Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1715 The Origin of the Seven Demon Generals
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High in the air, the two men hovered, watching the fierce battle raging below.

One of the figures exuded a profound and imposing aura, none other than Xue Hongtao, the leader of the Heavenly Fighting Knights.

Behind him stretched a pair of enormous wings composed of pure wind elements, their outlines beautiful and fluid, radiating a breathtaking power of flowing wind.

This is his proudest martial soul—the Wind Swan, a powerful martial soul that enhances wind attributes and ranks at the eighth grade.

On the side, Ma Zhibin, who came from Douhun City, had a solemn look on his angular face. His gaze swept across the front battlefield below, which was like a boiling furnace. There, people were crowded together, and all kinds of soul skills were flashing, colliding, and annihilating wildly.

He clicked his tongue and pointed his chin downwards: "The Black Nether Legion stationed at Bao Family Manor is tough enough!"

"Compared to the dragon legion we encountered at the Fasno Lake Manor, they are far superior."

"They actually managed to fight your elite Royal Knights, the Heavenly Warriors, to such an extent."

Upon hearing this, Xue Hongtao rolled his eyes as usual, his tone carrying a corrective tone: "Come on, was the one you Fasno fought against the main force of the Demon Dragon Legion that time?"

"The Demon Dragon Legion is responsible for a long area that runs through the entire central corridor and spans tens of thousands of miles. Such a large area has long been divided into several parts for individual conquest. What you have destroyed is at most a detachment of one of the forces, a provincial-level outpost."

"However, it is true that you killed quite a few of their high-level Soul Masters, resulting in a significant loss of top-tier combat power."

Ma Zhibin stroked his chin: "Oh ho, I see... The strongest Demon Dragon Legion tackles the toughest challenges, taking charge of the central corridor, which is divided into five or six powerful provinces with complex intertwined forces."

"The second-ranked Devouring Legion is stationed in the core area of ​​the Star Luo Empire, while the third-ranked Black Nether Legion is specifically targeting the heart of the Heaven Dou Empire."

"The top three Crimson Legions have chosen their locations quite well, they really know how to handle things, sending their ace to tackle the toughest challenges."

Xue Hongtao pointed to the continuous cluster of workshop buildings below, his face darkening: "Nonsense! Back in Fasno, when you were a few dozen Soul Douluos ganging up on someone's hideout of hundreds of people, you naturally thought it was nothing special."

"Take another look down here. How many people can be hidden in these workshops? The Black Nether Legion down there must be at least two thousand, right? That's probably at least a third of the entire legion's strength."

"The core strength of the main force is naturally incomparable to that of the manor guards."

Ma Zhibin grinned, a forced smile on his face: "Hehe, if it weren't for the Chen family's unorthodox methods digging up the information, your officials would probably still be in the dark, unaware that the Bao family right under your noses is actually a branch of the Ming family, right?"

Xue Hongtao sighed as if admitting defeat: "Alas, who can say otherwise? The Bao family has been honest people in Sunset City for over a hundred years, working diligently and conscientiously, growing from an ordinary noble family with a mid-grade martial spirit to its current scale."

"The Ming family has been operating in the central district of the empire for hundreds of years, with a deep and well-hidden network of spies. These spies are buried too deep and have become a major threat, with their numbers and scale far exceeding expectations."

Ma Zhibin echoed with certainty: "That's true. Without the massive power of thousands of Soul Masters, it wouldn't be worthy of the name 'Legion'."

Xue Hongtao looked at the battlefield and nodded, saying, "Given the size of the Crimson Church, it probably controls tens of thousands of evil soul masters."

"Even the smallest of the seven legions probably has three or four thousand people, and the stronger ones can reach six or seven thousand or more."

"Otherwise, how could they have stirred up such a massive wave during that catastrophe that involved tens of millions of people (including combatants)?"

Ma Zhibin chuckled, "I have some good news for you. According to the Chen family, which dug up some good news from Tianshi City, the population of the mainland has exceeded 22 billion." Xue Hongtao was stunned, then cursed, "Damn it, I knew it wouldn't be good news."

He understood Ma Zhibin's subtext: an increase in population would inevitably lead to an increase in Soul Masters, and many of these new entrants would be unregistered.

Among these people, the increase in Soul Masters is largely due to underground forces like the Crimson Church.

He then steered the conversation back on track: "Although the Black Nether Legion is nominally third, its strength is no less than that of the Devouring Legion. Otherwise, I'd be too tired to come here and crack walnuts. Besides..."

He paused, his voice tinged with apprehension, "Don't forget the Ming family's origins. They come from the Zhitian Sect, which is of the same origin as the 'Heavenly Soldiers'."

"Although the Zhitian Sect is not as good at large-scale military operations and battlefield conquest as the Tianbing Sect, its ability to command troops is unmatched by ordinary evil spirit masters."

"This Black Nether Legion has inherited a military formation tradition that is ingrained in their very bones."

Ma Zhibin wholeheartedly agreed, and then continued, "Tsk, our ancestors of the 'Three Ancient Heavenly Sects' really left a lot of trouble for their descendants."

"The Ming family of Mingying and the Li family of Xue Lijian both originated from the Zhitian Sect; the Yan family of Anhemolong, the You family of Xukong Anshe, and the Wu family of the Black Crow Legion in the south are also included. They were all members of our Tianshou Sect's 'Ferocious Beast Faction' who were unwilling to retire back then; as for the Yuwen family, they even broke with the descendants of the Ice God of the Ancient Ice Palace and caused a great commotion."

"Every single one of these incidents is a time bomb that's been buried for a thousand years. It's like an Avengers team."

Xue Hongtao sneered, his tone mocking: "Why don't you mention how many members of the Tianzhou Sect have been abducted by hidden organizations and cults to become priest families?"

"Retire? Retire my ass! Do you think the countless orc tribes in the Hundred Thousand Mountains just fell from the sky?"

"Those disgusting things that can't stand the light of day are the troubles caused by those old relics who should have 'retired' in your mouth!"

"If it weren't for the order from the Crimson Headquarters to adjust the legion deployment and swap the Dragon Legion with the Devouring Legion, those dragon-wielding guys from the Yan family might still be flirting and secretly plotting with the orcs."

Ma Zhibin asked in confusion, "Huh? Then tell me, why would those ruthless people from the 'Abyss Faction,' who control the Devouring Legion, agree to swap positions with the Demon Dragon Legion?"

"Isn't the Abyss Faction always locked in a life-or-death struggle with the Spirit Hall at the exit plain beneath the Golden Triangle region of the Central Corridor, which leads directly to the abyss underground? Isn't that battlefield their lair?"

Xue Hongtao grew impatient with the question and snapped, "You fucking ask me, someone who makes a living in the royal family?!"

"I'm busy training troops and killing people every day, how could I possibly know the intricacies of those dark sewers?"

"I know nothing! Are you here to chat or to fight? My men are all dead!"

Ma Zhibin was speechless at his words, and scoffed in annoyance, but his eyes remained fixed on the pot of boiling, bloody stew below, his hands itching to get started!
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Note: Back then, the Zhitian Sect was a super power with at least tens of thousands of Soul Masters (the population at that time was only 10% of the current population), so many of them must have escaped the annihilation of their entire family.

The Ming and Li families are just representatives; there are actually other martial spirit families, but most of them are under the command of the Ming and Li families.

In fact, the Black Nether Legion has many weapon-type martial souls, while the Demon Dragon has more beast-type martial souls.

(End of this chapter)