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Central Sky Realm...
As the Eternal Tier demon self-destructed, the expected explosion certainly followed...
But the explosion and damage did not spread more than an inch outward before imploding in on itself and then vanishing completely!
Silence followed as the surrounding soldiers and demons alike stared in shock.
"What the-?!" Another demon exclaimed, breaking the silence, but he himself was soon silenced as he had been in the process of self-destructing before learning the consequence.
His comrades and the Sky Soldiers watched him implode as well.
"What is this Formation?!" The demons wondered, and this brought a new wave of hopelessness and fear...
...but on the demons this time!
Now that their grand sacrifice of death suddenly couldn't harm the Immortals, most of the demons began to run away from the Sky Soldiers!
However, they had placed their trust in the wrong being...
To ensure a flawless plan, Zhurong Fen had made it so the demons could never retreat or abandon her orders. Whenever one tried to flee, their cores activated on their own, triggering the self-destruction whether they wanted it or not...
A 'Self-destruction' which now had absolutely no effect on Sky Realm!
"They're almost pitiful!" A Sky soldier remarked as yet another demon exploded/imploded.
"Isn't this *'Losing both the chicken and the rice'?!" Another soldier exclaimed and the others shook their heads.
(*Literal- "Try to steal a chicken, but fail and lose a handful of rice." Like sacrificing rice to steal a chicken by luring it, but when it fails, both the rice and chicken are lost! Essentially a double loss, since Zhurong Fen is sacrificing her demons, but gaining nothing!)
A few of the Eternal Tier demons had opted to fight to the death rather than flee, but it wasn't long before they were trapped and dealt with by the Sky Soldiers.
Meanwhile, the War Deity ended the 'Severed Heaven' formation, and he stumbled as a mouthful of blood poured from his mouth.
"Master!" The Sky General was at his side in an instant, steadying him, but he managed to place a hand on the younger Immortal's shoulder.
"Calm yourself, I'm fine..." The War Deity assured, exhaling slowly.
"Considering the force behind that formation, I would have surely parted with the living if you all hadn't stepped in." He looked round at those in the circle, sending understanding nods to the elders in particular who looked noticeably drained.
As the more powerful ones in the circle, they had borne most of the weight, sacrificing quite a few years off their cultivation.
The War Deity himself was internally injured and would likely revert back to mid Eternal Realm, but there was no need to burden the young ones with these details!
There was also more to be done, and he turned to look down as cheers rang out from one end of Central Sky Realm to the other.
"This is a victory, but it's no time to celebrate!" His voice echoed across the skies. "We have lost many, and they are to be mourned! But first..." His flaming red spear appeared in his hand.
"We must take back the Floral Realm! Charge...!"
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The Endless Promise {COMPLETED}
FantasyYin Xiaolong, the fearsome black dragon, is finally dead. But as the world rejoices, he awakens - reborn as Zhang Luoyin, a powerless human poisoned by his own family, and who is identical to his former self. Even worse, he must marry Xu Weiyan, the...
