Sun Moon Frontier Supply Line Cut, Three-Nation Allied Army Presses Toward Ming Du

After the main formation of the Myriad Souls Banner was destroyed, the wheels of war did not stop, but their direction had changed.

Xu Tianran still held command in Ming Du, and the Sun Moon Empire remained the continent's strongest soul engineering empire. But once the Myriad Souls Banner shattered, the Three-Nation Allied Army was finally free from the harassment of evil Soul Masters and could focus more directly on its target: Ming Du.

After the Star Luo Empire's White Tiger Army secured Ming Dou Mountain Pass, it began pushing back against the Sun Moon artillery formations along the mountain range. Dai Hao no longer merely defended as he had in the past. Coordinating with the Tang Sect's soul engineering communications, he split the White Tiger Guards into several small units, striking specifically at the openings exposed whenever the Sun Moon heavy artillery repositioned.

The Dou Ling Cavalry swept around from the flank, while Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan protected the cavalry's retreat route all the way. The Black Tortoise Shield and agile assault techniques were no longer merely supporting a single squad; they now upheld the rhythm of an entire battlefield.

The Heaven Soul Supply Route, meanwhile, was cleared by Ye Guyi. Wherever the Holy Angel Martial Soul passed, the remnants of the black banners left behind by the Holy Spirit Cult were severed inch by inch. The people she saved were not only soldiers of the three nations, but also wounded soldiers abandoned after battle by the Sun Moon Guard Army.

When this news reached the Sun Moon Frontier, it was sharper than any proclamation. Sun Moon soldiers finally realized that when the Holy Spirit Cult harvested souls, it did not distinguish between friend and foe.

They had believed they were fighting for the unification of the empire,