Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 694 The Spider's Tale (6K words, taking a day off)
At this moment, inside the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, Xu Tianran's complexion was five to ten times worse than Xu Guozhong's!
Ever since Zhongli Wu came and left, Xu Tianran had been so furious that he smashed everything he could in his room, including his own wheelchair. The room was a complete mess, with only Ju Zi silently serving him. There was no one else around.

This was the first time Ju Zi had seen Xu Tianran in such a completely irrational and enraged state. Previously, Xu Tianran had at most had a pale face and a fierce look in his eyes. Even when he was murdered by his fifth brother, he simply made a quiet trip to the other party's mansion and had him skinned alive.

This was the first time in Orange's memory that she had ever vented her anger as wildly as she had today, and that she had unleashed her power like a wild beast.

"There are ghosts in the palace."

Xu Tianran murmured softly, then suddenly turned his head to look at Ju Zi, making Ju Zi's heart skip a beat.

"Ju Zi, tell me, who's the ghost in the palace? Is it Xu Guozhong, the Holy Spirit Cult, or someone else?"

Xu Tianran's eyes were like those of a hungry wolf, fixed intently on the orange.

Ju Zi knew that the others Xu Tianran mentioned included herself!

After this battle, Xu Tianran no longer trusts anyone.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I do not know. Perhaps it was just an accident."

Ju Zi quickly knelt down, not daring to look up at Xu Tianran.

"An accident?" Xu Tianran sneered: "The armory was emptied in the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn. The Shrek people bypassed the palace's defense system and entered the palace as if they were going home. They healed my father, and my brothers even risked their lives at the card table to disarm me."

“One or two of these things could be accidents, but so many things happening on the same night can’t be accidents. It’s ghostly, it’s ghostly!”

Xu Tianran grabbed Ju Zi's collar, pulling her pretty face closer to him before continuing, "Behind all of this, there must be an unseen hand manipulating everything. What you need to do is find this ghost and kill him."

"As long as this mole who knows everything about the palace lives, I will never have peace of mind. Do you understand?"

Orange nodded hastily, but she was completely at a loss as to what Xu Tianran had told her.

Perhaps there really is a ghost in the palace that Xu Tianran mentioned, but who exactly is that ghost, who could know all of this and orchestrate it all?

After piecing everything together, Ju Zi was surprised to discover that there was only one person in the entire Sun Moon Empire who could do this and know everything in such detail: the Crown Prince Xu Tianran standing before her.

But how could that be possible!
"How's it going over there in Xishan?"

Xu Tianran took a few deep breaths to suppress the intense frustration and refocused his attention on the current situation.

The armory was robbed, political enemies and neighbors in the court were on the verge of killing each other, and brothers were about to fall out. But even so, his anger could not change anything, and he could only continue playing this bad game.

Orange said, "Over on the West Mountain, the Holy Spirit Cult has already triggered the mysterious place."

"Although these groups have not shown up, there are still two Soul Master Corps and Level 9 fixed-position artillery shells guarding the other directions. Only the west is their only possible escape route."

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianran's face remained expressionless. It was clear that he understood that with four of the six Soul Master Corps gone, the difficulty of breaking through for all forces had become much easier, and they might not necessarily flee towards Xishan.

But who knows? Let's do our best and leave the rest to fate. If any force gets involved, it will give him a huge advantage in his subsequent war plans.

The evil place in the Western Hills was, after all, a forbidden land that could trap the evil soul master Zhongli Laogui, who was at the limit douluo level, for hundreds of years. The only way out of it was by luck, not by cultivation level. Only one out of ten people could get out.

Furthermore, with members of the Holy Spirit Cult guarding the exit, there is a considerable possibility that they could severely damage at least one of the factions in one fell swoop. It is even possible that they could completely crush the high-end forces of Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, or Shrek Academy in one fell swoop.

At this critical juncture that has caused him immense distress, he has no choice but to increase his reliance on the Holy Spirit Church.

Surrounded by mountains, the sun and moon are obscured.

This is the central point of the Western Mountains of the Sun Moon Empire, a vast valley that spans more than ten miles in circumference. And this entire valley is perfectly round.

The valley is sunken into a semi-circle and filled with clear lake water. The lake water is sparkling and crystal clear.

On the western hill, a group of people were walking at a leisurely pace.

Unbeknownst to many, the sky had been covered by a thick fog, with only a small portion of the fog remaining below five meters above the ground.

Walking here feels like walking in a spacious house.

Moreover, the fog in the sky was faintly displaying magnificent color changes.

This is a manifestation of gradually entering another dimension and breaking away from the primary matter plane.

This mist represents a force intertwined with space, appearing only at the intersection of two realms that merge or encompass each other.

The boundless void is magnificent and colorful, with different dimensions intertwining and bursting out with different lights, which then reflect onto this mist, creating this dazzling and colorful scene.

However, don't be fooled by the dazzling sight before you; the moment they set foot on this land, they had already lost the right to take flight.

Within this space, the higher the altitude, the stronger the suppression of Soul Masters, even Limit Douluo are no exception.

Furthermore, according to Tang Wutong's fragmented memories, even Da Ming and Er Ming, who were both high-ranking officials, would be suppressed as long as their cultivation level did not exceed that of the God of Love, who was a first-level god in her previous life. They could only walk obediently within the Qiankun Asking Love Valley.

If that were all, it wouldn't be a big deal. But the key is that once you enter this space, you lose your sense of direction and wander through layers of spatial warps, unable to escape, just like being caught in a love trap. The more you struggle, the more you are bound.

Rather than calling this place Qiankun Wenqing Valley, it is more accurate to call it Pansiling Ridge, and the spring water inside the ridge might be more accurately described as the Cleansing Spring.

Fortunately, knowing the dangers of this place, and having personally witnessed how even the Snow Emperor, with 700,000 years of cultivation, couldn't escape the power of the Conferred God Platform, Chen Ping didn't lead everyone in early. Instead, he wandered around the entrance area repeatedly, sensing the spatial fluctuations nearby.

If it weren't for the fact that Qiankun Wenqing Valley is a place where you can level up, he wouldn't have bothered coming here!
But even if you're going to come, you have to make sure you can get out unscathed, otherwise you'll be sending yourself to the wolves.

　I'm not feeling well, need to think about the plot, taking a day off. 6K
　　
　
(End of this chapter)