The incident arose suddenly; the three Asuras never expected the Eastern Asura would launch a surprise attack, thus they were immediately shrouded in black smoke.
Only angry curses from the three Asuras were heard from within the black smoke, but they couldn't break through it.
Meanwhile, the Eastern Asura was laughing, soared past the black smoke, and landed amidst his army of Evil Ghosts.
"Retreat now." The Eastern Asura hurriedly commanded his Evil Ghosts to fall back.
Though tens of thousands stood atop Wuling Mountain, he didn't even glance at them.
In an instant, the five million Eastern Evil Ghosts retreated like a tide.
Meanwhile, a thousand million Evil Ghosts from the southwest and north, now leaderless, were thronging into the black smoke to rescue their leader.
The black smoke was so sticky and dark that countless Evil Ghosts failed to break through it.
By this time, the Eastern Asura was gradually moving away.
Seeing this, Wang Yan, who had been observing coldly from the sidelines, couldn't help but smirk, pointing a finger at the black smoke.
Only a soft "puff" was heard as a subtle Divine Power silently pierced through the panicked Evil Ghosts and into the black smoke.
The black smoke immediately burst like a balloon, and the three infuriated Asuras shot out.
"Bastard, how dare you ambush me."
"Courting death."
"So infuriating."
...
The three Asuras leapt out of the black smoke, looking around, spotting the distant Eastern Asura.
Seeing the three Asuras escape the black fog so quickly, the Eastern Asura's heart sank; he had calculated that it would take them at least an hour to emerge, by which time he would be far away.
Realizing his miscalculation, the Eastern Asura quickly commanded his Evil Ghosts: "Block them for me."
With that, the Eastern Asura fled alone.
As the southwest and north Asuras charged at the Eastern Asura, they were immediately halted by five million Evil Ghosts, entangled in attacks from the swarm.
The three Asuras from the south, west, and north became furious, calling their Evil Ghosts to attack.
In an instant, tens of millions of Evil Ghosts clashed, creating chaos.
The ironclad encirclement around Wuling Mountain suddenly dissipated mysteriously.
Wu Ancestor Li and others looked at each other in confusion.
The resolution of this predicament was too abrupt; even those involved hadn't registered it.
They all turned their gaze toward Wang Yan.
Wang Yan was sitting atop Little Wolf, whispering sweet nothings with Ouyang Feiting, oblivious to the battle around him.
"Isn't he dead?" Elder Si Qin softly muttered.
Wu Ancestor Li quickly raised a finger to his lips: "Shh—"
Catching Wu Ancestor Li's gesture, Elder Si Qin playfully stuck out her tongue and obediently fell silent.
Though everyone on Wuling Mountain felt a surge of excitement, they couldn't express it; despite their joy, they tried hard to maintain mournful expressions.
Yet, excitement was gleaming in their eyes.
At this moment, the three Asuras from the south, west, and north broke free from the encirclement and chased after the Eastern Asura.
The remaining tens of millions of Evil Ghosts fiercely fought, protecting their leaders, resulting in more "dead" Evil Ghosts.
Just then, Wang Yan flipped his wrist, throwing the Netherworld Order onto the ground.
The Netherworld Order skimmed along the ground into the ghostly crowd.
No one noticed the small Netherworld Order amidst the fierce battle.
The Netherworld Order absorbed the slain and injured Evil Ghosts continuously.
Typically, slain Evil Ghosts turned into black smoke and seeped underground.
This time, they were absorbed into the Netherworld Order.
Evil Ghosts transforming into black smoke, and those injured and recovering, were forcibly drawn into the Netherworld Order.
As more Evil Ghosts were absorbed, the pattern on the Netherworld Order became increasingly intricate.
The initially small continent now expanded, displaying mountains and rivers.
The three Asuras had caught up with the Eastern Asura, engaging fiercely as they surrounded him, the Eastern Asura suffering seven or eight injuries.
Though the wounds were healing, it left the Eastern Asura looking very ragged.
The three Asuras wanted to kill the Eastern Asura and seize the map, showing no mercy.
The Eastern Asura, anxious and resentful, still didn't understand how the three Asuras escaped his black fog so quickly.
No time to speculate, the Eastern Asura thought of ways to flee the three Asuras' hunt.
The more he thought of escape, the more passive he became, gradually tightening the encirclement.
Suddenly spotting the distant chaos of Evil Ghosts, the Eastern Asura panicked, shouting: "Stop, something bad is happening."
The three Asuras saw this as an excuse to escape and didn't heed him.
The Eastern Asura kept shouting: "If you glance, you'll see I'm right."
Seeing the Eastern Asura's genuine expression, the Southern Asura sneaked a look.
Upon seeing, the Southern Asura ceased attacking, shouting: "Stop fighting."
The west and north Asuras continued attacking, questioning: "Let's kill him first, then talk."
The Southern Asura replied: "By then, our forces will be gone."
Hearing this, the west and north Asuras finally looked back.
Upon seeing, their faces changed.
Initially, twenty million Evil Ghosts remained less than ten million.
These one million still fought, dwindling in number.
As the Southern Asura said, fighting further would leave nothing.
The four Asuras simultaneously ordered a ceasefire. The chaotic Evil Ghosts stopped, resuming positions behind their leaders.
Each Asura originally commanded five million Evil Ghosts, now reduced to less than three million.
These three million, exhausted from the battle, found their powers significantly diminished.
Seeing this, the four Asuras were heartbroken.
The west and north Asuras glanced at the Eastern Asura angrily: "Because of you, we suffered severe losses!"
The Southern Asura added: "Everyone lost; how about we split the treasure evenly, or the consequences of further fighting are unimaginable."
The Eastern Asura realized escape was impossible, reluctantly produced the map Wang Yan gave, unfolding it in his hands.
The four Asuras leaned forward to inspect.
Indeed, a map titled "Capital Map" was on display.
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