More than twenty days had passed since the Sun Moon Empire officially broke through the Heaven Dou Empire's border defenses.
Aside from the few who had known the inside story beforehand, no one had expected the Heaven Dou Empire to fall so quickly.
In less than a month, everything west of Heaven Dou City had completely fallen into the hands of the Sun Moon Empire.
The Sun Moon Empire's ferocious offensive shocked all under heaven.
At the same time, the Sun Moon Empire's terrifying rate of conquest left everyone in the Star Luo and Dou Ling Empires fearing for their own safety.
Now, the Sun Moon Empire's two hundred thousand troops, seven Soul Engineer Troupes, and four Beast King-level Soul Engineer Troupes from the Guardian Hand had arrived beneath the walls of Heaven Dou City.
Aside from the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Troupe, which was still patrolling back and forth along the Ming Dou Mountain Range, all remaining main forces had gathered here.
The Heaven Dou Empire's do-or-die strategy of fortified defenses and scorched earth had still taken effect.
At the very least, before the Sun Moon Grand Army surrounded Heaven Dou City, reinforcements from the Dou Ling Empire had arrived, and the two Soul Master corps dispatched by the Star Luo Empire had also reached their positions.
All six of the Heaven Dou Empire's Soul Engineer Troupes had arrived as well. The Soul Master legions had been completely wiped out, while seventy percent of the main forces had withdrawn.
Including those conscripted a second time from cities in the rear, the assembled force now exceeded five hundred thousand.
During the following days of battle, the Sun Moon Empire encountered one defenseless empty city after another—the armies had all withdrawn into Heaven Dou City.
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