Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

See, you're in a hurry again!
Kong Deming sensed the killing intent and terrifying pressure of the Limit Douluo emanating from Ye Xishui. Although he could withstand the pressure to some extent, this was Mingdu, the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, and there was no need to act rashly and escalate the conflict with the woman in front of him.

Besides, this woman only dares to release the pressure of a Limit Douluo at will.

Kong Deming knew that her current cultivation level was comparable to that of Zhongli the Old Ghost back then. Although she was more stable than Zhongli the Old Ghost, she could still lose control at any time. He was certain that this girl would never dare to lay a hand on him.

Just as Kong Deming had expected, Ye Xishui released her pressure only to teach Kong Deming a lesson and, incidentally, vent her pent-up resentment at being targeted by this old man in the past.

Standing to the side, Jin Tianming silently pushed Crown Prince Xu Tianran forward.

Seeing this, Kong Deming remained silent for a moment before speaking to Ye Xishui: "Ye Xishui, those things in the past were indeed my fault, but isn't it a bit excessive for you to interfere so casually in the struggle between the crown princes?"

It should be noted that in the struggle for the crown prince position, all the other princes ultimately met tragic ends, and the murderer was none other than Zhongli Wu, the adopted son of the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Sect.

"Then do you know what that prince said to us?" Ye Xishui asked in return.

"what?"

"The struggle for the crown prince position has always been like this!" Ye Xishui replied. "Besides, I didn't do that kind of thing. If you want to find someone, you should go find that good-for-nothing, not me!"

"I am no longer someone you can manipulate at will."

Sensing the intense hostility emanating from Ye Xishui, Kong Deming opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing more to her. He then turned to Jin Tianming, who was standing inside staring at him, and said, "I only just realized that you are from the Yangyue family. Before, I thought that guy had just found some hidden family to fool me back then."

"For Yang Yue's sake, can I talk to you?"

Ye Xishui, who originally wanted to say a few harsh words, was furious when she saw that Kong Deming was no longer paying attention to her.

Her gaze fell on Jin Tianming, as if to say, 'Dare to agree, and I'll beat you up!'

Jin Tianming ignored Ye Xishui and simply nodded to Kong Deming: "Alright, Elder Kong, I thought that since that incident, you no longer recognized Senior Yangyue as your student."

Upon hearing this, Kong Deming paused abruptly, then strode inside.

Back then, he had planned to carefully cultivate Sheng Yangyue, Ye Xishui, and Xiao Hongchen as the future pillars of the Sun Moon Empire, but things often turn out differently than people expect.

Seeing Jin Tianming nod in agreement, Ye Xishui couldn't help but clench her fist.

She thought to herself, 'Sure enough, he's the only one in this world who cares about my feelings and would help me.'

Inside the palace...

Upon hearing the scouts' report that Confucius had entered the Crown Prince's palace, the Emperor Sun and Moon instantly realized that the Crown Prince had not been switched.

It should be noted that Kong Deming is the most powerful retainer of the Sun Moon Empire and has always been loyal to the Sun Moon royal family. If the crown prince really has a problem, he will definitely take direct action against those scoundrels of the Holy Spirit Cult.

"Withdraw all those spies! The Crown Prince is fine."

The Emperor gave instructions to the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch immediately obeyed: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Cough cough cough..." Not long after the eunuch left, the Sun and Moon Emperor began to cough violently.

He knew his days were numbered and his health was deteriorating day by day.

He inherited the will of this lineage and was determined to unify the continent, but after actually sitting on the throne, he realized how many things were beyond his control.

Now, he must pave the way for Crown Prince Xu Tianran in the limited time available, so that he can launch another war to unify the continent without any worries!
I only hope that when Xu Tianran is in the afterlife, he can tell me that he did not disappoint expectations and successfully unified the continent. Inside the Crown Prince's palace...

Ye Xishui used the power of the Limit Douluo to completely isolate the Crown Prince's palace from the outside world. Then, she was too lazy to control Xu Tianran anymore and temporarily released her control over him.

Xu Tianran was sitting upright in his wheelchair, but the moment the controls were released, he slumped down like a puppet that had lost its master's control.

This action seemed like Ye Xishui's small revenge on Jin Tianming, but Kong Deming had already seen through it.

His mental strength was arguably the strongest in the Sun Moon Empire. He immediately recognized that Xu Tianran was not a real person, but he did not expose him on the spot. Instead, his gaze fell on Jin Tianming in front of him.

In that instant, he seemed to see the figure of that genius from Sheng Yangyue—that unparalleled, overwhelmingly powerful genius, the student he cherished like a treasure…

“Elder Kong, now that it’s just the three of us, feel free to speak your mind,” Jin Tianming said, pulling Kong Deming back to reality.

Kong Deming snapped out of his daze and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I suddenly saw the shadow of Sheng Yangyue in you. I didn't expect that the reclusive family he mentioned was you."

"Yes, I never expected that the teacher Senior Yangyue mentioned would be you, Elder Kong." Jin Tianming was already secretly considering his words.

"Is he still alive?"

Ye Xishui, who was standing against the wall and had no intention of listening to their conversation, suddenly perked up her ears.

She was also eager to know the answer, but every time she asked Jin Tianming, he would brush her off with the word "secret," leaving her speechless.

"secret."

As expected, Jin Tianming still gave those two words.

Kong Deming nodded and stopped asking questions. Instead, he took out a box from his storage soul tool.

As soon as the box appeared, Jin Tianming immediately recognized it as the "Space Blade," the soul tool that Elder Chen had crafted for him in Sheng Yangyue's memories.

"This is the close-combat soul tool that Yang Yue used before. It was my teacher's most prized work."

"He even wanted Yang Yue to carry this weapon, to make the Three Kingdoms understand that soul tools are the mainstream of this era, but unexpectedly..."

"Ha! Trash!"

"..." Upon hearing this, Kong Deming couldn't help but look at Ye Xishui. "Ye Xishui, if you want to fight, how about I spar with you a few times later?"

He was genuinely angry.

Ye Xishui said he didn't care what he said, but Old Chen had never targeted anyone, let alone her. He even included Ye Xishui when preparing the soul tools for the Soul Master Competition.

"That old man? Tell me, is the Spatial Blade as powerful as the Yang Water Moonlit Blade that I forged for Yang Yue? Answer me!"

Kong Deming, who was still full of anger, suddenly fell silent.

He never imagined that Ye Xishui would be such a genius among geniuses, a once-in-a-century talent among soul masters. He had truly misjudged her.

"Moreover, old man, Yang Yue took the Yang Shui Yue Xi Blade with him when he left. I'm the one who brought this spatial blade back to you for him," Ye Xi Shui added.

...(End of chapter)