Time was of the essence for Tianming and his allies and they couldn’t afford to squander even a single instant. While he wasn't aware of how the sun emperor was doing on his side, Tianming knew that the Flameyellow Guard Formation near him was under huge pressure. More and more specters had managed to make it through the wave of flaming beasts to attack the astralguard formation beneath them. The thirty million troops he had brought there through the Ninedragon Imperial Tomb were stretched to their limits. The moment they failed to sweep away the specters at a good enough pace, they would be in a passive position.

Thanks to Yin Chen, Tianming had clear and timely information about the state of the battle. He had...