Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 154: Continental Situation

Tiandou City.

A drizzle of rain fell from the dark grey sky, accompanied by gusts of breeze, bathing the streets of the imperial capital.

It is midsummer, the hottest time of the year.

Even though dark clouds blocked the scorching sun in the sky and the drizzle continued to fall, it failed to reduce the summer heat in the air.

Instead, it was the small puddles that accumulated on the streets that gathered the summer heat in the air, and even the breeze turned into a rolling heat wave because of this heat.

Sparse pedestrians walked on the street, and the heavy humidity made them feel hot and uncomfortable, as if they were not walking on a street but a huge sauna.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the drizzle soon turned into a downpour.

The wind also responded to the rain, and the gentle breeze turned into a howling gale.

The pedestrians on the road were in a hurry and soon disappeared at the end of the street without a trace.

It was clearly daytime, but the sky was as dark as night.

On such a gloomy day, a flash of lightning tore through the sky, and a deafening roar was heard a few seconds later.

Lin’s Manor, main hall of the main house.

The soul guide lamps hanging on the ceiling emit a soft and warm sunshine-like light.

Lin Rong and the old butler sat side by side on the sofa.

The lightning outside the glass window disappeared in a flash, and the outside world became dark again.

Retracting his gaze from the window, Lin Rong looked at the moon-white harp on the table and sighed slightly:

"The entire Western Province was conquered by the Seagod Empire. This continent has really changed!"

The sudden emergence of the Sea God Empire made the already turbulent situation on the continent even more turbulent.

The Western Border Province occupies 20% of the territory of the Tiandou Empire.

Fortunately, due to the severe shortage of manpower, the Poseidon Empire stopped launching wars after occupying the western provinces and chose to digest this huge territory.

This also made the other provinces on the continent within the Tiandou Empire, as well as the Haagen-Dazs Kingdom bordering the Western Province, secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

The Seagod Legion is not scary. What is scary is the seven Titled Douluo-level warriors in the Seagod Legion.

In the entire continent, apart from the Spirit Hall which could confront them head-on, only the two empires had enough troops to use the lives of their soldiers to kill these seven Titled Douluo.

Kingdoms and principalities would need to unite, and the number of armies would be sufficient to accomplish this.

The Seagod Empire has currently only occupied the western province of the Tiandou Empire, which allows many kingdoms, principalities and the Xingluo Empire on the continent to stay out of it temporarily.

Especially in the Xingluo Empire, there is a Haagen-Dazs Kingdom between the Western Province of the Tiandou Empire and their territory of the Xingluo Empire.

If the Poseidon Empire expands its sphere of influence to the south, it will first invade the Haagen-Dazs Kingdom, and the war will not spread to the territory of the Star Luo Empire for the time being.

There has been a long-standing grudge between the two great empires of Tiandou and Xingluo. If it weren't for the mediation of the Spirit Hall and the division of several kingdoms and duchies between the two empires as a buffer between the two sides' conflicts, the two empires would have fought each other to the death long ago.

Therefore, when faced with the Poseidon Empire's invasion of the continent, Emperor Xingluo simply ordered the army to go to the border of the empire and establish a defense line. Everything else remained the same, with a mentality of just watching the fun and not minding the trouble.

The Seagod Empire invaded the Western Province of the Heaven Dou Empire, and what was lost was not only the territory of one province of the Heaven Dou Empire, but also many branches of the Spirit Hall in the Western Province. As the most recognized force in Douluo Continent, the Spirit Hall was destroyed by the Seagod Empire, which was undoubtedly a huge provocation to the authority of the Spirit Hall.

The current Pope Bibi Dong is the first Pope of a different surname in the history of the Spirit Hall. Her power in all aspects of the Spirit Hall is not as great as that of the previous Pope Qian Xunji.

The blame for the annihilation of the Fengjian Sect was pinned on the Spirit Hall, and all the Spirit Hall branches in the western province of the Tiandou Empire were destroyed.

The occurrence of these events has damaged the reputation of the Spirit Hall, and as the Pope, Bibi Dong has an unshirkable responsibility.

The ambiguous relationship between Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang also greatly reduced her prestige in the Spirit Hall.

Whether it is to restore the authority of the Spirit Hall or to re-establish her own prestige in the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong has only one way to choose, that is to join forces with the Tiandou Empire and take the Western Border Province back from the Sea God Empire.

As the spokesperson of Spirit Hall in the Heaven Dou Empire, Platinum Bishop Sarath naturally became the person in charge of the cooperation between Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire.

The day when the two major forces will meet and negotiate is today.

Listening to the sound of heavy rain outside the window, Lin Rong smiled calmly and said in a slightly sarcastic tone:
"Retaking the Western Province, with the combined efforts of the Spirit Hall and the Tiandou, it won't be difficult to retake the other cities, but Hanhai City may not be a problem."

"Unless Bibi Dong can invite Qian Daoliu to join forces with her, there will be hope of defeating Poseidon who has the power of the ocean."

"But it's not very likely that Qian Daoliu will take action against Poseidon, and Bibi Dong is not going to beg Qian Daoliu to take action."

"Perhaps the heavens knew that the task of retaking the Western Province was doomed to fail, so they chose the day when the royal family and the Spirit Hall met to send down this endless storm."

At this point, Lin Rong seemed to remember something, looked at the old butler beside him, and asked:

"Grandpa Yu, the person sent by the royal family to meet with Sarath, could it be Xue Qinghe?"

Upon hearing this, the old butler answered without hesitation:
"Yes, but Emperor Xue Ye not only sent his crown prince to attend, but also Prince Xue Xing attended as well."

"Xue Xing is going too?" Lin Rong found it difficult to comment on Xue Ye's behavior.

"It's already this late, and Xue Ye still has the mind to play with the balance of the emperor's mind."

At this moment, the Nine-bend Vine Dragon coiled on Lin Rong's wrist let out a slight dragon roar, reminding him that the fluctuation had begun to fall again.

"Here we go again. What a nuisance."

Lin Rong complained, picked up the moon-white harp on the table, placed it on his knees, and plucked the harp strings with his fingertips.

The next moment, melodious music as clear and transparent as pearls and jade flowed out from the moon-white harp.

The beautiful piano music seems to have a kind of magic that makes people feel relaxed and happy.

As Lin Rong played, the moon-white body of the harp seemed to emit flowing light. Under the cover of this flowing light, his fluctuating mood began to slowly recover.

This zither is named "Love Under the Moon" and is a sacred artifact.

The source of the artifact is the inheritance of the god of love, and Love Under the Moon is the artifact of the god of love.

As early as half a month ago, under the guidance of Acacia Heartbroken Red, Yang Wudi successfully found the Eros Harp in a hidden valley.

With the Acacia Heartbreak Red in hand, the Harp of the God of Love did not reject Yang Wudi, allowing him to successfully lead him out of the valley.

(End of this chapter)