Before he knew it, several months had passed since Huo Yuhao returned from the Sun Moon Empire.
After the Beast Tide, Shrek City was also being rebuilt at a rapid pace through the united efforts of the Soul Masters.
The Sun Moon Empire's army, meanwhile, swept through everything in its path, swallowing Heaven Dou City and the last remaining territory of the Heaven Dou Empire whole.
In truth, the local officials and Soul Masters had long since lost the will to resist.
Anyone could see that the destruction of the Heaven Dou Empire was already inevitable.
Any further resistance would only add to the casualties. If they surrendered, at least a few more people might survive.
It was only after returning from the Sun Moon Empire that Huo Yuhao discovered, to his surprise—
He seemed to have suddenly become free?
It was not that he had nothing to do, but that there were no longer external matters interfering with the things he wanted to do.
After occupying the Heaven Dou Empire's final territory and declaring the empire's complete fall, the Sun Moon Empire also lowered its banners.
It quietly entered a period of recuperation and rebuilding.
Even the Four Guardian Hands and nearly half of the Evil Soul Masters had collectively withdrawn, either guarding the area around Ming Capital or patrolling the north.
The Sun Moon Empire's army was undeniably powerful, but that strength had been bought with Gold Soul Coins and resources countless times more costly than ordinary equipment.
War was the greatest money pit of all.
Every moment, the assets in the Sun Moon Empire's treasury were evaporating at a terrifying rate.
If they kept burning money like this, they would truly go bankrupt.
Xu Tianran certainly wanted to unify the continent immediately.
But the circumstances simply did