A swift and abrupt battle ended just as quickly as it began, as if all the commotion was merely a test.

At this moment, the Empress happened to emerge from seclusion.

"They didn't fall for it. If we had delayed a bit longer, the allied forces of various nations would have surrounded and annihilated the Sejong Alliance. At least half of them would have been buried here forever," Dongfang Liuli said, glancing back at the horizon where a line of towering figures stood like gods and demons. These were the Great Beings of the Morning Glow Realm, forming a defensive line and glaring menacingly in this direction.

Minister Fan Chen stood respectfully beside her and said, "It was the Empress' Husband who ordered the army to stay put and not pursue."