Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 292 Planning
"My lord, His Highness instructed you to go straight in."

Outside the palace study, the two guards who had brought Lin Xiao stopped and looked at the closed door.

Lin Xiao glanced in the direction of their gaze, but the door was tightly closed, and she couldn't hear anything from inside.

He didn't bother to investigate the situation inside; he simply nodded to the two guards.

Lin Xiao reached out and pressed the door shut, making a soft sound. After a short while, she slowly opened the door.

The person inside had already looked up towards the door. Lin Xiao paused slightly after recognizing the person behind the desk.

After a few moments of silence, he stepped forward and bowed slightly, "Greetings, Your Highness."

No wonder a guard came looking for him; it turned out the person who was looking for him wasn't "His Highness the Regent," but "His Highness the Princess."

The guards outside the door closed the door with a keen eye. Seeing this, Ju Zi stood up from behind the desk and said, "You're here. Have a seat."

"Thank you, Your Highness," Lin Xiao said, then sat down to the side. "May I ask what Your Highness wishes to do by summoning me to the palace?"

Ju Zi was about to come out from behind the desk when she heard this, she suddenly stopped and looked at Lin Xiao, whose eyes were slightly lowered, as if she sighed softly.

"After the Elite Tournament ends, I will be heading to the border to command the army, and you will accompany me."

"Yes."

Upon hearing Lin Xiao's response, Ju Zi's breathing became slightly uneven. "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Lin Xiao looked up at Ju Zi and said, "Since it is His Highness's order, I will naturally follow it."

"Bang—" Orange seemed to have put something on the table, making a sound, and then walked towards Lin Xiao.

Looking at the oranges so close to her, Lin Xiao stood up from her seat again. "Your Highness."

Orange stared into Lin Xiao's eyes. "Forgive my stubbornness, but it will be dangerous for you to stay here."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao's eyes changed slightly, and her gaze towards Ju Zi became more serious.

"It was your Holy Spirit Cult that stopped the other contestants. You must know that those contestants were sent to Sunrise City, but have you ever thought about what those people were used for?"

Lin Xiao frowned slightly. Although it seemed to be just to weaken the power of the three great empires and set a trap in Sunrise City to lure others to the rescue, judging from what Orange said, there must be other reasons.

Before Lin Xiao could make a guess, Ju Zi continued, "It's to lure people from Shrek Academy here."

"What did you say?"

At this point, Orange stopped hiding her intentions and took a few steps in the room. "You should know how many experts Shrek Academy has, and the location of Shrek Academy is extremely special."

Lin Xiao followed behind Ju Zi. He knew, of course, that Shrek Academy had its unique features, but he hadn't expected the Sun Moon Empire to be so aware of them as well.

"It's almost impossible to defeat the experts from Shrek Academy, which is why they imprisoned people from other sects and academies, just to lure out the Shrek Academy people later."

"Once the Elite Tournament ends, the troops stationed on the border will launch an attack. At that time, we will wager 'people' and 'land' with Shrek Academy." "We will send experts to fight against the people from Shrek Academy. If they win, they can take these contestants with them, but if they lose, they will have to exchange them for the territories of the three great empires."

Lin Xiao remained silent for a moment after hearing this. "Isn't this plan a bit too idealistic? What if Shrek Academy doesn't intend to accept such a bet, or what if they win?"

“It doesn’t matter.” Orange shook her head, turned to look at Lin Xiao, “Whether they agree or not, whatever the final result is, we will achieve our goal.”

"If they refuse to accept this competition that has the opportunity to save the contestants of other sects and academies, then Shrek Academy's reputation will inevitably be damaged in the subsequent great battle, and it will be extremely difficult for them to command the armies of the three great empires again as they did four thousand years ago."

"Without Shrek Academy, the three great empires, which already had their own divisions, were nothing more than a disorganized mess."

"If they agree to the contest, then the outcome of the war will be decided regardless of the result, because the contest is only meant to stall their experts."

"With the Holy Spirit Church's delaying tactics, even if they win, they won't be able to retreat unscathed. As long as they can't appear on the battlefield for a short period of time, that's enough for us."

Lin Xiao listened quietly to Ju Zi's words without saying a word for a long time.

He had come to understand that perhaps the original Sun Moon Empire had such a plan, but the plan was shelved after those who were imprisoned were rescued, until the army pushed to the gates of Shrek City and the subsequent competition took place.

With their superior soul tool technology, far surpassing that of the three great empires, the Sun Moon Empire held a decisive advantage in clashes between ordinary armies and low- to mid-level soul masters, and almost no army could withstand their attacks.

Those who possess exceptional nine-ring Soul Master strength are the only ones capable of influencing the entire battlefield situation.

Moreover, Shrek Academy's reputation is enough to mobilize the army to fight together, which is why the Sun Moon Empire went to such great lengths to try to hold back Shrek Academy's titled Douluo.

Having learned the whole story, Lin Xiao suddenly felt that there was a great chance of success.

To be honest, the whole plan wasn't that profound; in fact, it was quite simple. It was just about using the contestants of this elite competition to lure the enemy out.

But once you're in the thick of it, you might not be able to see the whole picture.

"Is this the plan you came up with?"

“That’s right.” Orange did not deny it. “And in His Highness’s arrangement, the person in charge of the competition with Shrek Academy is your Holy Spirit Cult.”

“We all know the strength of the Shrek Academy students. I don’t want you to compete with them, so I want you to leave Mingdu and get as far away from here as possible.”

"Besides, don't forget what I told you before, even if you win, then..."

Ju Zi didn't say anything more, but Lin Xiao completely understood what she meant.

Because everyone knows the strength of the Shrek Academy students, the Holy Spirit Cult participating in this competition will definitely suffer heavy losses.

Regardless of whether he wins or loses in the end, as long as the initial goal is achieved, the Holy Spirit Cult will have no value to Xu Tianran.

Eliminating the Holy Spirit Cult, composed of evil soul masters, in one fell swoop not only quelled a major hidden danger but also brought Xu Tianran considerable prestige.

At that time, he could even seize the opportunity of popular support and ascend the throne as emperor.

(End of this chapter)