The Empire's defensive shield had been heavily damaged earlier and had not fully recovered, only managing to hold on through Xiao Mo's efforts.
Judging by the current situation, it wouldn't take long for the Empire's defensive shield to completely collapse.
Once that happened, the citizens of the Immortal-Demon Empire would cease to exist, and even the buildings would turn to ruins.
However, the citizens of the Immortal-Demon Empire felt no fear, only anger.
Though they were weak, so much so that they were less than ants in the eyes of those evil gods, they still possessed the courage to pick up arms and defend their homeland.
This was because their Sovereign Lord was fighting for them, and they could not be a burden to their great Sovereign Lord.
Therefore, everyone clenched the weapons in their hands, glaring at the arrogant evil gods.
The evil gods laughed heartily, mocking the citizens for their overestimation of their own strength.
Seeing countless cracks appearing in the defensive shield, Jesi Qiongxi, the God of Termination, wore a triumphant expression.
He stepped forward, waved his hand, and declared:
"All of you, stand aside. I will handle this final act."
With that, he moved his hands, gathering all the divine power within him, and launched an attack towards the Empire's defensive shield.
The Empire's defensive shield could barely hold on for much longer. If it were to be attacked by Jesi Qiongxi, the God of Termination, it would undoubtedly shatter immediately.
The citizens within the Empire's defensive shield watched this scene unfold, a sliver of despair rising in their hearts.
It seemed their Sovereign Lord had truly not appeared to rescue them from their plight this time.
Just as the formidable blow was about to strike the Empire's defensive shield, a resonant voice echoed in everyone's ears.
"Who dares?!"
"Who dares to lay a hand on my Immortal-Demon Empire!"
A massive rift suddenly appeared in the void, and Xiao Mo, like a god of war, emerged from it.
He appeared in the Primordial Continent with countless Immortal-Demon soldiers, unleashing a strike that easily blocked Jesi Qiongxi's attack.
Upon seeing Xiao Mo appear to aid them, the citizens of the Immortal-Demon Empire relaxed, tears welling up as they exclaimed:
"Heavens, our Sovereign Lord has finally come for us! I knew he would never abandon us!"
"Indeed, who is that? That's our great Sovereign Lord!"
"Our Sovereign Lord seems even stronger than before since his return."
"I noticed that too. This is our great Lord, we welcome our Sovereign Lord back."
"Welcome back, Sovereign Lord!"
"Welcome back, Sovereign Lord!"
"..."
The welcoming cheers of the Immortal-Demon Empire's citizens were so thunderous they seemed capable of piercing the sky, audible to everyone present.
Tears filled everyone's eyes, deeply moved that their Sovereign Lord had come to save them.
Xiao Mo graced his Immortal-Demon citizens with a gentle smile, not holding back.
"Do not worry. Since you are my citizens, I will protect you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the citizens' cheers grew even louder, everyone filled with excitement.
They had now become Xiao Mo's most fervent believers, utterly trusting their Sovereign Lord.
At this moment, the faces of Jesi Qiongxi, the God of Termination, and Xietu, the God of Annihilation, turned ashen. They stared in disbelief at the suddenly appearing Xiao Mo and the Immortal-Demon army.
They were profoundly shocked to see Xiao Mo's strength leap from the peak of the King realm to the middle stage of the God Lord realm, advancing two entire levels.
This sudden change was utterly unacceptable to them.
"How is this possible? How could your strength increase so rapidly? What did you do?"
Xietu, the God of Annihilation, refused to accept this. The Immortal-Demon Empire already had Xian'er, a deity of the middle God Lord stage.
This alone had made it incredibly difficult for them.
Yet, now, Xiao Mo had only gone to another world for an 'Otherworldly Evil Extermination Event,' and his cultivation had skyrocketed.
How could they possibly accept such a sudden transformation?
Especially Jesi Qiongxi, a lesser God Lord, was the most unable to accept this.
"Xiao Mo, your current strength is now greater than mine. How is this possible?"
Jesi Qiongxi murmured in disbelief, "No, this is all a lie. I will not believe it."
Xiao Mo chuckled coldly, ignoring their astonishment at his greatly increased power. Instead, he rebuked them:
"You dishonorable hypocrite! Jesi Qiongxi, the God of Termination, didn't you promise me you would return for Laina, the God of Obliteration, seven days later?"
"Yet, there are still three days before the seven days are up, and you are so impatient that you've already torn up the contract. It's truly contemptible."
Jesi Qiongxi's face flushed. He hadn't expected Xiao Mo to brazenly bring up the contract they had agreed upon.
"I haven't done anything. I was just coming to take a look."
Now that he saw how powerful Xiao Mo had become, his imposing aura faltered. He stubbornly refused to admit his actions.
Xiao Mo pointed at the Empire's defensive shield and cursed:
"You still dare to deny it? Jesi Qiongxi, the God of Termination, look at my riddled Empire's defensive shield yourself. Do you intend to do something?"
"Are you perhaps trying to invade my Immortal-Demon Empire and feast on my citizens?"
At this moment, the citizens of the Immortal-Demon Empire immediately spoke up loudly:
"Replying to Your Majesty, Jesi Qiongxi, the God of Termination, and Xietu, the God of Annihilation, these two evil gods, intended to destroy our homeland. And they are in cahoots with the Glorious Empire's Sovereign Lord Hessia Dan."
"This is not the first time they have attacked our Immortal-Demon Empire. They made their move the day you left."
"Therefore, Your Majesty, please do not listen to their one-sided words. Defeat them soundly."
Xiao Mo listened to his citizens' complaints and sarcastically said to Jesi Qiongxi, the God of Termination, and Xietu, the God of Annihilation:
"My citizens have witnessed everything. Do you still have anything to say?"
Xietu, the God of Annihilation, was also quite angry and said with great displeasure:
"So what if we did it? What can you do to us?"
After all, they, along with Hessia Dan, the Sovereign Lord of the Glorious Empire, had three God Lord-level deities.
The Immortal-Demon Empire, however, only had Xian'er and Xiao Mo, two God Lord-level deities.
Although the Elven Goddess stood on Xiao Mo's side, in the current situation, she would not easily intervene.
At most, she would prevent the Holy War from starting.