Douluo Continent: Reincarnated as the Rock King Emperor, Wandering the Mortal World

Chapter 495: Tang San: "Resurrect, my love!"

At the same time, the conflict between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire has become uncontrollable.

The two sides even clashed for the first time, but fortunately the battle did not escalate and casualties were kept within an acceptable range.

Inside a tent somewhere.

"Why didn't Your Majesty send a surprise attack beforehand, instead allowing the Star Luo Empire to prepare?"

A general was very dissatisfied with the order issued by "Xue Qinghe" and sighed.

He didn't understand why they didn't just launch a surprise attack on the "unprepared" Star Luo Empire, but instead waited for the Star Luo Empire to react and be fully prepared before attacking.

How many nobles and soldiers will this cause the empire to lose?

If we send people to launch a surprise attack first, and at the same time conscript nobles, we can seize the initiative and catch them off guard.

Upon hearing this, the general sitting opposite him smiled and said, "Your Majesty is still young. To have achieved this much is already very commendable."

After saying this, he picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and continued, "Besides, we were both promoted by His Majesty. How can we question His Majesty?"

"There must be some deeper meaning behind his actions!"

Those who can become generals are naturally not fools. They are not exactly experts in the study of war, but they are not complete novices either.

The dissatisfaction with "Xue Qinghe" stems largely from the fact that despite having the upper hand, "Xue Qinghe" stubbornly refused to use it.

This is like the helplessness of a king watching a game from behind a bronze-level player—pure torment.

"I...I was doing this for the sake of the Empire, wasn't I?"

He could not forget the kindness of being promoted, but he was truly learned and had no way to use his talents, which made him feel like his talents were not being recognized.

He said he was a talented man who was not appreciated, but His Majesty really promoted him. However, he could not put his talents to use. How could he endure such "loneliness"?

"If we can minimize the number of soldiers who die, then we should minimize the number of deaths. What's wrong with that?"

He sighed again, and said with a touch of melancholy.

He truly cared about the empire; otherwise, he wouldn't have risked his life to criticize Xue Qinghe's orders.

Upon hearing this, the general sitting opposite him stroked his chin, as if he had thought of something. His eyes lit up, but at the same time, he felt a chill run down his spine.

He subconsciously looked around and activated his senses.

After a long pause, finding nothing, he finally spoke up, "Do you think it's possible that His Majesty is trying to reduce the burden on the empire?"

As the saying goes, those who can become generals are not fools. Upon hearing this, the general who had been criticizing "Xue Qinghe" couldn't help but shrink his pupils and felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet.

"This, this..."

He swallowed hard and fell into deep thought.

The so-called reduction of the empire's burden was precisely the elimination of those hereditary nobles, and all nobles.

Without these vampires, the empire can be completely renewed, and the power of the royal family can be greatly enhanced.

"This is a secret known only to heaven, earth, you, and me; it must never be known to a third party!"

"Otherwise, even if His Majesty doesn't kill us, those nobles will still make their move..."

"Your Majesty possesses both great talent and strategic brilliance; only after this battle will more benefits be distributed among us!"

"Yes, I misunderstood Your Majesty at first."

Imperial resources are limited, and the resources allocated to nobles and hereditary nobles account for more than half of the total imperial resources.

If they don't die, even if the battle is won, there won't be any extra resources to distribute.

We absolutely have to kill these nobles!

The two exchanged a smile, but remained silent, continuing to eat and drink.

For Soul Masters, even in the midst of war, a couple of drinks are perfectly acceptable.

They are not afraid of Xue Qinghe discarding them after they have served their purpose, even if they encounter the same situation in the future, that will be many, many years from now.

The Heaven Dou Empire is divided among its members, while the Star Luo Empire is united. Despite the difference in their resources, the Heaven Dou Empire still cannot gain any advantage.

Starry Sky Forest, Core Area.

Tang San wandered around for several days but failed to find a single 100,000-year-old soul beast, which made him fall into deep thought.

"Something's wrong, something's extremely wrong. Where have all the high-level soul beasts gone?"

Tang San frowned, looking somewhat bewildered.

Along his journey, he not only discovered a pool of water, but also a large lake upstream of it. However, neither the pool nor the lake showed any unusual features.

The energy in the Lake of Life was taken away by the Dragon King Ruotu. Neither the Lake of Life nor the small lake where Da Ming and Er Ming once lived were any different from ordinary water.

Therefore, Tang San did not notice anything unusual.

As for the three brothers, the Thousand-Pound Ant King, they had already fled the small lake and run far away because of the arrival of Zhongli and the other "people".

There are naturally no high-level soul beasts in this area.

Di Tian and the others spotted Tang San, but they didn't make a move because Tang San carried the aura of a god.

The less trouble, the better.

The lake water, devoid of any unusual features, held no appeal for high-level soul beasts. Therefore, even in the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest, not a single high-level soul beast lingered there.

This actually became the best hiding place. Who would have thought that there would be the strongest member of the Soul Beast race in such an ordinary lake?

After searching for several more days, Tang San still found nothing, and left somewhat unwillingly.

With the five-year agreement drawing ever closer, he didn't have much time to waste on the Soul Hunting matter.

Since we can't find a 100,000-year-old soul beast, let's settle for a 80,000-90,000-year-old soul beast.

If not, then we can only look for soul beasts that are over 50,000 years old.

Perhaps it was destiny, or perhaps it was guided by the Asura and the Sea God, but Tang San quickly found a soul beast suitable for him, even though the beast was only a little over 60,000 years old...

After several days of hunting souls, Tang San finally completed the soul rings for his second spirit. Next, he prepared to do something big!

"Lord Sea God, can this method truly revive Xiao Wu?"

Even now, Tang San still asked with some uncertainty.

"Don't worry, I've got everything covered."

Poseidon said calmly, with a hint of his former enthusiasm gone.

Tang San even wanted to kill teenage girls, even those with whom he had no grudge. Such a person is truly unsuitable to be his successor.

However, the position of Sea God is now a trap; it's better to trap Tang San than others.

"Thank you, Lord Sea God!"

Once everything was ready, Tang San instinctively went to the small lake and released his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.

The trident mark on his forehead and the fifth spirit ring shone almost simultaneously, and Xiao Wu's soul phantom and the Sea God phantom appeared beside Tang San almost at the same time.

"With the help of the light of the Sea God and the wisp of my divine soul that I once left in Douluo Continent, reviving Xiao Wu shouldn't be a problem. Let's begin."

"Alright, let's begin!"

Gods cannot act arbitrarily, but this wisp of Poseidon's divine soul was not separated from him after he arrived in the divine realm. Rather, it was a contingency plan he prepared for his successor before going to the divine realm, and therefore he could act.

Poseidon's remnant soul was responsible for communicating with the celestial energy of the divine realm to reshape Xiao Wu's body, creating a body that was slightly stronger than that of an ordinary person, which naturally did not require much celestial energy.

With a cry of, "Rise, my love!"

A brief silence fell over the entire Star Dou Great Forest...

(End of this chapter)