Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

Huo Yuhao slowly closed his eyes, his heart filled with helplessness and sorrow. He had already foreseen the cruel future—the Star Luo Empire had suffered such a heavy blow, its vitality greatly diminished, and it was simply powerless to launch another attack on the Mingdou Mountains.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Soul Empire is probably still in the dark, completely unaware of the impending danger.

The Sun Moon Empire must have already meticulously planned and made thorough preparations, and it is highly likely that it will advance straight into the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Tian Dou City, and eventually destroy the country.

Once the Heavenly Soul Empire is destroyed, the Sun Moon Empire will be able to launch attacks on the Star Luo Empire from both sides simultaneously, gradually realizing their ambitious goal of unifying the Douluo Continent.

In this war, the Sun Moon Empire made full use of the powerful advantages of soul tools, while also drawing on the terrifying power of the Holy Spirit Cult.

The two complement each other and work together to create the current storm of war sweeping across the entire continent.

Huo Yuhao knew he could no longer stay here; he had to return to Shrek Academy as soon as possible and inform the academy in detail about everything that had happened.

After all, this matter concerns the future fate of Douluo Continent. As the top academy on the continent, Shrek Academy bears the heavy responsibility of protecting the peace of the continent, so how could it sit idly by?
In any case, Douluo Continent must not fall into the control of the Sun Moon Empire. This is not only Huo Yuhao's personal idea, but also the idea of ​​the entire Shrek Academy.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao turned his head, his gaze deep and solemn as he looked in the direction from which the Light of Death was fired, a resolute glint in his eyes.

He pursed his lips tightly, then resolutely turned around and flew rapidly eastward like an arrow released from a bow.

At this moment, the battle situation here is clear. For the Sun Moon Empire, there is no need to launch an attack now. As long as they hold the Mingdou Mountain Range defense line, victory can be declared.

As for the Heavenly Soul Empire, even if they receive a danger warning now, it will probably be too late, as the Sun Moon Empire must have already made thorough preparations.

Huo Yuhao knew in his heart that the only thing he could do now was to race against time to return to the academy, pass on the information he knew, so that the academy could prepare in advance, and at the same time discuss a solution together and make a crucial decision.

Anxious and worried, he didn't even have time to say goodbye to Xu Jiujiu and the others before he hurriedly embarked on his journey home, rushing towards Shrek Academy.

Inside the temporary command tent of the Star Luo Empire, the atmosphere was as oppressive as the calm before a storm.

She sat in the main seat for a long time, her face still as pale as paper, devoid of any color. Her eyes revealed a deep sense of bewilderment and pain, clearly still trapped in the shadow of the brutal battlefield scene she had just witnessed, unable to extricate herself.

Not only Xu Jiujiu, but also Xuanji Douluo and more than a dozen other titled Douluo had solemn expressions and extremely ugly faces.

They had just personally witnessed that terrifying scene; the deathly light that swept across like the Grim Reaper's scythe still haunted them with lingering fear.

Among the many titled Douluo present, not one had the courage to claim that they could directly withstand that terrifying Death God's Light.

They knew perfectly well that the light they had just seen was not an attack launched by Death God Douluo Ye Xishui using the Death God Tower at full power. According to reliable intelligence, when the Death God Tower strikes with all its might, the light of death is a blood-red light imbued with the aura of vengeful spirits, not the ghastly white light they were seeing before them.

In other words, a single, casual attack from the Death God Tower instantly cost the Star Luo Empire over two hundred Soul Saint level experts.

This included more than a dozen powerful Soul Douluos. Such a heavy loss is extremely rare in the long history of the Star Luo Empire, which spans tens of thousands of years.

Moreover, this terrifying attack frightened more than a dozen titled Douluo so much that they dared not make any rash moves and lost their courage to fight.

This is the powerful deterrent force possessed by demigod-level combat power. Faced with such absolute power, the Star Luo Empire was completely crushed by the Sun Moon Empire in both high-end combat power and overall military strength.

Faced with such a huge gap, how could anyone possibly feel relaxed?

At this moment, although the smoke of battle had gradually dissipated and the fighting had temporarily ceased, the Mingdou Mountains seemed to have transformed into a gloomy purgatory, becoming an inescapable nightmare in the hearts of everyone in the Star Luo Empire.

No soldier dared to approach that area again. The simultaneous fall of more than two hundred Soul Saints was a painful memory that weighed heavily on everyone's hearts like a boulder.

Even worse, after paying such a heavy price, the Star Luo Empire caused negligible damage to the Sun Moon Empire.

They only destroyed some soul tools; they didn't even kill many of the soul masters from the Sun Moon Empire.

Compared to the enormous sacrifices, such a record was an immense disgrace. Xu Jiujiu was filled with guilt and self-blame. She couldn't even imagine how she would face her elder brother and the elder nobles of the Star Luo Empire when she returned.

Xu Jiujiu was filled with remorse at this moment, constantly reflecting on his situation. If he had known the true situation of the Mingdou Mountains earlier and explored the area before sending a large army to attack, perhaps such a disaster could have been avoided.

If she had known beforehand that Death God Douluo Ye Xishui was in charge, she would never have acted so rashly, causing the Soul Master Legion to suffer such a devastating blow.

However, at this point, no amount of regret can undo the damage.

After taking a deep breath and trying to calm himself down, he slowly swept his gaze over the various legion commanders in the command tent and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "The responsibility for today's defeat lies entirely with me. If I hadn't acted too rashly, the empire wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses. When I return, I will apologize to my brother, but the current situation is critical, and I still hope that you can lend a helping hand and join me in defending this northwestern defense line."

“Your Highness, there’s no need to blame yourself so much. The battle plan we devised was something we discussed and agreed to together. Therefore, we are all partly to blame for this defeat. We cannot place all the responsibility on Your Highness alone. The most urgent task is to quickly boost the morale of the soldiers, reorganize the army, and get them back on their feet to prevent the Sun Moon Empire from taking advantage of the situation to launch an attack on us,” Xuanji Douluo said sincerely, shaking his head gently.

He knew in his heart that although it was the final order issued after a long time, they had all participated in the entire decision-making process, and at this moment they could not put all the blame on the young princess.

While someone certainly needs to take responsibility for this matter, it absolutely cannot be placed entirely on Xu Jiujiu. After all, she is the Star Luo Emperor's only sister and one of the few remaining members of the Star Crown lineage; she absolutely cannot become a sacrifice. (End of Chapter)