Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 418 The cruelty of war

The first large-scale war between the Tiandou and Xingluo empires in hundreds of years lasted for three days and three nights.

Both sides suffered countless casualties. The number of Soul Master Legion members was far less than that of ordinary soldiers, but the number of Soul Master casualties on Dan Tian Dou's side exceeded four figures, with more than a thousand Soul Masters killed and several thousand wounded.

The number of ordinary soldiers killed or wounded was as high as over 100,000.

Even with the Heavenly Fighting side possessing the Heavenly Phoenix Mystic Sound, a divine battlefield skill, the number of casualties was still incredibly high. However, compared to the casualties of the Star Luo Empire, the Heavenly Fighting side's casualties were relatively low.

On the Star Luo Empire's side, the number of casualties among its Soul Master legions was more than twice that of the Heaven Dou Empire, and the number of casualties among its ordinary soldiers was more than three times that of the Heaven Dou Empire.

When this data was compiled and presented to the high-ranking officials of the Star Luo Empire and the Spirit Hall, the sound of hands slapping hard objects echoed from one tent after another.

Meanwhile, in a tent within the military camp, a familiar voice rang out once again, and the ironwood table, which had already been replaced twice, fell once more under Bibi Dong's merciless iron hand.

"Teacher, please calm down."

Of the few people in the tent, only Hu Liena mustered the courage to speak up and comfort Bibi Dong when she was in a fit of rage.

"Calm down? How am I supposed to calm down?!"

Although Bibi Dong said this, her tone softened considerably, and there was a hint of gentleness hidden in her eyes as she looked at Hu Liena.

Over the years, she has been the only disciple who has never left my side no matter what happens, unlike someone else.

She forced herself not to think about Yu Xiaogang at that moment, sorted out her chaotic thoughts, and asked after a moment:

"Nana, any news about Yue Guan Gui Mei?"

"Not yet, but I've already sent more people to look for it," Hu Liena replied.

"Once news of the two enshrined figures arrives, it will be sent here immediately."

"Hmm." Bibi Dong nodded slightly, rubbing her forehead with her right index finger, closed her eyes and thought for a moment, then instructed:

"With such heavy losses in the first battle, this fortress will probably not last more than a few months before being captured by Tiandou. At that time, we will be forced to retreat to the next pass."

"If we retreat one step, we will retreat every step. If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before Tiandou unifies the continent."

"But none of that matters. As long as I and that old geezer are still alive, the conflicts on the continent will never end, because only the gods are the sole indicator of the situation on the continent."

"Nana, you should not participate in the upcoming wars. Dedicate all your time and energy to cultivation. I will also do my best to help you become the fifth god of Douluo Continent."

"So what if we unify the continent? Then you and I, master and disciple, will join forces to reverse the tide!"

Hu Liena looked somewhat dazed upon hearing this, but then an uncontrollable look of joy appeared on her face.

"Thank you, teacher. I will certainly live up to your expectations and will do my best to become the fifth person on the continent to successfully inherit the divine position."

She gave this answer on the surface, but in her heart was a completely different picture:
"The teacher chose me instead of that good-for-nothing Yu Xiaogang. It seems that in the teacher's heart, I am more important." Thinking of this, Hu Liena couldn't help but feel secretly happy, and shallow dimples appeared on both sides of her cheeks.

At the same time, she was actually somewhat grateful for Liu Erlong's appearance. If it weren't for this incident, even if she held a higher position in the teacher's heart, it wouldn't have prompted the teacher to make a decision so quickly.

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Tian Dou Military Camp.

"No news?" Lin Rong listened to his subordinate's report, his expression thoughtful, and said:
"The Body Sect has always been protective of its own. This time, two sect elders above level 95 have disappeared at once, and Du Huang has not even shown up."

"Even if they don't come knocking on our door to demand an explanation, they should at least show their faces and make a gesture."

"But there is not a single trace of Poison Emperor. So it is true that he has obtained some kind of divine inheritance and is now hiding in some secluded place on some unknown continent to undergo the inheritance test."

"And the sect leader of the Star Crown Sect is the same. I heard that the last time he appeared was about two years ago. His soul power level was the peak of level ninety-eight, the same as the sect leader of the Body Sect, Du Huang, except that he is more than a decade older than Du Huang."

The two sect leaders of the two great empires are suspected of conducting divine succession assessments in secluded places. Although Lin Rong cannot search for them like looking for a needle in a haystack, conducting a carpet search of each place, there is still something he can do.

He quickly calculated for a moment, then looked at Ma Hongjun beside him and gave the order:
"Hongjun, in the upcoming war, you should pit the Soul Masters of the Body Sect against the Soul Masters of the Star Crown Sect, especially Title Douluo. Ideally, the strength of the two sides should be of unequal importance."

"So that the elder of the Body Sect kills the elder of the Star Crown Sect, and the elder of the Star Crown Sect kills the elder of the Body Sect. If necessary, you can even arrange for people to stir things up behind the scenes, so that the feud between the two sects reaches its peak."

"Your Majesty, I understand." Ma Hongjun's eyes lit up as he replied.

"By making the Body Sect and the Star Crown Sect blood enemies, we can eliminate the possibility of their sect leaders joining forces after they become gods."

"If the two families cannot join forces, they cannot become the third largest power on the continent and cannot break the balance of power between the two major empires on the continent."

If there were a blood feud, there would be only one possibility for the fact that the Sect Master of the Body Sect, Du Huang, could still join forces with the Sect Master of the Star Crown Sect, Xu Chenhuan: that they abandoned their respective sects after becoming gods.

However, this possibility is extremely low. Hidden sects, especially those with a long history, have a number of sect leaders who, if not 100%, at least 90%, value the sect's legacy more than their own lives.

If Du Huang and Xu Chenhuan are indeed the one out of ten, and they not only join forces but also team up with Bibi Dong and Jin E from the Spirit Hall, then it shouldn't be a big problem.

Lin Rong had considered that at worst, he could take his old steward, a few trusted confidants, and the inheritor of the divine power and hide in the sea.

The ocean area of ​​Douluo Star is more than ten times that of the continent. With the Deep Sea Demon Whale King as its mount, and its deliberate concealment, even if the four gods searched together, they would not be able to find where they were hiding.

Next, without waiting for his divine successors to become gods, Lin Rong himself will surely take the lead and, under the faith of all living beings in the ocean, integrate the three divine positions of life, destruction, and thunder, and condense his own unique self-created divine position.

It will not be too late to retake the mainland by then.

"Speaking of which, it's been over a month since Bubble went back to the ocean to promote my faith. I wonder how well the ocean's faith is spreading?"

In Lin Rong's own perception, the power of faith that the ocean was transmitting to him during this period was growing explosively every day.

(End of this chapter)