Something Big Happened on the Heavenly Court's Side!

If the Heavenly Court failed to find a means capable of matching him...

Then there would be no need even to entertain thoughts of turning this battle around.

"You're right." The Gouchen Emperor took up the words in a grave voice, his iron-hard gaze sweeping over the fluttering coiling-dragon banner in the distance. "His Majesty must have been watching this place all along—seeing the situation, he will never stand idly by. What matters most now is that we grit our teeth and hold on! Even if blood flows into rivers, we must not let a single Human Race soldier step within half a pace of the Hall of Supreme Harmony!"

He paused, his voice growing colder still. "That place is not merely the heart of the Heavenly Court. It is where the Myriad Gods come to pay homage, the ground upon which the Mandate of Heaven rests. If even the Hall of Supreme Harmony is breached... then the Heavenly Court will truly be nothing but an empty shell."

Once the words fell, the two spoke no more and immediately split up to issue orders:

An elite force raced toward the Hall of Supreme Harmony to deliver the message;

The remaining gods were swiftly organized, deployed, and formed into formations. They redirected Spirit Veins, activated restrictions, erected obstacle after obstacle, and defended the final Heavenly Gate to the death.

Fortunately, after Li Tian crushed the Longevity Great Emperor, he did not press his advantage. Instead, he quietly vanished into the depths of the Human Race army, like a drop of water melting into the sea, leaving no trace behind.

That subtle restraint instead made Gouchen and Zhenwu secretly breathe a sigh of relief—

If he had truly swept his sleeve and entered the fray, they would not even have been worthy