Chapter 95: Break through Level 60 and Head to the Holy Soul Village
"There's no need for that. The Wolf Bandits are a group of bloodthirsty and brutal thugs. They must be completely wiped out.
If we withdraw our troops now, they'll just regroup and become a threat again. Today, I will completely and permanently eradicate this cancer!"
Lie Tianhu nodded. "Your Highness is wise. I was thinking too simply."
Now, every soldier was armed with grenades and automatic flintlock rifles—more than enough to annihilate the Wolf Bandits with overwhelming firepower. Even one soldier could take down ten enemies; worst case, he could pull the grenade and perish along with them.
"Your Highness, General Lie, we found a lot of dried corpses in the bandit camp. We also found over 200 women."
"Oh?" Davis frowned. "Take me there to see."
"Yes, sir!"
Led by the soldiers, Davis entered the Wolf Bandit camp. As expected, he saw many shriveled corpses hanging from the large trees, turned into dried meat. These were clearly victims stored as food by the bandits.
Davis sighed heavily.
"Sigh... They were all innocent people. Slain by the Wolf Bandits and then used as rations...
Uncle Tianhu, have them buried immediately. Let them rest in peace."
"Yes!" Lie Tianhu promptly gave the order to cut down the corpses and bury them on the spot.
Then Davis went to the dungeon. Sure enough, there were over 200 women imprisoned there. All of them were naked, wounded, and expressionless—their eyes dull with trauma and numbness.
Their ages varied: some were elderly in their sixties, others were teenage girls. A few were even soul masters.
A soldier nearby asked, "Your Highness, how should we handle these women?"
"Release them first and escort them to the barracks. Once their identities are registered, let them go.
Also—make sure each of them receives 50 gold soul coins. They are citizens of our Star Luo Empire, yet they've endured such inhumanity. Let this be a token of compensation."
Davis couldn't bear their suffering. After ensuring they were taken care of, he returned to the camp. It was time to begin absorbing the Bloodthirsty Mad Hurricane Right Leg Bone.
Having gone through soul bone absorption before, Davis was already experienced. He calmly channeled soul power into the leg bone, beginning the fusion.
Three hours later, the soul bone had completely merged with his right leg, reinforcing it, granting him enhanced speed, strength, and mobility—and more importantly, a powerful soul bone skill.
Most excitingly, the absorption skyrocketed his soul power. He had finally reached the bottleneck of level 60!
"Excellent! I've broken through!"
Davis's eyes lit up with excitement. At not even 21 years old, he had already reached the quasi-Soul Emperor stage. His talent was truly unrivaled in the history of the Douluo Continent.
Yet he did not allow himself to become complacent. He immediately sat down to meditate and stabilize his realm. This meditative state lasted over a week.
Afterward, Davis entered the main command tent, intending to assess the situation. If the Wolf Bandits were eliminated, he could return to the capital to seek his sixth soul ring.
But upon arriving, he found Lie Tianhu and the generals looking grim and unhappy.
When they saw Davis, they all quickly saluted:
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
"No need for formality. What's going on? Why the gloomy faces? Did we suffer losses?"
"That's not it," Lie Tianhu shook his head, then pointed at a map of the Douluo Continent. "After a week of fighting, we've expelled all Wolf Bandits from the Star Luo side of the Natural Disaster Mountains."
"That's good news. So why the long faces?" Davis asked.
"It's because, Your Highness," Lie Tianhu gestured toward the Border Mountains, "there are still nearly 800 Wolf Bandits holed up there."
Davis studied the map. The Border Mountains were located at the junction of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.
Beyond those mountains was the Bakla Kingdom, and to the northwest were Notting City and Holy Soul Village, both in Fasno Province.
Although called the Border Mountains, their main ranges lay within Heaven Dou territory. In truth, they were part of the Heaven Dou Empire.
"According to scout reports," Lie Tianhu continued, "the Wolf Bandits have raided over a dozen villages, including Holy Soul Village. Many villagers have been taken—likely to be used as rations.
It's clear they're preparing to engage in long-term guerrilla warfare."
Another general added, "Of course we'd like to pursue them and eliminate the threat, but the Border Mountains are Heaven Dou territory. If we march in, it could be seen as an invasion. The Heaven Dou court may not take it lightly."
"And Your Highness," said another officer, "our rations will only last a week. If we run out, we'll be forced to withdraw. But once we leave, the Wolf Bandits will return, seeking revenge. That's what has us worried."
"Short on supplies..." Davis frowned. He couldn't help but regret not bringing Anna. If she were here, they wouldn't need to worry about food at all.
After thinking for a while, Davis made a decisive order:
"Have the soldiers remove their uniforms and split into groups of ten, disguised as civilians. We'll infiltrate the Border Mountains and exterminate the Wolf Bandits.
As for the Heaven Dou Empire—let them think what they want. The Star Luo Empire is strong now. We have three Titled Douluo in the army.
If the Heaven Dou court dares go to war over such a trivial matter, then Emperor Xue Ye truly is senile."
Davis's aim in wiping out the bandits wasn't just about security. More importantly, he wanted to take this opportunity to visit Holy Soul Village.
After all, the Blue Silver Emperor's body and soul bone had to be hidden somewhere near the village waterfall.
To this day, Davis still couldn't understand it.
Tang Hao, a Titled Douluo, hadn't even carried a soul guide. Yet he'd hidden such a precious Blue Silver Emperor soul bone in a waterfall.
And that wasn't all. Not only had he stashed the soul bone there—he'd also hidden Ah Yin's resurrecting form, the Blue Silver Emperor's actual body.
This was baffling.
Everyone knows that plant growth depends on sunlight. If it weren't for the Blue Silver Emperor's tenacious vitality, it would have perished long ago.
No wonder there are so many conspiracy theories about Tang Hao—this man was just too unreliable!
"Blue Silver Emperor... Forget the right leg bone for now. If Nana can absorb the Blue Silver Emperor's origin, her Black Jade Divine Grass Spirit might undergo a second evolution—maybe even awaken a stronger Blue Silver Domain."
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