This time, Yuan Chengzhou and the others had come to destroy the Golden Sun Sect, so they had naturally made thorough preparations.
As soon as the two sides clashed, the Golden Sun Sect fell into an absolute disadvantage.
In terms of top-level combat power, the Golden Sun Sect had only six Foundation Establishment cultivators and Aperture Opening Realm martial artists in total, while the Golden Sun Empire had deployed eight Aperture Opening Realm martial artists.
Moreover, the eight Aperture Opening Realm martial artists from the Golden Sun Empire were generally stronger than those on the Golden Sun Sect's side. Thus, as soon as they exchanged blows, Xu Haomiao and the others were forced into a disadvantage.
Compared with Xu Haomiao and the others, the situation of the other Golden Sun Sect members was even more dire.
The ten-thousand-man army Yuan Chengzhou had brought was composed entirely of martial artists who had entered the martial path.
Although the Golden Sun Sect members were generally somewhat higher in cultivation than the Golden Sun Empire's soldiers, with a tenfold difference in numbers, the pressure they faced was even greater than that faced by Xu Haomiao and the others.
Not long after the battle began, casualties began appearing on the Golden Sun Sect's side one after another.
As time passed, the situation on the battlefield grew increasingly unfavorable for the Golden Sun Sect.
When Xu Haomiao and the others saw large numbers of Golden Sun Sect disciples suffering casualties, their hearts filled with fury and hatred. Yet they were powerless to change the situation. They all understood that the Golden Sun Sect would likely be unable to escape this calamity.
Thus, Xu Haomiao and the others began unleashing their full strength without regard for the consequences, launching a fierce counterattack against Yuan Chengzhou and