Douluo: Evolution from the Human-Faced Demon Spider

Chapter 173: Attacking the Xingluo Empire
A few days later, after the scheduled date, the soul master army still showed no signs of coming out of the forest. The Tiandou Empire troops stationed outside then cautiously marched into the Xingdou Great Forest.

But what they saw was a scene that looked like a Shura field. Thousands of human soul master skeletons were piled up somewhere on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, and their flesh and blood had been eaten away.

The Tiandou army immediately withdrew from the Xingdou Great Forest, and retreated another ten miles. They remained highly vigilant and continued to garrison here for nearly three days before returning to the capital.

In this battle, no soul master who entered the Star Dou Great Forest survived. Once this news came out, it shocked the entire continent.

Especially those large and small sects that sent soul masters to participate in the war, they were crying and wailing for a while, it was a tragic scene.

The situation of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect was even more miserable. As the number one sect in the world of soul masters today, and also the leader of a team of soul masters heading to the Star Dou Great Forest, they had sent out almost all of their elite forces.

But this time, not only did they kill Jian Douluo, the only remaining Titled Douluo in the sect, but they also buried the sect master and her future son-in-law.

Not only is the sect now leaderless, there are only three to five hundred disciples left, and the direct descendants of the Ning family are almost extinct.

I am afraid that even if the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect can continue to exist after this incident, it will no longer be worthy of the name of the top three sects.

The Spider God Cult expressed deep condolences for their plight and sent some training materials as aid.

At the same time, they took the opportunity to secretly support a die-hard follower of the Spider God Cult to temporarily take charge of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, making him their actual controller.

The spirit masters of the Tiandou Empire had suffered heavy losses in the last battle with the Spirit Hall. After this disaster, they were even more devastated. The entire Tiandou spirit master world had become dominated by the Spider God Cult.

Only then did Fang Chang turn his attention to the Xing Luo Empire.

While he continued to garrison in Hanhai City, he secretly ordered the sea spider clan led by the three Xiaojin sisters to move closer to the coast of the Xingluo Empire.

At the same time, he sneaked back to the Star Dou Great Forest and asked Xiaobai to lead the spider army to prepare for the next battle.

Perhaps because the Spider God Cult was established as the state religion of the Tiandou Empire, the Dai family of the Xingluo Empire has always been very wary of the Spider God Cult, and the development of the Spider God Cult there has been restricted in many ways.

Not to mention, their attitude towards soul beasts is also very strong. Fang Chang tried several times to let the spider army drive the soul beasts from the periphery into the territory of the Star Luo Empire to form a "beast tide", but in the end they sent troops to suppress it by force.

Fang Chang had long lost his patience with these stubborn guys. Now that the threat from the Tiandou Empire had been eliminated, it was time for him to concentrate on dealing with the Xingluo Empire.

About half a month later, the three Xiaojin sisters led the sea spider clan to suddenly land in the Xingluo Empire, and headed westward along the Xingluo River, the largest river in the Xingluo Empire.

The Dai family attached great importance to this matter and immediately sent most of the country's troops to the coast of Xingluo in an attempt to suppress the invading soul beasts.

Shortly after these troops were withdrawn from various places, something happened in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The largest "beast tide" in recent years suddenly appeared, and unlike the previous times that only affected the cities around the Xingdou Great Forest, this time these soul beasts went straight to the capital of the Xingluo Empire...

The capital of the Xingluo Empire was in chaos at the moment, and even the Dai family was in disarray.

"Father, I am willing to lead a team with Zhuyun to stop the soul beasts from invading the Xingdou Great Forest."

"As long as we can hold out for a while, and wait for the situation on the eastern front of Xingluo River to be suppressed and come to support us, the siege of the imperial capital will naturally be lifted." The speaker was Davis, Dai Mubai's biological brother.

Ever since Dai Mubai returned from the Tiandou Empire, the two have been fighting openly and secretly.

However, due to Fang Chang's influence, Dai Mubai was unable to eat the immortal grass, nor was he able to stand out in the Soul Master Competition, which resulted in him being suppressed by Davis in the competition between the two.

If Davis can resolve the crisis of the Star Luo Empire again this time, he will almost certainly secure his position as the crown prince of the Tiandou Empire, and Dai Mubai will no longer have a chance.

"Father, please think twice!" Dai Mubai disagreed with his brother's idea. "Now this group of soul beasts have marched over 300 miles in three days, and our army has hardly been able to cause any obstacles to them along the way."

"To put it bluntly, these soul beasts may not be able to be stopped by the remaining forces we have."

"But if we transfer the troops from Xingluo River back, there will be no defenses on that side of Xingluo River. These sea soul beasts will probably follow Xingluo River to attack the imperial city."

"So I suggest that we temporarily abandon the imperial capital and let the people temporarily move to the south for refuge. We will return after the beast tide is over."

"My brother, are you so lacking in ambition?" Davis did not forget to suppress Dai Mubai at this time, "If all the descendants of my Dai family are as cowardly as you, then my Xingluo Empire will not be able to hold on for much longer."

"Since ancient times, no emperor has ever surrendered to a mere soul beast, or even abandoned his own imperial capital."

"If the emperor believes your lies, I'm afraid that no matter what the result is, I will be cursed for the rest of my life. Dai Mubai, what are you thinking?"

"You!" Dai Mubai was also furious, and he confronted Davis without giving in, "You are the one who has the ulterior motive!"

"The imperial city's current garrison is no more than 8,000 soldiers. Even if we add in the nearby troops that can be transferred in a short period of time, the maximum number is only 50,000 to 60,000."

"And these soul beasts have already dispersed our nearly 100,000-strong army along the way. Now they are less than 200 miles away from the imperial city. Do you think you can defeat tens of thousands of troops by yourself?"

"Are we just going to watch them rush into the imperial city, slaughter the people, rob the farmers, and destroy the property of the nobles from all sides?" Davis pushed back.

"The Imperial City is the symbol of our Dai family. If the Imperial City falls, can you afford the consequences?"

"Enough, both of you be quiet. This matter still needs long-term consideration. Let me discuss it with the generals first." The Emperor of the Xingluo Empire covered his head, obviously also worried about the current situation.

"Father, those soul beasts are approaching the imperial capital. You need to make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late to retreat, Father!" Dai Mubai was still pleading, but was glared at by the Xingluo Emperor.

"I've already said that this matter still needs to be considered carefully."

Davis, who was about to speak, saw Dai Mubai being scolded by his father, so he quickly shut his mouth and glanced at him with gloating.

Dai Mubai was so anxious that he clenched his fists, but he was helpless. In the end, he could only take his leave and leave to negotiate with the imperial generals, hoping that they could convince his father.

Only about 170 meters away from the capital of the Xingluo Empire, a human-shaped black shadow quickly fell into the army of soul beasts.

A moment later, the soul beast army's marching speed suddenly increased, heading straight for the imperial city of the Xing Luo Empire.

(End of this chapter)