The war ended abruptly, but everyone wanted this war—one that should never have started—to end.
At first, the Star Luo Empire held a considerable advantage. But as time passed, one power after another entered the fray, including those beyond the empire's control.
The Star Luo Empire's advantage steadily shrank. When the Holy Dragon Sect agreed to help the Heaven Dou Empire, that advantage dwindled to almost nothing. It was bleeding strength without end.
The war should never have begun. Though it had not lasted long, it had left every faction miserable.
The Star Luo Empire had lost its shirt. It returned every territory it had occupied to the Heaven Dou Empire, and though it received compensation, it was little better than nothing.
The Clear Sky Sect, which had seemed on the verge of supporting them, withdrew from the world altogether. No one knew where it had gone.
The Soul Masters from the Advanced Soul Master Academies who had come to fight suffered heavy losses, especially since academies had joined the Heaven Dou Empire's side as well.
And the Heaven Dou Empire? It had lost even more than the Star Luo Empire. From the first day of the war, it had been on the back foot.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had helped, but that had not changed the balance. It also forced Xue Ye to face a fact: the Heaven Dou Empire had an army of a million, yet few could truly fight.
The empire recovered all its territory, but it still paid dearly in compensation. What the Star Luo Empire considered barely worth taking was a heavy blow to the Heaven Dou Empire.
As for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? It was all but ruined. Its top fighters had suffered few losses, but its rank and file