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

Chapter 156 A Shocking Turn of Events: The Second Prince's Demise
After a long while, Xu Yun finally spoke with difficulty, his voice hoarse.

"Sincerity?" Shangguan Wan'er chuckled upon hearing this.

With a gentle wave of her jade-like hand, an ink brush appeared out of thin air. In the void, with flowing strokes, she wrote a message filled with iron will and ruthless intent—

The word "kill"!

The word "kill" transformed into a streak of blood-red light and instantly disappeared into Xu Yun's brow!
Xu Yun felt a sudden jolt in his mind!
The next second, countless images flooded into his mind like a tidal wave!
That's evidence of Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger Cult's collusion with the Holy Fire Cult! It's a list of all the traitors within the Empire! And even more so... all the evidence of his younger brother, the Second Prince, secretly training a private army with the intention of rebellion!
"What...what are these?!"

Xu Yun was utterly terrified and chilled to the bone as he looked at the incredibly detailed intelligence reports in his mind, as well as the earth-shattering secrets that could overturn the entire empire!

"This is the sincerity of Jixia Academy."

Shangguan Wan'er's voice rang out again, but it carried a hint of icy coldness.

"Your Highness, do you choose to continue being a puppet crown prince, kept in the dark and potentially replaced at any moment?"

"Or...choose to cooperate with us, wield the thunder, cleanse the universe, and become the true...ruler of this Star Luo Empire?"

Xu Yun's breathing became extremely heavy. He looked at Shangguan Wan'er, his eyes shining with an unprecedented light.

Finally, he slammed his hand on the table and said in a deep voice, "Fine! I... will cooperate with you!"

……

That night, in Xingluo City, at the residence of the Second Prince.

The lights were bright, and the atmosphere was peaceful and prosperous.

The Second Prince, Xu Wei, was embracing several beautiful concubines, enjoying the dancers' performance, his face filled with a smug smile.

He had received a secret report that his father's cooperation with the evil spirit master did not seem to be going smoothly, and his elder brother Xu Yun had recently encountered setbacks at every turn.

He felt that his chance to ascend the throne had come.

However, he was unaware that several ghostly figures had already quietly descended upon the shadows of his mansion.

"Yuhao, it's up to you now," Beibei whispered.

Huo Yuhao nodded, and a flash of purple light appeared in his spiritual eyes. In an instant, he had a clear understanding of the entire Second Prince's mansion's defensive deployment.

"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 Bei Bei's cold gaze. But Bei Bei didn't immediately kill him; he simply stared coldly at the incompetent prince, seemingly 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!

(End of this chapter)