I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

Xu Xingyu was not surprised that Huo Yuhao would launch an attack on the Star Luo Empire at this time.

He had previously stated that he did not believe the Holy Spirit Empire's attack on the Heavenly Soul Empire was serious, but rather an offensive launched to attract attention.

While Huo Yuhao's personal intervention was somewhat surprising, it was also understandable, given that the border of the Mingdu Mountains was home to the person Huo Yuhao hated most in his life: Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger.

What Xu Xingyu still can't understand is why Huo Yuhao became the emperor of the Holy Spirit Empire.

According to intelligence, Zhongli Wu, the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, has broken through from level 98 Super Douluo to level 99 Limit Douluo. With such strength, he is fully capable of taking on the position of emperor.

If he only wanted to manipulate Huo Yuhao from behind the scenes, that would be understandable, because without Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, even if Zhongli Wu broke through to the Limit Douluo level, he would be unable to support the team alone.

The fact that Zhongli Wu did not appear on the battlefield further suggests that he intended to operate behind the scenes.

However, what is strange is that this expedition seems to have involved almost all of the Holy Spirit Empire's high-level combat forces, except for its ultimate combat power.

The Holy Spirit Cult has nine titled Douluo elders, dozens of Soul Douluo evil soul masters, and countless Soul Saints to Soul Kings evil soul masters.

Even if they turned all the evil souls in the entire Sun Moon Empire into evil soul masters, they shouldn't have launched an attack in such a desperate manner, right?

You should know that the Holy Spirit Empire has Orange, the God of War from the original work, as its commander. With Orange's military talent, there's no way he would do something so foolish, right?

It can't be that the evil soul-transforming soul guide they developed not only turns people into evil soul masters, but also has this function of reducing their power, right? If that's the case, then Orange's military talent is truly wasted.

Alas, all these discordant elements made Xu Xingyu feel that the Holy Spirit Empire was still brewing a big move, but he also couldn't ignore the Holy Spirit Empire's attack on the border of the Mingdu Mountains.

Not only because of the importance of the border itself, and because the Star Luo Empire was her homeland, but also because the description of Huo Yuhao's equipment by the scouts made Xu Xingyu suspicious.

It was precisely because of this suspicion that Xu Xingyu felt it necessary to go there in person, otherwise the chances of losing the border would be very high.

Ultimately, Xu Xingyu made the decision to take Ma Xiaotao, Gu Qiuxi, and a group of people from Qiling Tower and Shrek Academy to the border to support the White Tiger Duke, the border commander.

Gu Yuena and Jiang Nannan were left in the Spirit Tower as acting commanders. Of course, before leaving, Xu Xingyu left a Star Soul clone in the Spirit Tower as insurance, just in case.

As for Xu Jiujiu, she was already at the border, because the work of transporting and selling mechs and mass-produced battle armor was handed over to her.

Now, all Xu Xingyu can do is quickly deal with the war on the Xingluo border and hope that the contingency plans she has left behind can resolve any hidden tricks the Holy Spirit Empire might be up to.

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Heavenly Soul Empire, Heavenly Sea City.

Tianhai City was once a beautiful coastal city with azure sea, golden beaches and a bustling port.

At dawn, the sun slowly rises from the horizon, the sea sparkles, and buildings and busy vendors can be seen everywhere in the city. The bustling market is filled with people's laughter.

As night falls, the city streets are brightly lit, the night markets are bustling, and the air is filled with the aroma of various delicacies.

However, Tianhai City is no longer the bustling and tranquil place it once was.

Under the combined invasion of the Holy Spirit Empire's army and the Sea Soul Beast army, the once beautiful city is now devastated, with ruins and broken walls everywhere.

Along the coastline, sea spirit beasts such as demonic killer whales and warblade octopuses continuously launched attacks on the shore, and powerful soul energy shockwaves or the ocean controlled by them destroyed countless buildings.

A strong stench of blood permeated the air, and the seawater surrounding Tianhai City's harbor had turned a blood-red color, inspiring fear in all who beheld it.

The Heavenly Soul Empire's army fought valiantly, and only thanks to the mechs and mass-produced battle armor provided by the Qiling Tower did the war prevent it from becoming a one-sided affair.

Some soldiers piloted mechs to attack the enemy from high above, while others piloted mechs to engage in close combat with the enemy in order to cover their teammates.

Meanwhile, the soldiers, clad in mass-produced battle armor and equipped with various advanced soul-guided devices, unleashed their martial souls and engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the enemy.

The sounds of metal clashing, the screams of the poor students, and the cries of agony mingled together, every moment on the battlefield was filled with cruelty and bloodshed.

Nevertheless, their mission was primarily to cover the evacuation of civilians, as a direct confrontation with the sea spirit beast army, empowered by the power of the ocean, was virtually impossible.

Therefore, the Heavenly Soul Empire chose to fight back by engaging the Holy Spirit Empire and the Sea Soul Army, and taking advantage of the delay to rescue all the civilians.

Finally, after ensuring everyone had evacuated, they abandoned these coastal cities, allowing the Holy Spirit Empire to occupy them.

If they were at war with the Sun Moon Empire, they would not have abandoned so many cities so easily, and even if they were, they would not have done something like rescuing civilians.

The problem would be fine if it were just the Holy Spirit Army, but as mentioned before, the power that sea spirit beasts can exert in the ocean surpasses that of ordinary strongmen of the same level.

Even their Guardian Douluo, Du Busi, couldn't defeat the strongest member of the Sea Soul Beast army, the Deep Sea Demon Whale Demon Emperor, who had nearly a million years of cultivation. So what could they possibly use to fight him?

Their soul guidance technology is not advanced enough. Even with the mechs, mass-produced battle armor, and high-level soul guidance devices provided by the Spirit Pagoda, Tianhun can do nothing but delay.

It would be better to simply abandon these cities and let the Holy Spirit Empire occupy them.

The higher-ups of the Heavenly Soul Empire knew that although there were many evil soul masters, it would take time to digest them all if they occupied so many cities at once.

After capturing these cities, the Holy Spirit Empire's army would have to disperse its forces across the cities, thus giving them a chance to retake them in the future.

The reason why they weren't worried about the Holy Spirit Empire continuing its attacks was that while the Sea Spirit Beasts were powerful on the coast, their strength would decrease by nearly half once they reached land.

Therefore, if they attack other cities of the Heavenly Soul Empire along these cities, their battles will be even more difficult, since the sea soul beasts on land can provide very little help, and they can only rely more on the power of the Holy Spirit Empire itself.

The reason why these nobles, who basically only have a perfunctory attitude towards commoners, would support this act of saving commoners is also very simple.

The higher-ups of Tianhun were afraid that the Holy Spirit Empire had also placed the biological weapons that had corrupted most of Mingdu in their city.

This is why they chose to evacuate the people from the cities, and they will station troops at the borders of the occupied cities, one line at a time, to prevent the Holy Spirit Empire from infiltrating the Heavenly Soul Empire and causing another biohazard crisis.

Tianhai City is now one of the last few coastal cities they have left, and they can only hope that nothing goes wrong this time.