Chapter 544: The Prelude to the Continental War

"Hu Liena, my Star Luo Empire and your Spirit Empire have no quarrel with each other; why do you invade my Star Luo?" Dai Mubai stepped forward to question her.

He had to figure out why this Spirit Empire, instead of occupying Ba La Ke as they were perfectly capable of doing, had suddenly turned its sights toward Star Luo.

"That is a question you should ask the person behind you." Hu Liena looked at Tang San, or rather, Tang Yin, behind Dai Mubai.

She had truly been deceived miserably; inside the Slaughter City, she had even developed feelings for him, and had even gone so far as to defy her two grandfathers, Chrysanthemum and Ghost, for his sake.

Upon learning the truth, she had completely fallen apart.

That she could move on so quickly was, in a way, thanks to Nan Feihuang; in the original story, a large part of why she loved Tang Yin so deeply was because he was the most outstanding man she had ever seen, and later, sharing life-and-death struggles on the Hell Road, she had witnessed his courage in committing suicide to extract his bone for Xiao Wu.

Hu Liena was proud and arrogant, naturally looking down on ordinary people, feeling that only Tang Yin was worthy of her, but now, having witnessed Nan Feihuang's excellence and his "deep affection" in breaking into the Spirit Hall alone to save Qian Renxue, she felt Tang Yin was not as outstanding as she had imagined.

Only then could she slowly move on.

Now, she could not say she had completely forgotten Tang Yin, and the feelings of affection in her heart still existed, but at least she could firmly stand her ground.

On the battlefield, they were enemies.

According to the news sent by Xu Rong, Nan Feihuang was facilitating cooperation between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, and because Tang San had already obtained the Asura God Inheritance, Nan Feihuang was even willing to follow his lead.

The Asura God—according to what her teacher had told her, that was a god at the God King level, surpassing Level One Gods.

Once Tang San completed the trials, given his deep-seated hatred for the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Hall would be completely finished.

No matter how strong Nan Feihuang's aptitude was, he was currently just a Title Douluo; if he could not become a god, as long as her teacher completed the Rakshasa trials, Nan Feihuang would pose no threat at all.

This was also the reason why the Spirit Hall had temporarily abandoned targeting Heaven Dou and shifted its goal toward Star Luo.

They had to strangle Tang San in the cradle; they could never give him the chance to become a god.

"The Blacksmith Association killed our Spirit Hall Bishop Mai Er Si for no reason. According to our investigation, the Blacksmith Association President Lou Gao has already joined the Tang Sect founded by Tang San. My Spirit Empire has reason to believe that the Blacksmith Association's murder of our Bishop was instigated by the Tang Sect Master Tang San. Therefore, our Empress has issued an order to bring Tang San back for interrogation. Dai Mubai, if you are sensible, hand over Tang San, and our country will withdraw its troops immediately; otherwise, not even a chicken or dog will be left in the Star Luo Empire!" Hu Liena threatened.

She was not just speaking empty words; whether Star Luo was destroyed sooner or later was not important—the key was Tang San, who had to be dealt with as soon as possible.

If Dai Mubai really handed Tang San over to her, she would not mind returning Gengxin City to Star Luo for the time being.

"In your dreams!" Dai Mubai naturally could not hand over Tang San; without Tang San, he would lose the support of the Clear Sky Sect and the Slaughter City.

What could Star Luo use to contend against the Spirit Empire and the Gulei Kingdom?

"Since that is the case, then there is no need for further words." Hu Liena had not held much hope to begin with, so hearing this, she stopped talking and turned to give the order, "All troops, listen to my command: begin the battle, and slaughter the Star Luo army to the last man!"

"Kill!" Dai Mubai also waved his palm.

A massive war finally erupted completely in Gengxin City.

The Spirit Empire was led by its Spirit Master Legion, while the Star Luo Empire had its proudest heavy armored cavalry.

Both sides gave their all from the start, both hoping for a quick victory.

Within the Star Luo camp, four figures flew into the sky, each surrounded by nine Spirit Rings: two yellow, two purple, and five black.

"Are those the Elders of the Clear Sky Sect? As expected, they have all become Title Douluo!" Hu Liena's expression showed no surprise.

According to the Spirit Hall's records on the seven great Elders of the Clear Sky Sect, this Seventh Elder, Tang Lie, was the weakest among them, yet even he had already broken through to the Title Douluo realm.

Thus, the others breaking through one after another was naturally within her expectations.

Fortunately, during the battle between the Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect many years ago, they had killed two of their great Elders; otherwise, what she would be seeing right now would be seven full Title Douluo. Furthermore, because she had made a decisive move yesterday with a surprise attack, she had surrounded and wounded both the Bloodthirsty Douluo and the Lieyang Douluo, significantly weakening the Star Luo Empire's strength.

In this battle, they already held the advantage.

Hu Liena ordered, "Ghost Leopard Elder, Chrysanthemum Elder, Pufferfish Elder, Lingyuan Elder, I trouble you to engage these four Clear Sky Elders!"

"Rest assured, Saintess, leave this side to us." The four Elders also flew out from the army.

Only Title Douluo could contend with Title Douluo; otherwise, if they were allowed to enter the army, it would cause massive casualties.

A Title Douluo possessing a Clear Sky Hammer was indeed incomparably powerful, and the four Spirit Hall Elders might not be their match, but they would not be defeated in a short time.

Hu Liena's plan was simply to hold them back.

"Second Offering, Fourth Offering, please keep an eye on the opposing camp; if the Clear Sky Sect Master Tang Xiao and the Slaughter King appear, I will have to trouble you both to take action." Hu Liena appeared quite respectful toward the two Offerings.

As a Saintess, she could not command the Seven Great Consecrators.

"Hmph!" Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded indifferently; he knew what was important.

Although he had always disliked the people of the Pope Palace, their interests were aligned at this moment, and with a great enemy before them, internal strife could not be tolerated.

In the sky, a full eight Title Douluo clashed, their powerful soul power colliding violently, pushing away even the clouds on the horizon.

The two armies were also caught in the aftermath, suffering countless casualties.

Hu Liena shouted, "Take this opportunity, Holy Dragon Elder, launch a surprise attack on Tang San!"

The results of yesterday's risky strategy began to take effect.

Because the Lieyang Douluo and the Bloodthirsty Douluo were unable to fight due to their injuries, the Spirit Hall now had one more Title Douluo than the opponent; this was their greatest advantage.

"Roar!"

The White-Armored Earth Dragon let out a roar, charging boldly toward Tang San.

This person was the primary target for which their Spirit Empire had launched this war.

"Tang Family Army!" Tang San would naturally not place himself in danger; the Tang Sect's Defense Clan leader, the Plate-Armored Rhinoceros Niu Gao, had long been guarding his side.

This guy's defensive power had already surpassed Huyan Zhen.

Even though Tuoba Xi was a Title Douluo, he was completely unable to budge this behemoth.

Tang San's side had more than just one Plate-Armored Rhinoceros; there was also a power-type Giant Strength Ape, the Titan of the Hercules, whose strength reached the level of a Title Douluo.

With a heavy punch from him, Tuoba Xi was immediately knocked back.

Although the four major clans were individually inferior to the Lower Four Sects, they could coordinate with each other; at this moment, if Yang Wudi were also here, once the Soul-Breaking Spear was brought out and followed up with a thrust, Tuoba Xi would likely be dead or severely injured.

Now, Tang San could only use his Hidden Weapon legion to replace Yang Wudi; the Min Clan appeared around Tuoba Xi as if by Teleportation, firing the Zhuge Divine Crossbows in succession. Although it was not enough to break his defense, it made him extremely uncomfortable, let alone advancing forward.

This was the principle of many ants biting an elephant to death!

The power system of the Douluo Continent was still not strong enough; even if one reached the highest human rank of Title Douluo, one could still be piled to death by continuous, relentless attacks.

(End of chapter)