Chapter 436: Spirit Master Numbers and Military Comparison
After greeting Dugu Bo, Emperor Xue Ye shifted his gaze to Yu Tianlin.
"Nephew Tianlin, I haven't seen you in a while, and your strength seems to have improved significantly."
"Speaking of which, I have Your Majesty to thank," Yu Tianlin said sincerely. "The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud we exchanged for last time was indeed of great help to me."
If he had not possessed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, Yu Tianlin would not even have been able to dive to the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, let alone absorb the Spirit Bones of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings. It was fair to say that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud had been critically important to him.
"I'm glad it could help you, Nephew."
Hearing Yu Tianlin's words, Emperor Xue Ye smiled contentedly.
After exchanging a few simple words, Yu Tianlin sat down behind his grandfather, Yu Yuanzhen.
The main purpose of this meeting was to discuss matters concerning the Spirit Empire, so naturally, he could not steal the spotlight.
Following the small interlude caused by the arrival of Yu Tianlin and Dugu Bo, the meeting returned to its main agenda.
"We cannot afford to wait any longer. We must mobilize our troops as soon as possible."
Emperor Xue Ye looked around the room, his eyes filled with determination.
"After Spirit Hall united various kingdoms and principalities to establish the so called Spirit Empire, they did not immediately invade our territory or that of the Star Luo Empire. Clearly, they are preparing something."
"According to the latest intelligence, the Spirit Empire is actively consolidating its military resources. If we remain inactive and allow the Spirit Empire to finish sorting out these matters, we will become extremely passive later on."
"You must know that Spirit Hall possesses a very large number of Spirit Masters. Excluding the necessary garrison forces, they can mobilize at least forty thousand Spirit Masters. This number is several times greater than ours. If they succeed in organizing these Spirit Masters into a proper army, it will spell trouble for us."
Since he did not fully understand the specific situation, Yu Tianlin silently listened to Emperor Xue Ye's account. He felt somewhat surprised by the forty thousand Spirit Masters mentioned.
It had to be remembered that during the Spirit Hunting Operation, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had wiped out ten thousand Spirit Masters from Spirit Hall, yet they could still gather so many more now. This proved that Spirit Hall's foundation was truly astonishing.
However, if it was only a matter of having a large number of Spirit Masters, it was not too big of a problem, because they had the great weapon, Dugu Bo, on their side.
With Dugu Bo present, let alone forty thousand Spirit Masters, even four hundred thousand Spirit Masters would be a futile effort, only serving to hand him easy kills.
This was because his poison was extremely well suited for battles involving massive numbers of people.
Generally speaking, those below the Spirit Saint level had absolutely no resistance against Dugu Bo's Green Phosphorus Snake Emperor Poison. Even a Spirit Saint could only barely delay the onset of the poison and prolong their survival. Only those at the Spirit Douluo level and above could largely remain unaffected by Dugu Bo's toxins.
The vast majority of Spirit Hall's Spirit Master army did not possess Spirit Saint level cultivation, so against Dugu Bo, they would only face instant death. Their numbers would be useless.
Although Yu Tianlin was very clear about Dugu Bo's power, the others present were not.
On the Douluo Continent, because Spirit Hall had long maintained the balance, there had been no large scale conflicts between the two great empires before, only minor friction between various kingdoms and principalities. Dugu Bo had never taken action on a large battlefield before.
Although those present knew that Dugu Bo's abilities were highly suitable for group combat, they did not realize that his power was strong enough to completely overturn a war. So, when they heard that Spirit Hall had forty thousand Spirit Masters, their expressions could not help turning solemn.
"That is true," Ning Fengzhi said in a deep voice. "We cannot give the Spirit Empire enough time to fully organize their Spirit Master legions. We must strike early. The sooner the war begins, the more advantageous it will be for us."
"Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has long been prepared," Yu Yuanzhen stated. "Excluding the necessary personnel for defense, our six thousand Spirit Masters are ready to depart at any time."
The reason he mentioned six thousand was that, besides the core Spirit Masters of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Yuanzhen had also included the personnel that could be mobilized from the Four Element Academies. Strictly speaking, the Four Element Academies were part of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's influence.
Hearing Yu Yuanzhen's words, Ning Fengzhi also announced the number of combatants the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan could provide.
"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan cannot compare to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Mobilizing four thousand Spirit Masters is our limit."
"That is already very good."
Emperor Xue Ye nodded with satisfaction.
"The Empire can also dispatch two thousand Spirit Masters. Adding the various forces hostile to Spirit Hall, led by the Four Attributes Clan, they can muster another two thousand Spirit Masters. Calculated this way, our total number of Spirit Masters reaches fourteen thousand."
The Spirit Empire was capable of organizing an army of forty thousand Spirit Masters, but they needed to simultaneously face attacks from both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire. Therefore, their Spirit Master army had to be divided into two parts.
Based on this, the Heaven Dou Empire actually only needed to face twenty thousand Spirit Masters, while the total number of Spirit Masters on the Heaven Dou Empire's side reached fourteen thousand.
Fourteen thousand against twenty thousand.
Although the Heaven Dou Empire was still lagging behind in numbers, the gap was not exaggeratedly large.
"As long as the Spirit Master legions can stand toe to toe with the Spirit Empire, then we will essentially secure victory."
Emperor Xue Ye looked somewhat spirited and full of confidence.
"In terms of regular armies, the ragtag troops made up of various kingdoms and principalities are absolutely no match for the Empire's military."
The Heaven Dou Empire's most elite Royal Knights were quite formidable, far superior to the armies of those kingdoms and principalities.
Therefore, if the Spirit Empire could not gain an advantage in the area they specialized in, Spirit Masters, then defeat would be inevitable for them.
After determining the future strategy and the forces each faction could mobilize, the major figures discussed some specific details, and then the meeting concluded.
They all returned to their respective places to make intensive preparations, aiming to set off as soon as possible.
Once the meeting ended, on the way back to the clan, Yu Tianlin finally had a chance to speak with his grandfather, Yu Yuanzhen.
"Last time it was half a year, and this time it was over a year."
Yu Yuanzhen glanced at Yu Tianlin and said gruffly, "No news for so long. I thought you had died outside."
"But I'm fine, aren't I?"
Yu Tianlin chuckled.
"Although I stayed out for quite a while this time, the gains were truly immense. Putting everything else aside, just regarding my Spirit Power cultivation, Grandpa, you should be able to sense it, right? I am already rank 90 now."
Yu Yuanzhen slowly nodded.
"Being able to break through to rank 90 is quite good. Some people are trapped at the rank 89 bottleneck for decades without being able to break through."
Hearing this, Yu Luomian, who had been mostly silent, could not help rolling his eyes.
He felt that his older brother was subtly referencing him.
That said, in the current era, before the emergence of legion linked Spirit tools, the sheer number of low level Spirit Masters truly could not pose a threat to powerful Spirit Masters.
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