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Chapter 292 The war breaks out
Jialing Pass, the main battlefield on the front line between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Martial Soul Empire, is also recognized as the battlefield that will determine the outcome of the battle.

Since its establishment, the Martial Soul Empire has been attacking on two fronts in recent years, simultaneously confronting the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, demonstrating its formidable strength.

After the Spirit Empire absorbed all the vassal states of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire and occupied two provinces of the two empires, its area was no less than that of the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire. However, due to the relatively short training period for its army, its total army numbered only a little over one million.

Emperor Xueye and Emperor Xingluo made a pact to form an alliance. Although the Spirit Empire sent a Title Douluo to launch a sneak attack, the three major sects were well prepared. Bone Douluo, Tang Zhan, and Niu Gao led the Soul Masters of their respective sects to break the Spirit Empire's sneak attack and even caused the Spirit Empire to suffer heavy losses.

Since the meeting between Emperor Xueye and Emperor Xingluo, the strategic deployment of the two empires to cooperate with each other and jointly fight against the Spirit Empire has been confirmed, and the two empires have launched attacks on the Spirit Empire at the same time.

The battlefield for the Heaven Dou Empire was Jialing Pass, while for the Star Luo Empire it was Tianmen Pass, thousands of miles away. The simultaneous attacks by the two empires prevented the Spirit Empire from dealing with both sides.

The Martial Soul Empire also mobilized its troops, with different arrangements for the two battlefields.

When dealing with the attack from Xingluo Kingdom, a large army was dispatched to directly guard Tianmen Pass, while a 10,000-strong Soul Master Legion, plus hundreds of thousands of troops, were deployed at the pass.

Tianmen Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Moreover, although the Star Luo Empire has a strong military, it lacks true titled Douluo-level experts. With millions of troops on both sides combined, they can only attack each other and cannot truly determine the outcome.

The Spirit Empire no longer sent Title Douluos to guard Tianmen Pass, but instead dispatched a large number of top-tier Soul Douluos, which was still enough to ensure that the pass would not be lost.

In contrast, the situation at Jialing Pass was countless times more difficult.

With the support of the three major sects, the Heaven Dou Empire has a large number of Title Douluos. In particular, Emperor Xue Ye personally led the expedition, summoning all the major sects to assist the Heaven Dou Empire and promising them great benefits, thus maximizing the strength within the Heaven Dou Empire.

Judging from the titled Douluo alone, there are nearly ten people heading to Jialing Pass, including Tang San, Tang Hao, and Tang Xiao from the Clear Sky Sect, a total of six titled Douluo.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School also dispatched two Title Douluos, namely Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, along with Ning Fengzhi, the continent's number one support Soul Master. The Body Sect, on the other hand, sent four Title Douluos, plus Feng Xiaotian and his group.

Of course, there is also Dugu Bo, a guest elder of the Heaven Dou royal family. However, Dugu Bo is relatively low-key among so many titled Douluo. Although he is known as invincible in group battles, he will definitely be targeted as soon as he enters the battlefield.

In terms of overall numbers, the Heaven Dou Empire has a total of thirteen Title Douluos, which surpasses the Spirit Empire.

Bibi Dong knew that this war could be extremely brutal, so she not only personally led the expedition, but also brought along her only four Title Douluos and six Grand Masters. Apart from Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue, it was a veritable gathering of experts.

Originally, Bibi Dong had no authority to mobilize all the offerings, but now that things have come to this, the Offering Hall dares not be arrogant. Otherwise, if Jialing Pass were to fall, the Heaven Dou Empire's army would likely advance unimpeded and directly threaten Wuhun City. At that time, the Wuhun Empire might perish as soon as it was established.

Of course, in terms of the number of Soul Masters, Bibi Dong dispatched nearly 40,000 Soul Masters, accounting for 70% of the total number of Soul Masters, which can be described as going all out.

When Emperor Xueye and his entourage learned the size of Bibi Dong's Soul Master Legion, they were all dumbfounded.

It should be noted that a well-trained Soul Master could potentially take on a hundred ordinary soldiers, so 40,000 Soul Masters would be roughly equivalent to an army of millions.

The entire Heaven Dou Empire has only about 8,000 Soul Masters in total. Of these, the three major sects contributed more than 3,000, while the rest were recruited and cultivated by the Heaven Dou royal family over the years through various means.

A single Soul Master may not be terrifying, but if they truly form a Soul Master Legion, their strength can increase exponentially.

For example, the Spirit Empire has several famous spirit master legions, including the Elephant Armor Legion, the Holy Dragon Legion, and the Angel Legion, whose combat power is extremely strong.

The Elephant Armor Legion is like an impregnable fortress, mainly composed of the Elephant Armor Sect, and also includes a large number of defensive-type Soul Masters. Even hundreds of thousands of troops might not be able to break through it.

The Holy Dragon Legion is extremely aggressive, personally led by Holy Dragon Douluo Tuoba Xi. Its main force consists of thousands of Soul Masters with White Armor Holy Dragon Martial Souls, as well as a large number of Soul Masters with Beast Martial Souls, with a total legion size of over 10,000.

As for the Angel Legion, although their numbers are relatively small, all of them possess Angelic Martial Souls, enabling them to fly and making them extremely mobile—definitely battlefield killers.

The leader of the entire Spirit Empire is Bibi Dong, and the deputy leader is Golden Crocodile Douluo, both of whom are top experts at level ninety-eight.

Under the personal leadership of Emperor Xue Ye, the army of the Heaven Dou Empire was powerful, but even titled Douluo were somewhat intimidated when facing a true Soul Master legion.

The titled Douluo of the Spirit Empire are not rookies; they have all undergone extremely rigorous combat training and possess considerable fighting strength.

Moreover, while a Soul Master of the same level might be able to win in a one-on-one fight, if it's one against five, they probably wouldn't even have a chance to fight back.

In the military camp outside Jialing Pass, all the important officials were present except for Emperor Xue Ye, including Ning Fengzhi and others, and even Yu Xiaogang. The Body Sect was represented by Lin Gong, along with several Title Douluos and Oscar, who was nominally the Vice Sect Master of the Body Sect and also the only Food-type Soul Douluo.

In recent years, on Tang San's recommendation, Yu Xiaogang has been assisting the Heaven Dou Royal Family in training Soul Masters, which has played a certain role, and he was appointed as the Chief Instructor.

However, everyone looked very serious as they gazed at the enormous sand table before them.

Jialing Pass is very majestic, with its city walls reaching hundreds of meters high. Moreover, the Martial Soul Empire had made preparations long ago, constructing various defensive fortifications. If an ordinary army wanted to break through Jialing Pass, it would require at least several times the number of troops.

To attack Jialing Pass now would require sacrificing lives, but the Heavenly Dou royal family only has a million-strong army and not enough high-level soul masters to sacrifice.

Emperor Xueye said solemnly, “Everyone, we have reached a critical moment. The Star Luo Empire has already tied down part of the Spirit Empire’s strength. If we cannot break through Jialing Pass, it will be very disadvantageous to the battlefield. In particular, if the battle continues for a long time, our consumption will be much greater than that of the Spirit Empire.”

"Moreover, judging from the current situation, the Spirit Empire is far more mobile than us. Our supplies have been attacked multiple times, and things are likely to get quite complicated from here on out."

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this, as Ning Fengzhi and his men were not particularly skilled in military command.

Even Tang San seemed a bit silent. Although he had reached level 96, he didn't have the same domineering presence as when he wielded the Trident of the Sea God in the original story.

Moreover, Tang San no longer has the support of the Tang Sect and the title of King Lan Hao, so his status is not as high as it was in the original novel.

Tang Hao is only level 95 now, and that's only after so many years of recuperation and his body has recovered somewhat. But he didn't receive the treatment from the medicinal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, and his strength hasn't been further improved to level 96.

Among everyone present, the strongest were Sword Douluo, Tang Xiao, and Tang San. Sword Douluo was the only level 98 Title Douluo among them, while Tang Xiao and Tang San had extremely outstanding combat power.

Seeing that no one reacted, Tang San spoke up.

"Your Majesty, Tang San is willing to lead men to protect the grain supplies and ensure the logistical support of our army. However, I hope to have everyone's support."

Emperor Xueye said, "Tang San, please feel free to tell us what you need, and we will try our best to meet it."

Tang San said, "The Spirit Empire has a large number of powerful Spirit Masters and is highly mobile. Each time they attack our supplies, the number of people they send is actually not many, at most no more than thirty, but they are all led by experts at the Spirit Douluo level."

"I hope to get help from Senior White Crane. The Min clan's reconnaissance ability is unparalleled, so that we can keep track of the enemy's movements at any time."

Everyone looked at the white crane.

Bai He thought for a moment before speaking: "Your Majesty, there is no longer any Min Clan, only the Body Sect. The Body Sect can help investigate the enemy's movements, but as for other matters, forget about them."

Bai He's attitude was clear; she obviously didn't want to have anything to do with Tang San and the Haotian Sect.

Tang San was a little angry when he heard this, but he couldn't say anything in front of so many people.

Ultimately, Bai He arranged for the Body Sect personnel to control the entire supply line, while Tang San led a portion of the Clear Sky Sect personnel to besiege the Spirit Empire's own Soul Masters.

As for the original Shrek Seven Devils, each of them basically had their own things to do. Only Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai could act with Tang San. The others all had their own sects and affiliations and would not get too involved with the Clear Sky Sect.

Emperor Xueye seemed to have thought of something: "Elder Lin Gong, Elder Yang Wudi, may I ask where the Sect Master of the Body Sect is now? Could you please invite him to come to the front line of Jialing Pass?"

Clearly, Emperor Xueye had already assessed Yang Xiong's strength and hoped that a master like Yang Xiong would come to help, especially since the sect leaders of Haotian Sect and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had both come to the front lines.

Lin Gongdao said, "Your Majesty, our sect leader has arranged a duel with the granddaughter of the Grand Elder of the Martial Soul Empire at Liangyue Mountain, and we still have no news of our sect leader."

"However, all matters concerning the sect have been arranged, and most of the experts from the Body Sect have come to the front lines to assist the Heaven Dou Empire."

No one said anything after hearing this. Although they may not have met Qian Renxue, they were all aware of her talent and strength. If Yang Xiong could defeat Qian Renxue, it would greatly boost their morale, since Qian Renxue was the true authentic descendant of the Angel lineage of the Martial Soul Empire.

(End of this chapter)