"If they refuse, let them deal with the Great Huan army themselves. We'll withdraw our troops to defend the capital. The effect will be the same! Besides, do we really need both extraordinary formations to seal heaven and earth? We need only pull back either the Twofold Dust Formation or the Heaven-Covering Formation to keep our Kyoto Imperial Capital safe! After that, we can watch from the ramparts as the Great Huan Dynasty battles heaven and the immortals, then reap the fisherman's rewards..."
Fan Zeng answered with complete confidence. After a pause, his eyes lit up, and he continued, "No wonder the Great Huan Faction deployed the Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation and the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Demon-Sealing God-Slaying Formation! The former greatly reduces the influence of the ground, while the latter anchors heaven and locks down earth. It seems the Great Huan Faction really did foresee this long ago. Unfortunately, they underestimated both the immortals and gods and us. Kyoto Prefecture is no Hikone!"
The rather timid Song Yi offered a fearful reminder. "What if... what if neither side can withstand the mighty power of heaven and earth, and Yingzhou truly collapses?"
"Then we all perish together! It's only an earthquake. At most, it can wipe out those in the Innate Realm and below. Could it possibly kill Loose Immortals, immortals, and gods?"
Fan Zeng answered casually, as though it were only natural, making Song Yi's expression stiffen. Then Fan Zeng snapped in displeasure, "Breaking out of the city means certain death. Holding the city and maintaining the standoff still leaves us a thread of hope. Choose for yourself! Besides, without the formations' protection and assistance, could Emperor Jian Shang escape an encirclement by a thousand immortals and gods? So what if every soldier here dies? Without Emperor