Douluo Continent: Starting from Leading Ferocious Beasts to Transform into Demons

Chapter 76 Sword Maniac

"Your Majesty, it's time to make a decision."

Kong Deming stood beside the old emperor and offered a brief reminder.

"Master Kong, I'm just unsure how many people we should send."

The old emperor wore a bitter smile. Only through military suppression and appeasement could the Sun Moon Empire barely maintain stability. Even so, reactionary elements would occasionally instigate riots. Moreover, there were a bunch of spies from the Douluo Three Kingdoms who would incite rebellion from time to time.

With such a large commotion from Shrek Academy, they naturally received the news as well. However, they were unsure whether the other side would send troops to cause damage to the Sun Moon Empire. He didn't want to send troops out to fight, only to be beheaded by the enemy. Once in thousands of years ago was enough.

"We don't need to send many high-level Soul Masters. The key is a few Soul Master Legions. In this kind of war, the power of an individual is far less than the threat posed by a legion."

Of course, gods are an exception, and the old emperor naturally understood this as well.

"Time, time, and more time."

The old emperor was slightly melancholy. Because of the slow transmission of information, the events that happened in the Sun Moon Empire had probably only just reached Shrek Academy by now, and they might not even know exactly what happened yet, since investigations also take time.

The Sun Moon Empire also needs time to adjust. The hierarchical and random nature of the soul beast bloodlines has led to the instability of society, and it will take time to adapt to this.

"Send out two Soul Guidance Legions, plus five Level 9 Soul Guidance Masters, and finally recruit soldiers from the civilian population, sending all the recruited soldiers there."

After a moment's thought, the old emperor made his decision. As the emperor of an empire, he could not place the safety of his country on the thoughts of an enemy.

Although those countries left very few troops on their homelands, it was because they believed that the gods would lead them to victory, or rather, the Sun and Moon Empire dared not attack.

Why did the Sun Moon Empire launch a war? Its goal was to unify the continent. However, if they attacked now, the nobles of Douluo wouldn't even resist, because once the gods returned, the Sun Moon Empire would definitely withdraw, and they could even take a big bite out of the Sun Moon Empire.

Since we can't beat them anyway, we might as well wait for the gods to carry us to victory. That's the current thinking in Douluo Three Kingdoms. Unless the Sun Moon Empire goes crazy and carries out a massacre, but that would be met with fierce resistance. Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well take you with us.

Therefore, the Sun Moon Empire found itself in an awkward situation. If it attacked the Douluo Three Kingdoms, it wouldn't gain much benefit. If it went too deep, even if only one god withdrew, the Sun Moon Empire would suffer heavy losses. If it didn't attack, it would have to guard against the Douluo Three Kingdoms coming to behead or harass it.

"Master Kong, please be careful in everything you do."

The old emperor looked at Kong Deming with some worry. The other party was definitely going to participate in the battle, but in a battle of that level, the aftershocks might even kill him.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I still want to see the empire unify the continent."

A faint smile appeared on Kong Deming's face, clearly pleased with the old emperor's concern.

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"The Empire is recruiting! The Empire is recruiting!"

Newspapers were printed and sent to all parts of the country. The Sun and Moon people, who had barely adapted, were shocked to see the contents of the newspapers. They were actually going to help the soul beasts fight against humans!

However, upon seeing that their opponent was Douluo Three Kingdoms, their morale immediately soared. They didn't care about soul beasts or anything else; as long as their opponent was Douluo Three Kingdoms, they were determined to fight.

In addition, the bloodline of the soul beasts made almost all the people of the empire soldiers, and for a time, people across the country enthusiastically signed up, and the enlistment registration points were overcrowded.

At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, Jing Ziyan, dressed in a purple dress, followed Ji Juechen with lively steps, her face beaming with joy. A black tail with purple stripes peeked out from under her dress, appearing and disappearing in the shadows.

"Juechen, are you going to sign up for the army?"

The man beside him was pale-faced, but breathtakingly handsome. His long hair was simply tied back with a hairband, and his eyes, which had been lifeless, suddenly lit up with an unusual gleam after hearing these words.

"I'm going."

Two simple words were slowly uttered from Ji Juechen's mouth.

"But it feels very dangerous. What if I die there? I can't fight against so many people. I can't beat them all."

Jing Ziyan looked at Ji Juechen with a smile, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"I will protect you until I die."

Ji Juechen stopped and stared intently into Jing Ziyan's eyes, speaking with a serious expression.

"Why are you saying such unlucky things? We'll never die."

Jing Ziyan gently placed her finger on Ji Juechen's lips, a smile appearing in her eyes.

"I will protect you until I die."

Ji Juechen repeated the same sentence, uttering each word slowly and deliberately.

The meteorite iron in his hand trembled slightly, emitting a constant buzzing sound. Its sword intent was so fierce and unstoppable that it soared straight into the sky, tearing the heavens apart.

This was Ji Juechen's guarantee to Jing Ziyan, and also the contract they had made.

Jing Ziyan knew that Ji Juechen would definitely sign up, because this guy wanted to challenge, wanted to fight, and wanted to hone his sword intent.

Ji Juechen knew that Jing Ziyan would definitely accompany him, so he would use his sword to protect her.

"Okay!"

Jing Ziyan didn't say anything more, but just looked at Ji Juechen with a bright smile.

The two walked together, seemingly no different from before, but upon closer inspection, one could see that Jing Ziyan's tail was noticeably curled up.

Lu Bai watched the two figures disappear into the distance from a short distance, chuckled softly, and turned to leave.

Ji Juechen's bloodline was specially transformed by him; it was a kind of grass, a grass that encompassed everything and possessed countless kinds of sword intent.

This is both a help to Ji Juechen and a constraint on him.

As his strength increases, he can easily experience sword intent that others cannot, such as the Killing Sword Intent, the Limitless Sword Intent, the Five Elements Sword Intent, and so on, which can help him rapidly increase his sword intent through comprehension.

However, these sword intents can also easily confuse him. Should he follow the path of "ten thousand swords returning to the origin" or "one sword to break through"? Should he cultivate all intents to deal with them freely, or should he specialize in cultivating one sword that can cut down all enemies?

Moreover, the sword grass bloodline is his biggest constraint. If he cannot sever the bloodline, he may be stuck at that peak forever.

This is both a risk and an opportunity for Ji Juechen.

Lu Bai admired Ji Juechen greatly because he was arguably the only person on the Douluo Continent who specialized in swordsmanship, not even the Sword Douluo of ten thousand years ago.

Ji Juechen constantly sought to understand the extraterrestrial meteorite in his hand, continuously refining it with his hands and soul power. He even managed to decompose his martial soul into energy and attach it to the meteorite. His soul skills were only used to amplify his soul power.

That's why he gave Ji Juechen an opportunity, an opportunity to see a higher level of scenery.

As the two figures disappeared into the distance, the other students whispered among themselves as they watched the cracks in the sky gradually heal.

(End of this chapter)