Xu Xingyu was not surprised that Huo Yuhao would launch an attack on the Xingluo Empire at this time.
He has said before that he does not think the Holy Spirit Empire's attack on the Heavenly Soul Empire is serious, but an offensive to attract attention.
Although Huo Yuhao was a little surprised to go out in person, it was reasonable. After all, there was the person Huo Yuhao hated most in his life on the border of the Mingdu Mountains, the White Tiger Duke Dai Hao.
But what Xu Xingyu still can't figure out is why Huo Yuhao became the emperor of the Holy Spirit Empire?
According to the intelligence, Zhong Liwu, the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, has broken through from the ninety-eighth level Super Douluo to the ninety-ninth level Extreme Douluo. With such strength, he can fully assume the position of emperor.
It would be understandable if he just wants to control Huo Yuhao behind the scenes, because without Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, even if Zhong Liwu breaks through the Ultimate Douluo, he will be unable to survive alone.
Zhong Liwu did not appear on the battlefield, which showed that he had plans to operate behind the scenes.
However, what is strange is that this expedition feels like the Holy Spirit Empire has dispatched almost all its high-level combat forces, except for its ultimate combat power.
There are nine titled Douluo elders of the Holy Spirit Sect, dozens of Soul Douluo evil soul masters, and countless soul saints to the soul king and evil soul masters.
Even if they turned all the evil souls of the entire Sun and Moon Empire into evil soul masters, they shouldn't launch an attack in such a desperate way, right?
You know, the Holy Spirit Empire has Orange, the sun and moon god of war in the original work, as its commander. It is impossible for Orange to do such a stupid thing with Orange's military talent, right?
It can't be that the evil soul-transformation soul guide they developed can not only make people become evil soul masters, but also have functions beyond this level? If this is the case, then Orange's military talent is really useless.
Alas, these kinds of disharmony made Xu Xingyu feel that the Holy Spirit Empire was still holding back a big move, but he 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 the fact that the Star Luo Empire was his hometown, but also because the spies' description of Huo Yuhao's equipment made Xu Xingyu feel suspicious.
It is precisely because of this suspicion that Xu Xingyu believes that it is necessary to go there in person, otherwise the chance of the border being lost will be very high.
In the end, Xu Xingyu made the decision to take Ma Xiaotao, Gu Qiuxi, and a group of people from Qiling Pagoda and Shrek to the border to support Duke White Tiger, the border commander.
Gu Yuena and Jiang Nannan were left in Qi Ling Pagoda as acting commanders. Of course, before leaving, Xu Xingyu left a Star Soul clone in Qi Ling Pagoda as insurance just in case.
As for Xu Jiujiu, she is actually already at the border, because the transportation and sales of mechas and mass-produced battle armor have been left to Xu Jiujiu.
Now all Xu Xingyu can do is to quickly deal with the war at the Xingluo border, and then hope that the backup force he left behind can solve the hidden tricks that the Holy Spirit Empire may be hiding.
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Tianhun Empire, Tianhai City.
Tianhai City used to be a beautiful coastal city with a blue sea, golden beaches and a bustling port.
In the early morning, the sun rises slowly from the horizon, the sea is sparkling, buildings and busy vendors can be seen everywhere in the city, and the lively market is filled with people's laughter.
Whenever night falls, the streets of the city are brightly lit, the night markets are bustling, and the aroma of various delicacies lingers in the air.
However, today's Tianhai City is no longer as prosperous and peaceful as it used to be.
Under the combined attack of the Holy Spirit Empire's army and the Sea Soul Beast army, the once beautiful city was now devastated, with broken walls and ruins visible everywhere.
On the coastline, sea soul beasts such as the evil killer whale and the sword octopus continued to attack the shore. Powerful soul power shock waves, or the ocean controlled by them destroyed countless buildings.
The strong smell of blood filled the air, and the seawater surrounding Tianhai City's port had turned a blood-red color, making people feel frightened.
The troops of the Tianhun Empire fought hard, relying on the mechas and mass-produced battle armor provided by the Qiling Pagoda to prevent this war from becoming one-sided.
Some soldiers drive mechas to attack enemies at high altitudes, while others drive mechas to engage in close combat with enemies to protect their teammates.
The soldiers wearing mass-produced battle armor were equipped with various advanced soul-guiding equipment, releasing their martial souls to engage in life-and-death battles with the enemy.
The sound of metal clashing, crashing and screaming were intertwined, and every moment on the battlefield was full of cruelty and blood.
Despite this, their mission is more to cover the evacuation of civilians, because facing the sea soul beast army blessed by the power of the sea, it is almost impossible to fight head-on.
Therefore, the method of confrontation chosen by the Heavenly Soul Empire is to deal with the Holy Spirit Empire and the Sea Soul Army, and rescue all the civilians while the two are delayed.
Finally, after ensuring that everyone evacuated, these seaside cities were simply abandoned and allowed to be occupied by the Holy Spirit Empire.
If they were at war with the Sun and Moon Empire, they would not be able to abandon these cities so easily. Even if they abandoned them, they would not act like this to rescue civilians.
It would be fine if the problem was just the Holy Spirit Army, but it has been said before that the power that sea soul beasts can exert in the sea exceeds that of ordinary strong men of the same level.
Even their Protector of the Country Douluo couldn't survive the poison, and they could take down the strongest man in the sea soul beast army, the Deep Sea Demon Whale Demon Emperor who had cultivated for nearly a million years, so what could they use to fight?
Their soul guidance technology is not high enough. Even with the mechas, mass-produced battle armor, and high-end soul guidance tools provided by Qi Ling Pagoda, Tianhun can do nothing but delay.
It would be better to abandon these cities directly and let the Holy Spirit Empire occupy them.
The top leaders of the Heavenly Soul Empire knew that although there were many evil soul masters, they still needed to be digested if they wanted to occupy so many cities at once.
After occupying these cities, the Holy Spirit Empire's army had to disperse its combat power to various cities, so that there would still be a chance to recapture them in the future.
The reason why we are not worried about the Holy Spirit Empire continuing to attack is because although the Sea Spirit Beast is powerful at the seaside, once it reaches land, its combat power will be reduced by nearly half.
Therefore, if they attack other cities in the Sky Soul Empire along these cities, their battle will be more difficult. After all, the land and sea soul beasts can provide very little help, and they can only rely on the power of the Holy Spirit Empire itself.
As for why these nobles, who basically only have a coping attitude towards civilians, would support this act of saving civilians, it is also very simple.
The top leaders of Tianhun were afraid that the Holy Spirit Empire would also secure the biological and chemical weapons in their own city, which had turned most of the evil souls in the entire Mingdu.
Only then did they choose to evacuate the people in the city, and troops would be stationed at the borders of the occupied cities to form a line of defense one at a time to prevent the Holy Spirit Empire from sneaking into the Heavenly Soul Empire and causing another biological crisis.
The current Tianhai City is one of their last few remaining seaside cities. We can only hope that nothing will go wrong this time.