Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 415 Fearing the World Isn't Chaotic Enough

Xu Tianran naturally had no idea what Ju Zi was thinking. Ju Zi had once again stood in front of him earlier, which had indeed moved him for a moment. But unfortunately, he was already crippled and no longer qualified to talk about love. His only obsession now was to conquer the Douluo Continent.

"Proceed according to plan. Drive them westward. All Soul Master Corps in the east, south, and north directions are placed under the highest level of martial law. We must not allow them to escape from these three directions."

"Yes!" Orange quickly and respectfully replied, then turned and left.

Just then, a streak of light appeared on the distant horizon. This light looked very peculiar. After rising into the air, it transformed into the shape of a green monster and lingered in the air for a long time.

The Shrek Academy students, who were speeding away, saw the light immediately.

Elder Xuan's eyes lit up with joy. He slammed his right fist into his left palm and uttered a low shout, "Good!"

He knew that even though Zhang Lexuan's side had failed, as long as Zhang Lexuan's side succeeded, Shrek Academy would not have lost out in this operation.

On the rooftop of the Mingyue Grand Hotel, on the balcony of a villa, Ji Lin's eyes flashed with a golden light as he said calmly, "It's over."

Xiao Xiao and the others, through Ji Lin's mental sharing, witnessed the entire process and lamented, "What a pity! Wasn't it Sister Xiao Tao who made the move? I didn't expect her to be here too. It's such a shame she couldn't kill that prince; she was so close!"

Gu Yuena chuckled lightly and said calmly, "Almost? Heh! There's someone else hiding in that palace. Although his aura isn't at the level of a Limit Douluo, he feels stronger than that black dragon. That must be the Sun Moon Empire's trump card. With him hiding in the shadows, this assassination attempt will not succeed no matter what."

Ji Lin was a little surprised, then realized something and looked enlightened. That's right, such a big thing happened in the palace, how could it not alarm the people of the Hall of Offerings? The reason they didn't take action was probably because they were on guard against the Holy Spirit Cult.

On the other side, Du Busi and Xuanzi led the people from the Body Sect and Shrek Academy to leave separately. Xuanzi and the others still had to go and meet Zhang Lexuan and the others.

The operation to raid the Sun Moon Empire's palace was meticulously planned. The Body Sect, the Star Luo Empire, and a group of Title Douluo-level powerhouses quickly rushed into the streets of Mingdu and reunited with Princess Vina and Princess Xu Jiujiu according to the predetermined route.

Shrek Academy picked up Zhang Lexuan and the others at a pre-arranged location.

Vina eagerly asked Poison Immortal, "Grandpa, is it done?"

Xu Jiujiu's gaze also narrowed slightly, and she clenched her fists nervously. It is no exaggeration to say that the success or failure of this operation is closely related to the future development of the situation on the mainland.

Poison Undying said in a deep voice, "That shameless old man Long Xiaoyao has indeed colluded with the Sun Moon Empire. The Sun Moon Empire's palace is too heavily fortified. The plan has failed."

As they were talking, more than a dozen figures suddenly gathered over there. It was the assault team that had returned safely, and the leader was Long Aotian.

After a long pause, he asked, "Senior Poison, what are your plans next? Are you going to participate in the finals?"

Poison Undying snorted and said, "I'm not like Xuanzi, who values ​​glory so much. Besides, we can't beat those little brats from the Free Sect. I may be arrogant, but I'm not stupid. Why would I stay and risk participating in a match we're sure to lose? Let's hurry up and get out of here first, and also inform the other Soul Master sects that originally belonged to Douluo Continent so we can break out together."

During the planning process, Shrek Academy, Body Sect, and the Star Luo Empire, who had reached an agreement, shared information with the participating Soul Master sects that possessed considerable overall strength.

For example, Tianlongmen and Aojianzong.

The greater the chance of breaking through, the more we act together.

Of course, only the most top-tier and trustworthy Soul Master sects can obtain this information.

As for those unlucky ones who were eliminated in the first three rounds of the knockout stage and were in a hurry to leave Mingdu and were captured by the Sun Moon Empire, there was nothing that could be done. After all, no matter how many strong people Shrek Academy and Body Sect had, they could not protect all the participating teams that originally came from Douluo Continent.

However, as long as those elites from major sects leave safely, it won't make much sense for the Sun Moon Empire to catch these few big cats and small cats.

Without the slightest hesitation, Du Busi decisively led everyone towards a viscount's mansion in the east of Mingdu City, where the Heavenly Soul Empire and their Body Sect's base of operations in Mingdu were located.

Xu Jiujiu felt somewhat helpless. She also wanted to leave Mingdu as soon as possible, but Ji Lin would not leave until the end of the competition. She could not abandon Ji Lin and leave alone with the Body Sect. She could only let the Title Douluo of the Star Luo Empire take the Star Luo Royal Academy's participating team and the Body Sect together. Under Chi Yuan's protection, she secretly entered the Mingyue Hotel and the villa of Zizaimen. Before leaving, she could not be exposed in the open.

After the battle at the palace ended, Ji Lin immediately sent Chi Yuan to pick up Xu Jiujiu.

Ji Lin originally wanted her to leave first, but after thinking about it, he wondered what would happen if something happened on the way. Xu Jiujiu only had three Title Douluos by her side, and they might not be able to protect her. It would be safer for her to stay with them.

At this moment, not far from the eastern suburbs of Mingdu, Xuanzi had already led the Shrek team to meet up with Zhang Lexuan, Beibei and others, and Ma Xiaotao also rejoined the team midway.

Just as they had guessed, martial law was indeed in effect in Mingdu, with a large number of troops stationed in the city. Although everyone knew that these troops were of little use to powerful Soul Masters, it was better to have them than not, at least they could compress their space.

Shrek's journey out of the city wasn't too dangerous, which revealed the disadvantage of Ming Dynasty not having city walls. They arrived outside the city without any major incidents.

But if they went any further, they would enter the blockade zone, where level nine fixed-position soul guide cannons awaited them, as well as the Sun Moon Empire's most elite soul guide regiment.

They need to wait here for the time being, waiting for the Body Sect to join them, along with several other sects, so that they can break through together.

The cannon muzzles that had been exposed inside the Sun Moon Empire's palace buildings had all been retracted, and various cleaning and repair work was being carried out in an orderly manner.

Xu Tianran was still standing in front of the ruins of the study. The Holy Spirit Cult leader, also known as the mysterious National Master, was standing beside him. At this time, the evil soul masters had all disappeared and no one knew where they had gone. The Dragon Emperor Douluo had also vanished without a trace.

A guard dressed in light gold attire quickly ran to Xu Tianran's side and said, "Your Highness, the highest level of security on the east, north, and south sides is complete, and the level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannons are ready. As long as they dare to break through from these three directions, they will immediately be attacked by our strongest artillery. According to our scouts, they have split into two groups. One group, led by those from Shrek Academy, went to the east, while the group led by the Body Sect, the Heavenly Soul Empire, and the Star Luo Empire went to a viscount's mansion in the east of the city. After entering the mansion, they have not made any moves and seem to have gone into hiding."

"Lying low?" Xu Tianran frowned slightly, his eyes narrowing. He said, "Order people to strengthen surveillance. We must try to force them to leave from the west. They're probably not just lying low; they likely suspect the west is more dangerous and want to break out from another direction. Grand Preceptor, could you send some of your men there?"

"Alright." The leader of the Holy Spirit Cult nodded, turned and disappeared into the darkness. He returned after a few breaths.

"I have already sent men over. The men I sent are cooperating with the Empire's Soul Master Legion. If they try to break through by force, they will pay a heavy price. In fact, why didn't Your Highness let us go all out here just now? If we had gone all out, and with the Supreme Elder joining in, at least more than half of those people could have been saved."

Xu Tianran's expression shifted slightly, and he smiled, "This is the capital of the empire, and also the location of my Mingdu Imperial Palace. While a full-scale battle with them would certainly inflict significant losses on them, our casualties would also be substantial. Moreover, they have so many Title Douluo-level experts. If they disregard the unwritten rules and launch an attack on the city, Mingdu will be devastated. How can I explain that to my subjects? This time, we must not only inflict a heavy blow on them, but also minimize our own casualties. Your sect's cultivation of talent is no easy feat!"

He was well aware of why the Holy Spirit Cult Leader advocated taking action here directly. He didn't care about the devastation and the deaths of many civilians; in fact, it would be very beneficial for them, the evil soul masters.

He naturally feared nothing more than a peaceful world, but how could he allow him to do so? To be honest, Xu Tianran wasn't too afraid that the people from Shrek Academy and Body Sect would violate the rules of fighting Title Douluos; on the contrary, he was more afraid that these evil soul masters would take advantage of the situation to cause chaos and kill a large number of civilians.

Shrek Academy and the Body Sect are, after all, righteous people, and they would more or less care about their reputation and would not massacre civilians. But evil soul masters are different. They would take advantage of the chaos and who knows how many people of the Sun Moon Empire would suffer.

If the battlefield weren't in Mingdu, but in Tiandou City, Xingluo City, or Shrek City, he wouldn't care about the lives of civilians; he could just close the gates and let the evil spirit masters go. But not in Mingdu. No matter how ruthless he is, he won't just watch his people be slaughtered by evil spirit masters.

The leader of the Holy Spirit Cult sneered and said, "Those little brats from the Freedom Sect must not be allowed to escape. I will turn them all into corpse puppets."

He was filled with rage at the Free Gate, who had killed several outstanding young evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Xu Tianran said, "Grand Preceptor, rest assured. After the decisive battle tomorrow, you can send people to take action. If we can force them all to the west, we can keep them here at the lowest cost."

(End of this chapter)