Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 646 The Happy Country

"Tell me about this city of evil spirit masters," Mortis said, gazing at the streets and alleys of Shura City from the car.

Ye Lingchang was clearly taken aback for a moment, then said, "As you know, the Shura City originated from the Ghost Emperor's decision to bring the Holy Spirit Cult to the forefront."

“No, you don’t need to tell me the city’s history. It’s only been a few years. Just tell me how the city works,” Mortis said.

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Lingshang said, "Actually, not all evil spirit masters are evil spirit masters from the beginning."

"No matter what, people who are born with a love for murder and arson and who take pleasure in torturing others are still a minority."

"Some people simply didn't have a choice at the beginning; they either hurt others or hurt themselves. But after those people chose to hurt others..."

"And so he couldn't stop, eventually falling into the abyss of depravity and becoming a complete demon."

"In fact, because of your orders, there are very few attacks by the Holy Spirit Cult now, and the souls and flesh we possess are also decreasing."

"Over the past few years, many evil spirit masters have been forced to get used to a life where they don't have to kill people to improve their cultivation."

"Therefore, when Shura City was established, many evil spirit masters chose to live a peaceful life thereafter."

"There are shops, police, and even firefighters here. If you disregard their identity as members of the Holy Spirit Cult, they look just like ordinary Soul Masters."

"Of course, I'm not trying to excuse them. The crimes they committed already deserve their deaths." After thinking for a moment, Ye Lingshang finally added this sentence.

Qian Gu Huang Yu did not answer, but instead looked at the night sky. She knew that in the former Sun and Moon Federation, Soul Masters from commoner backgrounds basically only had three paths.

Either you have enough talent and rely on a certain soul clan, in which case you can barely make a name for yourself in the future.

Either accept your fate and become a cog in the machine of society.

If a Soul Master has neither extraordinary talent nor the desire to submit to a Soul Clan, then they have another path to choose—to become an Evil Soul Master and use the lives of others to help them defy fate.

"What are you thinking about?" Ye Lingshang couldn't help but ask when Qian Gu Huang Yu remained silent.

Having known each other for so many years, Ye Lingshang has gradually opened up in front of Qian Gu Huang Yu. As long as her flexible bottom line is not crossed, Qian Gu Huang Yu is actually a very easy person to get along with.

Mortis said, "I'm just thinking that the Sun and Moon Federation isn't doing enough right now."

Ye Lingshang comforted her, "You've done very well. A chronic disease that has lasted for tens of thousands of years can't be solved in a day."

"At least you have greatly improved their living conditions, allowing them to live with status and dignity."

Mortis shook his head and said, "People are not worried about scarcity but about inequality, but this will not work sooner or later. In the three years of my reign, although everything seemed to be incredibly prosperous."

"But the channels for upward mobility in the entire social class have basically been closed. Even in the military, apart from the members of the Yixin Society who followed me in the early years, most of them have now achieved great success."

"Within the entire Sun and Moon Federation, the only way to get promoted is to gain the favor of those above."

"Although every time we say that it will be discussed collectively by the cabinet or the Spirit Pagoda Council before a final decision is made."

"But both the cabinet and parliament are made up of individuals, and as people, they will have their own thoughts and desires."

"It's supposed to be a discussion, but in the end, doesn't it all come down to who has the stronger background?"

Ye Lingshang glanced at Mortis unexpectedly. As the only positive-level cadre in the world, Mortis could be said to be the biggest background in the world.

Mortis sighed and said, "That's true, but I'm not immune to the same thing either. If Dongfeng weren't my own brother, he wouldn't be qualified to sit in the position of Field Marshal."

"Given the circumstances at the time, there were far more people than him in terms of ability and seniority."

“But you’ve admitted it, haven’t you?” Ye Lingshang said. “Compared to those who abuse their power for personal gain and then refuse to admit it, at least you’re willing to admit it and make changes.”

Mortis didn't reply, but instead turned his gaze to the street next to the city and sighed, "It's just a pity about this city."

Ye Lingshang fell silent. She understood that as the Sun and Moon Federation conquered the entire territory of the Star Luo Empire, Shura City would inevitably be attacked, and they would have to leave at that time.

...

In the city of Shura, a policeman on patrol instinctively shuddered when he saw a sports car speeding by.

Seeing this, the officer standing nearby scolded impatiently, "Didn't the Blood Emperor just emphasize that speeding is not allowed in the entire Shura City? That car was driving so fast just now, why were you just watching?"

In the management of Shura City, the Ghost Emperor, as the former acting leader, was responsible for overall planning, while the Blood Emperor Ye Lingshang was responsible for security management.

Because of the war between the Sun and Moon Federation and the Star Luo Empire, Ye Lingshang ordered the strengthening of management in Shura City.

The reprimanded policeman said with lingering fear, "Sir, it's not that I didn't want to get involved, but that person's position is too high, I didn't dare to!"

The officer said with dissatisfaction, "How high is her rank? Didn't the Blood Emperor say that everyone, regardless of their rank, should be treated equally?"

He often said with a mournful face, "I don't know how high her status is, but her driver is the Blood Emperor!"

"Ah? Could it be that person?" the officer asked, looking equally alarmed.

Within the Holy Spirit Cult, most people have never actually seen Mortis as the cult leader; they only know that such a person exists.

Furthermore, even the Ghost Emperor and others at the highest level refer to Mortis as "that person" and never dare to call him by his name directly.

This caused his subordinates to be even more terrified of Mortis.

"That's enough. I actually took the day off today. I haven't seen you." With that, the officer quickly left.

...

meeting room.

After Mortis and Ye Lingshang entered, Mortis took the seat of honor without hesitation, ignoring the worried or indifferent looks in the eyes of the others, and spoke directly:
"You should have guessed my purpose in starting this war. I'll give you a few days to prepare. Then we'll split into two groups: one will go to the Douling Empire, and the other will follow me to the Xingluo Empire to besiege Yun Ming and the others."

As soon as Qian Gu Huang Yu finished speaking, the Ghost Emperor said, "Master, I am willing to go to the Dou Ling Empire to assassinate Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect."

Because of the One Year War, the Ghost Emperor is now eager to rebuild his career, but if he were in the Star Luo Empire, the greatest credit would naturally go to Mortis himself.

Therefore, he wanted to go to the Douling Empire to take charge of dealing with the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.

Seeing that the Ghost Emperor was so eager to take the initiative, Mortis naturally agreed and allowed the Ghost Emperor to lead a team to the Douling Empire to ambush the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.

“However, for safety’s sake, Demon Emperor, you should go with the Ghost Emperor,” Mortis instructed again.

Mortis remembered that in another timeline, Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin, who had just broken through to the Title Douluo level, defeated the already renowned Quasi-God Ghost Emperor by joining forces. Now, after the baptism of two wars, Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin are at least Super Douluo, and probably not far from becoming Limit Douluo.

To prevent the Ghost Emperor from being caught off guard, Mortis sent the Demon Emperor along to check on the situation.

"Yes, sir," the Demon Emperor replied.

Mortis said, "In that case, I'll leave the Douling Empire to the Demon Emperor and the Ghost Emperor, and I'll take the Underworld Emperor and the Blood Emperor to the Star Luo Empire."

"Deep Sea Demon Whale King, while we're away, you'll be in charge of the main camp," Mortis instructed again.

"Yes," said the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

Although the Deep Sea Whale King had made a move during the Shrek City battle, his involvement was relatively short-lived, and most people were unaware of his true nature. Mortis therefore decided to continue using him as a secret weapon.

Mortis said, "The objective of this operation is to kill the vital forces of the Tang Clan and Shrek Academy, namely the young people."

"If you find it troublesome to face those Super Douluo, there's no need to fight to the death; just let them go."

"As long as we kill off their new generation, then once all these old guys are dead, Shrek Academy and Tang Sect will naturally perish."

...

One week later, on the front lines of the Star Luo Empire, in Beidou City, at the Sun and Moon Federation's main camp.

After a week of fighting, although the Sun and Moon Federation has been gradually advancing its front line, the progress is not fast due to Qian Renxue's deliberate delays.

"Commander-in-Chief, you wanted to see me?" Yun Ming asked as he arrived at Qian Renxue's camp.

Upon seeing Yun Ming enter, Qian Renxue immediately gestured for him to sit down and said, "Sect Master Yun, we have just received news that Enci, the Grand Preceptor of the Star Luo Empire, has brought a group of Soul Masters to Kazama and Valley."

As she spoke, Qian Renxue pointed to a basin on the 3D map.

With the development of technology, the military no longer uses sand table maps, but instead projects the terrain directly using 3D projection technology.

"Do we need to solve this?" Yun Ming instantly understood Qian Renxue's meaning. As the saying goes, once something is useful, it should be used to the fullest. Qian Renxue clearly wanted Yun Ming to tackle this tough nut.

Qianrenxue said, "The area outside Kazama and Yagaya is the heart of our camp, and it will be very difficult for us to defend it then."

"Thank you for leading the Shrek Academy and Tang Sect members to defeat them. I'll be overseeing the main battlefront during this time, so you don't need to worry."

Yun Ming looked at Qian Renxue, a nameless fire burning in his eyes. [That's easy to say. Enci has taken the elite troops and fled; what trouble could possibly arise on the main battlefield?]

But Yunming had no choice. All the dissatisfaction and complaints in his heart eventually turned into a single sentence: "Yes, sir."

...

Kazama and Yatani.

In reality, Dai Lingxun did not tell Enci why she brought troops to Kazama and Yagaya. The surprise attack to catch Shrek Academy off guard and the plan to sow discord between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Federation were just plans that Enci made up in her own mind.

The saying goes that quality is more important than quantity in warfare, and all the soldiers Enci brought this time were powerful individuals with a Soul Saint cultivation level or above.

Enci looked at the Soul Masters under his command and said, "Everyone, make do for now. At two o'clock tonight, we will launch a surprise attack on the Sun Moon Federation's camp."

"At that time, the Second and Fourth Divisions will wear the uniforms of the Shi Tang Alliance, while the others will wear the Imperial uniforms as usual."

"I believe this attack will be the turning point of the entire war, and it won't be long before we can use it to reverse the entire situation."

After giving the instructions, Enci arranged for the soldiers to take turns on guard duty, while those who were not on duty went to rest and recuperate.

...

Less than 30,000 meters from where Enci and the others were, Yunming had already stationed his combined Shrek Academy and Tang Clan legions there.

To avoid being discovered by Enci, Yunming had been using his spiritual power to shroud the area.

"Sect Master, the perception jammer has been installed." A Tang Sect disciple reported to Yun Ming.

Yun Ming nodded upon hearing this. With the Tang Sect's latest sensory shield, although it still couldn't block Enci's mental power, his pressure would be less.

Yun Ming said, "Let's not alert them yet. We'll launch a surprise attack after midnight."

Looking at the members of Shrek Academy and Tang Sect in front of him, Yun Ming couldn't help but feel a touch of sadness in the depths of his eyes. How many people there were when they first set off on their expedition!
And now, only these elite troops remain.

For safety reasons, Yun Ming did not bring everyone from Shrek Academy and Tang Sect. Like Enci, he only brought elites with cultivation levels above Soul Saint.

...

Meanwhile, in a cave next to Kazama and Tani, Mortis led a group of evil soul masters and broke through space to appear inside the cave.

Unlike Enci and Yunming, this time the Holy Spirit Cult only dispatched evil soul masters at the Soul Douluo level or above.

Although Mortis originally only intended to bring Title Douluo-level evil soul masters, the Thousand Ancient Phoenix Feather killed too many evil soul masters during the Shrek Campaign.

As a result, after the Ghost Emperor took away a group of evil soul masters, there were not enough evil soul masters left at the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters. Helpless, Mortis had to bring over a group of Soul Douluos.

Mortis said calmly, "Keep an eye on Shrek and the others down there. We'll make our move as soon as they set off."

Because he had promised Dai Lingxun that he would not harm the soldiers of the Star Luo Empire, Mortis chose to make his move at the same time as Yun Ming and the others set off.

If Kazama and Enji in the valley realize that an evil spirit master has arrived, they should back down.

Mortis thought for a moment and added, "Leave Yunming to me, you guys can deal with the rest."

...

As each of the three parties calculated their own plans, time passed by, and soon it was midnight.

Before setting off, Yun Ming looked once more at the people from Shrek Academy and Tang Sect who were following him, and said:
"With Yue Qianxue absent this time, there's no one to cause trouble. In order to end this meaningless war as soon as possible and save as many people as possible, I hereby grant permission to leave no survivors today."

Even during the war, because the Sun Moon Federation and the Star Luo Empire both claimed to be righteous forces, there were few instances of prisoners being mistreated.

However, Yun Ming harbored a deep-seated grudge against Qian Renxue, and therefore, he planned to defy public opinion and annihilate the entire army of the Star Luo Empire.

(End of this chapter)