Chapter 427: Deploying Troops and Formations: Winning Three Out of Five Battles

"Among the five battles, there is one we cannot possibly win; no matter who comes, they will be no match for that old man, Qian Daoliu," Nan Feihuang was the first to make a judgment.

For this match, their Gu Lei Kingdom could choose to forfeit.

In any case, whether it was himself or his mother Lan Xue, neither was anywhere near a match for Qian Daoliu.

Although Lan Xue's Extreme Ice was touted as being able to kill enemies across ranks, at Level 96, she could even put up a fight against an ordinary Limit Douluo.

The problem is, is Qian Daoliu an ordinary Limit Douluo? Not to mention his Spirit Ring configuration, as the Angel High Priest who had already passed the Angel Eight Trials, it was nine-to-one that he possessed the same eight black and one red as Bo Saixi, exceeding Lan Xue by more than one level. Just his martial soul alone, the god-level martial soul Six-Winged Angel, was not inferior to the Top-level Spirit combined with the Extreme Ice of the Mysterious Ice Halberd.

It was simply impossible for Lan Xue to bridge the gap to the level of strength Qian Daoliu possessed, and the same went for Feihuang; unless he broke through to Title Douluo, he was not yet qualified to challenge this invincible figure of the sky.

"That is correct, but my lord need not worry; Qian Daoliu will inevitably be the last to take the field," Xun Yu said, still playing a game of open strategy.

Because the Gu Lei Kingdom was the challenger, while the Offering Hall was the high and mighty defender.

Could it be that the Offering Hall, in dealing with the mere Gu Lei Kingdom, would still need to use the method of Tian Ji's horse racing and send out their strongest combat power in advance?

In any case, Xun Yu had accurately identified the weakness that Qian Daoliu was burdened by his reputation.

Lan Xue frowned, "That is to say, we give up this battle and secure victory in the first four matches. However, in our Gu Lei Kingdom, only Feihuang and I are qualified to engage in confrontation with the Offerings; the other two..."

"Don't forget, there is still us!" Just at this moment, two figures flew in from the horizon.

It was none other than the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo and the Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen.

"With us added, four Super Douluo-level strengths are enough!" Dugu Bo said confidently.

"Haha, you have come at just the right time. Thank you, Old Poison, and Your Excellency Thunder, welcome." Nan Feihuang smiled at Yu Yuanzhen.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is too kind. During this time, I have already heard from Old Poison that the reason he was able to obtain the intelligence on the Soul Hunting Operation Plan so accurately and rush here to help us was because he was acting under your orders. My Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family's thousands of lives were all saved because of Your Highness the Crown Prince; Yu Yuanzhen expresses his deepest gratitude here!" Yu Yuanzhen bowed and said gratefully, "Now that your country, like my sect, has been threatened by the Spirit Hall, Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, if you do not despise us, I am willing to lead the remnants of my sect to join your country and never abandon you from this day forth."

"It is exactly what I wished for, I dared not even ask!" Nan Tianchen was overjoyed; he would have to be brain-dead not to want the addition of a Super Douluo like Yu Yuanzhen.

The timing that Dugu Bo had mentioned to Yu Yuanzhen back then had indeed arrived.

Now that the Gu Lei Kingdom and the Spirit Hall were already enemies, adding a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon would naturally not change anything. In the eyes of outsiders, these two forces were merely forced to huddle together for warmth under the coercion of the Spirit Hall.

They were still in the position of victims and the weaker party.

"Then, with our combat power complete, I, Xun, though untalented, am willing to arrange the formation for this battle." Xun Yu stood out. He could not participate in this confrontation, but he would strive to fulfill his role as a military advisor.

"Xun Yu, please proceed!" Nan Tianchen nodded. By now, no one would doubt Xun Yu's wisdom anymore; everything he had done so far had not had a single failure.

It was truly a case of calculating every contingency.

"Good. As I just said, in the battle against the Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu can be completely written off. Therefore, we must win three of the first four matches. The most critical ones are the first and the fourth," Xun Yu analyzed. "The Spirit Hall, as the anchor, will most likely be Golden Crocodile Douluo, while the first match will be either Qingluan Douluo or Lion Douluo."

"Well said, I agree." Yu Yuanzhen nodded. "Golden Crocodile is the second-highest expert in the Offering Hall; no one is more suitable than him to be the anchor before Qian Daoliu. As for the first battle, the Spirit Hall must win, yet they cannot send out their two strongest combatants, Golden Crocodile and Qian Daoliu. Thus, Lion or Qingluan are the best choices. They are both Level 97 Title Douluo; theoretically, they can certainly achieve a stunning opening while preserving the Spirit Hall's true strongest strength." "So now, we have two choices. The safe method is to avoid Golden Crocodile Douluo and Qian Daoliu, and place my lord, the Queen, and Your Excellency Thunder in the first three matches. However, there are three dangers in this: first, not a single one of these three matches can have any issues, otherwise we will have no chance of winning. If Your Excellency Thunder encounters Lion or Qingluan in the first three matches, it will still be very dangerous. Second, Golden Crocodile Douluo may not necessarily be the anchor 100 percent of the time. What we can think of, the Spirit Hall can naturally think of as well. Although the probability is not high, there is a possibility he could appear early to intercept us. If they also place Lion, Qingluan, and Golden Crocodile in the first three, then we will have been counter-calculated. Third, even if we win with this method, it is too opportunistic. The Offering Hall may not be convinced, especially Golden Crocodile himself; he does not have as many scruples as Qian Daoliu. If we do not beat him into submission, he may not keep his promise. If possible, I still hope that while using the Tian Ji horse racing strategy, we can truly display the style of the Gu Lei Kingdom. Qian Daoliu is invincible, but Golden Crocodile Douluo is not necessarily so," Xun Yu said.

"So you mean, a bit of risk within the safety; I will take the first battle, and my mother will take the fourth. We will simply not dodge Golden Crocodile Douluo and face him head-on!" Nan Feihuang quickly guessed Xun Yu's intention.

Among them, the only one with a chance to defeat Golden Crocodile was Lan Xue, who possessed the Extreme Ice, so if they were to deal with Golden Crocodile Douluo, it had to be her.

Then for the first battle, not only the Spirit Hall but the Gu Lei Kingdom must also seize the initiative. As long as Feihuang does not face Golden Crocodile or Qian Daoliu, he has a chance of winning against the other Offerings.

Even Guangling, Qianjun, and Jiangmo were already completely no match for him.

Then, it was naturally the best choice for him to face Qingluan or Lion.

Feihuang guessed that for the first battle, the probability of Qingluan appearing was higher, because compared to Lion Douluo, he was more steady and calm.

In Qian Daoliu's heart, the reliability of Qingluan Douluo was second only to Golden Crocodile Douluo.

The problem lay in the two middle matches.

Since Guangling Douluo was injured, the remaining two matches would see them send out Lion and either Qianjun or Jiangmo.

This depended heavily on luck. If Dugu Bo faced Lion, and Yu Yuanzhen faced Qianjun or Jiangmo, the chances of winning would be greater.

Dugu Bo was indeed no match for Lion Douluo, but Yu Yuanzhen still had a slight chance of winning against Qianjun or Jiangmo. The strength of Qianjun and Jiangmo lay in their combined attack methods; in individual combat, they might not be as good as Yu Yuanzhen. This old dragon's actual combat ability was unexpectedly strong, and the Offerings of the Offering Hall had a major weakness: they had been in seclusion for too long and had not engaged in actual combat for many years.

But if it were the other way around, the problem would be significant. Yu Yuanzhen could fight Qianjun or Jiangmo one level above his own, but it would be very difficult to fight Lion two levels above. One must know that after Level 95, the gap at every level was incomparably huge.

It was also very difficult for Dugu Bo to face Qianjun or Jiangmo. He had reached Super Douluo, but only just entered it, and his realm was not very stable. Facing Qianjun or Jiangmo, who had already been at Level 96 for decades, the gap was too large in every aspect; crossing levels was not done like that.

However, Xun Yu had already thought of all the methods he could. Wisdom was not omnipotent; many times, it also depended on luck and the ability of the executors.

Feihuang believed they could win.

As long as they won, they could win five years of stable development for the Gu Lei Kingdom.

After five years, he would no longer need to fear anyone.

With heavy hearts, the group walked out of the Imperial Study and returned to cultivate, not wanting to delay even for a moment. With a great battle imminent, every bit of soul power gained was worth it; even clutching at the last minute was better than not clutching at all.

Feihuang, however, followed Xun Yu and asked, "Wenruo, let me ask you, if we really lose, do you have no other backup plans?"

Xun Yu replied, "I have none left, but my lord, you do. At worst, we flip the table!"

"I knew it!" Nan Feihuang smiled. Xun Yu had indeed already factored in Red Hare, but only as a last resort if absolutely necessary.

(End of chapter)