The Ninth Group Army and the Tenth Group Army immediately headed north the moment they received their orders.
Moreover, they wiped out every Abyss Legion they encountered along the way.
They did not let a single small elite squad escape either.
The most outstanding among them were two unstoppable fierce generals: Yang Youji and Jia Fu.
They served as the left and right vanguards of the Ninth Group Army and the Tenth Group Army.
Most of the Abyss Legions were personally eliminated by them.
Of course, Xiao Tianyang's orders quickly drew a response from the Abyss Faction.
Their answer was simple and unadorned: soldiers against soldiers, water against earth.
It felt as though they already possessed the ability to challenge the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty at the current stage.
Three armies set out in three directions, their target being the defensive line established with the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards at its head.
Black Bone Fortress.
Xiao Tianyang lowered his head to look at the battle report he had just received, and remained speechless for a long while.
First, he could not be certain whether the Abyss Faction was merely putting up a front.
If they were, he would not mind teaching Augustine a lesson.
If not, Xiao Tianyang had to consider whether he could bear the cost of clashing head-on with them.
However, he hesitated for only a moment before arriving at an answer.
"We cannot retreat. We must fight to the death."
Xiao Tianyang said in a deep voice, "I do not believe the Abyss Faction would truly abandon the top level for the sake of the Second Layer."
"As long as we hold out, they will be the ones forced to retreat."
"Furthermore, while the Abyss Faction clashes with the Imperial Guards, the First Group Army and the Seventh