Inside and outside the pass, corpses lay piled upon one another.
Dragon Head Platform's lifeline to Sinking Sand Crossing had been completely severed by the collapse of Dragon-Locking Bridge and the ice plains controlled by the Heaven Dou Eastern Army, leaving it utterly isolated.
Among the defenders inside, officers and soldiers alike wore nothing but numb despair and bone-deep exhaustion.
Their supplies were cut off, reinforcements were hopeless, and even the Offering Hall's Titled Douluo had fallen.
They could only watch helplessly as the Heaven Dou Empire's encirclement tightened little by little, awaiting their final judgment.
It was not that Sinking Sand Crossing and Yangguan Road had made no effort.
The remnants of the Dou Ling Empire's forces in those two places launched hysterical counterattacks like wounded beasts.
Disregarding casualties, they organized wave after wave of suicide squads, attempting to retake Watersplitting Pass and reopen their connection to Dragon Head Platform.
Yet the outcome had long since been decided.
Riding the might of their great victory, the Heaven Dou Eastern Army's morale soared like a rainbow. They held the vital choke point of Watersplitting Pass firmly, standing immovable.
Li Kongming oversaw command, while Heavenly River Dustless's elite squads cut like sharp knives into weak points in the enemy formations, repeatedly scattering and routing the offensives the remaining Dou Ling troops had painstakingly assembled.
The counterattacks from Sinking Sand Crossing and Yangguan Road were like waves crashing against a reef, with no outcome but being smashed to pieces.
The entire Eight Longitudinal and Transverse Lines region now fell into an eerie silence.
The Heaven Dou Empire's army did not immediately launch an all-out assault on Dragon Head Platform. Instead, they cleared out the remaining enemies at Watersplitting Pass and Dragon-Locking Bridge while holding their defensive lines and resting their troops.
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