By evening, the Sun Moon Empire's army receded like the tide, leaving only devastation in its wake.
The offensive and defensive forces were evenly matched, with both sides suffering losses.
Seeing the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Engineer Regiments and its two hundred thousand troops withdraw as though they had returned empty-handed, cheers instantly erupted across Heaven Dou City's walls.
Even though they had suffered heavy losses, this was still a victory worth celebrating.
For the Sun Moon Empire, it was the first time their iron hoofbeats of war had been halted.
Conversely, for the Heaven Dou Empire, it was an unprecedented, morale-boosting triumph.
Previously, the defending forces had been utterly unable to withstand the Sun Moon Empire, nearly collapsing at the first clash.
Neither Xing Luo nor their own Heaven Dou Empire had ever won a single battle.
Now, they had proven through their strength that the Sun Moon Empire's army was not made up of invincible gods. They could be defeated.
The joy of victory had driven everyone's emotions to an extreme high.
The Tianhun Emperor's face was flushed with excitement as well, and he heaved a great sigh of relief.
The Sun Moon Empire had come with such overwhelming momentum that he had truly feared becoming the ruler who lost the Heaven Dou Empire, its final emperor.
Although today's losses had been far greater than those of the Sun Moon Grand Army, this outcome was already good enough.
As he looked through the War Reports and material reserves his subordinates had submitted, calculating the comparative strength of both sides in this tug-of-war, the Tianhun Emperor felt even more reassured.
Late at night, high-altitude Soul Tools slowly moved beneath the light of the countless stars.
This sudden war had, for the first time, entered a brief period of silence.