Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

Aside from Orange's strategic plan, Meteor and the others, who knew about Orange's past experiences, were not surprised by the special mission Orange assigned to the Molten Knights. After all, Orange and Duke White Tiger did indeed have an irreconcilable feud.

During the reign of the previous emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, the empire was not as powerful as it is today, and its military strength was far from being terrifying.

In the frequent small-scale conflicts with the Star Luo Empire, the Sun Moon Empire was often at a disadvantage.

At that time, Ju Zi lived with her parents on the border of the Sun Moon Empire, which happened to be adjacent to the Star Luo Empire.

One day, Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger personally led a small elite force to launch a surprise attack on a border town of the Sun Moon Empire under the cover of night.

Due to the suddenness of the incident, the town had no choice but to temporarily conscript civilians into the army and hastily organize resistance forces in an attempt to resist the attack of the White Tiger Duke.

At that time, Ju Zi was only nine years old. Her father was just an ordinary chef. Although the family was not wealthy, their life was filled with warmth and happiness.

However, this sudden war ruthlessly shattered the peace, and in that fierce small-scale conflict, Orange's father unfortunately died on the battlefield.

The mother suffered a huge emotional blow from her husband's death. Although she managed to get through three more years, she eventually died in grief and despair.

From then on, young Orange began a life of wandering until she was fortunate enough to be rescued by Xu Tianran.

For this reason, Ju Zi hated Duke Baihu to the core. In her heart, if Duke Baihu had not launched that small-scale war, the Sun Moon Empire would not have temporarily conscripted civilians into the army, her father would not have been forced to go to the battlefield, and he would not have lost his precious life.

And her mother wouldn't have fallen into endless pain because of her father's death, ultimately dying with resentment. It can be said that hatred became a powerful driving force for Orange all the way, supporting her step by step to where she is today.

Therefore, Meteor was not at all surprised that Orange entrusted the task of besieging and killing Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger to the Molten Knights.

In his view, for Ju Zi, whether or not she could successfully conquer the Mingdou Mountains was perhaps not the most crucial goal, but rather whether or not she could kill Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger, which was the wish she most desired to achieve deep in her heart.

"Since the Sun Moon Empire has made such a big move, the Martial Soul Empire should also take action, right?" After pondering for a moment, Meteor turned his gaze to Ye Guyi.

This shows how extensive the Nightless Palace's network of connections is. In the Sun Moon Empire, their relationship with Gu Yuena and Xu Tianzhen allows them to be well-informed about the Sun Moon Empire's every move. In the Spirit Empire, through Ye Guyi and Qian Renxue's connection, they can also keep track of the Spirit Empire's dynamics to a certain extent.

"You guessed right. Sister Xue has recently taken full control of the Angel Legion, and the entire legion is now in a state of high alert." Ye Guyi nodded vigorously, confirming Meteor's guess.

When the Angel Legion was mentioned, Meteor became interested, since he was quite familiar with this force.

The Angel Legion is an elite force meticulously cultivated by Qian Daoliu with a great deal of effort, and all members of the legion possess angelic martial souls.

Thanks to the unique advantages of their martial spirits, the Angel Legion is virtually invincible in aerial combat, making them a leader in the field.

The Angel Legion, as the elite force of the Spirit Empire, consists of members with extraordinary strength, each of whom is a powerhouse above the Soul Saint level.

The legion commander and some core high-ranking members had even reached the level of a Contra Master. However, within the originally predetermined trajectory of their destiny, this Angel Legion, which had been placed on high hopes, failed to perform as brilliantly as expected. Although the Angel Legion had always been renowned for its "invincible aerial combat," it suffered heavy losses in the war against the Heavenly Dou Empire.

In that fierce battle, Xiao Wu used Tang San's meticulously crafted divine hidden weapon—the Buddha's Wrath Lotus—to deliver a fatal blow to the Angel Legion.

This is a top-grade hidden weapon from the Tang Clan, ranking third on the list of hidden weapons, and its power is terrifying.

Even powerful Title Douluo dared not easily confront the sharpness of the Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus, let alone the many members of the Angel Legion.

More importantly, the Buddha's Wrath Lotus was a hidden weapon specifically designed for group attacks. On the battlefield, it instantly unleashed terrifying power, annihilating hundreds of elite members of the Angel Legion in one fell swoop.

Afterwards, the commander of the Angel Legion unfortunately encountered Sword Douluo Chen Xin, one of the top masters of the time, who wielded the Seven Kill Sword and whose offensive power was unparalleled, and whose swordsmanship was at its peak.

Under Chen Xin's fierce sword strikes, the angel legion commander ultimately could not withstand them and lost his life.

Thus, the Angel Legion, once hailed as invincible in aerial combat, came to an end.

However, objectively speaking, the true strength of the Angel Legion should not be underestimated. The fact that all of its members are Soul Saints is enough to demonstrate its profound strength.

It should be noted that in the entire Douluo Continent, Soul Saint level experts are extremely rare, yet the Angel Legion was able to gather so many masters together, which shows the immense resources and effort invested by the Spirit Hall.

Even more impressively, they also possess combined soul skills, enabling them to form powerful battle formations through skillful coordination.

With their powerful angelic martial spirits, the Angel Legion has the confidence to fight the Sun Moon Empire's five renowned guardians head-on.

Their poor performance in that battle was largely due to the overwhelming strength of the enemy they faced.

As a divine-level hidden weapon, the Buddha's Wrath Lotus possesses power that surpasses the scope of conventional weapons, and has the ability to turn the tide of battle.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin was a figure who stood at the top of the pyramid of strong people in the Douluo Continent at that time. His fierce attacks with the Seven Kill Sword made countless opponents tremble with fear.

It seems reasonable that the angel legion would be defeated by such a powerful enemy, since dying at their hands would not be too unjust for the angel legion.

Therefore, when this elite legion, carefully nurtured by the Spirit Hall for many years, made its move, astute individuals could sense that the Spirit Empire was about to stir up waves on the Douluo Continent stage.

Compared to the three great empires that can still put up a fight against the Sun Moon Empire, the two opponents of the Spirit Empire are no match for it at all. They will probably be defeated by the Spirit Empire soon and will not be able to resist for long.

Now, with the two great empires making moves almost simultaneously, the situation across the Douluo Continent is becoming increasingly complex. The various forces are like taut bowstrings, poised to unleash a storm that could sweep across the entire continent at any moment. (End of Chapter)