Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 813 Armistice Agreement
Although Jing Hongchen has been reinstated to his original position, due to the impact of the previous Mingjiang incident, he is basically no longer able to enter the core of power.

Let alone Jing Hongchen, if Kong Deming weren't the Grand Elder of the Royal Hall, a member of the royal family, and the number one Soul Master of the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianran wouldn't even trust him.

There was no way around it; the psychological trauma that the Mingjiang incident had inflicted on Xu Tianran was simply too great!
Even now, Xu Tianran still dreams of the Underworld River from time to time.

However, the scenes of the Mingjiang River in his dreams were not pleasant; every time, they were nightmares!

You should know that he originally intended to groom Mingjiang into a trusted confidant! If Mingjiang hadn't been exposed later, he planned to make Mingjiang the new head of Mingde Hall, hoping that Mingjiang could break through to the tenth level of Soul Master faster than Kong Deming!

Under these circumstances, he learned that Mingjiang was an undercover agent sent by Shrek Academy!
Every time Xu Tianran thinks of Mingjiang, he feels a strong sense of lingering fear.

Upon closer reflection, Mingjiang had countless opportunities to get close to him, sometimes even right behind him.

He didn't think Mingjiang could kill him, after all, Mingjiang's displayed soul power cultivation was only that of a Soul Douluo, while he himself was already a Title Douluo.

But Mingjiang is a level nine Soul Master! And he's holding a level nine fixed-position Soul Guidance Cannonball!

If Mingjiang were to disregard everything and detonate one or more level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells right next to him, even with all his protective gear, the probability of being killed in one hit would be extremely high!

That was a real bomb that could explode at any moment!
Outside Shrek Academy, in the sky.

Looking at the six powerful figures from Shrek Academy opposite him, Jing Hongchen's aged face showed little fear.

This wasn't the first time he'd dealt with people from Shrek Academy. As long as he didn't take the initiative to attack them, they wouldn't attack him immediately.

As for why.
This is Shrek Academy's territory, and these people from Shrek Academy are absolutely confident!
Under these circumstances, the people at Shrek Academy also had the patience to listen to him.

If this were in the Sun Moon Empire or Mingdu, these Shrek Academy experts wouldn't listen to a word and would strike first!

"Dean Yan Shaozhe, and everyone from the Sea God Pavilion, it's been a long time."

Jing Hongchen was not nervous at all; in fact, he greeted the elders like an old friend.

However, his two attendants were not so optimistic. The aura released by the six elders was not weak!
Jing Hongchen was able to withstand this suppressive aura with ease, but it would be difficult for them to deal with it.

Just then, a faster and more powerful beam of light streaked across the sky and appeared before everyone.

As the light faded, Jiang Ming's figure appeared.

Jiang Ming stood on the void, his gaze fixed on Jing Hongchen before him.

Upon seeing Jiang Ming, Jing Hongchen's expression immediately became complicated.

The two attendants beside him were even more tense!
Jiang Ming's strength has now spread far and wide across the continent, especially within the Sun Moon Empire, where he is regarded as a god-like figure!

Xu Tianran's several ambushes and encirclements, which involved the entire nation's resources, were repeatedly thwarted by Jiang Ming, resulting in greater losses each time!

The first ambush in the western suburbs of Mingdu resulted in the loss of several level-nine soul guide masters when the level-nine fixed-position soul guide shell exploded! It also caused the loss of the entire top-tier soul guide device, the Sealed Void Soul Devouring Box. The entire Mingdu was shrouded in the threat of level-nine fixed-position soul guide shells for several months! Only after all the soul guide masters had thoroughly searched Mingdu and confirmed that there were no level-nine fixed-position soul guide shells planted by Jiang Ming could Xu Tianran finally sleep soundly.

The second operation on the icy sea involved the deployment of two Guardian-level Soul Master regiments, along with almost all the Level 9 Soul Masters from the Sun Moon Empire's Royal Hall and Mingde Hall, and no fewer than ten Level 9 fixed-position Soul Guidance Cannons! Almost all the powerful figures of the Holy Spirit Sect went there; they truly committed all their top combat strength.

But the result?

The Holy Spirit Cult was wiped out! Cult leader Zhongli Wu was instantly reduced to ashes, leaving only Ye Xishui and the Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, whose fate was unknown.

Of course, for the Sun Moon Empire, the destruction of the Holy Spirit Cult might not be a bad thing. After all, evil soul masters, who are not accepted by ordinary people, are destined to be eliminated. Their elimination by Jiang Ming actually saved him some effort.

But this also demonstrates how terrifying Jiang Ming is!
Even Xu Tianran, who had been planning for many years, was not absolutely certain of wiping out the Holy Spirit Cult, but Jiang Ming did it all by himself!
Even with all sorts of unexpected events, Jiang Ming's abilities have clearly reached an incredibly terrifying level.

Originally, after receiving Kong Deming's message, Xu Tianran thought that Jiang Ming and the evil soul master of the Holy Spirit Cult had perished together, and he was happy for several days.

But less than a year later, news began to circulate that Shrek Academy seemed to be making a big move, acquiring rare and precious materials on a large scale.

At that time, Xu Tianran already had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

Given the nature of those powerful individuals from Shrek Academy, if Jiang Ming were to truly die, they would undoubtedly seek trouble with the Sun Moon Empire, and might even directly storm into Mingdu to attack him!
But Shrek Academy is collecting rare and precious materials, which means Jiang Ming is not dead! At least, not completely dead!
Shrek Academy is trying to save Jiang Ming!

After making this judgment, a crazy idea immediately popped into Xu Tianran's mind.

That means unleashing all the level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells! Use the level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannons to bombard the location of Shrek Academy across half a continent!
Even though Jiang Ming took away more than a dozen level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, the Sun Moon Empire now has more than twenty level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells!
All of them will be launched at once; if they hit, even a Limit Douluo will be finished! Furthermore, Shrek City and Shrek Academy will be completely razed to the ground by the terrifying explosive force!
At that time, all your troubles will disappear!

This is absolutely a crazy idea!

However, this is merely Xu Tianran's idea; it is impossible for it to be realized.

Using a level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon to launch a level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell to launch an attack across half a continent, do you really think all the defenses along the way are just for show?

The range is sufficient; the range of a level nine fixed-mount soul guide cannon is enough to cover most of the Douluo Continent. Even if it is fired from Mingdu, it is enough to hit the Shrek Academy.

But that's the theoretical range; no one has ever actually done it.

After all, this is just a level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell. There are no satellites in the sky, so how can it track the trajectory, let alone accurately hit the target?

With such a range of error, if we aim at Shrek Academy, the cannonball might end up landing in the Star Dou Great Forest.

So, after calming down, Xu Tianran gave up on this unrealistic idea.

As time went on, more and more information emerged.

It wasn't until the news of the Goddess of Life descending upon Shrek Academy spread, reaching the Sun Moon Empire and Xu Tianran's ears, that the story reached him.

No one knows the despair and depression Xu Tianran felt when he heard that the Goddess of Life had descended upon Shrek Academy.

why!
Why is Jiang Ming able to receive so much divine assistance? If only the Goddess of Life favored him, with her power, she could surely restore his body! But alas...
For Xu Tianran, this was a cruel thing. The very force that had pulled him out of the muddy swamp was now in the hands of the enemy!

This could easily cause Xu Tianran, who had already suffered several setbacks, to break down!
But Xu Tianran was, after all, a powerful and ruthless figure. After a few days of depression, he rallied. After all, if he didn't, the Sun Moon Empire would be half-destroyed.

With the help of the gods, Xu Tianran had given up hope that Jiang Ming would die.

Even if Jiang Ming were dead, let alone not dead, he's a god! Is it really that difficult for a god to revive a mortal?

Jiang Ming was destined not to die, and the other side simply didn't have any more or stronger power to deal with him. On the Soul Master side, the evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult had all been wiped out. As for the Soul Masters, they had already tried, but to no avail.

The best time to kill Jiang Ming was in the past!
As for now, and the future, it's already impossible.

At least for the Sun and Moon Empire, it is no longer possible.

Unless the Sun Moon Empire can also produce a super genius with the strength to suppress Jiang Ming, any action against Jiang Ming will likely end in failure.

Based on this, Xu Tianran, after gathering the opinions of many ministers of the Sun Moon Empire, finally made a decision.

Jing Hongchen's visit to Shrek Academy was also a deliberate arrangement by Xu Tianran.

In Xu Tianran's mind, Mingjiang and Jiangming are two different people, and they are brothers.

Even though Mingjiang is dead now, he was an undercover agent, so his relationship with Jiang Ming is definitely not as bad as it seems. In fact, that bad relationship was just an act to make them lower their guard.

It has to be said that the trick these two played really fooled the high-ranking officials of the Sun Moon Empire.

Given that Mingjiang and Jiangming have a good relationship, or even a good one, it would be better to have Jing Hongchen, who has been kind to Mingjiang and brought him into Mingde Hall, come here to talk to Jiangming.

Actually, Kong Deming could also go, but Xu Tianran felt that if Kong Deming went, even if he didn't die, he probably wouldn't come back.

If he were the number one Soul Master of the Sun Moon Empire, and he were from Shrek Academy, he would definitely detain Kong Deming. Even if he didn't kill him, he absolutely couldn't let Kong Deming go back.

Jing Hongchen is different. Although he is a level nine soul master and the head of the Mingde Hall, and his status is high enough, his strength is not that great, and he is not that important to the Sun Moon Empire.

Most importantly, Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and the entire Hongchen family have all been placed under surveillance by Xu Tianran's subordinates.

"Jiang Ming, this is what we've come for."

Just as Jing Hongchen was about to say something, Jiang Ming said, "Guests are guests. Since Master Hongchen is here, let's have a chat at Shanghai Shendao Island."

Jiang Ming looked at Jing Hongchen and said in a deep voice.

Then, he transformed into a beam of light and flew towards the direction of Poseidon Island.

Elder Lin, Elder Song, and the four deans looked at each other in bewilderment.

Elder Mu and Elder Xuan are in seclusion. Although Elder Song and Elder Lin are currently managing the Sea God Pavilion, Elder Mu has said that Jiang Ming should handle the matters that need to be dealt with.

After all, Jiang Ming currently holds the title of Honorary Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion.

"Since Xiaoming has spoken, then Master Hongchen, please!"

Yan Shaozhe gestured for them to proceed, and the four deans stepped aside.

Jing Hongchen looked at the beam of light that Jiang Ming had transformed into, nodded slightly, and flew towards the direction of Seagod Island.

Although the two attendants were nervous and afraid, they still followed behind Jing Hongchen.

When the three landed on Poseidon Island, Jiang Ming had already set up a round table on an open space next to the island, with ten chairs arranged around it.

With a wave of his hand, Jiang Ming brought a pot of hot tea to the round table, its rich aroma instantly filling the air.

Tea made from the leaves of the Tree of Life, brewed with the water of life, contains life energy that is probably comparable to some rare and precious herbs.

The three of them, Jing Hongchen and Jiang Ming, took their seats. Jiang Ming poured a cup of tea for Jing Hongchen from a distance as a sign of respect.

As for the two people beside him, they are not qualified yet.

Elder Song, Elder Lin, and the four deans also took their seats.

The elders' gazes all focused on Jing Hongchen, their eyes filled with wariness and vigilance.

With Jing Hongchen's strength, if he dared to cause any trouble at Shrek Academy, he would surely die! But Jing Hongchen is a well-established level nine soul master, and this is Seagod Island, so it's natural for the elders to be wary.

Jiang Ming picked up his teacup and took a sip. Seeing Jing Hongchen pick up his teacup and drink without hesitation, he curled his lips slightly and said, "Aren't you afraid that I might tamper with your teacup?"

Jing Hongchen exhaled a breath of hot air, looked at Jiang Ming, and smiled, "If Shrek Academy wanted to attack me, they wouldn't need to resort to this method."

If Shrek were to really make a move, Jiang Ming alone could crush him!
Jiang Ming laughed and said, "Hehe, that's true. I wonder what the Red Dust Hall Master is doing at my Shrek Academy? Xu Tianran actually trusted you to come. You know, the things the Sun Moon Empire did before are enough to give me a reason to kill you!"

These words immediately created a tense atmosphere.

Jing Hongchen immediately felt an incredibly terrifying pressure gathering on his body, as if he were being squeezed out of this space and rejected by heaven and earth!

Feeling the terrifying pressure all around him, Jing Hongchen's eyes narrowed. Without saying another word, he took out something from his storage soul tool and used his soul power to push it in front of Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming glanced at it, his eyes narrowing slightly.

This is an agreement, and the cover reads—Ceasefire Agreement!

(End of this chapter)