Once both sides had made up their minds, the battle erupted anew.
Strictly speaking, the fighting had never stopped. Even while the leaders of both sides had been busy discussing matters, the mid- and high-ranking clergy had continued praying without pause, repeatedly unleashing combined divine spells in fierce exchanges of attack and defense.
It was just that... neither side was in good condition. One had suffered losses, while the other had been so terrified by the Fist of Heavenly Punishment that they had nearly wet themselves. Under such circumstances, their performance was naturally nothing like the textbook-level combined divine spell exchanges from before. To put it in internet slang, before, it had been a clash between masters; now, it was chickens pecking at each other.
Even if it was only chickens pecking at each other, they did not pause for even a moment. This showed just how high their caliber was, and how well trained they had been.
Unfortunately, both sides' standards had declined equally, leaving them deadlocked once again. Otherwise, perhaps one side might have gained some advantage.
Of course, in a church duel involving sixteen legendary powerhouses, a mere slight advantage was hardly worth mentioning—although even the weakest of these clergy casting combined divine spells were mid-ranking and could serve as chief priests in some small places, on today's battlefield, they were merely supporting cast.
Not only were they supporting cast, but once the legendary powerhouses began fighting, they would instead get in the way.
Thus, when the nine legendary powerhouses of the Church of the God of Nobility all openly unleashed their powerful auras and moved toward the front lines together, the combined divine spell exchanges between the two sides finally came to a halt.
Now was the battle of the legendary powerhouses. If they kept banging