Douluo Continent!
At the center of the battlefield!
Qian Daoliu descended before Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, looking at the spot where Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had died without even their bones remaining.
"Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, you've killed the nemeses fate had in store for you. I believe your futures will be safe and peaceful now."
There was little joy on Qian Jun's face. He shook his head and said:
"We merely crushed two ants ahead of time. Two Soul Emperors who couldn't withstand even one of my Soul Skills after using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill."
"To think Jiang Mo and I would have died at their hands in a few years. It really makes you sigh..."
Jiang Mo's aura churned restlessly as he spoke, his face full of displeasure:
"That wasn't satisfying. That fight wasn't satisfying at all!"
"Big Brother, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing are dead, and this army is about to scatter. Are we really withdrawing now?"
"We're left hanging halfway. Why don't we keep pushing forward, fight all the way to Star Luo City, and get our fill in one go?"
Qian Daoliu chuckled, but an icy gleam flickered in his eyes. In the past, he had cared about appearances and wanted to preserve some dignity for himself.
Yet he had discovered that the other people on Douluo Continent had no shame at all.
Then there was no need for him to care about saving face either.
"Jiang Mo has a point. We've barely begun. Once this army has been completely scattered, there's no need for further slaughter here. Have Bibi Dong send people to take over, and we'll strike at Star Luo City."
"Before the Star Luo Empire can react, we'll slaughter every member of the imperial family. Without an emperor, the Star Luo Empire's million-man army will be a heap of loose sand. We can devour the empire at our leisure."
Qian Jun and Jiang Mo perked up. The Great Enshrined who had always left others a little room to maneuver was gone. The Great Enshrined before them was decisive and ruthless, very much to their liking.
"As you command!"
A short while later!
The Worship Hall's seven enshrined elders gathered once more, and the members of the Angel Legion reformed their orderly ranks in the sky.
Qian Daoliu gave the order!
They left the hundred-thousand-strong army scattering like birds and beasts behind, stirred up a storm, and headed for Star Luo City.
The Star Luo Imperial Palace!
The current Star Luo Emperor, Dai Hanting, was waiting in his imperial study for good news from the front.
The Hadrian Kingdom had no more than fifty thousand troops. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had taken a hundred thousand soldiers there to establish their might.
The Star Luo Empire had been founded through martial strength!
As the Star Luo Empire's crown prince, how could Dai Mubai have no military achievements to his name? This was his first battle to secure his position.
However!
The Dai Mubai he was waiting for would never return.
An unknown amount of time passed. Just as Dai Hanting began to lose his patience,
a thunderous shout rang out above the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
"Angel Legion, follow me in and kill!"
The next instant!
"Kill!" Murderous battle cries shook the heavens, followed closely by a multitude of feathers and wind blades.
Caught completely off guard, the imperial guards within the palace grounds fell in swathes, their screams and wails rising into the air.
Dai Hanting sprang to his feet, his expression changing.
"Guards, protect me! Come outside with me and see what's happening!"
In moments, gray-robed enshrined elders and several imperial guard commanders clad in heavy plate armor had gathered around Dai Hanting.
"Your Majesty, the situation outside is unclear. We should avoid the brunt of the attack for now."
Dai Hanting snorted coldly and strode out of the imperial study despite their attempts to stop him.
"Me, shy away from someone else's might? What a joke!"
"Even if I haven't fought personally in years, I was once a White Tiger Soul Master who swept across the battlefield..."
As he spoke, Dai Hanting reached the steps outside the imperial study.
He raised his head and looked into the sky...
Qian Daoliu, Martial Soul: Angel, Soul Rings: eight black and one red.
Golden Crocodile, Martial Soul: Golden Crocodile King, Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red.
Lion, Martial Soul: Blazing Lion, Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple, and five black.
Azure Luan, Martial Soul: Azure Luan, Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple, and five black.
Guang Ling, Martial Soul: Light Feather Divine Bow, Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple, and five black.
Qian Jun, Martial Soul: Coiling Dragon Staff, Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple, and five black.
Jiang Mo, Martial Soul: Coiling Dragon Staff, Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple, and five black.
The mere sight of those seven men shook Dai Hanting to his core. There were seven Peak Douluos and Peerless Douluos, all above rank ninety-five.
Meanwhile, the Star Luo Empire did not have even a single Titled Douluo.
Dai Hanting's heart sank, and he immediately shouted:
"Empress, save me!"
His empress, Zhu Shuangyue, had been his partner through life and death for many years. Back then, the two of them had slaughtered their way through the paired teams of his siblings to become the emperor and empress of the Star Luo Empire.
A dark gleam flashed. Zhu Shuangyue, a Soul Douluo with the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul, rushed from the rear palace to Dai Hanting's side as fast as she could.
In the sky!
Qian Daoliu remained expressionless, his gaze sweeping coldly over Dai Hanting and Zhu Shuangyue below.
"Kill them. Leave no one alive!"
"Slaughter every member of the Star Luo Imperial Family before the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city enter the imperial palace!"
As his words fell, Golden Crocodile, Lion, Azure Luan, Guang Ling, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo each led a squad in a different direction and began the slaughter.
Qian Daoliu himself descended in front of Dai Hanting and Zhu Shuangyue.
"Emperor, Empress, you've come out yourselves. That saves me the trouble of finding you."
Dai Hanting grasped Zhu Shuangyue's hand. Her familiar aura gave him a measure of confidence.
"Great Enshrined, do you know what you're doing?"
"You've led men into the Star Luo Imperial Palace and slaughtered my imperial guards. Does Spirit Hall intend to make an enemy of the entire Star Luo Empire?"
"Withdraw at once, and we can still discuss this. Otherwise..."
"My Star Luo Empire's million-man army will descend upon you, and it will be more than enough to grind Spirit Hall and Spirit City to dust!"
Qian Daoliu's expression was cold. "Emperor, what is the point of saying all this now? Use your Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Perhaps you'll have a chance of surviving one move from me."
Dai Hanting's pupils contracted to pinpoints. He said nothing, but his tightening grip prompted Zhu Shuangyue to erupt in a dark radiance and merge into his body.
Black and white light intertwined. In the blink of an eye, a gigantic black-and-white tiger thirty meters long appeared in the square outside the imperial study.
"Come on, Qian Daoliu! You might not be able to kill us!"
The Hell White Tiger roared, wings sprouting from its flanks as it lunged at Qian Daoliu.
Qian Daoliu pressed his palms together before his chest, and his fourth Soul Ring shone.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Angel's Eye!"
Behind him, the hundred-meter-tall golden phantom of a Six-Winged Angel fired two beams of golden light from its eyes.
Almost tearing through space, they struck Dai Hanting and Zhu Shuangyue's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Hell White Tiger.
"Awooo..."
Amid a piercing howl of agony, the Hell White Tiger was torn into fragments that scattered away. Dai Hanting and Zhu Shuangyue fell to the ground, vomiting mouthfuls of blood.
Qian Daoliu offered an expressionless assessment. "You do have some strength. Unfortunately, you're only Soul Douluos, not Titled Douluos. Otherwise, you really might have caused me a little trouble."
As he spoke, Qian Daoliu raised his hand and unleashed two streaks of flaming sword energy, tearing through Dai Hanting's and Zhu Shuangyue's bodies.
The emperor and empress of the Star Luo Empire...
Both perished!
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