The Bottomless Abyss trembled ever more violently. The distortion of laws and energy tides brought about by its forced leap toward semi-high-dimensionality had rendered the entire abyss extremely unstable.
The once-clear structure of space-time began to blur. The repulsion and suppressive force from the abyssal will, like a steadily rising tide, began to bear down upon all beings unaffiliated with the abyss.
"Retreat!"
The Heaven-Splitting God King made the decision without hesitation, his majestic voice resounding in the hearts of every surviving allied soldier.
If they remained here and the abyss completed its transition, fighting on the enemy's home ground would bring unimaginable consequences.
The remnants of the allied forces immediately withdrew like a receding tide, racing in the direction from which they had come—the direction leading back to the Star Sea.
Titan Giants carried their wounded comrades, the Eternal Clan raised their last starlight shields, the mechanical units of the Myriad-Mechanisms Mother Nest reassembled into vessels built for high-speed evacuation, while the survivors of the Origin Star Temple guided Xing Hui in opening up relatively safe routes.
But how could the Abyss Demon Clan be willing to let these "resources," and their future great enemies, leave so easily?
"Stop them! Leave behind as many as you can!" The Demon God wielding the [Dimension Anchor] spoke coldly. Although the ascension plan had been thwarted, crippling or even retaining part of the allied forces' elite here and now—especially Song Chi, the master of the Myriad Heavens Market who had repeatedly ruined their plans—would be equally vital to the abyss's future accumulation of strength.
In an instant, countless demons poured from the shadows in every direction like rabid dogs, launching their final, most frenzied assault.
The five Abyss Transcendents personally made their move as well, attempting to cut off the allied forces'