Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 538 A Series of Schemes: Poisoned but Not Dead, Entering a Dangerous Place
From Maple Leaf City to Heavenly Spirit City, including the Immovable Plains, few people knew that such a vast territory had completely changed hands within just one month, thanks to the deliberate information blockade by the Sun Moon Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Jing Hongchen perfectly executed Emperor Xu Guozhong's orders, advancing steadily and cautiously, without being rash. After entering each city, he first consolidated the defenses and ensured that the reserve supplies were in place before moving on to the next city.

A month later, they finally stood on the walls of Tianling City, a place they had long dreamed of.

Meanwhile, the Sun Moon Empire's 400,000-strong army officially set off. They hadn't moved before because it was impossible for such a large army to operate without being detected.

At this point, Tianling City had already fallen, so it didn't matter if they were discovered. It would be difficult for the Tianhun Empire to take the territory back from them. Or rather, in order to complete the next step of their plan, they wanted the Tianhun Empire to notice their movements.

Kong Deming led a small team and arrived at Tianling City first. Looking at Jing Hongchen's well-organized arrangements, he praised, "Sect Master Hongchen, you truly deserve to be the head of Mingde Hall. Not only are you skilled in soul tools, but you are also adept at military formations."

Jing Hongchen said modestly, "Master Kong is too kind. So, shouldn't we proceed with the second step of preparation?"

Kong Deming nodded. "Judging from the current situation, Xue Mo is genuinely cooperating with us. I really don't know if he's smart or stupid. Hehe, what kind of vassal kingdom is this? We don't need such things in our Sun Moon Empire. Everyone just needs to know that in the future, the Sun Moon Continent will only need one Sun Moon Empire."

Jing Hongchen sighed, "This is all caused by greed. In the minds of these ambitious people, there are only two kinds of countries: their own and others'. As for Xue Mo, as long as the country does not belong to him, then even if it belongs to his own sister Vina, it has little to do with him."

"This is the most important reason for the corruption in the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent. They do not know that the king is a sacrifice offered by the people to the country. Receiving the people's blood and sweat is to exchange the king's sacrifice for the country's prosperity!"

"I never expected that the Master of the Red Dust Hall would have such a profound sense of righteousness. He has truly impressed me," Kong Deming said in surprise.

I never expected that someone in this mortal world could have such a high level of enlightenment.

Jing Hongchen blushed. He had no idea how eloquent he was. This was something Yuwen Tuo had said to him when they were chatting back when Yuwen Tuo lived in Mingde Hall.

That's why he felt that Yuwen Tuo should be the emperor, and that the Sun Moon Empire would become stronger than ever under his leadership, and that conquering the three great empires would not be difficult.

Unfortunately, what mattered most to Yuwen Tuo was gratitude and revenge; he had no interest in power whatsoever.

A few days later, as the Sun Moon Empire's 400,000-strong army marched out and settled in the Lima Plain, the commotion could no longer be concealed.

The Heavenly Soul Court finally received the news, but the news was incomplete.

"What?! Maple Leaf City has fallen, and a large part of the Immediate Plains has been occupied! Heavenly Spirit City is in dire straits!" Emperor Xuexin stood up from her dragon throne in shock, her eyes filled with panic. "How could this happen? How did the Sun Moon Empire infiltrate my Heavenly Soul Empire so silently? What about the Western Army Group? Are they all dead? The border has been breached, and not a single word has been sent out?"

"Your Majesty, the Sun Moon Empire may have invented some new soul tool. Now is not the time to investigate this. If Tianling City is breached, our Tiandou City will lose its shield, and the Tianhun Empire will be in grave danger," Jiang Yuan immediately reported. "Your Majesty, I suggest that we immediately summon His Majesty and others to help defend Tianling City with the powerful strength of the Title Douluos. Then, we should immediately order Princess Vina, who is stationed in the East, to transfer troops from Dragon City and lead the Eastern Army Group to assist us. At the same time, we should request aid from the Star Luo and Douling Empires!"

The false information currently circulating is that the Sun Moon Empire has not yet captured Tianling City, but is still launching a strong attack. Therefore, the first thing everyone thinks of is to protect this last line of defense.

"Yes, yes, Lord Jiang is right. Please make a decision soon, Your Majesty." The ministers below immediately echoed. Not only because Jiang Yuan was right, but more importantly, they were all panicked. In the blink of an eye, the Sun Moon Empire was right under their noses.

Although they have been pressuring the emperor in various ways for Shrek Academy's sake, they are still in cahoots. If the Sun Moon Empire occupies the Heavenly Soul Empire, who here will have a good life?
It's important to know that the only empire Shrek cannot touch is the Sun and Moon Empire.

Most of the officials there come from places like Mingde Hall and Gongfeng Hall, which have nothing to do with Shrek Academy.

They won't give Shrek any face; they'll kill anyone who disobeys. Anyway, whether the Heavenly Soul side is in chaos or not won't affect the Sun and Moon mainland, so they don't have as many concerns as Emperor Xuexin.

These people's thoughts were exactly as Emperor Xuexin had predicted, so he immediately went along with it and said, "Alright, I agree. I will send someone to ask His Majesty the Body for assistance."

The imperial edict was quickly delivered to the Body Sect. Poison Undying received the edict and said, "We've finally entered the final few steps. Old Jin, why don't you come with me to accompany Tuo'er in faking his death for a while?"

Du Busi summoned his deputy sect leader to accompany him.

It would seem a bit strange for him to go alone, so he should bring more people with him.

Besides them, there were dozens of disciples of the Body Sect. Among them was a guy with an ordinary face and an air of nonchalance. This guy was actually Yuwen Tuo in disguise.

After all, he couldn't really let so many elders die. In the meantime, he had done a lot of things and also asked Electrolux for something.

With that thing around, everyone will be able to escape unscathed.

The group hurried on their way, and soon the disciples of the Body Sect arrived at the foot of Tianling City.

On the surface, Tianling City still belongs to the Tianhun Empire, so Du Busi sent a disciple to ask them to open the gate.

It's wartime now. Flying in from the sky might get you attacked as an enemy. Even if you don't die from the poison, you have to go all out.

"Open the door quickly! We are disciples of the Body Sect sent by His Majesty. Our sect leader has come in person to assist in the defense of the city," a disciple of the Body Sect called out as he stepped forward.

"It's His Majesty the True Body! That's wonderful! Open the gate quickly!" The city guard officer immediately opened the city gate excitedly and welcomed Du Busi and the others inside.

His acting was quite good; he really looked like he had met a savior.

In the shadows, Kong Deming watched Du Busi's every move, his heart pounding in his chest as he watched him slowly step through the city gate.

This great enemy of the Sun and Moon Empire can finally be eliminated today!
(End of this chapter)