Civilian Soul Masters in Douluo World

Chapter 466 Planning
Inside the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, Emperor Xueye learned of all these changes, his eyes filled with a mixture of relief and regret.

The beast tide that appeared in the Spirit Empire was indeed an excellent opportunity for the Heaven Dou Empire. If Ning Fengzhi's request had been granted at that time, the three sect leaders would have helped the Heaven Dou Empire reclaim a large amount of territory.

This is a rare opportunity. If we miss this chance, who knows when we will be able to take back our territory from the Spirit Empire?
Unless another beast tide breaks out within the Spirit Empire, it is clear from the current situation that both the Star Dou Great Forest and Spirit City suffered heavy losses in this beast tide, and a beast tide may not occur in the short term.

However, Emperor Xueye was also somewhat relieved because the Star Luo Empire cooperated with the three sects to attack the Spirit Empire. As a result, the Spirit Empire controlled Dai Mubai, thus restraining the Star Luo Empire.

Not only did they fail to reclaim territory from the Martial Soul Empire, they also lost 40% of the Empire's army.

If the Heaven Dou Empire had taken action at that time, would the Spirit Empire have also prepared countermeasures that would have caused the Heaven Dou Empire to suffer heavy losses?

This was something Emperor Xueye was glad about, because he couldn't see through the methods of the Spirit Empire and might be outmaneuvered as a result.

The Martial Soul Empire supported the White Tiger Kingdom with the territory of ten cities, seemingly at a great cost. However, the relationship between the White Tiger Kingdom and the Star Luo Empire was prone to conflict at any time, almost constantly draining the Star Luo Empire's national strength.

This is a good thing for the Spirit Empire.

The Martial Soul Empire needs to recover, and having the White Tiger Kingdom weaken the Star Luo Empire and prevent its army from growing stronger is a worthwhile deal.

In name only, the White Tiger Kingdom is a vassal state of the Spirit Empire, and is therefore part of the Spirit Empire.

From any perspective, the Martial Soul Empire has the advantage.

"Your Majesty, the Tang Clan has manufactured another batch of Zhuge Crossbows, enough to carry another army." Prince Xuexing appeared in the palace and respectfully addressed Emperor Xueye above.

Prince Xuexing hesitated, unsure whether he should voice his concerns.

"What's wrong? Just say what you want to say." Emperor Xueye could tell at a glance that something was wrong with Prince Xuexing, and knew that he had something to say.

"Your Majesty, I have heard that Wuhun City has been attacked by a beast tide. Bibi Dong has mobilized a large number of troops to defend it, but they have suffered heavy losses. Is this an excellent opportunity to reclaim the territory that belongs to our Heaven Dou Empire?"

Prince Xuexing revealed his purpose. The reason for his hesitation was that he was worried that the Spirit Empire might have special means to deal with them, just like the Star Luo Empire had encountered.

But such a good opportunity is very rare.

"Da da da!"

Emperor Xueye tapped his fingers involuntarily on the dragon throne. This was also what troubled him. He had already missed one opportunity, but as things stood, the Martial Soul Empire was still weak and there was an opportunity to take advantage of it.

"Our army is equipped with the Zhuge Crossbow, which greatly enhances its combat effectiveness. Moreover, our army has been repeatedly defeated by the Martial Soul Empire's attacks and has lost its morale. I think the army needs to take this opportunity to restore its morale."

Prince Xuexing's words hit the nail on the head. Under the suppression of the Martial Soul Empire, the Imperial Army lost its morale, which not only affected the morale of the army, but also had varying impacts on many parts of the country.

We definitely need a victory to boost morale.

"clatter!"

Emperor Xueye's fingers gripped the dragon throne tightly; he had made his decision.

"Alright, try our best to train the legion equipped with Zhuge crossbows so that they can become an effective fighting force. We do need a victory."

"Yes!" Prince Xuexing responded excitedly. To prevent any accidents, Emperor Xueye summoned Dugu Bo as well.

"Your Excellency Poison Douluo, this time we need your help. We plan to launch a strong attack on the Spirit Empire, but we need the assistance of the three major sects. We hope they can lend the empire a hand."
After the mission is accomplished, regardless of the outcome, the empire will reward them handsomely.

Dugu Bo was taken aback for a moment. Previously, Ning Fengzhi had come to the palace to see Emperor Xueye, hoping that he would send troops to the Martial Soul Empire, but Emperor Xueye refused.

Now that the beast tide of the Spirit Empire has receded, Emperor Xueye is instead going to attack the Spirit Empire?

In fact, this was also the result of Emperor Xueye's careful consideration. The imperial army was equipped with Zhuge Divine Crossbow, which raised its combat power to a new level. Another reason was to take advantage of psychological inertia.

They didn't dare attack the Spirit Empire when they had the advantage before, so they're even less likely to do so now. We'll take advantage of that to launch a surprise attack.

"Very well, Your Majesty, await my news!"

Dugu Bo didn't ask any more questions and got up to head to the three major sects. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had encountered the Spirit Hall's Soul Extinction Plan, but some of the sect's disciples had escaped. The Soul Masters with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul were still very powerful support-type Soul Masters, and this force could not be ignored.

Emperor Xueye was also worried that the three major sects might refuse. Relying solely on the strength of the imperial army would ultimately pose a great risk, but if the soul master power of the three major sects were added, it would be a different story.

Dugu Bo's figure appeared one after another among the three major sects. When he returned to the Heaven Dou Royal Family with a smile on his face, it meant that he had brought good news.

Tang San also had the first batch of Tang Sect disciples cooperate with the three major sects to assist the army of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Having received replies from the three major sects, Emperor Xueye no longer hesitated and ordered the Heavenly Dou Empire's army to launch a counterattack, seizing this rare opportunity.

With the support of the three major sects, the Soul Master forces in the border area felt immense pressure, and voices of cowardice and surrender emerged among them.

"Surrender! With the Soul Masters from the Thunder God Sect and the Clear Sky Sect appearing, we are no match for them."

"Damn it, the Spirit Empire forcibly conscripted our family's spirit masters to Spirit City back then, but now that the Heaven Dou Empire's army is attacking, why haven't they made a sound?"

"We cannot surrender. If we surrender, the Heavenly Dou Empire will definitely not let us go. It was because of our betrayal that the Heavenly Dou Empire lost the territory along the border."

"..."

With all sorts of noises emanating from the scene, it was clear that no conclusion could be reached through discussion.

The Heavenly Dou Empire wouldn't give them any extra time. The border area was easily reclaimed, and the army advanced with unstoppable momentum, determined to take back the land they had once possessed.

The Spirit Empire is indeed somewhat weakened. Having suffered heavy losses during the beast tide in the Star Dou Great Forest, and with no guarantee that a second beast tide will not occur, the defensive strength of Spirit City cannot be weakened.

Therefore, Bibi Dong was going to give up a portion of the territory and return it to the Heaven Dou Empire.

As for the next step of retaking the territory?
That will be the moment to launch a general offensive, and the moment when the Spirit Empire will unify the continent.

Now the Spirit Empire needs to recover, and she also needs to take the most important step to lay the foundation for the next great war.

(End of this chapter)