Even though the Reaper was strong, it had traded away its ability to regenerate. Thus, it only grew weaker and weaker as the battle dragged on.

After enduring the initial spike in difficulty, the inevitable conclusion to the battle drew near, and the advantage returned to the hands of the Boundless Sect.

Once the battle outcome was determined, the Astrals could also sense that the situation was quickly spiraling out of their control.

They mustered up a final wave of consciousness energy to disrupt the Boundless Sect’s forces before turning around to flee.

The Astrals were incredibly slippery and possessed all kinds of strange methods that allowed them to quickly escape from the battlefield. Even though the Boundless Sect had indeed triumphed repeatedly on this campaign, the actual number of Astrals that they had killed was limited.

There was nothing that Su Chen could do about this other than hope that, after reaching the Wanlai Caves, there would be nowhere left for them to run to.

Letting the Astrals flee also had its own silver lining: the conclusion to battles came about much sooner.

After losing the backbone of their army, the Astrals’ forces would inevitably collapse quickly.

Once the giant Reaper let out a desolate howl before crumbling to the ground, the Boundless Sect’s victory...