In a daze, several days passed.
The agreed date between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire had arrived.
Originally, Marshal Ge Long was in command of all three armies, but at the last moment, he was transferred to the front lines to lead this noble legion.
Ge Long felt immense pressure. However, since His Majesty entrusted such an important task to him, it must mean he was trusted.
Then let the Star Luo Empire see the strength of the pillar of the empire!
To be able to command all three armies and serve as Grand Marshal, Ge Long was no ordinary man—he was certainly capable.
As for the original work's praise of Tang San's strategy of cutting off supplies, that was just a matter of social savvy.
That was his brilliance; young people can't handle flattery—praise them, and they'll throw themselves into the fray…
There were close to three million nobles and their attendants, yet everyone maintained noble etiquette; there was no chaos.
The area outside Jialing Pass could barely accommodate so many people…
On the Star Luo Empire's side, their noble army arrived on schedule. Although their numbers seemed smaller than the Heaven Dou Empire's, their discipline was far stricter, and the atmosphere was far more grim and murderous.
The clash between these two nations shocked all the major powers.
So this is the true foundation of the two great empires?
And this wasn't even all their forces!
This time, the total number of troops dispatched by the two empires combined was at least five million!
In the shadows, many were watching.
The Spirit Hall, the new Seven Great Sects, and various other forces both large and small.
Kong was currently in the sky. His expression was a bit grim, but he quickly recovered.
"Husband, are you alright?"
Raiden Shogun asked with some concern. Kong's aura just now had actually faltered for a moment!
She found it hard to understand.
"Shogun, I'm fine…"
Kong waved his hand as he spoke.
The great war hadn't even started, and he was already feeling the backlash of karma!
If he hadn't noticed in time, Qian Renxue might already have perished!
Even someone at his level had been shaken for a moment. It was clear just how immense the karma of this war was.
In fact, it wasn't just the karma of this war—it was also the karma of the noble rule over the Douluo Continent for tens of thousands of years. To break that karma, he had to bear all of it during this period!
That was why, even before the battle began, Kong was already suffering from backlash!
"If there's a problem, just say it. If I can't solve it, I'll have Ei take care of it."
Raiden Shogun gently stroked Kong's face, speaking softly.
Her current state was still a step behind Ei's.
That was why she couldn't see the cause of the problem.
"Mm, my lady, I know."
Kong nodded, not refusing his wife's kindness.
After a while, he finally raised his right hand, falling into deep thought.
He was considering whether or not to fuse with the Asura Godhood. As long as he wanted, he could fuse with the godhood position of this god-king level powerhouse at any time.
With the Asura Godhood, he could offset a great deal of the karma brought by slaughter, and his strength would become even greater.
If he could fuse the Asura Godhood with the Thunder God Godhood and create a brand new godhood, his strength would become even stronger.
Of course, his essence wasn't really about this so-called godhood, but about his status as a "Demon God."
Kong's essence was much like the Shogun's—belonging to the Demon God class, but different from innate Demon Gods. He was created later.
"Let's fuse then. I've already fused the Thunder God Godhood, so adding the Asura one makes no difference. As for when he'll retire…"
Thinking of this, Kong didn't immediately fuse with the Asura Godhood, but continued observing the situation below.
Fusing godhoods would cause a big stir. Since he was already taking on all this karma, he couldn't not fight, right?
Below.
When the soldiers at the very front were less than five hundred meters apart, both sides finally stopped in their tracks.
On the Star Luo Empire's side, the commander was Crown Prince Dai Weisi, while the general position was held by Dai Mubai.
That's right—Dai Mubai hadn't died. He had been exiled to the borderlands instead.
Moreover, in this life, he could marry but was forbidden from having children. This was the condition Dai Mubai had to accept in order to survive.
In the end, Dai Weisi had been soft-hearted and didn't finish off his younger brother.
"Big brother, I just can't figure out what the Heaven Dou Empire is really trying to do."
Dai Mubai spoke with a blank expression.
To this day, he still didn't understand. The Heaven Dou Empire was clearly weaker than the Star Luo Empire. Instead of clinging to life, why would they initiate a 'decisive battle'?
If the fight wasn't a one-sided crush, a decisive battle would be disastrous for both sides.
No matter who won, it would be a pyrrhic victory.
"Don't say you don't get it—Father doesn't understand it either."
Dai Weisi replied gravely, almost subconsciously.
What baffled them the most was that the Heaven Dou Empire had actually given them a whole month to assemble their army!
Honestly, it was as if they were afraid the Star Luo Empire wouldn't be able to win.
Just as the two were talking, the Heaven Dou Empire gave the order to attack.
"Kill!"
How could the Star Luo Empire dare be negligent?
They also roared to the heavens and charged at their foes.
More than five million people—the earth itself trembled!
All kinds of radiant soul power filled the entire battlefield.
Most of the nobles and their attendants were soul masters. As soon as fighting broke out, everyone began unleashing their martial spirits. With their spirits manifesting and soul rings rising, the battlefield instantly descended into chaos.
A Soul Elder, whose strength was clearly much greater than those Soul Masters, was killed by seven or eight Soul Masters using soul skills simply because he'd held back at first—he died with his eyes open, full of regret.
Incidents like this were not uncommon.
This was a battlefield—a clash involving millions. If you recklessly used soul skills at the very start, wasting your soul power and stamina, you'd almost certainly end up dead.
But just because you didn't use your soul skills didn't mean those hot-headed youngsters wouldn't!
Once the first exchange was over and everyone was fighting for real, who dared to hold anything back?
"Kill! Second Soul Skill: Heavenshaking Strike!"
"Kill! First Soul Skill: Shield of Stone!"
The battle raged from dawn till dusk, then from dusk till dawn again.
Jialing Pass was only so big—only when the soldiers in the front fell could the ones in the rear move up to fill their places.
So even if there was a gap in numbers, both sides were evenly matched once the fighting started.
Some noble family members, also clan descendants, started fighting shoulder to shoulder. This style of coordinated team combat actually accelerated casualties on both sides!
Team fighting was far stronger than fighting alone.
You have a family? We don't have one too?
Precisely because this method began, almost every death on the battlefield meant the extinction of a bloodline…
"Pfft—"
In the sky, caught off guard, Kong nearly coughed up blood. Fortunately, he managed to swallow it back.
This karma was insanely terrifying!
Let alone Qian Renxue being unable to bear it now—even if she became a god, she might not be able to withstand it!
"Damn, I didn't expect the karmic backlash to be so fierce—it's death…"
(End of this chapter)
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