After the Skyfall

Chapter 808 Secretly Picking Up a Bargain
"Li Yi, we can stop now. We've been fighting one battle after another and we don't have the strength to continue. If we force the fight, we'll all be finished if other forces join in."

At this moment, Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi arrived together and advised Li Yi to stop the pursuit.

Li Yi had just controlled the Demon King's soldiers and killed several evil gods, but he was now somewhat exhausted. Looking around, he saw that the darkness was rapidly receding, and the land was littered with corpses.

They are mostly the remains of evil gods. Very few evolved beings and cultivators were lost because they were protected by crimson gold armor. Whether it was a cultivator, a great demon, or even these evil gods, they could not break through their defenses.

"It's time to stop. Even I'm exhausted, let alone the others." Li Yi watched the darkness recede into the distance, sighed, and decided not to pursue them.

A powerful enemy from a vast realm is not so easy to eliminate; it's already quite an achievement that we were able to repel them this time.

Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi breathed a slight sigh of relief when they saw that Li Yi was so rational and listened to their advice. They were genuinely worried that when they were at their last gasp, a powerful enemy might not be able to resist stepping in and delivering a fatal blow.

After all, there are too many dangers on Earth, so we have to be cautious.

Li Yi immediately said, "We must immediately notify everyone to stop the pursuit, and then quickly return to the Earth's defense line to regroup. As for any survivors, we can continue to clean them up after we have rested."

"There's plenty of time. I'll settle accounts with these people after I break through to the Three Flowers Realm."

His eyes flickered slightly, but his killing intent remained undiminished.

Li Yi has made up his mind that once he breaks through to the Three Flowers Realm, he must go to the Demon God Realm or the Xuanxian Continent to let them experience what it feels like for their world to be ignited by war.

"Two fairy maidens, come with me."

Without further hesitation, he immediately turned and left.

On the way back, Li Yi kept sending telepathic messages, summoning all cultivators and evolvers back to the Earth's defense line to rest and recuperate. He warned against pursuing a desperate enemy and urged them not to get themselves killed, as they needed to conserve their strength to deal with unknown dangers.

Li Yi summoned them via telepathy.

Immediately, the cultivators and evolvers responded and turned back along the same route, no longer acting alone. Even if they had the opportunity to kill the enemy in front of them, they would choose to give it up.

After all, this is a battlefield, and we must obey commands and arrangements; we absolutely cannot act recklessly.

Everyone was aware of this, after all, these evolved beings had survived countless battles, and as for the cultivators, they obeyed Li Yi's orders unconditionally.

As everyone gathered from all directions, Li Yi observed his surroundings and finally felt relieved.

The Earth Defense Line is already aware of the situation here.

Zhao Yongshan, Xiao Jianguo, and others, in the command post, had already determined the situation on the battlefield through intelligent satellites, while those evolved individuals who were not participating in the battle were all extremely excited.

"Good, very good. The evil god of the dark world has also been driven back. We actually won this battle. Unbelievable, truly unbelievable."

"Haha, the Demon King has been killed. The Demon God Realm is scared. Did you see that? The Silver Fang Demon King ran away without even looking back, tearing up his stronghold and not daring to fight back."

"It was the right decision to break through the Xuanxian Continent first. With the combined attack of the two experts, the opponent was almost wiped out. After the immortals perished, the true immortals dared not step in. They only fought once and then ran away. They are truly useless."

However, Zhao Yongshan saw through some clues and said seriously, "The true immortals of the Xuanxian Continent are the most insidious. They fought with our two experts to exhaust our strength, and then lured the Demon King of the Demon God Realm to make a move. They could achieve their goal by using the Demon King, and at the same time, they could sit back and watch the tigers fight, which is perfect for both of them."

"But the Demon King was too greedy. The Silver Fang Demon King went to hold off our experts, while another Demon King tried to quickly clear the battlefield. Then, when the Golden Feather Demon King revealed his true form, I was almost in despair. I didn't expect Li Yi to be able to turn the tide and kill the Golden Feather Demon King so forcefully. Otherwise, we would have been completely crushed and had to escape across realms."

Others only saw the outcome of the battle, but Zhao Yongshan saw through the machinations of many parties and understood why the True Immortal still fought Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi even though he knew his base had been destroyed.

It's also clear why the two demon kings didn't join forces but instead chose to act separately.

The biggest turning point came with Li Yi.

When Miao Huizi was defeated, and Wang Chengjun and Li Weiguo were injured, the situation was on the verge of collapse. No one expected that once the interdimensional gate opened, Li Yi's power would surge, and he would unleash the Demon King's weapon, launching a powerful attack. He fought with increasing ferocity and finally killed the Golden Feather Demon King.

Of course, Wang Chengjun and Li Weiguo also played a crucial role in this process, immediately sacrificing their own cultivation and transferring their Qi to Li Yi.

Having survived the most perilous moment, the Demon God Realm's stronghold was wiped out, and the Dark World Evil God, who had planned to seize the last opportunity, also suffered heavy losses, ultimately winning the great battle beautifully.

Xiao Jianguo nodded and said, "Zhao Yongshan, your analysis makes a lot of sense. It is absolutely right for Li Yi to gather everyone and quickly retreat to the Earth defense line. If we continue to hunt down the evil gods of the dark world, the true immortals of the Xuanxian Continent may reappear and launch a desperate counterattack while our experts are exhausted."

"It should be noted that not a single True Immortal has perished from beginning to end. They still have the strength to re-enter Earth, so they should not be underestimated."

"So it really was quite a close call. Although we're just offering our hindsight, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing. Even if we've analyzed the enemy's intentions, it's too late when they take action. Everything requires on-the-spot decision-making," Zhao Yongshan said, then paced back and forth excitedly.

"No matter what, as long as Li Yi and the others return to the Demon God Realm's defenses and recuperate for a few more days, this victory will be ours. The situation will be back on our side, and we will have more time and space to develop and grow stronger. The future will no longer be so hopeless; it will still be full of hope." He understood that even if they won this battle, they wouldn't be able to rest easy, but it would buy Earth and the evolved beings a very valuable period of development and growth. Once a large number of experts emerge on Earth, they won't be so passive in a cross-realm battle.

Xiao Jianguo said, "Not only that, but after we win this time, we can also attract many powerful people who are not optimistic about the future of Earth to return. Why did so many experts cross the boundary and run away in the past? Sometimes it can't be blamed on their fear of death, but rather on their inability to see any hope of winning. Now, Li Yi has led dozens of people to defeat the powerful people of the three great realms in one fell swoop, which is also a huge turning point."

"I didn't expect Li Yi to step up and save the day at this time. I had already notified all the survival bases before the war started, telling them to prepare for the cross-border battle. Now it seems that it was unnecessary."

Zhao Yongshan then felt somewhat relieved.

If Li Yi hadn't blocked the Demon King's attack earlier, he would have immediately ordered the base manager of the survival base to open the interdimensional gate and transfer the evolved beings in order to plan for the future.

"Quickly take out the artifact, open the No. 30 interdimensional gate, and release cosmic energy into the Earth defense line to help everyone recover." Zhao Yongshan immediately gave the order after seeing Li Yi and the others return to the Earth defense line.

World 30 is an unknown world.

The coordinates of this world are kept extremely secret.

As soon as a hidden interdimensional gate opened somewhere in the command post of the Earth's defenses, a rich, pure, and uncontaminated cosmic energy immediately spread throughout the entire Earth's direction.

The appearance of this cosmic energy is to help Li Yi and everyone else recover quickly.

After a series of great battles, everyone knows that everyone is at their weakest point, and everyone's strength has been exposed. If a powerful figure from another great realm were to join the fray at this moment, it would be a devastating disaster.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to restore our strength as soon as possible.

Once today is over, everything will be settled.

When Li Yi returned to Earth's defense line, he was immediately astonished by the cosmic energy there. He could clearly sense a surge of cosmic energy coming from somewhere in the command building.

Without much thought, he immediately formed a hand seal and used the Great Art of Gathering Qi from Heaven and Earth to absorb this cosmic energy and fill the already dried-up acupoints.

Xuan Yuezi and Xiang Xiangzi, who were standing nearby, immediately sat upright on the auspicious cloud and recovered instantly.

Other returning cultivators and evolved beings did the same.

They are at their weakest point right now, so we must not be careless.

"Hong Ji, return to Earth's defenses immediately, and at the same time continue to keep the interdimensional gate open. The incense offerings must not be interrupted," Li Yi instructed Hong Ji, the AI ​​inside the immortal warship.

"Yes, Master." Hong Ji immediately controlled the Immortal Path Battleship to fly over.

Even as Li Yi recovers his strength, he still needs to maintain his combat power, so maintaining the incense offerings is essential.

However, their actions were discovered by a True Immortal far away on the Xuanxian Continent.

These true immortals pondered for a moment, considering whether they should intervene at this time.

Whether it's Xiang Xiangzi, Xuan Yuezi, or even Li Yi, their magical power is clearly exhausted, their combat strength has declined drastically, and they can no longer even chase after the evil god.

If six true immortals were to descend to earth at this moment, they should be able to kill the opponent without breaking a sweat.

“The opponent still has trump cards. If they go down now, at least three True Immortals will perish.” However, at this moment, Cang Erzi, a newly promoted rogue True Immortal from the Xuanxian Continent, spoke up.

"You still have a trump card?" Taihao Zhenxian stared at Cang Erzi: "Fellow Daoist, do you have any information?"

"Have you all forgotten how the Heavenly Moon Demon King died?" Cang Erzi didn't say much, but calmly stated this news.

The immortals immediately frowned.

They had explored the battlefield where the Heavenly Moon Demon King had perished and gained some insights, realizing that a formidable being was lurking around Li Yi.

However, when the Golden Feather Demon King attacked Li Yi just now, the other party did not use any trump cards, so they had reason to suspect that the powerful figure and the Heavenly Moon Demon King had perished together.

But after being reminded by the cocklebur, he hesitated again.

"If True Immortal Taihao insists on joining the fray, I suggest the six of us attack together, unleashing a devastating blow that gives the opponent no time to prepare. And we must be quick, otherwise it will be too late once the opponent recovers," Cang Erzi said.

Taihao Zhenxian's expression shifted slightly as he glanced at the others: "What do you fellow Daoists think? Should we let this go, or should we launch a strong attack and seize this opportunity?"

(End of this chapter)