Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 158—God of War? Nothing at all.

Inside the Starlight Auction House, Qian Lingyun was leisurely leaning back in a soft recliner, enjoying a dessert. To her right, Feng Ling also had a satisfied smile on her face.

The long-awaited Phoenix Saintess has finally returned, and the mission can be said to have been more than accomplished.

Aside from their original mission to find the Phoenix Saintess, they not only captured a Title Douluo from the Body Sect, but also stole a 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo worth 150 million gold soul coins, and even... caused some enmity between the Mingde Hall, Body Sect, and Shrek Academy.

In this light, it truly is a case of killing four birds with one stone, making an incredible profit!

"Holy Maiden, do you think Shrek Academy will still go head-to-head with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy now that they've lost one of their three main fighters?"

Feng Ling, who was covered with a blanket and had a smile on her face, turned her head and suddenly asked.

"Probably not! They were already at a disadvantage, and now without Ma Xiaotao, their main player, they're at a huge disadvantage. If I were them, I would admit defeat. With their lineup, it's not shameful for them to lose!" Qian Lingyun put down her porcelain bowl, leaned against the sofa armrest, and answered lazily.

"We've been out for so long, when are we going back?" Fengling asked again.

"We've been out for so long, what's a little longer? Let's wait until the Eighth Elder helps the Phoenix Saintess 'recognize' her true identity!" Qian Lingyun smiled meaningfully, her face revealing an unsettling smile.

Suddenly, she glanced at the rare metal on the auction stage, raised her bidding paddle, and said softly, "I bid 150,000 gold soul coins!"

"Alright, let's nurture the Phoenix Saintess properly before taking her back, it'll save us trouble later." Feng Ling snorted lightly, following Qian Lingyun's eager gaze to the auction stage, her delicate brows furrowing slightly, and asked in confusion:

"This rare metal isn't even that great quality, why spend so much money to buy it!"

"Money can't buy my happiness. Isn't money meant to be spent?" Qian Lingyun chuckled and said.

"Since there's nothing else to do right now, let's just watch the Star Luo Royal Family finish presenting the awards before we leave!"

And so, at the moment the auctioneer brought down the gavel, the two finalized their upcoming travel arrangements.

The alluring Douluo, diligently working in the undead demiplane: "Hey, hey, hey, have you really forgotten about me?"

……

After the auction, the two returned to the Star Emperor Hotel, where they received a message from an insider of the organizer who had hired them at a high price.

Star Luo Royal Academy forfeited its match against Shrek Academy the following day, preparing instead to directly compete for third place.

"As expected." Qian Lingyun casually tossed the message aside, lay straight down on the bed, closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep.

The next day, as expected, Di'ao Academy was defeated by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, who were holding back their anger.

Thus, the winning team of this Soul Master Competition has been determined, and the championship battle is about to begin. Qian Lingyun thought that Shrek Academy would submit a withdrawal application to the competition organizing committee today, and that would be the end of the competition, with everyone going their separate ways.

But everything seems to be heading in another direction…

The final day, Xingluo City.

As the capital and largest city of the Star Luo Empire, it has experienced urban congestion for several consecutive days.

Urban congestion is characterized by crowds of people on every street.

The two semi-final matches of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament have ended, and queues began to form outside Star Luo Square from the moment the semi-finals ended and people dispersed.

Some people have even queued for two days and two nights, all for the sake of witnessing the grand finale of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament. Perhaps, this will be a momentous event they will talk about for the rest of their lives.

In response, Qian Lingyun and her companion, who had hired someone to queue for tickets, could only say, "Are you crazy?! Queuing for two days, and all you get is fried dough sticks to eat for nutrition!"

The weather wasn't great today; it was overcast with dark clouds and a light mist shrouded Xingluo City. Occasionally, a few fine raindrops drifted down from the sky, bringing a chill to this magnificent city.

However, the final of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament is about to begin today, and the enthusiasm of the spectators is as hot as a furnace, enough to dispel this negligible chill.

At this moment, the two teams about to stage a showdown are on their way to Xingluo Square.

Soldiers stood in rows along the route, blocking the crowds who were shouting their names. Many people who were unable to enter Xingluo Square gathered on both sides of the passage to watch the two groups up close.

Compared to Shrek Academy, which was under immense pressure due to the significant absence of its key players.

The members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy were even more nervous.

It should be noted that Shrek Academy's lineup was unprecedentedly weak, while their own strength was surprisingly powerful. This was the closest their academy had ever come to winning the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.

If they win, they will be the heroes who end Shrek's inability to defeat the legend!

Another point is that their beloved Elder Ma died at the hands of the Body Sect, and the whereabouts of the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo are unknown, making Shrek Academy a prime suspect.

One hundred and fifty million gold soul coins, that's no small sum!

At the very center of the city wall, besides the emperor and empress of the Star Luo Empire and Xu Jiujiu, stood a middle-aged man.

He appeared to be in his thirties, clad in golden armor without a helmet, revealing his handsome features. His eyes were deep-set, with two pupils shining in each of his azure irises. His face looked slightly gaunt, yet he possessed an almost otherworldly quality.

"Is that Duke White Tiger?"

"It's him," Feng Ling said softly, a slight smile playing on her lips. "That Star Luo Military God."

"The God of War, it's him!?"

Amidst the crowd, Qian Lingyun squinted, carefully examining this so-called Star Luo Military God, and the thought of competing with him on the battlefield arose in her mind.

"Him? He has something, but not much!" Feng Ling pulled Qian Lingyun aside and explained, "The Holy Maiden doesn't think he can benefit from things if the Sun and Moon side doesn't hold back, does she?"

"Of course not!" Qian Lingyun looked up at Duke Baihu again and said disdainfully, "The overwhelming power of soul-guided technology is fatal. Cloth-armored soldiers wielding broadswords and spears are no match for a soul-guided army."

"Indeed, as far as I know, this Duke of White Tiger became a legion commander at the age of twenty-three, and then led troops to guard the border between the two countries for twenty years. Basically, he never suffered any defeats, but... is the army of the Sun Moon Empire really so vulnerable?" A glint flashed in Feng Ling's gray-blue eyes, as if she had unearthed memories that had been buried for many years. She said slowly:

"Let's go back... about ten years! Back then, the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire wasn't the one we have now!"

"That useless emperor, haha, I don't even want to talk about him. He was weak and incompetent, short-sighted, and only wanted to make peace with the other three kingdoms without any bottom line! He has almost completely forgotten the thousand-year national humiliation of the Sun Moon Empire."

"But correspondingly, he was a good emperor in the eyes of the other three kingdoms," Feng Ling paused, then added sarcastically, "A good emperor praised by enemy kingdoms, how glorious..."

"His actions naturally aroused much discontent within the Sun Moon Empire. His ambitious younger brother formed an alliance with various factions and one day usurped the throne!"

"Having seized the throne illegitimately, he was naturally subject to condemnation from the former emperor's die-hard loyalists! But what kind of benevolent person could an emperor who rose to power through rebellion be! He directly ordered the purge of those civil and military officials who were loyal to the former emperor..."

"Dai Hao earned his title as a military god during the years of internal discord within the Sun Moon Empire. Later, the Sun Moon Empire kept a low profile and fought many battles where they outnumbered the enemy. As a result, Xingluo gained fame through publicity."

This inference is quite reasonable. Apart from a few Soul Master legions, the ordinary troops on the Star Luo side are not even as good as the Boxers, while the Sun Moon side is basically at the level of World War I. No matter how you fight with your big sword soldiers, you can't beat machine guns and cannons!

Furthermore, according to historical analysis, after the Great Purge, the Soviet Union lacked capable generals and commanders. Despite having considerable strength, it still suffered losses in the early stages of the Soviet-German War.

In addition, the original content:

He went to the battlefield with his grandfather at the age of thirteen. Starting as an ordinary soldier, he accumulated military merits and rose through the ranks to become a squad leader, captain, company commander, battalion commander, division commander, and finally corps commander at the young age of twenty-three. At that time, no one knew his background.

He rose from a regular soldier to a legion commander in ten years. That's faster than a rocket. Even the emperor didn't know who he was.

Original text: At forty-three years old, having commanded troops for thirty years, I have fought countless battles, large and small. You know how powerful the Sun Moon Empire is, but the western border of my Star Luo Empire has always been impregnable, precisely because my father is stationed here.

What? He was just a regular soldier who joined the army at thirteen and already commanded troops? He probably became a legion commander by leading dozens of servants to rack up military merits!

(End of this chapter)