To be honest, they had all been stunned by the sheer scale of Huo Yuhao's actions.
In fact, given the Sun Moon Empire's reserves, it could have crushed this Beast Tide simply by deploying its soul tool legions, without sacrificing any ordinary soldiers.
With the Sun Moon Empire's thousands of years of accumulated resources and countless Fixed-Mounted Soul Cannons, how could its defenses possibly have been breached if it had brought enough firepower to bear?
In the end, it all came down to insufficient firepower.
Not a single member of the Empire's upper ranks would agree to expend vast quantities of soul cannon shells against a mere Beast Tide.
It was only a few deaths, after all. A commoner's life was worth less than even a Level 1 soul cannon shell.
The terrifying explosion Huo Yuhao had just set off could not have been achieved with a few King of War rounds. Judging by their knowledge as Level 9 Soul Engineers, Huo Yuhao had used at least an entire warehouse's worth of Fixed-Mounted Soul Cannons to create that horrifying inferno of bombardment that scoured the ground.
But when they recalled what Ju Zi had said and Huo Yuhao's royal status, it suddenly seemed reasonable.
The imperial family's reserves were not to be underestimated. There was nothing implausible about this mysterious powerhouse before them being able to produce such weapons.
The Beast Tide had now largely been dealt with. Only a fifth of the entire horde had made it through, and Holy Lord City's remaining defenders, together with the reinforcements, were more than enough to handle them.
It was just that this Beast Tide had ended rather too abruptly.
And the Soul Beasts of the Evil Demon Great Forest had essentially been slaughtered to the last.
At that moment, Ju Zi