The Cang Wu Kingdom side was deathly silent, a suffocating pressure so chilling it could be felt even high in the sky.
Ye Tian did not urge him on, merely waiting quietly for Duan Xingyuan to make his decision.
The Cang Wu Kingdom battle formation below was shrouded in a suffocating silence that sent chills through every limb, yet not a single soldier took a step back.
Duan Xingyuan understood the will of all the soldiers.
He raised his head and smiled.
"In the eyes of you Gu Mu Kingdom people, they are cruel, indifferent invaders."
"But since attacking Gu Mu, our soldiers have not oppressed civilians, plundered goods, or violated women."
"To us of Cang Wu Kingdom, they left their homes behind and fought for the strength of Cang Wu Kingdom!"
"Our army has already fought fiercely here for more than three months."
"They are living people too, with dignity of their own."
Duan Xingyuan paused, pondering for a moment before speaking solemnly.
"No surrender!"
"Either defeat, or death!"
"Good. Then prepare for battle," Ye Tian said with a nod.
Duan Xingyuan cupped his fists to Ye Tian in salute, then turned and flew back toward his own formation.
Ye Tian had no particular opinion on Duan Xingyuan's choice. No matter what Duan Xingyuan chose, Ye Tian respected it.
He would only earnestly do what he needed to do next.
A moment later, under Duan Xingyuan's command after returning to formation, war erupted once more!
For Cang Wu Kingdom, with Ye Tian's immense pressure hanging over them, there was no longer any possibility of victory in this war. They were now fighting purely for the sake of fighting, for the sake of refusing to surrender.
Ye Tian naturally would not soften his heart.
With merely a gesture, the earth