Chapter 329: Feint in the East, Strike in the West
"Xiao Gang, Xiao Gang, I miss you so much…"
While the top-tier love-brained master Bibi Dong dreamt of her old flame for who-knows-how-many-th time in her sleep, an army of over ten thousand soul masters silently appeared outside Spirit City—the capital of the Spirit Empire and still considered a sacred land by most soul masters.
The night was deep. A full moon hung high in the sky, casting its gentle glow and shrouding the world in a hazy silver veil.
Bathed in this moonlight, the leader of the soul master force could be seen clearly. Dressed in a sleek black outfit, with brows like painted ink and eyes like stars, his sharply defined features radiated an innate handsomeness mixed with an unspoken sharpness and authority—as if he looked down on all beings.
He was none other than the Lord of the Nine Star Hall, the Regent of the Heaven Dou Empire, and the fifth to reach the realm of Ultimate Douluo—Nethergod Douluo Xiao Yu.
While all eyes across the continent were focused on the amassed armies of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires at the border, no one expected Xiao Yu to pull off a classic misdirection.
Instead of going to the front lines, he gathered the elite soul masters of Nine Star Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire to launch a decapitation strike straight at the heart of the Spirit Empire.
Creak, creak—!!
At a specific moment, the tightly sealed gates of Spirit City suddenly swung open.
"All units—attack!"
Xiao Yu, who had been waiting for this moment, shouted loudly. His martial spirit burst forth, and a vast surge of soul power erupted.
Nine soul rings—yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, red, red, red—rose into the air as his six black wings unfurled and he charged toward Spirit City like a streak of lightning.
"Charge!"
The ten-thousand-strong elite soul master army surged forward like a tidal wave—overwhelming and unstoppable. The momentum alone was enough to terrify anyone.
Dang, dang, dang...
Above Spirit City, the alarm bells signaling an enemy assault rang out, waking the Soul Masters of the Palace Guardian Knights stationed at the gates.
None of them could have imagined that someone would launch a surprise attack on the Spirit Empire's capital at such a time. Chaos broke out immediately.
By the time they were organized and rushed up to the city walls to prepare for defense—
It was already too late.
A massive number of soul masters from Nine Star Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire had already stormed into Spirit City through the wide-open gates, slaughtering indiscriminately.
Wails, cries, and the sounds of slaughter filled the air above Spirit City. Blood stained the earth in an instant.
"Teacher! Teacher!"
The fierce killing outside roused Bibi Dong from her dream of reunion with her old lover. She hastily got up and put on her magnificent battle robes, just as her disciple Hu Liena burst into the chamber in a rush.
"Nana, what's going on outside?"
The situation was urgent, so Bibi Dong didn't scold Hu Liena for barging into her chambers without being announced. Normally, even as her beloved disciple, Hu Liena would've received a harsh lecture and the pressure of a Titled Douluo's aura.
"It's the Nine Star Hall!"
Hu Liena, breathless with anxiety, reported, "Teacher, over ten thousand soul masters from the Nine Star Hall are attacking! The Palace Guardian Knights were completely unprepared, and we don't know who opened the gates. They've already stormed into the city!"
"Damn it—Qian Daoliu!"
Bibi Dong's expression darkened as her vicious gaze swept toward the Worship Hall behind her.
For such a massive force to silently infiltrate Spirit City—deep within the Spirit Empire's core—there had to be internal assistance.
Other than the Worship Hall, what other faction had the power to pull this off?
Outside the Worship Hall, as if sensing Bibi Dong's venomous gaze, Qian Daoliu slowly raised his head and calmly said, "Bibi Dong, you've clung to something that never belonged to you for far too long. It's time to return it."
Ever since Qian Renxue gave birth to her child, Qian Daoliu had already made up his mind.
On one side was the daughter-in-law who had killed his own son and sought to sever the inheritance of the Angel bloodline.
On the other was his own great-grandson, linked to him by blood.
Wasn't the choice obvious?
"Grand Worship!"
At some point, Golden Crocodile Douluo appeared behind Qian Daoliu and said, "The Angel Legion has fully assembled. Should we head out and give that Xiao Yu a hand?"
Qian Daoliu shook his head. "They were all comrades who once lived and fought alongside us. Just have them guard the Worship Hall. It's also a precaution against that madwoman Bibi Dong lashing out in desperation."
Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded and quietly stepped back.
Inside Spirit City, the sound of deep, rumbling thunder rolled across the sky, unending and oppressive.
The ground quaked slightly, and death unfolded in every corner.
With the advantage of their ambush, the soul master armies of Nine Star Hall and the Heaven Dou royal family caught the Spirit Empire completely off guard, pushing the battlefront all the way toward the direction of the Pope's Palace.
"You wretched rats of Nine Star Hall! How dare you rampage through Spirit City?!"
A thunderous roar rang out as a towering figure crashed down like a meteor, blasting debris in every direction. A surge of earthen yellow soul power erupted from his body and rippled outward like waves, instantly knocking back several soul masters.
The man was none other than Huyan Zhen, patriarch of the Elephant Armored Sect and a Soul Douluo with eighty-nine ranks of soul power.
Behind him marched a soul master army nearly ten thousand strong. Their synchronized steps thundered through the streets with overwhelming momentum. At the heart of the formation, a massive banner fluttered in the wind—bearing two bold golden characters: Holy Dragon.
This was the Holy Dragon Legion—one of the Spirit Empire's two main soul master legions, equal in status to the Angel Legion.
Formed after Bibi Dong's ascension, the Holy Dragon Legion was made up mostly of soul masters from the former four subordinate sects, as well as sects that had received direct support from Spirit Hall and aimed to rise in the next re-selection of the Seven Great Sects.
Unlike the Angel Legion, which pledged allegiance to the Worship Hall, the Holy Dragon Legion was fiercely loyal to Bibi Dong.
At the very front of the legion was another massive figure clad in white armor, even his beard and hair stark white. This was Tuoba Xi, patriarch of the Holy Dragon Sect, the man Spirit Hall had personally nurtured.
He also served as commander of the Holy Dragon Legion—a rank ninety-one assault-type Titled Douluo with the White Armored Earth Dragon as his martial spirit. His title: Holy Dragon.
"Holy Dragon Legion, release soul rings!"
With Tuoba Xi's loud command, a burst of radiant brilliance flared across the Spirit Empire's lines. Countless soul rings—white, yellow, purple, and black—lit up the sky above the legion, forming a dazzling display that could be seen from afar. It was truly awe-inspiring.
"Attack!"
As the order was given, ten thousand soul masters of the Holy Dragon Legion took to the skies at once. Like a tsunami of beasts, they charged headlong toward the incoming forces of Nine Star Hall and the Heaven Dou royal soul master army.
Leading the charge were the disciples of the Elephant Armored Sect, known for their defense and raw strength. Under Huyan Zhen's command, they rolled forward like human tanks, unstoppable and heavy.
"Heavy soul cannons—fire!"
At that moment, a thunderous shout rang out from atop the city walls. From all directions, countless soul energy-charged rays of destruction rained down like a violent storm.
It was the counterattack of Nine Star Hall's soul engineer corps.
After breaching the city, they had swiftly occupied every high point on the walls and installed advanced heavy soul cannons they carried with them.
They had been waiting specifically for this moment—for the Spirit Empire's legions to gather and charge as one.
(This chapter ends.)
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