Beneath the vast clouds of mist, Abyss Battle City had gradually developed into a massive town known to everyone in the current era.
Even before this, in order to expand the area of Abyss Battle City further, Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty had cooperated with Ten Thousand Miles Mountain to push the frontline of the central station thousands of miles toward the north.
Besides the central battlefield of Abyss Battle City, the other four battlefields also witnessed the emergence of similar cities, which, after such a long period of development, became well-known war cities attracting countless Cultivators from the entire Mystical Mechanism Continent who wished to join the battle.
An intricate and extraordinarily mystical Great Formation slowly levitated above Abyss Battle City in the Void, hidden amidst the thousands of miles of cloud sea, making it invisible to most Cultivators.
However, the atmosphere in Abyss Battle City was somewhat different from before.
"What's going on bro, why is everyone in the city not going out today? Has there been any new update in the game?"
A player who seemed to have just logged in was confusedly looking at the crowded city.
While Abyss Battle City was always crowded, most inhabitants maintained a state of flux, with numerous Cultivators just stopping by briefly before rushing to the battlefield.
And players coming from the battlefield or completing quests quickly left after managing their gains, not lingering long in Abyss Battle City; they preferred returning to other cities to engage in different activities.
After all, although players were interested in this battlefield instance, it was impossible to spend all their time on it.
Rare quests, crafting Equipment, exploring Secret Realms, leveling up secondary professions, or even planning to increase an NPC's favorability for some naughty actions—all these activities occupied the players' time.
Thus, players could only devote a portion of their time and energy here, not all of it.
Usually, the player base was so huge that the city seemed lively at every moment, and active figures on the battlefield were never-ending.
However, now, as the number of Abyss Cultivators in the battlefield sharply decreased, not only did players find fewer gains on the battlefield, but the war's appeal to players was also declining.
"I don't really know either, just heard that the enemy got scared by us, now they're switching from offense to defense, preparing to turtle up."
Hearing the freshly logged-in player's question, another player, who was packing up to leave, casually answered.
"Maybe the war is about to end? So, is there nothing left for us to do here?"
"That makes sense... I just exchanged some contribution points for an orange Secret Realm Key, planning to go run an instance on Complete Heaven Sect's territory."
The newly logged-in player realized that the war was entering its final phase.
Although it was strange that there was no official announcement, seeing everyone acting this way dispelled his doubts, and after thanking the kind-hearted player, he turned and prepared to teleport away.
Such discussions freely spread throughout Abyss Battle City, and even on forums, numerous posts explained the situation.
"Is this version event ending so quickly? There's been no new movement in the version, but the event is ending already?"
On the other hand, some top guild leaders who had access to Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty's military figures sensed something was wrong.
According to their information and analysis, the current state of the battlefield was supposed to be tense, and this kind of change didn't make sense.
After communicating with other guild leaders, these top players confirmed that there must have been some unknown incident on the Abyss's side leading to this transformation.
But even though they had guessed this point, they were powerless to change the situation with their current capabilities.
"But it could also be just the end of a phase, after all, the war has been going on for nearly a year, and after this phase ends, the next one will start."
A guild leader analyzed calmly.
"That's a good point, it's a perfect time to process the massive gains from the war and also have plenty of spare time to develop the guild."
After the war, the average Level of players had reached an astonishing 55, and top players were even nearing the peak of Level 61.
Cultivation Techniques, Daoist Skills, and full-body Magical Treasures had undergone major transformations; just by persistently completing various tasks on the battlefield, one could earn a massive amount of contribution points to exchange for various rare sect inheritances and the like.
Now, orange skills no longer arouse envy as they did initially, and even Golden Skills had been exchanged by some players.
Golden Quality Daoist Skills or Magical Treasures were also on players' exchange lists; although not everyone could get them, most could exchange for lower-tier golden-quality substitutes for transition.
And as players grew stronger, their freedom in this Mystic Mechanism World also rapidly increased; many things they wanted to do but couldn't due to the outbreak of war are now within their capability since they suddenly had plenty of time for them.
In any case, as the players saw it, this event was either a phased conclusion or a wrap-up by the Super Force; regardless of which, since the Abyss Army was no longer planning to initiate attacks, there wasn't much reason for them to stay.