Nine Dragons Collapse

The fall of Suolong Pass was a foreseeable outcome.

Because the Yong Kingdom's reinforcements from across the realm could not immediately enter the battlefield, while the Zhuang Kingdom's three-hundred-thousand-strong army pressed the assault with such reckless disregard for sacrifice.

Yet, the breach of Suolong Pass did not mean the final outcome was decided.

Large swaths of the Zhuang Army poured into the pass, engaging the defenders in brutal street-to-street fighting.

The war continued.

High in the sky, beyond the reach of the naked eye, Han Yin pressed his relentless assault against Zhuang Gaoxian.

Han Yin was flamboyant and tyrannical, his offensive fierce. Zhuang Gaoxian, however, was like a sturdy blade of grass in a gale; even when blown askew, he could stand back up time and time again.

It was at this moment that Li Ying, having slain the White Feather Army commander Heba Dao, flew into the high altitude.

"Your Majesty, Li Ying is late!"

With a shift of his palms, he prepared to join the assault on Zhuang Gaoxian.

As a True Person of the current age, even while locked in a life-or-death struggle with Zhuang Gaoxian, Han Yin still clearly perceived everything happening on the Suolong Pass battlefield.

He noted that the Marquis of Chengde, Li Ying, had crippled the Jiujiang Black Armor commander Duan Li and slain the White Feather Army commander Heba Dao, but he also noted that Suolong Pass had already been breached by the Zhuang Army.

He had not wanted anyone to interfere in the battle, for even if he eventually killed Zhuang Gaoxian, his strength would be questioned. Now, with the Yong Kingdom surrounded on three sides, the last thing it could afford was doubt.

But with Suolong Pass breached, the symbolic significance of the event far outweighed the practical, and he