Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 414, the final chapter! (Part 1)

The war between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire was launched as scheduled.

As expected of the most powerful nation on the original Douluo Continent, the Star Luo Empire effectively resisted the Sun Moon Empire's attack, making it take the Sun Moon Empire's army twice as long as the Heavenly Soul Empire for each step forward.

However, that was all. The Sun Moon Empire occupied 99 percent of the Star Luo Empire's territory in just ten months. The remaining 1 percent was the Star Luo Empire's capital, Star Luo City.

The Sun Moon Empire's army had not made a move against Star Luo City until today, when the five major Soul Master Corps of the Sun Moon Empire surrounded Star Luo City, finally giving Star Luo City a sense of impending war.

At this moment, the Sun Moon Empire's army outside the city breathed a sigh of relief, as did the Star Luo Empire's nobles and soldiers guarding the city, led by the Star Luo Empire's royal family. Everyone knew that after this battle, the Douluo Continent, which had been divided for tens of thousands of years, would usher in true unification, and they, whether heroes or sacrifices, would all have a bright future. That was good.

Yes, at this very moment, no one in Star Luo City believed they could defend it, nor did they intend to. The entire continent had already been brought under the control of the Sun Moon Empire. What use would it be if they managed to defend an insignificant city like Star Luo City? Did they expect Shrek Academy to turn the tide once again? Did they expect a god to appear and repel the Sun Moon army?

Haha, stop dreaming.

The fact that Xu Tianxuan, the current emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, was once the senior disciple of the inner court of Shrek Academy was confirmed half a year ago. The Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy have long been in cahoots, and they have even stopped pretending. There are quite a few Shrek Academy students in the Sun Moon army that is currently surrounding Star Luo City. Huo Yuhao, one of the commanders of the Sun Moon army, is the most typical example. This lowly commoner is actually a citizen of their Star Luo Empire!

As for hoping for a divine intervention, that's even more absurd. Everyone knows the Sea God was one of the original Shrek Seven Devils; expecting Him to intervene against Shrek Academy for their sake is nothing short of delusional. And that ancestor of the Dai family who also became a god? Ha! The current emperor of the Star Luo Empire isn't surnamed Dai, and the current White Tiger Duke died on the battlefield three months ago. The rest of the Dai family have long since disappeared along with the Zhu family. So, this is a dead end.

The reason the nobles of Xingluo City have persisted until now is simply to wait until the very last moment, the moment when they are truly heartbroken, so that they can surrender without any psychological burden.

At this moment, inside the Sun Moon Army camp outside Star Luo City, several high-ranking officers of the Imperial Army were making a final mobilization. On the temporary platform, Marshal Xu Qianxuan was at the forefront, with Ju Zi, Huo Yuhao, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and other high-ranking officers of the Sun Moon Empire Army behind him.

Why is Huo Yuhao here?

There are two reasons. First, Shrek Academy needs to demonstrate its stance, and the best way to do so is naturally to send a disciple to join the Sun Moon Empire's army. Therefore, Huo Yuhao, the junior brother of the Tianyuan Pavilion Master, became one of the most suitable candidates. Second, it was Huo Yuhao's own request. He carries a deep-seated grudge, a fact known to everyone in the Tianyuan Pavilion. He wants to join the Sun Moon Empire's army to exact his revenge on Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger. Taking all these factors into account, Huo Yuhao naturally became the most suitable candidate.

On the surface, the leaders of the Sun Moon Empire's army were all standing on the high platform, but in reality, this was not the case, because Zhu Ziyang had been hiding in the shadows and had not shown himself.

Why was he here? It was entirely because he felt that Tang San, the Sea God, would never allow the continent to be unified, unless he could truly give up such abundant faith power on the Douluo Continent, but obviously, he couldn't do that.

Therefore, Zhu Ziyang was waiting for his appearance. Not only Zhu Ziyang was waiting, but Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao, and Qian Lingyi were also waiting, except that the three women were waiting in Mingdu, while he was waiting in Xingluo City.

Whether from a perspective of interests or personal feelings, the Sea God, who has no goodwill towards Zhu Ziyang and his group, will inevitably launch a final attack on them. With the Sun and Moon Army approaching Star Luo City, this is undoubtedly the best opportunity.

Not only could it teach Zhu Ziyang and the others a lesson, showing them the importance of hierarchy, but it could also allow the Sea God to once again display His majesty and greatness before the beings of Douluo Continent, consolidating the Sea God faith on Douluo Continent. It was a win-win situation, and Zhu Ziyang didn't believe the Sea God could resist such a temptation.

As expected, just as Xu Qianxuan on the high platform shouted the slogan "Where the sun and moon shine, mountains and rivers are unified," a strange change occurred in the sky. A blue halo shone down from the sky, and the vast and surging divine radiance spread wildly, attracting the worship of countless marine creatures.

Such a strange phenomenon in the sky naturally attracted the attention of everyone present. The high-ranking officials of the Sun and Moon on the high platform, the soldiers of the Sun and Moon below the high platform, and Emperor Xu Jiawei, Princess Xu Jiujiu, and many ministers and nobles of Star Luo City who hurriedly climbed the city wall, saw the wonderful scene of divine light and felt a hope rising in their hearts for no reason. Perhaps, the sea god would really save them?

"They've finally arrived!" Not far away, Zhu Ziyang watched this scene with an expression of no surprise. With a thought, he appeared in the camp of the Sun and Moon Army.

The divine light continued to shine, and a handsome man with long blue hair appeared. Behind him, seven-colored divine light shimmered, and his indescribable divinity inspired awe and reverence.

Upon seeing this unfamiliar man, the faces of the Sun Moon Empire members turned grim, with Huo Yuhao's expression being the most unpleasant. He immediately recognized the man's identity as identical to the one who had appeared in the Valley of Love and Destiny: Tang San, the Sea God! Meanwhile, among the Shrek disciples in the Sun Moon army, a girl named Tang Wutong looked delighted and excitedly stepped forward, as if she wanted to shout something.

"Withdraw your troops immediately and return all the territory of the Star Luo Empire. The Sun Moon Empire shall be renamed the Heaven Dou Empire. Otherwise, hmph!" Sea God Tang San said indifferently, his face showing the same indifference as if he were looking at ants. However, everyone below could feel the endless killing intent contained in his words, as if he could transform into a demon at any moment and slaughter the Sun Moon Empire's 100,000-strong army.

His words greatly excited the Star Luo Empire, but greatly angered the Sun Moon Empire. All the high-ranking officials stared at him with wide eyes, and even though they had realized that the man in the sky might be a legendary god, they were still not afraid.

"Otherwise what?" Xu Qianxuan said through gritted teeth, his anger reaching an unbearable level.

In recent years, he has led the Sun and Moon Army to victory after victory. He was about to accomplish a feat that no one had accomplished in tens of thousands of years, and let the glory of the Sun and Moon shine on everyone on the continent. But suddenly a god who did not abide by the rules appeared and threatened him to withdraw his troops. Let alone a great general with a strong military prestige, even an ordinary titled Douluo powerhouse would feel extremely angry and humiliated!

"Hmph!" Sea God Tang San, not expecting a mere mortal to dare defy him, immediately sneered and said coldly, "As expected of the lowly subjects of the Sun Moon Empire, ungrateful wretches! Withdraw your troops immediately, or I suggest the Sun Moon Empire replace you with a new batch of people! This is a divine decree!"

The Sea God Tang San's dislike for the Sun Moon Empire was not without reason. He could not gain faith from the people of the Sun Moon Empire. After all, the vast majority of the people of the Sun Moon Empire were believers in the sun and the moon, and the very few who did not believe in the sun and the moon believed in the god of destruction. There was simply no place for the Sea God's faith. It would be really strange if the Sea God liked the Sun Moon Empire.

Faced with such a blatant threat from the sea god, Xu Qianxuan's expression completely changed. He never expected that a dignified god could so casually utter such inhuman words. This, this... he no longer knew how to express his feelings and thoughts at this moment.

"Doesn't the Sea God know? The divine realm cannot interfere in the affairs of the mortal world. What kind of punishment will those who violate this receive? Oh, right, it seems to be stripping them of their divine position, erasing their divinity, and casting them into reincarnation, right?" Zhu Ziyang finally appeared. If he hadn't shown up, Xu Qianxuan probably wouldn't have been able to hold on any longer. He spoke directly, his face full of sarcasm, "Tsk tsk tsk, I wonder if the Sea God can bear such punishment?"

"It's you!" When Tang San, the Sea God, saw Zhu Ziyang, his eyes were filled with killing intent, and he said coldly.

Zhu Ziyang's appearance did not seem to cause much of an emotional reaction from either side, because apart from Huo Yuhao, no one knew that Zhu Ziyang was already a god at this time. Therefore, in their eyes, even if Zhu Ziyang was the master of Tianyuan Pavilion and had the strength of a Limit Douluo, he would be helpless against a god.

On the city wall, she gazed at Zhu Ziyang for a long time, her expression complex. From the very beginning of the war, she had personally gone to Shrek Academy seeking help. She still clearly remembered Zhu Ziyang's words: "The continent has been divided for too long; it needs a unified nation. The Star Luo Empire does not have the strength for that!"

Zhu Ziyang was unaware of the thoughts of the people below, but he knew exactly what to do. Thus, after becoming a god, he displayed his divine power for the first time.

The Grim Reaper suit appeared on his body, and he held the divine artifact-level Scythe of Peace and Destiny in his hand. Behind him, seven red and three gold spirit rings flashed, demonstrating his god-level strength.

"Zhu Ziyang, the current God of Death, begs the Sea God to confess his sins!"

(End of this chapter)