Douluo: The Demon Swordsman of Tianshui Academy

Star Luo Empire
Vistana
Outside the granite city gate, there was a sea of ​​black crows.

Soldiers in armor, spirit masters in various sect uniforms, and several Titled Douluo standing in the void surrounded the city.

As a city in the inner part of the Star Luo Empire, Vistana should have been extremely safe, but now it has fallen into a situation where the enemy is at the gates.

In fact, it is not just Vistana. Many internal cities of the Star Luo Empire are facing the same situation as Vistana.

After the Xingluo Empire declared war on the Tiandou Empire, the newly established Wuhun Empire reached a strategic alliance with the Tiandou Empire under the banner of opposing aggression.

The two empires sent troops at the same time to confront the Xingluo Empire.

Although the military strength of the Xingluo Empire is very strong, it is still insufficient under the cooperation of the two empires.

Especially with the former Titled Douluo of the Spirit Hall and Ice Spirit Hall joining the battlefield, the defeat was even more devastating.

According to the convention of the spirit master world, people of the Titled Douluo level cannot personally go out and massacre ordinary soldiers.

In fact, the Titled Douluo of the Spirit Hall and the Ice Spirit Hall did not personally massacre ordinary soldiers.

This is not because they are very moral, nor is it because they care about the reputation of the Titled Douluo.

And it was only because Meng Qiu gave this order.

Tang San wants to improve himself through killing. Although he cannot stop the war unilaterally, he can reduce the number of deaths as much as possible.

Otherwise, Meng Qiu could have let Dugu Bo, who was already a Super Douluo, take action.

In this kind of war, he is like a nuclear weapon.

Once the poison is released, a city will be transformed into a living hell, and ordinary soldiers and civilians will have no chance of survival.

But that was exactly what Tang San wanted, and Meng Qiu was not so heartless as to do that.

But even if the Titled Douluo do not attack the ordinary soldiers, their appearance can still greatly advance the progress of the war.

After all, they just didn't attack ordinary soldiers, but they didn't say they wouldn't attack generals, right?
These Titled Douluo carried out decapitation operations in places where there were no Titled Douluo in charge, and their success rate was almost 100%.

If a city loses its commander, the reduction in its combat effectiveness can be imagined.

Moreover, most of these Titled Douluo possess large-scale destructive spirit skills.

Those city gates that may be difficult for ordinary people to conquer are just a matter of eighth or ninth soul power for them.

Among them, the Titled Douluo of the Haotian Sect are the most classic examples.

In order to gain a foothold in the Ice Spirit Palace and win Meng Qiu's trust, they were extremely active in this battle.

Under the true body of Haotian, countless city walls have been destroyed.

With more than ten Titled Douluo from the Spirit Hall and Ice Spirit Hall commanding the army, the battle went extremely smoothly.

Today, most of the cities in the Xingluo Empire have been conquered, with only a few central cities and Xingluo City still holding on.

Dai Beihai is the chief general of Vistana, and he is also a member of the Xingluo royal family.

At this moment, he looked at the dark army outside the city and the several Titled Douluo standing in the void, exuding terrifying power, and his face was quite solemn.

"Sir, shall we still defend?"

The deputy general beside him couldn't help swallowing when he saw the scene in front of him.

His fighting spirit had almost completely disappeared.

In fact, it was not just him, almost all the soldiers in Vistana had little desire to fight.

They were not afraid of death, but they felt despair about this hopeless battle.

For these soldiers, they can die, but at least their death must be meaningful.

Judging from the current situation, their sacrifice will be meaningless. No matter how the royal family brags, anyone with a brain knows that the Xingluo Empire is doomed to fail.

Most of the country was lost, food was running low in the city, and reinforcements were elusive.

In this situation, it is really difficult for them to have the will to fight.

And from the very beginning, most people in the Star Luo Empire did not want to start this war.

But under the royal order, their hopes were so slim that they could not change anything.

Dai Beihai was also the one who initially submitted a memorial to express his opposition.

It’s a pity that the court at that time was completely controlled by Dai Mubai and Tang San, and his memorial fell on deaf ears without making any splash.

Dai Beihai's eyes were full of confusion.

Reason and faith were fighting in his heart.

Reason told him that this battle was meaningless, failure was inevitable, and resistance would only increase casualties.

However, his faith was forcing him. As a member of the Xingluo royal family, he should die under the enemy's sword and must not surrender without a fight.

"Sir!" The urging of the deputy general beside him gave Dai Beihai an extremely headache.

How should he choose between the dignity of the royal family and the lives of the people and his brothers?

"Sir." Several soldiers came up.

They looked at Dai Beihai with trust in their eyes: "Whatever you decide, sir, we brothers will execute your orders to the death no matter what!"

Dai Beihai looked at the haggard look on the familiar face, and his heart moved, and the balance in his heart gradually shifted.

In the sky, Sword Douluo Chen Xin held the Seven Killing Sword in his hand, and nine soul rings slowly rose on his body. His voice was indifferent, but with the help of his soul power, it resounded clearly in the ears of everyone in Vistana.

"I'll give you another stick of incense. If you don't surrender after that, the coalition forces will attack the city."

"If you surrender now, the coalition forces can guarantee that no innocent person in the city will be harmed."

The sword intent of Jian Douluo was strong, as if a sharp sword was hanging in the sky of Vistana.

Jian Douluo's words and momentum became the last weight to break the balance of the scale, allowing Dai Beihai to finally make a decision.

He slowly loosened his clenched fists and said in a low voice:
"Give the order, surrender, and open the city gates."

In the dim afterglow of the setting sun, the commander's burly figure seemed to be hunched over a bit.

Giving the order to open the city gates and surrender was just a simple sentence, but it was so heavy for a general who had been educated by the Xingluo royal family since childhood.

He eventually gave up his faith and chose to save the lives of his soldiers.

After all, Dai Beihai is not one of those nobles sitting in the imperial city. He grew up fighting on the battlefield since he was a child.

To the rest of the royal family, soldiers were tools of war, nothing more.

But for him, that's not the case.

To him, soldiers were never tools but his brothers.

Dai Beihai may not care about his own life and use his life to maintain the dignity of the royal family, but he cannot let his brothers die in vain for the sake of that illusory dignity.

The soldiers trusted him so much, how could he let them die just for his own selfish reasons?

The same thing was happening in other cities of the Xing Luo Empire.

At this time, the Xing Luo Empire had completely lost the intention to resist.

(End of this chapter)