They were not worried about being ganged on by the gem people and the indigenous people of Aurora because this level of enmity wasn't much different from what they encountered in Aries.
They had been able to deal with their enemies in Aries, so they are confident of victory in this invasion too, even if the number of gem people will be more in Aurora than they were in Aries.
With the available information delivered to relevant parties, it was time to assemble everyone who would be going to Aurora. This time, there were more than forty thousand soldiers available for deployment.
The extra thirty thousand troops came with the three rank 6 ancestors from upstream Ethera. The three of them had brought about thirty thousand foundation establishment cultivators, twenty golden core elders, and four nascent soul cultivators each.
This made for a total of ninety thousand foundation establishment juniors, sixty golden core elders, and twelve nascent soul cultivators that the three ancestors brought with them. So the Blood Skull army ballooned in size.
When combined with what the Blood Skull sect had before, they now had a combined power of a hundred thousand foundation establishment juniors, ninety golden core elders, fourteen nascent soul cultivators, and four unity realm patriarchs.
Out of all of these, only a maximum of 30,000 foundation establishment juniors, 70 golden core elders, and 3 nascent soul cultivators. This number of troops has about 20,000 foundation establishment juniors, 50 golden core elders, and 3 nascent soul cultivators, more than the number of troops used to invade Aries.
Not only is there a difference in the number of troops that will be going, but there is also a difference in the quality of troops. Last time, no nascent soul cultivator went with their true body for the invasion. But three nascent soul cultivators will be going with their true bodies this time.
Lady Evergreen and Thunder Drake couldn't go to Aries last time because they were too strong for it. They were above the limit of the world, so they couldn't enter the world lest they risk being lost forever in the void.
But the three nascent souls cultivators that will be going this time around are new at the fifth mortal coil and are only at the second transformation of the fifth mortal coil. Their power output is only at 92C, so they can go wild in Aurora without fear of being dropped into the second and third layers of the world.
The 30 foundation establishment junior elders were distributed into 30 divisions, each containing a thousand foundation establishment troops. These are the one-star troops.
Each division is led by two golden core elders who serve as the right and left commanders, respectively. These right and left commanders number a total of 60. They are the two-star troops in the army.
Three divisions combine into one battalion, and each battalion is led by a golden core elder. These golden core elders are the battalion commanders and are 10 in number. They are the three-star troops.
The 10 three-star golden core elder battalion commanders are different from the 60 two-star golden core division commanders in that the battalion commanders are disciples of the Blood Skull sect, while the division commanders are the disciples of the three ancestors from upstream Ethera.
The disciples of the Blood Skull sect use the rank 7 cultivation techniques of the sect and also possess an armament. So not only is their cultivation technique of a higher quality, but they are also twice as strong as their pairs with the same cultivation.
On the other hand, the disciples of the three unity realm ancestors only use a maximum of rank 6 cultivation techniques, and they don't possess armaments. This is why, even though the disciples of the three ancestors are far more than the disciples of the Blood Skull sect, they are actually weaker than the true disciples of the Blood Skull sect.
This massive difference in power is also why the disciples of the Blood Skull sect get to be battalion commanders while the disciples of the three ancestors can only be division commanders. It is also why, even though Arthur is only at the fourth mortal coil, he is the only five-star troop in the army.
Above the three-star battalion commanders are the three nascent soul regiment commanders. The three nascent soul regiment commanders are four-star troops. Each one controls 3 battalions, which makes a total of nine battalions.
As for the last tenth battalion, this is directly under Arthur's control. This battalion is called the special battalion. This is because all of the 3,000 troops in the 3 divisions that make it up are all disciples of the Blood Skull sect and are at or near the peak of the third mortal coil.
This arrangement makes the special battalion much stronger than the other nine battalions. This is because the divisions in the other nine battalions are mostly made up of the disciples of the three ancestors.
After assigning everyone to their troops, the troops were ordered to converge at the bottom of the Blood Skull sect, where the mothership is parked. Then they began to board the mothership in preparation to set off.
While this was going on, the nascent soul patriarchs and the three unity realm ancestors were having a meeting. It was an important meeting, so every important person was in attendance.
There were nine nascent cultivators from upstream, two nascent soul cultivators from the Blood Skull sect, three unity realm ancestors, and one Sword Flash participating in this meeting.
These people formed groups during the meeting. The nine nascent soul cultivators from upstream formed a group that banded together.
The three ancestors also stood together in their own little group. The last group was formed by Sword Flash and the other two nascent soul patriarchs of the Blood Skull sect.
The last group formed the current leaders of the Blood Skull sect while the first one are new members of the Blood Skull army and the second group is for the previous leaders of the Blood Skull sect.