Quite a few people looked toward Xu Sanshi, who gave a bitter smile and explained his background.
Eldest Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan sighed. "I never expected that after we raided the Sun Moon Empire to assassinate Xu Tianran, the Sun Moon Empire would so quickly copy us and carry out a decapitation strike against the Dou Ling Empire."
"Even though the academy realized this and sent us to intercept them, we still arrived one step too late."
The moment they saw Lingdou City, they already had their answer.
They could see the direction of Lingdou City most clearly: thick smoke billowing into the sky.
That smoke could not possibly have come from just one or two fires. It looked as though the entire Lingdou City were burning. It was truly terrifying.
Intense Soul Power fluctuations still came from that direction. As they drew closer, they could even hear waves of rumbling explosions.
At the time, they knew the exact location of Lingdou City, but they did not know where the Imperial Palace of Lingdou City was.
Yet judging by the current situation, the entire Lingdou City seemed to be on fire. Could the Imperial Palace possibly have escaped unscathed?
The answer was undoubtedly no.
The Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Troupe and the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Troupe had launched a pincer attack, like two sharp blades piercing through the Dou Ling Empire's fragile defenses.
Whether they were imperial nobles or common citizens, they had all suffered devastating casualties in this surprise attack. Fewer than one in ten had survived.
Although the Dou Ling Empire had received advance warning from Shrek's High-Altitude Detection Soul Tool, its internal factions were deeply embroiled in infighting. Every one of them wanted the Sun Moon Empire to muddy the waters so they could seize the