Zhuo Huo Pass sits at the southernmost protruding edge of the Jingjiu Dynasty, with the Evil Sea to its left, and the Ten Thousand Miles Bamboo Sea hemming it in on the right, wedged right in the middle of the only path out—the Bamboo Path.
The first impression of Zhuo Huo Pass is the treacherous terrain.
And then, it's the sheer dominance.
The narrowest stretch of the Bamboo Path is also called Blade's Mouth, barely a mile across. That's exactly where Zhuo Huo Pass was built.
The whole pass stands ten zhang tall and more than four zhang thick—the work of a previous dynasty, later reinforced three times during the Jingjiu Dynasty to make it so formidable. The entire structure is made of massive stones cemented with tamped earth, with thunder tunnels and attack slits inside the walls, allowing for multidirectional strikes against attackers. Supposedly, there are over a hundred arrays woven into the walls.
