Chapter 4026 - Dugu Meng
Cobaltium, where Skyfiend Hall was situated, was in complete chaos. The streets were filled with cosmic gods who had watched the broadcast and witnessed Tianming taking the Empyrean Yin-Yang Mirror. They’d been laughing and mocking them like the wonderians had until the moment Tianing got his hands on their super weapon.
The great pink explosion had completely stunned everyone across the Ten Desolate Starforges into silence. Moments later, a commotion broke out as they watched Moran wield the mirror and begin turning things around, leading to the deaths of Taiyang Zhao and Taiyin Yuan, along with a thousand genius wonderians!
The minds of everyone across those worlds were blown. Their faces flushed red as they blankly watched, feeling like Tianming's slash had bisected their heads as well. Curses rang out nonstop, but deep down, they could feel that everything had gone out of control. The elites within Skyfiend Hall were deathly silent.
"The Empyrean Yin-Yang Mirror’s been lost...."
One thousand-meter-tall cosmic god after another looked at the wonderian couple. The two figures, one black, one white, looked like astral vortices. Their bodies seemed to be sucking in everything around them, even to the point that the Cobalt Overfiend himself chose to sit farther away. They were two terrifying existences indeed.
"The natives of the Ancestral World have some rather unique tricks up their sleeves. What do all of you think we should do to wrap things up? We’re on the brink of losing control of the lower ruins," the Cobalt Overfiend said. They had managed to gain an edge in the upper ruins, but the age limit that applied to the lower ruins had caused them much difficulty.
Initially, they’d indeed had the upper hand, and the Empyrean Yin-Yang Mirror had been meant to seal the deal. Yet, there was no way that the seniors would've foreseen that Tianming would be able to turn things around completely. As the ones who had suffered the loss were from Empyrean Yin-Yang, everyone turned to look at them.
The ivory man, who looked like a vortex, pondered in silence for a moment after losing his children. "I suggest we send the order for all the children to immediately retreat from the lower ruins."
Everyone's expressions grew odd after hearing that.
"I am sure that all of you are aware that that’s the only move we can make after this sudden shift. If we retreat, we'll be able to send people in there again. However, I’m also aware that you all feel that retreating without putting up a fight is worthy of humiliation. That’s why you are hesitating," the ivory man continued.
The Cobalt Overfiend, God of Original Sin, and others silently accepted his characterization. They all understood it, but they also knew that having their juniors retreat like that while everything was being broadcast would have huge consequences. They would be made the laughingstocks of other worlds, suffering a humiliation that they would never be able to swallow.
"At the end of the day, even when we had the edge in terms of numbers and power, one single variable was enough to force us to fully retreat and give up on the ninelives fruits. Most people wouldn't understand why we have to make that decision," the Cobalt Overfiend said.
"The problem is that we don't even have enough time to order them to retreat. The fighting’s already begun," the God of Original Sin said. "Since it's started, we should fight to the end. Who can say for sure that our loss is already determined just because of a single setback?"