Douluo Continent: Gretchen at the start, empowered by the Star God.

Chapter 143 Preparing the Army to Attack Xingluo

Upon sensing the two mysterious divine runes in his mind, Lang Lei felt a sense of awe for a moment.

After some research, Lang Lei roughly figured out how to activate his supernatural powers.

The method is quite simple: just use your mental energy to activate the divine power inscriptions. As for the cost…

It seems to drain his energy, or rather... vitality?

We don't yet know what the consequences will be if we overuse our supernatural powers.

However, Lang Lei felt that it was highly unlikely, no, it was impossible for anyone to force him to that point.

Of course, the Star God is an exception...

However, he can't access that level of knowledge right now, so thinking about it is pointless. He should just focus on the present.

As mentioned before, he had been waiting impatiently for a long time.

Inspired by Qian Renxue's plan to seize the country, Lang Lei had previously devised a similar plan against the Xingluo Empire.

Unlike Qian Renxue, Lang Lei's previous plan, although inspired by the other party's plan to seize the country, was quite different in terms of method.

First of all, if Lang Lei wanted to obtain the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires, the simplest way would be to use force.

After acquiring the supernatural power of turning beans into soldiers, force becomes the fastest and most effective method.

However, this approach has a significant drawback: it impacts people's beliefs.

The Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire have been located on the Douluo Continent for countless years.

For the people who have lived here for generations, they have long been accustomed to the rule of these two great empires.

If we were to rashly replace them, it would likely cause unnecessary panic. Furthermore, in any country, there will always be some passionate young people, and they are impossible to kill off completely, nor can they be eliminated too late.

Lang Lei's former homeland taught him this lesson: unless you betray the people, no matter how weak the country is, if you crush it by force, all you will get in the end is an empty shell.

For Lang Lei, such an empty shell is of no use.

Moreover, Lang Lei has several "suppressors" around him, constantly reminding him that his behavior must not go against human nature.

Therefore, Lang Lei's original plan was to let Na'er show her talent, and then endorse her so that she could join Dai Mubai's brother Davis's team.

With Dai Mubai deposed, Davis is practically the undisputed next crown prince. Joining his ranks would have almost no downsides, and there's no need to worry about Na'er being bullied.

After all, with a few big names like Lang Lei standing behind him, it's more like Davis is trying to curry favor with Na'er.

After all, Xuanbing and Lihuo had previously accepted the Heavenly Dou Empire's national treasure, the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, on behalf of Lang Lei, so the Star Luo Empire was probably feeling quite uneasy.

Given this opportunity, he will definitely seize it. He can also use this plan to balance the power between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire in order to stabilize the situation.

Finally, while Qian Renxue was plotting to seize the country, he had Na'er and Xuanbing Lihuo secretly eliminate Davis and Zhu Zhuyun. In the end, he made his move and quietly eliminated the Star Luo Emperor with the Soul-Eating Dust.

Following the example of the Xu family in the second battle, they made the Dai and Zhu families relinquish the throne.

Of course, this was the original plan...

Now that his strength has grown even greater, Lang Lei can't wait any longer. He'd rather just use his full power to force the current emperor of the Star Luo Empire to abdicate.

He needs to quickly stabilize and take control of the situation on Douluo Continent so that he can expand beyond the world later.

"Speaking of which, the Vast Ocean Universe Cover and the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda are both a bit of a waste..." Lang Lei took out the Vast Ocean Universe Cover that Xuan Bing had given him before, as well as the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda that had been in his hands for a while.

For him, the Vast Ocean Universe Cover is useful when he can use it because the enemy can easily see through its disguise; when he can't use it...

Then it won't be needed.

The ore was given to the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda to absorb, but it was discovered that due to its grade, the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda could not absorb the Vast Ocean Universe Cover for the time being and needed to absorb more ore.

This is awkward.

Lang Lei has given the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda a lot of ore during this period, but the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda still shows no signs of evolving. In the Douluo Continent, the method of honestly collecting ore is probably still a drop in the ocean.

However, there is no better solution nowadays.

If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could grow, it wouldn't be entirely without benefit to him, but for now, it's just an ornament.

"Xuanbing!" Lang Lei raised his voice slightly, calling Xuanbing, who was hiding outside, in.

"Young Master..." Clearly, Xuan Bing, who had just concealed something from Lang Lei, was now somewhat uneasy.

"Relax, I didn't mean to blame you," Lang Lei casually comforted him. "Use the Anywhere Door to notify the soul beasts and have them seal off the Star Dou Great Forest for the rest of the time."

"Hmm? Is Young Master about to make a big move?" Xuan Bing was very excited; deep down, she was still warlike.

"Yes, Douluo Continent needs a baptism; the situation has been stagnant for too long." Lang Lei nodded. "Also, notify Li Huo to bring Na'er out of the Star Luo Royal Academy. The plan has changed, and it's not good for Na'er to stay there."

"Okay." Xuanbing accepted the order and left in a hurry, her steps seemingly filled with excitement and impatience.

Lang Lei watched Xuan Bing leave. The next moment, spatial power surged, and Lang Lei arrived at a wasteland.

With the first martial soul, Nibelungen, activated, the power allowed the small area to seemingly contain an army of thousands within a few breaths.

Then, Lang Lei disappeared again, going to several wholesale markets to buy all the beans.

Although the ability to create soldiers from beans can be achieved without beans, relying on various magical powers, using beans obviously consumes less energy, and the reason for this is unknown.

Since the item itself wasn't expensive, Lang Lei simply bought a little more.

"Supernatural power—turning beans into soldiers."

As Lang Lei scattered several handfuls of soybeans, soldiers clad in armor and wielding long spears and short halberds appeared on the open ground, exuding a majestic and murderous aura.

A few minutes later, the land, which had been imbued with spatial power, was filled with an orderly army.

Looking down at the "dark clouds," Lang Lei felt a surge of pride.

"The flames of war will soon reach the azure sky, and the continent will soon be shrouded in the gloom of autumn."

Swords flash and shadows dance in the wind, smoke signals rise and even ghosts and gods are filled with dread.

The sounds of iron horses and clashing swords are urgent, and the blood-red setting sun reflects on the flowing river.

The night was calm before the storm reigned, and the drums of war sounded before dawn.

The White Tiger of the Underworld turns its head in vain; for whom does the valiant warrior sever his wrist?

The vitality of heaven and earth depends on wind and thunder; on the eve of a great change, we question the vastness of the universe.

The title changes color, the gods are moved, heaven and earth are turned upside down, and the winds and clouds rage.

Thousands of soldiers and horses shouted in unison, and banners covered the sky and swept across the battlefield.

A storm is brewing, and the shadow of war looms over all sides.

Night falls, stars are few, and the pale moonlight shines on the lonely city.

A storm is brewing, the wind is howling, and on the eve of war, people are filled with dread.

The tension was palpable, and a conflict was imminent, awaiting the dawn.

The darkest hour is before dawn; the Douluo Continent awaits the first light.

"Come, let's rewrite history!"

(End of this chapter)