Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

"Jiang Ming wants to kill Xu Tianran?"

Inside the Star Luo Empire's imperial palace, Emperor Xu Jiawei's eyes narrowed as he looked at the letter sent by his younger sister, Xu Jiujiu.

He wholeheartedly agreed to killing Xu Tianran. As the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, he was well aware of the impact Xu Tianran's death would have on the Sun Moon Empire.

In fact, he had thought about assassinating Xu Tianran many times over the past few years.

But in the years before, especially before the Mingdu Grand Tournament, killing Xu Tianran was incredibly difficult.

Not to mention the countless level seven or eight Soul Masters, there are dozens of level nine Soul Masters alone! Add to that the powerful evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult, and killing Xu Tianran would be harder than climbing to heaven!
But it's different now.

Jiang Ming wiped out most of the Holy Spirit Cult within the Sun Moon Empire, and cleaned up most of the evil soul masters at the Title Douluo level.

Even some level nine soul masters were taken away.

It can be said that the Sun Moon Empire's strength in terms of top-tier experts has weakened to its lowest point at this moment, and now is the best opportunity.

Once the Sun Moon Empire recovers, with its well-developed Soul Master training system, there will only be more and more Level 9 Soul Masters, and even Evil Soul Masters may make a comeback!

However, even with the Sun Moon Empire in its current state, the other three great empires are hesitant to take action.

The reason is simple: even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, and the Sun Moon Empire is not a starved camel, just a little thinner.

The sheer number of level nine soul masters still made them hesitate.

But it's different now.

If Jiang Ming wants to target Xu Tianran and kill him, then they have the guts to do it!
You must know that Jiang Ming is now the undisputed number one powerhouse on the mainland!
There are so many level nine soul masters on the Sun Moon Empire's side, but Xu Jiawei believes that even if those level nine soul masters were tied together, they still wouldn't be able to stop Jiang Ming!
Therefore, as long as Jiang Ming makes a move, Xu Tianran will surely die!

What Jiang Ming wanted—to make Xu Tianran lose all his supporters—was actually not difficult for them.

Playing power games and being cunning are things that he, as an emperor, is very good at.

"Shadow, what do you think?"

Xu Jiawei put down the letter in his hand and spoke softly to the empty palace.

The next second, a hoarse voice came from the corner.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not difficult to handle; we can give it a try."

Xu Jiawei nodded slightly and said, "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you. Be quick and discreet, and don't make any mistakes."

"According to the order."

As soon as he finished speaking, the shadow disappeared.

Xu Jiawei glanced at the letter on the table, then with a slight tremor of his soul power, turned the letter into ashes.

He turned around, walked to the palace gate, and looked at the distant sky, which was in the direction of the Sun and Moon Empire.

"Xu Tianran, Xu Tianran, who told you to provoke Jiang Ming? Now look what's happened, you're dead!"

Xu Jiawei said with some emotion.

He knew very well that regardless of whether their operation succeeded or not, Xu Tianran was doomed to die.

It's simply a matter of whether or not one will experience more pain.

Their plan succeeded, and Xu Tianran would be deserted by everyone, becoming completely isolated, and then killed by Jiang Ming in loneliness and desolation.

If the operation fails, Jiang Ming's strength is enough to kill Xu Tianran directly.

Since Jiang Ming has his eye on him, Xu Tianran is doomed to die either way!
"It's a pity that Jiu Jiu's attempt failed, otherwise my Star Luo Empire..."

Xu Jiawei sighed softly, feeling very regretful.

If Jiang Ming were to become his brother-in-law, even if he did nothing, just having the title of the Star Luo Empire's consort would be of great benefit to the Star Luo Empire!

What a pity, what a real pity.
After uttering a few words of reflection, Xu Jiawei turned his gaze to the other side, towards the direction of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

If Xu Tianran dies, the Sun Moon Empire will inevitably fall into chaos, and it will be extremely difficult to recover in a short period of time.

At this time, if the Star Luo Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire had any ambitions, they could take this opportunity to carve out a piece of flesh from the Sun Moon Empire!
In terms of overall military strength, the Star Luo Empire is much stronger than the Heavenly Soul Empire. After all, even the original Heavenly Dou Empire was no match for the Star Luo Empire, let alone the Heavenly Soul Empire, a country that split off from the Heavenly Dou Empire.

The problem is that the Heavenly Soul Empire has now established the Body Sect as its state religion and made Poison Undying its national advisor.

This means that in terms of high-end combat power, the Heavenly Soul Empire will surpass the Star Luo Empire.

In case a dispute arises.
Xu Jiawei's eyes turned slightly cold. An empire is still an empire.

When faced with the formidable enemy of the Sun and Moon Empire, these nations were able to cooperate and resist together.

But if something happens to the Sun Moon Empire, those empires are prone to internal strife.
He seemed to already foresee the next conflict.

Sun and Moon Empire, Mingdu.

Xu Tianran stayed in a secret chamber deep within the palace for a long time. When he came out again, the gloomy look on his face had disappeared.

Outside the palace, Kong Deming, Jing Hongchen, and Ju Zi did not leave but waited.

When the three of them saw Xu Tianran come out with a calm expression and even a faint smile on his face, they were all a little surprised.

Ju Zi walked behind Xu Tianran's wheelchair. Xu Tianran glanced at the darkening sky and said softly, "Hall Master Kong, Hall Master Hongchen, it's getting late. You should go back now."

After saying that, he waved for Ju Zi to push him to his bedchamber.

Watching Ju Zi and Xu Tianran leave, Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen exchanged a glance, both of them revealing a hint of doubt in their eyes.

"Has Your Majesty found a way to deal with Jiang Ming?"

Jing Hongchen said somewhat uncertainly.

Based on his understanding of Xu Tianran's personality changes over the years, he knew that Xu Tianran would not be able to calm down in a short time after hearing what the two of them had said.

But now, Xu Tianran spent an afternoon alone in the palace, and it was as if his anxious mood had been completely calmed down. There was no trace of the rage he had shown in the afternoon.

How is this going?

Kong Deming remained silent, his aged eyes narrowing slightly.

As a member of a collateral branch of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family, he didn't actually know much about the core of the royal family. Most of the time, he was just protecting the royal family as the head of the Royal Hall.

But if the palace truly possessed a way to deal with Jiang Ming, he should have known about it. Moreover, if the royal family truly had the means to confront top-tier soul masters, there would have been absolutely no need to risk cooperating with evil soul masters in the first place.

Even after leaving the palace, neither of them had figured it out.

While the two were wondering, inside Xu Tianran's palace, Xu Tianran's expression, which had been very amiable, suddenly changed!
His previously kind expression turned extremely sinister under the moonlight, and his eyes were filled with a fierce aura; a single glance was enough to send shivers down one's spine. "Your Majesty."

Even while pushing Xu Tianran's wheelchair from behind, Ju Zi could still sense Xu Tianran's emotional changes.

That fierce feeling made her feel uncomfortable all over, and she even had an instinctive urge to escape.

"Ju Zi, do you think Jiang Ming can succeed in killing me within the next year?"

Xu Tianran's voice was light, but it carried an eerie and sinister quality that sent chills down one's spine.

Ju Zi gripped the back of Xu Tianran's wheelchair and said in a deep voice, "He can't possibly kill His Majesty. No matter how strong Jiang Ming's cultivation is, our Sun Moon Empire still has so many level nine soul masters. They are all willing to block Jiang Ming for His Majesty!"

She spoke with great seriousness, as if stating a fact.

In reality, after discussing with Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen outside the palace this afternoon, she was still unsure whether Jiang Ming could kill Xu Tianran.

She hadn't had much contact with Jiang Ming, and didn't have a concrete idea of ​​his current strength.

However, during their conversation that afternoon, Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen had already made it clear that they could not possibly be a match for Jiang Ming.

Not only the two of them, but also all the soul masters in Mingdu, even if there are dozens of level nine soul masters, it won't work!
Jiang Ming is now ridiculously strong!
Xu Tianran asked Jiang Ming if he could kill him. In truth, Ju Zi didn't have a definite answer, but leaned towards the latter, she felt that Xu Tianran was probably...
But obviously she can't say that here, unless she wants to die.

Despite being the Empress now, if Xu Tianran is angered, the Empress will not have a good ending.

"hehe."

Upon hearing Ju Zi's answer, Xu Tianran suddenly laughed.

But the laughter sounded really unsettling.

"Ju Zi, when did you become like them, only saying nice things?"

Xu Tianran tilted his head slightly and looked at the starry sky outside the palace.

"I am the emperor. I understand the current strength of the empire. I also understand the intentions of Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen. I know even better what kind of strength Jiang Ming currently possesses!"

He said solemnly.

"With Jiang Ming's current strength, even if Kong Deming breaks through to the tenth level Soul Master, even if I bring back the Supreme Leader of the Holy Spirit Sect and the Dragon Emperor Douluo, even if I gather the power of all the ninth-level Soul Masters in the entire Sun Moon Empire, I still cannot stop Jiang Ming."

Even though Kong Deming, Jing Hongchen, and Ju Zi all said that Jiang Ming couldn't kill him, he himself still had a pretty good idea of ​​the truth.

He was not the kind of ignorant and foolish emperor who knew nothing; he was well aware of many things!
"His Majesty."

Ju Zi's heart tightened, but Xu Tianran continued, "However, I still have ways to deal with him! If he wants to kill me, then I'll wait for him to come! Let's see if he can take my fine head!"

After saying that, Xu Tianran waved for Ju Zi to put him on the bed.

An assassination attempt years ago left him completely paralyzed from the waist down, rendering him utterly incapable of certain abilities.

Therefore, even if he made Ju Zi his empress, there was nothing he could do in the middle of the night.

After Ju Zi put Xu Tianran on the bed, Xu Tianran suddenly grabbed Ju Zi's arm.

Orange was startled and looked at Xu Tianran.

"Ju Zi, you'll always be by my side, won't you?"

Xu Tianran's eyes looked somewhat indifferent, but a hint of tension flickered in the corner of his eye.

Orange gave a gentle smile and softly reassured His Majesty, "Orange will always stay by His Majesty's side."

Hearing this, Xu Tianran finally lay down.

Soon, Ju Zi covered Xu Tianran with a blanket and left the palace.

Xu Tianran doesn't allow anyone to be near him when he's sleeping, not even Ju Zi.

Ever since that assassination attempt left him completely paralyzed from the waist down, he has become a person who is extremely insecure.

Watching Ju Zi walk out of the palace, her graceful figure alluring amidst the noble empress's palace, Xu Tianran looked down at his lower body, a flash of hatred in his eyes!
According to the information he received about Jiang Ming, Jiang Ming was surrounded by several stunning beauties.

Why!
Why!
"Why!"

Xu Tianran instantly lost his composure, recklessly yanking off the blankets and pounding on everything on the bed.

The threat posed by Jiang Ming, compared to his own shortcomings, caused his mentality to become extremely distorted!
He had tried his best to kill Jiang Ming before but failed. Now, Jiang Ming was openly using Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen to notify him to kill him.

Jiang Ming is surrounded by many beautiful women, but because of his disability, even the emperor, even with an empress, can only look on with envy.

A man's pursuits: power, money, and women.

Although he is now the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, he does not feel that he has won.

His power and money couldn't win over Jiang Ming, and as for women, he had no right to compare himself to them.

Outside the palace, Ju Zi walked towards her own palace, lost in thought as she went.

She instinctively felt that something was wrong with what happened today.

It's strange. Even if Jiang Ming wanted to kill Xu Tianran, there was absolutely no need for him to tell Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming!
Even if Jiang Ming still cherishes the kindness of Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen in teaching him about soul tools, there's no need to say these things.

After all, these two are Xu Tianran's core group, and it was almost inevitable that these things would leak to Xu Tianran. She didn't believe Jiang Ming was unaware of this.

unless
Jiang Ming's original intention was to use Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen to tell Xu Tianran about this matter!
Thinking of this, Orange's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and her brows furrowed slightly.

"If that's the case, then what is Jiang Ming's purpose in doing this?"

Suddenly, Orange stopped walking.

She got it!

Jiang Ming wanted to make Xu Tianran live in fear!

If Jiang Ming really wanted to kill Xu Tianran, there was absolutely no need to leak the information. With Jiang Ming's current strength, it wouldn't be difficult for him to infiltrate the palace and kill Xu Tianran directly.

But Jiang Ming did this by deliberately leaking the news that he wanted to kill Xu Tianran, and even specified a timeframe: within a year.
A year!

For the entire year, Xu Tianran had to be on guard against Jiang Ming coming to his door every single day and every moment!

It's almost fair to say that once Xu Tianran learned this news, it was destined that he wouldn't have a single peaceful day for the next year.

This is an open conspiracy! (End of Chapter)