Douluo: Adventure Begins from Wuhun City

Chapter 295: Continental Situation

Although the assessment process on Poseidon Island was full of thrills, it was generally calm. But it was not the same on the mainland.

As the Spirit Hall declared war on the two empires at the same time, the continent fell into war.

At this moment, the situation on the mainland is changing rapidly.

Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, is a god-level powerhouse who stands at the pinnacle of spirit masters. He is like a lord in the darkness, overlooking everything in the world. The ambition in his heart is burning like a prairie fire.

Under her planning, the iron cavalry of the Spirit Hall, like a surging black wave, brazenly launched a war against the two major empires in the north and south - the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire.

Before the first rays of sunlight in the morning completely dispelled the mist in the mountains, the Spirit Hall army had already appeared like a ghost at the southern border of the Tiandou Empire. The uniform marching steps made the earth tremble slightly, and the black military flags fluttered in the wind, and the hideous spirit patterns on them seemed to announce the coming of death.

The spirit masters of the vanguard troops all had fanatical eyes and surging spirit powers, eager to show their skills and expand the territory for the Spirit Hall. When the guards on the border of the Tiandou Empire noticed something was wrong, the first round of attacks from the Spirit Hall had already arrived.

The overwhelming light of soul skills instantly illuminated the darkness before dawn, fireballs, whistling wind blades, icy spikes piercing...

Brilliant yet deadly attacks rained down on the defenseless garrison camp.

The tents were overturned, the soldiers screamed and fled in all directions, and the blood quickly dyed the land red.

"Hold steady! Don't panic! Line up to meet the enemy!"

A lieutenant shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to organize an effective resistance.

However, the Spirit Hall's offensive was too fierce, and ordinary soldiers were completely powerless to fight back against the Spirit Masters. The defense line was like fragile paper and was easily torn open one after another.

At the same time, the northern border of the Xingluo Empire was also caught in a bitter battle.

The Spirit Hall's army poured out from the dense forest and pounced on the Xingluo defenders like a pack of wolves.

They took advantage of the terrain and launched a surprise attack. For a moment, arrows rained down and accompanied by the explosion of soul skills, the border outpost of the Xingluo Empire instantly fell into a sea of ​​fire. A baron of the Xingluo Empire personally led his soldiers to charge forward, trying to resist the attack of the Spirit Hall.

His spirit was a ferocious rhino, with bulging muscles all over his body, and wearing heavy armor, he charged towards the Spirit Hall army. But as soon as he rushed into the enemy camp, he was trapped by the binding skills of several Spirit Hall soul masters. Then, a series of soul power attacks followed, drowning him and the soldiers around him.

Under the fierce attack of the Spirit Hall, the border defenses of the two empires quickly collapsed and a large amount of land fell.

Villages were burned down, people were displaced, and cries and shouts mixed together, echoing across this war-torn continent.

Even though the Spirit Hall spoke so righteously when it was founded, war has always been cruel.

Bibi Dong had actually anticipated this in her heart. In fact, she could also directly display her absolute strength that surpassed the current Douluo Continent to forcibly wipe out the high-level officials of the two empires. In this way, the two empires would have almost no resistance and would surrender directly.

But Bibi Dong was unwilling to do so. A victory gained in this way would be extremely unstable, and the people would definitely be filled with a lot of resentment towards the Wuhun Empire.

In this way, even if the Wuhun Empire became the master of the continent, it was only in name only. The towns and villages in various places were still controlled by the gentry who were loyal to the two empires, making it impossible to convey the empire's orders.

At that time, these places happened to belong to the Wuhun Empire, so Bibi Dong had no reason to take drastic measures. Otherwise, it would go against the declaration when the Wuhun Empire was founded.

Those gentry were exaggerating and leading the people from all over the country to believe that their sufferings were all caused by the ambitions of the Wuhun Empire, which led to even more intense public resentment.

Even if Bibi Dong possessed absolute strength, it would probably take years or even decades to sort out such things on the mainland.

Therefore, Bibi Dong would rather tear the entire continent into pieces, let the soldiers of the Spirit Hall step on every inch of the continent, eliminate any hidden threats one by one, and allow the Spirit Empire to achieve true unification.

At this moment, in the palace of the Tiandou Empire, through the secret operation of the Spirit Hall, the already very old Emperor Xue Ye passed away a few days ago. After the Tiandou royal family went through a political turmoil, the fourth prince Xue Beng successfully ascended the throne. However, at this moment, the wonderful Xue Beng, who had just tasted the taste of being an emperor, had a face so gloomy that water could drip out of it.

He clenched his fists and paced back and forth in the hall. All the ministers lowered their heads and remained silent.

"The Spirit Hall is going too far! My dear ministers, do you have any good plan to repel the enemy?"

The Avalanche Emperor's voice was filled with suppressed anger.

An old veteran stepped forward and said with a fist.

"Your Majesty, the most urgent thing right now is to immediately dispatch the main force nearby to the border for support, and at the same time summon the spirit masters of various sects to fight together. Otherwise, the border will be in danger!"

However, it would have been better if he didn't say it. As soon as he said this, Avalanche became furious again.

"Sects, what sects are there in the Tiandou Empire? The Haotian Sect has been destroyed for who knows how many years, and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Sect has also been disbanded long ago. Now they hide in Tiandou City every day, debauching all day long, and even call it the continuation of the inheritance, and don't want to move at all. The most damnable one is the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, which is completely in cahoots with the Spirit Hall. Tell me, which sect's spirit masters can we still summon now!"

At the end of the story, Xue Beng couldn't even hold back and started yelling.

The ministers below were also panicked when they heard this, but they still spoke.

"Your Majesty, apart from the three major sects in the past, there are still many large and small sects below. If they gather together, they will always be a considerable force that cannot be ignored!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Avalanche also felt that it made sense. His furious heart slowly calmed down, he nodded slightly, and immediately issued a series of military orders.

On the Xing Luo Empire side, due to Zhu Zhuqing's disappearance and Dai Mubai's escape, the Xing Luo royal family could no longer follow tradition, and directly made Davis, the heir who was still in the imperial city, the crown prince, shouldering the heavy responsibility of guarding the empire.

At this time, he was stationed in an important town in the north, constantly deploying troops and strengthening the defense.

"Pass the order down, all soldiers must hold their positions and wait for reinforcements. Anyone who dares to retreat will be punished by military law!"

Davis' eyes were grim. He knew very well that the Star Luo Empire had nowhere to retreat at this moment. On the battlefield, the Spirit Hall's offensive was becoming more and more fierce.

In the Wuhun Empire, ordinary soldiers formed dense phalanxes, holding spears and shields, and steadily advanced under the cover of soul masters. The soul masters cooperated with each other in the air and on the ground, performing various soul skills to encircle and suppress the remnants of the two empires.

In a valley, a thousand-man army of the Tiandou Empire was besieged by the Wuhun Army.

They leaned against the steep mountain wall and fought desperately.

The faces of the soldiers were filled with exhaustion and determination, their eyes blurred by sweat and blood. A young soldier, whose sword had already been bent, still waved it, and roared at the Spirit Masters of the Spirit Hall who were charging at him. "Don't even think about stepping over our corpses, you invaders!"

A Soul Master from the Spirit Hall sneered, and swung out the long whip spirit in his hand like a venomous snake, instantly entangled the young soldier's ankle, and pulled him hard, knocking him to the ground. Just as the Soul Master was about to deliver a fatal blow, a figure flashed from the side, and an intermediate soul master from the Tiandou Empire stepped forward, blocked the blow, and saved the young soldier.

"Don't be afraid, reinforcements will be here soon! We have to hold on!"

The intermediate spirit master shouted loudly to boost morale, but he knew in his heart that it was still unknown whether the reinforcements could arrive in time, and they were facing an increasingly powerful army of the Spirit Hall.

On the battlefield of the Star Luo Empire, the Spirit Hall army also encountered stubborn resistance.

Xingluo soldiers were known for their tenacity and bravery, and would never give up easily even when they were at a disadvantage. A captain led dozens of soldiers, relying on a ruin, and engaged in street fighting with Spirit Hall soldiers who outnumbered them several times.

They took advantage of the terrain, moved to another location after each shot, and launched surprise attacks from time to time, causing great headaches for the Spirit Hall army.

Upon seeing this, a commander of the Spirit Hall became furious and mobilized several high-level spirit masters to take over the ruins in one fell swoop.

Just when they were about to launch the general attack, a strange whistling sound suddenly came from the sky.

Everyone looked up and saw a group of huge flying soul beasts flying towards them, carrying reinforcements from the Star Luo Empire.

The leader was a disciple directly taught by the royal family. He jumped off the flying soul beast, the long sword in his hand flashing with cold light, and shouted loudly.

"Warriors of Xingluo, I am here to lend you a helping hand!"

After saying that, he was the first to rush into the Spirit Hall army formation. The reinforcements behind him were like a tiger descending from the mountain, instantly reversing the situation on the local battlefield.

However, this was only a partial counterattack.

The overall strength of the Spirit Hall was too strong. As the war continued, the two empires continued to lose ground.

Bibi Dong sat in the Pope's Palace in Wuhun City. No, it should be called the Imperial Palace now. She sat on the throne, listening to the good news from the front line, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a cold smile.

"This is just the beginning, unification is imperative!"

She whispered to herself, her purple eyes gleaming with fanaticism.

Behind her, the gigantic Death Spider Emperor's martial spirit loomed, emitting a terrifying aura, as if endorsing her ambition.

Although the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire had temporarily stabilized their positions, they still seemed unable to cope with the continuous attacks from the Spirit Hall.

The two empires began to realize that this war was not just a fight for territory, but a contest of life and death. They had to put aside their past prejudices and work together to find a glimmer of hope under the hegemony of the Spirit Hall.

Therefore, the Tiandou Empire sent an envoy to the Xingluo Empire in secret to discuss a joint fight against the enemy.

The envoy overcame numerous obstacles and finally arrived at the palace of the Xingluo Empire.

Star Luo Prince Davis, who returned to the palace because the war eased, personally met with the envoy, and the two sides started a difficult negotiation in a secret room.

"The Spirit Hall is now very powerful. If our two countries continue to fight each other, they will be destroyed. Only by uniting can we fight against them."

The Tiandou envoy spoke earnestly. Davis frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and nodded.

"You are right. Our Xingluo Empire is not willing to sit and wait for death. However, the matter of alliance involves many details and needs to be considered carefully."

In the following days, envoys from the two countries frequently exchanged views on the command of the coalition forces, troop deployment, logistical support, etc. Despite the difficulties and disagreements in the process, they gradually reached a consensus in the face of a common enemy.

Over at the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong also noticed signs of the two empires joining forces. She shook her head and smiled indifferently.

"Want to unite to fight against the Wuhun Empire? Why didn't you do that before?"

Immediately, she ordered to speed up the pace of the war, trying to deal a fatal blow before the two countries' coalition forces were fully formed.

The army of the Spirit Hall launched another large-scale attack. This time, they concentrated their superior forces to attack an important pass of the Heaven Dou Empire. This pass was strategically located and was the throat of the southern border of the Heaven Dou Empire. Once it was lost, the army of the Spirit Hall could march straight in.

The commander of the Tiandou Empire was fully aware of the heavy responsibility. He led his soldiers to defend the city walls day and night.

The walls were filled with stones and logs, and the archers were on full alert. The spirit masters were behind the walls, ready to use their spirit skills at any time to resist the Spirit Hall's attack. The Spirit Hall's siege equipment was slowly pushed to the front line. The huge catapults and siege towers were even more powerful under the power of the spirit masters. With an order, the catapults began to fire, and the huge stones hit the walls with a whistling sound. The bricks and stones on the walls were immediately splashed, and many defenders were injured.

Then, the Spirit Hall's spirit masters launched a charge. They flew in the air, dodging attacks from the city walls, and released spirit skills towards the city gates and weak points on the city walls.

For a moment, various elemental soul skills intertwined together, and the light was dazzling. Seeing this, the Tiandou guard shouted loudly.

"Soul Master troops, counterattack!"

The soul masters of the Tiandou Empire released their own martial spirits one after another, and engaged in fierce battles with the soul masters of the Wuhun Hall in the air.

The two sides fought back and forth, and the fluctuations of soul power shook the air. From time to time, soul masters fell from the sky, and it was unknown whether they were dead or alive.

On the ground, the Spirit Hall soldiers carried ladders and rushed towards the city wall. The defenders on the city wall fought desperately, using spears and swords to hack and kill the enemies who climbed up.

The boiling hot oil was poured down, causing the Spirit Hall soldiers to scream. The battle entered a white-hot stage, and both sides were blood-thirsty. With the advantage of military strength, the Spirit Hall gradually gained the upper hand.

The number of defenders on the city walls was decreasing, and many of the city walls had been breached, and the pass was about to be lost. At this critical moment, the reinforcements from the Xingluo Empire finally arrived. A coalition of elite soldiers and powerful spirit masters rushed into the battlefield like a gust of wind, attacking the Spirit Hall army from behind.

The Spirit Hall army was thrown into disarray, unable to take care of both ends. Seeing this, the Heaven Dou Empire's garrison commander was overjoyed and immediately organized the remaining forces to launch a counterattack. Under attack from both sides, the Spirit Hall army had to temporarily retreat and gave up the siege.

Although this battle temporarily repelled the Spirit Hall, the two empires also paid a heavy price.

The pass was in ruins, countless soldiers were killed and wounded, and the soul masters were exhausted.

(End of this chapter)