Ye Shui sighed softly. Rather than live in fear, she would prefer the Vermilion Bird squad to arrive sooner.
That way, she could see whether Luo Yu truly had what it took to fight them.
With that thought, she forced down her dread and unease and continued working.
Azure Dragon Ancient City.
By now, large swaths of the city had fallen.
Only the Lord's Manor, with the advantage of its defensive structures, still held out.
After all, in terms of overall strength, the defending Myriad Heavens Star Realm still lagged somewhat behind the Star Celestial Clan.
Even though everyone fought valiantly, they could not halt their decline.
Without that advantage, the Supreme Empress would not have started this war so readily.
After all, she had run countless simulations before going to war.
She had long since prepared for the Star Lord of the Heavens' strategy of trading one life for another.
"The Star Celestial Clan stopped attacking today?"
Inside the Lord's Manor, the somewhat exhausted Valkyrie sat casually cross-legged on the floor, all three eyes closed.
The Lightning Clan Leader said gravely, "Perhaps they're cooking up some scheme."
"We mustn't let our guard down."
The other high-level combatants nodded in agreement.
But like the Valkyrie, they were already showing signs of exhaustion.
In battles between Upper Main Gods or even Peak Main Gods, unless there was a vast disparity in strength, it was difficult to determine a winner quickly.
Yet several consecutive days of bloody fighting had left even Main Gods at their level genuinely exhausted.
The Valkyrie said, "That damned chief absorbs every Divine Technique I use with the Rinnegan in his palm."
"Then he strengthens it and sends it back."
"Only Taijutsu that follows the laws of physics works against him."
"Whichever of you is good at