Douluo Jueshi: Who made him a soul mentor!

Chapter 17 The most ruthless imperial family
Time passed by minute by minute, and a quarter of an hour later.

Xu Tianshi looked at Xu Tianran and said, "Okay, I agree to cooperate."

After reaching a cooperative relationship, Xu Tianran and Xu Tianshi smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.

A tacit understanding was reached, that is, to eliminate the second-in-command with the strongest power first, and then the two of them would decide the winner.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Tianran and Xu Tianshi discussed various cooperation matters and how to deal with the second prince Xu Tianyu in this pavilion.

Just when the two were discussing intensely.

Behind a rockery not far away, a figure wearing the exclusive robes of the Sun-Moon Empire's worshippers was hiding quietly in the dark, watching their every move.

Time passed quickly and it was evening.

At this time, Xu Tianran and Xu Tianshi in the attic finally finished discussing how to deal with the second prince Xu Tianyu.

After rejecting Xu Tianran's farewell, the third prince Xu Tianshi left the garden with his guards.

Xu Tianran looked at Xu Tianshi's departing back, a hint of mockery flashed across his eyes.

I don't know whether he was mocking Xu Tianshi for overestimating his own abilities and trying to compete with him, or mocking Xu Tianyu for being a pioneer in becoming the king.

At this moment, the strong man who had been standing behind Xu Tianran and guarding him said, "Your Highness, it's getting late. You should rest here tonight."

Xu Tianran heard the voice and turned to look at the person who spoke. Seeing that he didn't greet him, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. However, thinking that he was a casual cultivator, used to being free outside, he suppressed his displeasure.

Xu Tianran said with a smile, "I appreciate Master Song's kindness, but I just finished discussing with the Third Prince and have some matters to deal with, so I won't stay."

Immediately afterwards, Xu Tianran took out a seventh-level flying soul guide from the storage soul guide, then merged into the darkness and flew quickly towards Mingdu.

(During the second Soul Fighting Tournament in the original novel, Xu Tianran was in his early thirties and was already able to use a ninth-level peak soul guide, and his cultivation was at least at the peak of Soul Douluo. It makes sense that he is in his early twenties and can use a seventh-level soul guide here.)

Master Song watched Xu Tianran fly away, his eyes nearly popping out of his head in shock, "What a fast flying speed! This is a level 7 soul guide, the Wings of the Night Sky!
I didn't expect that the eldest prince actually had enough soul power to drive a soul guide of this level. My vision was indeed correct.

Not only in terms of wisdom, but also in terms of strength, the eldest prince is the strongest. In the future, he will definitely become the crown prince, and then the emperor!"

After Xu Tianshi and Xu Tianran left one after another, the figure wearing the exclusive robes of the Sun and Moon Empire's worshippers who was hidden behind the rockery in the garden also quietly left and flew towards the imperial city.

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In the evening, in the study of Mingde Hall in the imperial palace.

The Emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire, Xu Jing, was sitting inside.

He was dressed in a gorgeous and noble dragon robe, his face looked weak and sickly, but he was full of majesty, and he was intimidating without even being angry, making people dare not look directly at him.

At this moment, he was looking at the document submitted by the offering report.

What was recorded on the document was nothing but the cooperative plan between Crown Prince Xu Tianran and Third Prince Xu Tianshi this afternoon.

As the emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire, the most powerful person, nothing in the entire Mingdu can be hidden from him.

The princes were naturally no exception. Xu Jing only needed to send a ninth-level soul engineer who was good at hiding to easily learn about the princes' every move.

If he wanted to, he could even know exactly when the princes went to the toilet and what they said at what time.

After Xu Jing finished reading, his expression was extremely calm. He didn't seem angry about the fight between his sons.

As the Emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire, he was already accustomed to such things, and he himself had personally experienced such struggles. In his view, such struggles were a good thing, because only the prince who ultimately won was the strongest and worthy of becoming the new Emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire.

Only such an emperor can lead the Sun-Moon Empire to grow and develop step by step. Otherwise, if a waste is allowed to inherit the throne of the Sun-Moon Empire, the future of the Sun-Moon Empire will inevitably decline.

But... this struggle must be kept within a reasonable range.

For example, the princes could fight each other in any way they wanted, as long as it was within the rules. However, ninth-level soul masters were absolutely not allowed to participate.

If a ninth-level soul engineer gets involved, once a conflict breaks out between the princes in the future, it may even develop to the point of a violent seizure of the throne.

The ninth-level soul guide behind them was also dragged into the water. If a war ensued, it would definitely seriously damage the national strength of the Sun-Moon Empire.

He would never allow such a situation.

Fortunately, the ministers were sensible enough to avoid suspicion.

Among them, Jing Hongchen did a very good job. As the dean of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy and the head of Mingde Hall, he closed the door and refused to see anyone in the face of the prince's solicitation.

He was very satisfied with this approach.

However, in contrast, some princes were ignorant.

He dares to win over anyone and try anything.

Although he was in poor health, he was not dead yet. At this time, he actually dared to win over important officials of the court and the ninth-level soul master. If he waited until he was seriously ill and unconscious, wouldn't it be a big deal?

Xu Jing said coldly, "Come here, draft an edict for me."

Following Xu Jing's order, several eunuchs walked in from outside the study, knelt on the ground, listened carefully, and prepared to record the emperor's will.

Xu Jing said slowly, "From now on, no prince is allowed to have any contact with Mingde Hall, the Five Protectorate Soul Instructor Groups, the Palace Offering Hall... Princes who disobey this order will be expelled from Mingdu and sent back to their fiefdoms."

The meaning of Xu Jing's order was very clear, that is, the princes could fight with each other, but it could not involve the ninth-level soul master.

If any prince dared to violate the rules, he would be disqualified from competing for the throne and forced to return to his fiefdom to retire.

After Xu Jing issued his decree, he said to the eunuchs, "Go, show my decree to the princes."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

At this time, the night was deep outside the palace, and there was silence in the palace. The soul guide lamp in the study illuminated the entire study as if it were daytime.

At the same time, it also reflected Xu Jing's weak and cold face.

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As the emperor's decree was issued, the eldest prince Xu Tianran, the second prince Xu Tianyu, and the third prince Xu Tianshi were all shocked.

Because they had all tried to win over the ninth-level soul masters, either openly or secretly, the emperor's decree was obviously a warning to them for going too far.

For a time, several princes felt sympathetic and dared not contact the ninth-level soul guide again, for fear that the emperor would deprive them of the qualifications to compete for the throne.

Unlike the princes, the ninth-level soul masters were relieved and no longer had to worry about being dragged into the struggle for the throne.

After hearing this, Meng Hongchen ran directly to his grandfather Jing Hongchen and asked, "Grandpa, can I go find Brother Wang Chen now?"

(End of this chapter)