The Dragon Lord Yearning for Progress

[The five Heaven Exalts flew along, bickering the whole way, arguing endlessly about who was the supreme commander.]

[Suddenly, the five of them began to free-fall.]

[No matter how they flapped their wings or used their Dragonman combat arts, they couldn't ascend, only watching helplessly as they had an intimate encounter with the earth.]

["Boom!!"]

[When these five massive figures fell, they smashed out five huge craters on the spot. Cracks spread outward, the mountains collapsed, the earth shattered, and dust filled the sky.]

["What's going on?! Why can't I fly?!"]

["Me neither!"]

["Those behind, don't come any closer! There's something weird here!"]

[The Earth Venerables were the vanguard. Flying at the very front, they realized something was wrong with the Firmament Ridge area and immediately ordered the Dragonman soldiers behind them to halt their advance.]

[You stood on a peak in front of these Earth Venerables.]

[A general-appointing platform had been built here recently, and now you stood upon this high platform, gazing at the fearsome Dragonman military formation stretching across the sky and the ground.]

[You gently raised your hand, and formation patterns lit up beneath your feet. This formation had been arranged in many places across Firmament Ridge. It would synchronize and amplify your voice so everyone could hear it.]

["Soldiers! The Thread of Sky Great Formation has taken effect! The entire Firmament Ridge is a no-fly zone!

If the Dragonman army wants to fight us, they must land! Whether they are a King, a Saint, or a God!

Remember! Do not get entangled with their war machines!

The Dragonmen are few in number; killing even one is a massive profit!

The whole army, heed my command!

Kill the Dragonmen, protect our homeland!!"]

[With the order given, the entire army boiled over!]

[The Human Race and the Demon Race erupted with soaring killing intent!]

[The Dragonman army was momentarily startled by the soaring fighting spirit bursting from the living beings of the Human World.]

[Earth Venerable Qingtai sneered dismissively at this.]

["So what if they made a no-fly formation? What is there to fear! Let the war beasts and magic spirits block in front, and let our people hide behind!"]

[Earth Venerable Canxing objected.]

["My Dragonman Race is the noblest race in the Void World. Doing that would make it look like we're afraid of their Humans and Demons! The whole army will form a single line and advance together, pushing straight across!"]

[Another person objected.]

["Canxing! Did you learn your military strategy from a dog?!

We have fewer people. How can the war machines operate without the soldiers!

Their goal is to engage us in close combat, using their numbers advantage to trade lives with us! We absolutely cannot fall for their trick!"]

["Then what do you say we do!"]

["Send a small force in to destroy this no-fly formation!"]

[The five Earth Venerables finally reached an agreement.]

[Their main force scattered in the sky east of Firmament Ridge, halting their advance.]

[Only five thousand beast tamers controlling war beasts, along with the cover of hundreds of thousands of magic spirits, charged into the territory of Firmament Ridge.]

[The five Earth Venerables were all warmongers and directly led the charge.]

[Even if they couldn't fly and could only run wildly on the ground, which didn't seem very fitting for their status as Earth Venerables, they still rushed forward eagerly.]

[It was probably because something had really happened to Heaven Exalt Lin, and they wanted a promotion.]

[Getting promoted on the front lines probably didn't require considering one's realm. After all, the supreme commander was gone, and they couldn't wait for the people below to break through before making an appointment; the war was still ongoing.]

[The war on Firmament Ridge had begun once again.]

[The previous simulation was a war between the Human Race and the Demon Race.]

[This time, it was all living beings of the Human World against alien invaders.]

[Although the Dragonman army only sent in a small force, they couldn't be taken lightly. The war beasts, magic spirits, and other war machines they controlled had terrifying destructive power, and there were many of them.]

[The Thread of Sky Great Formation was equal for everyone.]

[Those at the Martial King realm and above in the Human World Allied Forces also couldn't fly; they all had to fight the enemy on the ground.]

[But overall, this was advantageous for you.]

[Because even if a Dragonman wasn't a Martial King, they could still fly.]

[Now, dragging them all down to fight hand-to-hand gave more opportunities to kill the Dragonmen.]

[Dismantling their war machines was useless; they could continuously manufacture more.]

[Only by killing their effective forces could their combat power be weakened.]

[This formation was originally an immortal formation. After being enhanced by your entry, it should now be called a super immortal formation.]

[Not only did it have a wide coverage area, but its effects were also extremely strong. Even a Martial God like Hua Wuyan couldn't ascend.]

[On the battlefield, leaders from various factions like the Sword Master, the Empress, Chen Jing, and Li Chengqian led by example, fighting bravely and achieving outstanding battle records.]

[The martial artists of the Five Regions fought bloody battles, giving their all.]

[The Demon Race wasn't to be outdone. Under the leadership of the Four Ancestors, they roared through the mountains and forests.]

[This was the wilderness, the terrain the Demon Race excelled in most.]

[Of course, there was also you.]

[The true strict father of the Dragonman Race!]

[In any area you defended, the people around you would also receive the buff of the "Leader's Halo," resulting in an extremely low casualty ratio.]

[The five great Earth Venerables also took special care of you, keeping a close eye on you.]

[Using the Super Soul Combat Arts to enter the Martial God realm, plus a bunch of Dragonman technology buffs, they had no problem fighting you.]

[If all five attacked together, even you would have to temporarily avoid their sharp edge.]

[Fortunately, you had a top-tier support like Hua Wuyan by your side, so there was basically no danger.]

[The existence of the Earth Venerables prevented you from going on a rampage among the ordinary Dragonmen.]

[Several days later.]

[The Dragonman army's tactic of using a small force to figure out the formation's structure was shattered.]

[The Human World Allied Forces, resisting with all their might, slaughtered those several thousand Dragonmen with an average casualty ratio of ten to one, leaving only a few hundred who luckily retreated.]

[You ordered the whole army not to pursue, only engaging them within the Thread of Sky Great Formation.]

[Once outside the area, the Dragonmen could fly and had standard weapons like magic bullet cannons; martial artists below the Martial King realm would become sitting ducks.]

["I told you this was a terrible idea! Forming a single line and pushing across is the most domineering!"]

["Domineering my foot! Defeating these weaklings of the Human World is not hard; I just didn't want our soldiers to suffer too many losses!"]

["We've already lost several thousand! So what if it's a no-fly zone? Full army attack! Wipe out this bunch, and the Human World won't have any resistance left; this war will be over!"]

[You heard the Earth Venerables arguing again.]

[But as they argued, they suddenly stopped, as if they had received some crucial intelligence.]

[Not long after, the Dragonman army launched a full-scale attack, with all combat units swarming forward.]

["Knowing they are at a disadvantage under the Thread of Sky, they still came out in full force? Something feels wrong..."]

[The Human World Allied Forces met the enemy once more.]

[Firmament Ridge turned into a massive meat grinder, with countless lives falling here.]

[Within a few days, you knew what was wrong.]

[The Dragonman army had a clear target: they wanted to attack the core of the Thread of Sky formation!]

[A great formation of this scale wouldn't fail just because one core was destroyed, but its effects might weaken, for example, allowing Martial Saints to fly again.]

["How do they know?"]

[Is there a spy?]

[Impossible. No one else understands this formation at all, and after setting it up, you never told anyone where the formation core was.]

[I just can't figure out why.]

[Right now, the only thing left to do is to guard the formation core with everything I have!]