Chapter 446: The Heaven Dou Empire's Casualties
On the plains, this grand war had already reached its conclusion.
With Bibi Dong's defeat, the Spirit Empire's army also collapsed. The soldiers only cared about running for their lives, and the entire formation fell into complete chaos.
Meanwhile, the Heaven Dou Empire's army, riding on the momentum of their great victory, launched a relentless pursuit of the Spirit Empire's routed forces. Along the way, they achieved countless kills. Countless Spirit Empire soldiers, seeing no hope of escape, simply knelt and surrendered.
A great victory.
This was a great victory for the Heaven Dou Empire.
The Heaven Dou Empire's army pursued the Spirit Empire's routed forces all the way to Jialing Pass before finally stopping.
After attempting several charges against this strategic pass and realizing that it would not be easily taken, Emperor Xue Ye did not press the issue. At Marshal Ge Long's suggestion, he withdrew the troops, though he still felt somewhat unsatisfied.
In any case, the Heaven Dou Empire had already won this war. In Emperor Xue Ye's opinion, as long as the army rested for a while, taking Jialing Pass afterward should not be difficult.
As for now, it was time to withdraw the troops, tally the casualties and achievements, and visit the greatest contributor to this war.
This greatest contributor was naturally Yu Tianlin.
He had not only defeated the three Consecrated Elders of the Spirit Empire, but immediately afterward, he had also repelled Bibi Dong. With the strength he had now displayed, Emperor Xue Ye dared not neglect him.
Soon, Emperor Xue Ye led the army back to camp. After entrusting the military affairs to Marshal Ge Long, he quickly walked toward Yu Tianlin's tent.
Sensing Emperor Xue Ye's arrival, the tent flap was lifted first, and Yu Yuanzhen walked out. He nodded to Emperor Xue Ye and said, "Your Majesty."
"Clan Master Yu."
Emperor Xue Ye quickly responded, "This time, we truly owe it to you all. Defeating Bibi Dong is such a great achievement that no one can surpass it."
"Your Majesty overpraises us," Yu Yuanzhen said. "The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has always been at odds with Spirit Hall. This is what we should do. Moreover, Tianlin contributed the most to defeating Bibi Dong."
At the mention of Yu Tianlin, Emperor Xue Ye immediately gestured toward the inside of the tent and asked, "How is Nephew Tianlin now?"
Yu Yuanzhen explained, "It is mainly due to excessive Spirit Power consumption, along with some injuries he caused himself from that terrifying strike he unleashed at the end. There are no major problems. With his physique, coupled with the recovery provided by our clan's Support-type Spirit Master, he will be fine very soon."
Speaking of which, Yu Yuanzhen's body had been cut in many places by the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe's blades, and the evil energy from the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe had more or less invaded his body.
In this situation, a Support-type Spirit Master could not help him much, so his injuries were actually far more severe than Yu Tianlin's.
However, Yu Yuanzhen's own cultivation was profound, and he also had Saint Dragon Spirit Bones protecting his body. As long as he was given some time, expelling the evil energy from his body would not be difficult.
"It's good that Nephew Tianlin is fine."
Hearing Yu Yuanzhen's words, Emperor Xue Ye breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and said, "I hope Clan Master Yu and everyone else can recover quickly so you can attend the celebration banquet. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's contribution is the greatest this time. If the celebration banquet does not have Clan Master Yu and Nephew Tianlin present, it would truly be meaningless."
Just then, Yu Tianlin's voice suddenly rang out from within the tent.
"Grandpa, I have mostly recovered. You don't need to watch over me anymore. You should go deal with your injuries quickly."
As he spoke, Yu Tianlin and Ye Lingling walked out of the tent.
As Yu Yuanzhen had said, Yu Tianlin had not suffered any serious injuries. It was mainly excessive Spirit Power consumption. So, during the half day when the Heaven Dou Empire's army was in pursuit, Yu Tianlin, with Ye Lingling's help, had recovered several tenths of his Spirit Power and was considered fine.
Seeing that Yu Tianlin was indeed well, and knowing that the evil energy in Yu Yuanzhen's body needed to be dealt with quickly, Yu Yuanzhen immediately said, "Since that's the case, Tianlin, you will represent me at the celebration banquet."
After saying this, Yu Yuanzhen did not wait for Emperor Xue Ye to say anything more and disappeared from the spot.
Emperor Xue Ye's expression held some regret, but he still said, "Clan Master Yu's recovery is important. Nephew Tianlin, let's go."
With that, Emperor Xue Ye led Yu Tianlin and Ye Lingling toward the main tent.
At this time, many people had already gathered in the main tent. They were mainly the high-ranking members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, as well as some generals of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The group was gathered together, all of them extremely excited. For a time, the scene was incredibly lively.
With Emperor Xue Ye's arrival, everyone's attention was immediately drawn over. However, most of their gazes fell on Yu Tianlin beside Emperor Xue Ye.
Yu Tianlin's direct defeat of Bibi Dong this time was a stunning debut, officially placing him among the top tier of strength on the Douluo Continent.
No one present had expected that the young man who had quietly sat behind Yu Yuanzhen during the meeting not long ago would be so powerful when he unleashed his full strength.
After personally witnessing Yu Tianlin's strength, these people's attitude toward him immediately became incredibly warm.
In response, Yu Tianlin could only barely exchange a few words before pulling Ye Lingling with him and quickly retreating into the crowd of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Just as everyone was about to say something more, Marshal Ge Long arrived at the main tent to report on the various matters of the war.
In this situation, the previously lively main tent suddenly fell silent.
Lively as it was, when there was serious business to handle, everyone understood the priority.
"In this engagement, our Spirit Master forces suffered over a thousand casualties. The Royal Knights sustained nearly five thousand casualties, and the casualties among the other armies were around fifty thousand."
As their own losses were announced, the somewhat festive atmosphere in the main tent, brought about by the great victory, was immediately dispelled.
In this major battle, their side alone had lost over a thousand Spirit Masters.
One had to know that a typical Four Lower Clans faction only possessed around that many Spirit Masters. In a single day, they had essentially lost a force equal to one of the Four Lower Clans.
And the Royal Knights, as the Heaven Dou Empire's most elite force, were well equipped. The Heaven Dou Empire relied on them to deter the many kingdoms and duchies under its name, preventing them from causing trouble.
The Royal Knights had a total force of only fifty thousand, yet they had lost a tenth of their numbers in this single engagement.
As for the fifty thousand casualties among the ordinary troops, that was normal in a battle of this scale.
The atmosphere in the main tent momentarily froze because of the casualty numbers, but Marshal Ge Long immediately continued.
"Although our losses are not small, the Spirit Empire's losses are definitely greater than ours, conservatively estimated to be more than double."
"The Spirit Empire's casualties are at least double ours. Besides, when we pursued them at the end, many Spirit Empire soldiers directly knelt and surrendered. The number of prisoners captured alone is already greater than our total troop losses."
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