As the sun slowly rose, the gray sky gradually brightened. Golden light spread across the earth in the blink of an eye, while the moon sank westward. The Full Moon Festival had come to an end, and with it, the Land of Fire—one of the five great nations of the Southern Bright Continent—had vanished as well.
Everyone fell silent at that moment, confused and at a loss.
The change had come so suddenly that none of the cultivators had expected it. Almost everyone had originally supported the Land of Fire, yet after just one night, the cultivators within the Imperial Capital had been slaughtered by the [Dawn] organization. Even those who survived had completely lost their freedom and become [Dawn]'s slaves.
Everyone gazed toward the Imperial Capital. They could not see what was happening within, but it was obvious that the people from the Land of Gold and the Land of Earth were likely almost all dead as well. Though they had not sent all their forces to help, the high-level cultivators they dispatched had made up nearly half their strength. Having their entire force wiped out this time would likely be a tremendous blow to those two great nations.
Noisy voices gradually rose among the crowd, as though venting the silence from before. Their fierce arguments grew louder and louder, pushing the scene from one extreme toward another.
Within the Imperial Capital, the Ninja Sect and the people from the five great academies were still clearing the battlefield, while the demon race began withdrawing in succession. With the help of the World Suppressing Disk, the four Demon Lords broke through the Dao Fire Immortal Sealing Grand Formation's blockade and had their demon race subordinates depart one after another.
At that moment, the nine figures suspended high in the sky