Golden Crocodile Douluo led the remaining soul masters to flee from Wuhun City. The three Qingluan Douluo were captured. Among the four titled sect masters, only the sect masters of the Sparrow Bee Sect and Wind Sword Sect managed to escape. The Star Luo Empire won a great victory.
The faces of the surviving soldiers on the battlefield were filled with numbness. They looked at the unrecognizable corpses beside them, with no outlet for their sorrow.
Too many people died in this war. Those who died were their comrades, fellow countrymen, and even relatives.
Some were sad, while others were pleased. Some surviving sect masters and clan leaders looked at the Star Crown Sect and the Star Luo Royal Family with shining eyes. It was unclear what they were thinking.
Star Luo won, but Emperor Dai Feng of the Star Luo Empire was not in a good mood when he saw Xu Mingxi defeat Lion Douluo with his own hands.
After the Nether White Tiger collapsed, he supported Queen Zhu Lin, who had exhausted her spirit power and was panting, while looking grimly at the Star Crown Sect team.
The Star Luo Empire suffered great losses in this war—not only losing soul master troops, but more importantly, the titled clan members of the Dai family had died of old age, leaving only one pair of Nether White Tigers with titled-level combat strength.
Dai Feng now strongly suspected that the Star Crown Sect was behind this. Otherwise, how could those who were previously balanced with the enemy be accidentally killed by masters of the Quefeng and Wind Sword Sects?
He looked at the three Qingluan Douluo lying behind the Star Crown Sect team, then at the five titled Douluo standing before him still in good condition, and his expression grew even worse.
He decided to swallow his anger because he wasn't strong enough. Not to mention the Wuhun Hall still existed—with Star Luo's current strength, it was no match for the Star Crown Sect.
Xu Mingguang, hiding in the shadows, noticed Dai Feng's changing expression and curled the corners of his lips slightly. It was indeed his doing earlier. Star Luo had won, and sacrificing some powerful individuals was natural.
Star Luo's power could no longer threaten the Star Crown Sect, so Xu Mingxi and his men ignored them and surrounded the three unconscious Qingluan Douluo.
"Mingxi, before the war, you told us to capture them if possible. What should we do now?"
"Take them back to the sect and treat them well. When Qian Daoliu wakes up, he will naturally come for them.
Senior Dugu, can your poison keep them comatose?"
"Don't worry about that. My poison won't just keep them in a coma—it will continuously erode their bodies.
They must be detoxified within two years, or they'll die.
And the longer the poisoning lasts, even if they wake up, their power will drop by at least two or three levels."
"Alright."
The war temporarily ended, and Xu Mingxi led the Star Crown Sect team back to Mount Star Luo with the three captives.
The rest also returned to their sects and families as quickly as possible to prepare for post-war affairs.
Many powerful soul masters died in this war, and their strength was like sweet potatoes—everyone wanted a bite.
As for who would get the biggest piece, it would depend on their planning and strength.
When the Star Luo battle report reached the Heaven Dou Empire, the gathered Titled Douluo fell silent. They never expected the Star Luo Empire to win so decisively.
Tang San saw the powerful strength shown by the Star Crown Sect in the battle report and his face darkened. They had quickly defeated Golden Crocodile Douluo and his men, yet they only acted at the end of Heaven Dou's battle.
If the Star Crown Sect had acted earlier and then supported them, Sea Dragon Douluo and his subordinates might not have died. They might even have been able to destroy the Wuhun Hall entirely with combined forces.
He now realized that the Star Crown Sect, though nominally allied with them, actually followed no orders or commands.
Hearing this news, each of the attending Titled Douluo had their own thoughts, and they gradually left, leaving only a few from the Haotian Sect and Sea God Island.
"Father, how is great-grandfather?"
"Not too well. Senior Bo Saixi has stabilized his injuries, but his body has been seriously corroded."
Tang Hao looked a little lonely. He had grown up under Tang Chen's guidance. Now that they were reunited, he hadn't expected things to turn out like this.
Under the dual erosion of the blood-red three-headed bat king and the power of Shura, Tang Chen's strength had dropped to level 98.
Even with the healing medicines from Sea God Island, his damaged body would last no more than three years. If he fought another intense battle, he would surely die.
"Xiao San, our top priority now is to increase your strength. Before that, maybe we should retreat to Sea God Island."
"Alright."
Now that Tang Chen couldn't act easily, and once Qian Daoliu recovered, Wuhun Hall—with two peerless combatants—would surely cause trouble.
As long as they returned to Sea God Island, with Bo Saixi, the High Priest of the Sea God, they wouldn't fear Qian Daoliu or Bibi Dong.
And conveniently, the Star Crown Sect was standing in front, taking the brunt of Wuhun Hall's pressure and allowing them to fight each other.
As a member of the Tang Sect, Tang San understood the essence of patience and immediately agreed to Tang Hao's proposal, returning to Sea God Island with everyone.
When the Emperor, generals, and ministers of the Heaven Dou Empire, along with Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, heard that Tang San had fled back to Sea God Island with his people, they were stunned with disbelief.
Marshal Ge Long looked at the location of Sea God Island—an uninhabitable area beyond the tumbleweeds—and blankly turned to Ning Fengzhi beside him.
"Lord Ning, did Tang San and his men escape?"
"Yes, I believe so."
"Then what do we do now?"
"I don't know."
Ning Fengzhi turned and left. He still needed to regroup the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. They might need to relocate soon.
Without Sea God Island's support, the Heaven Dou Empire's survival would be nothing but a foolish dream.
Qian Daoliu didn't even need to recover—with just Bibi Dong, Qianjun, and Jiangmo, it would only be a matter of time before the entire Heaven Dou Empire was destroyed.
The only way out for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was to relocate to the Star Luo Empire, where the Star Crown Sect resided. At least when things became desperate, they could flee there with the entire sect.
If there were any other option, Ning Fengzhi would not make this choice. As a sect leader, he had utterly failed.
Ning Fengzhi understood the situation, and so did Marshal Ge Long—but he simply couldn't accept it.
After a lifetime of exhausting struggle, he had finally reached this position. Even if he were to die, he would die as the Grand Marshal of the Heaven Dou Empire.