Under the cover of the Queen of Heaven's Domain, everyone could feel the changes in their Disciplines. It was like the seal on their Cores had been lifted. It was an indescribable joy that filled them with confidence.
The aliens in front of them were strong, but when they reached Star Division it was like they'd run into a dam. They were stopped in their tracks.
The Paragons weren't idle, of course.
The Clockmaker held a small, delicate timepiece in her hand. It had a base and a top, and its surface was etched with strange markings.
Within it floated a thousand planets, orbiting in strange orbits.
The time ticked by, and a rainbow of light swirled around them. The oncoming aliens slowed when they reached a certain area. Only then did Star Division's forces begin to fight.
Temporal control!
With the Clockmaker's cultivation, it wasn't difficult to control.
The aliens had many experts as well, but because they were born from the same planets, their abilities were relatively limited. Humans had Adepts, and even the Paragons had their own specialties. Everyone had their own areas of expertise.
The Wine Master and Clockmaker worked in unison. The Clockmaker was responsible for weakening the enemy, while the Wine Master took care of Star Division's soldiers.
When one of the soldiers showed signs of succumbing, there was a flash of silver light, and the Wine Master was at the back of the enemy's ranks.
The Wine Master's will was strong, and he easily controlled the battlefield. He used his Cosmagus Scepter to pull back lives after lives.
With the support of the two Paragons, Star Division was able to hold off the onslaught of the aliens.
However, it was only temporary. There were too many of them, tens of thousands of them.
If they continued like this, they'd be able to wear them down.
The planet's defenses roared a second time, and the railguns fired again. Now that the aliens were charging, it was impossible to avoid them.
The giant alien managed to deflect most of the incoming barrage, but a few of them were still blasted to smithereens by the railgun.
The Violet Prince stared intently at Lan Jue. This was only the beginning of Star Division's battle against the aliens. The real battle was between the strongest of the two sides.
Lan Jue had killed one of Monarch's avatars, and that had left a deep impression on the aliens. Even the Violet Prince wasn't confident he'd win.
The Violet Prince didn't just notice Lan Jue. He also sensed that there was someone even stronger here. Something that could threaten his life.
That was why he didn't act rashly.
He was biding his time, waiting for the alien horde to overwhelm Star Division. The Paragons would be too busy fighting the aliens, and then they'd reveal an opening. Then he'd strike with lightning speed.
Lan Jue wasn't in a hurry to act. She wanted the situation under control, but she also wanted to train Star Division.
This wasn't the first time Star Division had been on the battlefield. They would have to fight more often in the future.
Adapting to space combat and Zhou Qianlin's Queen of Heaven Domain was important to them.
In a situation where there wasn't too much danger, letting them fight more enemies was the best training for them.
Star Division's soldiers fought bravely with the help of the Queen of Heaven Domain. Their enemies were strong, but they weren't weak.
Powerful mechas lit up one after another, and there were often flashes and explosions of light that were over a hundred meters long.
The aliens were routed one after the other.
The teams cooperated with each other very well, and every team cooperated with each other to the point of perfection.
With the captains leading the way, the Marauders were locked in a stalemate.
Stronger aliens were still to come, but at least they had stabilized the situation for now.
The Pharmacist glanced at Lan Jue. Lan Jue shook her head. Now wasn't the time to go all out.
They had so many Paragons here, not only to keep the enemy at bay, but to wear them down as much as they could.
Time passed, and Star Division's energy expenditure began to pick up. Energy, mechas, and bodies began to wear thin. Star Division's soldiers were finding it hard to bear.
Still, they had a glorious record. More than three thousand aliens had been turned to corpses, some of which had been stripped of their vital crystals.
This was Star Division's first battle in space, and they were proud of their strength.
More and more of their soldiers were sent to the rear by the Cosmagus. Star Division began to lose ground. The Violet Prince's troops were ready to move.
Lan Jue's eyes flashed. "Driver, Pharmacist, please make your move."
The Pharmacist had been waiting impatiently for this moment. Her hatred for the aliens was bone-deep. As soon as Lan Jue opened his mouth to speak, a beam of white light cut through the air and shot toward the enemy.
Lan Jue's sword pierced through the ranks of the aliens. Lan Jue gave the order to the ground below.
The railgun's barrage was in full swing. Angel looked like a porcupine with white spikes, spewing out beams of light.
Only now did the Violet Prince realize that his army's formation had improved over the course of the battle.
It was too late to rein them in.
The railgun's first two volleys had used less than a third of its full power. Lan Jue had been waiting.
He knew the aliens had a good understanding of humans, including their weapons.
So he pretended to be weak, and waited for the right moment to strike.
As expected, the railgun's full power dealt a heavy blow to the aliens.
The Pharmacist and the Driver appeared in the middle of the enemy's ranks. Their destructive power was terrifying.
The Pharmacist's Occisus, bolstered by the power of her Slaughter Domain, was unstoppable.
Wherever the sword light passed, the marauders perished.
The tight formation of the beasts was perfect for her, and the Pharmacist's Domain of Slaughter was a constant source of power for the Pharmacist.
The Driver's performance was no less impressive. He transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged into the enemy ranks. Then he unleashed his Domain.
Although he was only one step away from the Heavenly Laws Embodiment Realm, he had benefited a lot from his understanding of the Heavenly Thunder of Purple Cloud. He named his domain the Purple Cloud Domain. As the domain unfolded, streaks of purple lightning suddenly became the most dazzling light in space.
The Primordial Lightning was domineering. Wherever it passed, the aliens were swallowed whole.
It wasn't as destructive as the All-Heaven Lightning, but it wasn't far off. What was more frightening was its ability to disintegrate all living things.
The combined power of the two Paragons stabilized Star Division's retreat. Combined with the railguns, they were able to kill more and more of the aliens.
The Violet Prince couldn't sit still any longer. He'd fought humans many times, and had some understanding of their strength. As far as he was concerned, there were very few humans who could threaten him.
These human Paragons couldn't compare to him in terms of cultivation.
However, seeing the protogenia of the Pharmacist and the Driver, he had to admit there were some special abilities that existed in the human world.
Their power was too much for the aliens to handle. The aura of their power seemed to be the bane of human life.
The Violet Prince's mount roared with fury. There was no sound, but an invisible shockwave rippled out from the beast's roar. The beast's roar was silent, but an invisible shockwave rippled out from its roar.
The aliens came into contact with the shockwave. Strange ripples spread across their bodies, but they were quickly filtered out. The humans, on the other hand, weren't so easy to defend against.
The Epochrion's Time Domain bore the brunt of the attack. She felt as if her protogenia had been destroyed, and the shockwave continued onward. It looked like it was about to reach Star Division.
Just then, without warning, a wall of steel appeared in front of the Star Division.
It was an impenetrable wall made up of people.
They were thousands of meters tall, standing hand in hand in a row. Their bodies were the color of cold metal, and their auras were powerful. Even out in space they were conspicuous.
The shockwave slammed into them, but stopped short. It didn't move them in the slightest.
The appearance of the metal giants separated Star Division from the rest of the aliens. The few that didn't were quickly slaughtered by the Pharmacist and the Driver.
"Titan!" A roar came from the mouths of the metal giants.
Then, they brandished their fists and charged at the enemies in front of them.
The metal giants were so strong that even the aliens, several times their size, were sent flying in a flash. In the blink of an eye, they were able to turn the tide of battle and force the aliens back again and again.
There weren't many on the human side who could withstand the shockwave and fight back.
It was the Terminator, Nirvana's Paragon.
Nirvana was omnipresent!
He was a multitude of avatars, and the Titan was the main fighting force.
When the seven Paragons attacked Astral Light, if not for the Terminator taking the brunt of the attacks, the Paragons would have long since fallen.
Three o 'clock tomorrow.