The medium- and large-sized sects of the Xuan Realm had lost faith in the Po Family Brothers and no longer believed they could protect them. So they had not obeyed the order to relocate to the large sects. Most had called their disciples back from the front lines, reducing the Xuan Realm's fighting strength there by nearly thirty percent—and it was still dwindling. This meant that Ling Tian and the others had achieved their goal.
The Xuan Realm's strength had diminished, and Elder Ling and the others had just killed or crippled several hundred high-level God-level Stone People sent by Chi Xue and his men. Meanwhile, the people of the North Heaven and North Earth Realms had been reassured and no longer worried that anyone would cause trouble behind their lines. So they had intensified their offensive, even making their way through the passage into the Xuan Realm.
Of course, to prevent Xue Hou and the others from blocking their retreat, Elder Ling's group had stationed two thousand high-level God-level Stone People behind them. That way, they could be sure nothing went wrong.
With their advantage in archery, Little White's ability to summon bone walls, and the Xuan Realm's greatly diminished forces, the North Profound side had the upper hand in every way. Under their assault, many Xuan Realm cultivators had been killed.
Elder Ling and the others had not pressed their advantage, because the Po Family Brothers had arrived with several million Black Armored Battle Team members to reinforce their forces. The team's defenses were astonishing, and they could not be broken through in a short time. Worried that more reinforcements might arrive, Elder Ling's group had wisely retreated.
Still, tens of thousands of Xuan Realm cultivators had died in this battle, and even more had been wounded. Worst