Even someone as knowledgeable and experienced as Arthur White, who once held the status of a true disciple of the Tai Xu Sect, was no exception.

The scene before his eyes surpassed the limits of his understanding.

For a long moment, as the blinding light gradually dimmed, they could finally see a blazing fireball appear at the edge of the sky.

The fireball slowly rose and continued to expand. Even those atop the Tianji Tower in Baiyu City—Arthur White, Thomas Wright, Michael Bolton, and others—could see it clearly.

“The Great Sun... has fallen...”

Michael Bolton murmured to himself.

“This... this is... this is the Great Sun Calamity!”

Thomas Wright's voice trembled uncontrollably.

As the city lord, Arthur White was the calmest of all.

But even his lips were quivering nonstop, as if he wanted to say something.

Yet, staring at that terrifying fireball, which was growing and rising, and the radiance it released—enough to outshine the sun in the sky—he found himself unable to utter a single word.

Only after several breaths passed did this city lord of Baiyu City finally struggle free from the shock that had left his whole body rigid.

He suddenly let out a long howl, his voice echoing through the Guardian Court: “Activate the city’s grand defensive array!”

Chapter 8: The Calamity of the Fallen Sun

“Skywatch Institute, assess disaster mode! Provide the Guardian Court with detailed data!”

“Publicity Institute, notify all citizens to take shelter and guard against the impact!”

“Administrative Institute, maintain order in all areas and ensure the main departments, including medical, continue to operate normally!”

“Artisan Institute, prepare to clear all damaged roads and urgently repair any broken array zones!”

“Beast Spirit Institute, coordinate spirit stone resources! Ensure all arrays have their spirit stone consumption replenished in time!”

One command after another was issued from Arthur White's mouth, spreading throughout all the major executive institutes of Baiyu City.

“This disaster shall be temporarily named ‘Calamity of the Fallen Sun’!”

As Arthur White's orders were relayed, the heads and deputy heads of each executive institute quickly passed tasks down to the masters of the internal pavilions and chambers.

The entire Baiyu City began to operate at an astonishing speed.

Almost within half a minute of Arthur White's command, a piercing alarm sounded above Baiyu City.

The citizens hurried to take shelter.

At the same time, runes on the city walls—primarily used as the foundation for the arrays—began to charge, emitting a faint glow.

As these lights rose, they gradually converged, forming arrays.

By this time, the Skywatch Institute had already completed its data calculations.

“The characteristics of the Calamity of the Fallen Sun are similar to the divine ability ‘World-Ending Blazing Sun,’ with a similarity of 91.4%. Use the methods for countering ‘World-Ending Blazing Sun’ to withstand the impact!”

“Based on the destructive patterns of the divine ability ‘World-Ending Blazing Sun,’ the main threats are intense light, high temperatures, hurricanes, and earthquakes! Guardian Court, raise the slanted array, guidance array, thermostatic array, torque array, balance array...”

“Initial measurements show the mushroom-shaped fire cloud formed by the Calamity of the Fallen Sun is 642 li high and 460 li wide. At our location in Baiyu City, the expected seismic intensity is level 6.1, hurricane intensity level 16.5...”

Order after order rapidly circulated through all departments of Baiyu City.

Thousands of spirit stones were consumed in an instant.

Streams of light formed by special arrays continuously emerged, enveloping the entire city.

Yet, no matter how thoroughly Baiyu City prepared, it was impossible to cover every aspect.

“Impact arrival countdown... ten, nine, eight...”

Amid the shouts of the countdown, everyone could clearly see what looked like a black wall at the edge of their vision!

A black wall over ten li high!

But they knew.

That was no wall!

It was a hurricane filled with countless dust, debris, and fragments!

It was the shockwave sweeping across the land, triggered by the explosion of the Calamity of the Fallen Sun!

Even after sweeping across two thousand li, this shockwave still maintained terrifying power, moving at a speed no ordinary person could withstand, carrying endless sand, dust, trees, and rocks, and slamming fiercely into the arrays of Baiyu City, which shone with all kinds of light.

“Wong—wong!”

The brilliance of the many arrays flared to the extreme in an instant.

If one looked down from high above the sky, the sprawling Baiyu City, stretching over a hundred li, would look like a lone island in a sea of waves, instantly swallowed by endless hurricanes and vanishing without a trace.

Everyone within Baiyu City felt the sky suddenly darken, as if day had instantly turned to night.

The shrill roar of the hurricane filled the air, and the windows of some tall buildings shook violently, producing a rumbling sound.

Because the arrays were not designed for full defense, but rather for deflection—such as the slanted array and torque array—the fierce winds, mixed with fine sand and debris, still swept into the city.

Visibility dropped from dozens of li to less than three hundred meters!

...

This apocalyptic scene made every moment feel like a year. No one knew how much time had passed before things gradually calmed down.

Yet even so, two thousand li away, that mushroom cloud over six hundred li high, and the lightning occasionally flashing around it, still stood like a world-ending demon god, bringing a soul-shaking awe to all who saw it.

“What kind of power is this...”

Thomas Wright gazed at the scene at the edge of the sky.