Douluo 2: This Dragon God has too much martial virtue

Huo Yuhao looked at Xu Yun's angry expression and instead of calming down, he sneered, "Wearing this military uniform, does Princess really intend to sacrifice herself for the country?"

"Duke White Tiger went to the battlefield at the age of thirteen!" Xu Yun retorted, stiffening his neck.

Xu Jiujiu's fingertips trembled slightly as he resisted the urge to teach his sister a lesson on the spot. The feud between Huo Yuhao and Duke White Tiger was already known to everyone in the last competition, yet Xu Yun was so reckless as to speak for Dai Hao!

She should not have agreed to let Xu Yun join the army. It would have been better to keep this girl in the palace and let her choose a husband to marry when she was old enough than to cause trouble here. If Xu Yun had not insulted Dai Luoli as a waste, and followed her brother's plan, marrying this little princess to Huo Yuhao's half-brother Dai Luoli would have been the best strategy to win over this peerless genius.

As for Xu Yun's own wishes, they were not worth mentioning in front of the interests of the royal family. Since she enjoyed the honor of a princess and caused such a big disaster because of her careless words, she should pay the due price for the stability of the empire.

"Do you want to emulate him?" Huo Yuhao glanced at Xu Yun casually. He was not so easily angered, but the same could not be said for others.

"But he clearly said not long ago that 'all women in the military camp are prostitutes'. What? The little princess plans to go and 'comfort' those soldiers in person?"

"How dare you!" Xu Yun was so angry that he was shaking all over and almost couldn't help releasing his martial spirit again.

Xu Jiujiu held her sister's shoulders, her delicate face gloomy at the moment. But her anger was not directed at Huo Yuhao. Dai Hao's life or death was unknown, and the young man in front of her was someone that the Xing Luo Empire had to fight for. Even if there was only a glimmer of hope, she would not give up easily.

But Huo Yuhao’s next words were like a sharp sword piercing her heart: “Do you know who he said this to? It was my master.”

Xu Jiujiu felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. It was that mysterious girl who had presented Dragon God Douluo Moon's complete set of soul bones to the royal family as a bargaining chip. At this moment, the figure in his memory gradually overlapped with the young man in front of him, and the suffocating feeling of oppression was exactly the same.

How dare Dai Hao do that?! These thoughtless words directly affected the relationship between the Xingluo Royal Family and Longge!

Huo Yuhao’s tone was terrifyingly calm. “Now do you understand why the Sky Soul reinforcements suddenly withdrew?” He raised his eyes to look at Xu Jiujiu, his eyes filled with something frightening. “You all deserve this! You must know that I kidnapped Dai Huabin from your royal family, but what impact would his absence have on the battle situation? Of course, the same goes for Dai Hao. I didn’t have time to do anything. When I found him, he was already a prisoner of the Sun Moon Empire’s Marshal.”

"It's all his fault, right? If he hadn't angered my master, why would the Heavenly Soul Empire suddenly withdraw its troops? If the Heavenly Soul Empire hadn't withdrawn its troops, the ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shells fired by the Sun-Moon Empire would have been intercepted by the defensive soul guide array they brought, and the Xingluo Empire wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses."

Xu Jiujiu and Xu Yun's faces turned pale instantly as Huo Yuhao revealed the bloody truth to them. Could it be that the culprit for the defeat of the Xing Luo Empire on the battlefield was the Imperial Military God? !

Xu Yun's face turned pale, his whole body trembled violently, and he screamed hysterically: "You are talking nonsense! How could the Duke of White Tiger ..."

"Enough!" Xu Jiujiu interrupted harshly, grabbed his sister's wrist and pushed her out of the door mercilessly. The heavy wooden door slammed heavily in front of Xu Yun.

If he didn't let her leave, Xu Jiujiu wasn't sure whether he would faint from her anger first, or she would be killed by Huo Yuhao first.

After taking a deep breath for a long time, she dug her fingertips into her palms to barely maintain her composure. She took a half step forward, her voice carrying an unprecedented earnestness: "Yuhao, you are a citizen of Xingluo after all. I know that you Dragon Pavilion always speak your mind, so I am not going to talk nonsense with you. I just want to ask you one question, is there any room for this war to turn around?"

Huo Yuhao stared at him indifferently for a long time, with a cold light flashing in his heterochromatic pupils. "Dragon Pavilion is the foundation of my life. When Senior Dragon Emperor retires, the position of Duke of the Northern Territory may be passed on to me. If Xingluo had allowed me a higher title than Dai Hao..."

"Will you accept it?" Xu Jiujiu suddenly interrupted him, "How could the teacher behind you allow you to be conferred a title by another country? And..."

Moreover, how can a title of nobility be compared with the title of a peak soul master? Even if Dai Hao is really a god in military operations, his reputation and status in the mainland is far less than the weight of the four words "Northern Border Grand Duke". This title symbolized by the Tianhun royal family to the Dragon Pavilion has always been inherited by the apparent rulers of the Dragon Pavilion. Although it is hereditary, it transcends blood inheritance. Only the ultimate Douluo who stands at the top of the soul master can inherit it. How can its gold content be compared with the secular title inherited by Dai Hao?

Simply put, everyone is a duke, but all the dukes of the Northern Territory in the past are Extreme Douluo. Of course, this is not the requirement of the Tianhun royal family, but the Dragon Pavilion has higher requirements for itself. Compared with the White Tiger lineage, which can inherit the title as long as the father dies, the gap between the two is more than the difference between heaven and earth.

“Your Highness, look at you. You just said I was a citizen of Xingluo!” Huo Yuhao leaned forward slightly. “As long as that power can completely suppress Dai Hao in the Xingluo Empire… who knows?”

Xu Jiujiu's heart suddenly sank, and she realized that it was too late. Although she and her brother saw that the senior leaders of the Dragon Pavilion might value this young man, Huo Yuhao's cultivation was still shallow at that time. In addition, the Xingluo Western Frontier needed Dai Hao, the "White Tiger God of War", to take charge. The Emperor of Xingluo would never give Huo Yuhao a high title. With Xu Jiujiu's authority, the limit that could be promised at that time was just a hereditary viscount title.

In the strict aristocratic order of the Xingluo Empire, the Viscount was the lowest rank, just above the Baron. But even so, it meant the formal privilege of a fiefdom. And the weight of the four words "hereditary without replacement" was even more significant, meaning that the title and fiefdom would be passed down from generation to generation, forever.

However, such a "generous reward" seems so insignificant, whether for Huo Yuhao, who is now able to stir up the situation on the continent, or for the young man who showed his potential five years ago.

“Of course, I can guarantee that I will never help the Sun-Moon Empire to deal with the Star Luo Empire. Your Highness can rest assured on this point.” Huo Yuhao still had that calm expression.

After getting Huo Yuhao's promise, Xu Jiujiu did not show the slightest smile on his face. His carefully chosen assurance clearly did not show any intention of helping the Star Luo Empire.

But Xu Jiujiu still held on to a glimmer of hope and asked persistently, "Then what does Xingluo need to pay in order for you to help us..."

Before he could finish his words, Huo Yuhao raised his hand and interrupted him, "Who told Dai Hao to provoke my master?"

This light-hearted question suddenly reminded Xu Jiujiu of the missing royal priests, especially the Super Douluo-level Shattered Star Douluo! Her fingertips instantly pinched into her palm: "Could it be that those Titled Douluos who followed the army..."

“That’s right. They were all killed by Dai Hao. After hearing that my master was planning to order Tianhun to withdraw its troops, Dai Hao actually wanted to capture her and block the military order. It would have been fine if he was seeking his own death, but he insisted on dragging four Titled Douluo to be buried with him.” Huo Yuhao nodded seriously. He was so thoughtful that he had even found someone to blame for the Xingluo royal family.

After a long time, he staggered and fell to the ground. It turned out that the truth about the annihilation of the Xingluo Imperial Family was so absurd! The man who was worshipped as the God of War by the Xingluo Empire, in order to block a military order, led four Titled Douluo into a deadly situation!

That man had fought for half his life, but he didn't even understand the principle of "a little impatience can ruin a big plan"! If only he hadn't provoked that person... If only he had stopped and apologized in time after the provocation... Countless "buts" gnawed at his rationality like a poisonous snake.

She felt the stinging pain of her nails breaking, and she realized that her palm was already bloody. It turned out that the Xingluo Empire was not only defeated by the soul guide artillery fire of the Sun and Moon Empire, but also buried in the arrogance of the White Tiger Duke! The overwhelming hatred burned her internal organs. She didn't even blame Huo Yuhao's teacher. The strong had the right to look down on everyone. But why did Dai Hao do this? Why did he drag the entire empire to be buried with his stupidity? !

The Xingluo Empire now faces the Sun-Moon Empire's offensive, and has almost no ability to fight back in terms of soul guides. Even the powerful Title Douluo-level warriors have an attack range far less than the range of soul guide weapons. The overwhelming advantage of soul guides was fully demonstrated in this war.

This just proves the truth that "falling behind means getting beaten". With the foundation of the Xingluo Empire, if it had fully developed soul guide technology after the first holy war, it would never have fallen to this point. Sadly, that fiasco not only failed to break the prejudice that "soul masters are invincible", but instead made this outdated idea more deeply rooted.

Perhaps this war can make the Xingluo Empire wake up. Although it is too late, as long as they win in the end, there is still room for recovery. But what kind of result is considered a victory? Is it just to maintain the Xu family's rule over the empire?

The current Xingguan Xu family is facing a crisis of life and death, just like the White Tiger Imperial Family 4,000 years ago. Back then, the Xingguan Clan stepped forward and not only saved the Xingluo Empire, but also established its position as the leader of the three kingdoms. And today, who can turn the tide for the Xu family?

But the information brought by Huo Yuhao gave Xu Jiujiu an excuse to deceive herself in despair. She almost paranoidly pushed all the blame onto Dai Hao. It was that man's arrogance that led to today's defeat, and it had nothing to do with the Xingluo Empire's thousands of years of complacency and lack of ambition. This absurd conclusion became the fragile pillar that supported her last dignity.

Xu Jiujiu's eyes were bloodshot: "Why are you telling me this? You have a mortal feud with Dai Hao, and your position is more inclined towards the Tianhun Empire!"

"I've already said that I'm also a Xingluo citizen! The millions of people on this land shouldn't be buried with a fool like Dai Hao." Huo Yuhao shrugged. Before coming here, he had learned part of Orange's battle plan. This war was bound to shed a lot of blood, but Orange had tried his best to prevent the war from affecting civilians.

"What's more, the price paid by the Sky Soul Empire was even heavier. This beast tide devoured nearly one-third of the territory of the Sky Soul Empire. Those soul beasts don't distinguish between civilians and soul masters."

"What a pity." Xu Jiujiu lowered his eyes, trying to maintain a decent sad expression, but a secret pleasure surged in his heart. He did not expect that the retribution for the Tianhun Empire's betrayal of the alliance would come so swiftly and cruelly.

But there are more important things at the moment.

"So...what you just said is that you are willing to lend a helping hand to the civilians of Xingluo?"

If giving up the Duke of White Tiger can bring about a strong ally like Huo Yuhao, then for Xu Jiujiu and the Xingluo royal family behind her, everything will be worth it.

Huo Yuhao nodded gently: "Of course."

This simple promise instantly overwhelmed Xu Jiujiu with ecstasy, so much so that she did not notice that when Huo Yuhao said this, his eyes were passing by the soldiers lined up outside the window. Those figures holding weapons were obviously not among the "civilians" he promised to protect.

He already knew Orange's plan. In this continent, whether it was the Sun Moon Empire or the Three Kingdoms that originally belonged to Douluo Continent, the aristocracy had always been the foundation of the country. As the largest aristocracy, the royal family monopolized national resources together with the entire privileged class, which was the core of the maintenance of the imperial system.

Juzi is well aware of this. In the occupied areas, her primary target is the Xingluo noble class. Through the gradual infiltration of soul guide technology, these privileged classes will be the first to turn to the Sun-Moon Empire. When the nobles are accustomed to the technical convenience provided by the Sun-Moon Empire, but cannot master the core technology, they can only become puppets. The longer the occupation lasts, the more unbreakable this dependence relationship will be.

Orange's plan may seem simple, but it is actually an open and aboveboard plot. This strategy may take a long time to take effect, but it can change the foundation of a country in a subtle way. Once the plan succeeds, it will be extremely difficult for the Xingluo royal family to regain lost territory. When people get used to the convenient life brought by soul guides, they can no longer tolerate the backward state of the past.

She took every step carefully, first making the nobles in the occupied areas convinced, and then slowly infiltrating the common people through them. This top-down reform is like boiling a frog in warm water. Within a few years, the people will completely turn to the Sun-Moon Empire. By then, even if the Xingluo royal family can really recapture one or two cities, they will face a group of people who have long been accustomed to the new order.

Huo Yuhao didn't care about this. He knew that what the common people cared about most was never who sat on the throne or the emperor's name, but whether their rice jars were full and whether their children could grow up safely. The soul guide technology of the Sun-Moon Empire could indeed make the lives of ordinary people more convenient and comfortable. Think about the soul guide street lights and soul guide vehicles on the streets of the Sun-Moon Empire. These tangible changes can win the hearts of the people far more than the illusory glory of the empire.

He couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that Dragon City had begun to gradually promote the innovation of soul technology thousands of years ago, and this foresight eventually benefited the entire Heavenly Soul Empire. Although the overall soul technology level of the Heavenly Soul Empire was still not as good as that of the Sun-Moon Empire, it was enough to build a defensive barrier that the other side feared. It was this foundation that made the Sun-Moon Empire never dare to cross the line, not the Extreme Douluo stationed in Dragon City.

? ?This month and next month are very busy, but I will make sure I get the full attendance award, but the updates will be irregular. The bosses who are familiar with me know that it is useless to urge for updates. Meow˙?˙If I don't update, I'm busy