After Sun Moon and Star Luo formed an alliance, a defensive line swiftly took shape, stretching west from the former Sun Moon Continent, through the former Heaven Dou Empire, and east across the entire Star Luo Empire.
With overwhelming undead energy drifting in from the sea east of Star Luo, the allies stationed massive forces in the east.
This drew protests from the Dou Ling Empire in the northeastern Douluo Continent: Dou Ling believed that the allies' concentration of such formidable forces in the southeast threatened its security.
Shrek Academy, which had temporarily relocated to Dou Ling after Heaven Soul became a den of ghosts, also supported Dou Ling's protests.
The allies paid no attention to those protests, however. Dou Ling only needed to defend Lingdou City, where its nobles lived, and the tiny surrounding area. Yet it currently had fifty nine-ring experts at Super Douluo level or above from Sea God Island, along with another sixty from the Clear Sky Sect, guarding it. Naturally, it could afford to stand on the sidelines and make snide remarks.
The allies, meanwhile, had vast territories and countless civilians to protect. They simply did not have enough manpower.
With authorization from Sun Moon's regent, Ju Zi, and the Star Luo Emperor, Xu Jiawei, Huo Yuhao became commander-in-chief of all allied forces.
The towers Huo Yuhao had previously asked Xu Jiawei to build were none other than Death Ray Towers constructed from mortal materials.
Since their power did not reach the divine level, Huo Yuhao merely called them Death Towers.
"Until Sun Moon's communications technology matures, we'll have to rely on these towers for long-distance communication too!" Huo Yuhao sighed as he inspected various regions of Douluo Star, gazing at the towers rising from the ground.
"As things stand, our side might be suffocating,