Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Even if Mingjiang told them that he would kill Xu Tianran within the next year, a great battle would inevitably break out in Mingdu, and they might even be drawn into the battle, putting their lives in danger.

But Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming still couldn't leave.

The reason is simple: Kong Deming is a member of the royal family!

As a member of the royal family, as the pinnacle of the current Soul Master world, and the number one Soul Master on the continent, he cannot leave.

Even though Xu Tianran's condition has been very strange in recent years, Xu Tianran is still the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire!

Under these circumstances, as a member of the royal family, there was no way he could leave.

Jing Hongchen did want to leave. From various perspectives, his relationship with Xu Tianran was not actually that close, otherwise Xu Tianran wouldn't have distrusted him so much.

It was precisely because of Xu Tianran's distrust that he, as the head of Mingde Hall, could not leave Mingdu.

It can be said that Kong Deming was able to leave but did not because of his sense of responsibility to the royal family, while Jing Hongchen was unable to leave at all.

If Jing Hongchen dares to leave, Xu Tianran will declare him a traitor in the next second!

Jing Hongchen is not an individual; he has an entire family behind him.

Therefore, even if Mingjiang had warned the two of them, they would still not be able to leave Mingdu.

They will not only not leave Mingdu, but will also go into the palace to inform Xu Tianran of this news!

Outside Kong Deming's residence, in a teahouse, watching Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen fly towards the palace, Mingjiang shook his head slightly and sighed softly.

"As expected, Jiang Ming guessed correctly."

After saying this, Mingjiang transmitted the message to Jiang Ming, who was far away at Shrek Academy, through the deepest level of soul connection, which could also be described as quantum entanglement.

Shrek Academy, Poseidon Island.

Jiang Ming was discussing with Princess Xu Jiujiu and Princess Vina how to alienate Xu Tianran from everyone.

The primary target is Jing Hongchen, which is the easiest breakthrough point, but Jing Hongchen, as the head of Mingde Hall, is definitely not easy to deal with.

To make Xu Tianran settle scores with Jing Hongchen, or rather, to make Jing Hongchen completely lose faith in Xu Tianran and cause the two to break off their relationship, requires a considerable amount of scheming.

Moreover, such calculations require a series of interconnected steps; once a mistake or error occurs, all previous efforts will be in vain.

Therefore, the entire process still requires careful planning.

"At that time, I will have someone bring the brothers and sisters Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen together."

Before Jiang Ming could finish speaking, a fluctuation appeared in his mental sea.

He raised an eyebrow slightly and said softly, "As expected, neither of them left."

In fact, when he used his clone to persuade Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming in Mingdu again, he had already guessed that the two would not choose to leave.

Having spent so many years in Mingdu, he had a fairly good understanding of the two men's personalities.

"Hmm? What happened?"

After a long while, Jiang Ming suddenly said this, and Xu Jiujiu asked with some confusion.

Jiang Ming shook his head and said, "It's nothing, just a small prelude."

After he finished speaking, he continued to discuss the matter with the two princesses.

Half an hour later, the plan against Jing Hongchen was roughly in place.

Basically, if this plan succeeds, Jing Hongchen will inevitably break with Xu Tianran!

Moreover, this period of time will not be long.

What to do next?
"Alright, the first phase is basically aimed at Jing Hongchen. The other two phases will require a gradual approach."

After finalizing the general plan targeting Jing Hongchen, Jiang Ming temporarily suspended the overall plan.

This is not a plan that can be implemented all at once; it needs time to unfold gradually, thus creating a chain reaction.

It should be noted that even if the target is only Jing Hongchen, the power that Jing Hongchen represents will actually change with the change in Jing Hongchen's mentality.

As the saying goes, a single move can affect the entire body!

We should start with Jing Hongchen, stirring up local forces in Mingdu, and then gradually use this inflated part to cause the group around Xu Tianran to collapse!

"This plan has several parts. Why don't Princess Jiu Jiu and Princess Vina stay at Shrek Academy for a while? That way, we can adjust the plan according to changes in the situation."

Jiang Ming looked at Xu Jiujiu and Vina and said softly.

The plan targeting Xu Tianran and the Sun Moon Empire is very ambitious, involving sowing discord and dividing various forces in Mingdu, and the actions between the two empires also need to be adjusted in a timely manner.

Therefore, staying at Shrek Academy is undoubtedly the most convenient option for Xu Jiujiu and Vina.

Upon hearing Jiang Ming's suggestion, Xu Jiujiu and Vina exchanged a glance and nodded.

From their discussion just now, they could already sense that Jiang Ming was playing a grand game!
They said they wanted to take revenge on Xu Tianran and make him isolated and abandoned by everyone.

But in reality, if Jiang Ming's plan succeeds, Xu Tianran will die, and the Sun Moon Empire will be severely weakened!

This would definitely be very good news for the two empires behind them.

However, this plan also has some problems.

That requires extremely close cooperation, and there can be no accidents, not even the slightest one!
If something goes wrong, it could very well force Xu Tianran to forcibly start a war!
Of course, Jiang Ming didn't actually have this concern.

His idea was to alienate Xu Tianran from everyone, but if that didn't work, he could simply storm into the Sun Moon Empire's palace and wring his head off—it would only take a little effort.

However, that would be too easy on Xu Tianran, and there would be some side effects.

Once the decision was made, everyone dispersed.

Long Aotian and Vina went to Shrek City to choose a place to stay.

They either stayed at the Shrek Grand Hotel or at the Shrek City office of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Poison Undying, on the other hand, set his sights on Xuanzi as soon as the event ended.

If Jiang Ming can't beat him, surely he can beat Xuan Zi?

Moreover, now that he has broken through to level 99 Limit Douluo, he should be showing off to Xuanzi!

After all, the two of them had been stuck at level 98 for many years. Now that he had broken through to the shore and reached the Poison Undying realm, he was bound to show off in front of Xuanzi, who was still struggling in the water.

In fact, after breaking through to the Limit Douluo level, Du Busi became incredibly strong.

He even dragged Old Mu along!
Judging from the looks of it, they're going to challenge Elder Mu as well.

Elder Mu readily agreed. He and Du Busi's older brother, Du Bisi, had fought when they were both at level 98. He won, becoming a Limit Douluo, while Du Bisi succumbed to his injuries. Now that Du Busi had become a Limit Douluo, it could be considered a fulfillment of his brother Du Bisi's dream.

Perfect timing! He hasn't made a move in a long time, so he'll test Poison Undying's current strength!
The three flew towards the outside of Shrek Academy.

A battle between Limit Douluos would be an earth-shattering spectacle, potentially impacting Shrek Academy and Shrek City even from ten thousand meters in the sky.

Meanwhile, Dark Thunder Douluo of the Star Luo Empire originally planned to take Xu Jiujiu to stay at the Star Luo Empire's Shrek City office, but Xu Jiujiu did not go with him. Instead, she stayed behind, saying that she had something to discuss with Jiang Ming.

Dark Thunder Douluo glanced at the expression on Xu Jiujiu's face and more or less understood what Xu Jiujiu wanted to say. Without disturbing her, he left directly.

With Jiang Ming by his side, he had absolutely no need to worry about Princess Jiujiu's safety.

There is almost no safer place on the entire continent than by Jiang Ming's side.

Soon, only Xu Jiujiu was left by Jiang Ming's side.

Jiang Ming looked at Xu Jiujiu and said softly, "Princess Jiujiu, is there something you need from me alone?"

Jiang Ming had a rather high opinion of this princess from the Star Luo Empire.

Currently, among the four great empires on the continent, only Xu Jiujiu is a princess who can control an entire intelligence department within the empire solely through her own abilities!
Princess Vina only gained a certain degree of influence within the royal family because of her marriage to Long Aotian, the young sect leader, through the Body Sect.

She looked at Jiang Ming for a long time, pursed her red lips, and said, "Could you accompany me for a walk along the shore of Sea God Lake?"

Jiang Ming was a little surprised, but since he had nothing else to do, he figured it wouldn't hurt to take a walk with Xu Jiujiu.

On the shore of Poseidon Lake, Jiang Ming and Xu Jiujiu walked side by side, looking very close, but in reality they didn't touch at all.

"I still remember the first time I saw you. It was at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament. Back then, you led the Shrek Academy team and, with a lineup of four Soul Saints and three Soul Emperors that hadn't appeared on the continent for ten thousand years, you crushed everyone like a whirlwind."

After a long while, he said with some emotion.

The image of Jiang Ming dominating the competition was still so clear in her mind.

"Did you know that after the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, Senior Huang Jinxu, presided over your competition, he complained to my elder brother, saying that you were a monster, and that he had never heard of a contestant fighting with the referee since the beginning of the competition?"

Hearing Xu Jiujiu talk about these things, a trace of reminiscence flashed in Jiang Ming's eyes.

He was indeed young and arrogant back then, and the competitions at that time were really no challenge for him at all.

His cultivation as a Soul Saint already far surpassed that of others, not to mention that his strength was at least one or two levels higher than required!

This made him completely lose the desire to fight those other contestants; it was simply bullying!

On the competition stage, he couldn't stay idle; he couldn't just stand by and watch his teammates and opponents fight, that wouldn't be right.

That's why he went to the referee.

The only person on the competition stage who can withstand the intensity of his competition is the referee, who can even let him play to his heart's content, which is great.

As for the referee's mental state.
This was indeed not within his consideration.

"Is Senior Tian Sha Douluo alright now?"

Jiang Ming asked somewhat embarrassedly.

If he had shattered the Dao Heart of the Heavenly Fiend Douluo back then, that would have been somewhat... something else entirely.

Xu Jiujiu chuckled softly and said, "He's alright, but his seclusion in recent years hasn't been very smooth, as if he's been troubled by inner demons."

Jiang Ming: "Uh..."

After a long while, he shook his head and said, "It's not your fault. Senior Tian Sha Douluo's martial soul was very special. Perhaps this was a tribulation in his destiny."

As she spoke, Xu Jiujiu turned to look at the Sea God Lake in front of her and continued, "Back then, we all knew that you would become one of the best in this era of Douluo Continent, as long as you didn't perish prematurely. We just didn't expect that the time would be so short."

Jiang Ming became a Soul Saint at the age of twenty. According to her prediction, Jiang Ming would need to raise his cultivation to level ninety-nine at least when he was in his thirties, or even forties.

After all, once you break through to the Title Douluo level, the difficulty increases exponentially with each level you advance!
For ordinary geniuses, becoming a Title Douluo at the age of forty is already quite remarkable. For super geniuses like Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao, becoming a Title Douluo around the age of thirty is something that ordinary people can hardly achieve.

Jiang Ming, at less than thirty years old, reached the maximum level of cultivation and became a Limit Douluo. That's terrifying!

This completely exceeded everyone's expectations!
Hearing Xu Jiujiu say this, Jiang Ming smiled but didn't say anything.

Along the way, his cultivation speed was indeed unmatched by ordinary people, but the difficulties and dangers he encountered were also unacceptable to ordinary people.

"Is this all Princess Jiu Jiu wanted to talk to me about?"

Jiang Ming stared at Xu Jiujiu, his eyes deep and unfathomable, as if he could see through people's hearts.

After a long pause, she blinked and said, "Of course not, I want to ask about something else."

Taking a deep breath and preparing herself mentally for a long time, she finally said what she had always wanted to say to Jiang Ming.

Sun and Moon Empire, Mingdu.

Inside the palace, after being searched by the commander of the Imperial Guards, Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen arrived at the palace where Xu Tianran was located.

In the past, the two of them wouldn't even need to notify Xu Tianran if they wanted to see him.

But now, as Xu Tianran sets more and more rules, the two of them must also abide by them.

"His Majesty!"

Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen looked at Xu Tianran, who was sitting in a wheelchair, and bowed respectfully.

"Be flat."

Xu Tianran said calmly, his gaze falling on Jing Hongchen.

"Master of the Red Dust Hall, you're back in the palace so soon. Have you come up with a way to speed things up?"

Just a few hours ago, Jing Hongchen reported to him on the progress of Mingde Hall's strategic reserves. Now he's here again, bringing Kong Deming with him. He thought he had come up with a way to speed up the production of level nine fixed-position soul guide shells by those level nine soul masters.

Jing Hongchen shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I have come here today to report something even more important!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianran's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Something more important? Tell me about it."

At this moment, Kong Deming suddenly stepped forward and said, "Let this old minister speak."

Regardless of the circumstances, contacting Mingjiang is a crime, and the person who spoke first will definitely be held accountable by Xu Tianran.

Given Jing Hongchen's current situation, if he were to speak up, he would definitely be severely punished by Xu Tianran!
If he brings it up, things will be relatively better.

After a few minutes
"presumptuous!"

Xu Tianran shattered the armrest of the dragon throne with a single blow, his entire upper body trembling, unable to discern whether it was extreme rage or a growing sense of panic and fear. (End of Chapter)