In fact, Salamander Grayke and the others had already penetrated deep into the core heartland of the Crimson Flame Star District.
This was the true lair of the Crimson Flame Civilization. Ancestor of Eternal Fire, a Level-12 Being, along with several other Level-11 Strong Practitioners under the Crimson Flame Civilization, had all taken the vast starfields nearby as their final line of defense, stubbornly holding out by relying on their home-ground advantage.
As early as when Destruction Demon God Locke and the others began their encirclement and suppression of Dark Nether Death God, the naturally cautious and cunning Salamander Grayke had strongly urged the Stone Belly Spider and Seven-tailed Lizard beside him to slow the pace of their encirclement and suppression against Ancestor of Eternal Fire.
Had they not done so, given Ancestor of Eternal Fire's circumstances at the time, he could never have easily broken free from the pursuit of Salamander Grayke's trio, much less retreated into his own Origin Flame Bath to recuperate and restore his combat strength.
But now, the central problem before Salamander Grayke and the others was no longer their opponent, Ancestor of Eternal Fire.
For them, even if they continued fighting and successfully surrounded—or even killed—Ancestor of Eternal Fire once more, that still might not ensure that all the gains from this war would ultimately fall into their hands.
Although Salamander Grayke's trio all possessed Level-12 Life Levels, and their realms and foundations seemed far deeper than Sword Demon's, who had only recently advanced to Level-12.
Even so, these three Level-12 Strong Practitioners from Bewilderment Time-Space had no choice but to regard Sword Demon, Mechanical God Emperor Saine, and the others with the utmost respect.
For though they too were Level-12 Strong Practitioners, none of the three had the nerve to raise weapons against