Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 709 One effort, then a decline, then a halt!

Xu Tianran was furious!
The Evil Lord Soul Master Corps is one of the five great Soul Master Corps, serving as one of the guardians of the nation!

How could they possibly betray us?!
"But...but Your Majesty, this is what's being said outside."

Before the guard could finish speaking, an extremely terrifying aura suddenly erupted from Xu Tianran.

In an instant, the guards were forced to the ground by this terrifying aura.

In a mere second, the guard's entire body exploded! Countless drops of blood splattered, staining the hall crimson.

"His Majesty."

Orange, who was standing nearby, saw this scene and even though she forced herself to calm down, her pupils still trembled violently.

A living person exploded right in front of you, leaving no trace of their body. The brutality of this method is truly terrifying!
Even so, after forcibly suppressing her shock, Ju Zi walked over to Xu Tianran and took out a handkerchief to wipe away the blood splattered on Xu Tianran's face.

"Your Majesty need not be angry. I believe this is merely a rumor deliberately spread by those three great empires. As the guardians of the nation, how could the Evil Lord Soul Master Corps possibly betray us? Your Majesty must not fall for their trap. Getting angry and harming your health would only serve their purpose."

As Ju Zi wiped the blood from Xu Tianran's face, she spoke softly.

She could feel the extremely oppressive and terrifying aura emanating from Xu Tianran, an aura that frightened her.

Since Xu Tianran was assassinated, resulting in paralysis of his lower body, his temperament has become increasingly violent.

Previously, Xu Tianran was able to suppress his violent temper and stabilize his emotions with his calm temperament, but after Jiang Ming appeared, especially after the identity of Mingjiang's undercover agent was exposed, he gradually lost control.

Xu Tianran trusted her completely and always kept her by his side, but now he has begun to distance himself from her.

If she weren't intelligent enough to be of some help to Xu Tianran, even though she was Xu Tianran's savior and the Empress, Xu Tianran probably wouldn't have kept her by his side.

Upon hearing what Ju Zi said, the terrifying and eerie aura emanating from Xu Tianran gradually subsided. He let out a long breath and his emotions stabilized.

Xu Tianran looked at the ground in front of him, which had been blown into a bloody mess, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

"Of course I know that, Orange. Go and give the order to arrest all those who spread rumors and execute them on the spot! They must be spies from the three great empires. Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free!"

Upon hearing this, Ju Zi's gaze sharpened.

I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!
The moment these six words were uttered, it meant that the Sun and Moon Empire was about to be engulfed in a bloody storm!

However, it must be said that this is also the fastest way to suppress rumors.

"The minister and concubine follow the order."

After bowing, Ju Zi turned and left the main hall.

After Ju Zi left, Xu Tianran's aura suddenly erupted!
boom!
boom!
Crackling!

He smashed everything in the palace; the magnificent hall was littered with broken porcelain shards and tables and chairs, mixed with bloodstains that had not yet been cleaned up, making the scene look horrific.

It was as if this was not the most magnificent and prestigious palace of the Sun and Moon Empire, but rather an abandoned old house in the wilderness where terrifying ghost stories were told.

"Somebody come!"

Upon hearing Xu Tianran's call, the guards who were trembling outside the door suppressed their fear, entered the hall, and knelt down before Xu Tianran.

But when he knelt down and saw the large pool of blood, his body still trembled slightly.

"Clean up this place."

Xu Tianran's cold voice rang out again, and then the guard heard the sound of a wheelchair rolling past his feet. The sound was not loud, but it gave the guard a feeling of dread.

He remained kneeling on the ground until the sound of the wheelchair completely disappeared before he dared to stand up.

Seeing the scene inside the palace that looked like a fierce battle, the guard felt a bit of a headache, but after seeing the pool of blood on the ground, he suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if he had escaped death.

Dude, serving a king is like serving a tiger!
Shrek Academy, Poseidon Pavilion.

Jiang Ming sat cross-legged on the surface of the Sea God Lake, his eyes slightly closed, his aura completely concealed.

If it weren't for the fact that Jiang Ming was sitting right there with the naked eye, one couldn't sense any trace of his presence at all using only their senses.

Practice.

Jiang Ming hadn't cultivated normally for a long time. His cultivation speed wasn't slow. Even without the cultivation boost from the elves, his own talent still allowed him to cultivate much faster than others.

Even with such talent, progress in cultivation at the Super Douluo level is still very slow.

Super Douluo is a cultivation level that is almost at the top among Soul Masters. Unless one crosses that insurmountable barrier and becomes Limit Douluo, level 95 and level 98 can only be called Super Douluo.

Even for those with extraordinary talent and innate full soul power, cultivation in the Super Douluo realm is extremely slow.

Take Yan Shaozhe as an example. When Yan Shaozhe reached level 95, he was only in his fifties or sixties, but now he's in his eighties or nineties and only at level 96. Yan Shaozhe also has innate full soul power! His martial soul, the Bright Phoenix, is of absolutely excellent quality.

"Sigh, my cultivation speed is a bit too slow."

Facing the rising sun on the horizon, Jiang Ming slowly opened his eyes.

The rising sun scattered its rays, creating shimmering waves on the Sea God Lake, and shining on Jiang Ming, as if gilding his body with a faint golden glow.

In the small world, upon hearing Jiang Ming complain about the slow pace of cultivation, Xue Di, who was studying the soul tool, paused slightly in her work.

At twenty-five, he's cultivated to the level of a Super Douluo? Is that slow?

You should know that a human's Super Douluo is equivalent to a 200,000-year-old ferocious beast among soul beasts!
It would take a soul beast 200,000 years of cultivation to reach this level, but Jiang Ming only took 25 years.

Is this too slow?

Then aren't the other human soul masters and those ferocious beasts complete waste?

Xue Di felt that Jiang Ming was taking his good fortune for granted, but Jiang Ming himself did not think so.

At his current cultivation speed, it would take him at least a year to raise his soul power cultivation by one level.

Gaining one level of cultivation in just over a year was still quite difficult for Jiang Ming, who was used to rapid leveling up.

His seventh test takes five years, and within those five years, he is confident that he can raise his cultivation level to level ninety-eight.
In fact, he was confident that he could kill the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler without even raising his cultivation to level 98, but level 98 would be a safer level.

"Jiang Ming!"

On the shores of Poseidon Lake, a graceful figure appeared in Jiang Ming's sight. It was Vina, the princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire and an elite disciple of the Body Sect.

Since the Body Sect and Shrek Academy began their cooperation, some of the Body Sect's disciples have entered Shrek Academy to study.

Correspondingly, some inner court disciples of Shrek Academy also went to the Body Sect to learn the Body Sect's combat techniques.

From the perspective of both sides' interests, Shrek Academy is clearly in a better position. After all, there is not much difference between the disciples of the Body Sect cultivating in the Body Sect and cultivating at Shrek Academy, and the effect is even slightly weaker.

The Body Sect has been researching Body Martial Souls for many years and has an absolutely mature training process for Soul Masters who possess Body Martial Souls.

Comparatively speaking, Shrek Academy students learn some of the combat techniques of the Body Sect within the Body Sect, which undoubtedly greatly enhances their combat abilities.

Of course, Poison Undying wouldn't be so generous as to reveal the true essence of the Body Sect to the students of Shrek Academy, but even some less important combat techniques would be of great benefit to the students who went to learn them.

Vina was among the disciples from the Body Sect who came to Shrek Academy for exchange, but Long Aotian did not come.

Long Aotian is the young sect master of the Body Sect. He only has one Body Martial Soul, and Du Busi is unwilling to let him come and delay his cultivation of the Body Martial Soul.

Vina is different, after all, she has twin martial souls. In addition to her main martial soul, which is a brain, she also has a martial soul of a snow lotus.

Coming to Shrek Academy will be beneficial for her.

Moreover, this is a special time. The Sun Moon Empire is preparing for war, and as the princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Vina's presence at Shrek Academy facilitates communication between the Heavenly Soul Empire, the Body Sect, and Shrek Academy.

"Jiang Ming, you're absolutely right! After spreading the news of the Evil Monarch Soul Master Group's betrayal, Xu Tianran was furious and ordered everyone who spread the rumors to be executed!"

Vina said softly.

Jiang Ming proposed spreading the news of the Evil Lord Soul Master Corps' betrayal within the Sun Moon Empire.

Its function is also very simple. On the one hand, this public opinion can cause a certain degree of panic within the Sun Moon Empire, after all, the Evil Monarch Soul Master Corps is the guardian of the Sun Moon Empire!
If they were to rebel, it would have an absolute impact on the people and military of the Sun Moon Empire.

On the other hand, Jiang Ming did this to annoy Xu Tianran.

He had spent some time by Xu Tianran's side under the alias Mingjiang, so he had some understanding of Xu Tianran's personality.

Xu Tianran was ambitious and capable; one could even say he was a qualified emperor.

But Xu Tianran has a fatal flaw!

He is paralyzed from the waist down!
Jiang Ming had inquired before and learned that it was because Xu Tianran had been assassinated before. Although he survived by chance, his lower body was paralyzed.

Even healthy people who become paralyzed from the waist down will not necessarily lose all will to fight, but they will also become depressed.

But Xu Tianran did not. After becoming paralyzed, his competitiveness in the struggle for the throne of the Sun Moon Empire diminished, and few of the high-ranking officials of the Sun Moon Empire were optimistic about him.

However, Xu Tianran used swift and decisive methods to clear away all obstacles and ascend to the position of Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire.

This is enough to demonstrate his ability, but similarly, under such high pressure, Xu Tianran's mentality, or rather his psychology, has become somewhat distorted!

When everything is going smoothly, this kind of mentality won't show, because Xu Tianran has a certain ability to control his emotions.

But what if you suffer repeated setbacks?

From the very beginning, Xu Tianran's plan was to relax the competition rules, allow sects to participate, and have the Holy Spirit Cult escort the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to win the championship, thereby maximizing the prestige of the Sun Moon Empire.

However, this plan was directly blocked by the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy teams in the quarterfinals. Not only did it not work, it could even be said to have the opposite effect!

From that moment on, Xu Tianran experienced his first setback!
Later, Jiang Ming thwarted Xu Tianran's plan to kill him in the western suburbs of Mingdu, and even took away most of Mingdu's resources. This was his second setback!

Now, the hostages that the Sun Moon Empire had originally captured have been rescued, and even the Evil Monarch Soul Master Corps has been taken away by Jiang Ming. Rumors have also spread that the Evil Monarch Soul Master Corps has betrayed them. This is the third setback!

A series of setbacks would cause even the most composed person to have problems, let alone Xu Tianran, who already had some distorted psychology.

Moreover, Xu Tianran suffered setbacks in more than just these.

Although Xu Tianran's identity as an undercover agent in Mingjiang was exposed, the impact of this incident on him did not disappear.

Mingjiang had been by Xu Tianran's side for a while, and Xu Tianran even planned to groom Mingjiang to become the head of Mingde Hall and a trusted confidant!

But this trusted confidant was an undercover agent, a traitor!
Even though Mingjiang didn't cause any real harm to Xu Tianran, this incident planted a seed in Xu Tianran's heart.

The seed of doubt!

If Mingjiang, who had been tested countless times, could be a traitor, then what about the others around him?
Once the seeds of doubt are sown, eliminating them is not so easy.

Not to mention, Xu Tianran also experienced setbacks time and time again.

With paralysis of the lower body, repeated setbacks in his plans, and the seeds of doubt sown within him, Xu Tianran's current state of mind must be quite fascinating!

"Yes, I expected that. It's just a bit of a pity about those informants you planted."

Although this operation will have some impact on the Sun Moon Empire, those who spread rumors will certainly not escape punishment.

Vina nodded and said, "Indeed, they are the empire's best warriors."

She also felt sorry for those insiders, but for the sake of the empire, their sacrifice was worthwhile.

"Shall we proceed with the next step of the plan?"

Vina looked at Jiang Ming and asked softly.

Jiang Ming smiled and said, "Don't rush. Let this matter ferment for a while. Xu Tianran's mentality of 'better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free' in arresting and killing people may stop the rumors, but it will definitely kill many people by mistake, allowing the people of the Sun Moon Empire to accumulate some resentment first."

After saying that, Jiang Ming stood up and stretched.

"If we press on with our momentum, we will eventually lose our strength, and if we continue with a few more waves, the Sun Moon Empire's war preparations will be essentially bankrupt."

He wasn't good at warfare, but if he could figure out how to deal with Xu Tianran, he could definitely weaken the Sun Moon Empire's war preparations.

If Xu Tianran is ruined and loses his mind, it will ultimately lead to a loss of popular support.
Hehe, it would be good enough if the Sun Moon Empire didn't fall into internal strife by then, let alone have the resources to launch a war.

but
Jiang Ming seemed to remember something, and his brows furrowed slightly.

The orange next to Xu Tianran
He hadn't had much contact with this woman, but Xu Tianran held her in high regard, so he still needed to be wary.

(End of this chapter)