"How could this be!" Abbott looked at the scroll in his hand, which had no effect whatsoever.
They couldn't even break through the enemy's territory, let alone attack the city walls.
The energy from each scroll was pulverized by the energy erupting from the defensive towers about a kilometer outside Zhou Yan's territory.
Many of these scrolls were top-tier, with immense power capable of annihilating thousands of soldiers.
Yet, not a single one managed to enter the opponent's territory; all were destroyed by the terrifying energy.
It wasn't just these scrolls, but also countless formations, painstakingly assembled with vast resources, intended to deliver a devastating blow to Zhou Yan's territory.
However, who would have thought that the enemy would attack these formations from over ten kilometers away, rendering all his efforts futile? Every contingency Abbott had prepared proved useless.
Although Abbott knew clearly that victory was impossible in this battle, he could not retreat. He said to his subordinate soldiers, "Prepare the spatial formations, teleport to the vicinity of the enemy territory!"
At Abbott's command, a spatial formation began to activate, capable of transporting them to the proximity of Zhou Yan's territory.
After tens of thousands of soldiers entered the teleportation array, a group of soldiers indeed arrived near Zhou Yan's territory. As they were about to attack, a fire dragon flew out from the territory and annihilated them.
Another wave of soldiers appeared near Zhou Yan's territory, only to be torn apart by a storm.
Seeing this, Abbott's face darkened, and he declared, "All troops, charge!"
Hundreds of millions of troops surged towards Zhou Yan's territory, riding various airships and flying mounts.
But as thousands of energy blasts rained down upon these soldiers, the hundreds of millions of troops were swallowed by the explosive energy.
None survived; all vanished. The hundreds of millions of troops were engulfed and drowned by the myriad energy beams.
With just one wave!
Zhou Yan's territory unleashed a single wave of attack, obliterating all of Abbott's amassed army.
Abbott watched it all, his expression grim. Who on earth could withstand such an effortless attack?
No one could.
"The Nether Dynasty has offended what kind of existence?" Abbott looked at the personal guards around him, drew his weapon, and said, "Kill!"
He would not retreat, as he had vowed to spill his blood on the battlefield.
"Boom!"
With the destruction of one energy blast, the generation's Marshal of the Nether Dynasty was routed. Along with him, five hundred million soldiers of the Nether Dynasty were annihilated.
Zhou Yan's territory continued its relentless sweep across the entire Nether Dynasty, reducing it to ashes and collecting the wealth of all its nobles.
When the news of Abbott's defeat and death reached the grand hall of the Nether Imperial Palace, Gedwen Neil was utterly stunned.
Everyone in the Nether Imperial Palace hall, besides Gedwen Neil, was equally shocked. They found it incredulous, never imagining Abbott would be defeated so swiftly.
It had only been half a day of fighting, and they were already defeated?
The speed was astonishing, considering it was an army of five hundred million.
"Emperor Gedwen Neil, this must be due to Abbott's poor command. Otherwise, how could five hundred million troops be defeated like this?"
"I agree. This Abbott, who squandered the lives of five hundred million soldiers, truly deserves death."
"I believe Abbott should be executed along with his entire family. This man not only cost so many soldiers but also plunged our entire Nether Dynasty into hardship."
Gedwen Neil grew increasingly furious as he listened. "You scoundrels! Now is the time to find a way to resist the enemy's advance. The enemy is already heading directly towards the Nether Dynasty's imperial palace!"
"You all confidently claimed we would win. And now? Five hundred million troops, annihilated just like that. Where has your confidence gone?"
Everyone fell silent. Their earlier bravado was solely driven by the desire to initiate war and plunder the nation's wealth.
Without war, how could they skim wealth from the national treasury?
Moreover, they genuinely didn't believe a single territory could pose a threat to their entire planet. But reality had proven them wrong.
However, the situation had far exceeded their imaginations. Zhou Yan's strength was so immense that they had no power to retaliate.
Seeing Zhou Yan's territory directly advancing on the Nether Dynasty, all ministers became anxious. If the enemy reached them, all their wealth would be plundered.
The wealth they had painstakingly accumulated would never be handed over to Zhou Yan.
Thus, the ministers of the Nether Dynasty were, for once, in surprising agreement, all devising ways to resist Zhou Yan's onslaught.
The Nether Dynasty ruled the entire planet, possessing an immense population and soldier count.
With the full cooperation of everyone, hundreds of millions of soldiers were amassed within half a month. Yet, Gedwen Neil still felt it wasn't enough and urged his ministers to find ways to gather more soldiers.
These ministers worked diligently, as they were equally eager to protect their own interests. In the subsequent half month, they managed to summon an additional five hundred million troops.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yan had been unstoppable for the past month, conquering dozens of provinces in the Nether Dynasty, thoroughly taking control of the entire continental landmass of the Nether planet.
Zhou Yan's territory was now only half a month's journey away from the Nether Dynasty.
Finally, after another half month, Zhou Yan's territory finally advanced towards the Nether Dynasty.
The region where the Nether Dynasty was located had amassed ten billion soldiers, who had been waiting for a long time and were fully prepared.
Unfortunately, facing the invincible territory, all their tactics were useless. None of their items had any effect against Zhou Yan's domain.
The ten billion troops were continuously annihilated by waves of defensive towers. In just one minute of bombardment, the entire ten billion army was wiped out by the terrifying defensive towers.
The numerical advantage could not compensate for the vast disparity in strength. These soldiers were essentially throwing their lives away.
As countless legions flew out from Zhou Yan's territory, charging towards the Nether Dynasty, the Nether Dynasty's imperial city was engulfed in destruction.
Zhou Yan, accompanied by his retinue, directly headed towards the Nether Dynasty's imperial palace.