With the Fire Phoenix's arrival, the people and immortals on the Great Tang's side looked on in despair.
The last time, a single beat of the Fire Phoenix's wings had nearly burned an entire province to the ground.
If a Sage had not intervened, the Journey to the West World might no longer exist.
Would a Sage intervene this time?
To their dismay, no Sage appeared, even when the raging flames reached the city walls.
The battle, once evenly matched, quickly became a rout.
With one beat of the Phoenix's wings, the human army and demon experts on the walls were reduced to charcoal. None had the slightest chance to fight back.
Only a handful of survivors from the Heavenly Court remained in the sky, protected by the Queen Mother.
The Phoenix looked up at them, a distinctly human mockery in its eyes.
But just as the Phoenix was about to beat its wings again, a brilliant light appeared in the sky.
Then a voice rang out.
"The ten thousand years are up."
Wanda and the Fire Phoenix froze.
But they soon remembered Father Thanos's instructions.
They looked at the city walls, now destroyed.
If they pressed on, they could seemingly seize vast stretches of land. Even Eastern Victory Divine Continent would be within reach.
But after looking at the light overhead, they decided not to advance.
Instead, they ordered their forces to make camp and reported the situation to Father Thanos.
The same thing was happening on the other continents.
Even those locked in combat stopped fighting when they heard the voice.
For them, these were battles of life and death. For Thanos and Hongjun, they were merely moves in a game of chess.
Now that the time was up, the game had to stop.
As the agreed