The defeat had collapsed like a landslide.
Having lost effective command, the Fierce Beast Army quickly collapsed completely under the Dragon Phoenix Allied Army's combined assault. The remaining fierce beasts fled in all directions, only to be intercepted and slaughtered one by one by the allied cavalry units stationed around the perimeter.
The Shattered Ice River defensive line had fallen in a single battle.
And this was merely a microcosm of the entire battlefield.
"Report—! Howling Wind Valley on the South Line has been breached by the Phoenix Clan's Qing Luan Tribe. The defending forces have been wiped out!"
"Report—! The formation node of the Permafrost Barrier on the North Line has been destroyed by the Dragon Clan's 'Fuhai Camp.' Cracks have appeared in the barrier, and our forces are launching a fierce assault!"
"Report—! Fierce fighting has broken out in the 'Frost Giant Basin' along the Mid Line. Fierce beast reinforcements are on their way, but their forces are insufficient. Our side has gained the upper hand!"
Reports of victory flew into the Main Military Tent like snowflakes.
Chi Xiao stood atop a hastily erected Commanding High Platform, gazing at the battlefield ahead, where beacon fires blazed everywhere. His face showed neither joy nor sorrow. At his side stood several Golden Immortal Level venerables of the allied army, all solemn and still.
"The fierce beasts reacted more slowly than expected," Ao Qin said with a frown. "Ordinarily, with the defensive lines breached in so many places, the Ice Sha Mysterious Tortoise should have sent Golden Immortal Level forces to reinforce them long ago."
"It is waiting," Chi Xiao said calmly. "It is waiting for our army to push deeper, waiting for our forces to spread out further, waiting for us... to reveal a flaw."
"What about the three Golden