The Douluo War Situation, Zhou Huan's Thoughts

"You, you..."

Ye Yulin stared in horror at Zhou Huan, who remained calm, and stammered, unable to utter a single word.

He wasn't unaware of Zhou Huan; after all, Zhou Huan's performance in the Mingdu Soul Master Competition back then was outstanding. However, in Ye Yulin's mind, no matter how powerful Zhou Huan was, he was just a genius Disciple of Shrek Academy, and at most, he was only at the level of Titled Douluo.

But what was that just now?

Just a snap of his fingers, and a dignified Rank 9 Soul Master is gone?

You should know that his vice commander possesses an automatically triggered Rank 9 Defensive Soul Tool!

However, even as a Starry Sky Douluo, he couldn't see clearly how the opponent attacked before he was killed.

Even Limit Douluo wouldn't be this powerful, right?

He had seen Limit Douluo before, and more than one. He had personally witnessed Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui kill Titled Douluo, but it was definitely not as exaggerated as annihilating them with a flick of the finger.

So, this is above the Limit Douluo?

Could it be... Deity?

The thought of this possibility immediately sent a chill down Ye Yulin's spine.

Because it's not impossible. Didn't the First Generation Shrek Seven Devils all become gods ten thousand years ago?

Perhaps the idea of becoming a god is a fictional concept to most people in the Sun Moon Empire; it was the Original Three Great Empires of Douluo who deified Shrek.

But at Ye Yulin's level and in his position, he naturally understands the true history and that the Deity do indeed exist.

Now, is the Sun Moon Empire about to face a Deity?

Thinking of this, Ye Yulin felt utterly hopeless. In his mind, how could mortals possibly fight against Deity?

Just as his mind was filled with complex and confusing thoughts, Ye Yulin heard Zhou Huan say calmly, "Regiment Leader Ye, you can take your soldiers and leave now."

What?

Can we go now?

Ye Yulin looked at Zhou Huan with a mixture of confusion, surprise, and even a hint of joy. Her expression was quite rich and varied; it was rare to see such an indescribable look on one person's face and in their eyes at the same time.

Why?

Despite the immense psychological pressure, Ye Yulin still managed to ask a question. He knew that if the other side went all out, he and the entire Soul Master Legion would be utterly powerless to resist.

In his eyes, Zhou Huan at this moment was no different from Deity.

Zhou Huan remained calm and said, "It's simple. You didn't want to kill the Shrek Disciple just now. Whatever your reason, consider this my way of repaying you."

Thank you.

Upon hearing this, Ye Yulin dared not linger any longer. He had to report this news to His Majesty immediately, as it was a matter of life and death for the Sun Moon Empire.

Therefore, Ye Yulin led the Soul Master Legion and retreated at top speed.

Just as he turned around, he immediately heard two more explosions, "Bang!" and "Bang!"—the same sounds as when the deputy commander had died.

Without even looking, Ye Yulin knew that it was Zhang Peng, the Sixth Consecrate the Holy Spirit Cult, and Wuyun, the Seventh Consecrate, who had been killed.

The people of Shrek are most intolerant of the Holy Spirit Cult and Evil Soul Master.

But for some reason, Ye Yulin felt a surge of joy, even thinking it would be better if Zhang Peng and Wuyun were dead, since he and his legion could run even faster.

At this moment, Xiao Xiao pouted and looked at Zhou Huan with some dissatisfaction, saying, "Why did you let them go? They are all people from the Sun Moon Empire."

It's not surprising that Xiao Xiao was unhappy, since she herself was a citizen of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Although she had moved her family and relatives to Shrek City long before the Tian Soul was destroyed, Xiao Xiao still harbored hostility towards the Sun Moon Empire, which had destroyed the Heavenly Soul Empire.

In response, Zhou Huan could only explain, "The world's affairs, after a long period of unity, will inevitably divide, and after a long period of division, will inevitably unite. The development of history cannot be stopped. Even the gods cannot reverse the tide of history, let alone humans?"

Xiao Xiao blinked her big, bright eyes, completely bewildered. Wasn't this just taking advantage of her lack of education? She hated riddle-makers.

Princess Vina, standing to the side, fell silent after hearing this. She roughly understood what Zhou Huan meant by the torrent of history, the most important aspect of which was the development of Soul Tool.

Then, Zhou Huan continued, "Of course, nothing is absolute. Another way is for me to slaughter all the Sun Moon Army and destroy all the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Tool Technology. In that case, not only will the remaining Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire be unharmed, but even the Heavenly Soul Empire might be able to restore its kingdom."

"But you need to consider the cost of doing this: Soul Tool Technology will be set back by at least two hundred years, and I will have to kill at least a million people. Moreover, once I do this, the entire Douluo Continent will fall into an even more chaotic situation than it is now."

"Because when the Sun Moon Empire is in chaos, do you think Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire will try to get a share of the Sun Moon Empire spoils? That's war. One person's power might change the course of a war, but it can't bring true peace."

"Unless I continue to suppress the world, which is clearly impossible, and I will not do so."

Zhou Huan's words immediately silenced the little girl.

The little girl is a kind-hearted person. She doesn't care whether Soul Tool Technology regresses or not, but asking Zhou Huan to slaughter millions of people is clearly something she cannot accept.

As for an even more chaotic Douluo Continent, she also did not want to see that.

So, for a moment, the little girl didn't know what to say.

"Can't we just wipe out the Sun Moon Royal Family?" Vina suddenly asked from the side.

Vina is the Heavenly Soul Princess, so her stance and thoughts are naturally different. As long as the Sun Moon Empire is in chaos, just as Zhou Huan said, the Heavenly Soul Empire may not be unable to be restored. Now that her country is destroyed and her family is ruined, she will not care about the chaos in Douluo Continent.

Zhou Huan shook his head and said, "The reason is still the same. Even if this Sun Moon Royal Family is gone, there will be another Sun Moon Royal Family. The Sun Moon Empire's army and national strength will remain unchanged. Destroying a royal family can only bring very short-lived peace, and the subsequent war will only be larger. And I don't want to do such a thing."

Upon hearing this, Vina fell silent. She understood that what Zhou Huan cared about was never the survival of the Heavenly Soul Empire, but the peace of the entire Douluo Continent.

In fact, what Vina didn't know was that Zhou Huan had always considered himself an outsider. Whether it was the survival of the empire or the Douluo War, he wouldn't care about anything else as long as it didn't involve him or the people he cared about.

Zhou Huan had no ambition to unify the Douluo and become emperor, and he also admitted that he lacked the means and temperament to govern a country.

Actually, what Zhou Huan wanted most was a wife, children, and a warm bed, but unfortunately he had offended God King Tang, so he had no choice but to fight.

Besides, I don't even know if my wife is alright now.

Zhou Huan had even less interest in the imperial war.

At this moment, Xiao Xiao, who had been silent for a while, suddenly changed the subject. "Master Zhou, lower your head a little."

"Um?"

Zhou Huan was taken aback by this inexplicable and sudden request, but she still unconsciously bent down to see what the little girl was up to.

Then... "smack!"

Zhou Huan's expression froze instantly; the little girl had actually jumped up and tapped him on the forehead.

Absolutely outrageous!

Immediately, the little girl revealed a smug smile, "Who told you to hit my head just now? Do you think Titled Douluo can just knock my head for nothing?"

Zhou Huan was speechless, utterly speechless. "You little brat, do you have to have such a slow reaction time? Why don't you mention that I tapped you on the head years ago?"

Seeing this, Wen Xiaoshuai smiled and asked, "Shall we go back to the academy next?"

However, before Zhou Huan could speak, the Long-armed Brother on the other side, still bleeding profusely, spoke up weakly and with a pale face, "G-guys, if it's not too much trouble, could you... could you please help me stop the bleeding...?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the last remaining Titled Douluo of the Body Sect fainted.

The situation became somewhat awkward at one point.

Everyone was so focused on discussing the Imperial War that they forgot about the critically injured and dying Titled Douluo from the Body Sect standing nearby.

Princess Vina, in particular, said with some shame, "Let's... let's save him first."