Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 350 A Dead End

Bibi Dong frowned and voiced her doubts.

Tang San's eyes gleamed with pride as he arrogantly declared, "My great-grandfather wasn't missing all these years; he was undergoing the divine test for the inheritance of the Asura God in the City of Slaughter. Now that I have inherited the Sea God's position, the first thing I did upon returning to the continent was to help my great-grandfather complete his divine test!"

"Slaughter City!"

Hearing this, Bibi Dong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her gaze towards Tang San filled with pity: "That's a real pity. I think you don't need to go to the City of Slaughter anymore. I can tell you very clearly, Tang Chen is absolutely not in the City of Slaughter right now!"

Tang San chuckled lightly: "Bibi Dong, have you lost your mind from anger?"

Bibi Dong helplessly spread her hands and said, "Ever since the battle of Wuhun City, I have been hiding in the City of Slaughter to undergo the Rakshasa God Trial. I have never sensed Tang Chen's existence."

Before I completed the Rakshasa God Trial, it might have been because of my insufficient strength. But since I still couldn't sense it after inheriting the Rakshasa Godhood, there's only one possibility: Tang Chen failed the Rakshasa God Trial and has been erased!

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Tang San shook his head frantically, completely unable to believe what Bibi Dong said: "My great-grandfather was invincible, how could he possibly perish in the Divine Trial? Bibi Dong, you can't lie to me!"

"If you don't believe me, go and verify it yourself in the City of Slaughter!"

Bibi Dong said nonchalantly, "Now that you have completed the divine test and attained godhood, as long as Tang Chen has not completed the divine test, it is impossible for him to escape your divine sense. If he has completed the divine test, then why doesn't he show himself?"

Tang San's face grew increasingly grim. He felt a strong sense of foreboding, yet he still couldn't believe that his great-grandfather, Tang Chen, who had once propelled him to a high position and created the Haotian myth, would perish during the divine test.

"I'll go to the City of Slaughter to verify this, Bibi Dong. If you dare to lie to me, I'll make you regret what you've done today!"

Tang San hurriedly uttered a harsh threat, and the Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone, which had been restored to the Eight Wings of the Sea God, spread out behind him and headed towards the City of Slaughter like a meteor.

Star Luo Empire, Star Sea City.

This is the largest port city in the Star Luo Empire, and also the only city in the Star Luo Empire that has not yet fallen.

After Qian Renxue completed the divine test, she immediately resurrected Qian Daoliu as a priest. Then, the two of them, along with the remaining elders and high-ranking officials of the Spirit Hall, came to the army of the Heaven Dou Empire to show their support for Xiao Yu.

The morale of the Heavenly Dou Empire's army soared even higher, and they advanced with unstoppable momentum for days. The Star Luo Empire suffered defeat after defeat, and in just a few days, it lost all of its remaining territory. More than 500,000 soldiers either died in battle or surrendered. The Star Luo Empire's once million-strong army, which once intimidated the entire continent, now had only a little over 100,000 men left.

As the sun set, the smoke from the battle over Starsea City gradually dissipated.

On the city wall, the Star Luo soldiers watched the slowly retreating Heaven Dou Empire soldiers with numb expressions on their faces.

Everyone knew that the reason they were able to withstand this round of attacks was because it was only the vanguard of the Heavenly Dou Empire that had arrived. If their main force had arrived, they wouldn't have been able to withstand even one round of attacks.

Xinghai City, City Lord’s Mansion.

This place has been transformed into the temporary palace of the Star Luo Emperor. However, the Star Luo Empire no longer has the spare money to build a palace. They could only simply replace a few plaques in the City Lord's Mansion, which looks quite shabby.

Inside the main hall, there was a deathly silence.

As the Star Luo Empire suffered repeated defeats, its ministers lost hope in the empire. Although the Haotian Sect disciples, led by Tang Yuehua, kept promising the civil and military officials of the Star Luo Empire, they still could not stop the officials from defecting in droves.

Now, inside the entire hall, excluding external forces such as Tang Yuehua, Tang Ling, and Sea Spear Douluo, there are only members of the royal family and members of the Zhu family who are too deeply bound to the royal family and whose martial soul is the Netherworld Cat.

Emperor Xingluo sat at the head of the table. This iron-fisted emperor, who once killed his brothers and seized the throne through cold-blooded means, no longer had any of his former majesty. His face was pale, his eyes were vacant, and his dark circles were swollen like a panda's.

Vast swathes of territory were lost, the military was almost entirely destroyed, and officials fled one after another. The immense pressure was about to crush the emperor.

"Your Majesty, why not surrender?"

The speaker was the current head of the Zhu family, the father of Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, and also the brother-in-law of the Star Luo Emperor. His sister is the current Empress of the Star Luo Empire.

Therefore, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing are not only engaged but also cousins. However, the customs of Douluo Continent are probably similar to those of the feudal era, so cousin marriage is not considered a particularly shocking thing. Only the cousins ​​Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang truly crossed the line for the people of Douluo.

Led by the head of the Zhu family, many people came out to echo his sentiments, including not only members of the Zhu family but also several members of the royal family.

In fact, they had long been disappointed with the Star Luo Empire. The reason they did not flee and surrender with others was simply because the Star Luo Empire's label was too deeply ingrained in them, and even if they surrendered, they would not be able to gain the other party's trust.

"Your Majesty, surrender!"

The Zhu family head, tears streaming down his face, cried out, "Given the current situation, the empire is beyond saving. Why make further futile sacrifices? Surrendering now will preserve the royal bloodline; otherwise, once the city falls, the White Tiger Martial Soul lineage will surely be extinguished!"

Tang Yuehua quickly stood up and said, "Patriarch Zhu, as a high-ranking official of the empire, how can you say such discouraging things? Although the situation is not good right now, as long as my nephew Xiao San and my grandfather return as gods, everything will turn around!"

"Stop spouting these lies!"

The Zhu family head said angrily, "How many times have you repeated these words over the past year? But where are Tang San and the other two? Where is your grandfather? Why haven't they shown themselves even now that the empire is at its last gasp? I think they clearly saw the situation was bad and ran away long ago!"

"You bastard, how dare you insult the descendant of the sea god?"

The Sea Spear Douluo and Sea Maiden Douluo from Seagod Island stood up simultaneously, glaring angrily at the Zhu family head. The other two titled Douluo from Seagod Island, Sea Illusion Douluo and Sea Star Douluo, had unfortunately perished in the previous battle.

Despite facing two Title Douluos, the Zhu family head remained fearless: "What do I have to fear now? Dai Mubai, who is on good terms with your so-called successor of the Sea God, Tang San, was just like that back then. He abandoned my daughter and went off to live a carefree life at that Shrek Academy. Birds of a feather flock together. I think Tang San is also a cowardly villain!"

(End of this chapter)