Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, I will never die in a battlefield.

Chapter 325 Killing the Chicken to Warn the Monkey: Xingluo is the Chicken to Be Slaughtered

Mingdou Mountain Range.

In a central tent protected by numerous other tents, Xuanji Douluo, Juchui Douluo, and Dai Hao, who was also a Title Douluo, stood before the council table, looking at the urgent document stained with blood, all remaining silent.

There was no way around it; the information in the letter was simply too astonishing, so astonishing that one might wonder if it was fake.

"Gentlemen," finally, it was Xuanji Douluo, the commander of the Star Luo Empire's number one Soul Master Legion, who spoke first, "What do you think we should do?"

Dai Hao remained silent. After a moment of contemplation, the Giant Hammer Douluo finally spoke:

"Perhaps this is fake news. After all, judging from the time when this letter was sent, Kong Deming, Jing Hongchen, and Ye Yulin all appeared suddenly in the court during the morning court session."

"But they clearly fought us this morning, only an hour or two apart. How did they suddenly get from the Mingdou Mountains to Xingluo City? It's really too strange."

"It's not impossible." Xuanji Douluo shook his head: "The Sun Moon Empire is constantly developing new types of soul tools, and no one knows whether they have mastered some kind of long-distance spatial teleportation power."

"I have already sent Tian Sha back to Xingluo City to investigate. With all our efforts, it won't take much time. We'll know the truth then."

"If it's fake, that's fine, but what if it's real? Everyone, what should we do?"

Xuanji Douluo looked at the two people in front of him, or rather, he was looking at Dai Hao.

If the contents of the letter are true, it must mean that Xingluo City has completely fallen and all the royal family members have been captured.

If this possibility is true, then those stationed in the Mingdou Mountains will definitely be attacked from both sides, suffering attacks from both front and rear.

If the emperor is killed, it's still somewhat acceptable, as it can be covered up. However, if he is captured and taken to the front lines, the impact on their army will be far more severe.

As for Dai Hao, it's simply a matter of hoping that he can step forward.

Ten thousand years ago, the ancestor of the Dai family, along with the Sea God Tang San, became the "God of War" and ascended to the God Realm. Such a miracle made the Dai family, even though the Xu family had taken the throne from them for so long, not dare to truly exterminate them. They even treated them with the title of Duke, which shows their importance.

Even among the common people of Xingluo, almost every household knows the name of the Dai family of Xingluo.

Besides, perhaps it was the name of the Dai family ancestor as the "God of War" that made the Dai family descendants extremely prestigious in the army, especially the current generation's White Tiger Duke Dai Hao, whose talent and ability to lead troops were both top-notch.

It was precisely because of this that Dai Hao's prestige in the army reached a terrifying level, and the Star Luo Emperor was extremely wary of him, secretly suppressing him quite a bit.

In the past, such prestige had both advantages and disadvantages, but now, such prestige means that Dai Hao can even replace the Star Luo Emperor, ensuring that the soldiers are not completely demoralized.

Therefore, he passed the problem on to Dai Hao, wanting him to make the decision.

However, faced with this situation, Dai Hao shook his head.

"No matter what, we can't back down."

"Can't I get a refund?" Xuanji Douluo asked in confusion.

Dai Hao looked at Xuanji Douluo and calmly said, "If this letter is fake, then our duty is to wait for reinforcements from Douling and Tianhun Empire and guard the defense line."

"If this letter is genuine, then my Star Luo Empire is powerless to reverse the situation. At that point, it will not be a question of whether we can retreat or not, but whether we can survive."

"The ambitions of the Sun Moon Empire are definitely not limited to the Star Luo Empire, but to the entire Douluo Continent. After Star Luo, it will face the Heavenly Soul and the Battle Spirit."

"Douling Kingdom is the weakest of the three empires, and it has been wavering between my Xingluo and Tianhun. If a real war breaks out, it may surrender before long."

"In order to take down the Heavenly Soul at the lowest possible cost, the Sun Moon Empire must demonstrate its methods and make an example of us. And we are the chicken waiting to be slaughtered."

Dai Hao's words immediately put a lot of pressure on the other two people present. There was no way they could remain calm in the face of such a meaningless and inevitable end, not even those whose titles were being revoked.

As Dai Hao finished speaking, the tent fell silent for a moment.

Suddenly, a figure pulled open the tent flap and walked in, breaking the somewhat tense atmosphere. However, when the three looked up, they saw the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, who had lost an arm, walking in covered in blood.

Blood fell, dripping onto the ground, the sound of which could be heard.

"this"

"Heavenly Fiend Douluo!"

"What's going on?!"

Seeing his three titled colleagues before him, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo finally breathed a sigh of relief. Forcing himself to speak despite his weakened state, he said:

"Star Luo City has fallen."

As soon as the voice fell, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo collapsed as if he could no longer hold on.

Giant Hammer Douluo quickly caught it, while shouting for a healing Soul Master. Not far away, Xuanji Douluo and Dai Hao stood there dumbfounded, their minds filled with Tian Sha Douluo's words, "Star Luo City has fallen."

At this moment, the two of them were completely lost, with only one thought remaining—it was all over.

……

……

On the other side of the Mingdou Mountains, in the bunkers of the Sun and Moon Army's defensive line.

"Big Boss."

With tears in her eyes, Xu Tianzhen huddled pitifully in Huo Yuhao's arms, her small body clutching tightly to him, looking utterly shaken.

"I'm here." Huo Yuhao gently patted the girl's back and unconsciously sighed.

He was never worried about the safety of his princess, after all, the Scythe Emperor, whom he had turned into an undead, was always watching from the shadows, and if anything happened, he would directly take his princess into the undead plane to protect her.

He had anticipated that Xu Tianran would take advantage of Kong Deming's absence to carry out acts of filial piety, so he had been paying attention.

As expected, Xu Tianran made his move, and Huo Yuhao also neatly added a lot of the "residue" he had found over the years to the list, which Xu Tianran then helped him deal with.

At the time, Huo Yuhao carefully examined the list and confirmed that there were indeed many people of royal blood on it. However, Xu Tianzhen was excluded and marked as unkillable. Huo Yuhao then paid no more attention to it.

After all, with the Scythe Emperor protecting him and Xu Tianran certain he wouldn't kill him, he didn't need to worry too much.

结果

Not killing Xu Tianzhen ≠ not killing people in front of Xu Tianzhen.

It's unclear whether Xu Tianran wanted to use Xu Tianzhen to give Huo Yuhao a warning, or whether the people below were simply out of their minds and hadn't grasped the situation.

When Xu Tianzhen was bored, she randomly grabbed a few friends of similar age from other relatives and went to auctions and such.

But who would have thought that right in front of Xu Tianzhen, the assassin sent by Xu Tianran struck, beheading several of Xu Tianzhen's distant relatives, whom she could barely call friends, with a single blow.

(End of this chapter)