Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 544 Xuexin's Plan: Driving Away Wolves and Fighting Dogs
Boom boom boom————

Inside the palace, a deafening explosion resounded, but it did not spread outwards and affect the entire Tian Dou City; instead, it was contained within the palace.

The invincible shield of the soul-guided artifacts surrounding the palace was blocked by several layers of defense, all of which Xiao Xiao and Qiu'er "borrowed" from the underground warehouse of the Sun Moon Empire.

It works very well, and the power of the explosion is multiplied by limiting it to a certain range.

Officials near the East City were startled by the earth-shattering explosion.

They never considered that the emperor would perish together with the Sun and Moon Empire; they only thought that the Sun and Moon Empire had gone mad, forcibly bombarding the city with artillery fire despite having such a great advantage.

With such an explosion, how could His Majesty and the pro-Shrek officials inside possibly survive?

Then a group of figures appeared in front of them, one of whom knelt down and wailed.

These people were none other than the titled Douluo of the Body Sect and the National Guardian Douluo Jiang Yuan, while the one kneeling was the Heaven-Shaking Douluo Jiang Yuan.

"Your Majesty, your plan is now complete. May you have a safe journey. Your humble servant respectfully sees you off."

Since Jiang Yuan broke through to the Title Douluo level, he no longer needed to kneel before anyone. Even when he saw the emperor, he would only give a slight bow. But today, he sincerely bid farewell to his emperor with the utmost respect.

"The Body Sect, Your Majesty Zhentian!"

The officials who were confined here looked shocked. They had thought the powerful figures who would protect His Majesty had been protecting them all along.

Those who have reached their positions are certainly not idiots; upon seeing these people appear, they instantly understood everything.

Your Majesty, he used himself as bait to lure the main force of the Sun Moon Empire to come here, so that he could perish together with all the pro-Shrek faction members in the court.

After tonight, the world will know that the Sun Moon Empire attacked the Heavenly Soul Empire and killed the emperor and his officials.

Scattered throughout the various places of the Heavenly Soul Emperor, there are indeed many city lords, prefecture governors, and other forces from Shrek Academy, but they are far removed from the imperial court, and matters in the court are decided by those who are pro-Shrek.

Now that the pro-Shrek faction has been completely wiped out, they will no longer be able to interfere in the court.

Secondly, if those pro-Shrek factions were killed by the emperor, or by the Body Sect or Yuwen Tuo, they would inevitably cause trouble, until the entire Heavenly Soul Empire was thrown into chaos.

But now, they have been killed by the Sun and Moon Empire, so their anger is naturally directed at the Sun and Moon Empire.

With Prince Xue Mo colluding with the Sun Moon Empire, Shrek Academy's forces can no longer support him.

All that awaits is Princess Vina's return. With a single command, the army will unite and attack the Sun Moon Empire, and naturally, everyone will be united in their resolve.

This is a scheme to drive away wolves and fight dogs, which inevitably arouses suspicion that he colluded with the Sun Moon Empire to eliminate Shrek Academy, and the emperor even lost his life.

Xuexin's plan was completely different from Yuwentuo's.

Yuwen Tuo took the initiative to propose that he take action and kill everyone, whether they were in the imperial court or stationed in various places. As long as they were related to Shrek Academy, they would all be dealt with.

In this way, Emperor Xuexin will not die. As long as Xuexin continues to shift all the blame for the indiscriminate killing onto Yuwentuo, portraying him as a terrorist, and severing ties between them, he will not be affected. Yuwentuo, on the other hand, doesn't mind bearing this blame. After all, he will go to the divine realm after becoming a god and will not need the faith of the mortal world. Even if those on this land hate him because of misunderstandings, he doesn't care.

Anyway, he did this simply to repay Senior Sister Vina; he didn't seek any power or fame.

But Emperor Xuexin refused. Firstly, he did not want Yuwentuo to do everything and contribute so much to the Heavenly Soul Empire, only to leave this world bearing all the infamy.

Both sides were more concerned about causing national chaos.

The country is like a machine, and officials are like nails in the machine. The nails in the court are fine, Xuexin had long been prepared. When the old ones are gone, Vina will naturally replace them with a newer and better batch.

However, if so many garrisons are lost across the country, the Heavenly Soul Empire simply cannot provide enough manpower to replace them all at once.

Therefore, Xue Xin's method is to kill half and let the other half go. As long as all the core members of Shrek are eliminated, the rest will be rootless duckweed and will not amount to anything.

Without a central figure in charge, what else can they do but stay obediently in their respective territories? Vina can even use their power again, taking advantage of their hatred for the Sun Moon Empire, and using Shrek Academy to deal with the Sun Moon Empire, further weakening both sides.

After three major battles—the Battle of the Sun and Moon Imperial Palace, the Battle of the Maple Forest, and today's Battle of the Heavenly Soul Imperial Palace—the Sun and Moon Empire's losses have reduced its national strength to a level lower than that of the three major powers.

Next, as long as Vina can reorganize her army and seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack against the Sun Moon Empire, she will become a wise and benevolent ruler who restores the Heavenly Soul and is loved by the people.

Yuwen Tuo will reappear to lend her a helping hand.

Because of his mutual destruction with Long Xiaoyao, Emperor Xuexin had already issued an edict to restore his reputation. Once he sweeps across the land, he will become a hero of the Heavenly Soul Empire, the invincible Grand Tutor Yuwen who turns the tide of battle.

That night, Yuwen Tuo was also busy; he had already arrived at the gate of Shrek Academy.

A sudden pang in his chest filled Yuwen Tuo with a sense of melancholy. "Your Majesty, have you already passed away? Although we didn't meet often, I could sincerely feel your love for your country as an emperor. Perhaps you weren't a good father to Prince Xue Mo, but you gave my Senior Sister Vina all the love you could. You helped me rebuild Shiwa Village, so you are also my elder. I, Yuwen Tuo, will never let you down."

Yuwen Tuo bowed slightly in the direction of Tiandou City, his gaze hardening once more, and stepped into Shrek Academy.

His figure had already turned into flames, and no one could see him clearly. With one step, he arrived in the inner courtyard.

The entire Shrek Academy was reduced to ruins. The outer courtyard is still under reconstruction, and only the Golden Tree area in the inner courtyard still houses some teachers and disciples.

They all thought Yuwen Tuo was dead, which is why they dared to move in so easily.

Yuwentuo's Divine Fire Clone is completely different from ordinary skills. It is silent and stealthy. Even Ye Xishui couldn't detect it back then, let alone these students and teachers.

Every time his firelight entered a room, several more corpses would appear inside.

He Caitou, Zhou Yi, Fan Yu, and others were all silently killed by Yuwen Tuo in their sleep.

For some reason, he couldn't sense Moon's soul inside the Golden Tree. Had it dissipated, or was it somewhere else?
However, he couldn't care less about that now. Tonight, Yuwentuo would not show any mercy. He had given them a chance when he first attacked Shrek Academy. Those who left Shrek Academy that day would live. Since they had sworn to live and die with Shrek Academy, they were his mortal enemies.

In any case, he could not betray the opportunity that His Majesty had sacrificed his life for.

(End of this chapter)