Douluo's Spirit Pearl Divine Sword

When Xue Beng saw that Xie Jianxian dared to make a martial soul oath, he lowered his guard by a third. Unfortunately, he didn't know that martial soul oaths were completely useless against Xie Jianxian. This was because when he used his martial soul, he was in the form of Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong, but this form of his did not have a martial soul. He simply used the Evil Spirit Pearl to fight, which was his true strongest form. It was just a pity that this form was not yet fully formed, so he usually fought in the form of his 'parents'.

"How do you plan to help me?" Avalanche asked in a deep voice.

"It's not about helping you, it's about making a deal. I'll give Your Majesty enough power to fight against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for a short time, to help you resist powerful enemies. In return, Your Majesty only needs to fulfill a few small requests of mine. As long as Your Majesty can complete them and hold out for more than a year, I guarantee that once my power reaches its peak, the entire Douluo Continent will be yours," the Evil Sword Immortal tempted.

Normally, Xue Beng might have remained calm and thought things through, but now he was being pushed to the limit by Tian Lin. Moreover, although the Evil Sword Immortal didn't control him, the evil seed from back then had already been planted deep in his heart, causing Xue Beng to subconsciously believe the Evil Sword Immortal's words.

"What do you intend for me to do?" Xue Beng relented. The temptation offered by the Evil Sword Immortal was too great, enough to make him forget the grudge of being controlled back then.

"Hehe, it's very simple, Your Majesty. First, I need you to give me some Soul Masters, Soul Masters with profound Soul Power. I will create a powerful warrior for you, strong enough to resist the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's experts." The Evil Sword Immortal took out seven wisps of dark aura. "These seven auras represent pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust. Each one can greatly enhance strength."

"Among them, pride, wrath, lust, and envy are still useful to me. Gluttony and greed are the powers that the monster I created for you possess. As for sloth, I'm giving it to you. You can give it to any capable subordinate to experience first, but don't give it to a useless person. The stronger the person, the greater the improvement they will receive."

Although the Evil Sword Immortal used up all the souls he had collected in order to fight against Tianlin, the power of original sin was still there, including the powerful power of the three enshrined members of the Spirit Hall that he had just absorbed.

"Enough to resist the monsters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!" Xue Beng was immediately moved. If he obtained such power, he would really have a chance to contend with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Martial Soul Empire. Not to mention winning, it wouldn't be a problem to hold out for a year or two.

"Hehe, not bad, Your Majesty. My second condition is that I want all the rare and precious materials of your Heavenly Dou Empire." The Evil Sword Immortal needed to help Bibi Dong recover as soon as possible, but he did not know the location of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, so he could only ask other powerful forces for it.

Avalanche nodded without hesitation, “That’s fine too. Take whatever you want from the palace.”

Anyway, there are no professional alchemists like Tianlin or Yang Wudi, and he wouldn't know how to use these medicinal herbs, so it wouldn't hurt to give them to him.

"This last point, this isn't a condition, but a suggestion, Your Majesty. Besides the high-level Soul Masters, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's army now far surpasses that of your Heaven Dou Empire. Therefore, I suggest that you concentrate your forces to defend Ice Sea City and abandon all other parts of the Heaven Dou Empire, handing them over to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. In this way, they will be forced to divide their forces and defend various places, just like the Martial Soul Empire before them, thus relatively weakening their ability to attack your Heaven Dou Empire," said the Evil Sword Immortal.

Upon hearing this, Xue Beng was furious. "This is impossible! I just promised my father yesterday that we would not give up an inch of the country's territory. Moreover, the situation is different now than before. Back then, the Spirit Empire had the Star Luo Empire behind it, and even Tuoba Xi's Gengxin City could not be defended for long. That's why they needed to send a large number of troops to defend it. But now, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School does not need to send too many people at all, and the effect is minimal."

"Moreover, giving up territory also means giving up population, and they can obtain more troops through conscription."

The Evil Sword Immortal smiled wickedly, "Of course I know that, but if they don't want to split their forces, we can force them to. What I'm talking about is just giving them territory. What kind of territory it is, and whether there are any living people on it, is another matter."

"You...you mean, massacre the city and leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School with a wasteland?" Xue Beng's eyes widened. He had never even thought of such a method.

The Evil Sword Immortal shook his head. "No, no, no, Your Majesty, how could you think of me like that? Slaughtering the city is not advisable. If we kill everyone, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can temporarily ignore these places and focus all its efforts on attacking the Heavenly Dou Empire. It's not too late to redevelop them after the continent is unified. Actually, I am still very kind. We should only kill the able-bodied and young, leaving the old, weak, women, children, and infants behind, and then burn all the houses and land to the ground."

Avalanche understood. The Evil Sword Immortal's plan was a calculated scheme. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which followed the path of benevolent unification, could not ignore the elderly, women, and children. In order to take care of these people, they had to allocate a large amount of manpower and resources to protect them and help them rebuild their homes.

This would reduce the number of people and resources deployed to the battlefield, making it easier for avalanches to prolong the war.

“It still won’t work. This method will not only affect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but also the Haotian School.” Xue Beng still rejected the idea. “Although the three upper sects are now going their own way, when they roamed the continent, they all labeled themselves as righteous and were known as the righteous sects.”

“If I did such a thing, the Clear Sky Sect, for the sake of their reputation, would not only stop helping me, but would also turn around and attack me. Now they have a way out. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is not Bibi Dong's Martial Soul Empire. As long as they surrender, they can get a way to live. Under these circumstances, they will not hesitate at all.”

"Hehe, Your Majesty, you can rest assured that the Haotian Sect will not and dare not rebel, because the monster I have prepared for Your Majesty is Tang Chen," the Evil Sword Immortal laughed.

When he occupied the City of Slaughter, he had already obtained a drop of the Bat King's blood. Although the Bat King was later killed by Tianlin, that drop of blood, under the nurturing of the Evil Sword Immortal, had already resurrected the Bat King.

Its soul bones possess all the abilities it has, so it naturally possesses them as well.

The Bat King devoured part of Tang Chen's soul, possessed Tang Chen's memories, and could even manifest his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul. The Evil Sword Immortal, by using the flesh and blood of countless people he devoured, recreated a body with the same face as Tang Chen, and then integrated the soul power of the three enshrined members of the Spirit Hall with two kinds of original sin power, allowing it to unleash power surpassing that of a Limit Douluo. In this way, a Tang Chen who was indistinguishable from the real Tang Chen could continue to control the Clear Sky Sect.

"He's actually one of the Twin Peaks of the Soul Master World back then!" Xue Beng immediately became excited. Tang Chen's reputation was too great. In many people's minds, he was an invincible existence, and even Qian Daoliu was no match for him.

"But this method will make me despised for eternity." At this moment, Xue Beng was already tempted. He didn't care about the lives of the people; what he cared about was his own reputation.

"My Majesty, why do you care about such a mere empty title? If the Heavenly Battle destroys the country, what use is your lasting fame? The victor is king. When you unify the continent in the future, you can rewrite this history, pinning the blame for the massacre on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and you will be the sage ruler who restores order." The Evil Sword Immortal bewitched him.

Xue Beng's eyes were bloodshot. After some struggle, he finally nodded firmly and agreed to the plan. For the future of the Tian Dou Empire, this was the only way.

As citizens of the Heavenly Dou Empire, they should have sacrificed themselves for the empire.

Chapter 573 Massacre of the City

A few days later, Avalanche launched his operation. He issued his first imperial edict, announcing that in order to deal with the attack from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, he would abandon his posts in various places and integrate all the armies of the Heaven Dou Empire into Ice Sea City.

Some people had no opinion on this decision, after all, it was something that had to be done in order to resist the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Others were very disdainful, saying that just a few days ago they were shouting about the country's territory and refusing to give up an inch, but in the blink of an eye they were giving up so much land.

The three education commissioners, including Meng Shenji, remained loyal to the Tiandou Empire and immediately volunteered to personally escort the army and do their best to settle the people in various places.

Avalanche immediately rejected his request and entrusted the task to Goron. He knew very well that once Dream God went to those places, the plan would be impossible to complete. This guy was very soft-hearted, and the Royal Fighting Team and a large number of people, including Qin Ming, had been influenced by him.

Only Marshal Goron is a staunch loyalist of the Heavenly Dou Empire and will perfectly carry out his orders.

Yu Tianheng's army has swept across the land and captured five cities of the Tiandou Empire. Today, they are resting in a small city called Cangmang City.

Yu Feng couldn't help but sigh. This battle was fought too easily, it was simply overwhelming. The Tian Dou Empire was no match for them. There were still about sixteen cities ahead before they could reach Binghai City. It seemed that they would be able to complete their mission faster than Gu Ran, who was heading to Xingluo.

Yu Tianheng, however, did not let his guard down. Even during his recuperation, he sent several disciples of the Min clan to gather intelligence on the next few target cities.

He strongly agreed with a statement Tianlin made: "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."

Bai Chenxiang's beautiful figure flew out of the city with several Min clan disciples, scattering in all directions.

"Tianheng's next target is Ross City, right? I heard it's a beautiful and prosperous city, with countless generals guarding it. It would be best if we could take it without bloodshed." Bai Chenxiang looked at the map as she flew, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Suddenly, she smelled an overwhelming stench of blood. Before she knew it, the beautiful blue sky turned crimson, and flames were shooting into the sky ahead.

"This is... Heavenly Fire Burning the City?" Bai Chenxiang exclaimed in surprise, and quickened her pace as she flew towards the city.

Inside the city, Marshal Goron stood on the rooftop, looking at the residents scattered on the streets. Although he felt sorry for them, he still coldly ordered, "Kill them. Except for the old, weak, women and children, leave no one alive. Don't leave any resources behind, not even a single brick or tile."

With his military talent, how could he not see the purpose of Avalanche's decree? If the city were completely massacred, all the anger of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would turn into a sharp blade piercing the Heaven Dou Empire.

However, if they only slaughter the able-bodied and leave the old, weak, women and children behind, firstly, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will not be able to recruit soldiers, and secondly, they will have to devote a lot of resources to taking care of and protecting the weak. This will greatly increase the chances of the Heavenly Dou Empire defeating them.

Although Golong believed this was merely delaying the destruction of the Tiandou Empire, as long as he remained the Marshal of Tiandou, he would remain loyal to the Tiandou Empire and diligently carry out every decree of His Majesty. Moreover, the avalanche had told him that there was a deeper purpose to delaying the inevitable; sooner or later, the Tiandou Empire would be able to completely defeat the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

All Goron could do was apologize to these innocent people in his heart; he was just following orders.

Bai Chenxiang finally entered the city. Seeing the fleeing civilians and the Tian Dou Empire soldiers with their eyes blazing with rage, her gaze instantly turned bloodshot.

"Bastards! The Heavenly Dou Empire is actually slaughtering its own people! Have they gone mad?" Bai Chenxiang roared. Suddenly, she heard a voice coming from a small wooden house.

"Mommy, sob sob..."

It was the sound of a little girl crying. Her father was dead, his head severed from his body. Her mother was lying on the table, her clothes disheveled. A soldier was pulling up his pants with a satisfied look on his face, as if he had just finished enjoying himself.

The woman died with her eyes open, looking at her child. As a mother, what in this world is more important than her own child?

The soldier glanced at the girl and said, "Stop crying, little brat. The marshal ordered that the old, weak, women and children not be killed. Blame your mother for being useless. I just wanted to play with her, but she was too weak and got played to death. If you keep making noise, I'll chop you up too."

"Mommy!!!" How could a little girl understand so much? The more this person tried to scare her, the more frightened she became, and the more frightened she became, the harder she cried.

Annoyed by the noise, the soldier raised his steel knife and shouted, "I told you to shut up, didn't you hear me?"

As he prepared to strike, Bai Chenxiang rushed into the house and slit the soldier's throat with her sword. "Beast!"

Her action immediately caught the attention of Ge Long. The army and soul master forces of Ross City had all been transferred away, so where did the Soul Emperor expert come from?

With a burst of soul power, Bai Chenxiang struck the wooden house with a palm strike, instantly shattering it into pieces. He flew from the ruins into the sky, holding the little girl, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

If she hadn't been protecting the child, she wouldn't have been injured given her speed.

“Oh, from the Min clan, they’re here as scouts to gather intelligence, aren’t they?” Goron said.

"Golong, have you gone mad? As the marshal of the empire, you not only fail to protect your people, but you have also become an executioner, causing such slaughter," Bai Chenxiang questioned.

Golong coldly looked at Bai Chenxiang and said, "Hmph, you should blame your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. You invaded our territory. In order to resist you, we had to withdraw our troops. Even if we don't want these territories and people, we will never leave them to you."

Bai Chenxiang was furious. "Shameless! When your Heavenly Dou Empire was founded, it also annexed countless small countries to have the territory it has today. When you launched the war, did those countries you attacked ever commit such inhumane acts?"

"How can a small country like our Heavenly Dou Empire compare to a great nation like ours? Better to be a broken jade than a whole tile—that is the dignity and magnanimity of a great nation. The people of our Heavenly Dou Empire may die, we may even kill them with our own hands, but I will absolutely not allow them to become members of your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School." Golong was extremely domineering, treating life, the most precious thing, as the asset of the nation.

Upon hearing this, Bai Chenxiang calmed down, her eyes flashing with an unprecedented killing intent. She knew that there was no reasoning with someone as blindly loyal as Ge Long.

"Alright, Ge Long, you wait. I can't save these innocent people today, nor can I kill you, but I still have a husband, a senior brother, a master, and a grandfather. You wait to have your heart pierced by the Wildfire Spear and the Soul-Breaking Spear, and your head and limbs cut off by the Demon-Suppressing Sword, the Seven Killings Sword, and the Heaven-Shaking Sword."

After Bai Chenxiang finished speaking, she flashed away and flew away from the place.

Golong didn't give chase. He was a defensive-oriented Soul Master, and even as a Soul Douluo, he could never catch up with a pure agility-type Soul Emperor like Bai Chenxiang.

Chapter 574 Six Cities Slaughtered, Ning Feng's Wrath

Bai Chenxiang, dragging her injured body, flew back to Cangmang City in a shaky manner.

Upon seeing Bai Chenxiang, the city guards exclaimed nervously, "It's Miss Bai! She seems to be injured."

Bai Chenxiang slowly fell onto the city wall, put down the little girl in her arms, and said weakly but anxiously, "Quickly, send someone to inform Marshal Tianheng and the others that the situation at the front has changed and they should send troops immediately."

"Miss Bai, don't worry, I'll go and inform the Marshal immediately." A guard immediately went to the camp to report and brought a female physician to take Bai Chenxiang for treatment.

Not long after, Yu Tianheng arrived with everyone. Upon seeing the injured Bai Chenxiang, he asked, "Sister Bai, what happened? Why are you so badly injured?"

“I’m fine, Tianheng. Now is not the time to worry about this. Ross City, the entire Ross City has been slaughtered by Golong’s army. Except for the old, weak, women and children, not a single able-bodied person was spared. They also set the city ablaze. I was injured by Golong. He even boasted that they would rather kill all the citizens of the empire than leave any for our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.” Bai Chenxiang said anxiously, “You must send troops quickly to rescue people.”

The little girl, brought back by Bai Chenxiang, started crying again, "Waaah, my mom and dad are dead, and the uncles next door are all dead too. They're all bad people..."

Seeing the little girl sobbing uncontrollably, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't bear it and went forward to pick her up. "Sweetie, you'll be alright here. I'll protect you."

Just as Yu Tianheng was about to get angry, several other Min Clan disciples flew back.

"Report: The city of Piaoling has been massacred. Apart from women, children and infants, not a single person was left alive. The entire city has also been burned down."

"Report! Qingyuan City has been massacred..."

"Report,..."

"Report,..."

Four reports came in a row, each one representing the loss of a city. Including Ross City, the Heavenly Dou Empire actually divided its forces into five routes and massacred five cities in one fell swoop in a single day.

"You bastards!!!" Yu Tianheng grew angrier as he listened. The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex had already uncontrollably possessed him, and his eyes were bloodshot as he said, "Pass on my order, the army will march to these five cities and slaughter the beastly armies there, leaving no one alive. I will make them pay for their blood debts."

"Wait, Tianheng," Zhu Zhuqing stopped him. "Going to these five cities now is not very meaningful. It is most important to send a small number of troops there to rescue the elderly, women and children who are still alive. The main army must go elsewhere."

"What do you mean, Zhu Zhuqing? Are you just going to let those executioners get away with it?" Yu Tianheng said angrily.

“Calm down. There are still sixteen cities between us and Ice Sea City. Didn’t Goron say that he would rather kill the people of the Empire with his own hands than spare them for us? So his target is definitely not just these five cities. The remaining eleven cities are also his targets.”

“The five destroyed cities are beyond saving, and the Tian Dou army has probably already withdrawn. Even if you go, you won’t be able to kill many people. The most important thing right now is to save the remaining eleven cities that haven’t been affected by the disaster. Save as many as you can,” Zhu Zhuqing advised.

Born into the Star Luo royal family, she understood these methods better than Yu Tianheng, and at this moment, her considerations were the most correct.

“This young girl is right.” Yu Yuanzhen walked over and said, “Tianheng, how many times have I told you? You will never achieve anything great if you don’t calm down. Always thinking of solving problems with your fists makes you just a reckless fool. Tianlin made you the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and this is how you repay him.”

"Yes, grandson knows his mistake, and thank you, Zhu Qing." Yu Tianheng regained his composure and ordered, "Reissue my order: divide the troops into six routes. Five routes will be led by Zhu Zhuqing, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, Yu Feng, and Aos Luo respectively, to rescue Zhengyang City, Jiangling City, and other cities. The last route will be led by me personally to escort the rear and provide support to the first five routes at any time. In this battle, the priority should be rescuing people. If the enemy retreats, there is no need to pursue them. Our forces are limited. After rescuing a city, we must immediately move on to the next city without delay."

"Yes, sir!" The men accepted the order and set off.

Yu Tianheng reacted relatively quickly. When Zhu Zhuqing's first army arrived at Zhengyang City, they had just killed half of them. Enraged, Zhu Zhuqing immediately retaliated against the enemy. However, the Tiandou Empire seemed to have anticipated this situation and did not engage in a deadly battle with Zhu Zhuqing. Instead, they scattered and withdrew. Due to the forced march and the small number of troops, Zhu Zhuqing did not dare to pursue too deeply to avoid being ambushed. Instead, they immediately launched a rescue operation for Zhengyang City. After settling the city, they led a portion of their troops toward the next city.