Gloomy Land was one of the few Pseudo Tenth-Tier Planes in existence.
It was an imitation created by the Abyss Will by fusing three Tenth-Tier Planes.
Its purpose was simple: to help itself break through the limits of a Tenth-Tier Plane.
It only needed the energy of a fourth Tenth-Tier Plane to take its most crucial step.
Unfortunately, it had chosen the Heavenly Dao.
A relatively simple task had been dragged out for who knew how long.
Of course, time meant little to a conceptual existence of that kind.
Over time, Gloomy Land became the headquarters of the Abyss Faction's upper ranks.
The previous defeat had cost Augustine and the others all their face.
Yet even in defeat, no one doubted Augustine's strength.
Besides, their plan had always involved a certain amount of risk, so they would not fly into a rage out of humiliation simply because it had failed.
In other words, they had once swept through all opponents at the same tier, and they would not become dispirited over a single defeat now.
Since they had already been knocked to the ground, they might as well consider why the enemy had defeated them.
However, just as they were calming down, two pieces of news disrupted their rhythm.
"The Heavenly Martial Dynasty is preparing to dispatch ten Group Armies, along with the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards, into the Abyss Battlefield!"
"The First Group Army and Third Group Army have already entered the Abyss Faction's territory!"
"Furthermore, our scouts have discovered a large number of civil officials within the army!"
If the first piece of news was surprising, then the second was an alarm bell.
"When the Heavenly Martial Dynasty issued its orders, the other planes active on the First Layer of the battlefield also began to make their moves!"