They didn't dare hold back anymore, turned into streaks of light, and dove into the Firefly Forest dungeon like dumplings into water.

Purgatory God watched this scene with satisfaction.

He wasn't in a hurry to enter the fray personally, instead looking down coldly at the battlefield like the most patient hunter.

“Lord of Spirits...”

Purgatory God's gaze turned once more to Qi Ye in the Ascension to Godhood beam, eyes filled with fanatical determination to succeed.

“Last time on Blue Star, the Rule Guardians saved you. This time in the The Void, let's see who else can come to your rescue!”

“Your Origin, your Authority, your everything... will all become the nourishment for me to repair my injuries and return to my Peak!”

“This time, you won't escape.”

Purgatory God's malicious whisper echoed in the The Void.

In the The Void, the massive forces of Purgatory God were like a sword of Damocles, sealing off the entire area completely.

The eight human Divine Venerables and the Animal Warriors of the Sacred Lake, having experienced the sneak attacks by the Avatars of the God of Gale and God of Bubbles, had their nerves strained to the limit.

“Chong Ming, you were right, the battle isn't over yet.”

A fellow Divine Venerable teammate nearby said:

“Damn Purgatory God, to actually target this place.”

They looked up at the The Void, prepared to face the army of Subordinate Gods under Purgatory God's command as they poured down like a raging tide.

However, to everyone's surprise, the nineteen Mid-tier Gods' true bodies, who had been driven into the Firefly Forest by Purgatory God's death threats,

after actually descending into the dungeon and being forced to group up, did not explode with the desperate destructive power Purgatory God had hoped for.

Their combat performance was even worse than their previous Avatars.

The true bodies of these Mid-tier Gods were already weakened under the rule suppression of the Firefly Forest.

They feared Purgatory God's coercion, but also dreaded the true strength of the forest will and the Sacred Lake alliance. Moreover, they were unwilling to fight a life-or-death battle with the Sacred Lake before the Ascension Ritual ended, only to let Purgatory God in the The Void reap the benefits.

Thus, a strange tacit understanding quietly formed at the edge of the battlefield.

These nineteen Mid-tier Gods simultaneously turned their main direction of attack toward the outer defensive lines of the Sacred Lake fortress.

They commanded the remaining demon armies but kept roaming the outskirts, deliberately avoiding the Ascension to Godhood beam rising from the Core Area of the fortress.

They also avoided direct confrontation with the Elite Guard led by Morr and Divine Beasts like Da Huang.

Their attacks seemed fierce but were actually full of sound and fury signifying nothing, more like symbolically completing some task quota.

This change was immediately caught by the humans and animals on the battlefield.

“Their true bodies... why do they feel even weaker than their Avatars?”

A North Korea Divine Venerable whispered in confusion after repelling a wave of attacks from one of the Mid-tier Gods.

It was already his second time fighting that opponent.

At the beginning, the opponent had only used an Avatar, yet the power of the Authority used was twice as strong as it was now.

Morozov exclaimed: “They are definitely slacking off!”

In the center of the Ascension to Godhood beam, Qi Ye tried his best to stay calm. He saw everything happening on the battlefield clearly through his God Domain.

The performance of the Alien God Alliance was within his expectations.

If he were Purgatory God, he wouldn't have driven all these Alien Gods into the Firefly Forest; there were clearly better ways to deal with them.

Simply stupid and arrogant.

So stupid that Qi Ye couldn't help but sigh. How did such a stupid god attain the rank of a Powerful God? This Otherworld was too unfair.

Meanwhile, Qi Ye used his Appraisal Eye to gather information on those Alien Gods in the The Void above.

The God of Gale was dead; the recently obtained authority fragment of gale trembled, proving this.

Before him, the Fusion of the God Domain and the Firefly Forest had reached its final stage.

The landscape of the God Domain was automatically changing into the likeness of the Firefly Forest, as if the soul of the entire forest was being integrated with it.

One was a Domain, the other was reality.

The authority fragment of gale, which had just been placed into the God Domain, also appeared as a phantom before Qi Ye under the intersection of reality and Domain.

Qi Ye began to think, his gaze reaching further than anyone else's.

The Alien God Alliance no longer wanted to fight.

Sacred Lake needed to focus on dealing with the Subordinate Gods of Purgatory God's forces.

And as the leader of the Sacred Lake, only he was qualified to confront Purgatory God and the two High Gods he had brought.

Qi Ye weighed his own strength. In his current state, combined with the items he possessed, he should barely be able to contend with two High Gods on his home turf in the Firefly Forest.

The only one worth fearing was Purgatory God.

Purgatory God was heavily injured, but his strength far exceeded that of an ordinary High God; he was definitely not someone Qi Ye could afford to provoke.

If the opponent really dared to enter the fray and obstruct the Ascension Ritual, Qi Ye swore that even if the ceremony failed, he would definitely tear a piece of flesh off him.

Chong Ming's sharp gaze swept across the battlefield, keenly sensing something unusual.

The offensive of these Mid-tier Gods' true bodies lacked consistency, and their cooperation was far less sophisticated than that of the previous Avatars and Gods Chosen commanders; it looked more like they were just going through the motions.

Until a Mid-tier God controlling the authority of rock secretly transmitted a message through a stone during a brief clash with Chong Ming,

“We have no intention of fighting to the death with you.”

The message carried a hint of urgency and pleading.

“We are merely coerced pawns. After the Ascension Ritual ends, the Firefly Forest will teleport away from this The Void,”

“We only ask to survive until that moment, then teleport along with the forest to escape this place! We can cooperate with you and put on a show!”

This signal was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring waves in Chong Ming's heart.

He immediately understood the root cause of the abnormal behavior of these Mid-tier Gods.

In the face of a greater threat, they had chickened out and only wanted to save their lives,

even wanting to hitch a ride on the Ascension Ritual to escape Purgatory God's clutches!

Chong Ming immediately synchronized this intelligence with the other seven human Divine Venerables and Morr through the mental network.

The change in the Alien God Alliance had already been guessed by them.

“These guys are truly disgusting!” Morozov spat.

The Old Man in Red Armor snorted coldly:

“Be careful. Once we show any weakness, they will snap at us like a pack of jackals.”

Despite saying that, they all knew what to do now to best benefit the Sacred Lake.

Thus, the atmosphere of the battlefield began to turn strange.

The outer defensive lines were in a heated battle, with the sounds of energy explosions constant, making the situation look intense.

But a closer look revealed that the Sacred Lake's Animal Warriors suffered very few casualties, and the human Divine Venerables didn't feel the immense life-and-death pressure from before.

On the Alien God Alliance's side, while the offensive seemed continuous, a closer look showed they were consistently unable to truly break through any section of the solid defensive lines.

Most of their losses were concentrated on the few remaining cannon-fodder demon creatures.

Both sides seemed to be conducting a tacit military exercise, attacking and defending back and forth, but both understandingly controlled the pace and intensity to avoid irreparable casualties.

The Sacred Lake was fully capable of bearing this pressure and could even take this opportunity to let some rotated warriors get precious rest and recover their Mental Energy.

Another half-day passed.

The Ascension to Godhood beam of the Firefly Forest began to narrow, the ceremony nearing its end.

High in the The Void, Purgatory God, seated on his lava throne, was initially satisfied with the fierce battle below.

He believed his plan of driving the tiger to swallow the wolf was working, and the Sacred Lake's strength was being continuously drained by these cannon fodders.

However, as time passed, one of the smartest High God subordinates in the Purgatory God faction by his side began to frown more and more.

This High God had extensive combat experience. He carefully observed every detail of the battlefield below and gradually saw through the facade.