Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

In the Star Luo Empire, Wen Yu was gently combing Wen Shuqiu's hair.

Wen Shuqiu sat there obediently, letting Wen Yu comb her long hair, her legs gently swinging.

With a loud bang, the door was flung open, and Xu Jiujiu stormed in. "Wen Yu..." She was about to speak when she suddenly stopped, her gaze falling on Wen Yu, who was combing Wen Shuqiu's hair, and her lips twitched involuntarily.

"Seriously? Are you that free?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Yu ignored it and continued to focus on combing Wen Shuqiu's hair.

Feeling completely ignored, Xu Jiujiu strode up to Wen Yu and raised her voice, "Don't ignore me!"

"Sit down, I'll comb your hair for you in a bit."

"Oh."

Xu Jiujiu immediately calmed down, obediently sat down next to Wen Shuqiu, and waited quietly.

Wen Shuqiu looked at Xu Jiujiu with a strange gaze—she felt something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on it; instead, she found the scene before her to be inexplicably normal.

"By the way, Princess Jiujiu, what were you about to say to me just now?" Wen Yu asked curiously, while her hands continued to gently stroke Wen Shuqiu's hair.

“My brother has agreed to let Wen Shuqiu join the Star Luo team,” Xu Jiujiu replied immediately.

"That would be perfect." Wen Yu nodded, then asked again, "There must be more to this than just this, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have been in such a hurry to find me."

"My brother plans to start the Soul Master Competition ahead of schedule."

The room fell silent for three seconds after those words were spoken. Wen Yu's heart skipped a beat; she immediately guessed what was going on and tentatively asked, "Your brother... couldn't hold on any longer?"

"Wen Yu!"

Xu Jiujiu frowned, her tone carrying a hint of displeasure—clearly disliking Wen Yu's casual tone when discussing her brother.

"I'm sorry." Wen Yu apologized to Xu Jiujiu, then changed the subject, "So what does Your Majesty plan to do? I'm afraid the major powers won't agree easily, especially Shrek Academy."

“My brother has thought it through and is going to contact the Sun Moon Empire first. The Heavenly Soul Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire have already agreed. As long as the Sun Moon Empire agrees, even if Shrek Academy is unwilling, it will have to nod in agreement,” Xu Jiujiu explained.

“Your Majesty is trying to secure more benefits for the Star Luo Empire in the limited time he has left.” Wen Yu instantly understood Xu Jiawei’s thoughts and couldn’t help but feel a bit of admiration – even though he was about to die, this Emperor Xu was still planning for his country.

"Do you think the Sun Moon Empire will agree?" Xu Jiujiu pressed.

"Maybe yes, maybe no."

"That answer is the same as saying nothing at all!"

Xu Jiujiu rolled her eyes at Wen Yu, speechless, her face full of "Are you kidding me?" expressions.

Sun Moon Empire
Ju Zi held the secret letter sent by the Star Luo Empire. After quickly reading through its contents, she immediately realized that this was not a decision she could make herself. She then took the letter and turned to find Kong Deming.

At this moment, Kong Deming was busy thinking about how to consolidate the power of the Spirit Pagoda. When he saw Ju Zi push open the door and enter, her expression showing some urgency, he knew that she must have encountered something he couldn't handle. Without asking any questions, he took the envelope and read it carefully.

After a moment, Kong Deming put down the letter, stroked his chin, and slowly said, "It seems that the Star Luo Emperor really can't hold on any longer."

Previously, Jin Tianming had already told him about Ye Xishui's plot against the Star Luo Emperor. Thinking of this, Kong Deming picked up the envelope and said to Ju Zi, "You go ahead and do your work. Leave the rest to me."

"it is good."

Ju Zi nodded, her eyes gleaming with barely concealed excitement as she turned to leave—Xu Jiawei was starting the Soul Master Competition ahead of schedule, meaning she was one step closer to her goal of revenge. In another secret chamber, Jin Tianming, who was in seclusion cultivating, suddenly sensed someone approaching. He immediately stopped his cultivation and got up to open the door. Seeing Kong Deming outside, he raised an eyebrow and teased, "What important matter could make you drop everything and come all this way?"

Without wasting any words, Kong Deming handed the envelope in his hand directly to Jin Tianming.

Jin Tianming took the envelope, quickly scanned its contents, and then a meaningful smile appeared on his lips: "It seems you'd better hurry up."

“I know that, of course, but is this time you going to be the only one to shine?” Kong Deming asked curiously.

"If Sheng Yangyue can do it, why can't I? He's a genius, but am I, Jin Tianming, no less?" Jin Tianming's tone was full of confidence, his eyes sharp and firm.

Kong Deming nodded, took the envelope, and turned to make arrangements—they had waited far too long for this war.

Jin Tianming watched Kong Deming's figure disappear from sight before returning to his room.

This time, however, he did not continue cultivating, but fell into silence.

Previously, Hei and Baiyu had already told him Mo Yan's entire scheme.

He never imagined that Mo Yan would be so shameless in order to shirk her duties—she actually made Xuan Zi remove her from the Shrek Academy team, watching helplessly as Shrek Academy was left to its own devices.

"They really will stop at nothing to be lazy," Jin Tianming shook his head helplessly, his tone tinged with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Upon returning to his office, Kong Deming immediately began writing a reply to the Xingluo Emperor.

He naturally agreed with starting the Continental Soul Master Competition ahead of schedule, but he still mentioned in the letter: "However, Shrek Academy's attitude is unclear. I wonder if His Majesty has already consulted their opinion..."

After writing the letter, Kong Deming carefully protected the envelope using a specially made soul guide.

The Sun Moon Empire is currently in a semi-closed-door state. There may be no traitors within the country, but there is a group of forces abroad that are watching them like jackals. If this letter is intercepted, the consequences will be unimaginable.

After handing the envelope to his trusted subordinate, Kong Deming murmured to himself, "It seems I need to step up my game." With that, he sat back down at his desk and continued dealing with the backlog of tasks.

Shrek Academy

Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao stared in amazement at the dramatically changed Wang Dong, exclaiming, "Wow! Dong'er, you look so beautiful!"

"Of course!" Wang Dong'er said proudly, hands on her hips and chin slightly raised, looking both charming and adorable.

Not far away, the brother and sister pair, Hei and Baiyu, were sitting to the side, communicating quietly with their mental powers.

"Brother, we seem to have overlooked something before—the Haotian Sect also has its own destiny." Bai Yu's voice transmitted to Hei's mind through his mental power.

“Indeed, we didn’t consider this carefully beforehand,” Black replied.

"So, what should we do next?"

"Wait a minute, let's talk about it after the Soul Master Competition." Hei's tone was very calm.

"By the way, brother, should we participate in this Soul Master Competition?" Bai Yu asked with some anticipation. She was actually quite eager to experience the atmosphere of the competition.

Hei met his younger sister's expectant gaze, but in the end he couldn't bear to refuse, and said softly, "If you want to participate, I'm afraid you'll have to sacrifice the strongest Soul King of ten thousand years."

The strongest Soul King of all time: ?

...(End of chapter)