Celestial Xia's decision to adopt Executive Changsun's proposal and withdraw the formations had come after deep consideration. The executives had already weighed how they should respond at every stage. Once the formations dispersed, Origin Xia would most likely seize the opportunity. Better to strike first and block Origin Xia's advance before it gathered momentum.
When Yan Ruohan pushed out with that palm, its reach spread across the cosmos. The golden boats and most of the formation artifacts advancing from the other side shuddered all at once.
If left unchecked and allowed to unfold at leisure, its momentum would grow ever greater, perhaps even beyond her own control, until it became boundless and inexhaustible. If not for the obstruction of the Origin Xia Heavenly Order, calling it world-destroying would not have been an exaggeration.
The sole flaw in her Dao technique was that it needed to gather momentum before release. If she were restrained before it was unleashed, that momentum could not accumulate. But once allowed to develop freely, its might was unmatched.
The Origin Xia cultivators saw this upheaval of Dao techniques rolling toward them. Before it had even arrived, the golden boats ahead began breaking apart one after another, swept into it and adding another measure of force to the technique. In truth, to deal with such a technique, they merely needed to retreat behind the Half-Awakened Immortals, where it could be blocked.
Yet there was no reason to retreat at the very outset, and they could not simply refrain from using Dao techniques to defend themselves. Otherwise, aside from those Perfected Ones seeking completeness, none of the rest could remain standing.
Setting that aside, many of those seeking completeness had their own confidence and were just about to unleash their Dao techniques when one person stepped forward. Everyone