Douluo Continent: Building a Divine Kingdom Starting from the Spirit Hall

Shura went too far, she was utterly ruthless, and as a colleague, she felt ashamed.

Jiangzhu remained silent, but her delicate hands gripped the Healing Halberd tightly, and hatred surged within her.

She wanted revenge, to avenge her senior!

Sensing the hatred in Jiangzhu's heart, the God of Life sighed inwardly, realizing that she had no way to resolve the matter.

On the other side, the God of Destruction was instructing Huang Yuan and the others. Although these people had only inherited a second-level godhood or even a third-level godhood, it was not impossible for them to improve.

Given enough opportunity, raising one's divine rank by one level is not a problem.

After all, this is the time when great opportunities are emerging, and he will be undergoing the fusion of the real and the virtual, which will also be a great opportunity. As long as he seizes the opportunity, it is not impossible for him to break through the bottleneck of the God King realm.

The more we prepare now, the more they will benefit later.

"Greetings, God-King!"

At this moment, Qin Ming rushed over, first bowing to the God King of Destruction and the God King of Life, before saying to Jiang Zhu, "The Star Luo Royal Family has invited the reclusive Star Crown Family. Next, they will probably launch a large-scale war to take back the occupied land."

"The Xu family, the Star Crown family, who co-founded the Star Luo Empire?"

Jiangzhu had read the records of the Xingguan family and knew that the Xingguan family owed their existence to the many books they had stolen from the Xingluo Imperial Palace, which contained records about the Xingguan family.

According to records, the Star Crown family was one of the founders of the Star Luo Empire, and the "Star" in the Star Luo Empire even represents the Star Crown family.

The Star Crown family's Star Crown Martial Soul was once the strongest support-type Martial Soul on the continent, no weaker than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and its Soul Skills were more offensive.

However, the Star Crown family had long since gone into seclusion due to their small number of members, so it was unexpected that the Star Luo royal family would invite the Star Crown family out.

This time, the Star Luo royal family was truly driven to desperation. Not only did its own members suffer heavy casualties, but so much of its territory was also invaded and occupied. Even the treasuries of major cities in the remaining territory were looted, and many hidden warehouses could not escape. In the end, the imperial city collapsed, and many houses became dangerous buildings. Moreover, it is unknown whether they will continue to collapse, so they had no choice but to relocate the capital.

The Star Luo Empire is currently lacking both money and food; if it doesn't take action soon, it will face famine.

It must be admitted that the Grand Duke of the Underworld's counterattack was indeed ruthless and precise, directly kicking the Star Luo Empire into the quagmire, which was not much worse than Xue Qinghe's operation.

After all, the Youming Zhu family has been rooted in the Xingluo Empire for so many years, and they have long been involved in all aspects of the empire. There are few secrets in the Xingluo Empire that they do not know.

By basing our plans on this, we can naturally strike at the heart of the matter.

"It's the Star Crown Xu family. According to the intelligence sent by the Netherworld Zhu family, the Star Crown Xu family has mobilized over a hundred people this time, all of whom are at least Soul Saint level, and there are also ten Title Douluo."

Nodding, Qin Ming didn't like the emergence of the Xingguan Xu family. To be precise, he didn't like the outbreak of war, because in the end, only innocent people would suffer.

He himself had suffered greatly from that war and did not want such a tragedy to happen again.

"What did the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Netherworld Zhu Family say?"

Jiangzhu asked, "In this regard, we should rely primarily on the opinions of the Youming Zhu family and the Tianmo Sect."

"They don't want to see a large-scale war break out, so they plan to eliminate the newly born members of the Star Crown family and invite us to participate in the decapitation operation tomorrow night."

Qin Ming expressed his willingness to cooperate with the Heavenly Demon Sect's invitation, as the sect was generally reliable. In the last battle, the Heavenly Demon Sword Saint had even managed to slay a god. Following such a formidable figure would not be a bad idea.

"Respond to them, we'll be there on time tomorrow night."

With a cold glint in her beautiful eyes, Jiangzhu didn't mind inflicting further damage on the Star Luo Empire.

Firstly, she disliked war, and secondly, she disliked the Star Luo Empire, which cooperated with the Haotian Sect.

Anyone who cooperates with the Haotian Sect is their enemy!

Moreover, it was the Star Luo Empire that broke its promise first, having agreed to cooperate with their Blue Tyrant Academy and even invited them to participate in the Star Luo Region's Soul Master Competition.

As a result, the senior who had secretly accompanied them was murdered, and even the Star Luo royal family turned around and cooperated with the Haotian Sect.

Who could bear such betrayal?

Since the Star Luo royal family chose to betray, they must bear the consequences of that betrayal.

Moreover, their Blue Tyrant Academy doesn't owe the Star Luo Royal Family anything. In those years, the senior students made a lot of different flames for the Star Luo Royal Family, and the favors owed have long been repaid.

"God King, we shall take our leave now!"

Jiangzhu bowed apologetically to the God of Life, indicating that she would definitely participate in this battle.

"Stop committing murder!"

The Goddess of Life offered a reminder: she would not interfere in mortal affairs, but it was always better to avoid committing acts of violence.

In her mind, most wars are started by a minority of people, and most people are innocent and should not be killed.

Jiangzhu nodded solemnly to indicate that she had made a note of it, then gestured to Huang Yuan and Jing Ling, and the three of them left together to do the preparations.

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Behind the largest ferry crossing on the south bank of the Xingluo River, the Xingluo Empire assembled an army of 500,000, gathering all the troops that could be assembled in the south, preparing to reclaim the lost territory in one fell swoop.

They had no other choice but to do this; otherwise, once the major kingdoms absorbed the northern part of the empire, it would be difficult to take it back.

We must sweep them away with swift and decisive action before they establish a stable foundation, and exterminate all those rebellious officials and traitors.

As for the Heavenly Demon Sect, they have their own god-level experts to deal with them. Last time, they were just caught off guard by a sneak attack.

Emperor Xingluo, clad in armor, stood in the central command tent, gazing at the enormous map of the empire, mentally rehearsing the tactics once more.

This war will be primarily fought by cavalry, using blitzkrieg tactics to capture key military cities, with infantry following behind to finish off the enemy, and then launching a comprehensive attack from one point to another.

Meanwhile, he also made arrangements in the north, contacting many people so that with the help of both inside and outside, taking it down wouldn't be difficult.

The only concern now is the Heavenly Demon Sword Saint from the Heavenly Demon Sect, who possesses genuine god-level combat power.

However, after glancing at Tang Xiao, who was resting with his eyes closed in the central command tent, Emperor Xingluo felt somewhat relieved.

The reason he dared to take such a risk in starting this war was mainly because Tang Xiao's arrival gave him confidence.

With Tang Xiao, a veteran god-level expert, in charge, even if they couldn't kill the Heavenly Demon Sword Saint, holding him back wouldn't be a problem.

"Unfortunately, time waits for no one!"

Emperor Xingluo sighed inwardly as he picked up the Zhuge Crossbow placed on the map.

This demonstrates Tang Xiao's sincerity and is also the content of this transaction.

Unfortunately, Tang Xiao only brought one, and it will take time to forge more Zhuge Divine Crossbows.

However, what they lack now is time. If they wait until the major kingdoms have cleared out the forces in the north that are loyal to the empire, it will be extremely difficult to take back that territory.

That's why he gathered all his troops, ready to fight back with everything he had.

At the same time, their own food supplies are running low, so they have to raid the north to seize some more. Otherwise, they won't be able to support their large army, and if they can't pay their soldiers, the soldiers will surely mutini.

Therefore, we have no choice but to start the war ahead of schedule. As for those Zhuge crossbows, we can only equip the entire army with them later.

Suddenly, Tang Xiao, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them abruptly, stood up, his divine power surging, and prepared for battle.

Then a tall and imposing figure walked into the central military tent. Upon seeing that figure, the Star Luo Emperor's expression changed drastically, and he even couldn't help but take a step back.

That's right, the person who came was the Heavenly Demon's clone.

"You Haotian Sect are everywhere!"

The Heavenly Demon clone glanced at Emperor Xingluo, then turned its gaze to its brother-in-law, Tang Xiao.

Just then, a loud rumbling sound came from outside, indicating that a fierce battle had broken out. The aftershocks of the battle even swept over, tearing apart and blowing away the central command tent.

Tang Xiao ignored the battle outside and kept his eyes fixed on the young man opposite him.

Whether it was the opponent's record of defeating a god or the strength he displayed in the Sword Sect's Sword Realm last time, he had to take it seriously.

Not to mention that this person has close ties with the Sword Sect and even the Spirit Hall. Although the Sword Sect and the Spirit Hall are unlikely to come to this minor skirmish, it's better to be safe than sorry.

"You call yourself an emperor? Don't you know that we live in an age of gods? Imperial power has long lost its supreme authority."

The Heavenly Demon clone turned to the Star Luo royal family and said disdainfully.

This guy is really stupid. The situation was already settled, but he still has to come out and cause trouble. This is not the way to court death.

"There are rules in the divine realm that gods are not allowed to interfere in the struggles of mortals. Have you considered the consequences of disobeying?"

The Emperor of Xingluo was unsure about the man's blustering words and could only hope that he would have reservations.

"The God Realm does have such rules, but they have long been ruined by the Haotian Sect. They have attacked mortals countless times. Since you are cooperating with the Haotian Sect, you are naturally not protected by this rule."

Besides, I'm not a god; those rules don't apply to me.

Tian Hao chuckled, finding the person rather ridiculous.

Before, when I talked to you about the rules, you talked to me about fists. Now that I'm talking to you about fists, you're talking to me about the rules. No matter what I say, you're right!

Hearing this, Emperor Xingluo's heart skipped a beat, and Tang Xiao's face darkened, but he had no way to refute it.

In this respect, it was indeed their Haotian Sect that broke the rules first, and they did so many times. The retribution has already come; the Tang Clan was silently wiped out, which was a retaliatory action by their opponents.

There must have been divine intervention involved, otherwise the three Titans wouldn't have been unable to send out a distress signal; they must have been intercepted by the gods.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to kill you, I just want to dissuade you from starting a war."

Sensing that the battle outside had largely ended, Tian Hao chuckled and turned to leave.

Their target this time is only the hundreds of Soul Masters from the Star Crown Xu family. They don't need to kill them; they just need to cripple them.

That was one of the reasons why the Star Luo Emperor dared to launch this war. As long as it is abolished, the Star Luo Emperor will have to think twice before launching another war.

After all, wars are mainly fought with high-end combat power. Just like ancient wars in the past, before the war, generals had to be sent out to fight each other. The winning side would have a great boost in morale, while the losing side would have a sharp drop in morale.

Without the amplification of the Star Crown Xu family's soul skills, the Star Luo royal family, with its current high-end strength, would not have an advantage in a real fight.

Even if they fight to the end, it will most likely be a Pyrrhic victory, and then they won't be able to face the even more powerful Spirit Hall, which is certainly not what the Star Luo Emperor wants to see.

Therefore, the key point is the group of soul masters from the Xu family who are crowned with stars.

With the combined strength on their side, dealing with a hundred or so people is no big deal; they can end the battle in no time.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield outside, the surprise attack team led by the experts of the Heavenly Demon Sect finished their work and called it a day. Huang Yuan even used the Star Moon Flame to extract the martial soul and soul ring of the Star Crown Xu family.

After arriving, the Star Moon Spirit Pearl and Star Moon Flame within his body resonated with the Star Crown Martial Soul of the Xu family. He wanted to see if he could refine them and promote the evolution of the Star Moon Flame.

That wasn't all; Jiangzhu also used the Flame of Life to sweep across the warhorses in the military camp, draining their life force.

Although the draining of some of their life force was not fatal, it was enough to leave the warhorses in a weakened state.

However, vitality is not so easy to replenish; it either requires precious medicines to nourish it or a slow recovery.

It's impossible for warhorses to use precious medicines, so they can only recover slowly. It will be difficult for them to fully recover within at least ten years, and even if they do recover, their condition will decline significantly, making it virtually impossible to train them again.

Without warhorses and cavalry, the Star Luo Emperor had virtually no chance of launching a war and achieving a quick victory, and the war was unlikely to be fought again. Thus, the mission was considered complete.

As for why the life force of the warhorses was extracted instead of that of the people, it was mainly because there were too many people. Even without those soldiers, the Star Luo Empire could quickly recruit a new batch.