Douluo V: Taking advantage of Xiao Wu's youthful innocence, I tricked her into becoming my wife

But King Barak was not satisfied.

"Once we conquer Nottingham, we'll capture Ye Hua and all the beauties and bring them back to the palace!"

"Let them serve as my courtesans, and I will indulge in revelry every night!"

Marshal Barak, a burly and ruthless Soul Saint, repeatedly offered his earnest advice.

"Your Majesty, let's withdraw! This matter requires careful consideration!"

“Title Douluo are not to be trifled with, let alone seven Title Douluo!”

"Even if we have hundreds of thousands of troops, but...but..."

Hearing his subordinate stutter, Barak glared and a disdainful look appeared on his lips.

"Retreat? Hahahaha! Retreat?!"

"Now that things have come to this, I will not hide anything from you!"

"I am confident of victory!"

The generals were completely dumbfounded upon hearing this.

Chapter 296 Since we've already offended them, might as well go all the way!

King Barak sneered and pointed his whip into the distance.

"The reason I dared to lead a large army straight to Nottingham is because I had already received accurate information."

"None of the titled Douluo of the Long Night Alliance are in the territory!"

Several generals were dumbfounded.

Someone couldn't help but remind him: "Your Majesty, although a fierce battle has taken place in the far north forest, Ye Hua has returned. How can those Title Douluos not follow?"

As a result, King Barak waved his hand.

"impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"There are tens of millions of these monsters!"

"Even if you had tens of millions of steamed buns, you could still kill those titled Douluo. How could you possibly come back so easily!"

"I think it's probably because he couldn't withstand the severe cold, so he left the Title Douluo on the northern frontier and came back to enjoy himself!"

The marshal touched his forehead with his hand.

My king!

You should face reality!

If the defenses are in dire straits, even Crown Prince Xue Qinghe wouldn't dare to return to Tian Dou City!

Unfortunately, King Barak was no longer willing to listen to advice.

He became more and more smug as he spoke, "So what if Ye Hua comes back?"

"I know he's powerful, with the strength of a Title Douluo, but I have an army of over a hundred thousand!"

"As long as I take Nottingham, those envious forces will naturally jump out to grab a share of the spoils."

"By then, the die will be cast. Will the Heavenly Dou royal family still be able to turn against me like dead men?"

He was speaking fluently and passionately when he saw someone rush towards him.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" The guards quickly escorted the emperor.

But the man called out from afar, "Prince Xuexing has given an order! King Barak, receive the order!"

"Huh?" King Barak asked, puzzled. "Why is his order being sent here instead of to the palace?"

While he was pondering, his attendants arrived at the front of the army and raised the Snowstar Prince's scepter.

"Barak's army, halt immediately and retreat thirty miles. Do not cross the border!"

"Otherwise, all will be bound by banners and pennants."

The entourage was imposing and left no room for argument.

Barak's smile froze instantly.

He stared wide-eyed. "Prince Xuexing? What's he doing in this godforsaken place?!"

The messenger, a Soul Saint's attendant, frowned and looked at him as if he were a fool. "The Night Alliance Leader has invited Soul Masters from all over the world to watch the battle in Notting City. Everyone knows this half a month ago."

"King Barak, you...haven't received the message?"

The air suddenly became quiet.

King Barak was stunned.

Ever since he received information from Dai Mubai, he has been plotting revenge.

He was already in the military camp half a month ago!

To prevent the news from leaking out, he cut off all communication!

Not to mention Prince Xuexing's whereabouts, he only learned of Ye Hua's return last night.

"Your Majesty," the marshal pleaded again, "why don't we..."

King Barak gripped the rope tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

"We will not withdraw."

The generals were all dumbfounded.

"D-King?!"

"I said I won't retreat!" King Barak's eyes were bloodshot. "The arrow is on the bowstring, and it must be released!"

"That brat killed my brother-in-law! I've endured this for years, waiting for this day!"

"If we withdraw now, what face will we have left? And what will we do if they retaliate afterward?"

"After I destroy the foundation of the Long Night Alliance, I will then bring a bundle of apologies to His Highness the Prince!"

The attendant frowned. "You intend to disobey the Prince?"

“Everyone says to apologize afterward!” King Barak said without changing his expression.

Seeing that he wouldn't eat or drink anything, his attendants knew there was no point in staying any longer, so they turned around and rushed back to report the news.

Unfortunately, a huge crowd surged onto the distant official road.

"Oh no!" the attendant exclaimed in alarm. "It's too late!"

The people weren't actually running very fast, but Ye Hua took care of them and slowed them down.

Amidst the swirling dust, a procession of over a thousand people marched on.

Men, women, young and old, Soul Masters, commoners, even vegetable farmers carrying hoes and butchers weighing scales, all stood on tiptoe to squeeze forward, just like at a temple fair!

A scout from Barak's army reported, "Your Majesty, a large number of civilians have been spotted ahead, roughly estimated at nearly a thousand, and the number is still increasing!"

King Barak narrowed his eyes, "That treacherous brat Ye Hua, he makes the common people shield him from arrows even though he has no army."

"Trying to stop me by using my reputation? I won't fall for it!"

"They're just ordinary civilians; a few words of intimidation and they'll disperse!"

At that moment, a tall figure stepped out from the front of the group.

Ye Hua stood calmly upright. "King Barak, what brings you here?"

King Barak smirked, "Ye Hua, when you took control of Notting City, you killed my brother-in-law to establish your authority. Today, I've come to settle that blood debt!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Hua flew into a rage!

"How dare you! You dare impersonate the king!"

"Huh?" King Barak was stunned.

Ye Hua's words were like knives: "King Barak is a man of great principle who loves his people like his own children. How could he raise an army for personal revenge? You are clearly an imposter!"

"Heh," King Barak sneered, "Playing dumb when you can't win? Ye Hua, who do you think you can fool with your clumsy tricks?"

"I brought the royal seal with me, would you like to verify it?"

"All troops, listen to my command!" King Barak ordered directly, "Advance for me! Flatten Nottingham!"

"Leave no one alive among those people over there!"

Flags fluttered, swords and spears clashed, and soldiers in the front ranks marched forward, causing the ground to tremble.

Ye Hua stood still, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Oh? You mean you're going to kill us all?"

"Nonsense!" King Barak said without hesitation. "Since I'm here, I have no intention of leaving any survivors!"

Ye Hua turned to the side and spread his palms out to the crowd behind him, as if introducing the long-awaited performance.

“That’s perfect. This group of people all want to hear how you’re going to kill them.”

The next second, the crowd behind him parted to the sides in unison.

Prince Xuexing's face was gloomy, and the Heavenly Dou royal insignia on his chest was dazzling in the sunlight.

Next were Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, and others.

All the bigwigs on the stage stood in a row behind Ye Hua.

King Barak's smile froze completely on his face.

His hand holding the rope trembled violently, and he almost dropped the whip.

"Prince Snowstar..."

"Sect Leader Ning? Sword Douluo? Poison Douluo?!"

King Barak seemed to see his great-grandmother.

"You...you..."

He looked at Ye Hua, his eyes filled with utter horror as if he had seen a ghost.

Then he quickly turned to look at his attendant.

"This...this was all invited by him?"

The attendant nodded, as if looking at a dead man.

King Barak gasped and nearly fainted!

Just kidding, Prince Xuexing alone is enough to fill a whole pot for him!

If all these big shots were here, what would he even be able to do?

Damn it, Dai Mubai, the information is wrong!

If Ye Hua hadn't come back, wouldn't everything have been fine?

Seeing the way they were watching the show, he felt dizzy and his vision went black!

But misfortune never comes singly, and Tuoba Chuo, Hu Qian, and Feng Chang stepped forward.

"Leader of the Night Alliance, before we capture Dai Mubai, let the three of us atone for our sins!"

"King Barak has provoked us without authorization. We are willing to capture him and bring him to face judgment!"

Now, the situation is clearly out of his control.

If this matter is not handled properly, it will appear that the third prince of the Star Luo Empire, together with the three major sects within the empire, has gone to the Heaven Dou Empire to stir up trouble and attempt to provoke a civil war.

The nature of that conflict could escalate from a feud between sects to a declaration of war between empires—a situation even the Heavenly King himself couldn't bear!

The only thing to do is try to please Ye Hua and make him happy so that he won't pursue the matter any further!

Ye Hua was surprised by the unexpected surprise and readily agreed.

The three men exchanged glances and charged directly at Barak's army!

When King Barak saw their martial spirits, his expression changed drastically!

"Damn it, what are people from the Star Luo Empire's sects doing here?"