He responded indifferently:

"Mm."

Tian Ye tilted her head, her deep golden eyes scanned the battleground below, where blood and fire intertwined, then returned her gaze to Emperor Bai. The obscure light in her beautiful eyes seemed both probing and mocking. With a leisurely smile, she asked:

"Really not going to take another look?"

Emperor Bai’s voice was deep and calm, without a hint of ripple:

"The outcome was already determined the moment you arrived."

Tian Ye blinked in confusion, the feigned innocence on her face clashed with the dangerous aura she exuded:

"Eh? Xu Yuan and the others are currently on the receiving end without any retaliation, and the Sect Alliance is only using war weapons for support. Those Saints and the Military Formation are still observing within Sword Gate Pass."

Emperor Bai’s dragon eyes coldly stared at this posturing monstrous woman, his tone unwavering with certainty:

"Even if the Sect Alliance bets all their chips, at most, it will only result in more casualties among those reinforcement Saints. As long as there isn’t an existence capable of breaking the Life and Death Dao Charm, the outcome won’t change in the slightest."

At this point, Emperor Bai paused, his profound gaze inadvertently glancing towards the distant Tianmen Mountain, his voice carrying a trace of imperceptible sigh:

"If Emperor Jiajing were still here, or if that woman called Wen Xinyun were still alive, Xu Changtian would undoubtedly die today. Unfortunately, both have been sent away by that Chancellor of the Dayan..."

"Aren’t you still here? Don’t you want to kill him?"

Tian Ye interrupted Emperor Bai, her smile deepening, her golden pupils seeming to dance with a flame of excitement.

The two exchanged a brief look,

Emperor Bai’s lips curled into a cold smile, speaking softly:

"Of course I want to kill him. The Dayan under Xu Changtian’s rule will grow ever stronger in the future, which is a disaster the Ancient Abyss can hardly accept."

Tian Ye coaxed gently, the fire of excitement in her golden eyes blazing fiercely:

"Then why....."

"Why don’t you take action?"

Emperor Bai’s tone was flat, yet decisively interrupted her, his gaze fixed below.

There, Xu Changge, sword in hand, was sent flying back, and not far off, Xu Yuanzheng was desperately rushing towards him.

"If you descend, fewer of those who chose to follow Xu Changtian might die."

"Yes, but I only want to be an observer of others’ lives."

"I don’t understand."

The silence of the void was swept away by a long wind.

Tian Ye’s smile didn’t change in the slightest, but she did not offer any further explanation.

Emperor Bai stared at her for several breaths in silence, the Energy Mechanism around him, akin to an abyss, began gradually rising, its oppressive presence silently spreading.

He looked at her and spoke slowly:

"Had you not arrived, or had Xu Changtian not possessed that bizarre means of strengthening himself by devouring the lives of others, I might have chosen to act.

"But now... the risk far outweighs the reward. The Ancient Abyss cannot lose me. If I fall here, the newly formed Demon Court will inevitably collapse."

Upon seeing this, Tian Ye’s radiant smile abruptly vanished, her eyes turning cold with disinterest, like two gems embedded in darkness, exuding a chilling coldness:

"Don’t want to reconsider?"

"Mm."

"Humph, then I can only hope that when the future comes where Ancient Abyss is destroyed, you won’t regret today’s choice."

"..."

Emperor Bai did not spare her another glance, his cold dragon eyes swept across the numerous Great Demons beside him one last time, saying in a deep voice:

"No need to worry, after such a prolonged and exhausting civil war, and with much of the Imperial Court’s top brass falling here today, Dayan won’t be able to focus on the Ancient Abyss for a long time."

Before he finished speaking, his massive form had already transformed into a stream of light that tore through the night sky, bearing overwhelming momentum as it fled towards the western sky.

His voice, like thunder, echoed in the heavens and earth for a long time, proclaiming his indisputable determination and ambition:

"And I, will use this time to break beyond the Saint!"

Watching those streams of light completely disappear into the distant sky, Tian Ye sighed softly with a sense of boredom, a sigh tinged with indescribable loss and playfulness.

Then,

She was slightly surprised as she turned her gaze towards the direction of Sword Gate Pass.

After Emperor Bai’s departure, the quiescent encampment of the Sect Alliance seemed to finally have some secretive yet swift movements, like a beast unleashed from its restraints, beginning to reveal its ferocity.