Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang, leading hundreds of elite Disciples from the Dragon Snake Sect, stood at the very front of the mountain pass.
When he saw Tang Chuan's figure appear before the formation, Dragon Duke Meng Shu took a deep breath, his aged voice carrying a hint of complexity.
"Sect Master Tang Chuan, long time no see."
"I have been waiting here for a long time with the Disciples of the Dragon Snake Sect."
Tang Chuan was dressed in blue-silver robes, his long blue-silver hair draped over his shoulders. With a tall, slender physique, handsome features, and an ethereal temperament, he did not look like a general, but rather a Young Master. He sat on a tall horse, glanced at Dragon Duke Meng Shu indifferently, and said,
"Senior Dragon Duke Meng Shu, the Dragon Snake Sect was once considered a powerful force. Why risk the entire Sect's lives for a kingdom destined to fall?"
"If you withdraw now, I can pretend nothing ever happened."
Hearing this, Dragon Duke Meng Shu was silent for a moment, but ultimately shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"I appreciate Sect Master Tang Chuan's kindness."
"But the Dragon Snake Sect has already accepted the investiture of the Spirit Empire. If we flee before the battle, we will have no place to stand within the Spirit Empire in the future."
"I can only offend you!"
White World, Qingdi Sect Secret Realm.
Seeing that the Dragon Snake Family in the future had actually chosen to defect to Spirit Hall and were now forced to face the Heaven Dou Empire army led by Tang Chuan.
For a moment, Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang could not help but sigh helplessly.
"We in the comparison video were truly blind to not choose to join the Sect Master, but instead chose to join Spirit Hall."
"This Spirit Hall, whether it is Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, or even the current Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, Hu Liena, are all lovesick fools; it's simply abnormal."
"With such leadership, this Spirit Hall is doomed sooner or later!"
"In this comparison video, we truly made a wrong decision."
Speaking of this, Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang could not help but feel extremely fortunate.
Fortunately, the comparison heavenly screen had descended, allowing them to see the future in advance and make the correct decision to join Tang Chuan and the Qingdi Sect.
Otherwise, they would have regretted it to death!!
The comparison video continued to play.
After finishing, Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang looked at each other, and with a simultaneous shout, they both raised their respective Spirits.
They saw the Dragon Staff of Dragon Duke and the Snake Staff Spirit of Snake Granny cross in the air. A dazzling golden light erupted instantly, turning into a beam of light that shot into the sky.
"Spirit Fusion Skill — Dragon Snake Joint Attack!"
Within the golden beam of light.
The Dragon Staff and Snake Staff rushed into the sky, merging together.
They transformed into a venomous jiao that was entirely golden, with ink-green manes on its body, a pair of dragon horns, and sharp dragon claws. Looking extremely ferocious, it rushed out of the beam of light, emitting bursts of dragon roars in the air.
Immediately after, it lunged toward Tang Chuan!
In response, Tang Chuan remained on his horse, not even changing his posture. His expression was indifferent as he moved his mind.
Amidst a dazzling blue-silver light, he summoned his Spirit, the Blue Silver Emperor.
Beneath his feet, four black and five red, nine spirit rings rose in succession, circling his body.
"Seventh Spirit Ability — Blue Silver Emperor Avatar!"
Boom!
For a moment, behind Tang Chuan, the Blue Silver Emperor, which was already as tall as a towering ancient tree and as brilliant as blue crystal, rapidly expanded and grew in the dazzling blue-silver light, suddenly rising from the ground and piercing into the clouds!
Immediately after, starting from the first spirit ring, one after another, the spirit rings lit up in succession, all the way to the Ninth Spirit Ring.
First Spirit Ability: Eternal Evergreen!
Second Spirit Ability: Parasitic Seed!
...
Ninth Spirit Ability: Life Domain!
Ninth Spirit Ability: Infinite Growth!"
In an instant, the towering Blue Silver Emperor Avatar grew wildly. Countless huge tree roots and vines spread in all directions at an astonishing speed.
In the blink of an eye, the entire mountain pass was transformed into a Blue Silver Forest.
Countless huge blue crystal vines twisted together in the air, finally turning into lifelike Blue Silver Wood Dragons. Amidst roars, they lunged toward the Dragon Snake phantom!
Boom—!!
The venomous jiao formed by the Dragon Snake Joint Attack collided violently with the Blue Silver Wood Dragons in the air, erupting with a deafening roar.
Although after Snake Granny broke through to the Spirit Saint level, and with Dragon Duke, who had reached level 89 Spirit Douluo, performing the Spirit Fusion Skill · Dragon Snake Joint Attack, the venomous jiao summoned had reached the strength of a Titled Douluo.
But facing the Blue Silver Wood Dragons transformed by Tang Chuan, who had undergone Ice and Fire Body Tempering and whose Blue Silver Emperor was basically immune to all poisons.
Even the venomous jiao's strongest poisonous mist attack had no effect.
It only lasted less than ten breaths.
The venomous jiao was torn apart by several Blue Silver Wood Dragons, turning into fragments of spirit power that dissipated in the air.
Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang groaned simultaneously, both spitting out a mouthful of blood, staggering back several steps, their faces as pale as paper.
The Spirit Fusion Skill was forcibly broken, and as Spirit Masters, they naturally suffered significant backlash.
Tang Chuan did not pursue the victory to kill the enemy, but simply controlled the Blue Silver Wood Dragons, looking at Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang indifferently, his tone still calm.
"Since you have chosen to be my enemy, I should have wiped you out."
"But now, I will give you a chance to live."
"As long as you are willing to submit to me and voluntarily let me implant the Dominating Seed, I can spare your lives!"
In response, Dragon Duke Meng Shu clutched his chest, gasping for air. He looked at Tang Chuan, then at the fearful Disciples of the Dragon Snake Sect behind him, and finally let out a long sigh, smiling bitterly.
"Sect Master Tang Chuan has immense Divine Might; this old man submits."
"On behalf of the Dragon Snake Sect, I am willing to submit."
After Dragon Duke Meng Shu surrendered, Tang Chuan activated his Eighth Spirit Ability: Parasitic Domination, creating Dominating Seeds to implant into Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang, thus subjugating the Dragon Snake Sect.
As for the other Spirit Master families and Sects that came to help the Balak Kingdom, they also knelt and begged for mercy, voluntarily accepting the implantation of Dominating Seeds.
Afterward, without the obstruction of Spirit Master forces like Dragon Duke Meng Shu, the ordinary city defense troops and private soldiers of the nobility were even more vulnerable.
Tang Chuan's infantry firearm regiment, under the cover of cannons, advanced steadily.
The volleys of flintlock muskets and the explosions of shrapnel grenades sounded one after another, defeating and scattering wave after wave of interception troops.
From leaving Zhenhu Pass to being on the verge of reaching Barak Royal City.
It took Tang Chuan less than three days.
When the flag embroidered with Blue Silver Grass and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family emblem appeared on the horizon dozens of miles outside Barak Royal City, the entire royal city fell into a dead silence.
At this time, within Barak Royal City, the way Tang Chuan was referred to had completely changed.
From the initial 'monster from Saint Spirit Village' and 'brutal Blue Silver demon' approaching step by step.
Now it had become the 'great Blue Silver King, about to arrive at his loyal Barak City!'
In the royal palace.
Upon hearing the report that 'the Heaven Dou army is about to arrive at Barak Royal City', the last shred of luck in Xue Hansong's heart completely collapsed.
After sitting blankly on the throne for several minutes, Xue Hansong suddenly stood up. As if he had made a decision, he commanded urgently.
"Quick! Pack up the gold and silver treasures! Take the Queen, Princes, and Princesses, and leave from the North Gate!"
"We are going to Spirit City!"
That night, Xue Hansong took a team of loyal guards, loaded several carriages full of gold and silver treasures, and with the Queen and several young children, quietly left Barak Royal City through the North Gate.
Following a remote path, they bypassed the direction of Tang Chuan's army and fled frantically toward Spirit City.
The next morning, the gates of Barak Royal City opened slowly.
It was not breached; the officials left in the city opened them voluntarily.
They knew they had been abandoned by the King, and resistance was meaningless; it was better to surrender and save their lives.
Tang Chuan rode a warhorse, under the protection of the elite Spirit Masters of the Qingdi Sect, and slowly stepped into Barak Royal City.
Glancing at the Barak royal flag that had been lowered on the city tower, and then looking at the commoners in the city who were terrified but did not resist, Tang Chuan ordered indifferently.
"Pass the order down: comfort the commoners, maintain order, no looting, no wanton killing."
"In addition, take over the royal palace and the national treasury, count the supplies, and wait for the decree from Her Majesty the Empress."
"Yes!"
The messenger took the order and left.
A few days later.
Spirit City, inside the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Xue Hansong, with his Family, knelt in the main hall in a disheveled state, weeping and recounting the fall of the Balak Kingdom.
Beside him was a messenger from the Kingdom of Sylves who was in a similarly disheveled state.
The Kingdom of Sylves, under the three-pronged attack of Ye Zhilan, Huo Xiaotian, Marshal Ge Long, and Ling Zhantian, was also in jeopardy.
After hearing the news, Bibi Dong slammed the armrest, stood up, and the terrifying pressure made the air in the entire hall seem to freeze.
Bibi Dong's noble and cold beautiful face flushed red with anger and hatred, and she gritted her teeth as she spat out a few words.
"Tang Chuan... It's him again! It's him again!"
"This damn Tang Chuan, destroying my plans again and again!!"
"First, he ruined my layout in the Heaven Dou Empire, and now he has snatched the Balak Kingdom and the Kingdom of Sylves first."
"Those are the throat passages for my Spirit Empire to advance east and north!!!"
Bibi Dong's voice trembled slightly with rage, her purple-black eyes filled with soaring anger and terrifying murderous intent, and she could not help but roar angrily.
"Tang Chuan!! If I, Bibi Dong, do not kill you, I swear I will not be human!!!"
Inside the main hall.
Listening to Bibi Dong's roar and bellowing.
The Elders and Cardinals of Spirit Hall were silent as cicadas in winter.
(End of Chapter)
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