Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 152 Battle of Jialing Pass

The Battle of Jialing Pass proceeded in an orderly manner, with both sides deploying a significant amount of high-end combat power.

The Title Douluo of the Spirit Empire include Pope Bibi Dong, and several elders including Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, Ghost Leopard Douluo, Spirit Phoenix Douluo, Serpent Spear Douluo, Porcupine Douluo, and Holy Dragon Douluo. There are also many Soul Masters from the seven major sects. Among them, Holy Dragon Douluo Tuoba Xi is the sect leader of the Holy Dragon Sect, and Elephant Armor Sect leader Huyan Zhen is another Title Douluo from one of the seven major sects. Therefore, the new seven major sects only have two Title Douluos.

Overall, the Spirit Empire deployed a total of ten Title Douluos.

The Heaven Dou Empire invested relatively less, including Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Tang Hao and Tang San from the Clear Sky School, along with two elders, plus Dugu Bo.

The Heaven Dou Empire only has seven Title Douluos, but it does have many Soul Saints with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, such as Ning Fengzhi, who is known as the number one support Soul Master on the continent.

The gap in high-end strength between the two sides is not too large, but the Great Heaven Dou Empire is at a relative disadvantage.

Meanwhile, the Star Luo Empire was tied down by the Spirit Empire's large army, and neither its Soul Masters nor high-end combat forces could support Jialing Pass.

On the surface, the Spirit Empire has 40 fewer troops, three more Title Douluos, and tens of thousands more Soul Masters.

The fighting was extremely fierce. On the first day alone, tens of thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded on both sides, making it a veritable meat grinder.

Known as the most stubborn person in Douluo Continent, the sect leader of the Elephant Armor Sect, Tianxiang Huyanzhen, relied on his amazing defensive power and led his legion to charge ahead, enjoying unparalleled prestige.

Just like in the original story, he staged a spectacular scene of directly confronting a divine weapon with his head, becoming the first Title Douluo to die on both sides of the battlefield.

The Spirit Empire's emperor, Bibi Dong, wreaked havoc, and it was only with the help of Tang Hao and Tang San that she was barely able to stop them.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin, despite losing an arm, had reached level 97 in soul power, making him the highest-ranking soul power player besides Bibi Dong. Not only did Sword Douluo dominate the battlefield, but he also suppressed the opposing Spirit Luan Douluo, provided assistance in various areas, and held back several Title Douluos from the Spirit Empire.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate for a time, and after several days of fighting, both sides suffered heavy losses.

The Spirit Empire lost Hu Yanzhen, a titled Douluo, along with nearly a thousand Soul Masters and over 10 ordinary soldiers.

The losses of the Heaven Dou Empire were even more severe. Although there were no casualties among the high-end combat forces, the casualties among the low-end combat forces were staggering. More than 200,000 ordinary soldiers had died in battle, and more than 1,000 soul masters had also died. It should be noted that the Heaven Dou Empire had far fewer soul masters than the Spirit Empire.

The overall number of Soul Masters in the Heaven Dou Empire is far less than that in the Spirit Empire, and their quality is also uneven. Many Soul Master families or sects were forcibly recruited into the Heaven Dou Empire, and many of them were recent graduates of Soul Master programs or teachers. There are also quite a few free Soul Masters. Within the Heaven Dou Empire, organizations without Title Douluo still have a great deterrent effect, especially advanced Soul Master academies.

Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo, a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Empire, is known as a battlefield reaper, invincible in group battles. However, he has been relatively ineffective on the battlefield recently. In order to deal with Dugu Bo, the Spirit Empire specifically arranged for the Porcupine Douluo and the Serpent Spear Douluo to target him. As soon as they entered the battlefield, they were surrounded and attacked, putting Dugu Bo in grave danger.

More than ten days later, the battlefield seemed to be easing up a bit. After all, everyone was exhausted from the continuous battles. Although Soul Masters were powerful, they were not powerful enough to ignore a large number of people. On the battlefield, if you were not careful, you would be attacked or even surrounded.

At this moment, all the high-ranking officials of the Heavenly Dou Empire were gathered together to discuss countermeasures. In a large room, a huge sand table was placed in the center, displaying the comparison of the strength of the enemy and our side, as well as the gains of the war so far.

Clearly, the Heaven Dou Empire is suffering greater losses at this moment, since dealing with each additional Title Douluo requires more lives to be lost.

Everyone present had a very solemn expression. The strength of the Martial Soul Empire far exceeded their expectations, and if things continued like this, they might lose the war.

As the supreme commander of the entire assembly, Emperor Avalanche spoke first: "Gentlemen, our strength is currently slightly weaker than that of the Spirit Empire. Are there any external aids we can invite?"

Grand Preceptor Yu Xiaogang analyzed, "Right now, we still have Sect Master Tang Xiao of the Clear Sky Sect and three elders, and no other external forces. The Star Luo Empire's army has been tied down by the Spirit Empire, which is on the defensive in the battlefield against the Star Luo Empire. Moreover, although the Spirit Hall Empire doesn't have any Title Douluos there, it has a large number of Soul Douluos, and the two sides are in a stalemate. The Star Luo Empire is also unable to provide support to us."

Xue Beng's expression was extremely serious: "The Heaven Dou Empire has now used almost all of its strength, including all its troops and civilians, to fight the war. If we are defeated, no force will be able to stop the Spirit Empire from unifying the world."

"The current situation is very clear: the Spirit Empire wants to concentrate all its high-end combat power to defeat us first, then fight a decisive battle with the Star Luo Empire, and finally achieve unification."

"Teacher, could you please ask the Elemental Academy to assist our Heaven Dou Empire? As long as they are willing to help us, we would even accept the Elemental Academy splitting up into separate kingdoms." Xue Beng, just like in the original story, asked Tang San to be his disciple.

Tang San shook his head: "It's no use. No matter what conditions we offer, the Elemental Academy probably won't agree. I've received news that the Spirit Empire also sent three experts to the Elemental Academy, but they returned empty-handed."

"Moreover, the Elemental Academy is now completely closed. All students are strictly prohibited from leaving the academy, and anyone who leaves without permission will be expelled immediately. It seems they are determined not to interfere in our war."

Silence fell over the room once again.

During this battle, their Zhuge Repeating Crossbows also appeared on the battlefield. Thousands of Zhuge Repeating Crossbows caused some casualties to the Spirit Empire's Soul Master Legion; otherwise, the Spirit Empire would not have suffered thousands of Soul Master casualties.

However, in a real battlefield, Tang Clan's hidden weapons proved somewhat inadequate. Hidden weapons are, after all, meant for surprise attacks; if the enemy is prepared, their effectiveness diminishes significantly. Especially on the battlefield, where both sides' soldiers wear thick armor, the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow becomes less effective. Moreover, the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow is quite expensive to manufacture.

The Spirit Empire was slightly more relaxed. Emperor Bibi Dong was also looking at the battlefield sand table, occasionally pondering some plan. The Spirit Empire had a much larger number of Soul Masters, and their various eccentric Soul Masters could produce unexpected results. However, the deaths of so many people cast a shadow over the scene.

Of all those on the battlefield, perhaps the most regretful are the students and even teachers who graduated from the Elemental Academy. They didn't know the benefits of the Elemental Academy before, but some couldn't bear the pressure from their families, while others couldn't resist the temptations and ended up on the battlefield.

Now they finally understood that the battlefield was not just about glory and victory, but also about death and endless slaughter.

(End of this chapter)