Douluo: Law of Heaven and Earth

Chapter 995 Preparations by All Parties (Part 2)

Why is Davis so confident?
This was because the Star Luo Royal Team had been exposed to Zhou Qing's new Soul Master class division earlier than most other forces on the continent, and they cooperated seamlessly with each other.

Not to mention, he and Zhu Zhuyun have both reached the Soul King realm. The Netherworld White Tiger after its martial soul fusion can fight against Soul Saints and even contend with Soul Douluos.

Apart from this, Zhou Qing and others from the Red Society will not participate.

It's not that the competition forbids them, but rather that they themselves are unwilling to play with "children".

The news that Zhou Qing and Romantina had killed a god after fusing their martial souls had reached the ears of the Star Luo Empire's higher-ups. However, both Dai Tianran and Davis thought it was an exaggeration. Nevertheless, given the combat power of Zhou Qing and the others, they might be able to rival a Title Douluo.

If they still participate—

They really should be awarded the championship title and prizes right now!
As long as they don't participate, Davis believes that the Star Luo Royal team has a pretty good chance of winning this Continental Elite Tournament championship.

"Mu Bai and Zhu Qing are both at Notting Academy."

Dai Tianran suddenly brought up Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, "They are the official captain and substitute captain of the Notting team, respectively, but they have never fused their martial souls."

Davis was puzzled as to why his father had suddenly brought this up.

"Zhu Zhuqing has embarked on the path of pure agility, but her attack power is not weak either. Skills such as Netherworld Hundred Claws and Netherworld Slash are created by her thanks to the education of Notting Academy. She even has a martial soul self-combination skill: Netherworld Shadow Domain, which can play a similar role to Netherworld Shadow Clone."

Dai Tianran continued, "As for Mu Bai, he became Yu Xiaogang's disciple and embarked on the path of the Evil Eye Saint King."

The Evil-Eyed Saint King?!
Davis's pupils constricted, and he exclaimed, "Isn't that just a legend?"

"it is true."

Dai Tianran said, "But you don't need to be afraid. My Dai family leads Xingluo, and we rely on more than just military force. The Netherworld White Tiger is not necessarily weaker than the Evil Eye Saint King."

After calming down, Davis asked, "Father, when did my third brother show signs of awakening the Evil Eye Saint King?"

"About two years ago."

Without hesitation, Dai Tianran said, "At that time, Notting Academy, under the leadership of Zhou Qing and others, was holding a competition to select members of the second generation of the Notting team."

Even after awakening the Evil Eye Saint King, he still lost to another person.

"Who?"

Davis somewhat understood why his father had kept this news a secret for two years—to be wary of him making moves in secret and to give Dai Mubai time to grow.

In reality, he disdained doing that and preferred a fair and square contest.

“Ouyang Sun, a commoner child from Mermaid Island, possesses twin beast martial souls and has extremely strong talent. He has now become Zhou Qing’s disciple.”

Mermaid Island is also known as Poseidon Island.

Since the conquest of Seagod Island, the mainland has had contact with it, and the island's inhabitants have also had more contact with the outside world... It is called Mermaid Island because the mermaid race has truly appeared in the eyes of the world! This race cooperates with the Red Society, but because the mermaid race is half-human and half-sea spirit beast, it is not suitable for them to swagger in front of humans in the short term, so they were arranged to be located in the sea area where Seagod Island was originally located.

Legend has it that the area was originally the homeland of the merfolk 20,000 years ago.

Davis, having already learned of these details, felt a pang of unease and said, "It seems that this year's Continental Elite Tournament is teeming with talent. It will be difficult for my Star Luo Royal Team to achieve victory, but I am confident."

"That's good."

Dai Tianran nodded. "As for Mu Bai, the Evil Eye Saint King is aloof and romantic. It's likely that the fusion of his martial souls with Zhu Zhuqing has already disappeared. Your battle with him will no longer be about determining a true Netherworld White Tiger, but rather a clash between the Netherworld White Tiger and the Evil Eye Saint King!"

His engagement with Zhu Qing—

"Come with me to the Zhu family later and make sure they really back off. After all, Zhu Qing doesn't seem to have any feelings for Dai Mubai, and her talent and hard work are no less than Mubai's. Plus, she's getting guidance from Zhou Qing, so becoming a Title Douluo in the future is definitely within her reach."

"Yes."

Davis bowed in agreement and went to prepare the gift.

The Dai and Zhu families were closely connected, and the annulment of the engagement was carried out with due respect.

This would put Zhu Zhuyun's mind at ease...
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"Cough cough!"

Emperor Xueye sat on his throne, coughed twice, threw down the tax documents concerning Holy Soul Village, Notting City, and the surrounding area, and angrily said, "Is the Crimson Society trying to rebel? In the past two years, so many commoners in the areas where the Crimson Society and its branches are located have paid so little tax?"

Maintaining the empire requires a large amount of money.

Where does the money come from?

tax.

Becoming a Soul Master means you don't need to pay taxes to the empire, and you're free to go wherever you want without joining any faction.

Moreover, the number of Soul Masters is only a drop in the ocean compared to ordinary people. Even if the number of disciples of the Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects is added together, it is only about 40,000 to 50,000 people. Therefore, the taxes all come from ordinary people.

But the Red Society is different. How many people in the Tiandou border area have it coerced into various villages, towns and cities?

Nearly 500,000!

Even the coastal city of Hanhai is close to the Red Society. Including the 500,000 people in the main city, there are already a million people!
Moreover, this does not include the population of the Xingluo border area. If we include it, the population is more than that of the Tiandou border area, around 600,000.

That adds up to 1.6 million people!
If we include the other major cities in the Fasno province, the number would be even greater!

More importantly, in the area along the border between Tiandou and Xingluo on the west side of the Star Dou Great Forest, the farmers and workers in the villages, towns, and small cities almost only know about the Red Society, the Workers' and Peasants' Council established by the Red Society, and its members, but they know nothing about the emperor of the Tiandou Empire!

Even as they moved closer to the inland areas of Tiandou, many large and small families in the main cities began to interact with the Red Society and establish trade.

Considering the formidable strength of Zhou Qing, Tang San, and others—

Emperor Xueye could not think of any other possibility besides rebellion.

However, this was actually Emperor Xueye misunderstanding Zhou Qing. He was thinking of waging a protracted war. No matter how much tax Emperor Xueye increased for Notting and the Holy Soul area, they would still pay it. They would just make up for the losses by raising the prices of their exported products, thus shifting the pressure.

The key issue is that Li Ai, the current lord of Notting City, is causing trouble. He has not increased the tax revenue in the area where the Red Society is located as requested by Emperor Xueye, and has even taken a portion of it privately. In addition, officials at all levels have to take a share to line their own pockets, so naturally, not much is left when it reaches Emperor Xueye.

Li Ai's purpose was to create conflict so that the Heavenly Dou Empire would have a legitimate reason to attack.

And now!
Emperor Xueye certainly had a reason to launch a campaign against the Crimson Society!
“Your Majesty, please calm down. Your health is of utmost importance.” A minister stepped forward to advise, “Although the Red Society commands millions of people, the common folk are nothing but a rabble and not worth mentioning.”

After the mainland elite competition ends, His Majesty will question Notting Academy. If it is willing to submit, all will be well; if it does not come to pay homage as it did in the past, then an expedition can be launched to punish it.

Although Zhou Qing, Tang San, Romantina, and others are strong, they are still no match for the million-strong army of the Heavenly Dou Army!

(End of this chapter)