Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 481 Fire Phoenix Soul Mentorship

In Ji Lin's view, the original Douluo Three Kingdoms were indeed corrupt. Over the past thousands of years, the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent failed to accept the reality of social development and failed to learn from the strengths of others. As a result, they could only be eliminated by the times.

The original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent were too large, and the power was in the hands of nobles. Even if the royal family wanted to vigorously promote the development of soul tools, it would not be effective in a short time. The vast majority of nobles were still in a state of rejection of soul tools.

Ji Lin felt that it was actually a good thing to let the Sun Moon Empire sweep across the Douluo Continent first. It would sweep away the corrupt nobles who were unwilling to accept soul tools into the dustbin of history, leaving behind nobles who were willing to accept change and keep up with the times, which would make it easier for Ji Lin to rule in the future.

Although the Sun Moon Empire left behind a portion of its army to maintain order in the occupied territories after occupying large swathes of the Heavenly Soul Empire, the number of its troops actually increased rather than decreased.

According to news from the Heavenly Soul Empire, after the Sun Moon Empire conquered a large area of ​​the Heavenly Soul Empire's territory, not only was its main Soul Master Corps not weakened, but it also added two external Soul Master Corps. These two Soul Master Corps were composed of defeated personnel from the Heavenly Soul Empire. Those defeated nobles contributed the most. After the Sun Moon Empire dispersed the incorporated Soul Master Corps, they were distributed among the original Soul Master Corps of the Sun Moon Empire, and given some basic Soul Guidance Devices, thus becoming their combat force.

The Sun Moon Empire is using war to fuel its war effort, growing stronger with each battle. No wonder the Heavenly Soul Empire suffered a crushing defeat; their own people were incompetent, not only failing to stop the Sun Moon Empire's offensive but also defecting to the enemy and becoming part of the Sun Moon Empire's fighting force.

Since the start of the war, the Sun Moon Empire's strategies and tactics have been virtually flawless, and it currently holds a complete advantage.

From the initial feint attack on the Star Luo Empire to contain it, to the overall invasion of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and then to this series of targeted policies and tactics, a huge advantage was gained in the shortest possible time.

While Ji Lin and others were discussing the Sun Moon Empire's strategy, outside the north gate of Dragon City in the Heavenly Soul Empire, a force of 20,000 men was stationed. At this time, the sky was gradually darkening, and wisps of smoke could be faintly seen rising from the direction of the Sun Moon Empire's military camp, indicating that it was dinnertime.

The army outside the north city was very disciplined. Even though it was dinner time, the soldiers were still carrying out their tasks meticulously, including patrolling, reconnaissance, and scouts.

In the center of the military camp, there were hundreds of tents that were much smaller than the tents in the outer camp. Each tent occupied an area of ​​only five or six square meters. These tents were clearly only for one person. Moreover, the quality of these tents was far superior to that of the canvas tents outside. They were all made of tanned cowhide.

The tanned cowhide is tough, and when coated with tung oil, it can ward off water and fire, making it an absolutely top-quality tent. There are hundreds of such tents, arranged neatly, each tent is dark red with light gold patterns on it.

Upon closer inspection, the pale gold patterns turned out to be phoenix designs.

Anyone familiar with the major Soul Master Corps of the Sun Moon Empire can guess what the core of this 20,000-strong army is.

The Sun Moon Empire has five of the most powerful Soul Master Corps. Among them, the Royal Soul Master Corps is the leader, and together with four other Beast King-level Soul Master Corps, they form the protective hand of the Sun Moon Empire.

The Soul Master Corps in front of us, which uses the phoenix pattern, is clearly the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps, one of the four Beast King-level Soul Master Corps, also known as the Phoenix Soul Master Corps.

Among all the Soul Master Corps in the Sun Moon Empire, the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps ranks among the top three, second only to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps and the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Corps.

In the dark red command tent located in the center of the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Group's tent, sitting in the main seat was none other than the current Empress of the Sun Moon Empire, and also the commander-in-chief of the Sun Moon Empire's invasion war, Ju Zi.

Orange, dressed in fiery red armor, sat high in the main seat, having a meal.

Even while having dinner, Orange wasn't idle; she was carefully studying the battle report in her left hand.

Ju Zi's expedition to the Heavenly Soul Empire went almost smoothly, with the only unexpected event being the breach of the Mingdou Mountains. The Star Luo Empire dispatched an elite team to sabotage the Sun Moon Empire, forcing her to send troops back to provide support.

The fall of the Mingdou Mountains actually had a significant impact on the Sun Moon Empire's overall plan for launching this war. As for Death God Douluo Ye Xishui, her status was so high that no one dared to question her.

According to Ye Xishui, a Limit Douluo from the Star Luo Empire led more than a dozen Title Douluos to infiltrate the Mingdou Mountain Range and sabotage its defenses.

Unable to hold the line alone, Ye Xishui had no choice but to retreat.

This answer was not very satisfactory to Ju Zi. However, although she was the Empress of the Empire, her status in the Sun Moon Empire was far inferior to that of Ye Xi Shui. Therefore, even if she was dissatisfied, there was nothing she could do.

Even Xu Tianran was helpless against Ye Xishui. He couldn't afford to offend the Holy Spirit Cult. The Holy Spirit Cult's two Limit Douluo and numerous evil soul masters were one of the foundations for his success in unifying the country. Therefore, he had no way to deal with Death God Douluo Ye Xishui, and Ye Xishui was currently his godmother on the surface.

With the addition of another Limit Douluo to the Star Luo Empire, Xu Tianran became even more reliant on the Holy Spirit Sect. After Chi Yuan made her move, her identity could no longer be concealed. After all, she had openly joined the Star Luo Empire's Hall of Worship before leaving to join the Free Gate founded by Ji Lin as the Grand Elder.

Only Death God Douluo and Dragon Emperor Douluo could stand against Chi Yuan. How could Xu Tianran dare to offend the Holy Spirit Cult? Even if the Holy Spirit Cult leader Zhongli Wu openly tried to intimidate him, he dared not show any dissatisfaction and could only suppress all his killing intent and anger.

In this war, the Sun Moon Empire was very confident in its overall strength. The invention of the Linked Soul Tool gave them an absolute advantage in the overall war.

However, in terms of high-end combat power, the Sun Moon Empire, with the strength of a single nation, still faces some uncertainty in dealing with the three kingdoms originally belonging to Douluo Continent and Shrek Academy. Therefore, they must rely on the power of the Holy Spirit Cult.

If it weren't for the sudden appearance of the Crimson Douluo, Ju Zi believed that with Ye Xi Shui guarding the Ming Dou Mountain Range, there would have been no problem at all. But who knew that the Crimson Douluo would suddenly appear and disrupt Ju Zi's plans.

Next, Duke White Tiger used a ruthless tactic, and no matter how capable Orange was, she was temporarily restrained.

Duke White Tiger scattered the Star Luo Empire's Soul Master Legion, dispatching five of them, in small teams of thirty men each, to infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire on a large scale and wreak havoc.

The primary targets of the sabotage were the granaries and armories in major cities of the Sun Moon Empire.

At least 150 Soul Master squads dispersed and entered the Sun Moon Empire's territory. They harassed the empire wherever they went, retreating in an instant and never giving the Sun Moon Empire a chance to encircle and annihilate them. It was like fighting a guerrilla war. In just over a month, they caused considerable losses to the Sun Moon Empire.

As a result, the Sun Moon Empire's royal family had to withdraw several Soul Master Corps to defend their territory. They even mobilized the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps, their trump card, to encircle and defend the territory, which temporarily suppressed the Soul Master forces that had infiltrated from the Star Luo Empire.

However, the situation remains deadlocked.

What the Sun Moon Empire can do now is to produce as many high-altitude detection soul tools as possible, using their reconnaissance advantage to counter the Star Luo Empire soul masters who have infiltrated the country.

However, high-altitude detection soul guides are expensive to manufacture, and the Sun Moon Empire has a vast territory, so it is impossible to cover the entire territory. That's why the White Tiger Duke's move is considered a ruthless strategy.

In a direct battle, no one is a match for Death God Douluo, but Death God Douluo Ye Xishui is only human, not a god, and she cannot possibly take care of too many areas at the same time.

The Soul Masters who infiltrated the Sun Moon Empire were keeping the country occupied, while Duke White Tiger himself led the remaining Soul Master legion and the Northwest Army Group of the Star Luo Empire to build defensive fortifications in the Mingdou Mountains, and regained everything that had been lost.

With the Star Luo Empire holding them back, the Sun Moon Empire can only maintain the status quo and has no more power to continue its offensive. In particular, the Sun Moon Empire does not dare to launch an offensive in the direction of Shrek Academy, as even the Holy Spirit Cult is very wary of Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy has a considerable number of Title Douluos, and it has a prestige and foundation of tens of thousands of years in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms. No one knows what other trump cards Shrek Academy has, or how many reclusive sects will respond to Shrek Academy's call to come out of seclusion and help in the battle, just like the first Holy War between the Sun Moon Empire and the original Douluo Three Kingdoms thousands of years ago, where hundreds of Title Douluos were directly sent to fight the Sun Moon Empire.

More importantly, Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao and Death God Ye Xishui, out of consideration for their past relationship, made it clear that they would not directly participate in the attack on Shrek Academy under any circumstances.

Without the participation of these two Limit Douluos in the war against Shrek Academy, Xu Tianran has no confidence in fighting Shrek Academy head-on, at least for now.

After returning to Mingdu in person and having a deep conversation with Xu Tianran, Ju Zi, following a series of military meetings, decided to temporarily stabilize the current situation and infiltrate as much as possible within the territory of the already occupied Tianhun Empire. The series of policies of the Sun Moon Empire that Ji Lin and the others had discussed were all formulated by Ju Zi. After this war, Ju Zi's prestige in the Sun Moon Empire has increased almost exponentially, especially in the military. Now, the Fire Phoenix Soul Instructor Corps has completely submitted to Ju Zi, and even the former leader of the Fire Phoenix Soul Instructor Corps, who was demoted to deputy leader, is completely convinced of Ju Zi's authority.

(End of this chapter)