Douluo: The Holy Radiance of the Dragon King

Chapter 309 The affairs of the world are in my hands, not yours. I will do it now, and who in this world dares to disobey?

"There must still be a chance, there must still be a way to survive! The Shen family will not fall tonight!"

As the Speaker of the Council wrote and stamped his name, Shen Tian roared inwardly and shot into the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

The direction points directly to the ancient tree of life.

In his view, Luan Hongchen led his men to take control of his General Staff Headquarters, Kong Yao took control of his second brother's garrison military region, and Feng Zaixing led his team to pressure the Speaker, causing the defense coefficient of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to plummet.

With his demigod cultivation, he could easily break through the defenses and get close to the Tree of Life.

Having control over the life and death of the Tree of Life, he has the leverage to negotiate with the other party; at worst, they can simply part ways!

The wind was strong and the sky was high, the night was dark and shadowy. Shen Tian was overjoyed to find that there were not many top experts guarding the lake island where the Ancient Tree of Life was located.

Just as he released his martial spirit and approached his target at full speed, a calm, smiling voice rang out, causing his body to tremble.

"Chief of Staff Shen, why don't you tie your own hands and go to Mingdu Prison to try and get a reduced sentence? What are you doing here at my Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy? Do you want to get your sentence increased?"

Space distorted, and a young figure stood with his hands behind his back, surrounded by purple light. His handsome and rugged face was majestic and spirited as he looked at Shen Tian with a smile.

That look—isn't it Feng Zaixing?

"You, how did you get here? You should have been—"

Shen Tianteng's body abruptly stopped in mid-air. He stared at the Saint Demon Formless Body, which was exactly the same as Feng Zaixing's, with an expression of utter disbelief. His eyes were wide open, as if he wanted to see if the other party was a fake.

"You know far too little about me, yet you dared to turn against me when I attacked you. Is this the level of a Chief of the General Staff?"

Saint Demon Formless extended a middle finger and gently shook it, a look of disappointment appearing on his face: "To be honest, you're not good enough."

Enraged, Shen Tian released his battle armor to cover his body, activated his martial soul true form, and took out more than a dozen level eight and nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs from who-knows-where, and threw them at that arrogant figure.

"Since that's the case, I'll test your skills today, the world's number one prodigy, and see just how capable you really are!"

The soul-guided cannonball exploded while still in mid-air. Shen Tian's choice of attack location was very important because this level of fixed-position soul-guided cannonball has a very large attack range.

If the Saint Demon Formless Body doesn't intervene and blocks the attack itself, it will inevitably affect the Ancient Tree of Life and the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

As long as the Saintly Demon Formless Body blocks, Shen Tian is confident that he can keep him in a desperate situation.

In fact, the Shen family was able to rank among the top five military families because they inherited a lot of ancient soul tool technology. Because of their deep cooperation with the Tang Sect, they even mastered many dangerous scientific research results. Shen Tian himself is not only a demigod, but also a soul tool expert.

A dazzling display of artillery fire and deafening explosions unfolded before his eyes. As Shen Tian retreated rapidly, a smile appeared on his lips, and his eyes flickered with a mixture of anticipation and uncertainty. Instantly, he acquired more than ten level-nine soul tools, each capable of attack, defense, and healing.

However, the smile on his lips did not last long, because after the barrage of fire, the Saint Demon Formless Body simply calmed his eyes, stretched out his arms in front of him and pulled them outward, tearing open a spatial rift tens of thousands of meters long.

The spatial rift possessed infinite gravity, completely devouring the energy released from all the cannonballs fired by Shen Tian, ​​reducing them to nothing.

In the next instant, a streak of light leaped forward and appeared in front of Shen Tian before he could react.

With a powerful punch, a burst of multicolored light erupted.

At the critical moment, Shen Tian only had time to activate one defensive soul tool after another to protect his body, and then several trigger-type soul tools automatically took effect.

But it was completely useless.

"Bang! Bang!"

The combined power of the Five-in-One Overturning Sea Divine Fist was unstoppable. Its force shattered one top-tier soul tool after another. Three of Shen Tian's space-type trigger soul tools were destroyed before he was teleported hundreds of meters away.

However, in the blink of an eye, six of Shen Tian's protective soul-guiding light shields shattered in succession. He was sweating profusely, and the fear of death was truly felt through his calm face.

Did I let you leave?

Saint Demon Formless Body's eyes were indifferent as he reached out and unleashed a self-created soul skill that could cover the sky with a single hand. His right hand expanded infinitely, and every line on his palm was as magnificent as a river, releasing boundless soul light.

The soul power pressure of a level 98 peak erupted, the four-word battle armor proclaimed "Asking the Heavens High" upon him, and the soul power fluctuation soared to a level surpassing that of a quasi-god peak.

In an instant, Shen Tian's senses seemed to fail. In his eyes, his opponent was now like a god incarnate, allowing no mortal to resist in the slightest.

"Bang! Bang! ————"

Cracks rose and fell, and almost in an instant, the dozen or so protective soul tools on Shen Tian's body vanished under the colossal hand that blotted out the sky.

Shen Tian was like a fly, swatted away by a god's hand, rolling an unknown distance before finally landing on the ground.

His battle armor was mostly shattered, and he looked far more disheveled than a demigod.

"Whoosh~"

In an instant, the Saint Demon Formless Body leaped over, its soul power transforming into chains to bind Shen Tian, ​​who was disheveled and bleeding from his mouth and nose, like dragging a dead dog.

"Just kill me!"

Shen Tian's face was contorted with rage. He had been pampered and had a smooth life since childhood. He had never suffered such humiliation.

"Two years ago, the Federal Parliament passed a law that anyone who intends to attack the Tree of Life would be sentenced to death, and their family would also be implicated; Chief of Staff Shen was caught by Feng for using knives and guns here, did he really want to die a quick death?"

"There are aerial cameras everywhere here, recording our entire battle. Such a crime should be punished in front of everyone. I won't kill you now."

Saint Demon Formless shook his head, his eyes filled with disdain for Shen Tian.

Shen Tian flew into a rage, jumping up and down and shouting viciously, "You brat, Zaixing, do you want to use the lives of my entire Shen family as stepping stones for your control of the Federation?"

"My Shen family is not like the Le family, confined to the south. Our network of connections extends throughout the upper echelons of the Federation. Your destruction of my Shen family will inevitably implicate countless people, and the consequences will be beyond your capacity to bear!"

The Saintly Demon Body smiled faintly and whispered, "Is that so? But as things stand now, the affairs of the world are in my hands, not yours. I will act now, and who in this world dares to disobey?"

"Don't overestimate the character of those people in the Federation. They tolerated Shrek Academy riding on their heads for ten thousand years, so why would they tolerate someone like me? I really enjoy having the Yu Chenle family and others with me. It's not that I don't want to include the Guo family, it's just that they have too little presence."

"The Kong family and the Hongchen family severed all ties with you back when you sided with Shrek Academy. Do you think they didn't want to take Shrek's place back then? In the face of such interests, your Shen family is nothing. They will only want to get rid of you quickly, and they might even think I'm too slow."

Saint Demon Without Form chuckled and stated the cold, hard truth: "After all is said and done, only the former royal Xu family has truly suffered losses because their interests are deeply intertwined with your Shen family."

"But your brother-in-law is a clever man who knows when to yield and when to stand firm. He never puts himself in a position of certain defeat. Do you believe that he might now try to persuade your second brother to relinquish power in exchange for a glimmer of hope?"

Shen Tian's expression turned grim, and he gritted his teeth: "Fine! It seems the old man's defeat today was not unjust. But Feng Zaixing, remember this: you are too scheming, too murderous, too lucky, and too talented. You have stolen the secrets of heaven in all four aspects. You will not live long."

Saint Demon Formless Body gently shook his head: "You are considered a powerful figure of your generation, don't you understand the principle of 'the victor is king, the loser is villain'? I can see your future; but you can't see mine."

"Don't worry, times have changed. The women and children of your Shen family may have a chance to survive, but they will not have the opportunity to become Soul Masters or take the civil service exam within five generations. It's still very easy for me, Feng, to outlive five generations of ordinary people."

"After five generations, the descendants of the Shen family are no different from ordinary people. At that time, it will depend on whether your Shen family will have any lucky members born."

"The five major military families are no longer part of the Shen family; you have committed internal corruption and treason, and then you attacked the Tree of Life, leaving you a sliver of hope. You should kowtow and thank me."

Upon hearing this, Shen Tian collapsed to the ground, utterly dejected, as if he had aged decades in an instant.

Several streaks of light shot over, transforming into the figures of three-word battle armor masters from the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, who looked at the Saint Demon Formless Body with a questioning expression.

"Take him away and keep a close watch on him."

With a gentle wave of his hand, the Saint Demon Wuxiang made his final judgment.

"Yes."

The three-word battle armor masters bound Shen Tian tightly, using various sealing soul guides to seal his essence, energy, and spirit.

Watching Shen Tian being taken away, the Saint Demon Formless Body turned around, raised his palm, and restored the shattered spatial order, muttering to himself, "A grand show has come to an end. Next, should it be the Star Luo Sect or the Holy Spirit Sect? Those evil soul masters are quite good at hiding—"

For years, Lan Fuzi has been passing on messages, including but not limited to the Holy Spirit Cult's large-scale hunting of sea spirit beasts and its secret attacks on civilians on two continents.

Of the Four Heavenly Kings, only Leng Yulai remains, leaving three vacant positions with no one to fill them; the position of the Demon Emperor is roughly determined, but the Ghost Emperor's whereabouts are unknown.

Even with the Holy Spirit Cult's little princess acting as an inside agent, they couldn't find him. Feng Zaixing had some respect for the Ghost Emperor; his skill in concealment was truly remarkable. (At this moment, the Ghost Emperor, who was forcibly left in the Abyss Plane to comfort the Abyss Saint King, clicked a dislike.)

Unable to pinpoint the location of the Ghost Emperor, the final scourge of the Holy Spirit Cult, Feng Zaixing remained hesitant. If he were to wipe out the remnants of the Holy Spirit Cult now, the Ghost Emperor would have no more reservations and could freely become a lone wolf, perhaps even choosing to self-destruct in a bustling city one day if he was in a bad mood.

The gods in Douluo Continent are not truly omnipotent; their divine senses can only cover a limited area, and they cannot stop a quasi-god like the Ghost Emperor from randomly self-destructing.

At the parliamentary headquarters, Feng Zaixing and his group waited for fifteen minutes before the speaker finally signed a pile of documents.

At this moment, Feng Zaixing handed over several newly printed documents and said with a smile, "Please sign these as well. My clone that I left to guard the Tree of Life just told me that the traitor Shen Tian attempted to attack the Tree of Life by using more than ten top-grade soul-guided cannons. His crime is unforgivable."

The speaker's mouth twitched: "You actually respect procedure, huh?"

"You flatter me. Although we were taking a sudden action, it was out of necessity."