Douluo Dragon King: I am the Lord of the Abyss, the King of Eternal Night.

Chapter 271 The Green Skull Organization, the Qilin's Heart Knot, "Proud Bones"!
As the pleasant voice faded, a young girl dressed in a long, emerald-green palace dress walked into the study.

Her bright, clear eyes blinked, her hair was tied in pigtails, her fair arms were crossed, and the corners of her mouth curved into a smile. She exuded the youthful energy of a young girl, yet also hinted at a mischievous and clever side.

"Yun'er, sit down."

Upon seeing the girl, Dai Tianling's worry lessened, replaced by a smile. He patted the chair beside him.

Enci, who was standing to the side, smiled kindly when he saw this scene. This clever and mischievous girl was none other than Princess Dai Yun'er of their Star Luo Empire.

Dai Tianling had a total of seventeen children, but only one daughter, Dai Yun'er. So, since Dai Yun'er was born, Dai Tianling had always doted on her. It can be said that Dai Yun'er was the apple of Dai Tianling's eye.

"Father, is Vice President Chang Gong alright?" Dai Yun'er sat down in the chair with practiced ease, her two fair and slender legs kicking back and forth as she asked curiously.

Dai Tianling said with a smile, "Of course it's alright. That master craftsman is a reasonable person and didn't make things too difficult for Chang Gongyan. He only asked for a tiny bit of rare metal."

“In that case, in my opinion, Father, you don’t need to worry too much.” Dai Yun’er’s beautiful eyes darted around as she chuckled.

"Oh? What makes you say that?" Dai Tianling asked, following her daughter's words.

Dai Yun'er placed her hands on her hips, swayed her head slightly, and said:
"First, the fact that President Chang Gong is unharmed is the best thing. This allows us to continue our exchanges with the Federation. And when President Chang Gong returns, Father, you don't need to be too harsh on him. After all, he was set up by the evil soul master. By not being harsh on President Chang Gong, you can show that you care about your people..."

Secondly, the continent-wide tournament is about to begin, and the Federation will definitely not send troops; it will only focus its efforts on the tournament itself.

"Therefore, Father, you don't need to worry too much. Otherwise, if you get sick from getting angry, no one will buy me candied hawthorns..."

Listening to the analysis and the concern, Dai Tianling felt gratified, and her smile deepened. But when she heard the last sentence, her smile froze.

Well, so the focus was on the candied hawthorn.

Enci shook his head and smiled, but his eyes showed more appreciation for Dai Yun'er. The reason why Dai Yun'er was able to receive Dai Tianling's special care was not only because of her quirky personality.

Dai Tianling even once said that it would be better if Dai Yun'er were a boy.

“Yun’er, what you said is indeed correct,” Dai Tianling tapped the table and turned to look at Enci. “Teacher, how is Monster Academy’s preparation for this continent-wide competition?”

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that the students in this cohort are all exceptionally talented and have worked diligently in their training. They will certainly not disappoint Your Majesty's expectations," Enci said slowly, his eyes gleaming.

“Hey, I believe in Crazy Brother,” Dai Yun’er said, waving her fist.

"Oh? Crazy Brother?" Dai Tianling's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked softly, "Is it Long Yue, the one with the Mountain Dragon Martial Soul?"

“Your Majesty, it is the Mountain Dragon King, not the Mountain Dragon,” Enci shook his head slightly, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes, “After all, the Mountain Dragon must be king.”

After being reminded by Enci, Dai Tianling suddenly thought of the legends about the Mountain Dragon King. It was said that all mountain dragons were true dragons and possessed the crown of a "king".

"Alright, whether we can defeat Shrek Academy depends on you teachers this time," Dai Tianling said with a warm smile.

Young Soul Masters represent a nation's future potential. If the Star Luo Empire can defeat Shrek Academy, it will also make the ever-watchful Federation more wary.

After all, the overall combat strength of their Star Luo Empire is definitely not as good as that of the Federation, so they can only increase the Federation's wariness in order to protect themselves.

There is no other way.

If the Star Luo Empire were to actually clash with the Federation, the Star Luo Empire would be like an egg trying to break a rock.

“However, I’ve heard that Shrek Academy has an exchange student named Jiang Xiu who is also very strong. He has even topped the Federation’s list of young geniuses for several consecutive years. Teachers, you should pay close attention to him.” As if remembering something, Dai Tianling said meaningfully.

"Jiang Xiu..." Upon hearing this, Dai Yun'er's beautiful eyes flashed with curiosity, and she couldn't help but murmur to herself.

"To be able to hold the top spot on the Federation's list of young geniuses for two consecutive years, I wonder how he compares to Crazy Brother? I'd guess at most a 50/50 chance..."

"Your Majesty, time is also an advantage. Long Yue will have to retire a few years later, and the next generation will be the one to retire. This stage belongs to Long Yue!"

Kind words are imbued with unwavering resolve.

This is the strongest Monster Academy team in its history, and the one with the best chance of defeating Shrek Academy. No matter what, Monster Academy must win this time!
"Report!"

Just then, a guard arrived with a secret letter and knelt outside the study.

"Father, I'm going to cultivate now. I also want to win glory for the country in the competition!" Upon seeing the imperial guards, Dai Yun'er stood up and waved her fist.

Dai Tianling smiled with relief, "Go ahead, and if you need anything, just tell Father. Oh, and don't eat too many candied hawthorns!"

"Okay, okay," Dai Yun'er replied, and then ran out of the study.

However, Dai Yun'er kept in mind what Dai Tianling had mentioned about Jiang Xiu, and planned to go back and learn more about him.

"Your Majesty, a letter has arrived from our spies within the Green Skull organization." The guard entered the study, raised his hands above his head, and presented the secret letter.

Upon hearing the words "Green Skull," both Dai Tianling and Enci's eyes narrowed slightly.

The Green Skull organization is an evil soul master organization active in the Star Luo Empire.

Since Dai Tianling took power, he has been suppressing and eliminating evil soul masters, causing the Green Skull organization to gradually decline. However, the evil soul master who led the organization, a Title Douluo-level figure, has remained hidden and has never shown his face. Dai Tianling opened the secret letter and quickly scanned it, but as he read on, his brows gradually furrowed.

"Teacher, according to the intelligence report, it seems that Green Skull has already made contact with that organization."

Grace took the secret letter, and after reading it, uttered a few words in a heavy tone: "The Holy Spirit Cult!"

The secret letter revealed that the atmosphere within the Green Skull organization had been extremely strange recently, as if they were awaiting the arrival of a powerful evil spirit master.

And throughout the world, almost all powerful evil spirit masters are members of the Holy Spirit Cult.

"Does this Green Skull organization want to join the Holy Spirit Cult, or are they already members of the Holy Spirit Cult?" Dai Tianling asked in a low voice.

“Your Majesty, that’s not important anymore. What we should be worried about now is whether the evil soul master sent by the Holy Spirit Cult is one of the Four Dark Heavenly Kings or one of the Two Emperors,” Enci said with extreme caution in his eyes.

He can handle the Four Heavenly Kings, but if the two emperors come and cause trouble, he probably won't be able to cope.

After all, the known Ghost Emperor is a Quasi-God of Limit Douluo level, so the Hades Emperor who has not yet appeared should not be much weaker.

"Teacher, you're overthinking it," Dai Tianling said with a smile, shaking her head.
"The strongest member of the Green Skull Organization is only a Title Douluo. How could they possibly attract those two emperors to our Star Luo Empire? That's impossible."

"I hope so." Enci nodded slightly. Although he also felt that the Underworld Emperor and the Ghost Emperor would not come to the Star Luo Empire for this reason, he had a bad feeling.

"By the way, teacher, how is Tongyu now?" Suddenly, Dai Tianling remembered something and asked Enci.

Their Star Luo Empire has two Limit Douluo: the one before them, Enci, is one, and the other is a Qilin Douluo.

“Tongyu…” Enci’s eyes showed a hint of melancholy, “He hasn’t resolved his inner conflict yet.”

"Still haven't resolved your inner conflict?" Dai Tianling narrowed his eyes slightly.

He knew quite a bit about this legendary Qilin Douluo.

The events of that year cannot be entirely blamed on Tongyu. While Tongyu survived the pesticide poisoning and went away to study in order to prove himself, his mother found the girl Tongyu had a crush on and asked her why she had sent someone to harm Tongyu.

Instead of answering Tongyu's mother's question, the girl sent people to break Tongyu's mother's legs.

When Tongyu returned home, he discovered that his mother was paralyzed in both legs and had gone blind from crying all day long. She was only alive because of her longing for Tongyu.

Not long after Tongyu returned home, his mother passed away. However, before she died, fearing that Tongyu would be blinded by hatred, she never told him the reason for her paralysis.

But Tong Yu wasn't stupid. As he was about to become a Title Douluo, he immediately realized that his mother had been injured. So after fulfilling his filial duty to his mother, he began to investigate.

He then discovered that it was the girl he loved who had harmed his mother!

In that moment, overwhelmed by emotions, Tong Yu went on a killing spree, wiping out the girl's entire family except for one child.

After the killing, the honest Tong Yu turned himself in. Although he had broken through to the Limit Douluo level over the years, he was left with a knot in his heart and would not step out of Monster Academy.

These secrets are unknown to the general public; only a select few are aware of them.

Thinking of this, Dai Tianling sighed.

If Tongyu wanted revenge, he should have come directly to him. No matter what, Tongyu was in the right. Or he could have used a Nine Clans Separation Technique to make the girl's family pay for their blood debt.

As the ruler of the Star Luo Empire, he was well aware of the value of a Limit Douluo, especially since the girl had attacked Tong Yu's mother first.

But now, the fact that a Limit Douluo is staying indoors all day is even making him sad.

In this world where strength reigns supreme, Tong Yu is probably the only Limit Douluo who can be bound by morality.

"Alas, if our ancestor Huo Yuhao had been able to return to his ancestral home, perhaps the Star Luo Empire wouldn't be in such a predicament now." Suddenly, Dai Tianling sighed with melancholy.

If Huo Yuhao could change "Huo" to "Dai," with Huo Yuhao's connection, the relationship between the Spirit Pagoda and the Tang Sect and their Star Luo Royal Family would definitely be more harmonious.

Even the Sun and Moon Empire wouldn't allow their Star Luo Empire to be driven onto this continent.

“Lingbing Douluo has the pride of a strong person. Back then, the White Tiger Duke treated him so badly. How could Lingbing Douluo change his surname?” Enci shook his head slightly and said.

His relationship with Dai Tianling had long surpassed that of a ruler and his subject, not to mention that he was Dai Tianling's teacher. Neither Dai Tianling nor he had many taboos about such topics.

"Teacher, you're right. Huo Yuhao's ancestor was able to become a legend because he must have had his own pride."

Dai Tianling agreed.

"According to the secrets passed down by our ancestors 20,000 years ago, it is said that after becoming a god, one can bring two people with them to ascend to the God Realm. Whether these two people are dead or alive, it is unknown which two people Huo Yuhao's ancestor brought with him..."

Then, Dai Tianling asked with some curiosity.

"In any case, there must be a powerful figure named 'Ilex,' after all, he was the best teacher for Spirit Ice Douluo," Enci said with great certainty.

(End of this chapter)