Threat from Overseas

"Then who is going along this time?"

Hearing this, Qian Xunji said, "The scale this time is quite large. The seven titled Douluo of Martial Soul Hall, His Holiness the Pope, and five elders—a total of thirteen titled Douluo will take action, along with an army of fifty thousand standard troops and a legion of three thousand spirit masters."

Murong Huai was somewhat surprised. Fifty thousand troops and thirteen titled Douluo; such a massive scale of military force could not be underestimated even by the two great empires.

"Senior Brother, then why must we attack Sea God Island?"

"Hmm... I don't know the specific reason, but it seems to be related to a peak powerhouse on Sea God Island." Qian Xunji shook his head.

"A peak powerhouse... could it be the current High Priest of Sea God Island..." Murong Huai pondered for a moment.

Although Martial Soul Hall was dispatching over fifty thousand troops, it was not certain they could take Sea God Island. A force of this scale could destroy any power on the continent, but on the sea, Sea God Island held a natural advantage.

Everyone there was a sea spirit master, and they were surrounded by a vast number of spirit beasts. On the ocean, they were almost invincible.

While the soldiers of Martial Soul Hall were fierce, their strength would be greatly diminished if they fought at sea. The sea spirit masters of Sea God Island could use the power of the ocean to fight many with few; that was their home battlefield.

If Martial Soul Hall suffered heavy casualties in this attack on Sea God Island, could it be that the first few of the current seven great titled Douluo would all fall or be severely wounded in this battle? After all, among the next generation of the seven great titled Douluo, only the elder Golden Crocodile currently ranked fourth, and besides Qian Daoliu being the Pope, the remaining five were still just elders.

If that were truly the case and the current titled Douluo suffered heavy losses, he could not sit idly by, because his own kin were among them. If the safety of his family was threatened... whoever it was, they would have to die.

Thinking of this, a flash of ruthlessness crossed Murong Huai's eyes, but he still asked one more question.

"Senior Brother, must we attack Sea God Island?"

Hearing this, Qian Xunji was stunned. Recalling his grandfather's stern words, he nodded with a serious expression.

"It is certain, and it cannot be changed..."

Hearing this, Murong Huai did not speak, but his eyes grew colder.

Martial Soul City, Pope Palace.

After returning to Martial Soul City, Murong Huai went to the Pope Palace alone. At this time, inside the Pope Palace, Qian Daoliu saw Murong Huai enter, sensed his aura, and said with a smile:

"Haha, Huai'er, you've returned. How was the harvest?"

Hearing this, Murong Huai said:

"Teacher, this time I absorbed a spirit ring from a six-thousand-year-old Mystic Bell Sword-Armor Dragon and obtained a defensive spirit skill. The effect is quite good."

After absorbing his second spirit ring, the restrictions on Murong Huai's body were lifted, and his spirit power was no longer suppressed. After the previous month of cultivation and the boost from two high-quality spirit rings, Murong Huai's Soul Power Level had now reached level twenty-five. Under the subtle influence of the Heavenly Scourge Power, his spirit power was also extremely pure.

"Hmm, very good." Qian Daoliu nodded with satisfaction, walked down the steps, and patted Murong Huai on the shoulder.

"Teacher, I heard from Senior Brother that Martial Soul Hall is about to attack Sea God Island..."

Hearing this, Qian Daoliu sighed, turned to the window, and said:

"Sigh, this is a measure of last resort. Huai'er, you don't understand. It's not that Martial Soul Hall insists on attacking Sea God Island, but the main reason is one person."

"Who? The High Priest of Sea God Island?"

"Correct, the High Priest of Sea God Island." Although Qian Daoliu was surprised at how Murong Huai knew, he still said:

"The current High Priest of Sea God Island is named Haimala, a level ninety-eight peak Douluo. His martial soul is the Sea God Trident. It is rumored that his martial soul is the manifestation of the Sea God's weapon, and it is incredibly formidable.

He once had a very good relationship with my father, the Great Elder. Unfortunately, due to some reasons, the two had a falling out. Haimala's talent was even higher than my father's. Unfortunately, although he was gifted and had exceptional strength, he was narrow-minded and cruel. He always harbored the delusion of ruling the continent through violence.

He always firmly believed that the former Sea God was on par with the Angel God, and he was unwilling to see the descendants of the Sea God living in exile overseas while the descendants of the Angel God could intimidate the continent in the name of Martial Soul Hall.

However, because of my father's existence, his strength on land was on par with my father's, and my father led Martial Soul Hall to repel his many offensives.

His ambition is immense, and his personality is paranoid. He is so extreme that he would ignore all opposition to launch a war, and he has changed the rules of Sea God Island from previous years to establish a large standard army, which is not small in scale."

"Moreover, within these few years, he will soon be able to break through to the level ninety-nine limit Douluo stage. By then, he will be the only limit Douluo on the continent, and no one will be able to defeat him. With his personality, he will inevitably lead the Sea God Island army to invade Douluo Continent again.

At that time, his strength will have greatly increased, and no one will be able to contend with him. This would inevitably be a disaster for Douluo Continent. Therefore, our Martial Soul Hall must strike first to kill him before he breaks through to the limit Douluo stage.

It is called an attack on Sea God Island, but in reality, it is primarily to kill the Sea God High Priest Haimala and eliminate this terrifying threat."

"Then why don't the two great empires take action?" Murong Huai asked.

According to Qian Daoliu's account, Sea God Island had been built into a standard army by Haimala. If they were to attack Douluo Continent, could the two great empires sit idly by?

Hearing Murong Huai's words, Qian Daoliu shook his head. "Hmph, the two great empires are all groups of people who prioritize profit above all else. Star Luo Empire has always tried to ignite the flames of war, intending to annex Heaven Dou Empire. But although the former is slightly stronger than the latter, they are not far apart. If the two go to war, it will inevitably be a bloodbath, and countless commoners will be displaced.

If not for the existence of Martial Soul Hall to check and balance both sides, who knows how many commoners would have died on the continent by now. Star Luo needs to accumulate strength and will not truly take action.

As for Heaven Dou Empire, each generation is worse than the last. Noble factions are everywhere, oppressing the commoners and breaking the law. Most of the royal family members are useless, and the emperor has no great ambition, only wanting to guard his own small patch of land and will not exhaust the empire's strength."

"What? Are they not afraid of losing the hearts of the commoners on the continent?"

"Sigh, they at most do some superficial work. The previous few times, they only symbolically sent a few tens of thousands of troops to be stationed in coastal areas. Even the marshals of the two great empires' armies didn't know what the specific target was. Once the war starts, the main force is still Martial Soul Hall. This time is the same as usual." As Qian Daoliu spoke, he could not help but feel disgust toward the two great empires.

Listening to Qian Daoliu's words, Murong Huai pondered for a while. Since the two great empires could not be relied upon, he could only improve the strength of Martial Soul Hall. He then said:

"Teacher, since this battle is unavoidable, as the Holy Son, I must also contribute to Martial Soul Hall. Can you assign me some blacksmiths, craftsmen... and some manpower?"

Hearing Murong Huai's words, Qian Daoliu was stunned. After thinking about it, he did not want to dampen Murong Huai's confidence, so he nodded and said:

"Alright, take the Pope Token and go to the Engineering Department to pick some people, at most twenty. After all, they still have many tasks to complete. As for the rest, go and have your mother arrange it for you."

"Good, thank you, Teacher." Murong Huai was overjoyed, but then a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes. He wanted to forge a powerful weapon for Martial Soul Hall, a weapon that could turn the tide of a war.