At first, when there were no casualties on either side, they were only probing each other in battle. However, once the first person was in, the battle immediately turned into a white-hot state.


    In fact, neither side wanted to escte this battle originally, because both were inadequately prepared. But since Su Yang was here, neither could afford to back down, so they had to fight first, hoping the other side would see their resolve and retreat.


    As a result, neither side conceded, and someone ended up dead. This infuriated them, and the battle became even fiercer, with both sides fighting with full intensity.


    As more people died, the animosity between both sides grew stronger.


    Initially, Sandaoshima Yofu was still guarding Su Yang and Little ck, but as the battle progressed, even Sandaoshima Yofu and his men joined the fray, and both sides were in a desperate struggle.


    No one knew how long this battlested; it went from dawn to dusk, and from dusk to dawn, with both sides losing about half their men.


    In the end, the four Major Sects had the upper hand, or perhaps it was because they were on their home turf and received reinforcements more quickly. Thus, the people from heaven had to flee in haste; their reinforcements wouldn''t arrive for another day, but they couldn''t hold out any longer.


    After driving the people from heaven away, there was no joy among the four Major Sects; instead, everyone''s faces were extremely grim.


    Although they won this battle, the losses were significant. The most critical aspect was that their enmity with heaven was now irreparable. Heaven would surelye back for revenge!


    This was the situation they least wanted to see. Their original n was to guard the Human World and await the return of the Heavenly Court; they didn''t even n to fight with heaven. Because once they fought, they were bound to suffer losses, something they were unwilling to face.


    But unexpectedly, the battle still broke out, and both sides ended up in such a state. Moreover, the key point is that they definitely have to continue fighting in the future. The four Major Sects don''t even know if they can wait for the Heavenly Court''s return!


    The Second Elder frowned tightly, standing in mid-air looking at the ravaged battlefield below, his heart filled with rage. But with things developing to this point, he really had no way out.


    At that moment, the Peak Master of Sky de Peak limped forward. He had just been in a long duel with that vampire and was seriously injured. Fortunately, the vampire couldn''tst much longer; otherwise, the Peak Master might have already died.


    Even so, this battle made him realize the power of Drac''s sword. He dared not underestimate this weapon again in the future!


    The Peak Master approached the Second Elder anxiously, saying, "Our people searched the vicinity, but we couldn''t find Su Yang and that Little ck!"


    "What!?" The Second Elder''s face changed dramatically, turning angrily towards the Peak Master. "How can this be? The people from heaven didn''t take them away when they left!"


    "But they are not here!" The Peak Master said, "Our people investigated within a hundred-mile radius and found nothing; it''s like the two of them vanished!"


    "How can this be? How can this be?" The Second Elder waspletely stunned—this battle had been fought so long just to keep Su Yang. In the end, after paying such a high price to repel heaven, Su Yang was gone, making it seem like all their efforts were in vain and those people died for nothing!


    The Peak Master shrugged; he was also baffled by the situation. Upon receiving the news, he too was dazed.


    "Are you sure the people from heaven didn''t take them?" The Second Elder asked.


    "I''m sure!" The Peak Master responded decisively, "Everyone saw they did not take Su Yang and that Little ck!"


    "Then what is the situation here?" The Second Elder was utterly confused, "Did anyone notice them during the battle, and where were they?"


    The Peak Master shrugged; the previous battle was so chaotic, who had the time to notice Su Yang and Little ck? No one expected that after the battle, they would disappear.


    "Immediately send people to seal off a hundred-mile radius and find them at all costs!" The Second Elder shouted angrily, "We suffered so much, if we let that Su escape, then our people would have died for nothing!"


    "Alright!" The Peak Master nodded and rushed out to arrange the manpower.


    The Second Elder''s face was filled with anger; he couldn''t ept this oue.


    Not long after, a few more people approached, namely Ge Kaiyang, the Ghost King, and others.


    Seeing these people, the expression on the Second Elder''s face turned sour.


    The previous incidents south of the Yangtze River were all nned by Ge Kaiyang, resulting in the four Major Sects and heaven starting the battle prematurely. They lost some people, and the resentment with heaven was deeply rooted, making the Second Elder somewhat discontent with him already.


    And today''s incident was almost a direct consequence of that. Now Su Yang and Little ck are missing, and they''ve lost so many people at the four Major Sects, the Second Elder was seething with anger internally. How could the Second Elder show a friendly face to Ge Kaiyang as he came over?


    Ge Kaiyang naturally understood what the Second Elder was thinking. He quickly walked up to the Second Elder, respectfully saluting, "Master!"


    "Why aren''t you busy with your own matters and insteading here?" The Second Elder didn''t even look at him, his tone cold.


    Ge Kaiyang approached the Second Elder, whispering, "I heard that Su Yang and Little ck are missing, so I specifically came to discuss this matter with you, Master!"


    The Second Elder gave him a cold nce, saying in a low voice, "What idea do you have this time?"


    Ge Kaiyang''s face was slightly awkward; the previous events had been his idea, yet they suffered greatly. The Second Elder''s words were basically taunting him.


    "Master, I think there''s something fishy about this!" Ge Kaiyang said in a low voice.


    "Fishy?" The Second Elder gave him another look, saying, "What''s fishy?"


    Ge Kaiyang took a deep breath, saying, "Master, what do you think about the event of rescuing Su Yang from the dungeon of the ends of the earth?"


    This question plunged the Second Elder into silence. To be honest, he had some suspicions about the ends of the earth. After all, he couldn''t understand how Su Yang managed to enter there silently.


    But if it was the ends of the earth secretly capturing Su Yang and imprisoning him in their dungeon, then it made sense. After all, besides themselves, no one could have ced Su Yang into their dungeon like that!