The Fifth Elder grew more confident as he spoke, and he simply poured out everything on his mind.
"Our three forces combined can gather several Title Douluo. That number is already no less than Spirit Hall's. And there are countless Soul Douluo and Soul Sage-level backbone fighters.
Although Spirit Hall has many Title Douluo, they have only just swallowed the Heaven Dou Empire. Their territory is spread so wide that they must station people in every important city. Their high-level combat strength is bound to be scattered. If we concentrate our superior forces and find the right moment, we may not be unable to decide the fate of the realm in a single battle!"
His words were impassioned, and the eyes of many generals and noble representatives present lit up with fighting spirit.
After the Fifth Elder sat down, he continued, "Besides, Spirit Hall acts with such tyranny that countless forces across the continent are dissatisfied with them. As long as we raise the banner and make the call, there will certainly be no shortage of responders. The longer we delay, the firmer Spirit Hall's foothold in Heaven Dou will become. If we fight then, it will only be harder."
The moment the Fifth Elder finished speaking, someone on the opposite side spoke up.
The speaker was Duke Qiluo, a noble representative from the Heaven Dou United City-States. The Qiluo Family was not considered one of the top aristocratic houses in the Heaven Dou Empire, but they had commanded troops for generations and possessed considerable prestige in the military.
On the day of the Heaven Dou coup, he had happened to be outside Heaven Dou City, stationed with his private soldiers at an estate beyond the city walls. That was how he had narrowly escaped disaster.
He still had several