Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 515 Heavenly Soul Court Struggle: Impeachment of Vina
At the same time that Yuwen Tuo and Qiu'er were discussing matters with the Silver Dragon King at the Lake of Life, another dispute was also raging in another place.

That was the Heavenly Soul Empire's imperial court.

Vina led her army to defeat the surprise attack force of the Sun Moon Empire and personally killed Marshal Ju Zi of the Sun Moon Empire, almost annihilating the entire Sun Moon Empire army. Such a great achievement should naturally be rewarded by the emperor, but it has aroused the dissatisfaction of many people.

"Your Majesty, please issue a decree to severely punish Princess Vina!"

An official, upright and righteous, petitioned Emperor Xuexin for permission.

This is a graduate of Shrek Academy's outer academy. Although he did not get into the inner academy back then, he remains loyal to Shrek Academy.

He harbored deep hatred for Yuwen Tuo, who had ruined Shrek Academy, and he also felt hatred for Vina, who had always protected Yuwen Tuo and opposed Shrek Academy.

When Vina was banished from Heaven Dou City, he did his part, hoping that this princess, who was not close to Shrek Academy, would stay away from the court. However, he never expected that in the past two and a half years, she would have quietly accumulated such a powerful force.

It's one thing for her to be a master of the Body Sect, since she was originally from the Body Sect, and everyone knows how protective Du Busi is of his own people. But what the hell is the Heaven and Earth Twin Dragon Gate? And where did those tens of thousands of Soul Master Legion come from?
Emperor Xuexin frowned. "Why is this, my dear minister? My son led the army to repel the invading enemy, protecting our Tianhun land and its people from harm. Such a great achievement is not rewarded but punished. What is the reason for this?"

"Your Majesty," the official said, "I acknowledge that Princess Vina has rendered meritorious service to the nation. Therefore, if Your Majesty punishes her leniently, I would have no objection. However, if Your Majesty wishes to reward her, I would absolutely disagree." He continued, "Although Princess Vina has won, she has secretly maintained a private army and has even left Dragon City without permission to travel to the border region. I am deeply alarmed by this and cannot help but suspect that Princess Vina is dissatisfied with Your Majesty's decision to exile her years ago and has long harbored rebellious intentions. I suggest that Princess Vina relinquish all her military power to the First Prince, Prince Xue Mo. Furthermore, she should be returned to her fiefdom and forbidden from leaving at will. If the princess remains loyal to Your Majesty, she will surely accept the decree without hesitation; otherwise, she has treasonous intentions, and Your Majesty should eliminate her swiftly."

"We second that!" As soon as the man finished speaking, a large crowd below started to jeer.

They were all Shrek supporters, and none of them wanted to see Princess Vina rise to power.

"You..." Emperor Xuexin couldn't help but clench the handle on her throne. Had the Heavenly Soul Court been infiltrated to this extent by Shrek Academy?

The biggest disadvantage of the Heavenly Soul Empire compared to other empires is that Shrek City is located within its territory.

Shrek Academy's outer court doesn't consider talent; all you need is a recommendation letter from a city lord. This might be a problem for minor nobles, but those who can enter the imperial court are all important officials, so getting a recommendation letter isn't difficult for them.

These noble and powerful families either had members who attended Shrek Academy or had children who attended Shrek Academy.

Although Shrek Academy has been ruined by Yuwen Tuo, these people have long been influenced by Shrek's millennia-long "glory." They believe that entering Shrek is their honor, and Yuwen Tuo, who destroyed all of this, is destroying their glory.
"Your Majesty, these are the memorials submitted by the lords of twenty-three major cities within the country. Their intentions are the same as mine: they hope Your Majesty will act decisively, punish Princess Vina, and restore peace to the court." The official produced another series of memorials, which was practically a coercion.

If he were alone, how could he dare to be so arrogant in requesting an imperial decree? After all, Vina had the Body Sect behind her. But as the saying goes, the law does not punish the masses. If the Body Sect were to retaliate against everyone in a frenzy, it wouldn't be long before the entire court and even the country were thrown into chaos.

Moreover, the Body Sect will be unacceptable to the Heavenly Soul Empire and will be rejected by all the people. Ordinary people do not know how much loss the Heavenly Soul Empire will suffer if the Body Sect is gone, or even the risk of national annihilation. They will only think that the Body Sect is too domineering and bloodthirsty.

This was also the reason why the emperor rejected Yuwentuo's plan to kill all the pro-Shrek faction members by himself. He did not want Yuwentuo to become a terrorist in the eyes of all the people of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Similarly, the emperor did not want the reputation of the Body Sect to become like that of the Evil Soul Master.

He will use a third force to wipe out these pro-Shrek factions.

"Hmph, who said I was secretly harboring a large number of troops?"

At this moment, Vina led Jiang Peng into the main hall. After all, Long Aotian was still wanted on the surface, so it was impossible for him to swagger into court.

“Princess Vina, everyone knows you were exiled to Dragon City. The Dragon City garrison only has 100,000 troops, but the army you led that day numbered well over 200,000. Among them was a Soul Master Legion, which our Heavenly Soul Empire has never seen before. What else could this be but your privately hoarded troops?” someone immediately questioned.

"Foolish! Don't you even know about my Jiang family army?" Jiang Peng stepped forward and took out a marching log. "Your Majesty, this is the complete record of my Jiang family army's training and troop movements over the past few years. Please review it. The troops led by Princess Vina are all my Jiang family army."

"How is that possible? When did your Jiang family army acquire such a powerful legion of Soul Masters?" Everyone was incredulous upon hearing this.

"Have you forgotten? My junior brother Yuwen went to the Sun Moon Empire a few years ago. He recorded a lot of knowledge about soul tools there and even poached a top student from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Later, I personally went to the Tang Sect and recruited an eighth-level soul master, Xuan Ziwen. With their guidance, what problem is there in teaching soul masters to operate those soul cannons that aren't too difficult to control? As for the source of soul tools, during the Soul Master Competition, thanks to my junior brother's plan, we plundered at least two-thirds of the soul tools that the Sun Moon Empire had stored up for the war for many years," Vina explained.

The origins of the Soul Master and the Soul Tool were both clear and reasonable, leaving everyone speechless for a moment.

But even if they're nitpicking, they'll find fault where there is none. "Fine, even if Her Highness doesn't have a private army, the Jiang family army is a military force stationed in the Northeast of our country. How can you mobilize it without authorization?"

"You're wrong again. It wasn't Princess Vina who mobilized us; it was we who went to help Princess Vina voluntarily." Jiang Peng took out an imperial edict from his robes. "This is an edict His Majesty gave us a few years ago. His Majesty had already sensed the Sun Moon Empire's restless ambitions. He was worried that the army stationed on the northwest frontier wouldn't be able to defend against the Sun Moon Empire's attack, so he granted us an imperial edict. If there were any disturbances in the northwest, he permitted my Jiang family army to act as it saw fit. That's why I sought Princess Vina's help. Only Princess Vina could mobilize the Body Sect. Without the Body Sect, do you think you could defeat the combined forces of the Sun Moon Empire's ninth-level Soul Masters and the Holy Spirit Cult's evil Soul Master Title Douluo just by relying on your army?"

(End of this chapter)