Northern Province.
Northern City.
After half a month of marching, Ge Long had arrived.
Of the two marching routes Zhou Qing had envisioned, he believed Ge Long would choose the one passing through the Silves Kingdom and the Balak Kingdom.
Though it was a longer route, there were many cities along the way, allowing for both retreat and defense. It would also be difficult for the enemy to cut off their supplies, and the move could intimidate both kingdoms—a win-win situation.
But Zhou Qing had ultimately overestimated Ge Long.
The number one military strategist of Heaven Dou truly had only the makings of an armchair general. During the march, he considered only one thing: speed.
Thus, he took the Tiandou Plains. With few mountains and forests along the way and mostly flat terrain, the army naturally marched at great speed.
Of course, this was also because Ge Long had underestimated Zhou Qing and the others.
In his view, a group of bandits spreading heretical nonsense had merely appeared in Fasinuo Province.
The rumors that Zhou Qing rode clouds with others and killed the Sea God through Martial Soul Fusion were all exaggerated hearsay. He did not take them seriously. However, Zhou Qing's team had indeed defeated Huyan Zhen while he was using his Martial Soul Avatar during the previous Continental Elite Tournament five years ago. That was why Xue Ye had ordered him, the empire's marshal, to personally suppress them.
Yet the moment his army reached Northern City, the city lord dropped to his knees and cried, "Marshal, you've finally come!
"The Red Assembly has openly challenged Heaven Dou. Cities large and small throughout Fasinuo Province have all colluded with them. The entire Fasinuo Province has already fallen under their control!
"Now, they have built a pontoon bridge across the