Under the persuasion of Tang Chen and Tang San, the Four Great Sects—the Strength Clan, the Speed Clan, the Defense Clan, and the Breaking Clan—all joined the Anti Heaven Dou–Spirit Hall Alliance.
Although they still harbored resentment towards the Clear Sky Clan, it was mainly directed at the clan when Tang Zhen was the sect master. Besides, the Clear Sky Clan had already been destroyed.
Moreover, Tang Chen had once led the Four Great Sects to the pinnacle of glory. With both Tang Chen and Tang San now gods, the clans willingly submitted to them.
They firmly believed that Tang Chen and Tang San would defeat Ye Yu, leading them to victory against the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall.
Under Tang Chen's command, the Four Great Sects would surely rise again and reclaim their peak.
Aside from them, Flender, Liu Erlong, Yu Tianheng, and others also joined the alliance after Tang San revealed that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had most likely been destroyed by Ye Yu—and that their teacher, Yu Xiaogang, might very well have been slain by him as well.
Thus, the final decisive battle of the Douluo Continent was on the verge of breaking out.
The Strategic Position of Star Luo Province
Compared to the Heaven Dou Empire's Imperial Province and Imperial City, the Star Luo Empire's Star Luo Province and its Imperial City occupied a far more favorable position.
The entire Star Luo Province was encircled by mountains: the Jin City Mountain Range, the Tiger Might Range, the Tiger Fury Range, and the Tiger Roar Range.
These mountains were treacherous, making it impossible for armies to march through on a large scale. Only narrow passes allowed entry into Star Luo Province, and each of those passes had been fortified with strongholds.
As long as those fortresses were held, no foreign army could force its way inside.
The Heaven Dou–Spirit Hall coalition had already conquered the Kingdom of Pelagius, the Kingdom of Kirikres, and the Kingdom of Hadrian.
Originally, Ye Yu and Qian Renxue's plan was to continue by seizing Star Luo's Dragon Flame Province, Antonio Province, East and West Amels, and Heavenly Star Province—encircling Star Luo Province.
After that, they would occupy the Wolf-Blood Kingdom and the Starlight Duchy, completely sealing off Star Luo before delivering the killing blow.
Dai Tianfeng had been fully aware of this. If the coalition pressed forward step by step, the Star Luo Empire faced nothing but slow death.
Believing there was no hope of victory, he had originally chosen to let things decay and ignored everything.
But now, with the arrival of Tang Chen and Tang San as gods, and Bo Saixi's army of over ten thousand elite sea spirit masters, Dai Tianfeng decided: Star Luo would fight to the bitter end!
Soon, the elite Star Luo army assembled with Bo Saixi's sea spirit master legion and the spirit master forces Tang Chen and Tang San had rallied.
Under Dai Tianfeng's personal command, they departed through Tiger Might Pass in a grand procession, marching onto the vast plains of Antonio Province. There, they would meet the coalition in decisive battle.
In Dai Tianfeng's eyes, Heaven Dou and Spirit Hall had no idea that Star Luo had secured the aid of two gods and a legion of sea spirit masters.
This battle would catch them completely off guard.
As long as Tang Chen and Tang San could defeat—or at least restrain—Ye Yu, victory would belong to Star Luo.
But Dai Tianfeng did not know that Tang Chen and Tang San had arrived too late.
The Duke of Hell had already led the Hell Spirit Cat Clan to secretly pledge allegiance to Ye Yu, swearing loyalty.
.Although Zhu Xuanfeng had a moment of regret when he learned that the Star Luo Empire had received help from two gods, it was too late to change his mind.
Two-faced traitors are despised by all, and trust can never be restored.
If Ye Yu were to expose their betrayal on the battlefield, the Hell Spirit Cat Clan would surely face annihilation.
Worse still, Dai Tianfeng had deposed Dai Weisi and made his third son, Dai Mubai, crown prince.
Yet Mubai's former fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing, was now with Ye Yu.
If Mubai believed the Hell Spirit Cat Clan had deliberately sent Zhu Zhuqing to Ye Yu, wouldn't resentment fester?
And if he discovered that Zhu Xuanfeng had knowingly allowed it to happen, then the clan would be doomed for certain.
Thus, Zhu Xuanfeng resolved to see his choice through to the end.
He secretly dispatched word to Ye Yu, informing him of Tang Chen, Tang San, and Bo Saixi's arrival.
Ye Yu received the news with indifference, even disdain.
"So, the Asura God and the Sea God really did make their move… But so what?"
By now, he had already condensed a golden core and stepped into the realm of immortals—a level above the gods of the Douluo system.
Within him, over forty Spirit Cores had been condensed.
The vast, ocean-deep Spirit Power flowing through him could crush those so-called gods with ease.
Let Tang Chen and Tang San gather every last rebel against Spirit Hall.
When the time came, he would slaughter them all in one fell swoop.
Then, the Douluo Continent would be a blank sheet—only on blank paper could a new masterpiece be painted.
News soon spread: Dai Tianfeng was leading the Star Luo army and the blue-clad sea spirit master legion out from Tiger Might Pass, establishing camp on the plains as if daring the coalition to strike.
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue—still disguised as Emperor Xue Qinghe—personally marched to the frontlines, bringing with her Ye Yu's Mirror Clone, Ye Xiuquan, as well as the Heaven Dou army and Spirit Hall's spirit master legions.
They encamped on the plains of Antonio Province, not far from Tiger Might Pass, preparing for the final showdown with the Star Luo Empire!
It was obvious—this would be the final battle.
At this moment, Bibi Dong—the Pope of Spirit Hall who had mysteriously vanished for so long—suddenly reappeared, leading Spirit Hall's high command to the front.
With that, the leaders of both factions were now gathered on the battlefield.
After the coalition's army rested for one night, they set out the next day under Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong's command.
Heaven Dou's elite forces and Spirit Hall's spirit master legions marched in grand formation toward the Star Luo camp.
At the same time, Dai Tianfeng led Dai Mubai, together with Tang Chen, Tang San, Bo Saixi, and their gathered army, to meet the coalition on the plains.
Soon, the two mighty forces stood face to face.
"Spirit Hall! Heaven Dou Empire!" Dai Tianfeng shouted, standing on a white, tiger-striped royal carriage, his Spirit Power amplifying his words across the battlefield.
"You wage war for selfish ambition, plunging the continent into suffering! Do you truly believe yourselves righteous?"
"Let me tell you this—the great Sea God of the Endless Sea himself cannot tolerate your tyranny! He has sent Grand Priest Bo Saixi, leading the sea spirit masters, to aid us!"
"At the same time, Lord Tang Chen, the Asura God, and Lord Tang San, the new Sea God, stand with Star Luo Empire!"
"This time, Heaven Dou and Spirit Hall—you are destined to lose!"
As he shouted, Tang Chen and Tang San soared into the air and summoned their Martial Souls.
In an instant, nine blood-red Spirit Rings rose beneath their feet. Following them, a tenth Spirit Ring of one-million-year blood-gold and one-million-year blue-gold flared into existence around each of them.
At the same time, a god-level divine pressure erupted violently, sweeping across the Heaven Dou Empire's armies and Spirit Master legions.