The Perilous Heaven Dou Empire

One brother after another died behind him. Never before had Da Niu felt the cruelty of war so clearly.

Having activated Heavenly Law, Earthly Form, Da Niu could no longer control his emotions and burst into tears.

"I'll make every last one of you pay for my brothers' deaths!"

A white, red, and gold Three-Colored Sacred Lotus condensed before Da Niu.

"Stop him! We absolutely cannot let him finish condensing it."

As soon as Dai Shan finished speaking, his wife beside him took his hand. A Nether White Tiger suddenly appeared and charged at Da Niu.

The nearly ten-meter-tall Da Niu was knocked to the ground by the Nether White Tiger, yet the movements of his hands did not pause in the slightest.

Countless soul skills flew toward the imposing Da Niu. He passively endured them, and his body began to sway unsteadily.

At last, the Three-Colored Sacred Lotus in his hands finished condensing, and Da Niu revealed a relieved smile.

His spiritual power was exhausted at that moment. In his final instant, he hurled the Sacred Lotus, unleashing power comparable to a Soul Emperor's self-destruction across the battlefield.

White, red, and gold enveloped the entire battlefield. The Soul Emperors on the opposing side joined forces to resist, but the soul power barriers they released were utterly useless.

The powerful attack sent several of them flying, and they coughed up blood in great mouthfuls.

"Damn it! He actually managed to unleash his ultimate move before dying."

"Hehe, nothing more than a final struggle before death."

As the dust settled, the sight of Da Niu barely clinging to life did not appear. In its place stood a majestic Golden Holy Dragon.

Bai Fan stood tall atop the Holy Dragon's head, his white robes fluttering in the wind.

(Da Niu and the others had been able to travel from the Heaven Dou Empire to the Star Luo Empire in such a short time entirely thanks to Little Golden Dragon. Little Golden Dragon could be compared to an airplane, saving everyone the time of traveling.)

"Be annihilated!"

Bai Fan effortlessly condensed a white, red, and gold Three-Colored Sacred Lotus and hurled it down at the weakened Soul Emperors below.

An explosion far more powerful than the previous one erupted from the ground. Just as Bai Fan had said, everything was annihilated amid the blast.

Little Golden Dragon carried Da Niu and the few lucky survivors away from the Star Luo Empire.

Inside Spirit Hall.

Qian Xunji listened to the report from below on the continent's current situation, and several traces of gravity appeared on his gloomy face.

"I never expected you to have grown to this point already. It seems I truly cannot let you live any longer!"

"Someone, send word to the Republic Empire. Tell them that Bibi Dong lives a fate worse than death every day."

After issuing his orders, Qian Xunji muttered to himself, "You worthless Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, will you walk into my trap?"

Within the Republic Empire, Bai Fan was comforting the distraught Da Niu.

"Da Niu, you don't need to blame yourself. Casualties in war are perfectly normal."

"Pull yourself together. I believe our brothers watching from heaven would not want you to remain like this every day."

Da Niu suddenly embraced Bai Fan and burst into loud sobs.

A strong man vented the pain in his heart just like that.

"Boss, I feel awful. Those brothers went out with me, but in the end, nearly all of them were left behind in the Star Luo Empire."

"It's all my fault. If I'd been smarter and not so eager to keep fighting, maybe they wouldn't have died!"

Bai Fan gently patted Da Niu's back.

"Da Niu, this isn't your fault. War is simply like this. All we can do is end it as soon as possible."

"We will always remember our fallen brothers. What you need to do now is quickly improve your strength and strive to contribute even more in the battles ahead."

With Bai Fan's comfort, Da Niu's mood visibly improved.

Then came the message from Qian Xunji.

When Bai Fan first heard the news, his face was filled with disbelief.

"Why? Qian Xunji shouldn't be tormenting Dong'er. He already got Dong'er as he wished. Could it be that in the original story, Dong'er was also tortured by Qian Xunji every day?"

Da Niu, who was standing beside Bai Fan, tilted his head as if he had remembered something.

"Boss, during that time you snatched the bride, Goudan and I followed you there. We wanted to help you teach Qian Xunji a lesson."

"On the night of the wedding, when he was about to force himself on Bibi Dong, we scared him a little. I don't know if that was why he began tormenting Bibi Dong."

Da Niu could not remember whether he had told Bai Fan about this before, so he brought it up again.

Bai Fan found it utterly unbelievable.

"You were still ordinary people back then! How did you scare him?"

Da Niu scratched his head and answered sheepishly, "Back then, we made a small mechanism out of wood and controlled it with a rope. We put a small piece of glass on it, then used a telescope outside to watch the scene reflected in the glass and observe Qian Xunji's every move."

"Right before Qian Xunji was about to force himself on Bibi Dong, we pulled the string and activated the mechanism. The brothers hiding in the shadows received the signal and immediately made a sharp, piercing noise that made Qian Xunji uneasy."

"Wait." Bai Fan stopped Da Niu. "What happened to that brother inside Spirit Hall?"

"That brother jumped into a manure pit under the cover of night. Spirit Hall happened to be searching for him at the time. The filth covered his entire body, so no one could make out his face. Nobody suspected him, and they let him leave."

Bai Fan was left speechless, both anxious and astonished.

"Boss, don't you think they released this news at this particular time specifically to lure you into their trap?"

Da Niu hit the nail on the head. Anyone with clear eyes could see through Qian Xunji's little trick at a glance.

"Of course I know they're trying to lure me into their trap, but I don't want Dong'er to keep being tortured."

"Boss, wait a little longer. Give us some time. Once our Republic Empire's cavalry is established and we annex the Heaven Dou Empire, we'll be able to take our sister-in-law back from Spirit Hall."

Bai Fan looked in the direction of Spirit Hall. "Perhaps. I only hope Dong'er suffers a little less."

Another month passed.

The Heaven Dou Empire became increasingly precarious.

The Soul Masters who had originally been watching from the sidelines also realized that something was wrong and began resisting the Republic Empire. But the tide of history could not be resisted by the subjective will of a few people.

More and more Soul Masters began following the trend of the times, joining the Republic Empire and abandoning the Heaven Dou Empire.

These Soul Masters held no sentiment for their nation. All they wanted was a place to survive.

Within Spirit Hall, in Qian Xunji's bedchamber.

Qian Xunji roughly grabbed Bibi Dong by the hair, lifted her face, and forced her to meet his gaze.

"Looks like your little lover doesn't care about you all that much. It's been a month already, yet his eyes seem to hold nothing but his Republic Empire."

A gentle smile appeared on Bibi Dong's bruised face. "Xiao Gang did it. The grand ambition he once swore to achieve is about to come true."

Bibi Dong's rare tenderness wounded Qian Xunji's fragile heart. "Bitch! Since you love that worthless bastard so much, I'll let the two of you reunite on the road to the underworld at once!"

Qian Xunji furiously threw Bibi Dong away. His nails still hooked a large clump of her beautiful hair, showing just how enraged he was.