They stood there respectfully, as if paying homage to their sovereign.
The two sides stood at sword's point!
The Phoenix True Fire around Huang Jiuli had already burned to its utmost, fiery feathers whirling wildly through the air;
The Dynasty Projection behind Beichen Xing had also condensed to its peak, with civil officials and military generals standing ready in formation.
A world-shaking clash was about to erupt.
"Boom—!!!"
At that moment, an earth-shattering explosion came from afar, like the collapse of heaven and earth, deafening to the ears!
Huang Jiuli and Beichen Xing were almost simultaneously drawn by the sudden blast. Both halted their imminent attacks in unspoken accord and turned toward the source of the sound.
In the distance, streaks of light exploded across the void.
Gold, green, blue, and mystic yellow—the four colors intertwined, forming a massive mushroom cloud.
The shockwave spread outward from the heart of the explosion, shattering the surrounding silver light into fragments.
The aftermath of that battle had even reached them!
A wave of heat rushed at them, making their robes flap violently.
"Have those two... gone completely mad?"
Huang Jiuli murmured to herself, her Phoenix Eyes fixed tightly on the cluster of four-colored light in the distance, filled with shock.
Even she would have needed to unleash a true killing move to produce energy fluctuations like those caused by that explosion.
Though she had yet to use her full strength, she understood what the explosion meant—what it meant was that the battle over there had reached its final stage. Both sides had gone all out, holding nothing back.
At that thought, Huang Jiuli silently withdrew the offensive momentum she had just built up.
Seeing the battle's aftershock, Beichen Xing also tacitly withdrew the Dynasty Projection behind him.
The golden radiance gradually faded, and