The immortal gods were no fools, nor did they have any resolve to fight to the death.
The Nine-Dragon Manifestation, which had tied down the greatest share of their strength, vanished, and the Huan Emperor returned! That alone had drawn the immortal gods' keen attention. Who could have known that the Golden Devil, the strongest in both standing and strength, the Wood God, the most destructive, and the Stone God, the fiercest in battle, would fall in defeat or death one after another, all within a few breaths?
Two defeats and one death in mere breaths left the other six immortal gods quaking with fear. They promptly abandoned the fight and fled!
Several explosive crashes rang out in succession...
The six fleeing immortal gods slammed into the Nine-Colored Barrier, shaking heaven and earth and sending ripples across it, yet they were forcibly stopped. Not one could break through!
"Ashenflame God-Burning!"
"Despair Demonic Radiance!"
"Dragon Breath!"
"Spatial Collapse!"
Unexpectedly, after the Nine-Dragon Barrier stopped the six fleeing immortal gods, they neither turned back to fight nor gathered to face their enemies. Instead, they launched frenzied attacks on the Nine-Dragon Barrier, looking for all the world as though they were fleeing in hysterical panic.
For a time, pale demonic flames burned, beams shot from demonic eyes, dragon breath spewed, and space trembled. The Four-Armed Devil and the Undead True God also launched direct assaults on the Nine-Dragon Barrier, seemingly exhausting every means in a wild bombardment.
"These are the lofty immortal gods?! Strip away their glittering cloaks, and when they encounter a force they cannot resist, they're worse than ordinary soldiers who fight without fearing death..."
Countless people within the Nine Dragons Imperial Capital watched in a daze. Much of their former awe and reverence instantly dissolved.
The Huan Army and