Jialing Pass had been completely destroyed. Finding even a single body was difficult. Some had been reduced to dust, while others had been buried deep underground. Even the terrain had changed, leaving behind an enormous crater.
As for why there was only one enormous crater, it was because the second meteor had used the first to break through the air and reduce resistance. It had traveled faster and carried more potential energy, so its impact was naturally more powerful. The crater it formed had swallowed the first one.
To the southwest of Jialing Pass, several figures crawled out of the rubble and wasteland, looking utterly battered.
They were Vina, Xu Jiujiu, and the others. They had fled as quickly as they could, but still hadn't escaped the shock wave. It had swept them up and slammed them into this place.
Only in the final moments had Xu Jiujiu used Star Guardian to form an absolute defense, then reinforced it with the power of her Head Soul Bone. Otherwise, that one blow would have been enough to kill them.
Even Manyi and the others, Titled Douluo though they were, had blood trickling from the corners of their mouths. They had suffered severe internal injuries.
After shaking his head and figuring out their direction, Yang Hao looked toward where Jialing Pass had once stood. Tears slipped silently down Vina's cheeks, mingling with the dirt on her face until they became muddy water.
"Your uncle was an emperor worthy of respect."
Xu Jiujiu had recovered enough to offer her comfort. She knew the Heavenly Soul Emperor had deliberately sought his own death and used it to set another trap, keeping the forces of the Dou Ling Empire and Shrek further bogged down in the Heavenly Soul Empire.
He had been a true emperor!