Douluo: The Holy Radiance of the Dragon King

Chapter 308 The Wind Rises Again: Attention, troops! Salute His Excellency the Speaker! One Heart Society, Loyalty!

"Another big news story! How much more trouble is this guy going to cause before he stops?"

New Year's Eve in Mingdu, at the Xu family's villa.

Shen Tian, ​​the head of the Shen family, slammed the newspaper reporting that Feng Zaixing had killed Niu Tian in Shrek City and delivered the news to the Spirit Pagoda onto the table, his face grim.

Xu Pojun, the head of the Xu family, sat opposite him, calmly drinking tea and reading the newspaper, like a seasoned scholar, and comforted him with a smile.

"So what if he discovered some unknown quasi-god and fought a big battle? The people who died have nothing to do with you, so why worry?"

"No matter how you look at it, he was a quasi-god, the Federation's top combat force. It's too ruthless of him to kill him so easily."

Shen Tian snorted, his expression extremely unpleasant; after all, the Douluo plane is a place where strength reigns supreme, and any Limit Douluo who is willing to bow his head and confess his crimes will not be sentenced to death, which is a right unique to top-tier powerhouses.

Now, a quasi-god level expert has been killed by Feng Zaixing.

Even though it wasn't human, and was claimed by Feng Zaixing to be a soul beast plotting a counterattack against the human world, with the Spirit Pagoda providing corroboration, its identity was almost certainly true, but—

"The Blood God Legion claims that the two soul beasts they killed were beast kings who once followed Lord Sea God. Isn't that utter nonsense? It's completely absurd!" Shen Tian said indignantly.

No matter what mistake that quasi-god made, it was absurd to kill him in Shen Tian's eyes. If the soul beast killed by Feng Zaixing was really the Azure Bull Python that had once followed the Sea God Tang San, wouldn't that bring trouble to the entire Douluo plane?

One day, the supreme Sea God returns to his loyal Douluo plane and finds that all faiths have been destroyed and his former brothers have been killed. How furious will he be, a man of deep affection and righteousness?

All of this was done by that madman Feng Zaixing. The Body Sect's reputation for being lawless and unruly is indeed well-deserved!

Xu Pojun remained calm, thinking to himself that Xu Pojun wasn't really trying to defend those two soul beasts, but was clearly worried that he would suffer the same fate as them.

He had a smug look on his face that said, "I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush me," and said with a grin, "Brother-in-law, it's no use what I'm saying to you. Although I'm also a quasi-god and the nominal Minister of the Army, have you ever seen me command any generals over the years? They all have their own power circles."

"You can't expect me to go fight Feng Zaixing in a tournament, can you? That would be sending me to my death!"

Shen Tian spread his hands and said helplessly, "I didn't mean for you to do this. I just hope you can help me out when necessary. After all, I am still the Chief of the General Staff of the Military Department. Taking me down requires the signatures of the Speaker of the Federal Parliament and you, the Minister of the Military Department."

"Don't worry, brother, I will definitely argue my case. After all, he always has a reason for doing things. From what I know of him, although he is bloodthirsty, it is only against enemies who have truly threatened him."

Xu Pojun patted Shen Tian on the shoulder, then warmly put his arm around him, and together they walked to the rooftop to overlook the brightly lit Mingdu.

"Let's not talk about us. Some time ago, I suddenly sensed that a being beyond the quasi-god level had appeared in the Douluo plane. According to the Blood God Legion, the person who broke through was none other than that old guy, Le Zhengyang."

Shen Tian was shocked: "How could it be him? It should be either the Vast Ocean Douluo or the Sky-Supporting Douluo!"

If either Chen Xinjie or Yun Mingzhong were to break through to godhood, he would no longer have to worry about Feng Zaixing's threat. He could either go to the Sea God Legion to curry favor or directly contact overseas countries to discuss the counterattack on the mainland.

"I don't know. Maybe Feng Zaixing helped him. That guy still wants to repay the favor he owes, but that's not the point I want to make."

Xu Pojun gazed at the night sky, his eyes glancing out of the corner of his eye at the towering tree, whose height was unknown, standing several thousand meters tall, in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and a smile of immense excitement appeared on his face.

"According to the battle report sent by the Blood God Legion, they ambushed and annihilated the demon army sent by the Demon Dimension. The life energy they obtained will comprehensively improve the environment of the Douluo Dimension. The energy of that dimension is interconnected with ours, and the Douluo Dimension is undergoing earth-shattering changes!"

"I feel that before long, the limit this planet can accommodate will no longer be quasi-gods, but level 100 true gods! Perhaps all quasi-gods will be able to find opportunities to break through to the true god realm!"

"Is that so?"

Shen Tian looked surprised. As a demigod, his perception was far less profound than that of a quasi-god.

"That's right. I think that in some time, no more than twenty years, a new god-level powerhouse should appear on the mainland. For people of our level, that is the ultimate temptation."

Xu Pojun laughed, revealing his longing for a long lifespan. According to ancient legends, god-level powerhouses who ascended to the God Realm could live forever. Although the God Realm no longer existed in this era, the lifespan of god-level powerhouses must be longer than that of quasi-gods, right?

The environment of Douluo Continent is getting better day by day, and the life core is constantly digesting this harvest, turning Mingdu into an unprecedented holy land for cultivation. This is a prosperous scene that even Shrek City did not have!

From this perspective, he was actually somewhat grateful to Feng Zaixing for doing so much good despite his infamous reputation, making him a semi-beneficiary of the success.

Once the Tree of Life arrives in Mingdu, no matter what happens in the future, the Federation will never return it to Shrek Academy; that's simply out of the question.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Shen Tian and said meaningfully, "Brother-in-law, I think nothing is more important than cultivation. Why don't you calm down and go into seclusion to cultivate, and stay away from things you shouldn't be touching outside?"

Shen Tian panicked and repeatedly protested, "Brother-in-law, you can't wrong me like that! I didn't touch anything I shouldn't have!"

"hehe----"

Xu Pojun, who is Shen Tian's brother-in-law, just smiled and remained silent. They've been relatives for so many years, who doesn't know your little schemes?

From beginning to end, you have always been a true Shrek alumnus, regarding the will of Shrek Academy and Tang Sect as paramount, and wholeheartedly adhering to the dove stance.

In the past, even if I wanted to blow up Shrek City, it wouldn't affect you; now you're in trouble. That person doesn't want to affect millions of people, he just wants to strike precisely and use more effort to eliminate all of Shrek's influence.

Shen Tian sighed, shook his head and remained silent, his eyes, gazing at the ancient tree of life, becoming bloodshot.

Suddenly, a phone rang. Xu Pojun answered it casually: "Hello, this is Xu Pojun—what?!"

The military minister's expression changed drastically, and he unconsciously glanced at Shen Tian out of the corner of his eye. Then, he said somewhat uncertainly, "Are you serious? This—okay, I understand."

Shen Tian noticed Xu Pojun's surprise and asked with concern, "What happened? Has something happened to the Western Legion, the Northwest Legion, or the Northern Navy Legion?"

Xu Pojun directly controls the Western Legion and the Northwest Legion, and has a deep relationship with the Northern Navy Legion. In Shen Tian's view, only these three extremely powerful military forces could make him lose his composure like this.

Xu Pojun shook his head, a hint of sympathy in his eyes as he looked at Shen Tian, ​​and said in a low voice, "Something happened at the headquarters of the Northern Navy Corps and the headquarters of the Mingdu Garrison."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Tian's face turned ashen. The headquarters of the Northern Navy Corps was directly controlled by the Shen family, headed by his granddaughter, and the commander of the Mingdu Garrison was his second younger brother.

"Furthermore—your General Staff Headquarters has also been surrounded by unknown forces, and all personnel along the way have been disarmed and taken into custody."

Xu Pojun gritted his teeth and told Shen Tian even worse news.

Upon hearing this, Shen Tian nearly collapsed to the ground. Anger surged from his chest to his face. He grabbed Xu Pojun's collar and roared, his throat emitting dry, intermittent tremors.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Who would dare to surround my General Staff Headquarters and attack the headquarters of the Mingdu Chengwei Army? This is a mutiny, a blatant mutiny!"

Xu Pojun remained expressionless and said calmly, "Didn't you already guess? Besides that person, who else would have such audacity?"

"The person who sent me to my military headquarters to request arrest warrants has already called me. They will be here soon based on the signal."

"Brother-in-law, you underestimated their decisiveness."

At that moment, a loud whooshing sound came from the air. Xu Pojun looked at the black and red mechs flying in from all directions and said with a bitter smile, "Let's go, let's go quickly, they're coming soon. We can't stop them. I can only delay you for a while, and the rest is up to you."

Shen Tian glanced around in a daze, his eyes revealing a resolute madness. His demigod-level cultivation aura suddenly erupted, and with a savage grin, he transformed into a beam of light and flew towards the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Xu Pojun watched him leave, and soon the mech caught up with Shen Tian's figure and gave chase.

A few seconds later, a red mech, accompanied by a squad of mechs, landed on the rooftop. Yu Xin, dressed in a smart outfit, jumped out of the cockpit and handed him several documents with her delicate hands.

"Uncle Xu, please do me this favor."

"Okay, but don't spoil the scenery here."

Xu Pojun smiled, took out a pen he had prepared beforehand, and neatly signed the arrest warrant.

"Of course not, please rest assured." Yu Xin closed the document, turned around and jumped onto the mecha, flying straight towards Capitol Hill, as if she wasn't worried at all about what big things Shen Tian, ​​who was rushing to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, could do.

Xu Pojun sighed deeply: "Better to offend an old man than to bully a young man—Shen Tian, ​​why did you provoke that bastard Feng Zaixing back then? You didn't even know to send a woman and some rare treasures to ease the tension when you were young. You only realized how to be afraid when he became invincible. You really learned to be stupid at Shrek Academy."

"Phew~ General Feng, you're very busy tonight?"

"I can't compare to you, Speaker. It's really hard work of you to be working here during the Lunar New Year."

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In the Speaker's office, the Speaker, blowing on his steaming coffee, watched Feng Zaixing lead a group of young men carrying generals on their shoulders as he walked in, his expression extremely tense.

On the desk, there was a document that Feng Zaixing had just put down, containing accusations and arrest warrants against key figures of the Shen family, such as Shen Tian, ​​Shen Tianyuan, and Shen Yue, as well as several elders of the Shen family, for treason. It was a large, densely packed document, piled up to half a meter high.

The speaker thought that signing this pile of documents must be exhausting.

Seeing the speaker's tense expression, Feng Zaixing immediately understood that he lacked a sense of security. He smiled slightly behind him and shouted, "Troops, stand at attention! Salute His Excellency the Speaker! Let His Excellency know our resolve!"

"yes!"

Behind Feng Zaixing, the seven stars of Yixin Society gathered together. Gu Yue, Na'er, Yuanen Yehui, Le Zhengyu, Long Chen, Wang Wen, and Xu Miao all paid their respects to the Speaker, bringing him the strongest psychological comfort.

"One Heart, Loyalty! Federation, Victory!"

Sima Jinchi and Aruheng, two towering men, stood on either side like guardian deities. They simultaneously bowed and said in unison, "Please, Your Excellency Speaker, carefully review General Feng's proposal. Eliminating the traitor for the country is of utmost urgency; do not hesitate any longer!"

The speaker was sweating profusely, his fingers trembling, and he stammered, "It would be best to get the Minister of the Army's approval before arresting them."

"He has already agreed."

Yu Xin's calm voice came from outside. A figure with fiery red hair threw several documents with Xu Pojun's signature on the table and then stood behind Feng Zaixing.

"We also agree, and we ask the Speaker to carefully review our proposal to launch a military campaign against the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire."

Yu Guanzhi, Chen Xinjie, and Le Zhengyang's voices, though different in tone, were equally firm and resounded from the outside in. All three were dressed in proper military uniforms and stood calmly behind a group of young people.

The older generation of hawkish leaders have arrived!

The speaker felt his blood run cold and his mind nearly explode at the sight.

He completely gave up hope, slumped in his seat, and became a ruthless signing machine.

The scene before him was already very clear; something he was powerless to stop had already happened.

Hawks, military coup!