Chapter 253: The Xingluo Emperor's Plan Falls Through
Three days later, under Ge Long’s arrangements, the Heaven Dou army launched another general offensive, intending to push into Star Luo Empire territory in one fell swoop.
Meanwhile, in the Star Luo Empire’s command center, also built in the border mountains, six Titled Douluo and the Xingluo General all wore expressions of anger.
“This Tiandou Emperor really doesn’t know what’s good for him, daring to launch a general offensive and even trying to invade Star Luo Empire territory!”
“Esteemed sirs, please lend Star Luo a hand and repel the opposing Titled Douluo. As long as Heaven Dou is defeated on the Titled Douluo level, everything else is not worth worrying about.”
The Xingluo General first cursed the Tiandou Emperor, then cupped his hands in greeting to the six Titled Douluo, hoping they would go into battle.
He was truly out of options. Originally, this war was just Star Luo wanting to take advantage of the Heaven Dou’s new emperor’s ascension and the instability of the imperial court to take a bite out of them, and also to temper the two princes.
But unexpectedly, this Tiandou Emperor acted like he was crazy, not playing along at all, and directly announced to the entire continent that he was launching a war of annihilation against Star Luo.
Initially, this was nothing. Star Luo’s foundation was still more solid than Heaven Dou’s. A war of annihilation? It was uncertain who would annihilate whom.
However, the Spirit Hall somehow got the wrong idea and suddenly became Heaven Dou’s mercenaries, which caused a huge problem.
So, the Xingluo Emperor simultaneously sent a delegation to Heaven Dou to negotiate peace and dispatched the Xingluo General to the front lines to oversee the entire situation.
As negotiations with the delegation failed and the scale of the battlefield grew larger, the Xingluo Emperor couldn’t sit still and directly summoned his ancestors.
At the same time, he earnestly requested Tang Xiao, the Clear Sky Sect Master, to come forward and, along with the previous four Titled Douluo, exert pressure on the Heaven Dou Empire to make the Tiandou Emperor stop the war.
That’s right, the Star Luo Empire’s Old Ancestor and Tang Xiao came not to win against the opposition, but to force Heaven Dou to withdraw its troops.
As the Xingluo Emperor envisioned, Heaven Dou did not have its own Titled Douluo; the six on the battlefield were essentially from other factions. As long as enough pressure was applied, the opposing Titled Douluo would inevitably retreat.
After all, they were either invited or hired with money; how could they risk their lives for others?
And as soon as the Titled Douluo retreated, the Heaven Dou army, without the support of top-tier combat power, would inevitably be unable to sustain itself and would also withdraw.
By then, this chaotic war, which could affect the entire continent, would also come to an end.
This is not to say that the Xingluo Emperor chickened out and didn't want to use this opportunity to counterattack Heaven Dou and annihilate it, but rather that it was simply impossible to achieve.
For the same reason as before, most of their Star Luo Titled Douluo were also invited and would not risk their lives for him.
Moreover, the cooperation between Heaven Dou and Spirit Hall was clearly priced. If Heaven Dou were truly pushed to the brink, throwing caution to the wind and disregarding the nation's operations to invest all its wealth, then even the Spirit Hall's venerables would have to be dragged out to work.
Therefore, his ultimate goal was merely to make Heaven Dou withdraw its troops.
However, while the Xingluo Emperor’s plan was good, under normal circumstances, it would indeed have unfolded as he wished.
But unfortunately, he didn't know that the Tiandou Emperor was a member of the Spirit Hall, and all of this was arranged by Bai Yu, so withdrawing troops was impossible; they would only continue to escalate.
“Good, since the other side doesn’t know how to appreciate favors, then let’s fight!”
“Among Heaven Dou’s six Titled Douluo, only Bone Douluo is relatively troublesome. I will block Bone Douluo, and the rest will be left to Sect Master Tang.”
“This Tiandou Emperor, that little brat, really thinks that by finding a few rotten fish and shrimp in the Spirit Hall, he can do whatever he wants?”
The Star Luo Empire’s Old Ancestor slammed the table, his heart burning with rage.
He had thought that after he and Tang Xiao arrived, the other side would retreat in the face of difficulty. Unexpectedly, not only did they not retreat, but they actually launched a general offensive. Didn’t that mean they came for nothing?
“Brother Dai, we can fight, but we still need to be careful. Heaven Dou acting this way must have something to rely on.”
“General, do you have any news from Heaven Dou? Has the Tiandou Emperor hired any new Titled Douluo?”
Tang Xiao frowned slightly, his gaze shifting to the Xingluo General.
He always felt something was off. After all, apart from Bone Douluo, the remaining Titled Douluo on Heaven Dou’s side were all low-level. Where did they get the courage to directly confront them?
And even if nothing was wrong, to be honest, he didn’t want to fight this battle. If they won, they would easily face retaliation from the Spirit Hall. If they lost, there was no need to mention it; it was uncertain if the Clear Sky Sect would even have a future.
So, he only wanted to end this war as quickly as possible, which was why he was willing to come and deter Heaven Dou. After all, his Clear Sky Sect only wanted to emerge from seclusion, not to fight to the death.
Hearing Tang Xiao’s question, the Xingluo General shook his head and said firmly:
“No, absolutely not. The news I received is only that the Spirit Hall Saint Child has arrived; there are no Titled Douluo!”
Since the two nations went to war, countless spies and agents had been dispatched. Such news of Titled Douluo being deployed could not be hidden from either side.
After all, they weren’t their own Titled Douluo; as long as they went out to invite people, there would be movement, and movement would be discovered.
Therefore, the Xingluo General was very certain that Heaven Dou had absolutely not invited any new Titled Douluo to join the battlefield.
“Spirit Hall Saint Child? As far as I know, he’s not very old, is he? Even if his talent is good, what can he do?”
Tang Xiao’s gaze was a bit strange. As he thought, even if someone came, it should be a Spirit Hall venerables. What use would a Saint Child be?
Xu Xing, who was nearby, shook his head, his expression slightly solemn, and said:
“Sect Master Tang, don’t underestimate this Saint Child. I don’t know his exact strength, but according to the intelligence I’ve gathered, four years ago, he was able to fight against Chu Huai of the Chu family and defeat him.”
“Two years ago, during the Soul Master Competition finals, the pressure he released was no less than that of a Titled Douluo. As for now, his strength can only be greater. Ordinary Titled Douluo would probably find it difficult to defeat him.”
“Ah?”
After Xu Xing finished speaking, question marks appeared above everyone’s heads. If it weren’t for the fact that this person in front of them was an Elder of the Star Crown Sect and a Titled Douluo in strength, they would have really wanted to slap him away.
What the hell was he talking about? How old was that Spirit Hall Saint Child? Pressure comparable to a Titled Douluo? Bullshit!
Xu Xing looked at everyone’s expressions, sighed, and said somewhat helplessly:
“Although it’s hard to believe, this is the truth. The Clear Sky Sect members and Brother Dai have been out of touch with worldly affairs for a long time, so they don’t know these things.”
“However, General, you should know, right? That Saint Child Bai Yu is on good terms with the Tiandou Emperor, Xue Qinghe. The Spirit Hall’s intervention to assist Heaven Dou this time is because of him. The General should have investigated him.”
As soon as Xu Xing finished speaking, everyone’s gazes turned to the Xingluo General, wanting him to speak and explain whether this was true or not.
The Xingluo General was silent for a moment, then said in a numb tone:
“Spirit Hall Saint Child Bai Yu inherited the position of Saint Child at eight years old and began traveling the continent at twelve, experiencing countless life-and-death battles in various places.”
“According to the information I obtained from the Great Spirit Arena, his spirit power level at that time was 48.”