The month passed as Ye Xiwen remained in seclusion. To the entire satellite city, it was merely a very short stretch of time. Yet Ye Xiwen had warned them beforehand that a superpowered enemy might strike, so they did not dare relax in the slightest. All manner of formations remained activated every moment, lest a Heavenly Venerable catch them off guard.
The city in this region that had fallen before had been taken because of one careless mistake. After all, it was not one of the ten divine cities. Had it been one of those ten divine cities, even a surprise attack by a Heavenly Venerable could not have conquered it.
Bian Xiaoyue and the others were also digesting the gains from the previous battle. Bian Xiaoyue in particular only needed time before stepping into the Second Stage. All that remained was to push her cultivation smoothly into the Second Stage.
In merely a month, with the help of the medicinal power of the Creation Xuandan, Bian Xiaoyue successfully entered the Second Stage. At this point, not many years had passed since she became an Emperor.
Had she relied on bitter cultivation alone, who knew how long it would have taken? As expected, great battles at the edge of life and death were the finest means of tempering oneself.
The Human Emperor and Zhentian Lei Huang likewise only needed some time to advance further. Both stood just one step from the threshold.
Suddenly, at that moment, a terrifying pressure descended from the heavens and directly enveloped the entire massive city.
The whole city instantly fell into chaos. As they stood on the front line, they were extremely familiar with the aura of such superpowered experts and recognized it almost immediately.
"A Heavenly Venerable! It's a Heavenly Venerable!"
Many people screamed.