Though the pressure was immense, ever since that defiant march, he had no longer known fear.
"Ever since I became the First Alliance Leader, most of the decisions I made were to have everyone retreat, abandon the formations, and preserve lives. This time, I still think..." Li Tianming said.
"You mean we should just hand our Heavenly God Sword Sect over to them?" Beidou Swordmaster asked, feeling somewhat distressed.
"Yes. Myriad Dragons Sacred Mountain is already gone. If the Order Celestial Clan army besieges you now, even if stubborn resistance can wear down some of their forces, once the formation shatters, you won't have another chance to retreat like you did today," Li Tianming said.
"I understand the reasoning, sigh! Losing today really was fatal. It's just hard to let go..." Beidou Swordmaster said.
"Human lives matter most," Li Tianming said.
"The problem is, if all of us in the Myriad Sects abandon our protective formations, what exactly does the Sun Emperor intend to do with them?" Beidou Swordmaster asked.
"No matter what he intends to do, first, we can no longer sacrifice lives to stop him. We can only delay him a little. Second, one thing is certain: the first ones these actions will deal with are Sirius, not us. Since the outcome has already been decided, we may as well be decisive. Abandon all our sect grounds, preserve our people, and wait until the whole truth comes to light. When they fight until heaven and earth turn upside down, perhaps an opportunity will still belong to us," Li Tianming said.
To be honest, if he could avoid abandoning the remaining protective formations, Li Tianming did not want to abandon them either.
The problem was that the Heavenly God Sword Sect's combat strength was not even one-third that of