The starships of the Dragon Legion were the first to leave this cosmos and embark on their return journey.

Because they had relatively few damaged interstellar warships, they could return to base after a short rest.

The Holy Angels Legion will probably need to rest here for three to five days, and may also need to dispatch some interstellar transport ships to handle the severely damaged interstellar warships.

Saint Cana gazed into the deep sky at the thousands of halos that were gradually receding into the distance.

“This man...” Saint Cana couldn’t help but chuckle. She had originally held the commander of the Dragon Legion in high esteem.

They not only take great care of their own crew members, but they are also willing to provide medical assistance to their adversaries.

However, she never expected that he would ask her for the medical bills in the end.

Fortunately, the number was within her acceptable range, and she couldn't really deny it.

I just felt that the man was somewhat special.

It's very special.

"My lord, should we... report our defeat now?" the subordinate asked with some concern.

"Report the facts as they are," Saint Cana said calmly.

The subordinate swallowed hard: "But our failure this time... the Imperial Senate might blame you..."

"Are you still trying to hide it? How can something this big be kept secret?"

A loss is a loss, there's nothing more to say.

How the Imperial Senate decides to deal with me is my business.

"Just focus on carrying out your tasks," Saint Cana said calmly.

Although this holy war duel was a failure, it caused the Holy Radiant Empire's plan to invade the Starry Empire to fall through.

Logically speaking, any other military commander would likely have been severely punished.

But Saint Cana is different; she will be punished when she goes back, but there won't be any major problems.

"Yes." The subordinate followed orders and began to send back the battle report of this holy war duel.

He read the battle report over and over again, scrutinizing every single word. During this time, he wiped his sweat dozens of times.

One can imagine that once this information is sent back, the entire Imperial Senate will be shaken.

Finally, the subordinate reluctantly gave the order to send it.

A quantum radio wave traveled through the depths of the universe, heading towards the Holy Radiant Empire.

It was as if a huge rock had been thrown into a calm lake.

...

At this very moment, a ball is being held inside the Century Building of the Imperial Senate on the Star of Holy Light, the main star system of the Holy Radiant Empire.

People of all ages from various factions within the Imperial Senate are gathered here.

Most of the young people were dancing in the center of the dance floor or playing traditional instruments from the Holy Empire.

Meanwhile, the elders of the family sat on chairs on the second floor of the hall, gathered in twos and threes, drinking delicious wine and discussing various matters.

The most discussed topic is naturally the Star Empire.

They were discussing how to distribute the benefits of the Star Empire in the future.

At this moment, they seemed like a group of diners, discussing how to divide the delicious food on the table.

One of the families was the most notable.

That is the family of Saint Cana, one of the old and established families of the Holy Radiance Empire.

Saint Cana is also the current legitimate daughter of this family and the future heir of the family.

This family is known as the Family of the Holy Angels because their coat of arms features an image of a holy angel.

The Holy Angels Legion is naturally the military force under its control.

In this mission against the Starry Empire, the Holy Angel Family seized the opportunity by relying on its network of connections.

In this way, as long as they take over the interstellar territories of the Star Glory Empire, their Holy Angel family will have priority in allocating them.

At that time, the status of the Holy Angel Legion in the Holy Radiant Empire will also rise accordingly.

At this moment, people kept gathering around the key members of the Holy Angel Legion, raising their glasses in celebration and congratulations.

"Congratulations! It is an honor for the Holy Angels family to have such an outstanding heir as Saint Cana, and also a glory for the Holy Radiant Empire."

Holy light shines upon Miss Saint Cana! Miss Saint Cana even has a chance to become the new consul!

"Hahaha, you all praise me."

I thank you all on behalf of my niece, but the holy war is not over yet, so this celebration is premature.

"That's true. Although the Holy Angel Legion is not the strongest among our ten Holy Light Legions, its strength is still second to none."

This so-called Dragon Slayer Legion? Never even heard of them; daring to launch a holy war against the Holy Angel Legion is simply courting death!

Such scenes played out repeatedly at this banquet.

It was like a victory celebration banquet.

But soon, several elders at the top of the Imperial Senate received a message.

Because of the identities of the elderly men, although no one approached them to chat, they would occasionally glance at them.

Seeing that they had all opened their electronic information interfaces at the same time, they could guess that the results of the holy war duel had been received.

"It seems the holy war duel is over."

News of the Holy Angels' triumphant return has arrived.

"If it weren't for the threat from the Machine Race, all the interstellar races within the Galactic Alliance would have long been bathed in the Holy Light of the Empire!"

As the group below whispered among themselves, they soon began to realize that something was wrong.

Logically, the elder should announce the good news as soon as it is received.

But after several dozen seconds, the old men did not move.

And one of the old men had a furrowed brow.

Another old man's wine glass even fell directly to the ground.

Suddenly, the entire venue fell silent. The music stopped, and the dancers stood still.

All eyes were on the elderly men.

One of the old men's children cautiously stepped forward and asked, "Father, what was the result of this holy war duel...?"

"Hmph, then you'll have to ask the good daughter the Holy Angel family has raised." The old man glared at the old man from the Holy Angel family, then stood up and left the scene.

Immediately afterwards, the other elderly men also left with gloomy faces.

At that moment, everyone had a thought in their minds, a thought they were unwilling to believe and unable to accept.

At this moment, some people noticed that the members of the Holy Angels family were leaving the scene one after another.

At this moment, a respected elder slowly stood up. Seeing everyone's gaze, he sighed deeply.

He knew that eventually someone would have to announce this unbelievable news.

"In the holy war duel, the Legion of Holy Angels... has been defeated."