"Don't worry, big brother. I'll be back soon!"
Dai Weisi didn't turn around. He knew that once Dai Mubai left, there was little chance he'd return.
This was the battlefield of soul masters, not a regular army. Going to the front meant almost certain death.
"All right, I'll pour the wine now, and wait for you to drink with me when you come back."
Dai Weisi nodded, but his trembling shoulders betrayed his unease.
Dai Mubai said nothing, just left the command tent. Outside, a curvy woman was already waiting…
She was a daughter of the Zhu clan—not the daughter of the clan head, but a certain elder's daughter.
After all, Dai Mubai was a prince; his wife couldn't be just any outsider.
"Mubai…"
"Cai'er, you heard everything?"
"I did."
Her name was Zhu Cai'er. She nodded.
"Go back. We may be married, but…"
"No, I'm going with you."
Before Dai Mubai could finish, Zhu Cai'er shook her head, eyes firm.
"In the past, I always thought you were a coward. Even as a prince, my father shouldn't have married me to you…"
Hearing this, Dai Mubai just gave a bitter smile. He wasn't angry. He understood.
"A woman can be as brave as any man. Who says only men can go to war? I won't lose to you!"
Dai Mubai fell silent. If Zhu Cai'er went with him, neither of them would likely return.
Besides, they had no rapport at all, so they couldn't use their martial soul fusion skill.
Even though one was the Evil-Eyed White Tiger and the other the Nether Spirit Cat.
Without unity of heart, there could be no "divine" martial soul fusion.
"You'll die!"
Dai Mubai took a deep breath.
"I may not be as noble as Zhu Zhuyun or Zhu Zhuqing, but I'm still a proud daughter of the Zhu clan.
When you marry, you follow your husband's fate.
The old Zhu Cai'er died when I married the old you, but the new you is worthy."
Zhu Cai'er smiled gently, sincere.
She took Dai Mubai's hand, soul power surging…
"???"
Dai Mubai was stunned. This feeling…
"Come, let's show them the power of the Nether White Tiger!"
After a moment's silence, Dai Mubai nodded, resolute. "All right!"
In that moment, the two smiled at each other—husband and wife, marching bravely to their deaths.
Inside the command tent, Zhu Zhuyun appeared beside Dai Weisi, looking conflicted.
"Zhuyun, do you think, if we win this time, we can make Father and those old fossils change these damn rules?"
Dai Weisi's eyes were red as he gazed up at the sky.
"We can. If anyone disagrees, we'll fight until they do!"
Zhu Zhuyun's eyes were firm. These old rules had lasted thousands of years—it was time for change.
None of them wanted to see another Zhu Zhuqing or Dai Mubai…
Or another sacrificial lamb like Zhu Cai'er.
Dai Weisi clenched his fist and murmured, "If only I had the strength of your brother-in-law—even half as much…"
"Oh, heavens—why do you treat me so?"
"Weisi, take it slow. Maybe that day will really come!"
Suddenly, as if something occurred to him, Dai Weisi said calmly, "When will the reinforcements from the rear arrive?"
"Heaven Dou doesn't fight fair. Do they think we don't know they're replenishing their troops? Hmph!"
"At most, a week!"
"Fine. Then we'll hold out for a week!"
Determination filled Dai Weisi's eyes.
Why was Dai Mubai so intent on risking his life?
It was to inspire the soldiers' fighting spirit. If even a prince-general risked his life, how could the rest not fight desperately?
He was royalty!
"We can do it!"
At the front, things were about the same as before.
Heaven Dou's casualties were higher, but they had more people—an endless stream of reinforcements. Star Luo was running out of strength.
Luckily, the map was crowded. If there had been more space, Star Luo wouldn't have lasted until reinforcements arrived.
Previously, the Empire's unfavorable terrain was now a lifeline.
"Attack!"
The sounds of slaughter filled the sky—the ground already ran with blood. If evil soul masters appeared a thousand years later, they could become Ultimate Douluo in minutes with so many deaths.
Anyway, it wasn't them doing the killing. If the tribulation came to judge, it would barely count against them, right?
"Cai'er!"
"Mubai!"
"Evil-Eyed White Tiger Possession!"
"Nether Spirit Cat Possession!"
The two didn't choose to fight separately first and then fuse their spirits—they might not even survive that long.
Honor couldn't be sought that way.
"It's the general and the deputy general!"
The Star Luo soldiers recognized Dai Mubai and Zhu Cai'er.
"What are they doing?"
"This is it!"
The two embraced, dark and white light flashed, and their bodies vanished, replaced by the massive Nether White Tiger!
"The Nether White Tiger!"
"It's the royal family and the Zhu clan's Nether White Tiger!"
The soldiers were thrilled. In that moment, their fading morale soared to new heights.
"Attack!"
The Heaven Dou army spotted the giant beast as well. Before they could react, the Nether White Tiger leaped to the very front lines.
Without hesitation, the Nether White Tiger pounced toward the support troops at the rear.
On the battlefield, taking out the support-type soul masters first could save many lives.
The Nether White Tiger, formed by two Soul Kings, was as strong as a Soul Sage.
Against these low-level soul masters, it was like a tiger among sheep.
The supports stood no chance.
"Help!"
"Save me!"
In moments, the support-type soul masters suffered heavy casualties. Reinforcements for the supports soon arrived, but the Nether White Tiger ignored them, going straight for the ranged control and ranged attackers.
"What the… This guy isn't playing fair!"
"It's war—who fights fair?"
"All warfare is deception!"
Dai Mubai's real goal was to take out the trickiest enemies first, saving many lives.
Mainly, the Nether White Tiger was just too fast and deadly. By the time the Heaven Dou side reacted, their casualties were already heavy!
Of course, on the scale of the whole battlefield, these losses were a drop in the ocean.
"Attack! Take down that Nether White Tiger!"
"Make sure it never returns!"
Marshal Ge Long gave the order…
(End of chapter)
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