Douluo: The Peerless King Dong'er's Restarted Life

Chapter 318 The Death of Xu Tianran, Confrontation with Kong Deming (4 words, supplemented by Chapter 7.13)

"Wang Dong'er, what exactly are you trying to do?!" Xu Tianran exclaimed in shock and anger.

"Isn't it obvious?" Wang Dong'er said calmly, "As the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire, you're colluding with the evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult. Are you still going to say you have your reasons?"

"What do you know?!" Xu Tianran said angrily, "How much humiliation has my Sun Moon Empire suffered, what have we gone through, what could a little girl like you possibly know?"

"The Holy Spirit Cult is merely a weapon in my hand. Once this weapon decays and breaks, I will naturally discard it. But you, a woman, aspire to be emperor?"

"Hehe, hahaha!" Xu Tianran laughed twice.

"Since the defeat in the continental war four thousand years ago, my Sun Moon Empire has learned its lesson and, apart from that stubborn emperor who wanted to completely submit to Shrek Academy and pursue so-called peace, every emperor in history has worked hard to develop soul tools."

“Wang Dong’er, even if you have the protection of a Limit Douluo, our Soul Master Corps is not to be trifled with! Besides…” Xu Tianran chuckled, “Do you think you can control the Sun Moon Empire by killing me?”

"You've said too much." Wang Dong'er remained unmoved.

As the wings of the Goddess of Light Butterfly unfurled, the octagonal Xuanbing Crystal in Wang Dong'er's hand simultaneously transformed into a long, straight horizontal blade, which hurtled straight toward Xu Tianran.

"Hmph!" Seeing that Wang Dong'er was attacking without any others, Xu Tianran snorted coldly.

Although the finals couldn't be held, after watching the previous matches, he was certain that Wang Dong'er's strength was at most at the Contra level.

And he, Xu Tianran, is a Title Douluo with the Purple Emperor Extinguishing Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul!
However, I've never seen Wang Dong'er use both martial souls at the same time before. Does she still have a hidden trump card when facing so many opponents in the competition?
"Hahaha, ever since I was ambushed and barely survived, I've made thorough preparations! Even Ju Zi doesn't know!" Xu Tianran's face was crazed, and a ray of golden light emanated from his body.

As the crown prince, his invincible protective shield was naturally top-tier, but Xu Tianran, whose attention was drawn to Wang Dong'er, completely forgot how many capable people were in the hall at that moment.

Shadow Douluo Xue Chen took the initiative to stop Wang Dong'er, but was surprised to find that although Wang Dong'er's aura was at the Soul Saint level, the power of her attack had risen to a level similar to or even surpassed his!

Under the weight of the fourteen spirit rings, Xue Chen was already at a disadvantage in terms of momentum.

Xu Tianran's invincible shield shattered at that moment. His nine spirit rings had just emerged when they were forcefully suppressed back. He fell to the ground face-first, watching helplessly as Wang Dong'er overpowered Xue Chen with a single sword.

"You didn't even use your full strength in the Soul Fighting Tournament!" Xu Tianran glared angrily.

"Why should I go all out in that kind of competition?" Wang Dong'er said casually. Then, Ice Emperor, Snow Emperor and A Jiao appeared beside her. In just one exchange, the level 91 Shadow Douluo Xue Chen was killed on the spot.

"Master Kong, save me!" Xu Tianran shouted.

His protective items included more than just an invincible shield, but they were all shattered just now. However, this also allowed Kong Deming, who had been secretly researching level 10 soul tools, to receive Xu Tianran's signal.

As long as Master Kong saves him... everything will be alright!
But before Kong Deming arrived, Gu Yuena had already crippled Xu Tianran's cultivation and removed his two soul-guided prosthetic limbs.

Xu Tianran's eyes were bloodshot: "The Emperor cannot be insulted!"

"What kind of emperor are you, a mere crown prince?" Wang Dong'er kicked him away.

“Speak, all the information you know about the Holy Spirit Cult.”

Xu Tianran stared at Wang Dong'er, gritting his teeth, but remained silent.

Seeing Xu Tianran like this, Wang Dong'er didn't hold back and directly used a Qi Suppression technique on him.

I originally intended to use this ability on Ye Xishui, but she ran too fast and was out of range, so now it's just a waste of Xu Tianran's time.

However, Ye Xishui's cultivation level is too high. As an evil soul master who has cultivated to the limit of Douluo, it is uncertain whether the Qi Suppression will be effective.

But Xu Tianran was different. As soon as this suppression of fortune struck, his fortune immediately turned dark.

After all, no matter what the situation, he was now doomed and had no chance of escaping whatsoever.

A mouthful of blood stuck in his throat, and Xu Tianran's face turned red.

Now that his cultivation has been crippled, he is unable to circulate his soul power to expel this stagnant blood. But if he doesn't expel it, he will probably become the first Title Douluo in history to suffocate to death from his own stagnant blood!

"Cough, cough." Wang Dong'er kicked him, and Xu Tianran coughed violently, finally coughing up the blood.

"You...you!" Xu Tianran was about to speak when he suddenly felt that he couldn't catch his breath.

……

"Now you can tell me, right?" Wang Dong'er's voice drifted over.

"You were the one who caused all those accidents?!" Xu Tianran exclaimed in shock.

He clearly didn't feel Wang Dong'er do anything to him, yet he almost died from a series of unexpected events!
Even if he were to die, he couldn't die in such a humiliating way. Xu Tianran felt a chill in his heart and finally spoke: "If you want to know the exact location of the Holy Spirit Cult... I can only tell you that their headquarters may be in the Demon Forest, but I don't know the exact location. Moreover, they may have already started preparing to move their headquarters."

Just as Xu Tianran was recounting the information he knew about the Holy Spirit Cult, in a certain mountain range, Kong Deming, sensing that the life-saving measures he had left for Xu Tianran had been broken, frowned and finally snapped out of his research.

The palace is protected by extremely powerful defensive soul tools. What kind of power could make these defensive soul tools unable to defend against it, putting Xu Tianran in danger?
Regardless, we still have to go and see. If Xu Tianran really dies, who will provide the funding for him to research soul tools?

Mingdu, inside the imperial palace.

Xu Tianran had already told everyone he knew, as if pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

He had considered the possibility of dying peacefully after unifying the continent, and also the possibility of passing away prematurely, leaving the unfinished work to his "descendants".

But I never imagined that one day I would be like a stray dog, kneeling before a woman, and even having to compromise in order to avoid dying a miserable death.

However, Xu Tianran still harbored his own little schemes.

He was certain that Wang Dong'er and the others had never experienced war and would not have any war experience.

Of course, Orange is now on Wang Dong'er's side, but that's not enough.

The Xu royal family has been the royal family of the Sun Moon Empire since ancient times. Neither the Soul Master Corps of the army nor the official team of the Sun Moon Empire would recognize an outsider, or even a woman, as the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire.

Even if there are Limit Douluo, so what? Controlling the Sun Moon Empire is not that simple!
However, the next moment, Xu Tianran saw a staff appear in Electrolux's hand, and he was chanting incantations. A sense of dizziness came over him, and in a daze, the world seemed to merge into one.

Xu Tianran was merely bait to lure Kong Deming over; in reality, he was of no use.

Electrox immediately used necromancy to ask Xu Tianran some key questions.

Fortunately, Xu Tianran was a Title Douluo, so his soul could last for a relatively long time, and he was able to answer most of the questions asked.

After the questioning was finished, Xu Tianran's body went limp and collapsed. The ambitious crown prince died quietly in his own palace.

The reason Wang Dong'er used Xu Tianran to lure Kong Deming was to solve the problems of the Sun Moon Empire's army and the Soul Master Corps.

She wasn't actually that concerned about the issue of orthodoxy.

But if even Kong Deming has taken sides, then most of the ninth-level soul masters in the Sun Moon Empire have essentially sided with the Sun Moon Empire.

Among the questions Electrox just asked Xu Tianran from his soul was the secret of the palace's protective array.

These secrets are unknown even to Jing Hongchen; only members of the royal family, or even Xu Tianran himself, can know them.

Before she could determine whether Kong Deming would side with her, she had to prepare herself.

Of course, there is another possibility: Kong Deming could sense that Xu Tianran was completely dead, so he directly gathered a large number of level nine soul masters. Anyway, there are plenty of royal family members. After Xu Tianran died, he could just grab someone else to be the emperor.

The reason why Xu Tianran's father was able to rise to power without any backlash was precisely because he was also a member of the royal family, not an outsider, and his family ties were very close.

Regardless of the circumstances, if we are well-prepared, we can act with discretion.

Taking advantage of this moment, Wang Dong'er asked Electrolux about the Scorpion Tiger Douluo.

The evil Douluo Nangong Wan and his companions were killed on the spot in the western suburbs of Mingdu, but Zhang Peng, the Scorpion Tiger Douluo whom Gu Yuena had captured earlier, is still alive and well in the undead demiplane of Ilex.

Given Scorpion Tiger Douluo's level, he must know the address of the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters.

"Teacher, how's it going with Scorpion Tiger Douluo?"

"Although he is a Super Douluo, he was also placed under this kind of restriction. Removing this restriction that is fused with the soul is not only a difficult problem, but it is also possible that his memories or soul will be erased in the process of removal."

In other words, Scorpion Tiger Douluo can only be imprisoned in the undead demiplane for now.

A beam of silver light descended from the sky. Seeing Mingdu's current state, Kong Deming felt a surge of indignation.

A full third of Mingdu disappeared. This is not something that an ordinary level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell can do. Kong Deming guessed almost instantly that the Sun Moon Empire's armory and the weapons and equipment hidden in Mingde Hall must have exploded in a short time to produce such terrifying power.

Could it have been done by the same person who killed Xu Tianran?

Kong Deming did not go directly to the palace, but pondered for a while before turning around and leaving.

But once his aura is revealed, how easy is it for him to leave?
Di Tian, ​​who had been waiting outside, immediately appeared with his men.

"Beast God Di Tian?" Kong Deming also knew of Di Tian's name, and for a moment he felt extremely puzzled.

The Sun Moon Empire and the Star Dou Great Forest are worlds apart, so what grudge could have brought them here?

What about the other level nine Soul Masters? Are they all gone from Mingdu?
"Di Tian, ​​what is your purpose in coming to my Sun and Moon Empire?" Kong Deming asked loudly.

He wasn't afraid of Di Tian. Perhaps he couldn't beat Di Tian now, but if he wanted to leave, no one could stop him.

Di Tian remained silent, only stopping Kong Deming until Wang Dong'er arrived with her people.

"Jing Hongchen?" Kong Deming asked in surprise upon seeing Jing Hongchen following behind Wang Dong'er. "What's this?"

"Master Kong, it's time for a change of dynasty," Jing Hongchen said slowly.

"Change of Heaven?" Kong Deming seemed to have heard a joke. "Jing Hongchen, are you saying that as the head of Mingde Hall and a level nine Soul Master of the Sun Moon Empire, you participated in the assassination of the Crown Prince?"

“To be precise, it wasn’t an assassination,” Wang Dong’er stepped forward and said, “it was a fair and square gang beating.”

Kong Deming was speechless for a moment.

"Who are you?"

"Silver Moon Douluo, you are a senior, and today I respectfully address you as Elder Kong." Wang Dong'er pointed to Mingdu below and said, "Have you paid any attention to the changes in Mingdu?"

Kong Deming looked down. Although Mingdu was destroyed by a sudden explosion, it was clear from the well-preserved buildings that many places were no longer used for installing soul tools.

"This is……"

"Civilian soul tools, or rather, energy tools that can be used without soul power."

Of course, this alone wouldn't be enough to sway Kong Deming.

However, all that's needed is to attract Kong Deming's attention.

After a few moments of contemplation, Kong Deming realized that Wang Dong'er, a girl who seemed to only have the cultivation of a Soul Saint, was actually the leader among them.

Although it's strange and incomprehensible, he doesn't need to understand it.

"What do you want to do?"

“It’s very simple, we can cooperate and achieve a win-win situation,” Wang Dong’er said. “For you, it doesn’t really matter who gets to sit on the throne, right?”

Kong Deming was not surprised. From an outsider's perspective, he had one-quarter royal blood and should have upheld the rule of the royal family. But in reality, he had no feelings for the royal family.

The reason he protected the royal family was simply because the rule of the royal family could maintain the stability of the Sun Moon Empire, and the stability of the Sun Moon Empire allowed him to focus on his research on soul tools in peace.

If Xu Tianran hadn't suddenly died today, he wouldn't have come. The level 10 soul tool was already at a critical moment.

"Elder Kong, take a look at this." With that, Wang Dong'er tossed a storage soul tool to Kong Deming.

Kong Deming had no suspicions and didn't care whether it was a trap or not, so he directly reached into the storage soul tool.

“This is…” Kong Deming took out several blueprints from his storage soul tool, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"Did you make this?" Kong Deming asked.

“It wasn’t all done by myself; my teachers and friends also helped,” Wang Dong’er said, shaking her head.

The blueprints that Kong Deming received were blueprints for various soul tools, and the one placed on top and most conspicuously was the design blueprint for the battle armor.

(End of this chapter)