After Yuan Xi made that ruthless declaration, Lu Ye saw many Rongdao cultivators rushing impatiently into the Central Great Hall. Their auras vanished one after another; clearly, they had entered the Hehe Realm through the Uniting Dao Pearl to take refuge.
Though getting in was easy and getting out was difficult, it was still better than losing their lives.
Once someone took the lead, others followed. In no time at all, every Rongdao cultivator in the city had fled.
Lu Ye's heart ached at the sight...
But there was nothing he could do. So long as the Grand Array remained unbroken, he had no way to enter and kill the enemy. He could only watch helplessly as those Rongdao cultivators escaped.
Without the Rongdao cultivators maintaining it, the city's Grand Array weakened drastically and could no longer withstand the attacks of Lu Ye and Yuan Xi.
A moment later, the Grand Array shattered. Yuan Xi turned and charged toward the Hedao battlefield, leaving only her voice in Lu Ye's ears. "I'll leave the Great Commander's side to you."
This scene... felt strangely familiar. It seemed like it had happened once not long ago.
Lu Ye was already familiar with the process. He swept directly into the enemy's Central Great Hall, shattered the Uniting Dao Pearl, and gathered up the many fragments. His movements were clean and decisive.
He then wrapped the fragments in a bundle and sent them back to Yuan Xi City.
Only after finishing all that did Lu Ye have time to inspect the battlefield.
The sight left him stunned. The Hedao cultivators of both sides had vanished, and he had no idea where they had fought their way to.
Most likely, before Yuan Xi reached the battlefield, the enemy's three Hedao cultivators had sensed trouble and fled