"Retreat."
With the Yin-Yang Twin Suns shattered, the two Realm Lords unhesitatingly issued the order to withdraw.
"Scram."
Emperor Yu, enduring a punch from the Immortal Emperor, broke free from his entanglement. With a casual grab, the power of the world spread, enveloping several Emperor Venerables in the chaos and flying towards the Great Yu Realm.
On the other side, Emperor An made the same choice. Their purpose for coming was to devour the Immortal Realm. However, the power of the world had collapsed, the entire world was in turmoil, and natural and man-made disasters erupted continuously. The losses within the world were immense.
The turmoil of the world required the Realm Lord's personal suppression. Otherwise, the world would surely crumble. If they allowed the world to collapse, it would be useless even if they eventually destroyed the Immortal Realm. The Immortal Realm was merely a fifth-order world. Who but a fool would lose a sixth-order great world to capture a fifth-order world?
Most importantly, the world was the Realm Lord's Great Dao. Once the world shattered, it would be a devastating loss for the Realm Lord. The countless beings within the realm were also important, as each Realm Lord needed them to continuously provide the power of their Great Dao and consolidate the world.
For all these reasons, the two Realm Lords unhesitatingly issued the order to retreat.
"Do not pursue a cornered enemy."
At this moment, Wu Ji stopped Emperor Hei and the others from pursuing. He said, "Within the Immortal Realm, all outsiders are to be killed without mercy."
The Immortal Realm was already riddled with holes. The five continents had completely collapsed. Billions of living beings had perished. The Immortal Realm was now like a sieve, riddled with leaks everywhere.
"Yes."
Emperor Hei and the others immediately turned and fought their way back into the Immortal Realm. The strongest of the invaders in the Immortal Realm were only third-order Emperor Venerables. Under the leadership of the four fifth-order Heavenly Emperors, Emperor Venerable after Emperor Venerable was killed. The Realm Lords had fled, abandoning them.
Emperor Venerable after Emperor Venerable was swiftly killed, and soon, they were all wiped out.
"Buzz."
In the chaos, the Dark Realm rapidly fled. They had to escape.
"Damn it, damn it."
In the main hall of the Dark Realm, Emperor An was on the verge of madness. Thousands of years ago, they had escaped like this once before. This time, it was the same. The seeds he had planted in the Immortal Realm thousands of years ago had indeed borne fruit, giving rise to the four Heavenly Emperors besides Emperor Hei. But who could have foreseen that these guys would develop rebellious intentions?
The losses this time were too great. Not only did they fail to swallow the Immortal Realm, but the Dark Realm had lost over a dozen Emperor Venerables and several Heavenly Emperors. This was an unbearable loss.
Below the main hall, powerful beings stood trembling. Emperor An was furious at this time. No one dared to cross the Realm Lord's path.
Fortunately, Emperor An quickly suppressed the rage in his heart. After calming down, he said, "Everyone, go to various parts of the Dark Realm and suppress the chaotic Great Dao."
"Yes."
"Also, set up defenses around the perimeter, and be wary of those madmen from the Immortal Realm launching a preemptive strike..."
"Yes."
Everyone immediately dispersed.
When only Emperor An was left in the main hall, this sixth-order Heavenly Emperor slumped onto his throne. He had a headache. The losses this time were truly significant.
Soon, Emperor An thought of something, and his body instantly vanished from his spot. When he reappeared, he was standing on a large net. Through his gaze, one could see a net that radiated throughout the entire Dark Realm.
"Too ostentatious."
Emperor An sighed. "I can only temporarily retract the range of radiation."
The next moment...
Buzz.
The range of the Dark Realm's world power radiation began to shrink. Its aura also rapidly weakened. He did not want to do this, but the chaos was too dangerous. As a sixth-order great world, the Dark Realm was strong, and there were no enemies around, at least. But that did not mean there were none. The depleted Dark Realm needed to recuperate. Once its strength recovered, it could expand again.
The Dark Realm slowly disappeared into the chaos.
...
On the other side.
The Great Yu Realm was also fleeing frantically. Compared to the Dark Realm, the Great Yu Realm's losses were extremely severe. Before the Dark Realm entered the Immortal Realm, ninety percent of the Immortal Realm's experts had blocked them outside the realm. In the ensuing battle, only a small number of Emperor Venerables had stealthily infiltrated the Immortal Realm to slaughter and plunder the Great Dao.
In the Great Yu Realm, because there were too few people to stop them, almost all the lower-order Emperor Venerables had entered the Immortal Realm to kill. They had originally thought their final harvest would be greater than the Dark Realm's. Who would have expected that they would end up fleeing? Emperor Yu, whose world was in turmoil, had to abandon his subordinates who had entered the Immortal Realm. The hall that was once filled with Emperor Venerables was now two-thirds empty. The losses were heavy.
"Sigh."
Emperor Yu sighed. "This is my fault as the Realm Lord."
"..."
Those below remained silent. The Realm Lord could admit his mistake, but they could not agree, even if it was the truth.
Seeing that no one spoke, Emperor Yu continued, "Our Great Yu Realm has been at war for a long time. The capable are promoted, and the weak are demoted. If one dies, it's because they were not skilled enough. You all know this. Although our Great Yu Realm has suffered heavy losses this time, our reserve forces are still here. With the Great Dao in turmoil and dissipating throughout the Great Yu Realm, I believe more prodigies will emerge soon to replenish our losses."
"..."
Still, no one spoke.
"Now, all of you go and suppress the chaotic Great Dao. We... need to recuperate."
"Yes."
Two fifth-order Heavenly Emperors stepped forward first. In the Great Yu Realm, only two fifth-order experts remained. Emperor Yu could disregard the death of fourth-order experts or Emperor Venerables. But fifth-order experts were the true foundation of the Great Yu Realm. It was not a big deal that one was killed by an Immortal Emperor, as the Great Yu Realm had many strong individuals, and replacements would soon appear. But this time, the losses were truly too great. The lower-order Emperor Venerables were almost wiped out.
"Sigh."
Emperor Yu was so worried that his hair turned white. Finally, he also chose to shrink the range of his world power radiation. The world, as radiant as the sun, slowly shrank to the size of a stone and disappeared into the chaos.
...
The Immortal Realm, after the great battle, had suffered heavy losses. Seventy percent of the experts below Emperor Venerable had perished. Among them, the casualties at the Half-Emperor level were the most severe.
"Buzz."
At this moment, Chen Fan suddenly emerged from a chaotic crack and entered the Immortal Realm. He ignored everyone and flew above Sword City. His voice entered the minds of all the inhabitants of Sword City: "I intend to move Sword City into my Life and Death Realm. Those who do not wish to come can leave now..."
The residents of Sword City were startled by this news. Some exchanged glances, and then slowly left Sword City. As soon as these people went out...
"Rise."
A giant hand descended from the sky.
Boom.
Sword City was lifted from the ground, its Imperial Palace appearing and opening automatically, and was directly stuffed into Chen Fan's realm. Inside the Life and Death Realm, Sword City descended. This ancient city, the first city in the Life and Death Realm, appeared just like that.
Chen Fan seemed very busy. After moving Sword City, he turned to leave.
"Fellow Daoist."
Yi Fu walked over.
"Senior."
Chen Fan cupped his fists and bowed. "Is there something you need, Senior?"
Yi Fu hesitated for a moment before asking, "Are you leaving?"
"Yes."
Chen Fan nodded. "But not now. I still have some matters to attend to. Please wait, Senior. I will come to find you after I've dealt with my affairs."
"Alright, you go ahead." Yi Fu nodded.
Whoosh.
Chen Fan's figure instantly disappeared.