Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

The Sun Moon Empire's invasion was overwhelming and unstoppable. Their terrifying level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannons ruthlessly destroyed White Tiger City, and even reduced a third of the Ming Dou Mountain Range to dust. The super strong Golden Spear Douluo also tragically sacrificed himself.

Such a devastating loss plunged the Star Luo Empire into an unprecedented crisis.

Faced with such a grim situation, Xu Jiawei knew that he bore a heavy responsibility and dared not slacken in the slightest.

After careful consideration, he meticulously allocated his forces, not only quickly assembling a well-trained army of hundreds of thousands, but also specially arranging for Xu Jiujiu to personally lead seven Soul Master legions to the front lines.

As the elite core of the Star Luo Empire's military power, each Soul Master Legion possesses formidable combat strength and unique tactical value.

In addition to the First Soul Master Legion, which was originally stationed on the border and led by Xuanji Douluo, eight of the Star Luo Empire's ten Soul Master Legions were transferred to the border region.

Such a large-scale troop mobilization demonstrates Xu Jiawei's high regard for the Sun Moon Empire's attack.

He knew very well that this battle was a matter of life and death for the empire, and that he had to go all out and concentrate his superior forces in order to win a chance of survival in this brutal war and defend the dignity and territorial integrity of the Star Luo Empire.

So, in addition to leaving a few Title Douluos to guard the home, Xu Jiujiu also took ten Title Douluos to the border to provide support.

It can be said that the Star Luo Empire has gone all out in this battle, all to stop the Sun Moon Empire in the Mingdu Mountains.

In the smoke-filled Mingdou Mountains, Meteor suddenly pulled the Flamelight Spear from the chest of a Soul Saint, scalding blood splattering out and splashing onto this war-torn land.

Judging from the specially made military uniform he was wearing, this person was clearly a member of the White Tiger Army, the personal guard of the White Tiger Duke. Moreover, being able to reach the Soul Saint level, he must be a commander-level figure among the White Tiger guards.

Looking around, besides the White Tiger Commander who had just died under the Meteor Spear, there were hundreds of corpses lying haphazardly on the scene, all wearing the same White Tiger Army armor.

These brave soldiers volunteered to stay behind and cover the retreat for Duke White Tiger. With the determination to die, they tried to buy even the slightest bit of time for the Duke's retreat with their own flesh and blood.

However, they unfortunately encountered the Molten Knights, who were ordered to hunt down Duke White Tiger. These Molten Knights, dressed in advanced soul-guided armor, brought annihilation to the White Tiger Guards.

The Molten Knights, clad in Soul Guidance Armor, possess strength far exceeding their own level. They can fly freely in the air at lightning speed, making them unpredictable. Their armor's defensive capabilities are also extremely strong; even a Soul Douluo would find it extremely difficult to forcibly remove their Soul Guidance Armor, requiring a tremendous amount of effort.

In contrast, although these White Tiger Guards were all Soul Masters, most of them were only at the Soul Master and Soul King levels.

Their soul skills, unleashed with all their might, struck the Molten Knight's incredibly sturdy mech, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree; they couldn't even break through the opponent's defenses.

In this battle where the odds were stacked against them, the White Tiger Guards fought bravely, but ultimately they were powerless to turn the tide and were quickly slaughtered.

"Not a single person deserted until the very end; everyone fought to the death. Truly worthy of being Duke White Tiger's personal guard, their courage is commendable." Meteor shook his head slightly, a complex expression flashing in his eyes—a mixture of admiration for the enemy's bravery and a sense of awe at the cruelty of war. He then quickly connected to the communication device of the Sun Moon Empire's military command, his voice low and steady as he asked, "Tell me, in which direction did Duke White Tiger escape?"

The Sun Moon Empire went to great lengths for this war. Long before the war, they deployed a large number of ultra-high-altitude detection soul guides in the Mingdou Mountains.

These sophisticated soul-guided devices, like eyes hanging high in the sky, closely monitored every move on the battlefield. Therefore, Duke White Tiger's escape route was always under the strict control of the Sun Moon Empire.

According to the battle plan, Meteor led the Molten Knights and Wang Yiheng led the Evil Lord Soul Master Corps to pursue from different directions.

They relentlessly pursued them, and wherever they went, war raged. Moreover, Ju Zi carefully deployed his forces, sending the Terror Claw Soul Master Corps and the powerful Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin into the Ming Dou Mountains.

On one hand, she pursued the remnants of the Northwest Army Group, and on the other hand, she did her best to surround and kill Duke White Tiger. From such a large-scale troop mobilization, it is not difficult to see that Ju Zi was determined to get Duke White Tiger. She did not hesitate to mobilize most of her forces just to put Duke White Tiger to death.

However, there are some different opinions in the military regarding this strategic decision. Although successfully killing Duke White Tiger could indeed deal a heavy blow to the morale of the Star Luo Empire's army and greatly weaken its combat power.

However, whether giving up the opportunity to directly attack Yuming City or annihilate all the remaining Xingluo troops is a gain or a loss is truly hard to say.

"They went north?" When Meteor heard from the command post that Duke White Tiger was retreating north, he instantly understood the deeper meaning.

Duke Baihu astutely realized that the Sun and Moon Empire's primary target was himself, so he resolutely led the Sun and Moon Empire's army northward.

The north is the direction of the Heavenly Soul Empire. It is clear that Duke White Tiger intends to use himself as bait, sacrificing his life to buy precious time and space for the main force to retreat.

As a commander, in life-or-death moments, he disregards his own safety and is willing to risk his life, valuing the lives of his soldiers more than his own safety.

Duke Baihu's decision left Meteor speechless. Duke Baihu had guessed the Sun Moon Empire's strategic intentions, or perhaps he had seen through Orange's thoughts. He decisively implemented this risky plan, successfully drawing away a large number of Sun Moon Empire's pursuers and creating favorable conditions for the retreating army.

In fact, Duke White Tiger's strategy did achieve some success. Apart from the few Soul Master Corps and most of the army that Orange took away, the rest of the Sun Moon Empire's forces did follow Duke White Tiger to the north of the Mingdou Mountains.

"Chase!" Although Meteor saw through Duke White Tiger's plan, he knew that he was not the only one who could think of this.

This is a blatant conspiracy. There are only two choices: either pursue Duke White Tiger with all your might, or turn around and chase the Northwest Army Group.

If the forces are split up, given that Orange has already taken most of the troops, the resulting strength will be weak, and they may end up in the embarrassing situation of not being able to capture any of them. (End of Chapter)