Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 464 Super Soul Tool

When Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger learned from Xu Jiujiu and Ji Lin that the Sun Moon Empire's target was the Heavenly Soul Empire, and that only a few elite troops remained in the Sun Moon Empire camp in the Mingdou Mountains, he made a decision instantly.

It's too late to provide support now. The only way to help the Heavenly Soul Empire share the burden is to break through the Sun Moon Empire's blockade, invade its territory, and thus restrain it, preventing them from launching a full-scale attack on the Heavenly Soul Empire.

This is much better than going directly to the rescue. As for the reinforcements from the Douling Empire, they will be used directly in the attack on the Mingdou Mountains. It's only a few hundred kilometers away. If we were to go to the Tianhun Empire, it would be much farther. Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. It's better to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao.

However, Duke White Tiger did not act rashly and directly send a large army to attack. According to his plan, he would first send out strong warriors to destroy the Sun Moon Empire's air blockade at all costs, and then try to break through.

Duke White Tiger acted decisively. After making his decision, he immediately dispatched all the titled Douluo-level experts on his side to destroy as many of the Sun Moon Empire's detection soul tools as possible in the air, thereby regaining some air superiority.

Unfortunately, the Sun Moon Empire was well-prepared. When the Star Luo Empire's experts broke through the first line of defense set up by the Sun Moon Empire in the Mingdou Mountains, they saw more than three thousand attack points constantly spewing fire, mainly with soul-guided cannons and supplemented by soul-guided rays.

The Sun Moon Empire has deployed so many soul tools in the Mingdou Mountains that even the combined soul tools of the three kingdoms that originally belonged to the Douluo Continent might not equal the number currently on the Mingdou Mountains.

This was even with the Sun Moon Empire losing a military warehouse; otherwise, there would have been even more soul tools deployed on the Mingdou Mountains. Faced with such firepower, even a Title Douluo would have to retreat. The Mingdou Mountains, which the Sun Moon Empire had built into an ironclad fortress, were like a giant hedgehog, constantly raising its quills to prevent anyone from getting close.

The most terrifying thing is that there is an extremely powerful soul tool in the Mingdou Mountains. With just a white beam of light sweeping across, a third of the high-level soul masters who went to destroy the high-altitude soul tool were lost, dozens of Soul Saint level experts perished, and even several Title Douluos were seriously injured and almost did not return.

If it weren't for Duke Baihu's caution in sending strong individuals to probe first, if they had actually launched a large-scale attack, who knows how badly the well-prepared Sun Moon Empire would have defeated them. The fall of dozens of Soul Saints was heartbreaking for both Duke Baihu and Xu Jiujiu. But this was still considered good, at least the Title Douluos all returned alive. However, the mission was not completed, and only a small number of high-altitude detection soul tools were destroyed, which was not a crippling blow to the Sun Moon Empire.

However, the Star Luo Empire, having lost dozens of Soul Saints, was essentially being cut into their flesh. This surprise attack resulted in a huge loss for the Star Luo Empire.

The temporary command tent of the Star Luo Empire.

Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger Palace had a face so ugly it looked like it was about to drip water. Sitting next to him was Xu Jiujiu, who was wearing white soft armor, and Ji Lin beside Xu Jiujiu.

Xu Jiujiu's expression was equally grim. Losing dozens of Soul Saint-level experts would make anyone unhappy.

With a soul tool that could threaten the lives of a Title Douluo guarding the Mingdou Mountains, what Title Douluo would be willing to go there? That would be tantamount to suicide!

In this situation, they had no idea how many troops the Sun Moon Empire had deployed in the Mingdou Mountains, while they were all under their surveillance. How could they possibly fight? They had absolutely no chance of breaking through the defenses.

The plan to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao was aborted before it even began.

Now we can only resort to the second-best approach and use the most inefficient method to aid the Heavenly Soul Empire. The effect will certainly not be very good. At the same time, the Star Luo Empire's northern defenses also need to be strengthened.

Dai Hao stood up and said in a deep voice, "As the commander-in-chief, I bear the responsibility for this loss. This time, I miscalculated."

Xu Jiujiu shook his head and said, "Marshal, there's no need for that. This was an unexpected event. We have no idea what that white light launched from the Mingdou Mountains by the Sun Moon Empire was, but we could clearly feel that even a Title Douluo couldn't withstand it. The most urgent task is to figure out the power of that white light and the energy required for the Sun Moon Empire to launch such a light. We have already warned the Heavenly Soul Empire. I suggest that the Douling Empire's reinforcements enter the Heavenly Soul Empire's territory to provide support. We should also send some reinforcements to assist. It will probably be difficult to break through the Mingdou Mountains in the short term."

Xu Jiujiu also knew that this matter could not be blamed on Duke Baihu. In fact, if Duke Baihu had not been cautious, the loss would probably not have been as simple as losing a few dozen Soul Saints.

Now is not the time to assign blame. Besides, this situation is normal on the battlefield. After all, they know almost nothing about how many powerful soul tools the Sun Moon Empire has. This is a lesson learned; they were taught a lesson by a super soul tool.

The current situation is already very unfavorable. The Sun Moon Empire has demonstrated the sharpness of their soul tools through war. With that terrifying white light threatening them, how easy is it to break through their defenses? That is an attack that is completely unstoppable! Moreover, what is most disadvantageous for them is not that white light, but the complete lack of reconnaissance.

Dai Hao sighed wearily and said, "Your Highness, please inform His Majesty that we must begin to strengthen our defenses on the northern front. On our side, we must not stop our harassment and attacks against the Sun Moon Empire. Maintaining constant pressure on them is the greatest help we can give to the Heavenly Soul Empire. At the same time, I would also like Your Highness to find a way to send a group of outstanding elite Soul Masters to try to infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire. Without reconnaissance and intelligence, it is impossible to win a war."

"Okay, I'll fully cooperate with you." Xu Jiujiu nodded. She was very cooperative in this regard. After all, when it came to fighting, Duke Baihu was the expert, while she was just a theorist.

Duke White Tiger did not conclude the military conference until dawn the following day.

"What is the current situation of the Heavenly Soul Empire?"

Ji Lin has been cultivating these past few days. Ever since the Star Luo Empire probed the Mingdou Mountain Range, it has dared not make any rash moves. There have been no major battles in the past few days, only small-scale harassment and probing.

Xu Jiujiu shook his head and said, "Right now, we've only confirmed that the Sun Moon Empire is attacking them. We've already sent reinforcements from the Douling Empire, and as allies, we've also sent two Soul Master Legions to support them. But we haven't received any accurate news yet."

"Oh! Still no news? It's been several days!"

Ji Lin remembered that he had been cultivating for several days, but the Star Luo Empire still hadn't received accurate information from the Heavenly Soul Empire. This was probably due to the backwardness of the communication soul tools, but it was also related to the fierce battle on the Heavenly Soul Empire's side.

They could fully imagine the fierce offensive that the Heavenly Soul Empire was facing.

Xu Jiujiu frowned and said, "We have sent out scouts ten times, but there is still no news. The last time, we asked a Title Douluo to go in person. I think we should get news soon."

At this point, Xu Jiujiu gave a bitter smile. In terms of reconnaissance, they were completely blocked by the Sun Moon Empire. They were now completely unaware of the specific situation on the Mingdou Mountains. The Sun Moon Empire's high-altitude detection soul guides blocked their reconnaissance and even cut off some of their communication with the front and friendly forces.

This is why they have been led by the nose by the Sun Moon Empire. War, besides hard power, is also an intelligence war, and now they have become half blind. Under such circumstances, how can they fight against the Sun Moon Empire?

With inferior strength and intelligence blocked by the opponent, it was a complete defeat.

They all underestimated the Sun Moon Empire's capabilities in high-altitude reconnaissance.

Xu Jiujiu said in a deep voice, "The Sun Moon Empire currently has a mobile force active on the border, composed entirely of high-level Soul Masters. Although we don't know how they did it, we are certain that all the information detected by the high-altitude detection Soul Guidance Devices will be transmitted to them immediately. They use these high-altitude detection Soul Guidance Devices to locate our positions and then specifically intercept and kill our scouts, making us blind."

"The current situation is very awkward. We can't launch a frontal assault. The Sun Moon Empire has a super soul tool with astonishing destructive power in the Mingdou Mountains. Even if we use our lives to build it up, we probably can't break through unless you get Teacher Chi Yuan to destroy that soul tool. As for reconnaissance, we are far behind. It looks like we are the ones who have deployed troops on the border, but in reality, we don't know anything about the enemy. In this war, we are at an absolute disadvantage."

After a long silence, he said, "To be honest, we regret that we didn't resist the pressure from the conservatives and didn't put all our effort into researching soul tools. But there's no point in saying that now. Xiao Lin, all our hopes are on you."

Ji Lin smiled and comforted her, "Sister Jiu Jiu, don't worry. You should know a little about my trump cards. Although it seems that I underestimated the strength of the Sun Moon Empire, the situation is still under my control."

Hearing Ji Lin's words, Xu Jiujiu's expression softened considerably. Recalling the things being researched and manufactured at the Zizai Gate underground research institute in Xingluo City, her mood improved a lot. Thinking of this, Xu Jiujiu's gaze towards Ji Lin became even gentler. Without Ji Lin, the Xingluo Empire might have perished in the face of the powerful Sun Moon Empire. In that case, even if their Xingguan Sect preserved its heritage, it would still be nailed to the pillar of shame and ridiculed by others.

Voluntarily abdicating is completely different from fleeing in disgrace after a country is destroyed. Voluntarily abdicating makes people feel that the Star Luo royal family is magnanimous and has extraordinary spirit, while becoming a monarch of a destroyed country is a naked disgrace.

And they will be remembered in history and ridiculed by future generations.

(End of this chapter)