The Tree Realm Descends on Douluo Continent

Chapter 295 Poseidon's Request and the Stalemate

The rewards from the Divine Trial arrived as scheduled. However, since Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan did not play a role in the trial, the Divine Trial only rewarded them with one level of soul power and an increase in the five-hundred-year soul ring limit.

As for Ning Rongrong, perhaps because Li Xun was accompanying her during the exam, the two still shared the Sea God's affinity equally.

At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing's soul power was level 77, while Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong also reached level 70 as they wished, and were preparing to absorb their first divinely bestowed soul rings.

Poseidon calmly looked at Ning Rongrong, who was absorbing the divinely bestowed soul ring: "Li Xun, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Please speak, senior. If I am capable," Li Xun said, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect, without making a definitive statement.

"It's nothing serious, so you don't need to take it too seriously."

Poseidon thought for a moment, but instead of giving the details of her relationship with Tang Chen, she said vaguely:

"I made a promise with Tang Chen of the Haotian Sect, but he disappeared for decades and I don't know if he is still alive."

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Haotian School have always had a good relationship. If you have time when you get back, could you please inquire about it for me?"

As expected, Li Xun understood.

As their strength increases, Poseidon's time is running out, and she probably feels some regret.

However, Poseidon Island only cares about its own affairs and is somewhat isolated from information. Poseidon was unaware of the relationship between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Haotian School.

Because neither he, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, nor the Spirit Hall wanted another living Tang Chen to appear on the continent.

He was destined to be unable to fulfill Poseidon's request; more precisely, he couldn't even let Tang Chen see her one last time.

Who knows if their friendship will lead Poseidon to have different thoughts?

"Senior Poseidon, it's not that I don't agree, but Tang Chen has been missing for decades, and he didn't even appear when the Haotian Sect was in its most critical moment."

"This is a matter for public intellectuals in mainland China." Li Xun said apologetically, "There are widespread rumors that Tang Chen is dead, and the Haotian Sect is not what it used to be."

He was telling the truth and was not afraid of Poseidon's investigation.

"Is that so?" A shadow of sadness crossed Poseidon's eyes. "So he was already dead!"

"Thank you for telling me all this. Be careful when you leave the island this time, and don't forget the one-year assessment period."

After a brief silence.

Poseidon belatedly nodded to Li Xun, and without waiting for a reply, soared into the sky and disappeared from sight.

Li Xun stood there, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Poseidon is actually a tragic figure; her existence is solely for the purpose of sacrificing herself to the successor of the sea god and opening the gates to the divine realm.

The strong are always lonely and proud, especially the three strong like Poseidon, Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu, because it is difficult for them to be regarded differently by others.

This explains why Poseidon and Tang Chen's feelings for each other are so genuine.

As a result of this defeat, Sendou Ryu never again had the desire to pursue Poseidon.

If there's an opportunity, I'll see if I can lend a hand.

Li Xun did not dislike Poseidon; they were not enemies, and his arrival did not offend her. His composure in the face of death was enough to prove his character.

Although Poseidon now knows about Tang Chen's death, the fact that Tang Chen didn't die in front of her has deepened their feelings for each other.

She's probably feeling down now, but she shouldn't give up on herself, since they haven't seen each other for decades and should have expected this.

Since the Heavenly Dou Empire's blitzkrieg against Star Luo, the situation on the continent has been changing daily.

Despite the support of the Haotian Sect and the assistance of numerous powerful individuals within the Star Luo Empire, it was still unable to withstand the gradual advance of the Heavenly Dou Army.

All of this stemmed from the fact that the Star Luo Empire's high-end combat power was being tied down, while its army was being crushed by the war weapons developed by Tian Dou.

The emergence of various weapons, such as the triple-bow crossbow and the swarm of bees, along with an explosive powder barrel, truly shocked the Star Luo army.

Although Xingluo had the hidden weapon blueprints given by Tang San, they had only had them for a short time. Even the most classic Zhuge Crossbow was limited to close combat due to its range.

However, although the Heavenly Dou Empire was in the overall upper hand, it did not act rashly.

This is mainly because there are simply too many powerful individuals in Xingluo. Not counting Tang Hao, Haotian Sect has six more titled Douluo, among whom Tang Xiao is a level 97 titled Douluo.

After a Soul Master is granted a title, there are three watershed moments: level 90 to 95, level 95 to 98, and the final level 99.

Although Sword Douluo is strong, the Clear Sky Hammer is not to be underestimated. The power of Tang Xiao's nine rings exploding at once truly lives up to the name of the Twin Stars of Clear Sky.

However, the exploding ring has the side effect of preventing the use of soul power for three days.

After suffering a loss once, Tang Xiao always had the assistance of Tang Ming, the Grand Elder of the Haotian Sect, whenever he fought against Sword Douluo, in order to avoid the explosion of his ring during the battle and cause a temporary gap in his combat power.

Bone Douluo and Poison Douluo also encountered the same situation. Although their opponents did not have any Super Douluo, their alternating battles in pairs led to a stalemate in the title battle.

Although Tang Hao's strength has declined due to his physical disability, he is not too weak. With the assistance of the Min and Yu clans, he is like a firefighter rushing to the rescue.

The only ones who could restrain him from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School were Yang Wudi and the Dragon and Snake couple.

However, the battle situation changed rapidly. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's intelligence was weaker than that of the Star Luo School, and the two sides were temporarily locked in a stalemate.

"This can't go on any longer; what's the difference between this and a slow death?"

Two hundred miles outside Antonio City, in the Star Luo front-line command camp, the Seventh Elder angrily slammed his fist on the table: "I still maintain my previous view: Star Luo is finished, and we need to make preparations as soon as possible."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Seventh Brother, this matter has been discussed too many times. We haven't reached the point of no return yet. Don't demoralize the troops."

The elder coughed heavily.

"Right now, Xingluo's battle lines are too long. If they shrink back again, with the Xingdou Great Forest as a natural barrier, it will be Tiandou that will suffer."

Tang Xiao's expression was also grim. How could he not see Xingluo's disadvantage through the constantly retreating battle lines?

However, they are not without the ability to fight back.

More importantly, if the Haotian Sect were to withdraw from Xingluo now, its reputation would be truly ruined, and there would be nowhere for them to go on the entire continent.

The Haotian Sect cannot afford such a loss.

"The most urgent task now is to discuss how to protect Antonio City. If this place is occupied by Tian Dou, Yanlong Province will be completely exposed, and Gengxin City will also become a front-line position."

Tang Xiao tapped the table, his brows furrowing as he looked at the map.

Gengxin City is a steel capital, and the Blacksmiths' Guild plays a crucial role in the war. Although Tiandou Armory is advantageous, Xingluo has not been without progress.

Led by the master blacksmith Lou Gao, the various grandmaster blacksmiths are working overtime to decipher the war weapons of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

"Let all the elders practice the final move of the Great Sumeru Hammer."

At this moment, Tang Hao, who was sitting at the very end, suddenly spoke up.

"Nonsense!"

Second Elder Tang Ming's eyebrows trembled with anger as he pointed at Tang Hao: "You know the risks of exploding your cultivation ring. If your physique isn't strong enough, you're prone to exploding your body during cultivation."

The Great Sumeru Hammer was never a top secret to these elders; it was just that the cultivation method was too harsh, requiring extremely strong talent and physique to cultivate steadily.

"That's just your excuse for cowardice. If it were really that difficult, how did I manage to master it in Contra?"

Tang Hao surveyed the scene expressionlessly: "Now that you are all titled masters with strong physiques, why do you put shackles on your own minds?"

Tang Hao originally intended to use his victory over the titled Qian Xunji when he was level 80 as an example, but then he changed his mind.

These people already had grievances against him, and bringing up the past now could very likely provoke a barrage of criticism.

"I think I should be able to stabilize the situation."

Just as the atmosphere in the tent became tense, Tang San's voice came from outside.

(End of this chapter)