Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 481 The Sun and Moon Empire's First Shot: The Continental War Begins

Just as the Sun Moon Empire reached a conclusion, Vina also made full preparations, planning to send out her soldiers in batches.

The purpose of doing this was to avoid attracting attention. After all, hundreds of thousands of troops is no small number, and sending them all out at once would definitely attract the attention of some people.

At this moment, although Vina had made her decision, she was actually missing one thing: the right to have a legitimate reason for her decision.

By mobilizing such a large army on her own, including members from the Twin Dragon Gates of Heaven and Earth, the Body Sect, the Ghost Valley, and a whole group of Soul Masters, Vina would be unable to defend herself even if accused of rebellion.

But there was no other way; this time she had to mobilize the army herself. The Heavenly Soul Court was now completely controlled by Shrek's forces, and for the sake of her country, she didn't care about any infamy.

But how could Emperor Xuexin allow her to bear such a crime? Just the day before she was about to set off on her campaign.

Jiang Yuan came before her, gave her two imperial edicts, and opened the first one in front of her. The contents of the first edict were an order that permitted her to mobilize troops.

Vina was startled. Her father had actually guessed her actions. What exactly was her father planning to do? And what was the contents of the other imperial edict?
But Jiang Yuan didn't say that he handed the other imperial edict to Vina's master, Yunyi, and told her when she could open it.

Yunyi understood that His Majesty was determined this time, and she finally agreed with respect.

Vina wanted to ask more questions, but Miaoxin stopped her, citing the urgency of the military situation, and prevented Vina from getting to the bottom of things.

Vina had no choice but to give up for the time being. Although she knew that her father was hiding something from her, she now completely believed that her father was doing it for her own good, and all she had to do was respond to his expectations.

Vina, clad in armor, led Cao Jinxuan, Nana, and the others, and shouted, "Let's go—Maple Leaf City!"

Maple Leaf City is a city located at the border between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Sun Moon Empire.

Yuwen Tuo and Vina had said that if the Sun Moon Empire were to launch a war, their method would most likely be to feign an attack on the Mingdou Mountains and engage in battle with the Star Luo Empire, attracting the attention of the entire continent while simultaneously sending a large army of Soul Masters to launch a surprise attack on the interior of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Maple Leaf City was their inevitable target.

Vina doesn't need to enter the city; she can simply hide an army in the shadows first.

When the Sun Moon Empire attacks Maple Leaf City, there is a necessary passage called Maple Forest, which is the best place for an ambush.

Yuwen Tuo needs Vina to win the first battle beautifully there.

The mainland quickly passed through the last two weeks of calm; this was the calm before the storm.

One day, as Yuwen Tuo and his confidante were engrossed in their cultivation, the earth first trembled slightly, followed by a thunderous roar that shook the entire mountain range.

Not far from the mountains is the location of the Northwest Legion of the Star Luo Empire, which is the 500,000 elite troops of the Star Luo Empire led by Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger.

Xiao Xiao and the other women immediately stood up and walked to Yuwen Tuo's side. "This is a fixed-mount soul-guided cannon! And it's a level nine soul-guided cannon! The Sun Moon Empire, they've finally made their move!"

Now, Xiao Xiao is quite knowledgeable and powerful. She could immediately tell the immense power of the explosion that only a level nine soul-guided cannon from the Sun Moon Empire could achieve. Yuwen Tuo nodded, "This cannon shot also signifies that the continental war has finally begun!"

Actually, this battle happened much later than in the original story. In the original story, the Sun Moon Empire could only endure for half a year before it couldn't hold back any longer.

Because of Yuwen Tuo's previous actions, it took them two years to lick their wounds and restore their national strength; otherwise, the mainland would not have had these two and a half years of peace.

"They launched a war without declaring war, and used such a powerful soul tool. If someone didn't know the truth, they might really think that their desire to destroy the Star Luo Empire was incredibly strong!" Ling Luochen said. "Tuo, are you ready?"

"Of course, I know she will come. I will fight her here!" After this period of cultivation, Yuwen Tuo's soul power has reached the peak of level ninety-four.

His extraordinary talent at the level 20 of the Innate Realm allows him to continue cultivating at a rapid pace even at his current level.

Moreover, because of his extremely high level of cultivation, even if he reaches the bottleneck of Super Douluo, he only needs to accumulate soul power.

In order to break through this bottleneck in one go, he also needed some external support. Taking out a fiery red soul bone from his soul tool, Yuwen Tuo said, "Ma Xiaotao, consider this your final compensation!"

This is the 100,000-year-old left leg bone that was extracted from Ma Xiaotao. Although the soul power gained from absorbing the soul bone a second time is not as much as that from the first absorption, the remaining part is enough to help Yuwen Tuo break through.

Yuwen Tuo sat cross-legged and guided the soul bone to his left leg to fuse with it.

Sensing the smoke of battle from the front lines, the well-trained reserve troops of the Star Luo Empire's military camp immediately sprang into action.

The leader of this reserve force is a valiant woman who bears a resemblance to Xu Jiujiu. She is Xu Jiujiu's younger sister, Xu Yun, the youngest princess of Xingluo. Her childhood sweetheart, Huo Yuhao's younger brother Dai Luoli, also serves as a personal guard in this army.

Dai Luoli was filled with worry at this moment, after all, it was his father's camp that was attacked.

Since Huo Yuhao did not come to join the army this time, he seemed to have lost his backbone, and his whole body trembled with anxiety.

Xu Yun comforted her, "Luo Li, don't worry. Duke White Tiger is a titled expert, I believe he'll be alright. Although I don't know the level of the soul tool I just felt, it shouldn't be lower than level eight. Compared to the powerful Duke White Tiger, I just hope the losses at the front can be minimized. I've already sent out scouts to gather information, and we should have news back soon!"

She had barely finished speaking when a disheveled flying soul master landed unsteadily in front of her.

It seems that they used all their strength to travel, resulting in a significant depletion of their soul power.

Xu Yun quickly took the intelligence report and looked at it, his eyes filled with shock.

Dai Luoli couldn't help but ask, "How's it going at the front?"

Xu Yun turned to look at him and murmured in a desperate voice, "The front line has collapsed! The Northwest Legion has sent orders for us to immediately return to Yuming City, build fortifications, and join up with the retreating army."

"What? The front line has collapsed?" Dai Luoli exclaimed in disbelief. How could this be? The Star Luo Empire's northwest defense line has been stationed in the Mingdou Mountains for thousands of years! Relying on the natural defenses of the mountains, it is as solid as a rock. How could it be so easily defeated?
(End of this chapter)