Nothing could better describe being abandoned by all!
No one was a fool. Black Ashoka could casually cast aside even the Golden Peacock Guard, his closest and most loyal followers—let alone them! Were they worth being buried with him?
More importantly, with the Great Huan Faction's current encirclement and extermination force, even the four Immortal Gods, including India's divine monkey Hanuman, lacked the confidence and courage to fight. They could only count as cannon fodder!
Huating Empress secretly let out a breath of relief and quickly signaled Western-Pacifying King Li Xin.
Li Xin understood. Landing, he took out the Totem Dividing Pagoda and began collecting the Soul Essences of the Xiya generals willing to surrender. Only those willing to hand them over counted as truly surrendering and would receive the Great Huan Faction's recognition. Otherwise, they would not even leave the encirclement!
Before setting out in pursuit, even Huating Empress, Arthas, Khufu, and the others had not expected the subjugation to go so smoothly. Just one combined assault, followed by a few words from Huating Empress, had made the Xiya generals abandon Futu Emperor Black Ashoka and choose surrender. Even the four Immortals and Demons overlooked by the Xiya camp were no exception. It saved them quite a bit of trouble; after all, given the current lineup of the Xiya allied forces, taking them down without casualties would have been difficult.
The reason was easy to guess. Most importantly, Black Ashoka had abandoned the Golden Peacock Guard, his most loyal and intimate followers. Those he had brought were largely leaders of various factions or top experts, so naturally they were not especially loyal to him. With the Golden Peacock Guard's example before them, they had to worry about when Black Ashoka might abandon them too. Why bother? Secondly, the force