At this moment, both men were channeling their sword intent, unleashing it with all their might against the opposing ground support legions. It was a test of strength, a duel of wills, as both supreme commanders were determined to inflict a crushing blow on the other to vent the fury that had built up between them in the preceding phase of the battle.
As time dragged on, the soldiers with Martial General cultivation began to buckle. The Martial Practitioners at the First-Rank Martial General level were the first to collapse. By then, every soldier at the Martial Master and Greater Martial Master levels was already lying on the ground, utterly exhausted. Next to fall were the Martial Generals at the Second Rank, followed by those at the Third. By the time the survivors sat down to circulate their energy in defense, every soldier below the rank of Martial General had lost consciousness. They had all suffered varying degrees of trauma—some sustaining severe internal injuries, others slipping into comas, or even dying outright.
Just as the very last Martial General of the anti-rebellion army was about to collapse, the First Grand Protector Ye Xingchen made his move. The outcome of the contest to suppress the opposing ground legions had been decided: Divine Sword Xie Xiaofeng, a veteran and long-celebrated Martial General, had gained the upper hand. After all, one Martial General remained standing on the side of the Yan army.
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