After the battle for the Iron Triangle ended, Heavenly River Dustless rested briefly before entering the three fortresses.
Even though Huo Yuhao had reduced Huanxing Fortress to rubble, they did not forgo searching it.
Their objective was unmistakably clear: behead every surviving person from the Dou Ling Empire.
They rooted out the soldiers who had survived in the tunnels of Lingyue Fortress and Pumo Fortress, then killed them outright.
Long Teng deserved the greatest credit for finding the survivors.
He activated his mountain dragon martial soul possession and, relying on the amplification provided by his mountain dragon armor, carefully sensed the underground structures of the three fortresses.
Only when night fell did the people of Heavenly River Dustless finally confirm that not a single person remained alive.
They had truly dug three feet into the earth, ensuring that no potential threat was left behind.
The Heaven Dou Empire's Eastern Army arrived at the Moyun Mountains under the moonlight and took over the area, their eyes filled with utter shock.
From that day onward, the Iron Triangle fortresses on the Dou Ling Empire's western border would become the strongest barrier guarding eastern Heaven Dou.
"Azure Dragon King," said Li Kongming, commander of the Eastern Army, as he looked at Huo Yuhao. The veteran, who had spent half his life on horseback at war, could not conceal the shock and awe in his eyes. "You truly are young and accomplished."
He then took out the imperial decree Xue Heng had prepared long ago from inside his robe. "By His Majesty's decree, Huo Yuhao of the Body Sect rendered the greatest service in this battle and displayed our nation's might. He is hereby elevated to Azure Dragon King, his title hereditary in perpetuity, and granted three thousand li of land northeast of Azure