Xiao Yan knew perfectly well that, fierce as the fighting between the two sides looked, neither had truly suffered a crippling blow. Not everyone among so many people was easy to fool; there were bound to be a few with sharper minds. If they caught on, all his careful planning would go to waste.
He would never let that happen. Thus, while both sides fought furiously, Xiao Yan quietly spread his soul force outward. His soul force had now reached a level that even a Great Perfection Earth Supreme could not match, so neither of the two Upper-Rank Earth Supremes noticed the power hovering above them.
Xiao Yan did not interfere directly with Lu Heng or the elder, instead setting his sights on the others. Not far from the pair, two Lower-Rank Earth Supremes from opposing factions were bombarding each other with their divine abilities. Their battle had reached a fever pitch, and they had begun bringing out their true capabilities.
Just as the elder from the Saint Demon Palace was gathering energy, Xiao Yan unleashed a simplified version of the Nine Profound Annihilation Burning Heaven Eyes on him. The sudden soul attack interrupted his buildup of power and even caused his spiritual power to backlash. Before he could figure out what had happened, his opponent's divine ability struck him head-on.
Nor was this an isolated incident. The same scene played out at the other end of the battlefield, only this time, the victim was an elder from the Ice Spirit Clan. Even an Earth Supreme faced grim odds when struck head-on by a divine ability of the same level without any defenses, let alone with Xiao Yan dealing underhanded blows from the shadows. Soon, casualties began appearing across the battlefield.
Once both sides had suffered casualties, there was no