Ding! Ding! Ding!
After receiving Lingxiao Immortal Emperor's order to retreat, the battlefield immediately rang with the clear clang of gongs.
"Retreat!?"
Hearing the retreat signal, the Lingxiao Palace soldiers immediately looked back, unwilling to leave.
They had already broken through the gates of the God of War Hall, and were just about to rush inside and loot everything in sight. Yet their leader had actually ordered them to retreat.
But as soldiers who had weathered blood and fire, they all knew what a military order meant. No matter how unwilling they were, they still began withdrawing from the God of War Hall in orderly fashion.
"They're finally retreating!"
Hongxiu, covered in blood, panted heavily, her vision growing blurrier by the moment.
Then she could no longer hold on. Her vision went black, and she collapsed, rolling down the mound of corpses beneath her feet.
Many others were just like Hongxiu. They had all been holding on by sheer willpower, but now that they saw Long Aotian return, they could hold on no longer. One after another, their vision went black and they collapsed.
"Damn it!!"
Fury filled Long Aotian's heart. His aura surged as he prepared to go take revenge.
"Aotian, you mustn't!"
Xinyu Fairy hurriedly stopped him. "Lingxiao may not be able to defeat you, but if he insists on leaving, you can't stop him. Besides, we have no troops left to deploy. Even if we chased him down, it would be pointless."
"What about God of War's Army!?"
Long Aotian's face was full of confusion. He didn't understand what she meant by having no troops left.
Although Lingxiao Immortal Emperor had come on like a storm, God of War's Army was no pushover. Even if they couldn't stop Lingxiao Immortal Emperor, they should at least have retained