Give Douluo a technological shock

Then the father pinched the little girl's chubby cheeks again, who was still half-understanding, and handed her over to a woman not far away who had a reluctant look in her eyes.

He gazed at the young and beautiful woman for a long time without speaking, finally laughing heartily, "Take good care of Xiao Xi. I heard from the Martial Soul Organization that Xiao Xi has excellent soul power talent, and the military allowance is very high. You must nurture her well. Our Ye family has farmed all our lives, and thanks to you, she's our first Innate Soul Master."

As they were talking, the beautiful woman suddenly threw herself into the man's arms, choking back tears, "I know everything, I know everything."

With a sigh deep in his heart, the man named Ye Ming gently patted his wife Ma Yun's soft back, unsure of what to say for a moment.

Ye Ming, whose ancestors had always toiled in the soil, didn't know what he had done to deserve marrying a Soul Master wife because of his talent for Soul Tools, thus allowing his Ye family to have a Soul Master descendant.

He originally thought his wife, Ma Yun, was unaware of the outcome of the battle at the front, but he underestimated the power of his wife's Soul Master family.

Ye Ming held his wife and daughter in silence for a long time before finally sighing softly, "Because of Xingdou, we were able to be together. Because of Xingdou, we live a life that our ancestors never dared to imagine. Because of Xingdou, we can give our children a better future. And now, the time has come for Xingdou to need me."

"Next up, Ye Ming!"

"Take care," Ye Ming said, giving his wife a final, gentle kiss on the forehead. He then pinched his daughter Ye Xiaoxi's chubby cheeks before turning and entering the Star Dou Recruiting Office.

"Ye Ming, a Level 4 Soulless Soul Master of the Star Dou Engineering Institute and a citizen of Star Dou, reporting for duty!"

"Luo Cheng, a senior soul-guided combat vehicle driver from the Star Dou Geological Engineering Academy and a citizen of Star Dou, reporting for duty!"

"Ning Zhan, Senior Soul Guidance Device Theoretical Advisor of Star Dou Military Academy and a citizen of Star Dou, reporting for duty!"

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On the outskirts of Star City, along the cobblestone path leading to Star City, a young man with blue eyes and a petite, adorable girl walked silently together in a tranquil atmosphere. Beside them, a blue wind hound the size of a cheetah was playfully running around them.

After walking for a long time in the tranquil atmosphere, the unique colorful glazed lights of Star City illuminated the bluestone path through the gaps in the lush foliage of the dense forest, making it look beautiful and dreamlike.

The ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, the Wind Chaser Hound, suddenly tugged at the trouser leg of the blue-eyed youth in front of it, then transformed into a gust of wind and disappeared from the spot.

The blue-eyed youth whose trouser leg had been pulled silently turned around and looked at the beautiful and gentle woman standing behind him amidst the dazzling neon lights. He smiled slightly and asked, "Xiaoxiao, what's wrong?"

The shimmering light resembled parallel beams of light—romantic, vibrant, and dreamlike. The young woman stood quietly amidst the dazzling light, the soft glow as if draping her in a dreamlike wedding veil, exquisitely beautiful and ethereal.

"You've only been back for a few days, are you leaving again?"

The girl's voice was light, serene, and gentle, like the most beautiful bird song in the forest, capable of cleansing one's soul.

Yang Xiao, who was standing in the shade of the trees ahead, remained silent for a moment, then smiled gently and asked, "What's wrong? Are you reluctant to part?"

"I don't care about you! I'm serious!" Xiao Xiao's face flushed slightly, and then she said in a slightly exasperated and angry tone.

"Hehe~" Yang Xiao, dressed in a light blue casual robe and with a head of elegant long hair, chuckled lightly, then said with a smile, "How about I leave my head to you first, so you won't be reluctant to part with it."

"You bastard! Who wants your head?!" Xiao Xiao was furious at Yang Xiao's joke and immediately stepped forward and gave Yang Xiao a few hard slaps on the chest.

"Cough! Cough! Don't hit so hard!"

Unwittingly, Yang Xiao coughed after being hit by several punches from Xiao Xiao, leaving him somewhat helpless.

"Who told you to become so glib-tongued!"

"Haha, I was just kidding."

"You can't joke like that!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't take things so seriously! If you do, it's not a joke anymore, it's a clown!"

"You're so outrageous!"

"Hahaha"

The two walked and joked along amidst the dappled, shimmering light, with Yang Xiao's contracted dog hopping and skipping behind them not far away.

Until the two unknowingly arrived at the outskirts of the dazzling Star City, and the root of all conflict appeared before them in an extremely ethereal and dreamlike form, Yang Xiao stared intently at Star City, which was at the core of the energy torrent, and after a long silence, finally said slowly:

"With the assistance of 100,000 Star Luo troops and 30,000 Star Dou troops, totaling 130,000 troops, Star Dou fought against the 150,000-strong army of Sun and Moon in the Star Luo Campaign. Star Dou achieved an unexpected kill ratio of 1:4, defeating Sun and Moon troops, annihilating 30,000 enemy soldiers, but suffering 6,000 casualties themselves. Adding the losses of Star Luo troops, this kill ratio would reach 1:1."

This was a war that took place yesterday, and by this morning, detailed battle reports had already been gathered within the Star Dou Empire through high-level experts or communication devices.

The power of the Sun Moon Empire once again exceeded almost everyone's expectations, especially when conducting group army operations. The overwhelming army formed a 'Soul Suppression Domain,' which almost reduced the Soul Guidance Device War to the most primitive hand-to-hand combat.

In hand-to-hand combat, the Sun and Moon Army's fighting spirit was almost as strong as that of the Star Army.

"The first formal field battle between the Star Army and the Sun and Moon Army ended in a Pyrrhic victory. Do you know what that means?"

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"This means that Xingdou must undertake a large-scale military expansion, which means the army will suffer even greater losses."

"The addition of a high-level combatant like myself will reduce the number of losses in the army and avoid unnecessary casualties in the Star Dou."

Yang Xiao looked at the rosy clouds on the horizon and sighed softly.

The Star Luo Battle, involving nearly 300,000 people, was a high-intensity melee that lasted all night. Both sides lost 20% of their forces but showed no signs of defeat. In the end, it was the titled Douluo of both sides who forcibly separated the two armies under the pressure of their formations, ending the Star Luo Battle ahead of schedule.

One side fights for their beliefs, another for their country, and the third for resources to survive. In a soul-suppressing environment called "Harmony," they engage in a brutal, primal battle.

The Sun and Moon Army is not like the Heavenly Soul Army or the Fighting Spirit Army, which can be easily defeated by the Star Dou Soul Guidance Tool Army. They know how to deal with Soul Guidance Tool warfare, possess firepower range, have a firm fighting will, and also have powerful weapons that can suppress the activity of soul power.

Within the 'Harmonious Army Formation' composed of over 100,000 troops, almost all the soul power cannons were unusable. Apart from fixed-mount soul tool shells, melee soul tools, and soul tool armor, it was difficult for soul power fluctuations exceeding the Soul Emperor level to appear!

When Xu Mu was guarding Xingluo City, he found that the [Xieming] soul tool did not perform well during the siege. With seven Title Douluos clustered together, it was easy for their soul power to be unable to suppress much. At the same time, there were many high-energy soul tools in the city, which would also share the soul power pressure.

Moreover, during the siege, the Sun and Moon Army and the Star Luo garrison will be at a certain distance, and the distance will reduce the suppression of soul power. Therefore, when facing a stronghold like Star Luo City with a high total amount of soul power, the Sun and Moon Army's soul power suppression will be greatly reduced, and may even result in a loss of 200 to the enemy and 1000 to oneself.

The Star Luo Empire's Yuming City defense line was breached too quickly. Otherwise, the Star Luo army, having figured out the strengths and weaknesses of the Sun and Moon armies, might not have been able to turn the tide, but at least they wouldn't have been pushed aside so quickly.

Now, Xu Mu, who is known for his prudence, personally organized this large-scale battle involving nearly 300,000 troops with the mission of "feeling the strength of the Sun and Moon Army's frontal forces," and ultimately won by an extremely narrow margin.

"Some people in Xingdou say that Xu Mu should continue to play it safe and take it slow, and shouldn't enter the Sun and Moon Army's advantageous home field."

Xiao Xiao did not respond to Yang Xiao's question, but instead brought up something that seemed to have nothing to do with Yang Xiao.

But what Xiao Xiao didn't expect was that Yang Xiao slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and then slowly said, "Xu Mu is a very strange person. The important reason why Xing Dou was not attacked by the four countries is that he selectively revealed information, which made Xing Luo's defensive focus shift to the Sun and Moon, ultimately forcing Xing Luo to fight against the Sun and Moon."

"He also orchestrated the population transfer at the border of Tianhun Douling. According to incomplete statistics, more than one million of the current population of Xingdou have some connection with him."

"In fact, Xingdou's current intelligence system was cultivated by Xu Mu himself, and he also trained many of its core members. He would never make such a serious mistake."

As a member of the Sword Pavilion and the last disciple of Long Xiaoyao, the former dean of the Star Dou Martial Soul Academy, who graduated with remarkable speed, Yang Xiao knows more about the inner workings of Star Dou.

Thinking about it, the fact that Xu Mu led an army of 130,000 against the Sun and Moon Army, which had fought many battles, for the first time, and ultimately won by a narrow margin under the enemy's constraints, already demonstrates how terrifying Xu Mu was.

"So the Star Luo Battle was a show that person specifically sent to Star Dou, to tell everyone in Star Dou that they must not underestimate the Sun and Moon!"

"You can completely believe that he is catering to the expansion policy of the Dawn regime, while also satisfying his assessment of the Sun and Moon Army at its strongest state, which will facilitate his subsequent strategic arrangements."

Just like how veteran boxers sometimes use their strong arms to absorb the heavy punches of younger boxers, in order to assess their own endurance and adjust their subsequent fighting style.

Moreover, just as Yang Xiao said, Xu Mu conveyed two messages to the Star Dou Empire through the Star Luo Defense War and the Star Luo Battle: they can fight, but they lack manpower!

The sudden upgrade of soul tool technology nearly caused the Sun Moon Army to collapse. Furthermore, the Star Dou Empire achieved a slight advantage against the Sun Moon Army on the main battlefield, serving as a wake-up call for the Star Dou Empire to accelerate its soul tool technology reform. To reduce casualties, it needed to target the Sun Moon Army with a focus on soul tool technology!

"Then you can wait until the modern soul-guided weapon army is fully established before going to the front lines."

Hearing Yang Xiao's patient explanation, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted.

"Sigh," Yang Xiao subconsciously patted Xiao Xiao's head, then stared into the girl's eyes and said softly, "I'm not going to the front lines."

"Then who are you?"

"I'm going to the western border of Xingluo, which has been occupied for more than a month."

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“A hundred-man wolf rider squad of the Azure Wolf Cavalry has infiltrated the western region of Star Luo. Something is very wrong in the occupied area. There is a thousand miles of white land. Seventeen wolf riders have been lost. Star Dou needs to carry out a deep operation. I am the best ‘wolf shepherd’.”

Because they were deep in enemy territory, the wolf riders were easily surrounded and attacked by high-level enemy warriors, so they urgently needed a 'wolf shepherd' who could counter high-speed enemies.

Yang Xiao was already subtly revealing some information to Xiao Xiao that had not been made public by the Star Dou Army. One of these information was the strange silence in the Star Luo Western Realm and the large number of high-level Soul Masters that should not have been present in the Sun Moon Army that was besieging the Wolf Riders.

Although some filth has resurfaced in the world, Yang Xiao still doesn't want Xiao Xiao to come into contact with it.

Feeling the warmth emanating from Yang Xiao's palm above her head, Xiao Xiao remained silent.

Yang Xiao wasn't going to the dangerous front lines, but rather to the even more dangerous enemy rear. This left Xiao Xiao speechless for a moment.

Ouch~~

The silence lasted for an unknown amount of time until a distant wolf howl echoed from afar.

"Don't worry, after the war, I'll take you to the Kunlun Continent, which you've been longing for for so long, to dig up giant bamboo shoots in the ancient bamboo sea."

Yang Xiao gently rubbed Xiao Xiao's little head, and his slender figure quietly disappeared into the breeze of thousands of rays of light. Also disappearing with him was the contracted soul beast, the Ten-Thousand-Year Wind Chaser, which had been following the two of them in the distance.

"Why are you walking so fast?" Feeling the lingering warmth fading from her little head, Xiao Xiao looked at the empty wilderness, then at the red rope woven from her own hair in her hand, and sighed softly.

rustle rustle

Suddenly, a breeze swept in front of Xiao Xiao, and then she saw the Wind Chaser, who had returned to its true form and was several times stronger than a tiger or leopard, appear in front of Xiao Xiao, carrying Yang Xiao by the back of his collar, who had a smirking expression.

"Hehe." Yang Xiao scratched his head with an embarrassed smile, then casually cut off a piece of black hair from his head. He clumsily and hurriedly took out a red thread from his pocket and, with Xiao Xiao's amused expression, hurriedly and quickly wove a red rope.

Those tense and trembling fingers flying up and down were an experience Yang Xiao had never had, even before he awakened his Dao technique and was on the verge of death.

"Hehe!" Looking at the overly nervous Yang Xiao, Xiao Xiao chuckled and then generously tied her red string to Yang Xiao's somewhat cold wrist. Xiao Xiao's soft fingers gave Yang Xiao a long-lost urge to run away.

Then, seemingly noticing Yang Xiao's somewhat frozen expression, Xiao Xiao took the red string from the boy in front of her, tied it to her right wrist, and then raised her wrist and waved it back and forth in front of Yang Xiao, who was being carried away by the chasing dog.

"Alright! Stop looking like you're being forced! Hurry up and go!"

Xiao Xiao pretended to be very angry, but couldn't help laughing.

"Bye-bye!"