Ma Xiaotao's Dazzling Battle, the Evil Fire Phoenix Caught the Holy Spirit Cult's Eye

After Huo Yuhao crippled the Sun Moon rear flank, Ming Dou Mountain Pass did not immediately quiet down.

Quite the opposite. In the half hour before dawn, three battle reports were delivered to the Star Luo main command tent almost simultaneously.

The first came from the Heaven Soul Supply Route. The civilians had been evacuated, seventy percent of the grain carts had been preserved, and Xiao Xiao and the local Heaven Soul garrison were clearing away the remaining Soul Tool spikes.

The second came from the White Tiger Army's old troop transport route. Huo Yuhao had brought back three intact formation-switching cores, temporarily paralyzing the Sun Moon rear flank.

The third was the most troublesome. Rather than retreating after their logistical setback, the Sun Moon Vanguard Army lit up every backup energy-guiding tower within thirty miles outside Ming Dou Mountain Pass. Those towers had originally been a contingency measure and should not have been exposed so early. Ju Zi had clearly realized that Huo Yuhao would strike back at the logistics forces, so she had planted a second artillery formation directly before Ming Dou Mountain Pass in advance.

Dai Hao studied the third report and said, "The Sun Moon Empire is forcing us to fall back and defend."

Huo Yuhao did not refute him. Ju Zi's strategy was clear: the Heaven Soul Supply Route was bait, the rear flank was the price, and Ming Dou Mountain Pass was the rope she truly wanted to tighten again. Huo Yuhao had won a move against her, but she had immediately brought down her second artillery formation, preventing the Star Luo Empire's forces from pursuing their victory without concern.

Ju Zi's military talent had been fully displayed in these deployments. She would not lose her footing over a single victory or defeat; she