On their very first day in the War Mire, the battle had already all but reached its end.
The Mortal Domain had announced its arrival with sheer, brutal force.
The next moment—
Dozens of Vanguard Sky-Piercing Pillars blasted toward the continents that had surrendered, carrying people to bring their Continent Lords back.
Standing atop the City Wall, Chen Fan watched the scene ahead with a quiet chuckle.
This battle had been a little easier than he had imagined. Expecting a disorganized rabble to unite against him was asking too much. It simply wasn't realistic.
The Bit Continent had to be destroyed.
That continent had repeatedly joined forces with others to besiege the Mortal Domain Continent. The others could surrender, but this one had to be wiped out.
He actually had plenty of easier ways to destroy the Bit Continent.
For example...
The Eye of Heavenly Derivation, which had absorbed the Eye of the Heaven-Evading Strange Entity, could seal any Continent Lord for three days. Once activated, that continent's lord wouldn't even be able to move, much less follow through with anything else. Taking his enemy down with him would be out of the question.
But Chen Fan needed to crush the Bit Continent in a far more savage fashion to utterly break the taut nerves of the other continents.
If he merely demonstrated strength, those continents might unite.
But if he demonstrated enough strength, and enough madness, surrender would become the natural choice.
Besides.
Who played all their trump cards right at the start? Beyond this one, he still had several others he hadn't used. As far as he was concerned, this battle hadn't even reached its fiercest stage. This was still the appetizer.
Except...
A battle that was merely an appetizer to him was already more than many continents