Long Yi and Long San’s eyes narrowed when they looked in the direction of the Deep Sea Royal Hall.

Long Bai’s order was probably unnecessary. At this point, anyone who was paying the slightest attention to the battlefield would notice that something was amiss.

The two Venerable Withered Dragons immediately rose higher into the sky and gathered a surge of energy that literally warped the world around them. At the same time, a terrifying pressure capable of annihilating a star pressed down toward the Deep Sea Royal Palace.

The sudden, drastic change in air current immediately drew everyone’s attention. A withdrawing Chi Wuyao sighed in her heart as she looked back at the palace.

In the end, it had come to this.

If they hadn’t drawn the battle away from the Deep Sea Royal Palace as far as possible, the structure would have crumbled due to the power of the Divine Masters and exposed the barriers beneath it.

However, the opposite choice was barely any better. When the battle had progressed for some time, and everything in the Deep Sea God Realm had crumbled into dust and ruin, the unusually intact royal palace was sure to attract the enemy’s attention. It was only a matter of when.

It was an impossible situation. In the end, they chose the one that bought them more time, but it was only a small amount of time.

Chi Wuyao inhaled slightly—her devilish aura shivering unnaturally as she did so—and issued the loudest, most shocking order she ever had in her life. “DEFEND THE BARRIER!!”

Chi Wuyao’s shout stabbed...