Xu Jiawei was dumbfounded.
Dai Hao was also dumbfounded.
Especially Dai Hao. He looked at the indifferent old man flying above his head, his expression somewhat questioning his life.
The identity of that old man was not a secret. In fact, it could be said that in the Dou Spirit Empire, anyone with a little knowledge knew about this great expert.
He was the strongest person in the Dou Spirit Empire, a Rank 97 Super Douluo with the title of Tianyang.
Dai Hao did not take too many troops from the Bright Dou Mountain Range, as he still had to ensure its safety. Originally, Dai Hao thought that as long as he made a move, taking down the Dou Spirit Empire wouldn't be too difficult.
What a joke, for him, the great Duke Baihu, to go and fight against the pitiful Dou Spirit Empire?
Wouldn't that be pure credit being handed to him on a silver platter?
But just as he was about to show off his skills and earn more military merits and prestige, Douluo Tianyang jumped out and gave him two big slaps.
Yes, two big slaps.
And they were slaps that were both highly damaging and extremely insulting.
Dai Hao was truly dumbfounded. His soul power rank was still at the Grade 89 node; he hadn't yet condensed a soul core to break through to the Rank 9 Titled Douluo realm. For him, a Rank 89 Soul Douluo, to face a long-established veteran Super Douluo of Rank 97, the result was unsurprising.
He was slapped out of the sky, and his Martial Soul, the White Tiger, became the Caged Tiger.
Dai Hao's appearance not only failed to drive the Dou Spirit Empire back into its den, but it also caused the Star Luo Empire's own defense line to retreat several hundred kilometers.
If they retreated any further, they would be fighting right in Star Luo City itself.
So... here's the question.
Could the Star Luo Empire surpass France in World War II and surrender at the speed of light before the Dou Spirit Empire reached Star Luo City?
"—Bang!"
(Table HP -999)
Xu Jiawei kicked the table in front of him into pieces, his face flushed and panting heavily, his body temperature rising at an incredible speed.
Warning... Warning!
Overheating warning!
"Bastard!!!" Xu Jiawei's face was distorted, having completely lost control of his expression. "How dare that mongrel, Xue Tianyao, call out an old geezer like Tianyang? Is he really trying to fight me to the death?"
In the court, the ministers were as silent as cicadas in winter. No one dared to provoke Xu Jiawei's wrath at this moment.
However, their emotions weren't much better.
Even the Imperial Advisor, who had seemed quite rational, had a terrible look on his face. If he had been thinking about persuading Xu Jiawei not to escalate the situation and just treat it as a game with the Dou Spirit Empire, he now had no such thoughts at all.
The Dou Spirit Empire was bullying them too much, completely taking advantage of their kindness!
When the Dou Spirit Empire first launched the fixed-caliber soul guide missiles, Xu Jiawei already wanted to fight the Dou Spirit Empire seriously. However, due to the external threat of the Sun Moon Empire and the excuse provided by the Imperial Advisor, Xu Jiawei chose to hold back.
Otherwise, the one Grade 8 and three Grade 7 fixed-caliber soul guide missiles that the Dou Spirit Empire launched within the Star Luo Empire's territory would have already been considered a declaration of a war of attrition.
Even the Sun Moon Empire rarely launched attacks of this magnitude.
Now, the Dou Spirit Empire had not only brought out their best fixed-caliber soul guide missiles but also called out their strongest expert from the royal worship hall, Douluo Tianyang. The situation was no longer about what Xu Jiawei thought, but about how he would respond.
Glancing at the many ministers below, Xu Jiawei's voice was hoarse as he gave the order: "Recall a part of the elite legion from the Bright Dou Mountain Range to rendezvous with Duke Baihu in Yunxing City and jointly resist the Dou Spirit Empire."
"As for Douluo Tianyang..."
"I will personally go to the Hall of Worship and invite the Great Enshrinement to come out! All of you, be prepared for war and ensure the supplies for the front line. This time, I will make that mongrel, Xue Tianyao, understand his place!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The Dou Spirit Empire had the Rank 97 Douluo Tianyang as its Great Enshrinement, and the Star Luo Empire also had a strong expert of this rank as its foundation. The Great Enshrinement of the Star Luo Empire's Hall of Worship was also a Rank 97 Super Douluo.
Although this Great Enshrinement rarely showed up due to his advanced age and his body no longer being in its peak state, it didn't mean he couldn't make a move.
Speaking of which, this Great Enshrinement of the Star Luo Empire was even from Xuanzi's generation, only one generation younger than peak experts like Mu En.
He was a Rank 97 assault-type Super Douluo with the Martial Soul: Star God Sword.
His title was Douluo Star God, Ye Canfeng!
On the second day after Douluo Star God was invited out by Xu Jiawei, a battle of a peak level erupted in the skies above Yunxing City. It was the commotion of a clash between two Super Douluo-level powerhouses.
Not only were they fighting in the sky, but a full-scale war also erupted on the ground.
Compared to the Sun Moon Empire's long-range mowing with soul guides, the large-scale wars of the three nations of the Douluo Continent still retained a tendency toward close-quarters combat.
Blades, spears, swords, halberds...
Martial Souls, soul rings...
Outside Yunxing City, blood flowed like a river, and broken limbs and fragments of weapons and armor were scattered everywhere across the battlefield. The blood that stained the land red allowed the people of Yunxing City, who were far away, to smell the thick, coppery scent of iron.
In this battle, both sides suffered heavy losses.
The high-level experts were fighting a fierce battle in the sky.
Ye Canfeng was unable to exert his full strength because his body was not in peak condition due to his age. On the other hand, Douluo Tianyang was deliberately holding back. He was only around 150 years old and still had several decades left to live.
When Emperor Xue Tianyao of the Dou Spirit Empire called him out to fight, Douluo Tianyang was not very happy about it. If he hadn't been the Great Enshrinement of the Dou Spirit Empire and unable to refuse, he would have been too lazy to come and fight in any war.
With Ye Canfeng blocking him, Douluo Tianyang was more than happy to put on a show.
But the armies below couldn't do the same.
The strength of the armies was similar. If you had a soul master legion, I also had one. If your support legion was composed of ordinary people, so was mine.
So, on the front lines, the clash between the soul master legions and the armies of ordinary people was like a meat grinder, constantly devouring lives.
Overall, the Star Luo Empire suffered more.
After all, the Dou Spirit Empire could ignore its border and mobilize all of its army to the Star Luo Empire's battlefield. But the Star Luo Empire couldn't; they also had to guard against the Sun Moon Empire, which meant that the number of troops they could mobilize was not as many as the Dou Spirit Empire's.
Even if the Star Luo Empire's army was more formidable than the Dou Spirit Empire's, they couldn't withstand the sheer number of the Dou Spirit's army.
So, in this battle, the Star Luo Empire's casualties were close to 100,000, while the Dou Spirit Empire's casualties were estimated to be less than 50,000.
The conclusion of this battle also meant...
A full-scale war had officially broken out between the Star Luo and Dou Spirit Empires.
(End of Chapter)
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