Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 404 The Treatment of Prisoners

The Spirit Hall is also researching soul-guided weapons, but they are not being produced on a large scale, so they cannot be equipped on the army that is going on this expedition. The other three major legions are in a similar situation.

All the wars that have broken out in the Douluo Continent in the past have been battles fought with cold weapons.

In anticipation of a future war, the Heaven Dou, New Heaven Dou, Star Luo, and Spirit Hall are all secretly engaged in heated discussions about whether to mass-produce and use this soul-guided weapon.

After all, even if unification is desired, a large population is required. If such soul-guided weapons are mass-produced and put into use, and if they cause a large number of deaths, even if the continent is eventually unified by an empire, the lack of population will cause the unified empire to fall into a long period of emptiness.

In short, it can be summed up in one word: it is against the natural order.

But who would have thought that while the top leaders of various countries within the mainland had not yet reached a consensus, an overseas continent had already been unified, and even brought over by its own "traitors to the mainland".

Now, the three great empires and the Spirit Hall had no choice but to unite against a common enemy.

"Report!" At that moment, a young officer ran in, about to report the situation, but before he could even speak—

"Let's fight!"

A loud shout came from sixty miles away from Soul Sea City, startling everyone in the conference room.

The crowd went up to the city wall, their expressions varying as they gazed at the dark mass of the Sun Moon Empire's army in the distance.

Judging by the number of people, the Sun and Moon Army numbered no more than ten thousand, but the general riding on a hundred-year-old unicorn was a titled Douluo, and the ratio of his spirit rings—yellow, purple, black, black, black, black—was openly displayed before their eyes.

Moreover, there is not just one Title Douluo, there are three!

Even the army of ten thousand men released their martial spirits and spirit rings.

From the first-ring Soul Master to the fifth-ring Soul Ring, they are arranged in a very neat and uniform manner.

This is a show of force against them!

Goron flew into a rage: "Bastard, how dare you be so arrogant! You completely disregard us!"

"Gentlemen of Heaven Dou, Star Luo, and the Spirit Hall, I advise you to surrender as soon as possible, lest your city fall and your homes be destroyed!"

The titled Douluo laughed loudly, his voice carrying for sixty miles, saying, "Don't feel wronged! To fall behind is to be beaten—that's an unchanging truth! Surrender now! When my Emperor arrives, you won't lose your title!"

Golong was furious, but he also realized that their four armies had just joined forces and had no coordination whatsoever. Even if the enemy did not have soul-guided weapons, they could not possibly launch an attack immediately.

Hu Liena said, "They must have noticed our movements, and they must also have detection-type soul tools."

Huo Wu chuckled coldly, "That's incredibly arrogant."

Xiao Wu chimed in, "I think they deserve a beating!"

"That Title Douluo-level soul power is at level ninety-six." Tang San was not surprised by the arrival of the Sun Moon Bandits. Instead, he revealed the general's strength and then pointed to the people around them, saying, "Those two Title Douluos are level ninety-three and level ninety-two, and the rest are at the Soul Douluo and Soul Saint levels."

"However, the most important thing to watch out for is their soul-guided vehicles—"

Among the Sun and Moon Army, there are square-shaped soul-guided war chariots with tracks wrapped around the wheels on both sides, allowing them to travel on various terrains. There is a steel pipe on top, which is obviously capable of firing shells.

Isn't this a tank?

The emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire must have been a time traveler.

However, Tang San's primordial spirit did not detect anything like soul-guided aircraft... It is estimated that inventions like fighter jets would still be quite difficult for the Sun Moon Empire.

A tank, simply put, is a vehicle equipped with a device that can fire projectiles. It's relatively simple to research, and there's not much danger during testing.

However, flying soul tools cannot be created by soul tool researchers with just a few words of description, and the danger of experimental flight is beyond imagination.

In a world without supernatural powers, humanity would forge ahead relentlessly in pursuit of flight.

In this world with martial spirits and soul power, most of the people in the Sun Moon Empire who research soul tools are soul masters. Their research on flying soul tools is not driven by a desire to experiment with human lives.

Despite their extraordinary powers, they are far from being noble enough to sacrifice their lives so that ordinary people can soar through the blue sky.

"I've seen that chariot through the Soul Guidance Video. It can fire cannonballs condensed from soul power, which are much more powerful. A single shot can destroy a building." Golong said in a deep voice, his eyes full of solemnity. "If they get close and bombard us repeatedly, I'm afraid our city wall won't be able to hold out for long."

Everyone present realized that after this battle, regardless of victory or defeat, all major forces would have to openly discuss their research on soul-guided weapons.

Times have changed!

However, for titled Douluo above level 95, it is still possible to keep up with the times, but for major forces, soul guide weapons that can be mass-produced are more cost-effective.

"Earl Silverblue, what should we do?" As the Sun Moon army drew ever closer, Golong couldn't think of a good solution and could only order all sides to be on high alert. He couldn't help but ask Tang San, "Should we launch a preemptive strike?"

"My Blue Silver Emperor has already taken root underground. I'll wait for them to get a little closer."

A cold glint flashed in Tang San's eyes as he calmly said, "At that time, I will overturn their soul-guided war chariots immediately, and the Blue Silver Emperor's leaves will entangle and control those nearly ten thousand people. As for those three Title Douluos..."

"Senior Chrysanthemum Douluo, Senior Ghost Douluo, use your Polar Stillness Domain to control them. Then, Yu Tianheng, Huo Wu, and Guang Ling, the three of you possess extremely strong ranged attack capabilities. Take advantage of the moment those three Title Douluos are immobilized and kill them directly to avoid any unforeseen complications. We need to end the battle as quickly as possible and then reclaim Xiaohai City."

"The remaining personnel will deal with those Soul Douluos and Soul Saints."

Offer advice or suggestions?

Tang San wouldn't do that; he only wanted to crush his enemies with absolute strength.

"You can control nearly 10,000 people?" Goron's breath hitched, somewhat incredulous. Wasn't this a bit too incredible?

"A piece of cake," Tang San said dismissively. "When the time comes, I'll just ask you to manage the army well. There won't be much coordination required, just make sure things don't get chaotic."

"By the way, capture them if you can, but don't kill the enemy's ordinary soldiers."

"More than 10,000 residents of Xiaohai City have been captured. We can exchange these soldiers for them."

Goron exclaimed, "The Holy Son is truly righteous."

Hu Liena asked, "What if the Sun and Moon bandits don't intend to make an exchange, and those soldiers are prepared to die for their cause?"

Zhu Zhuqing's face was frosty: "Then kill them. Moreover, we will build a mound of skulls to repay them in kind, to show them that we are not to be trifled with."

"We can't do that. What difference would there be between us and them?" Tang San shook his head. "If it's really as Hu Liena said, these prisoners should be transported to Spirit City for trial and put to good use."

Research on martial spirits, physical bodies, and souls all lack a large amount of experimental material.

Zhu Zhuqing immediately nodded: "You're right."

Goron felt it was a bit unreal. The battle hadn't even started yet, so why were they suddenly discussing how to deal with the prisoners?

(End of this chapter)