Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

"The secret team dispatched by the Sun Moon Empire outside Qingshui City, carrying Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, has been located. The Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells are temporarily under the custody of City Lord Nie Heng, and the relevant personnel have been imprisoned in Qingshui City Prison."

"Regarding the Heavenly Dou Empire, even though Tianyang Douluo brought his former subordinates from the Douling Empire to join the Heavenly Dou Empire, some nobles from the Douling Empire are still dissatisfied with the Heavenly Dou Empire and are leading some remaining forces to resist stubbornly within the Douling Empire. The Body Sect Master, Du Busi, is leading his Body Sect disciples to carry out the cleanup."

Judging from the current progress, the Heavenly Dou Empire will be able to completely eliminate all remaining resistance forces of the Douling Empire within three months!

"It seems that the Star Luo Empire has been secretly providing assistance to the remaining forces of the Dou Ling Empire, and the Star Luo Empire does not seem to want the Dou Ling Empire to disappear completely."
Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire held a secret meeting with Princess Vina of the Heaven Dou Empire in Shrek City. The meeting seemed unpleasant, as some noticed Princess Vina's pale face.

"On the side of the Sun Moon Empire, Empress Ju Zi and Kong Deming of the Royal Hall suppressed all news of Xu Tianran's death and disappearance. Empress Ju Zi temporarily took over the reins of power. This move aroused dissatisfaction among other members of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family. However, because Kong Deming, the head of the Royal Hall, firmly supported Empress Ju Zi, the royal family members could not shake her authority. But in private, they were still planning to recommend other members of the royal family to inherit the throne of the Sun Moon Empire."

After Empress Ju Zi temporarily assumed power, she abolished a series of wasteful policies previously implemented by Xu Tianran, and compensated the people who had suffered significant losses as a result. This greatly increased Empress Ju Zi's prestige among the people of the Sun Moon Empire.

Shrek Academy, located on Poseidon Island.

Jiang Ming listened as he rested his head on Zhang Lexuan's lap, listening to her read out the intelligence that the Ming Le Chamber of Commerce had collected from various empires, sects, academies, and other major forces across the continent.

When Zhang Lexuan was in seclusion at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Jiang Ming was able to manage these things, but he wasn't as skilled as Zhang Lexuan.

Moreover, Zhang Lexuan has been running this chamber of commerce, and she is much more familiar with it than Jiang Mingqiang.

In Qingshui City, ever since Jiang Ming himself revealed his special treatment of Qingshui City, he transferred a powerful reconnaissance expert from the academy to investigate the area around Qingshui City in order to prevent Xu Tianran from doing anything that would threaten Qingshui City.

As expected, Xu Tianran dispatched a small unit, ready to be ordered at any time to bomb Qingshui City with level-nine fixed-position soul-guided shells.

Unfortunately, his plan was anticipated, and he was caught before he could even make a move.

"This orange... is something else!"

After reading the intelligence, Zhang Lexuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she said softly.

With the matter of Qingshui City resolved, the interests between Tiandou and Xingluo were no longer a major issue. Xingluo Empire was clearly very unwilling to see Tianhun Empire devour the Douling Empire, such a lucrative prize. Given that Riyue Empire had not launched a war, Xingluo Empire would naturally not allow Tiandou Empire to so easily control everything within its territory.

In times of war, the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire can be close fighting partners.

When there is no war, especially when the Heavenly Soul Empire has taken such a large piece of meat, this close-knit fighting partnership is on the verge of breaking down.

The interests between empires have always been volatile and ruthless.

If the Star Luo Empire wants to stop interfering, the Heaven Dou Empire will have to make some sacrifices.

Of course, none of this really concerns Shrek Academy. Even if the Star Luo Empire is envious of the Heaven Dou Empire's excesses, they are unlikely to wage war against the Sun Moon Empire, given their common enemy.

The entanglement and distribution of interests involved will require time to work out gradually.

And that depends on how the core groups on both sides consider it.

If you can quickly find out the other party's bottom line, then this dispute over interests can end quickly; otherwise, you'll have to take it slow.

Besides these, the most noteworthy is the Sun and Moon Empire.

Empress Ju Zi's methods were quite swift and decisive. It should be noted that even though most of the policies promulgated by Xu Tianran placed a heavy burden on the Sun Moon Empire and even caused widespread public resentment, they still managed to build up some interest groups.

To dismantle these interest groups in a short period of time, the methods must be extremely harsh!

Even Xu Tianran couldn't necessarily do this in a short time, but Empress Ju Zi did!

The phrase "not simple" is absolutely accurate!

"Yes, this woman, Orange, is indeed extraordinary. Although she is not particularly talented at the Soul Master and Soul Instructor levels, she seems to have strong military and political talents. However, I have already spoken with her, and she has no intention of launching a war of aggression."

Jiang Ming said softly.

When he went to Mingdu to kill Xu Tianran last time, he specifically had a talk with Ju Zi during the process.

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Under Jiang Ming's persuasion, she suddenly realized her mistake and decided to use her talents for good, promising Jiang Ming that she would not allow the Sun Moon Empire to launch a war of aggression.

Of course, this wasn't because Jiang Ming said he would kill her if she disobeyed. Jiang Ming is such a gentle person, how could he do such a thing?
"Judging from the current situation on the mainland, the next few years will likely be dominated by three major empires. The Heavenly Dou Empire has just been restored to its former status, the Star Luo Empire has not increased its strength much, but its national power is still there, and the Sun Moon Empire will inevitably experience a power struggle among its royal family members after Xu Tianran's death, but nothing major is likely to happen."

Jiang Ming inhaled the fragrance emanating from Zhang Lexuan's body and squinted his eyes slightly in enjoyment.

It's often said that a life of pleasure is a hero's grave, and there's some truth to that.

However, there's a saying that goes, "Indulging in alcohol and women is harmful to health," so let's quit drinking!
Zhang Lexuan lowered her head and pressed down on Jiang Ming's groping hand, saying softly, "Didn't you say there's still a lingering remnant of an ancient Rakshasa god? We still need to deal with that."

Jiang Ming nodded and said, "This does need to be dealt with, but we can just wait for it to come to us here at the academy. If I'm not mistaken, this guy won't go to other parts of the mainland after he escapes, but will come to this area."

Zhang Lexuan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Why did you come to the academy?

Jiang Ming closed his eyes and said softly, "Although the remnant spirit of the ancient Rakshasa God is powerful, it is still just a wisp of remnant spirit. If it wants to be fully revived, it must find the Rakshasa God's inheritance. And the previous Rakshasa God was Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan seemed to realize what was going on.

"You mean the site where the Rakshasa God's legacy is passed down is near the academy?"

Jiang Ming smiled and said, "Sister Le Xuan, you've studied in the inner courtyard for so many years, you should know where Shrek City was built on, right?"

Zhang Lexuan pondered for a moment before replying, "The academy has records that Shrek City seems to have been built on the site of the former Spirit City!"

The resources required to build a city out of thin air are simply too great. If there are readily available resources, we should still use them.

Shrek City was built on the site of the former Spirit City thousands of years ago. However, over the years, the things in Shrek City related to the former Spirit City have gradually disappeared into history.

Jiang Ming said softly, "Yes, that's why I'm waiting for him. With this guy's ability to hide, if he doesn't come to me on his own, I'll basically have no chance of finding him. After all, he's a remnant of a god, while I'm still just a mortal."

As he spoke, he opened his eyes and looked at Zhang Lexuan's face. From his current perspective, he couldn't see Zhang Lexuan's face; her view was obstructed by a certain imposing presence.

However, Zhang Lexuan lowered her head slightly, and her bright and gentle eyes met Jiang Ming's.

"Should I go look for it?"

Now that she has become a god, she can still sense the lingering resentment of deities.

Jiang Ming shook his head and said, "No need. My eighth trial of the dual gods will be coming soon. Once we have all completed the divine inheritance, let alone the lingering will of an ancient Rakshasa god, even if he really inherits the Rakshasa god's divine power, we will kill him without hesitation!"

He had already made arrangements for that lingering remnant of the ancient Rakshasa god.

If they search for it now, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. He hopes that this remnant of the ancient Rakshasa God can find the Rakshasa God's inheritance, so that after he becomes a god, he can fight it again before ascending to the God Realm.

"Oh, okay then. By the way, this year's freshmen are about to enroll, and they should be doing their military training right now. Do you want to go check it out?"

Jiang Ming rolled over and put his arm around Zhang Lexuan's slender waist: "Sister Lexuan, do you want to go see it?"

Zhang Lexuan said softly, "Let's go take a look. This may be the last time we see the freshmen military training. Speaking of which, you were the one who set the rules for the opening military training. In the past few years, the freshmen have been complaining about it."

Shrek Academy is Zhang Lexuan's home. Now that she has become a god and will soon be going to the God Realm, she still wants to see more of this place.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ming nodded.

"Alright, let's go then, let's see if there are any promising talents among this year's freshmen! By the way, where did Xiaotao and the others go?"

Zhang Lexuan said, "Xiao Tao and Luo Chen went outside the academy to find a place to spar, Li Ya is playing in the Sea God Lake, and Qiu'er is also outside sparring with Elder Mu. Her martial soul is the Golden Dragon, and sparring with Elder Mu's Holy Light Dragon will be beneficial to her cultivation."

With Elder Mu's abilities, he could easily guide Wang Qiu'er.

A few minutes later, Jiang Ming and Zhang Lexuan arrived at the playground of the outer campus.

Since the introduction of the freshman military training policy, the academy's playground has been renovated and expanded. In order to allow freshmen to truly experience what it's like to be a soldier, the academy has also hired several generals from various empires to provide guidance, making it a very professional institution!
However, these new students are all Soul Masters after all, and training them according to the normal intensity of military training would basically be ineffective. Therefore, each instructor added extra pressure, even organizing the new students into small groups to fight each other, as if conducting a preliminary assessment of the new students.

The two did not disturb the freshmen who were undergoing military training. One of them was now the number one Soul Master on the continent and the honorary master of the Sea God Pavilion, and the other had already become the Moon Goddess. If they were to reveal their identities, who knows how frightened these freshmen would be.

After watching for a while, Jiang Ming nodded with some satisfaction.

He has already discovered an extreme attribute among this year's freshmen!
Moreover, it seems that they also possess several Body Martial Souls, which means that the cooperation between the Body Sect and Shrek Academy has entered a relatively stable phase.

Of course, besides these, there are also many people among this batch of freshmen with all sorts of ulterior motives.

Some of these people were spies planted by various empires, while others harbored unrealistic ideas of their own.

In short, it's a mess.

However, academies cannot simply shut out qualified individuals. Forcibly separating these people would not only be a waste of energy but also easily offend people.

"Let Senior Brother Yan Shaozhe handle these matters. At least judging from the level of the freshmen, they are quite capable."

Jiang Ming doesn't concern himself with these matters. If he had to manage everything, the academy would be doomed.

Just as Jiang Ming finished speaking, two inheritance marks that were originally very quiet in his spiritual sea suddenly lit up.

"Jiang Ming, are you ready for the eighth test?"

The voice of the God of War Dai Mubai rang in Jiang Ming's mind, and Jiang Ming's eyes narrowed slightly.

"finally coming?"

He had been waiting for this eighth test for almost a year! Even Zhang Lexuan had already become a god, and Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen's progress in the godhood assessment had already surpassed his.

Zhang Lexuan seemed to sense the divine aura of the God of War and the Sun God, and turned to look at Jiang Ming.

"Is the eighth exam about to begin?"

Jiang Ming nodded.

"It's finally about to begin. We've been waiting for almost a year. It's about time."

After saying that, he looked at Zhang Lexuan beside him and said softly, "I'll leave the outside to you, Sister Lexuan. You specifically asked me to wait a year before starting the eighth exam, so it seems that the difficulty of this eighth exam will not be small and it may take a long time."

It took a full year for the eighth exam to begin, and Jiang Ming didn't believe it was easy.

Back on Poseidon Island, Jiang Ming pressed his hand to his brow, and two beams of light flew out from there.

He looked at the two divine inheritance marks and asked softly, "Gentlemen, what is the content of the eighth test?"

To be honest, he was quite curious about what kind of eighth test the other party had set for him.

It should be noted that there is practically no one on the Douluo Continent who can rival him.

Even the Emperor Tian wouldn't be able to do it!
Upon hearing Jiang Ming's words, both divine inheritance marks simultaneously emitted a beam of light that struck Jiang Ming.

The next second, Jiang Ming's figure appeared in a hazy space.

The left side of the space is white gold, and the right side is reddish gold, or you could say golden red.

The entire space is like a giant battle arena!
As Jiang Ming frowned and observed the scene, the voices of the Sun God and the God of War rang out in unison.

"The Eighth Trial of the Dual Gods' Inheritance Examination: Defeat the Sun God and the God of War, both demigods!" (End of Chapter)