Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 615 The Prelude to the Civil War (4.6k)

"Besides, the Spirit Pagoda can't possibly trust you right now. And if Shrek Academy and Tang Sect really make a move, do you think the other legions will come to our aid?" Le Jingchen said firmly.

Qian Renxue frowned slightly. Of course, she knew what Le Jingchen was saying. The reason she was able to continue walking happily with the Spirit Pagoda before was because of this.

It wasn't just because she had a good relationship with Qian Gu Huang Yu, the master of the Spirit Pagoda; it was also because Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na were both stronger than her within the Spirit Pagoda.

However, now that Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na have both disappeared, there is no one in the next generation of the Spirit Pagoda who can keep Qian Ren Xue in check. If this continues, the Spirit Pagoda may even become a subordinate organization of the Southern Army.

Seeing that Qian Renxue had taken his words to heart, Le Jingchen quickly pressed on, "Xiaoxue, the Southern Army is too far from Mingdu. If war really breaks out, we won't be able to help each other at all."

"You've already made enough profit during this period; it's time to stop."

“What you said makes a lot of sense.” Qian Renxue looked at Le Jingchen and said, “But I refuse.”

"I will definitely complete what she entrusted to me."

Qian Renxue's tone was very calm, but it carried an undeniable authority.

A month has passed since Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na went missing, but Qian Ren Xue has become calmer.

Of all the people, Qian Renxue is the one who understands the strength of Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na the most. Even if they were to face the Eternal Heaven, Qian Gu Huang Yu could use a Command Spell to summon Qian Renxue there and then use another Command Spell to make her a god.

In Qian Renxue's view, as long as she becomes a god, everything will be alright, and the eternal heaven will be no problem at all.

Since Sister Huangyu didn't use a Command Spell to send me over, it means she could actually handle this.

The current situation is merely part of her plan.

It was with this in mind that Qian Renxue continued to hold out until dawn, doing exactly as Qian Gu Huang Yu had hoped she would do.

"The Phoenix Feather of the Ages is long, the Phoenix Feather of the Ages is short, Teacher Daxue, are you going to add that the Phoenix Feather of the Ages is a woman who can become your mother?"

Within Qian Renxue's spiritual sea, the inner demon Xue walked over with a smile.

Qian Renxue glanced indifferently at Xinmo Xue and said, "Think what you want."

Xinmo Xue laughed and said, "Then it seems I guessed right. Our sweet little Xue has been wanting to find someone to be her mother because she lacked maternal love since she was a child?"

Upon hearing this, a furrowed brow appeared on Qian Renxue's forehead, and she coldly retorted, "Shut up! Don't take my affection for you for granted!"

Despite Qian Renxue's reprimand, Xinmo Xue remained unperturbed. She embraced Qian Renxue's soft, fragrant body from behind, rested her head on Qian Renxue's shoulder, and chuckled:
"Heh, Teacher Daxue, when you made me kneel in front of you before, you never told me to shut up."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's face instantly flushed an unnatural blush. She hurriedly pushed away Xinmo Xue and then left her sea of ​​consciousness.

After Qian Renxue left, Xinmo Xue sat alone on the ground and said with a faint smile, "Really, you're already so old, yet you're still acting like a little girl. Is it really that hard to admit something like this?"

...

Seeing that Qian Renxue wouldn't listen, Le Jingchen became anxious. "Xiaoxue, now is not the time to act rashly. Qian Gu Dieting has already returned to defend the Spirit Pagoda. It's time for us to leave too. If things go wrong, we might even repeat the mistakes of the Spirit Hall!"

"Enough!" Qian Renxue's voice instantly turned cold. She was already dissatisfied with being teased by Xinmo Xue for so long, and now Le Jingchen came here and brought up the sore spot, making Qian Renxue's mood instantly become very pleasant.

Qian Renxue said coldly, "I will not leave Mingdu. If you are worried, go back to the Southern Legion to guard it."

...

The Land of the Dead.

Silence, nothingness, desolation—this has been the dominant color scheme of this world since its birth. And now, high in the sky above the world of the dead, a silver 'sun' has appeared.

It's not accurate to call it the sun; it's the purest collection of energy.

Beside the silver sun, a giant dragon with three golden heads, a thousand meters long, was opening its blood-red maw, greedily absorbing the energy emanating from it.

After the battle on Poseidon Island, the Thousand-Year Phoenix Feather gathered the energy of the Eternal Heaven and transmitted it to the world of the dead.

However, this naturally comes at a price. After all, the Eternal Kingdom is the most powerful weapon of mass destruction in human history, with terrifying power and activity.

It was only after Electrox, the ruler of the undead world, used the power of the plane to suppress it that it was stabilized.

However, similarly, although the Eternal Phoenix Feather can absorb the energy within, it cannot leave the world of the dead. Otherwise, the energy of the Eternal Heaven will go out of control and may even completely destroy the world of the dead.

"Huang'er, is it really okay for them to worry like this?" Gu Yuena couldn't help but ask, looking at Qian Gu Huang Yu who was absorbing energy through her ninth soul skill, Star Devouring Wings.

Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "If you're going to act, you have to go all the way. They're different from us; they can't shield themselves from Tang Hao and A Yin's senses."

“If they know we’re alright, then Tang Hao and Ah Yin might also see through the deception, and then we won’t be able to absorb the energy from the Eternal Heaven in peace.”

"What if something goes wrong?" Gu Yuena asked.

Qian Gu Huang Yu laughed and said, "Gu Yue, isn't this all I need? When I'm too busy, I can get rid of you!"

Gu Yuena seemed quite pleased with Qian Gu Huang Yu's praise, nodding slightly and saying, "That's natural. In this plane, I am the strongest."

...

Shrek City, Shrek Academy.

The Sea God Pavilion, one of the most revered places on the entire continent, is hosting a meeting today that could change the entire world.

“Yueyue, Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na have been missing for a month now. I just went back to Seagod Island. Seagod Island has completely disappeared. Just like Father said, he used the Eternal Heaven to completely kill Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na. Now is the perfect opportunity for us to take revenge,” Chen Xinjie earnestly advised.

Since Chen Xinjie came to Shrek Academy, although Long Yeyue never acknowledged him, she still made him an honorific in Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion.

Long Yeyue sat in the main seat. Since Bedexun's death, she had been the acting head of Shrek Academy, waiting for Yun Ming to successfully break through to the quasi-god level before stepping down.

Long Yeyue did not directly respond to Chen Xinjie's words, but instead looked at Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin and asked, "How is Chen Yi doing?"

Now that Long Yeyue is the top leader of Shrek Academy, she can no longer act on her own whims as before; she must consider the overall situation.

Zang Xin said, "Our teacher is still unwilling to come out of seclusion. She doesn't want to get involved in our affairs with the Spirit Pagoda."

“The teacher was worried that her identity would arouse suspicion and make people unhappy,” Zang Xin added, trying to make amends for Chen Yi.

Long Yeyue frowned slightly. "What about Ning Qinglan?"

Long Yeyue certainly wanted to avenge Bei Dexun and Jun Shengbai, but she had to make sure she could succeed.

Shrek Academy and Tang Sect can no longer afford to suffer losses.

Zang Xin said, "Sect Leader Ning is the same as our teacher. She can agree to provide us with material support, but the disciples of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School will not go to the battlefield."

"But in return, she will also ensure that Ning Qingyu will not appear on the battlefield."

Long Yeyue's furrowed brows finally relaxed; it was no secret that Ning Qingyu's martial soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

However, when it comes to high-end combat power, even considering Chen Xinjie, the combined forces of the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy cannot compare to the Spirit Transmission Pagoda. With the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's enhancement, this gap will widen even further.

Therefore, Ning Qinglan's greatest contribution was enabling Ning Qingyu to avoid the battlefield.

At this moment, Long Yeyue looked at Chen Xinjie and asked, "Xinjie, how much can you negotiate with the Sea God Legion?"

Now that things have come to this, the fact that Chen Xinjie and Chen Hanyu, brother and sister, have become enemies is no secret in the eyes of the bigwigs in the Soul Master world.

Chen Xinjie is the eldest son of Chen Yiming, the Sea God Douluo, and possesses the cultivation level of a quasi-god. However, Chen Hanyu possesses the Golden Trident, a martial soul revered as a symbol of faith by the Sea God family.

Therefore, their split could lead to the division of the Sea God family and even the Sea God Legion.

Chen Xinjie said, "Although I spent some time with the Blood God Legion before, I am still several decades older than Hanyu. My people are also secretly in contact with the Sea God Legion."

"Conservatively speaking, at least two-thirds of the people will be willing to follow me. However, those from the Sea God family will be more inclined to follow Hanyu, since her martial soul is the same golden trident as the old Sea God."

Since Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na went missing, Qian Ren Xue has only managed to surround the Sea God Legion.

Although the Poseidon Legion lost its leader Chen Yiming, it remains the strongest navy in the entire Federation.

The Poseidon Legion alone possesses a considerable number of level-nine fixed-equipment soul-guided cannon shells. If this were to escalate into a full-scale war, it would inevitably result in astronomical losses.

With Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na no longer present, Qian Ren Xue lacks the confidence and will to suppress the entire Sea God Legion.

Moreover, apart from the Poseidon Legion, the Central Legion and the East Sea Legion are also considered suspicious rebels.

If action is taken against the Poseidon Legion, the other Central Legions and East Sea Legions may also mutiny.

Currently, those from the Spirit Pagoda, such as Qian Gu Die Ting, are preoccupied with their own affairs, and Qian Ren Xue's Southern Legion cannot possibly suppress all three legions at the same time; they can only surround them for now.

In any case, the various legions have large territories and sufficient supplies, so even if they are surrounded for a period of time, they can still survive.

Moreover, just as Qian Renxue didn't want to besiege them, they were also worried that if they broke through, several Limit Douluo would be waiting for them. Therefore, they never intended to break out of the encirclement.

The two sides have been deadlocked for a month.

Upon hearing this, Long Yeyue nodded slightly and said, "In that case, we now have half of the Sea God Legion, as well as the support of the Central Legion and the East Sea Legion."

"What?" Chen Xinjie was also taken aback by Long Yeyue's resolute statement.

Yun Ming explained with a smile, "The East Sea Fleet has always had a good relationship with Shrek Academy. Now, the commander of the East Sea Fleet, Shen Qixuan, has been accused of treason, and both the Shen family and the East Sea Fleet are in crisis."

“We extended an olive branch to them, and they accepted it immediately.”

"The same applies to the Central Legion. Although they don't have a good relationship with Shrek Academy, their own leader has been branded as a traitor."

"The future of the generals of the Central Army Corps will certainly be limited, so they will naturally be willing to follow us to set things right."

Chen Xinjie glanced at Long Yeyue in surprise, not expecting her to have changed so much.

Long Yeyue said calmly, "Sometimes, people have to force themselves to grow."

In reality, Long Yeyue was able to cultivate to the Limit Douluo level, so she must have been intelligent enough. However, in another timeline, she had the Heavenly Favored Douluo as her external brain in her early years.

After Yun Ming became the head of the Sea God Pavilion, everything was under Yun Ming's command, and she didn't need to use her brain to think about anything.

Therefore, Long Yeyue has always seemed a bit dim-witted. But now, the Heavenly Douluo Bede Xun is dead, and Yun Ming has not yet grown up.

Long Yeyue had no choice but to force herself to grow up and stop acting on her own whims, instead trying to think from the perspective of the Sea God Pavilion Master.

After all, Chen Yi has given up now, and the entire Shrek Tang Sect community is being carried on Long Yeyue's shoulders alone!
Long Yeyue said, "In that case, we now have the support of three major legions, plus Tang Sect's own mecha legion, which is already a force that is definitely not weak."

"Now, it's time to show the world what Shrek's might truly is!"

As she spoke, Long Yeyue's gaze swept toward the golden ancient tree behind her. The reason she was so confident in declaring war on the Spirit Pagoda and the Southern Legion was because she had received a promise from Elder Jin (A Yin).

...

Star Luo Empire, enemy-occupied territory, Holy Spirit Palace.

The Demon Emperor, the Ghost Emperor, the Underworld Emperor Halosa, and the Blood Emperor Ye Lingshang—these four highest authorities of the Holy Spirit Cult—gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

Because Mortis, the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, has disappeared, Blood Emperor Ye Lingshang has also returned from the Douling Empire.

The Ghost Emperor spoke first, saying, "Now it's not just us; everyone who was cursed by that lord has already discovered it."

"Since that person disappeared, the influence of the Blood Demon Curse has weakened considerably. Now they've started speculating about where that person went, and even I'm finding it hard to suppress their opinions."

Since Qian Gu Huang Yu became the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, he has changed the traditional way of life for evil spirit masters.

The indiscriminate killing of innocent people is prohibited without permission; terrorist attacks against any place are forbidden; and the cruel killing of life is not allowed…

Many evil spirit masters were dissatisfied with this, but they had no choice but to endure it due to Mortis's unfathomable strength.

Moreover, most of the high-ranking members of the evil spirit masters are cursed by Mortis, and they have no choice but to obey Mortis.

At the same time, in order to prevent their subordinates from causing trouble and getting punished, they also strictly demand things of their subordinates.

But now, the cult leader Mortis, who shone like the sun in the hearts of evil soul masters, has disappeared, and they can no longer suppress their bloodlust.

"Although I am proud to have been able to listen to that great man's teachings, times are changing, and we must look forward," the Ghost Emperor said again.

The Ghost Emperor was actually speaking more to Halosa and Ye Lingshang, who were the most loyal to Qian Gu Huang Yu among the four of them.

After a moment of silence, Harosa said, "So you mean we should start now?"

The Ghost Emperor smiled slightly, knowing that Harosa's attitude had softened, and said, "We must take action, but not now."

"I think Shrek Academy, which just lost its Pavilion Master, and Tang Sect, which just lost its Sect Master, will react even faster than us, won't they?"

"I want to let them fight it out first, and then strike with lightning speed to counterattack the Federation and unify the entire Douluo plane."

Ye Lingshang opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but in the end she didn't say anything.

Although Mortis's rule was as stable as a rock, there was a very awkward point: in fact, only Gu Yuena knew about this matter.

After Gu Yuena disappeared along with Qian Gu Huang Yu, the others had no idea about the Holy Spirit Cult.

Moreover, Gu Yuena only had this information on her end; the Holy Spirit Cult did not know who else besides Qian Gu Huang Yu was among their people.

This meant that even though Ye Lingshang wanted to maintain Mortis's rule, she didn't know who to choose to succeed her.

This means that even if they want to get closer to the Spirit Pagoda, they don't know who to contact.

(End of this chapter)