Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 301 Your Highness, we must be decisive and efficient in our actions, without hesitation.

"Some time ago, we accepted a bounty mission from the Adventurers' Guild. The goal was to steal the Conferred God Platform and the 100,000-year-old Soul Beast Embryo from the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire."

Poison Undying laughed heartily, his facial muscles bulging with explosive power.

"The person who issued the mission marked the underground coordinates of Mingde Hall, which were almost identical to the approximate location detected by our spies, and even more precise! They pointed out several important places."

"As long as we use enough earth-burrowing soul tools, we can bypass the Sun Moon Empire's multiple defenses and launch a surprise attack from underground, catching Mingde Hall off guard!"

Du Bu Si clenched his fist and raised his arm, gesturing for a heavy blow to Ming De Tang, his words brimming with confidence and arrogance.

Upon hearing this, Prince Xueyu was overjoyed, but then worried, saying, "But Sect Master Poison, those level nine Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire are not easy to deal with. Won't you be able to advance alone...?"

In the battle of Star Luo City, a large number of Shrek Academy's top experts died, which was quite frightening.

"Haha! Don't worry, according to intelligence, more than half of the ninth-level Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire are in the Hall of Worship, and some are leading troops outside. Apart from Jing Hongchen, there are not many powerful figures in the Mingde Hall."

"We won't fight for too long. Once we seize the Conferred God Platform, we'll leave. With my abilities, even if I can't defeat Jing Hongchen immediately, I won't be injured by him."

Poison Immortal waved his hand, indicating that this time the Body Sect's elite forces had been mobilized to attack a small group of enemies from the Sun Moon Empire. With superior numbers, the advantage was in their hands!
Xueyu's eyes lit up, clearly also interested. She cupped her hands and smiled, "That's wonderful. I will definitely tell my brother when I get back that the Poison Sect Master has sent them to provide support."

Poison Undying nodded, frowned slightly, and said, "There really is something I need your help with. I don't know what's been going on lately, but it's very difficult to find high-grade earth-burrowing soul tools on the Sun Moon Empire's black market. We can't buy them even if we have the money."

"Starting two years ago, the black market of the Sun Moon Empire began to tighten completely, and many soul tools that could be bought with money began to disappear."

Two years ago, when Xu Tianxi advised Kong Deming to destroy the Xishui Alliance and for the Academy faction to cross the river and control the underground forces of Mingdu, he gave a strict order to prohibit the appearance of the earth-drilling soul tool on the black market and to recall all contraband, including the earth-drilling soul tool.

Anyone who dares to sell a burrowing soul tool will meet the same fate as an evil soul master! Any faction that dares to sell one will be wiped out like the Evening Water Alliance! No matter if you are a king or a general, no soul will survive under the soul-guided cannon!
This death order, carrying the power to destroy the Xishui Alliance, deeply shocked the two giants, the Aodu Chamber of Commerce and the Pingfan Alliance. Black market vendors dared not sell, and only people like Xu Guozhong occasionally sold small goods through their own channels, but now they were completely dead.

The earth-drilling soul guides needed for the large number of experts from the Body Sect to drill deep underground to the location of Mingde Hall are not something Xiao Huo can handle. Du Bu Si can't exactly lead people to dig tunnels with shovels.

If someone were to dig a tunnel with just a shovel, then the Body Sect shouldn't bother attacking Mingde Hall anymore. They could simply switch careers to civil engineering and maybe even study at Mingde Hall under the guise of learning.

Upon hearing that the problem of poison-free death required solving the issue of soul tool technology, Prince Xueyu was immediately stumped, his brows furrowing into a deep frown.

If you want a high-level earth-burrowing soul tool, you might as well ask me for an earth-attribute titled Douluo. The Heavenly Soul Empire doesn't even have many level seven soul masters, so why would they have time to research something that's completely useless except in specific situations?

"I understand the request from the Poison Sect Master. As for this matter... well, this... I will certainly ask my elder brother to do his best to help resolve it. If it cannot be resolved domestically, we will procure supplies from the Star Luo Empire and Shrek City!"

Prince Xueyu wasn't very confident in his family's research capabilities either. He gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "If all else fails, I'll ask my brother to send some earth-attribute experts to the Poison Sect Master!"

"Then it's up to you." Poison Undying nodded, hoping that the Heavenly Soul Empire's capabilities would not disappoint him.

At this moment, Vina suddenly spoke up, her small face filled with barely concealed hesitation, and said in a low voice, "Sect Master, won't your large-scale attack on Mingde Hall lead to uncontrollable consequences?"

"Consequences? What are you afraid of?"

Poison Immortal raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "Mingde Hall is the core research site of the Sun Moon Empire. Making a scene there will not only demoralize the Sun Moon Empire, but also slow down their research and buy more time for our country."

Vina frowned and said, "Grandpa, as far as I know, most of the people in Mingde Hall are research-oriented Soul Masters. They are not on the same side as the military, which craves war, and they do not like war."

“Once Mingde Hall is attacked, these people will inevitably harbor resentment and side with the pro-war faction. At that point, the pro-war faction within the Sun Moon Empire will be out of control; in the long run, war may come even sooner.”

Recalling her experience of asking Xu Tianxi for help at Mingde Hall two years ago, what he said, and the letter that person had sent just yesterday, Vina didn't want the Body Sect to take action against Mingde Hall from the bottom of her heart.

"What is this? Do you think our three great empires, united in purpose, would be afraid of the Sun Moon Empire? If they dare to attack quickly, our Body Sect is willing to go all out to defend the country from the outside!"

Despite the conflict with the Sun Moon Empire, Poison Undying seemed quite confident.

Vina's face paled, and she tried to persuade him again: "But Godfather, you might be in danger. Important figures from Mingde Hall will be..."

Poison Undying waved his hand to interrupt Vina, and said decisively, "Don't worry about us. Besides, the fight was a feud between my Body Sect and Mingde Hall. Even if they seek revenge, it will be against our Body Sect."

"If they intend to take their anger out on the Heavenly Soul Empire, our Body Sect will fight them to the death, no matter what we have!"

At this point, Vina was speechless, and Prince Xueyu quickly smoothed things over, saying:

"Please don't be offended, Poison Sect Master. Na'er has been researching soul tools recently and feels that there is a big gap between the technology of our country and the Sun Moon Empire. That's why I'm worried about you and have lost some confidence in our country's military strength."

"We will make your request as soon as possible."

Poison Immortal nodded slightly: "Don't worry, how could I be angry with my own goddaughter? This is for our safety."

"It would be best if the Poison Sect Master could understand. Let's go back to see our royal brother first."

Prince Xueyu bid farewell to Du Busi and left the Body Sect mountain peak with Vina Muxue.

On the way back to Tiandou City, Prince Xueyu's expression darkened slightly as he asked Vina, "Vina, is your intervention in stopping the Poison Sect Master and the others truly out of altruism? Or do you have some other motives?" "Uncle, what are you saying? Vina really doesn't want to see my godfather and the others take risks, nor does she want to see more people in the Sun Moon Empire side with the pro-war faction."

Vina was somewhat distraught. She shook her head and sighed, "Among the Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire, there is a terrifying existence comparable to the Limit Douluo. Jing Hongchen is no ordinary person either. If he doesn't die, he will only desperately seek revenge against the Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul."

Poison Undying is a powerful fighter, and Vina doesn't believe that something bad happened to him during his trip. But she also doesn't believe that they could cause much harm to Mingde Hall or even kill Jing Hongchen.

"You've forgotten one, haven't you? Like that new Duke of the Sun Moon Empire, who just sent us a letter urging us to ruthlessly purge our own nobles?"

Prince Xueyu's gaze was deep as he said, "He helped you two years ago and even saved you in the far north. It's only natural that you don't want anything to happen to him. He is indeed one of the most outstanding talents among the younger generation."

"But his hero is my enemy. The more capable and powerful this person is, the more we should eliminate him! We are ultimately on different sides!"

Vina paused for a moment, bit her cherry lips, looked up and met Prince Xueyu's stern gaze, and said with a wry smile:
"Uncle, putting aside the life-saving grace, that man is usually a mild-mannered gentleman, but if anyone provokes him, he will surely retaliate fiercely. How can such a person be easily dealt with?"

When news reached Tiandou City that the Sun Moon Empire had taken action against the royal family, and that the newly appointed Duke of Zhenguo, Xu Tianxi, had personally led a team to raid homes, supervised the execution of more than 5,000 people in a single day, and that the operation was still expanding, Vina instinctively did not want to associate this information with Xu Tianxi.

But then he thought about it again. The man had saved him and then sent him to cause trouble for the Lord of Dragon City. This showed that he deeply hated those incompetent officials and nobles who did nothing when ordinary people suffered, and he was ruthless when he took action.

If they can wield a merciless sword against their own royal family, how much more so against the Body Sect, which actively invaded Mingde Hall? Two years have passed, and she doesn't know how far that person is from becoming a Soul Saint, but he's probably closer than Aotian.

With her thoughts still lingering, Vina continued, "I am indeed deeply grateful for their help and life-saving grace back then, but I always remember that I am Princess Tianhun. You have no need to doubt me, Uncle."

"Of course I believe that." Prince Xueyu breathed a sigh of relief. His history of being blinded by love and causing serious trouble was too serious, and he had to be on guard. It seemed that Vina was still sober.

"But Vina, you must remember that every combat-type soul tool produced by Mingdetang has the potential to be used in the military, which is no different from them going to the battlefield themselves!"

Prince Xueyu reiterated the importance of Mingde Hall, emphasizing that one should never harbor illusions about the enemy: "It would always be good to attack such a military research base; you wouldn't have hesitated like this before. Remember that you are also a member of the Body Sect. My brother and I are looking forward to drinking your and Long Aotian's wedding wine in a few years."

Vina hummed in agreement, lowered her head, and said nothing more.

Did she become hesitant because of that person? That's normal.

……

"Your Highness, we must act decisively and without hesitation. When confiscating property and killing people, we must be swift, accurate, and ruthless!"

At the gates of Mingdu City, the execution ground was set up again. Xu Tianxi, as usual, sat in the position of the executioner, pointing to the second batch of prisoners sentenced to death below, and giving instructions to Xu Jiujiu beside him.

Jing Hongchen once said that when it comes to exchanges and learning, one should be open-minded and let outsiders learn. Xu Tianxi agreed wholeheartedly and personally brought Xu Jiujiu to the execution ground, letting her take Meng Hongchen's place and record the whole process with a photographic soul guide device.

"These are the royal family members and servants who are outside the palace, from stewards to slaves, all of them are accomplices. Over the years, they have abused their masters' power to run rampant and do whatever they want. They are all heinous criminals!"

"We must emphasize how much profit these people have made by bullying the people over the years, and how many families they have ruined!" Xu Tianxi stressed this point clearly.

The area around the execution platform was packed with onlookers, who shouted slogans such as "Lord Zhenguo," "Lord Kong's noble character," and "The upright and just official is here to execute people again."

Beside him, Xu Sanshi, who had replaced Xiao Hongchen, wore a mask and shouted through a megaphone: "Fellow citizens of Mingdu City, look at this! Since the founding of our country, these royal families of Mingdu have been passed down from generation to generation. They are all bastards, beasts, animals, and parasites!"

"But this Duke Kong Tianxi is not a bastard, not a beast, not a monster, and not a parasite! Today, he personally led the team to execute criminals! He is our great hero!"

Xu Sanshi shouted until his voice was hoarse, and the burly man's voice even cracked a little.

"Sister Ye, here you go!" Xu Sanshi handed the megaphone to the brand ambassador, Ye Guyi.

Ye Guyi spread his wings, like an angel descending, raised his sword and shouted: "The wind rises and the clouds fly, where can we find brave warriors to pacify the four directions!"

“Royal parasites must be killed at any time, there’s no other way! Think about it, you’re filled with righteous indignation and passionately pursue and kill those evil spirit masters who have committed heinous crimes, only to find that these royal parasites are their protectors! They’re in cahoots with them, not only not helping you, but also helping the evil spirit masters to attack you!”

"Therefore, days without royal parasites are truly good days!!!"

"Boss, please!" After venting her emotions, Ye Guyi handed the megaphone to Xu Tianxi.

Xu Tianxi took the megaphone and coughed, "Execute!"

Following Xu Tianxi's prior instructions, Xu Jiujiu left the imperial edict and participated in social practice.

As the cold-faced swordsman Ji Juechen struck the execution ground, Xu Guozhong's head flew off in terror.

One after another, cold, sharp blades fell, and prisoners collapsed helplessly, their blood flowing like a river. This was destined to be another day of bloodshed.

I watched it from morning till midnight for a long time, and my heart was still not at peace.

You can really learn a lot from studying in the Sun and Moon Empire.

(End of this chapter)