Generally speaking, once a ten-star force is established, as long as its Heaven Building Ladder almighty remains undead, this force can continue to exist indefinitely.
Of course, there are extreme situations where a Peerless Great Ability takes action, and without an Absolute Summit, it's utterly impossible to resist. If one insists on resisting, it would only lead to their own destruction along with their forces.
But such situations are incredibly rare; even if not an Absolute Summit, if a Heaven Building Ladder decides to deceive, it can cause significant trouble for even ten-star forces that possess Peerless Great Abilities.
Therefore, unless there is a life-and-death vendetta or absolute assurance of utterly destroying the opponent's Heaven Building Ladder, no all-out battle to the death typically occurs between two ten-star forces.
Now... this common knowledge has been overturned.