Aboard the airship.
Ju Zi gazed down over the vast mountains and rivers, excitement flashing in her beautiful eyes.
This was something that would leave her name in the annals of history. A Cheng had entrusted her with full responsibility partly because she shared his bed, but also because he trusted her absolutely.
She could not let him down.
"Report!"
A figure streaked across the sky like a rainbow and landed directly aboard the airship. Clad in scarlet armor, the orderly dropped to one knee, his face brimming with excitement. "Reporting to the commander-in-chief! Maple Leaf City has fallen. Only the First Legion's third, fourth, and seventh battalions remain to take control and consolidate our gains. The rest have headed north toward the Clear Sky Sect. They are expected to rendezvous with the Royal Dragon Soul Engineer Legion in three hours..."
"So quickly?" Ju Zi paused in surprise.
Barely an hour had passed since she had issued her orders.
That place supposedly held eighty percent of the Heaven Dou Empire's and the Body Sect's combined strength.
"Three cannon shots blasted the gates open. The All-Terrain Turrets and mechas concentrated their fire on the enemy's strongest fighters, leaving them no time to react. All four Titled Douluos were annihilated, with countless casualties among the soul masters below them. In less than half an hour, they sent a Soul King to surrender." The orderly smiled contemptuously as he spoke of the Heaven Dou Empire's army.
"The mechas and surveillance soul tools controlled the view from above, while all-terrain soul cannons provided support on the ground. With that terrifying torrent of firepower, it was less a war than a one-sided slaughter."
"..."
Ju Zi fell silent for a long while.
She turned to the adjutant beside her. "How much longer until we reach