Civilian Soul Masters in Douluo World

Chapter 392 Frontline
The soldiers on the front lines of the Heaven Dou Empire were already hesitant to fight due to the incident in Heaven Dou City. The sudden deployment of troops by the Spirit Empire crushed the Heaven Dou Empire's front lines in one fell swoop and quickly occupied the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire.

When news from the front lines reached the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Emperor Xue Ye was shocked. The sudden deployment of troops by the Martial Soul Empire had disrupted his plans.

They had originally planned to seek an opportunity to retaliate against the Spirit Empire, but with such casualties suffered by Heaven Dou City, it was impossible to let it go so easily.

However, the Spirit Empire gave the Heavenly Dou Empire no chance to breathe and launched an invasion directly.

“Your Majesty, it is certainly too late for us to urgently mobilize reinforcements. The best course of action at present is to allow the cities near the front line to organize their own troops to provide support,” the Grand Councilor immediately stepped forward and said.

As soon as news from the front lines reached Tiandou City, these ministers were urgently summoned back to the palace to discuss countermeasures.

As a Grand Councilor, he understood the importance of speed in warfare. If he allowed Tiandou City to mobilize troops, it would give the Martial Soul Empire too much time.

Moreover, Heaven Dou City has just suffered damage from the Fallen Soul Masters, and it needs financial and human resources everywhere. If troops are to be transferred from Heaven Dou City, it will touch the interests of the major nobles. Even if they dare not complain, there will be a delay.

"Your Majesty, it may be difficult to stop the advance of the Martial Soul Empire by relying solely on ordinary troops."

"Earl Weissen, what are your thoughts?" Emperor Xueye asked, looking at a middle-aged man below.

“There are Soul Master forces in cities across the country. I think we can forcibly conscript them to form a Soul Master army and send them to the front line to fight against the Martial Soul Empire.”

We can promise them compensation afterward; but if they dare to refuse, we can make an example of them first.

Earl Wesson's words also drew criticism from some courtiers.

"If we forcibly conscript them, will it provoke their resistance? If they end up joining the Martial Soul Empire, that would be bad."

“It’s not easy to use the method of forced conscription against some powerful Soul Master families.”

"If they openly refuse to be drafted, what should we do?"

Lord Wilson was clearly prepared for their questions.

“We can first recruit Soul Masters from the Thunder God Sect and the Clear Sky Sect. As long as they agree, I don’t think any Soul Master faction will dare to refuse us.”

Upon hearing this, the way everyone looked at him changed.

You can conscript them as you please, but why should the Clear Sky Sect and the Thunder God Sect listen to you? Besides, the Thunder God Sect clashed with the Empire not long ago. Now, if you want to conscript Soul Masters from them, isn't that just adding fuel to the fire?

Earl Wilson ignored their gazes and continued speaking.

"Your Majesty, the Clear Sky Sect and the Thunder God Sect have a blood feud with the Spirit Hall, the predecessor of the Spirit Empire. The Clear Sky Sect was once forced into seclusion, and many of its members died tragically at the hands of the Spirit Hall. The Thunder God Sect's predecessor, the Wind and Thunder Sect, was even more tragically destroyed."
They absolutely do not want the Spirit Empire to grow stronger. They must understand the principle of mutual dependence, that if one falls, the other will be vulnerable. There is a misunderstanding between us and the Thunder God Sect, but the Spirit Empire has played a role in it. Sect Master Ning has a good relationship with both major sects; we can ask him for help to clear up the misunderstanding.

Emperor Xueye nodded, agreeing with Earl Weisun's words. The misunderstanding with the Thunder God Sect needed to be resolved. The gates of Tiandou City were still blocked by mountains, which had led to the decline of Tiandou City's economy.

Clearing up the misunderstanding and getting the Thunder God Sect to move the mountain was also very important.

The Grand Councilor nodded in agreement, stating that the role of ordinary troops in wars was becoming increasingly minor, while armies formed by Soul Masters were the main force determining the course of wars.

The Star Luo Empire suffered repeated defeats on the battlefield because of the Soul Master Legion of the Spirit Empire.

The situation was only brought under control after the intervention of ancient soul master sects such as the Star Crown Sect.

Emperor Xueye intends to entrust the matter of resolving the misunderstanding with the Thunder God Sect to Xue Beng, as he is now the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire and needs to shoulder a responsibility.

Food supplies are indispensable for war, and for an army composed of Soul Masters, they cannot be neglected, adding to the expense. The Empire's expenses have already been substantial recently, so Emperor Xueye plans to extract funds from the various noble families.

At this point, they inevitably started complaining about being poor again, but Emperor Xueye ignored their attempts to gain sympathy and directly stated that if they didn't have to pay money, they could provide people, specifically Soul Masters.

The court fell silent; they decided to go back and obediently raise the money.

When Xue Beng learned that Emperor Xue Ye had entrusted him with the task of clearing up the misunderstanding of the Thunder God Sect, his expression changed drastically.

He is not yet able to remain calm and composed like an emperor.

But during this time, he learned a lot from Ning Fengzhi.

When faced with this problem, the first person I thought of was Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi ended the conversation between the Thunder God Sect and the Clear Sky Sect, from which he drew a terrifying conclusion.

He immediately returned to the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace to verify this conclusion.

Emperor Xueye had just returned to his palace from the court when Ning Fengzhi rushed over to find him.

I thought he had also learned of the Spirit Empire's war and had come here to discuss strategies.

"Sect Master Ning, I know what you want to ask. This time, the Martial Soul Empire's sudden military action resulted in them occupying a portion of our territory. Once Marshal Ge Long reorganizes the battle lines, we will surely be able to reclaim the lost land."

Ning Fengzhi was stunned for a moment. He had not yet learned of this news. In the past few days, he had been discussing with the elders of the Thunder God Sect and the Clear Sky Sect whether the evil methods of fallen soul masters could revive a titled Douluo-level powerhouse.

But there have been no rumors about this.

It wasn't until Sect Leader Ning recalled the ancient book he had once read that he realized it was just an ancient text, with content that leaned towards a fantastical world, and he had only read it for entertainment.

Looking back now, I feel a chill run down my spine.

"Your Majesty, I've come to you to inquire about something else." Ning Fengzhi's breathing was somewhat heavy, and he overlooked many details.

If it were the ordinary Ning Fengzhi, even if he didn't know about the war on the front lines, he would consider Emperor Xueye's face and gloss over the matter with his words.

Emperor Xueye noticed that Ning Fengzhi's expression was off, but he overlooked the details.

"What happened?"

"Your Majesty, how were the bodies of the soldiers killed in the war with the Spirit Empire disposed of?"

Ok?
Emperor Xueye frowned. In the war with the Spirit Empire, the Spirit Empire had basically gained the upper hand, and the so-called battlefields naturally became the territory of the Spirit Empire.

Soldiers die on the battlefield, so it's naturally the Martial Soul Empire that handles the corpses of the defeated.

Ning Fengzhi's question truly embarrassed the Heavenly Dou Emperor.

However, he still explained the situation to Ning Fengzhi, including the Star Luo Empire.

(End of this chapter)