as red as fire and a pair of curved sharp horns on his head floated with arms crossed, his body enveloped in a scorching battle intent and an aura of destruction. Aries.

To the north, the tallest and most silent man, with skin like rock and eyes as cold and hard as boulders, stood with his hands hanging at his sides. His mere presence brought an unshakable sense of heaviness. Capricorn.

"By order of the Leader," Libra's voice was cold and steady, like a sentence being passed, "apprehend the anomaly and their companions. Resisters may be killed on the spot."

Before the words had even faded, the four of them attacked simultaneously!

There was no testing, no pre-battle dialogue; pure, overwhelming King Rank Three power transformed into four torrents, crushing toward the train from four directions.

The sea surface was torn apart, the clouds in the sky rolled back, and the train's defensive layer, which had not yet fully recovered, emitted a groan of being overburdened.

"Scatter! Each of you face an enemy to avoid affecting the train!" Amidst Bai Cheng's sharp shout, silver light flashed intensely, forcibly teleporting the train several hundred meters diagonally downward toward the sea, avoiding the center of the first round of the combined attack.

The battle turned white-hot in an instant.

Qingniao faced off against Libra, thunder and golden balancing power clashing frantically in the air, every exchange triggering spatial ripples.

Zi Yuan's blade light was like silk, tangling with the brave and fierce Aries; blade edges and scorching fist auras exploded into a sky full of fire.

Leng Ningxue froze the sea area, attempting to freeze Cancer's heavy and majestic shell defense and terrifying giant strength, as ice crystals and deep blue energy constantly shattered.

Yu Nian channeled endless vines and life force, entwining, binding, and eroding Capricorn's seemingly eternal rock body and mountain-like steady offensive.

Bai Cheng roamed the center of the battlefield, her Power of Space fully activated, constantly flickering, interfering, and supporting, trying to break the tacit and deadly siege rhythm of the four constellations.

However, the four opponents cooperated seamlessly, and their strengths were all at King Rank Three. Even though Bai Cheng's spatial abilities were miraculous and Qingniao and the others had extraordinary combat power, the situation still quickly fell into a passive and bitter struggle.

"Why exactly are you so obsessed with capturing us?" During a gap in a fierce energy collision, Bai Cheng used spatial voice transmission to question Libra, who was closest to her.

"Is it simply because we are variables who disrupted your collection plan?"

The golden scale in Libra's hand pulsed with light, parrying one of Qingniao's Thunder Spears, as she responded coldly:

"Your value goes far beyond that. The Leader's Ascension Ceremony requires special Keys and Fuel. You happen to possess both of these traits simultaneously."

Capricorn's punch forced back Yu Nian's giant wall of vines, his voice sounding like rolling boulders:

"Pisces's emotions and Taurus's stability are all to lay the foundation for the ceremony. And you... are the indispensable fuses for constructing the bridge."

"All of your power, lives, and even the trajectories of your existence will become the core sacrifices of the ceremony, assisting the Leader in completing the final Realm Fusion and self-ascension."

Cancer added in a low voice: "We capture rather than kill on the spot only because you are most useful while alive and whole."

Aries laughed wildly, a punch shattering Zi Yuan's afterimage of blade light: "Why say more! Take them and present them to the Leader; that will be a great achievement!"

The truth was like ice water poured over their heads.

Bai Cheng and the others finally understood why the Leader valued them so much, even sending out constellation generals one after another. They themselves were one of the most critical and ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) special materials in this massive ceremony plan.

Anger and determination burned in their hearts, but even more so was a cold battle intent.

Become sacrifices? Absolutely impossible!

"You want to use us as firewood?" The thunder in Qingniao's eyes blazed to the extreme. "Then let's see if you even have a furnace for it!"

The battle suddenly escalated.