Douluo Continent: The creation of Jixia Academy made Bibi Dong drool with envy.

Chapter 154 Purge the Court, Qin's 'Gift'

"There are four Soul Kings and sixteen Soul Masters in the manor. The Second Prince, Xu Wei, is a level 48 Soul Master and is currently drinking and making merry in the main hall." Huo Yuhao's voice was clearly transmitted to each of his companions through mental communication.

"Do it!"

With a command from Shangguan Wan'er.

The battle breaks out instantly!
Zhu Zhuqing was the first to disappear into the darkness, like a top assassin silently eliminating the outer sentries.

Beibei and Tang Ya, like two ferocious beasts, one wielding lightning and the other a vine, forcefully broke in through the main gate!
"who?!"

"Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack!"

The guards of the Second Prince's residence reacted instantly, and chaos ensued.

But their resistance seemed so pale and powerless in the face of Beibei's raging thunderous dragon claws and Tang Ya's ghostly vines filled with the aura of death.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the entire Second Prince's personal guard was completely defeated!

"No...don't kill me!"

The Second Prince Xu Wei was so frightened by the approaching Bei Bei and Tang Ya, who were radiating a chilling murderous aura, that he collapsed from his seat in terror.

"Spare me, spare me! Whatever you want, I'll give you!"

However, all he received in response was Beibei's cold gaze.

But Bei Bei didn't kill him immediately. He just stared coldly at the good-for-nothing prince, as if waiting for something.

Just then, the mansion gate was smashed open!

Crown Prince Xu Yun, clad in golden armor and wielding a long sword, stormed in, escorted by a squad of royal knights.

Looking at the bloody scene in the main hall and his younger brother Xu Wei lying limp on the ground, a look of "heartbroken indignation" appeared on his face, and he shouted sternly:
"Second brother! Do you know your crime?!"

"You have secretly hoarded armor, colluded with enemy states, and plotted rebellion. The evidence is irrefutable! Now, you are even colluding with these traitors of unknown origin!"

"Guards! Seize this traitor for me!"

The sudden appearance of Crown Prince Xu Yun, and his righteous and eloquent "condemnation," instantly made the mess of the Second Prince's residence clear.

This was no longer a simple assassination attempt, but a... thunderous purge directed by the current crown prince himself against his own younger brother!
Looking at his imposing, righteous-looking elder brother, and then at the ferocious royal knights and the unfathomable Tang Clan "assassins" around him, the Second Prince Xu Wei finally understood.

All of this is a trap!

A carefully prepared trap, a death trap for him!

"Xu Yun! You...you're slandering me!" Xu Wei roared in despair, "I didn't commit treason, I didn't! It was you, it was you who colluded with outsiders to frame me!"

"Hmph, facing certain death, he still dares to argue!" Xu Yun sneered, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes. "Take him away and throw him into the imperial prison, keep him under strict guard! Tomorrow morning at court, I will personally try this case, so that Father Emperor and all the civil and military officials can see the face of this traitor!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The Royal Knights swarmed forward and dragged the terrified Xu Wei away like a dead dog.

A thrilling palace intrigue seems to have come to an end.

Xu Yun looked at the mess on the ground, then glanced at Shangguan Wan'er and Huo Yuhao, who were standing calmly beside him, and a very complicated look flashed in his eyes.

There was gratitude, there was apprehension, but more than anything, there was a sense of bewilderment about the future that was beyond our control.

He knew that from the moment he agreed to cooperate with Jixia, he had embarked on a... road of no return.

……

The next day, the Star Luo Empire held its morning court session.

When Crown Prince Xu Yun publicly presented the "ironclad evidence" that Second Prince Xu Wei "intended to rebel," the entire court was in an uproar.

Although everyone knew perfectly well that this was nothing more than a continuation of the power struggle among the princes.

However, faced with such convincing "evidence," and under the increasingly firm iron fist of Crown Prince Xu Yun, no one dared to raise any objections. Ultimately, with the "heartbroken" tacit approval of Emperor Xu Jiawei of Xingluo, the Second Prince Xu Wei was stripped of all his titles, demoted to a commoner, and imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison for life.

All his followers were also ruthlessly purged.

Thus, Crown Prince Xu Yun completely cleared the last obstacle on his path to the throne, becoming the only and most legitimate heir of the Star Luo Empire.

His prestige in the imperial court reached an unprecedented peak.

As the masterminds behind all of this, Jixia Academy and the New Tang Sect seemed to have never appeared at all, once again hiding behind the scenes, concealing their merits and fame.

However, just as the Star Luo Empire was rife with undercurrents and people were filled with anxiety due to this sudden palace intrigue.

An even more shocking piece of news, however, swept in like a hurricane from the northwestern border of the continent!

After the Qin Empire had completed the integration and assimilation of several surrounding kingdoms, its monarch, the First Emperor Ying Zheng, officially issued a declaration of war to the entire Douluo Continent, filled with supreme domineering power and iron will!

"I, appointed by Heaven, shall live long and prosper!"

"The world is in chaos today, heroes are rising up everywhere, and the people are suffering. I, the Emperor, shall use my sword to sweep across the land, conquer all corners of the world, standardize cart axles, unify the written language, and unify weights and measures, thus creating a unified empire that will last for ten thousand generations!"

"Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, all of this is Qin territory!"

"Heavenly Soul Empire, Star Luo Empire, if you are willing to submit and become my subjects, I may spare your lineage. If you dare to resist stubbornly, you are like a mantis trying to stop a chariot..."

"I will personally lead a million Iron Eagle warriors to raze your capitals to the ground and burn your royal temples to ashes!"

This declaration of war, personally delivered by the Qin envoy to the imperial palaces of Xingluo and Tianhun, was so domineering in its content, so arrogant in its wording, and so blatant in its ambition that it instantly caused an uproar among the high-ranking officials of both empires!

"Arrogant! How dare this brat speak like that?!"

"Great Qin? What the hell is that? A nouveau riche that just annexed a few small border states dares to talk about unifying the continent?!"

"We must teach them a lesson and let them know that the majesty of our two great empires cannot be challenged!"

However, when detailed intelligence about the Qin Empire's "Mechanical Soul Guidance Legion," which was capable of overturning the entire continent's warfare paradigm, was gradually placed on the desks of the two countries' high-ranking officials.

All the shouting and anger turned into... deep fear and... solemnity.

They knew that an unprecedented and terrifying enemy, capable of changing the world order, had quietly risen.

Just as the two great empires were plunged into a huge strategic passivity and panic due to the Qin's strong declaration of war.

Xingluo City, inside the Eastern Palace.

Crown Prince Xu Yun looked at the "gift" in his hand, sent by the Jixia Academy, or rather, the Qin Empire—a detailed defensive strategy and countermeasure plan on how to deal with the Qin "mechanical army".

On his handsome face, a smile appeared... extremely complex, yet full of determination.

He knew that he had no choice but to board the pirate ship that was Jixia Academy and the Qin Dynasty.

He slowly rose, walked to the window, gazed at the swirling clouds in the northwest, and murmured to himself:
“Father, Dai Hao… your era has passed.”

"Next, I, Xu Yun, and this continent will witness the arrival of a... new era!"

He suddenly waved his hand and gave his trusted confidants behind him the first order that, as the crown prince and future emperor, was enough to change the fate of the empire!
"Relay my order!"

"Effective immediately, the Star Luo Empire enters... Level One combat readiness!"

"All border corps, withdraw your defenses and do not engage in any direct conflict with the Qin army!"

"At the same time, envoys were secretly dispatched to the capital of the Great Qin..."

"Tell him that I wish to discuss a deal with His Majesty the First Emperor... concerning the future of the Star Luo Empire!"

He chose to compromise, or rather, to cooperate.

He was willing to gamble the future of the entire Star Luo Empire on a chance to truly rule the world!
(End of this chapter)