The central building of the Floating City.
All the officials from the Heavenly Martial Dynasty's frontline had gathered here.
However, there was no joy of victory on their faces. Instead, they looked somewhat grave.
The reason had nothing to do with whether Xiao Tianyang was present. The news he had revealed was simply too shocking.
"Within the Heavenly Dao Realm, nine rifts mean that nine planes have been invaded simultaneously."
"The Kingdom of Gods is one of them. The remaining eight are still fighting the Abyss Faction."
Xiao Tianyang supported his forehead with one hand and said, "Yet before this, I received news from the Heavenly Dao."
"Of the eight planes besides ours, six have now fallen completely."
Jia Xu frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Doesn't that mean we will have to face even more Abyss forces?"
Xiao Tianyang gradually calmed down and explained, "There will not be that many more."
"Although the planes have fallen, they still cannot easily leave the occupied planes."
"Besides, they cannot easily abandon the Abyss Battlefield either."
"Their current actions have already forced the Abyss Faction to relinquish its occupied territory."
"If they go any further, the Abyss will very likely suffer a backlash from the Heavenly Dao."
"After all, although the Abyss has suppressed the Heavenly Dao on the battlefield, the degree of suppression is not overly drastic."
The top fifteen known Abyss Walkers had already entered the Heavenly Dao Realm, along with three Calamity Legions.
That effectively amounted to one-third of the Abyss Faction's military strength.
If they committed any more forces, the Heavenly Dao might abandon its defenses and strike directly at the internally weakened Abyss.
The Abyss Faction held a tremendous advantage. There was simply no need for it to trade lives with the Heavenly Dao at