Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

It was dawn the next day.

The sky above Xingluo City, which should have been clear, was now covered with dark clouds.

This morning, before the Martial Soul Daily published the news, a message circulated within the Star Luo Imperial Palace—Davis, in collusion with thieves, attempted to usurp the throne by murdering his brother and father, but Dai Mubai's timely arrival with reinforcements thwarted Davis's evil plan.

Now that Dai Tianfeng is dead, the new emperor Dai Mubai has ascended the throne before his spirit tablet. For the sake of the empire's stability, not even a coronation ceremony has been held.

The people of Xingluo City only knew that a battle had taken place in the palace last night, but they did not know the specific details.

Coupled with rumors circulating that powerful figures from the Haotian Sect had been seen in the palace, and the news that came from the palace this morning, the people instinctively believed Dai Mubai's story.

But soon, public opinion completely changed.

At 1:15 AM, the latest issue of the Martial Soul Daily was released, revealing the truth about last night's palace coup to the entire continent.

Those who provided the intelligence were all ministers who had once held extremely high prestige in the Star Luo Empire.

Now that the mansions of these ministers are deserted, and with the credibility of the Martial Soul Daily, the people immediately turned their guns on Dai Mubai, accusing him of fratricide and patricide, and forcing him to abdicate.

Meanwhile, the Martial Soul Daily also announced the closure of Martial Soul Bank branches within the Star Luo Empire.

The newspaper presented the Spirit Hall's explanation as reasonable and well-founded, stating that as long as depositors kept their passbooks safe, they could later go to Spirit City or even the Renyi branch of the Heaven Dou Empire to withdraw their money.

The public believed that the Martial Soul Daily wouldn't make things up, after all, seizing other people's property in this way would only make them public enemies of the entire continent.

Given the prestige of the Spirit Hall in people's hearts, it would naturally not do something that would dig its own grave.

……

Protests continued to erupt in front of the palace.

The ministers in the court were all silent, letting Dai Mubai smash things in the main hall.

The common people might not know, but these ministers knew very well. However, their families had already been brought in and taken hostage; to speak out now would surely result in the execution of their entire families!

Not long after, Tang San returned with the disciples of the Clear Sky Sect to report back.

After a night of fierce fighting, he had annihilated the entire Zhu family, leaving no one alive.

When he arrived, he noticed the situation outside the palace. Seeing Dai Mubai and Tang Xiao at a loss, Tang San said, "Everyone, this is clearly a conspiracy by the Spirit Hall!"

"The Spirit Hall was originally a supporter of Davis. Helping Davis to get away with his crimes and then turning the tables on him is clearly an attempt to frame Mu Bai in an unjust way."

"In my opinion, the Martial Soul Temple of Star Luo City should be wiped out as a warning to others!"

Dai Mubai's face lit up with joy, and he immediately prepared to arrange manpower.

A minister sighed, stepped out from the crowd, and reported: "Your Majesty, all the people from the Spirit Hall in Xingluo City have been evacuated, and even the bank vault has been moved."

"What!" Tang Xiao exclaimed in shock.

Even with the Spirit Hall's rapid internal communication channels, only a few hours have passed since the palace coup.

The Spirit Hall not only withdrew its staff from the temple, but also moved the entire vault of the Spirit Bank. It's absolutely impossible that they hadn't made any preparations beforehand!

However, they harbored thoughts of a palace coup but never revealed them to outsiders. Although Zhu Zhuqing acted unusually, her spies observed that she had never had any contact with anyone from the Spirit Hall.

Furthermore, if the Spirit Hall knew that a palace coup was about to occur, shouldn't they have informed Dai Tianfeng to gain the support of the Star Luo Empire?

This matter was extremely unusual, and Tang Xiao even felt that everything they had done was part of the Spirit Hall's scheme.

After a pause, another minister said, "Your Majesty, at the Martial Soul Bank branch in Star Luo City, to promote the bank's security, the late Emperor led us to deposit a considerable amount of money there. Now that the treasury has been moved, our money has vanished without a trace!"

They could certainly go to Spirit City or the Heaven Dou Empire to collect the money. But what's the point if they get the money and are then detained?
The Spirit Hall's move to cut off the source of the problem has plunged the Star Luo Royal Family into a financial crisis.

Initially, to prevent embezzlement and better manage tax revenue, the Ministry of Revenue deposited 30% of the taxes in the bank. Now that the money cannot be withdrawn, the funds originally intended for the empire's development can only be diverted to other expenditures.

"Damn the Spirit Hall!" Dai Mubai and the others gritted their teeth, but there was nothing they could do.

Their immediate priority is to seize power as soon as possible, and Tang San must also go into seclusion to break through to level 99.

……

The Star Luo royal family has always been ruthless, and under Dai Mubai's brutal suppression, the protesters' voices were greatly diminished.

At the same time, Dai Mubai, in the name of the emperor, sent a warning to the Spirit Hall.

The content is roughly about the Spirit Hall spreading rumors about the palace coup and interfering in the internal affairs of the Star Luo Empire; the Star Luo Empire unilaterally breaking the cooperation agreement signed during Dai Tianfeng's time, preventing the Spirit Daily from being published within the Star Luo Empire.

The Spirit Hall didn't say anything, but instead, contrary to their usual behavior, readily agreed.

However, Dai Mubai's actions stirred up a hornet's nest.

First, they prohibited the public from discussing the palace coup in private, and now they have banned the publication of the Martial Soul Daily, thus obscuring the public's access to information.

For a time, opposition arose within the empire, and many residents on the border even defected to the Heavenly Dou Empire.

A few days later, the Spirit Hall issued a nationwide announcement stating that Davis had safely arrived in Spirit City and would publicly explain the truth of the palace coup to the entire continent in half a month.

Dai Mubai might be able to use his family to threaten his court officials into not attending, but how could he stop the people of the Star Luo Empire?

……

After Dai Mubai ascended the throne, he was overwhelmed by the propaganda offensive launched by the Spirit Hall.

He used to envy his father, the emperor, who held immense power and enjoyed great prestige. Now, having ascended to the throne, he realized the difficulties of being an emperor.

If it weren't for Yu Xiaogang and Tang Xiao offering advice, he probably would have quit.

That day, he finally heard some good news—Tang San, with the help of the Star Luo Royal Family's resources, went into seclusion and officially broke through to level ninety-nine.

Royal study room.

Dai Mubai ran up excitedly, "Little San, you've finally broken through! Now, can you become the Sea God?"

The Star Luo Empire is currently in a precarious situation. If Tang San can inherit the godhood, he will surely change this situation.

Tang San nodded slightly, and then inquired about recent events.

Upon learning that Davis had defected to the Spirit Hall and revealed the truth, Tang San was immediately troubled.

"Mu Bai, have your uncle try to appease the people. I'll go find my great-grandmother now."

Judging from the current situation, public resentment is already boiling over within the Star Luo Empire. In addition, with Davis revealing the truth about the palace coup in public, he will probably immediately raise an army and attack the Star Luo Empire under the pretext of purging the court of corrupt officials.

The Heaven Dou Empire has made it clear that it will send representatives to meet with Davis in Wuhun City.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, once this meeting concludes, both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Hall will send personnel to help Davis restore the Star Luo Empire.

In this way, the other side has a legitimate reason to attack and also gains the support of public opinion, which is very disadvantageous to them!
Right now, the only thing to do is to become the Sea God and first achieve parity with the Spirit Hall in terms of high-end combat power.

They had anticipated the difficulties they would face after the palace coup. However, they hadn't expected the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire to respond so quickly, as if they had planned it all along. (End of Chapter)