Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 307 The Spirit's Eyes Have Lice

It must be said that many of the immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes have quite beautiful names, such as Qiluo Tulip, Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, Shuixian Yujigu, and Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Herbs.

Although the plot of "The Third" is a mess, the names of these magical herbs are indeed very nice and catchy.

Lin Yun's favorite plant was the Glazed Jade Tea. He liked not only the appearance of the flowers but also the name. So he simply named the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass after Glazed Jade Tea.

"Ming Li..." Bajiao... oh no, I should call her Ming Li.

When Mingli heard this name, the first thing that flashed through her mind was naturally Liuli Yuming. Although this immortal herb did not develop sentience like them, it still grew in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, so Mingli naturally recognized it.

She wasn't particularly opposed to the name, but she felt that using the name of another herbal remedy gave her a sense of being NTR'd in person.

There was nothing she could do; it was a name bestowed upon her by His Majesty. If anyone was to blame, it was Liuli Yuming for not developing any consciousness.

"I'm very sorry, but I'll accept your name!" Ming Li accepted her name without any qualms.

Arigato, Ruri Yuming Sang!

Now that he had met Mingli, Lin Yun didn't plan to stay at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well any longer. Before leaving, he casually glanced at the many immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and then left under their trembling 'gaze'.

All the Immortal Herbs: Phew~ The evil star is finally gone! This time he only took the eight-cornered herb and didn't kill us. It's like the sun has risen in the west!

Another day of constant anxiety and uncertainty.

He's alive!

The immortal herbs were moved to tears.

……

The Douling Empire and the Xingluo Empire have ceased hostilities. The reason is simple: after two years of war, both sides have suffered heavy losses.

The Star Luo Empire fared relatively well. Although it suffered heavy losses, they were not entirely unacceptable. After all, the Star Luo Empire's national strength was several levels higher than that of the Dou Ling Empire. The fact that it was suppressed several times during the war was entirely due to the Dou Ling Empire's reckless fighting style.

Good people fear evil people, evil people fear ruthless people, and ruthless people fear those who are willing to risk their lives.

Having lost Xue Qingci and the opportunity to evolve their martial soul, the Douling Empire was undoubtedly a reckless individual standing at the top of the pyramid of contempt. In a state of extreme rage, they managed to grab the Xingluo Empire's head and give it a good beating.

While it was exhilarating to be hammered, the Douling Empire, after the war continued and its national strength was constantly depleted, finally calmed down after its momentary surge of passion.

The consequences of war are extremely serious. The people in the Douling Empire are now living in dire straits, and many sects have even moved away from the Douling Empire to the Tianhun Empire or the Sun Moon Empire, where there is no war.

They'd rather bear the stigma of treason than stay in the godforsaken Douling Empire, where there's absolutely no profit to be made and they constantly risk being exploited by the Douling royal family.

War naturally requires military spending, but the royal family's treasury is depleted. What can they do if they want to continue the war?

Naturally, they would take money from the pockets of the numerous sects and forces within the empire. These sects and forces were located in the Douling Empire, and they could not ignore the demands of the Douling royal family. Even if the military funds they contributed each time were not much, they could not withstand the constant attacks from the Douling Empire!

No matter how large and powerful a sect is, it can't withstand the constant drain on resources from the Douling Royal Family!

Don't you see? The Xuanming Sect, the most powerful sect within the Douling Empire, has been almost completely drained. Originally, with numerous sales channels for pills and a monopoly on the Xuan Shui Pill—a "divine pill" capable of enhancing innate soul power—the Xuanming Sect was undoubtedly one of the wealthiest sects in the Douling Empire. But now, the Xuanming Sect is in a truly indescribable state. Deeply bound to the royal family, they have been almost completely emptied out. If it weren't for the Xuanming Sect Master, Xu Sanshi's father, who almost turned against the Douling Emperor on the spot with red eyes, the Xuanming Sect's fortune would probably have truly been squandered by the profligate royal family of Douling.

With the Xuanming Sect's supplies cut off, other sects and forces also fled or scattered. The Douling Royal Family, like a man with lice in his eye, withered away in an instant, and all its troops were recalled.

His original vow to perish together with the Star Luo Empire was completely taken for granted.

Dou Ling, it's still the same Dou Ling...

As expected of the weakest of the four great empires of Douluo Continent, Dou Ling is truly something else!

Since the Douling Empire has chosen to cease hostilities, the Xingluo Empire on the other side will naturally not continue to entangle itself. Now is a time of great turmoil, and even if the Xingluo Empire could take advantage of the situation and completely defeat the Douling Empire, which is now at its last gasp.

To be honest, if you ask Xu Jiawei, would he dare?

He simply didn't dare.

Even if this were a golden opportunity for him to ascend to the throne as a great emperor who expands the empire's territory, Xu Jiawei would never dare to kill Douling at this time. Only Xu Jiawei and Emperor Douling knew the enormous price each empire had paid in this war.

Even a rabbit cornered will bite. If the Star Luo Empire tries to wipe out Dou Ling in one fell swoop at this moment, it will definitely face the greatest counterattack from the Dou Ling Empire.

and then?

The Star Luo Empire was indeed destroyed, but what was originally just a slight pang of pain will definitely be severely damaged and left in a state of great devastation.

Immediately following, it is estimated that the Sun Moon Empire will unilaterally break the peace treaty, take the opportunity to destroy the severely weakened Star Luo Empire, and then turn around and crush the Heavenly Soul Empire.

While destroying Dou Ling would greatly enhance Xu Jiawei's reputation and allow him to vent his anger, the ever-watchful Sun Moon Empire remained an unbearable burden for him.

Xu Jiawei could only grit his teeth and endure it.

The Star Luo Emperor was practically cursing under his breath. Even now, he still didn't understand what was wrong with the Dou Ling Empire. The war was over, but he still didn't know why it had started.

If you're asking why the Star Luo Empire didn't send an envoy to inquire with the Dou Ling Emperor, then...

I asked!

But the Douling Emperor, whose eyes were bloodshot with rage, didn't care what you thought at all. He was single-mindedly focused on destroying the Xingluo Empire, unleashing his last bit of wildness and madness for the Xue family's lost opportunity to evolve their martial soul.

The envoy sent by Xu Jiawei to the Douling Empire was shot and killed before he even saw the Douling Emperor.

But no matter what, although the war is over, the enmity has been formed.

At least Xu Jiawei remembered it perfectly.

The Heavenly Soul Empire, which had been on edge, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)