Warfare is all about a nation's strength. When two armies no longer choose to fight head-on on the battlefield, but instead one side attacks and the other defends a city, and the defending side's city is an extremely formidable and imposing fortress, then in most cases, breaking through this barrier requires a slow and arduous process, relying on food reserves until the city runs out of ammunition and supplies. Trying to break through by sheer numbers is something even a great power could not afford.
If an army runs out of food while marching or fighting, it will be wiped out in less than a day.
Dugu Bo's deadly poison destroyed the Heaven Dou army's camps and food reserves, a move that could be described as cutting off their lifeline.
Outside Yunling Pass.
The army of the Heaven Dou Empire was less than two hundred meters from the pass. Looking up, along the eighty-meter-high city wall, they could see the Spirit Hall's Palace Guard Knight Regiment standing guard on the wall.
The taxi drivers in front of the Heaven Dou army retreated, and Xue Ye and Bone Douluo rode their warhorses to the front of the army. Bone Douluo released his pitch-black Soul Power, ready to protect Xue Ye at any moment.
Several hundred meters away from Yunling Pass, on a raised patch of grass, Ning Fengzhi led over a hundred direct disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School, standing quietly, ready to provide assistance and enhance the Soul Master strength of the Heaven Dou Army.
Sword Douluo and thousands of well-trained soldiers of the Heaven Dou Empire, armed with Tang Sect Hidden Weapon, with sharp eyes, were always protecting our support.
The Xue Ye's booming voice, amplified by the Amplifying Soul Tool he brought, resounded throughout Yunling Pass.
"I, Xue Ye, Soul Master of the Spirit Hall Heaven Dou Empire, on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire its entire army, hereby inform the Spirit Hall Soul Master at Yunling Pass surrender Yunling Pass."
"Yunling Pass has been part of the Heaven Dou Empire's territory since ancient times. This military expedition was solely intended to reclaim the Heaven Dou Empire's lands, with no intention of fighting the Spirit Hall. The Heaven Dou Empire has no intention of committing atrocities. As long as Yunling Pass is handed over, all matters will be forgiven. Otherwise, on the day the city falls, our crimes will be unforgivable!"
If the Spirit Hall did not have Deity inheritance and had the idea of unifying the continent, then Xue Ye's idea would indeed be the same as what he said. But the Spirit Hall does have Deity inheritance and wants to unify the continent. Even if it has neither of these, and the Heaven Dou Empire is preparing to unify the continent and destroy the Star Luo Empire, the Spirit Hall will definitely come out to intervene.
For various reasons, the Spirit Hall's Path to Death has reached its limit; it must Destruction!!!
On the city wall, having already broken off all pretense of civility, Salas, the recalled Hall Master of the Spirit Temple, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty Xue Ye, could you perhaps give us some time to discuss and consider this?"
"Bishop Salas?" Xue Ye recognized Salas and said, "Very well, I will give you half an hour. After half an hour, I expect you to give me a satisfactory answer."
The Xue Ye's so-called half hour was not just for waiting. This half hour was enough for the army to prepare the siege equipment and move it to the appropriate positions. If the Spirit Hall did not give her a satisfactory answer after half an hour, the Heaven Dou army could attack the city at any time.
Marshal Ge Long's eyes revealed admiration. The Heaven Dou Army had recovered the kingdoms and duchies under the Heaven Dou Empire. These wars had given His Majesty a great deal of experience in military campaigns, and Xue Ye was already showing the qualities of a war commander.
Ning Fengzhi's eyes showed a hint of doubt. Unlike Marshal Ge Long, who was Soul Douluo but did not participate in the Spirit Master World and did not have much understanding of it, he did not notice anything strange.
As a member of the Spirit Master World and the sect leader of the Upper Three Sects, Ning Fengzhi possessed a deep understanding of the Spirit Master World, which enabled him to keenly perceive the strangeness. The Spirit Hall boasted nearly twenty Titled Douluo, each of whom held a higher status than the Platinum Bishop. Why was the Spirit Hall sending Salas to speak? What was the purpose of this half-hour delay?
As for reinforcements, the new Spirit City is only the size of a duchy, far smaller than the Heaven Dou Empire. Given the speed of Soul Master, reinforcements would have arrived long ago. What exactly is the Spirit Hall up to?
Three-quarters of an hour passed quickly. The Heaven Dou army was on high alert, and all the siege equipment had been pushed to the front. Xue Ye, behind the heavily armored legion, closed his eyes to rest, calm and composed.
After winning a series of low-level matches and swiftly conquering all the kingdoms and duchies under the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Ye truly believed that with the support of Tang Sect Hidden Weapon, the Heaven Dou Empire was invincible.
Meanwhile, a mutiny broke out in the rear of the Heaven Dou army. Dugu Bo released poison to Destruction the Heaven Dou army's camps, and the most precious food was also contaminated. The Heaven Dou Empire soldiers who escaped had already reached the front line and informed the Heaven Dou army of this Destruction news.
Xue Ye opened his eyes, a look of displeasure on his face, and asked, "What happened to the rear guard?"
A high-ranking general from the Heaven Dou Army rode up on horseback, his voice trembling. "Your Majesty, our camp has been destroyed!"
Xue Ye glared and shouted, "What nonsense! There are 500,000 soldiers of the Heaven Dou Empire guarding the camp, which is also fortified with trenches, Tang Sect Hidden Weapon, and multiple layers of defense. How could it be destroyed!"
The soldier, with a mournful face, said, "Your Majesty, not long ago, just as the army left the camp, the Spirit Hall's Dugu Bo Poison Douluo attacked our Heaven Dou Empire's camp."
"Poison Douluo Dugu Bo," said Emperor Xueye, "How could a mere Title Douluo like him be a match for my 500,000-strong Heaven Dou Camp army!"
In Xue Ye's preconceived notion, an army of 100,000 could eliminate Titled Douluo. With the support of Tang Sect Hidden Weapon and the Heaven Dou Camp with its layers of defenses, killing Dugu Bo could be accomplished with just a few thousand men.
A mere Titled Douluo could not possibly destroy the Heaven Dou Camp. The fact that he was not killed is already a testament to Titled Douluo.
"Your Majesty, Dugu Bo's raw strength is certainly no match for the soldiers of our Heaven Dou Empire, but Dugu Bo is known by his title of Poison. He is a Poison-attribute Soul Master. The poison mist he spews will turn Heaven Dou Empire soldiers, and even Soul Saint- level Soul Master, into pus if they are touched by it."
"The soldiers and Soul Saint of the Heaven Dou Empire, turned into pus, would spew out poisonous mist before their deaths, using poison to generate more poison. Faced with the Poison Douluo's poisonous mist, the 500,000-strong army of the Heaven Dou camp could only scatter and flee, unable to resist!"
"What about the food supplies? How are the food supplies in the camp?"
The general clenched his fists tightly. "According to the soldiers who came running, the grain storage area was also attacked by Dugu Bo and swallowed up by the poisonous fog. The grain should be gone."
Upon hearing this news, Xue Ye, his face deathly pale, was so enraged that he fell off his warhorse and crashed to the ground.
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
The army of the Heaven Dou Empire was once again filled with horror.