In this way, the 400,000 army at Demon Sea Pass, plus the 300,000 surrendering troops, become even more precious.

These 700,000 troops are all under Chu Feng’s control.

Even in this most critical moment, the Vermilion Bird Emperor never considered using these 700,000 troops, because he was concerned that withdrawing troops from the Demon Sea Battlefield would make Chu Feng dissatisfied.

He would rather the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country be on the brink of destruction than offend Chu Feng.

The walls of Heavenly God Pass are already in a state of disrepair.

The corpses inside and outside the pass can definitely be described as mountains of corpses and a blood sea.

Every day, countless warriors perish here.

There are both warriors from the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country and enemy corpses.

On the tall reef tower, the Vermilion Bird Emperor stands with a sword, his battle robe stained with blood, and his expression extremely grave. His white hair is particularly eye-catching.

Originally, the Vermilion Bird Emperor was so young and had such powerful cultivation that signs of aging would never appear on him.

An overnight whitening of hair was due to extreme anxiety, worry, and urgency.

On the chariot opposite, the Panlong Heavenly Emperor also stands with a sword, coldly watching the Vermilion Bird Emperor on the reef tower.

Unlike him, the Panlong Heavenly Emperor bears a haughty smile.

Because he is confident of victory. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Zhu Tianyao, your time has come! The defending army of the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country is either dead or wounded. After days of facing my army’s relentless attacks, they have no power left to resist. Today, Heavenly God Pass will fall. Once you lose this pass, there will be no way for the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country to stop my Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom’s army. By then, the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country will be doomed."

The Panlong Heavenly Emperor postured grandly and posed with an air of supremacy.

He has contended with the Vermilion Bird Emperor for years, and they have never decided a winner.

This time, he can finally defeat his opponent and annex most of the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country’s territory.

No matter how deep the Panlong Heavenly Emperor’s thoughts, he couldn’t help but be exuberant.

"Enough talk! Even if the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country fights to the last soldier, it will never bow its head! We pledge to defend our homeland to the death!" The Vermilion Bird Emperor felt a sinking heart; he knew he was defeated.

The situation was beyond reversal.

The enemy is too powerful, and the Divine Baihu Kingdom has always been passive. Even with the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country facing the calamity of destruction, the Divine Baihu Kingdom only sent 500,000 troops to pin down the Xuanhu Heavenly Kingdom’s forces.

It’s all destiny.

The Vermilion Bird Emperor was resolved to die.

"Kill!"

The Panlong Heavenly Emperor swung his sword towards the front, and the army immediately let out earth-shaking cheers. The Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom’s fierce army roared with momentum, charging toward Heavenly God Pass.

At this critical moment of life and death, every warrior of the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Country was inspired with burning passion.

With the Vermilion Bird Emperor as an example, they too began to roar and fight desperately with the enemy.

Pledging to defend Heavenly God Pass to the death.

Just then, a terrifying sword light suddenly shot from the distant sky.

Landed beside the Panlong Heavenly Emperor.

Who knows what that person reported to him? The Panlong Heavenly Emperor’s expression suddenly changed dramatically, his gaze becoming as fierce as if he wanted to eat someone.

"Order a retreat immediately!" the Panlong Heavenly Emperor shouted angrily.

Soon, the originally overwhelmingly dominant Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom’s army withdrew completely.

The Vermilion Bird Emperor and others were left baffled, not knowing what had happened.

About an hour later, a small soldier came rushing in.

"Reporting to His Majesty, after the enemy army withdrew, the Panlong Heavenly Emperor personally led 300,000 elite Dragon Guard troops to Tang City."

The Vermilion Bird Emperor was already full of doubts and now felt even more puzzled.

"The Panlong Heavenly Emperor is cunning and ruthless. When he was about to capture Heavenly God Pass, why did he suddenly withdraw his troops and lead his most elite Dragon Guard to Tang City?" Even with the Vermilion Bird Emperor’s wisdom, he couldn’t figure it out.

The Ming Master, fanning himself leisurely, said, "If I am not mistaken, something major must have happened in the rear of the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom. Although Tang City is just a small town, it has several roads directly connecting to many major cities of the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom. The transportation is convenient."

"In normal times, Tang City is of no consequence. But in times of war, Tang City can become a crucial logistics base for storing military supplies for the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom. No wonder the Panlong Heavenly Emperor could mobilize a million troops to the Heavenly God Pass battlefield within two days. Those troops must have traveled light, without carrying any military supplies. They didn’t even have to carry rations, so how could they not move quickly."

After hearing Ming Master’s explanation, everyone suddenly understood.

"Tang City stores abundant military supplies and is less than a day’s journey from the Heavenly God Pass battlefield. It can continuously transport important supplies like provisions to ensure the army’s needs."

The typical strategy in military marches is for supplies to go first, with the army following.

But the Panlong Heavenly Emperor broke this iron law with Tang City as his logistics base.

"So, the Panlong Heavenly Emperor hurriedly leading elite troops to Tang City must mean something happened there. Could it be that the Divine Baihu Kingdom struck, launching a surprise attack on Tang City? That old fox, the White Tiger Emperor, is indeed formidable!"

The Vermilion Bird Emperor couldn’t help but become more wary of the White Tiger Emperor.

"Immediately send people to infiltrate the enemy’s rear and find out what exactly happened," the Vermilion Bird Emperor still felt uneasy.

"I have already dispatched the most elite reconnoitre soldiers to investigate; we should have news soon," Ming Master said, fanning himself with a composed expression as if holding all the aces.

"Haha! This is what a strategist should do!" The Vermilion Bird Emperor rarely showed a smile on his face.

...

Two hours later, the scouts sent to gather information finally returned with news.

"Your Majesty, a glorious victory!"

Ming Master rushed into the Central Army Tent with an excited smile.

"Oh, could it be that the Demon Sea Battlefield has won another victory?" The Vermilion Bird Emperor’s first thought was of Chu Feng at the Demon Sea Battlefield.

"Not the Demon Sea Battlefield, but it is related to Chu Feng!" Ming Master shook his head and then nodded, confusing everyone. He dared not keep the Vermilion Bird Emperor in suspense and explained, "Here’s what happened: Chu Feng somehow learned about Heavenly God Pass being in danger. He made a show of force on the surface, sending troops along from Ancestral Demon City towards Dragon Slayer Pass, pretending to attack the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom’s Imperial City."

"In reality, Chu Feng secretly mobilized a surprise force to infiltrate the border of the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom and completely plundered Tang City. That’s not all; he also led his troops to capture two additional battlefields from the enemy."

The Panlong Heavenly Emperor took a risk by drawing 500,000 elite troops from each of those two battlefields, leaving behind less than 100,000 soldiers who were either old, weak, sick, or injured.

The result was that Chu Feng led a surprise attack, catching them off guard.

As one can imagine, the two battlefields were ultimately captured by Chu Feng.

He then took advantage and drove deep, sweeping across many cities and garrisons of the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom.

He nearly effortlessly swallowed up almost a quarter of the Azure Dragon Heavenly Kingdom’s territory. This was enough to kill the Panlong Heavenly Emperor, not to mention why he couldn’t even care for Heavenly God Pass and immediately mobilized troops to aid Tang City.