I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

The Gale Eagle tribe's defenses crumbled completely after the Spirit Beast Legion entered the city walls.

Those demonic birds that originally relied on the gaps in the walls and city towers to swoop down and land began to find that their familiar territory was being stripped away inch by inch.

After the alligator snapping turtle's carapace pressed against the wall foundation, it began to continuously unleash its supernatural powers. The tiny vibrations of the entire wall were transmitted upwards along the gaps between the bricks and stones, causing the nest structures embedded in the wall cracks to loosen. Broken feathers and withered branches fell from the heights, accumulating on the ground into layers of grayish-brown debris of varying shades.

The Dawn Army advanced along the main street within Burning Bone City, maintaining a relatively compact formation with spearmen in front, swordsmen and shieldmen on the flanks, and archers and crossbowmen in the middle of the formation on standby.

From time to time, monstrous birds would swoop out from under the collapsed roofs in the ruins on both sides of the street, trying to open a breach at close range, but the spearmen's volleys and the swordsmen's flank blockades would intercept them one by one, keeping them outside the contact line of the formation.

The archers completed precise short-range shots in the gaps, their arrows piercing through the gaps between the ranks and hitting the wing roots of the swooping birds in their path.

Footsteps echoed on the bluestone pavement, and the metal tip of the spear gleamed with a faint, cold light in the morning glow. Each thrust and retraction left a brief silver arc in the air.

The main force of the spirit beast legion began to gather inside the city walls at this moment.

When the group of alligator snapping turtles appeared at the intersection at the end of the main street, the giant turtles almost occupied the width of the entire street. The edges of their shells scraped against the walls with a continuous rubbing sound, and gravel fell off the walls, bounced off the edges of the shells, and rolled to the ground with intermittent clattering sounds.

Although their pace was slow, the oppressive feeling of their continuous forward advance caused the iron-feathered eagles that had been entrenched above the intersection to begin to disperse onto the rooftops on both sides, no longer maintaining their original dense circling formation.

The addition of the Cangming Jiaolong swarm completely crushed the Gale Eagle tribe's will to resist.

As large swarms of dark blue dragons swam low above the city walls, their shapes cast continuous shadows in the narrow space, forcing the demonic birds that were trying to take off again from the ground into an even narrower area.

As the dragon's scales swept across the wall surface, they left parallel, light-colored scratches. The dust and gravel carried by the airflow drifted in the air along with their movement, like swirling mist.

After its low-altitude flight path was cut off, the demonic bird began searching for an exit in the gaps between buildings, but every passage was blocked in advance by archers from the Dawn Army.

The dark clouds above the south of the city began to move northward, like ink being pressed against the edge, searching for a last remaining exit in the gaps between the walls and the roof.

As more and more demonic birds left the battle area and retreated northward, the self-sufficiency of the demonic bird flock began to crumble piece by piece. Their formation changed from being relatively compact to several thin, independent streams, surging outward along the gap in the northern section of the city wall.

First a small group, then a larger group, and finally a continuous stream of dark water, leaving the area of ​​Burning Bone City from the north and spreading towards the wilderness in the northwest, gradually becoming scattered black dots, and finally disappearing at the edge of the distant mountain ridge.

Lin Xuanjing's instructions were transmitted in all directions through the communication array.

After confirming that the demon bird horde was no longer launching an organized counterattack, the Dawn Army began to tighten its defenses, shifting from its initial advance to a phased clearing of the interior of the city walls.

They formed search teams, which lined up in a sparse horizontal line along the base of the walls in the ruins, and cleared away the remaining demonic birds that had not yet been able to evacuate.

The entire clearing operation lasted about half an hour, with each step gradually shifting the space inside the city walls from the abandoned nest area back into human control.

Lin Xuanfeng's sword still bore the marks of the battle just now. The crimson-gold sword light completed its final cut in the airspace inside the city wall before returning to its sheath.

He stood on the edge of a collapsed tower, his gaze sweeping over the regrouping formation and the dispersing swarm of demonic birds. Only after confirming that the battle line on the south side had completely calmed down did he turn and walk towards the main street.

Two new scratches appeared on his shoulder armor, one deep and one shallow, leaving interlaced white marks on the metal surface. These were left when he had come into close contact with the two Tier 3 Iron Feathered Eagles.

The sounds within Burning Bone City were shifting from the clamor of battle to the confirmation and cleanup of the aftermath. The dark figures that had once hovered above the city walls were no longer there; only the exposed stone layers at the broken sections of the walls and the numerous corpses of demonic birds on the ground remained to tell the story of what had just happened.

The Dawn Army's ranks remained on alert on both sides of the street, while engineers assessed the extent of damage to the city wall and determined which sections required priority repair.

After confirming that there was no danger, the nests abandoned by the demonic birds were dismantled one by one, and the withered branches and broken feathers were gathered into piles along the base of the walls, awaiting unified disposal.

Lin Che stood on the rooftop of the building in the center of Burning Bone City, which was once the city lord's mansion of Chuyang City, his gaze sweeping over the city.

The broken jade pendants for tasks are scattered on the bluestone ground in the central square. The cracks at the broken ends are grayish-white, repeatedly stained by wind, sand and rain. Most of the characters on the pendants are blurred and illegible, with only some broken strokes still faintly revealing the original function classification.

The signs on the streets lay haphazardly under the porches, some still hanging, but the lettering was mostly covered by dust.

Seeing those familiar shop names made Lin Che sigh, "The former prosperity has turned into ruins overnight. It really is a matter of timing and fate."

His gaze moved from one half-collapsed building to another, slowly tracing the broken window frames and snapped door frames before finally settling on the former sites of several once-thriving chambers of commerce at the end of the street.

No wonder none of the major powers' various chambers of commerce had any intention of establishing branches in Chuyang City. It turns out they had given up on Chuyang City, and even Fen Gu City.

Those businesses that had operated in Burning Bone City for hundreds of years almost all withdrew when the beast tide came, leaving no defensive forces behind and never considering the possibility of rebuilding.

In their judgment, the fortress had lost its value and was not worth investing any more resources in.

For the Lin family, Burning Bone City is the most important trade node connecting the southern hinterland with Chuyang City.

The reopening of this formidable border city means that the Lin family will have a direct transit route for resource distribution. The surplus spiritual materials and spiritual beast resources produced in the new city area can re-enter the market circulation system of the Southern Region through Burning Bone City.

Once the shipping routes are restored, the Lin family's resource acquisition radius will no longer be limited to the few thousand miles of development zone surrounding Chuyang City.

"After this battle, Burning Bone City will belong to the Lin family. This formidable border city is a bridge connecting the heart of the Southern Region with Chuyang City. We must win this battle!" Lin Che looked through Burning Bone City toward the northeast.

"Reporting to the patriarch, Burning Bone City is now under our control!" Lin Xuanjing's voice came through the communication array. "The main force of the Gale Eagle tribe has retreated northwest, moving away from Burning Bone City's territory. Should we pursue them?"

"Do not pursue." Lin Che's voice came from the array plate. "Maintain the existing defensive line, verify the extent of damage to the city walls, confirm that every area within the city is under control, and the army will march. Our next stop is the Southern Camp!"

The post-battle inventory will take some time to complete, and the logistics troops, under Lin Xuandong's command, began to clean up the battlefield.

The treatment of the wounded took place in a relatively intact barracks in the south of the city. The wounded were carried into the barracks one by one and treated according to the severity of their injuries.

Those cultivators with minor injuries were rejoined the group after receiving simple bandaging, while those with more serious injuries were placed on temporary beds inside the barracks for further treatment by the military medics.

The disposal of the corpses was handled by a special mortuary team. The processed corpses of the demonic birds were piled up and awaited unified incineration or burial.

Of course, the most important task was to search the entire City of Burning Bones.

When the various chambers of commerce, organizations, and shops left in a hurry, many spiritual objects were not taken with them.

The storage boxes that were overturned during the evacuation, the spiritual materials forgotten deep in the shelves, and the pill bottles and magical artifacts that were left behind in the rush are now scattered in the ruins of various streets.

Lin Xuandong's confidants searched each shop along both sides of the main street, taking out various kinds of spiritual items from under dust-covered counters, in the folds of collapsed shelves, and in damaged storage cellars.

Boxes of unopened spiritual materials were carried out, and stacks of forgotten talismans were gathered. The supplies forgotten in the war were being recounted, classified, and registered.

After completing their search, the Spirit Beast Legion and the Dawn Army began to retreat out of the city, and assembled in the south of the city.

The alligator snapping turtles lined up in a horizontal line along the outer side of the city wall. The dark yellow aura on their carapaces was switching from active to standby mode, and the light gradually dimmed, like a lamp being turned down.

The swarm of Cangming Jiaolong gathered their formation at low altitude, rearranging themselves from their original attack formation into a battle array. Their dark blue scales still gleamed in the afternoon sunlight.

The golden lion beasts formed a golden horizontal line on the flanks, and the scales on their shoulder armor collided continuously as they were arranged, producing a soft metallic friction sound that created a continuous and deep sound in the air.

The reservists assembled on a leveled open space outside Burning Bone City.

The formation stretched for nearly a thousand feet from east to west, with a relatively uniform width between the front and back rows. The colors of the spirit armor varied, and the neatness of the formation was significantly different from that of the Dawn Army's regular troops. However, the visual impact of its sheer scale was unmatched by the Dawn Army.

The sight of 100,000 people standing in formation, awaiting orders, is enough to make anyone standing on a high vantage point feel the weight of that pressure.

When Lin Che walked down from the roof of the city lord's mansion, the open space in the south of Burning Bone City was already filled with well-organized troops.

The Dawn Army's flag slowly unfurled in the afternoon breeze, the Lin family crest on the flag gleaming faintly in the sunlight.

Lin Xuanjing stood at the front of the formation, confirming the next advance route with Lin Xuanfeng.

Upon seeing Lin Che approach, the two stopped talking and turned to face him.

"How many beast tide troops do you estimate there are left in the South Camp?" Lin Che stopped at the edge of the formation, his gaze sweeping over the queues waiting for orders.

"According to the intelligence relayed by the last batch of spies from the Xuanwang," Lin Xuanjing took out a jade slip from his sleeve, gently rubbing the edge with his fingertip, "the beast tide in the Southern Camp, after the Fang family's withdrawal, is mainly occupied by the tribe of the Azure Python Demon King, with an estimated number of between 30,000 and 40,000, mainly python and lizard-type demon beasts, with a small number of flying demon beasts serving as a guard force. The main force of the Earth-Splitting Bear Demon King has already advanced towards Green Water Gorge, and there is currently no sign of them returning to defend."

"The tribe of the Azure Python Demon King." Lin Che repeated the name, his gaze lingering for a moment on the horizon in the direction of the Southern Camp. "Their advantage lies in ground advance and close-range strangulation, but they have little to no means of dealing with high-altitude and long-range firepower. The Azure-Eyed Eagle and the Azure Sea Flood Dragon should be able to maintain their advantage through aerial suppression."

"The six battalions of the Dawn Army have completed their reorganization." Lin Xuanjing put away the jade slip. "The Spirit Beast Legion has also completed its formation reorganization. The Mountain-Bearing Crocodile Turtle group is in front, the Azure Sea Flood Dragon group is in the middle, and the Golden Lion Beast is on the flanks. If necessary, it can move towards the Southern Camp at any time."

Lin Che nodded, turning his gaze from the array to the northeastern horizon that was gradually becoming clearer in the afternoon sunlight.

Burning Bone City has been captured, and Burning Bone Pass has returned to the Lin family's control. The next stop is the Southern Camp!

Once the Southern Camp is recaptured, the entire Burning Bone City defense line will once again be under the control of the human race.

"Let's set off." Lin Che turned and walked towards the airship. "The entire army will advance towards the southern camp."

Commands are transmitted in all directions via the communication array.

The procession began to move, the group of alligator snapping turtles taking heavy steps. As they moved, the edges of their shells scraped across the barren ground, leaving several parallel shallow grooves in the topsoil, stretching from near to far, like traces repeatedly drawn across the landscape.

The six battalions of the Dawn Army maintained spacing in their formation, with a steady interval between the shield-bearers in the front and the archers in the back. The sound of footsteps and the clanging of armor blended into a continuous, low rumble.

The flock of blue-eyed eagles spread out in a broad horizontal line high in the sky, moving in sync with the direction the formation was advancing. Under the afternoon sun, their wings cast a series of rapidly passing shadows on the wasteland, like light that had been repeatedly cut and then restored to its original state.

The outline of Burning Bone City gradually shrank behind the group, from a clear outline of the city wall to a thin gray line, and then from a thin line to a light-colored trace that almost blended into the horizon.

……

Two days later, the outline of the South Camp gradually appeared in the afternoon light.

This large military facility, which was once the core of Fangjia Fengu Pass's garrison, has walls built of a mixture of black basalt and bluestone that appear in alternating shades of dark gray under the sunlight.

Scattered dark figures moved slowly along the wall. Unlike the defeated demonic birds above Burning Bone City, they maintained a more orderly spacing and a continuous circling frequency, as if carrying out a patrol mission according to some fixed pattern.