The war between the Ascending Dragon Hall and the Immortal Cloud Palace had temporarily stopped, but its repercussions had only just begun.
News of the war spread rapidly, and the other three factions fell silent.
Seeing signs that the Ascending Dragon Hall and the Immortal Cloud Palace might negotiate a ceasefire, all three factions quietly waited for the outcome.
The Wolf God Hall, in particular, was utterly silent. They had originally planned to reap the benefits after the Ascending Dragon Hall and Immortal Cloud Palace exhausted each other. Now, the Ascending Dragon Hall's methods of warfare had frightened countless high-ranking officials into breaking out in cold sweat.
Damn, was there really any need to be this insane? Area-wide bombardment had "cleared out" every frontline legion of the Immortal Cloud Palace in just a few days. Hundreds of thousands of Immortal Cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage had been wiped out, and the front line had advanced three hundred thousand kilometers.
The world had truly felt the allure of technology—extreme danger, extreme madness!
At the same time, many ordinary people within Ascending Dragon Hall territory spread news of great Revenge and great victory, talking about a sword sharpened for a thousand years. The internet was flooded with such messages.
Yet throughout Ascending Dragon Hall territory, all industrial capacity had erupted to its limits, and all kinds of defensive fortifications kept appearing.
Because of the great victory, the public paid little attention to this seemingly passive defense, and it did not cause any social unrest.
In just a few dozen hours, the Ascending Dragon Hall had completely transformed into a war fortress. Layers upon layers of fortifications turned the entire Ascending Dragon Hall into a "super onion."
While the outside world focused on the war's impact and the outcome of negotiations, Ascending