After a brief hour, the Three Realms cultivators' rest came to an end. Led by the five Moon Jade Realm cultivators, they advanced into the island in unison.
In an area at the very center of Baiyue Island, more than a thousand cultivators had gathered in fearful unease.
Before today, they might have experienced many life-and-death battles, but none of them had ever faced a war like this.
Three Realms Island had come with overwhelming momentum, shattered Baiyue's island-protecting Grand Array that had stood for eight hundred years, slaughtered eight hundred Baiyue cultivators, and even several Moon Jade Realm cultivators had fallen on the spot.
And all of this had happened in less than half a day.
In that half-day, Baiyue Island had been turned upside down.
No one could understand why things had ended this way. In terms of apparent strength, Baiyue Island undoubtedly held an absolute advantage. With both sides having the same number of Moon Jade Realm cultivators, they had a full two thousand Star Constellation cultivators. Moreover, they were the defending side. Under normal circumstances, with such foundations and troops, the attackers could not achieve much without at least three times their numbers.
Yet Three Realms Island had accomplished this with only a thousand men, and after one battle, Three Realms Island itself had suffered almost no losses.
The Baiyue cultivators were terrified. Even though more than a thousand of them were still gathered here, and the many Formations in the central area were operating perfectly, they still felt little sense of security.
The island-protecting Grand Array had been broken, so they could retreat here. But if the central area fell as well, where could they retreat to? Though the Myriad Phenomena Sea was vast, there would likely be no place left for them.
Most importantly,