Boom! Boom! Boom...
Fierce waves of powerful earth energy erupted from deep beneath the Xuanhuang Continent. Dozens of ancient Earth Formations rose up, unleashing sky-fulls of yellow divine radiance.
"There really are trump cards, but it's fortunate that the old Wizard had foreseen this long ago," one of the Heavenly Gods sneered.
Rumble rumble...
A figure suddenly manifested from within that Compass, sitting cross-legged in the void above the instrument. This figure was draped in a long yellow robe, on which were imprinted patterns of black and white intertwining yin-yang fishes.
The figure looked somewhat like a Daoist priest, but its body radiated a dense aura of earth energy and earth laws. It also seemed like an Earth Master.
As soon as this yellow figure appeared, its hands immediately began to dance rapidly, forming one hand seal after another and striking them downward towards the continent below.
"It seems that should be a Soul Power imprint, very likely a Soul Power imprint left behind by an ancient Earth Master, inscribed within this Compass," one Patriarch of the Earth Demon Clan observed the yellow figure sitting cross-legged above the Compass and couldn't help but frown.
"It seems the Guardian Faction has indeed prepared a countermeasure for Xuanhuang Continent. This Compass is likely a treasure left behind by some ancient Earth Master, and inside it hides one of that Earth Master's surviving Soul Power imprints," another Earth Demon Clan Patriarch said with a grave expression.
"Since Xuanhuang Continent cannot hold, then we have only one choice left. Pass down the order: all personnel must evacuate at maximum speed."
The upper echelons of the Alliance Army quickly discussed using sound transmissions and soon prepared for evacuation.
"It seems they want to flee, but with us here, they won't escape so easily."
At that moment, the three Heavenly Gods of the Guardian Faction saw that the Compass had taken effect, suppressing the numerous Earth Formations on the Xuanhuang Continent. Smiles of satisfaction appeared on their faces. They had been closely monitoring the Alliance Army's upper echelons and could tell they were preparing to evacuate.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three Heavenly Gods erupted simultaneously. Each one unleashed energies terrifying to the extreme.
In the Sixth Void, Heavenly Gods belonged to the top-tier of power. Suffering a joint assault from three Heavenly Gods was an utterly terrifying event for most factions.
One of the Heavenly Gods charged forward first. His body rapidly expanded, instantly transforming into a giant that stood tall within the void. Around him, energy storms swirled and violent gales howled, suppressing all directions.
Boom!
This Heavenly God strode across the sky, one enormous foot falling from on high. The colossal limb was wreathed in densely-packed chains of Great Dao laws, descending with an aura of crushing everything.
At this moment, the Alliance Army forces on the Xuanhuang Continent had not yet begun their formal withdrawal. If this foot stomped down, it would undoubtedly kill a vast number of Alliance Army personnel.
"Withstand it together using the Earth Formations!"
The upper echelons of the Alliance Army glanced at each other and almost simultaneously shouted.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
All the Earth Formations on the Xuanhuang Continent shook simultaneously, unleashing a mighty torrent of earth energy to jointly oppose the giant foot falling from the sky.
But at this moment, the hovering Compass above the continent erupted with even greater suppressing might. The yellow figure above the Compass suddenly stood up and began gesticulating wildly, starting to perform a certain technique.
"This is Geomancy Technique! He is using Geomancy Technique!"
Seeing the movements of the yellow figure, a Patriarch of the Earth Demon Clan cried out in alarm, immediately shouting a warning.
The Earth Demon Clan was actually quite familiar with Geomancy Technique. Some powerful members of the Earth Demon Clan were even born with innate understanding of certain Geomancy Technique techniques and secret arts.
This was a talent inherited through the clan's bloodline.
As the yellow figure in the sky above performed the Geomancy Technique, all the earth energy and earth laws beneath the Xuanhuang Continent's surface responded. Every single Earth Formation on Xuanhuang Continent became affected and their power was instantly severely diminished.
Pang! Pang! Pang!
The Alliance Army's upper echelons acted simultaneously, joining forces to withstand the gigantic sole of the foot crushing down from the Heavenly God. They were directly knocked flying backward, mouths constantly spurting blood as they crashed onto the ground. Most paled noticeably in an instant.
"Too strong! We can't hold at all!"
Every high-ranking member of the Alliance Army felt a surge of despair. Faced with one Heavenly God alone, let alone three, there was simply no hope of resistance.
"Retreat! Everyone retreat immediately!"
At this moment, all the high commanders of the Alliance Army urgently urged the personnel under their command, having deeply understood the horror of Heavenly Gods.
At the command of many leaders, the Alliance Army forces on Xuanhuang Continent no longer hesitated, all beginning to withdraw.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One Teleportation Earth Formation after another, one Teleportation Formation after another, were continuously activated.
"They're trying to teleport away."
The three Heavenly Gods in the skies above instantly sensed this situation.
"We'll immediately seal this continent's space, preventing them from teleporting away!"
One Heavenly God shouted loudly.
Rumble rumble...
The three Heavenly Gods all unleashed their techniques for sealing space. These Heavenly Gods had cultivated various advanced techniques related to space.
As they activated them, powerful spatial energies and vast amounts of spatial Great Dao laws began sealing the continent.
At the same time, each Heavenly God summoned several Heavenly God-grade treasures, sending them crashing down onto the continent.
Originally, Xuanhuang Continent boasted numerous Earth Formations capable of defending against Heavenly Gods. But that old Compass in the sky, and the Soul Power imprint of the ancient Earth Master above it, were actively interfering with the earth energy and earth laws of the continent, severely weakening all the Earth Formations. Thus, Xuanhuang Continent's defensive capabilities became much weaker.
"We'll withstand it together!"
The upper echelons of the Alliance Army watched Heavenly God treasures howling downward. Knowing that their army simply could not resist, they gritted their teeth, shot into the sky, and all hurled their own treasures upwards to meet the assault.
Boom! Bang! Pang!
All the treasures deployed by the Alliance Army's high commanders instantly exploded from the shockwaves. The leaders were blasted away again, smashing onto the ground, vomiting blood continuously. Some weaker ones had their bodies shattered into pieces on the spot.
"Too weak, not worth our efforts."
Satisfied expressions appeared on the faces of the three Heavenly Gods.
"Alright, let's move. Kill all life on this continent. Let everyone in the Sixth Void understand what awaits those who provoke our Guardian Faction."
One Heavenly God stood proudly in the sky, his expression cold as he spoke slowly.
At his command, hundreds of True Gods from the Guardian Faction led a mighty army rushing down towards Xuanhuang Continent in a murderous charge.
"Evacuate! All personnel, evacuate immediately!"
The Alliance Army's top brass were desperately sending telepathic orders. These commanders had already moved close to the nearest Teleportation Earth Formations and Teleportation Formations, preparing to leave.
However, because the three Heavenly Gods had been continuously exerting their spatial energies and spatial laws, suppressing and sealing the continent's Teleportation Earth Formations and Teleportation Formations, the teleportation effect was severely reduced. So far, only a portion of people had managed to leave via these formations.
"It seems this time our Alliance Army's casualties will be even more severe. We might even lose more than half our number."
Seeing the scene before them, many high-ranking members of the Alliance Army wore expressions of despair and helplessness.
"Our Alliance Army is simply no match for the Guardian Faction," one commander said bitterly.
At that moment, defeat etched itself on every face in the Alliance Army leadership.
"Had we known Heavenly Gods were this powerful, we should have evacuated the army earlier. The casualties wouldn't be this great now."
Some commanders lamented, unwilling to accept it.
At this moment, the Guardian Faction's army began landing on the Xuanhuang Continent en masse. Though many Earth Formations obstructed them, that shabby Compass in the sky and the yellow figure kept performing Geomancy Technique, interfering with all the continent's Earth Formations. As a result, waves of Guardian Faction forces continually broke through the defenses, landed on the continent, and rushed toward the Alliance Army forces like an overwhelming tide.
Upon receiving the evacuation order, the Alliance Army forces had no will to fight. All clustered around those Teleportation Earth Formations and Teleportation Formations, waiting in line to enter them and teleport away.
But with the formations under interference, teleportation speed slowed dramatically and effectiveness was poor, making it impossible to evacuate so many people at once.
Watching the Guardian Faction army land and charge forth like an all-consuming tide, many Alliance Army members wore expressions of utter hopelessness.
"To think our Earth Demon Clan's ancestral legacy, passed down for such a long age, will be wiped out today."
The three Patriarchs of the Earth Demon Clan showed expressions of profound reluctance.
Xuanhuang Continent had always been the foundation of the Earth Demon Clan. Besides the Alliance Army and Earth Demon Clan members, vast numbers of living beings also resided there. A majority were mundane creatures without cultivation, including many Earth Demon Clan members counted among mortals — living beings without cultivation. They were naturally not among the evacuees. Their fate lay in the hands of providence.
And considering the Guardian Faction's previous bloody habits, the vast majority of beings on this continent would likely be slaughtered. Truly few would survive.
There were also numerous companion Small Worlds within Xuanhuang Continent, each holding their own populations. If Xuanhuang Continent fell, the ultimate fate of those beings would also be bleak.
In fact, this Guardian Faction army included many members from the Shadow Corpse Hall, undoubtedly specialists sent to collect corpses.
Where the Shadow Corpse Hall's forces went, they most often slaughtered all living creatures to ensure the harvest of bodies.