Just as Liu Changxu and Tian Chengkun had expected, Xiao Zier and Wuming soon regretted not taking Tian Chengkun's advice when they saw how powerful the Angel Race was.
However, both cared about saving face. Even with only a ten-percent chance of victory, they were unwilling to turn back the way they had come and let the Purple Sky Sect watch their humiliation.
Thus, once they became embroiled in the chaotic battle, they sent the Sun Moon Sect a plea for reinforcements, hoping it would send people out of the mountains to help them.
The Sun Moon Sect cultivators on Azure Dragon Mountain readily agreed and dispatched a relief force.
Unfortunately, the relief force had barely left the sect gates before the Angel Race army drove it back.
Seeing that they could not count on the Sun Moon Sect, and that their own losses were mounting, Wuming and Xiao Zier began to waver despite their earlier resolve!
Nevertheless, they gritted their teeth and held on for the sake of their pride!
As a result, casualties among the Giant Sword Sect and the Great Brightness Temple began to soar!
After half a day of fierce fighting, with their forces suffering devastating losses and facing complete annihilation if they stayed any longer, Xiao Zier finally made up her mind and ordered the Giant Sword Sect cultivators to retreat.
When Wuming saw Xiao Zier give the order to retreat, he could only follow suit, despite his deep reluctance.
But after fighting for so long, the two sides were thoroughly entangled, making it extremely difficult to withdraw their army of cultivators safely.
Watching her disciples fall one after another to the numerically superior Angel Race experts, Xiao Zier felt anguish wrench her heart!
The two twelve-winged angels attacking Xiao Zier immediately intensified their assault