Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 421 Prisoners cannot be killed directly; they must be tried.

"The decadent and backward natives of Douluo Continent?"

Upon hearing this man's words, Yu Tianheng couldn't help but sneer, "How advanced and civilized are you? You destroyed a city with soul-guided bombs and slaughtered most of its residents. Is this your civilization?"

The man blushed, shook his head, and said, "I don't agree, but this is the order from above, and we can't disobey. As soldiers, obeying orders is our duty."

Yu Tianheng was about to make another sarcastic remark when Tang San raised his hand to stop him, saying, "What you said makes sense, but most of your companions might think differently."

The man lowered his head and remained silent, unsure of what to say. After a long while, he finally said, "If I have the opportunity to return to my homeland, I will persuade my compatriots that this unjust war of aggression should not have happened."

"Go back? Do you think you have a chance?" Tang San's tone was calm, without any sarcasm, but the man opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.

Yes!

Having come to this point, how could he possibly go back?

Being alive is already a blessing.

"What's your name?" Tang San asked calmly, seeing that the other person remained silent and seemed to have lost all hope in their eyes.

"Liu Ziqiang".

The other person spoke, saying their name.

"So, Liu Ziqiang from the Sun Moon Empire, would you be willing to record all the crimes your compatriots committed against the residents of Xiaohai City?" Tang San took out a notebook and a pen and handed them over. "Since you believe that your Sun Moon Army is wrong, then prove it with your actions. Write down what the Sun Moon Army has done. There is no need to exaggerate or conceal anything. Just state the facts."

Liu Ziqiang shakily took the notebook and pen.

If described, he would probably be considered a sinner of the Sun and Moon Empire.

If he didn't write it, he would probably have to go back to that ditch and stay with the other prisoners.

"I want to ask you a question: what will you do with the prisoners?" Liu Ziqiang took a deep breath, mustered his courage, and looked directly into Tang San's eyes.

"We won't do what you do and slaughter them, otherwise we'd be no different from you." Tang San gave a definite answer, which relieved Liu Ziqiang of the heavy weight on his heart.

"but--"

Liu Ziqiang became nervous again.

"They will be tried, and the number of buildings destroyed, the amount of rice and grain stolen, and the number of innocent people killed will be calculated, at least roughly, and then their crimes will be determined one by one."

"Even if someone does nothing, it is a sin in itself to set foot on this land for the purpose of invasion."

Liu Ziqiang wanted to plead for leniency, but he was powerless to refute it, and could only say, "I will try my best to describe it objectively."

After he left under the watchful eyes of two soldiers, Yu Tianheng asked, "Captain, why did you do that? Even if you had just killed all those prisoners to avenge the civilians who died in Xiaohai City, wouldn't that have been a problem? People on the mainland wouldn't have thought it was cruel; on the contrary, they would have applauded it."

"And then?" Tang San asked.

"Uh..." Yu Tianheng was stunned, and tentatively asked, "And then, everyone's happy?"

"Idiot!" Dugu Yan slapped his head. "It's definitely to deal with that Sun and Moon Emperor, Xu Huang, who can unleash level 100 power."

"How can you say you don't want them? There are 30,000 prisoners here. How can the other side just give up like that? Even if he is powerful, he alone cannot occupy and manage the entire Douluo Continent."

"Even if someone on our continent is willing to be a 'traitor,' he will definitely trust the people on his own continent more."

"There is a distinction between close and distant relationships."

"These prisoners are definitely going to be used as bargaining chips in negotiations."

Yu Tianheng suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. As expected of the captain, you've thought so far ahead."

While the words of this pair of "Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix" have some merit, these 30,000 prisoners are certainly not bargaining chips.

The trial is for the sake of justice, to publicly disclose to the whole mainland what crimes these people have committed, without exaggeration, and to seek the truth.

Secondly, it is for the sake of the future.

While it would be satisfying to kill them all, it would mean a true war of annihilation with the entire Sun Moon Empire. If the war were to reach the Sun Moon Continent in the future, it would be impossible to wipe out all the Sun Moon people, right?

People are all precious...

The value of being alive is greater than that of being dead.

As for why he killed You Hongchen and so many other Title Douluos, Tang San could only say that the situation didn't allow it. They were too powerful, and their beliefs were difficult to change. If they weren't killed, they would cause devastating damage to the Heaven Dou Army and the New Heaven Dou Federation Army. After all, they weren't guardians of gods, unlike Qian Daoliu and Poseidon who were detached from worldly affairs. Their actions, under the guise of "conquest" and "civilization," were often used to carry out acts of aggression. Instead, they would use their power to attack ordinary armies, so they had to be eliminated first…

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"Your Holiness, are you there?"

Outside the Papal Palace, a Blue Silver Emperor tree trembled, and its illusory figure slowly emerged. Under the infusion of the energy of heaven and earth, it gradually solidified and transformed into Tang San.

Through the Blue Silver Emperor, Tang San can manifest an energy clone similar to a thought body using his spiritual power, and can move freely within the range of the Blue Silver Emperor's roots.

Seeing no response, Tang San, in his "Thought Form," entered the Papal Palace, searched every room, and finally found Bibi Dong bathing in an artificial hot spring at the back of the palace.

This is truly—

laid back.

"Is it good-looking?" Bibi Dong saw Tang San in his thought form staring intently at her, his face as cold as ice, but she wasn't particularly disgusted with him. She even hoped that the Tang San in front of her wasn't in his thought form.

"It's quite a sight." Tang San, in his reverie, nodded subconsciously, then reacted and began explaining the battle situation, saying, "The Sun Moon Empire's peerless experts, level 98 experts, and twenty-four Title Douluo have all been killed..."

With her powerful mental strength, Bibi Dong had long since sensed the situation on the battlefield and was fully aware of the battle situation in Xiaohai City.

However, even she did not expect that the Sun Moon Empire would control so many Title Douluos. If it weren't for Tang San, her strength would not have been able to improve to this point. Facing that peerless expert of the Sun Moon Empire, she would probably have to fight a protracted war.

As for the Thousand Streams?

He only cares about whether his granddaughter can become a god. He might even use this opportunity to let Qian Renxue return to the Spirit Hall, complete the Angel God's test, and then unify the continent with god-level power.

However, one thing surprised Bibi Dong: when Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo fused in their Bone Armor True Form martial souls, they couldn't separate...

"...In addition, the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire will be coming in person, and he possesses an extremely powerful artifact, the details of which even my primordial spirit cannot detect..."

Upon hearing this news, Bibi Dong frowned and said, "An emperor of an empire, instead of staying in his own country, travels thousands of miles across the ocean to come here... Does the empire not care? Or is he, like the scholar of the New Heavenly Dou Federation, a puppet emperor?"

Taking Douluo Continent as an example, every emperor of the empire, except for the incompetent rulers, is always busy.

Either, like an avalanche, real power lies with the various small countries, and he is merely a representative who has been elected.

But is this how the emperor of the sun and moon is?

"probably, possibly, perhaps, or, should..."

"explain."

Bibi Dong interrupted Tang San's thought process and glared at him.

"I estimate that as emperor, he delegates all tasks, including handling government affairs, to his subordinates. He only needs to be the most powerful to suppress any dissent. When a person possesses the power to suppress everything in the world, he can naturally delegate tasks to others. He can simply offer suggestions, but whether those suggestions are effective, suitable, or whether the empire develops as it appears on the surface is another matter entirely."

Tang San, in his "Thoughts" form, offered his guess: "Their ruling model should be similar to that of the Spirit Hall, only on a larger scale. The wealth gap across the continent is roughly the same as ours... As for Xu Huang, well—he's similar to me, but he's probably more autocratic and doesn't like others telling him what to do, so he became emperor himself."

Bibi Dong remained silent for a moment, then slowly rose from the pool. In front of Tang San, she gently wiped the water droplets from her body, dressed herself, and then suddenly asked, "So, you like it when people gossip about you?"

"No one will like it, but I won't care if she can't hear me. After all, I'm not a perfect person. Besides, I just respect women and everyone's ideas. If I think it's appropriate, I will adopt it." Tang San, in his thought form, watched Bibi Dong change her clothes without looking at her and answered slowly.

"I can't see it at all." Bibi Dong revealed a hint of speechlessness, then said, "I will keep a close eye on Xiaohai City and Hunhai Pass. If that person really unleashes god-level power and can do so without attracting the attention of the God Realm, then I will go there with you to seize that extraordinary artifact."

"If we are no match for them, then do as you said and use an attack that surpasses the level of a god, whether it's him or us, to attract the attention of the divine realm."

"If we can't handle it, let the gods handle it... By the way, are you sure that artifact wasn't left behind on that Sun and Moon Continent by some deity from the divine realm?"

If that artifact is part of a divine test left behind by a deity in the divine realm, then even if it attracts the attention of the divine realm, it will be of no use; they will not care.

After all, Xu Huang himself had not reached level 100.

"No," Tang San, in his psychic form, said firmly. "At that time, I hope His Holiness the Pope will not be surprised. His artifact may look similar to the Soul Imprint Throne."

"Yeah?"

Bibi Dong glanced at him, knowing that Tang San had a secret, but she didn't think about probing too much, since she hadn't told Tang San her own secret either.

Moreover, everyone has a right to privacy, and this should be respected by everyone.

"So, if we were to seize that divine artifact similar to the Soul Imprint Throne, who would it be given to?"

"Whoever can use it, we'll give it to them." Tang San's answer was very objective. After all, divine artifacts aren't something anyone can use just because they want to; they require the artifact's approval.

Moreover, the Throne of Eternity and the God of Creation are super artifacts with incompatible attributes, so they would be rejected immediately, without even being given the qualification to undergo the trial.

(End of this chapter)