Past experience had taught them that as long as they drove back the vanguard forces conducting the landing assault, a gap would inevitably appear in the Sky City's troop deployments, buying their side at least a little breathing room.
If their victory was decisive enough, they might even be able to launch a counterattack.
The Aurora Sect had already been active on the battlefields of the Equal Sea Domain for several years. Even before that, it had repeatedly sent disciples to participate in the war, accumulating a wealth of experience in dealing with Sky Cities.
They knew that although the Puppet Dao cultivators had not shown themselves, they were certainly keeping a close watch on the losses among these Mechanism Puppets. A Puppet Master's cultivation provisions were far from limitless; they, too, could not bear excessive casualties.
And any vanguard force necessarily ran the enormous risk of advancing deep into enemy territory alone. The defenders could send experts to withstand the Sky City's attacks, shut the gates, and wipe out the invaders with the support of their magic arrays.
The Mountain Gate Grand Formation, after all, favored the defending side.
Just then, however, a disciple suddenly cried out, "It's coming down! It's coming down!"
"What's coming down?"
The others all raised their heads and looked skyward, only to discover in horror that Golden Light City, which had been floating high above like a black sphere, was rapidly descending from the heavens.
It drew closer and closer to Zaiyao Peak, and the oppressive force of that enormous city plunging downward grew ever stronger.
"This is our chance! With it coming so close, we can seize the opportunity to attack it and smash it completely!"
An elder of the Aurora Sect spoke to the others, delight spreading across his face.
The Aurora