Deep within Xu Tianran's eyes lurked a profound coldness. "Second brother, I'm back with a vengeance! The pain you inflicted upon me, I will repay a hundredfold!"

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Xu Tianran had been investigating who exactly had tried to assassinate him.

He narrowed down the suspects to two individuals: the Second Prince, Xu Tianyu, and the Third Prince, Xu Tianshi.

Among all the princes, only the Second and Third Princes possessed sufficient power to orchestrate an assassination.

According to his investigation, on the day of the assassination, the Soul Douluo powerhouse under the Third Prince had a clear alibi.

However, the Soul Douluo powerhouses under the Second Prince were all absent. Some were away, others in seclusion; in short, all were highly suspicious.

Although Xu Tianyu covered his tracks meticulously and Xu Tianran lacked direct evidence, he was certain that the Second Prince was behind the assassination attempt.

Whenever Xu Tianran recalled the assassination in the outskirts, remembering how his three legs were crippled and how he narrowly escaped death, clinging to life...

Xu Tianran felt excruciating pain throughout his entire being. This pain, etched deep into his bones, could only be alleviated by slowly executing Xu Tianyu.

He hadn't retaliated before because his position as Crown Prince had been revoked. Many of his subordinates had fled, while others were absorbed by the Second and Third Princes, severely weakening his power. Even if he wanted to retaliate against the Second Prince, he was powerless, so he had to bide his time.

But now, he had formed a partnership with the Holy Spirit Church. With their support, he finally had the means to seek revenge.

Earlier, when he told Zhongli Wu about weakening the Second Prince, Xu Tianyu, and cutting off his wings, it was both a strategic plan based on the situation and an act of revenge!

Zhongli Wu nodded upon hearing Xu Tianran's words. "Indeed, now that the old Emperor Xu Jing is in poor health, if Xu Tianyu truly becomes the Crown Prince, he might oversee the empire in a couple of years."

"Once he oversees the empire and holds the power of the Sun Moon Empire, he will be as good as half an emperor. By then, even my mother will find it difficult to move against him."

Hearing Zhongli Wu's pointed words, Xu Tianran couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

He had become too arrogant after becoming the Crown Prince, venturing out of Mingdu, which gave Xu Tianyu an opportunity.

Otherwise, within Mingdu, no one could have assassinated him, the Crown Prince.

Because Mingdu, as the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, was filled with experts and powerhouses. Assassinating the Crown Prince in Mingdu...

...would immediately attract powerful individuals. Even if a Super Douluo attempted the assassination, they would face certain death afterward.

Based on the Second Prince's strength, it was impossible to even touch a hair on his head.

At that time, as long as he developed steadily, waiting for his father's health to deteriorate step by step, he could take over the power of the Sun Moon Empire.

Then, he could kill whoever he wanted and be as arrogant as he pleased. His brothers were all his prey, and he could deal with them as he saw fit.

If time could be reversed, Xu Tianran would definitely not be so arrogant again. He would definitely develop steadily and never leave Mingdu.

Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets.

Xu Tianran suppressed the regret in his heart and then said to Zhongli Wu, "Indeed, currently, Xu Tianyu's popularity in the court is increasing. If this continues, I'm afraid Father will promote Xu Tianyu to Crown Prince in half a year."

"We must either severely weaken Xu Tianyu's power or eliminate him within half a year."

Zhongli Wu frowned upon hearing this. His Soul Power was currently at level 96. (In the later stages of the original work, Zhongli Wu experienced the Mingdu Great Explosion and the war, breaking through to level 98.)

With his strength, he was confident in assassinating the Second Prince Xu Tianyu in Mingdu, but after the assassination...

...escaping the pursuit of the Sun Moon Empire's powerhouses would be quite difficult.

Mingdu was filled with all sorts of detection Soul Guidance Devices, which even Super Douluos could not evade. Once detected, the Soul Guidance Device Corps would use linked Soul Guidance Devices to seal off the area.

Unless his mother or Uncle Long (Long Xiaoyao) came to rescue him, he would most likely perish in Mingdu.

Zhongli Wu said, "Killing Xu Tianyu in Mingdu is too costly. Do you have a way to lure him out of Mingdu? As long as he's not in Mingdu, killing him would be as easy as crushing an ant."

Xu Tianran shook his head. "With my example, the Second and Third Princes will not leave Mingdu."

Zhongli Wu's expression turned serious. "In that case, we can only find a way to first eliminate Xu Tianyu's forces, weaken his strength, and prevent him from ascending to the position of Crown Prince."

Xu Tianran thought to himself, "If my position as Crown Prince hadn't been revoked, it would have been much easier to kill Xu Tianyu with the status of Crown Prince."

"Xu Tianyu attacked first, and I retaliated. No one could say anything."

"I could have completely used the Holy Spirit Church to kill Xu Tianyu and then presented the relevant clues and evidence of Xu Tianyu's assassination attempt to Father."

"With the status of Crown Prince, at most, I would receive a minor punishment, confinement, and a fine."

"Perhaps Father would even teach me how to better utilize the Holy Spirit Church."

"But now that my position as Crown Prince has been revoked, and I am an incapacitated former Crown Prince, I have already been eliminated."

"In Father's eyes, my status is probably far inferior to that of the Second and Third Princes. At that time, it wouldn't just be confinement and a fine."

Xu Tianran smiled self-deprecatingly, his hatred for his father, Xu Jing, deepening.

These princes, fighting and scheming, could not escape that person's influence and had to follow that person's will.

If the Emperor wanted them to fight, they had to fight. If the Emperor forbade them from recruiting level-nine Soul Guidance Masters, they had to obediently refrain from doing so.

Even the Holy Spirit Church's cooperation with him ultimately stemmed from the Emperor's fear and suppression.

Xu Tianran suddenly thought that many years ago, his relationship with the Second and Third Princes seemed to be quite good. How did it devolve into a life-and-death struggle?

Xu Tianran cleared the distracting thoughts from his mind and then smiled at Zhongli Wu, "What the Holy Envoy said is correct. The best course of action now is to eliminate Xu Tianyu's supporters and allies."

"Xu Tianyu's two biggest supporters are his mother's family, the Song family, and the Wang family."

"As long as these two families are eliminated, Xu Tianyu's strength will inevitably be greatly weakened, and he will no longer have a chance to become the Crown Prince."

Following that, Xu Tianran began to discuss with Zhongli Wu how to eliminate the Wang and Song families.

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Commoner Alliance, in the meeting hall...

Many Commoner Alliance Soul Sages and above sat around a long table in the center of the hall, quietly waiting for the arrival of Alliance Leader Shangguan Wei'er.

With a creak, the doors of the meeting hall opened.

A woman wearing a glamorous bright red dress, extremely beautiful, with chestnut-colored hair styled into a high bun on her head, walked in with a swaying gait, her figure enchanting, but her face filled with a sacred aura, truly a captivating beauty.

In the meeting hall, the male elders of the Ordinary Alliance knew that their leader, Shangguan Wei'er, was a strong and ruthless old woman.

However, they still couldn't control their eyes, lowering their heads to secretly glance at the alluring Shangguan Wei'er from the corners of their eyes.

Many elders with weaker willpower even had flushed faces and dry mouths, revealing their unsightly behavior.

Shangguan Wei'er, as the leader of the Ordinary Alliance, possessed great strength. It was said that her cultivation even surpassed An Litong, the Soul Douluo-level president of the Aodu Commerce.

Countless strong individuals had fallen for her charms, but despite her enchanting and youthful appearance, looking no more than twenty-five or twenty-six years old,

Shangguan Wei'er had already been in charge of the Ordinary Alliance for forty years. As for her exact age, no one knew, and no one dared to ask.

Age was a woman's secret, and for Shangguan Wei'er, a woman who was both old and particularly fond of beauty, her age was even more of a taboo.

Anyone who dared to ask, if they weren't strong enough, would definitely suffer the consequences.

However, at this moment, Shangguan Wei'er's beautiful face was expressionless, as cold as ice, devoid of her usual charming allure.

Yet, the more she was like this, the more captivating she became. Even many female elders were secretly clicking their tongues in admiration, moved by her beauty.

Shangguan Wei'er brought a fragrant breeze as she quickly walked to the long table in the center of the meeting hall and sat in the seat of honor.

Shangguan Wei'er's voice was extremely pleasant, but her tone was extremely cold.

"This meeting will mainly discuss two matters. The first matter concerns Elder Zhao Yuroushe. Yesterday, she had a conflict with a Soul Saint from the Xishui Alliance and suffered severe injuries, with her meridians severed."

"If the reinforcements hadn't arrived in time, Elder Zhao Yuroushe would have likely died at the hands of the evil soul masters from the Xishui Alliance."

Hearing this, the elders of the Ordinary Alliance present were filled with anger and spoke out one after another.

"The people of the Xishui Alliance are going too far."

"Do these evil soul masters really think that our Ordinary Alliance is easy to bully?"

"These evil soul masters deserve to die! Let's avenge Elder Zhao Yuroushe!"

Shangguan Wei'er said indifferently, "In that case, who among you is willing to fight and cripple the evil soul master who severely injured Elder Zhao Yuroushe?"

As soon as she said this, the elders who had been discussing and filled with righteous indignation fell silent.

As elders of the Ordinary Alliance, they had all more or less dealt with the evil soul masters of the Xishui Alliance and knew their terror.

Those evil soul masters had strange methods and astonishing combat power. Unless their martial soul was powerful, soul masters of the same level simply couldn't compete with them.

To capture an evil soul master at the Soul Saint level, at least a Soul Douluo-level expert would have to take action.

Shangguan Wei'er looked at the group of mutes under her command, and her already cold face became even colder.

However, even so, she didn't reprimand these elders.

Because, deep down, she herself was unwilling to fight against evil soul masters of the same level.

Shangguan Wei'er thought to herself, "Those evil soul masters from the Xishui Alliance often provoke friction, create conflicts, and encroach on the territory and interests of our Ordinary Alliance and the Aodu Commerce. It's really a headache."

The Xishui Alliance was ambitious and had always wanted to deepen its control over the underground forces of Mingdu.

If it weren't for the support of the great nobles and the military behind the Ordinary Alliance and the Aodu Commerce, those evil, bizarre, and powerful evil soul masters of the Xishui Alliance would have already unified all the underground forces of Mingdu.

The Ordinary Alliance had been established for a long time and had always controlled all the sex industry and most of the catering industry in Mingdu. The main reason for this was that the great nobles liked to enjoy themselves. Therefore, the Ordinary Alliance invested in these two industries with the support of the great nobles.

Shangguan Wei'er, as a Title Douluo-level expert, was naturally not a subordinate of these great nobles.

To be precise, she was a partner of these great nobles, receiving dividends and resources every year for cultivation.

Shangguan Wei'er was born into a baronet family. After her martial soul mutated, she had excellent talent. She attached great importance to cultivation because the higher her cultivation, the longer her lifespan, and the more she could guarantee her youthful appearance.

Therefore, after her cultivation reached the Soul Saint level, she joined the Ordinary Alliance for resources and eventually became the leader of the Ordinary Alliance. Then, with the help of the Ordinary Alliance's dividends and resources, she broke through to the Title Douluo level ten years ago.

Shangguan Wei'er said to the many elders, "The evil soul master from the Xishui Alliance crippled our Ordinary Alliance's elder,

I will never let him off lightly and will definitely send an assassin to kill him.

As for Elder Zhao Yuroushe, she has made many contributions to the Ordinary Alliance, and our Ordinary Alliance will naturally provide her with protection and compensation.

The Ordinary Alliance will not forget anyone who has served the Ordinary Alliance."

The many elders were in good spirits upon hearing this. They and Zhao Yuroushe were all elders of the Ordinary Alliance, serving the Ordinary Alliance.

Zhao Yuroushe was still being treated well by the Ordinary Alliance after being crippled, which meant that even if they were seriously injured or died in the future, they would also be treated well by the Ordinary Alliance.

They all attached great importance to this point, after all, no one wanted their organization to abandon them ruthlessly after they were seriously injured and lost their value.

If it was really that unsightly, they might as well leave the Ordinary Alliance. Soul Saint experts would be snatched up wherever they went.

Shangguan Wei'er continued, "The second matter is the sudden disappearance of Elder Song Yu (Wang Chen's false identity) a month ago.

After investigation, his identity was found to be fake. His true identity is unknown, and his true purpose is unknown. If you see him in the future,

be extra cautious."

"Yes, Alliance Leader."

A quarter of an hour later, the meeting ended.

Shangguan Wei'er moved her slender and rounded beautiful legs, twisting her waist and hips, and walked towards Zhao Yuroushe's home.

As the leader of the Ordinary Alliance, she naturally had to go and comfort a Soul Saint-level senior elder who had been severely injured and crippled.

At the same time, at Zhao Yuroushe's house.

Ye Guyi looked at Zhao Yuroushe, who was seriously injured and had severed meridians, with teary eyes.

As a soul master, the operation of soul power requires meridians for transmission. Severed meridians mean that soul power cannot be operated. Not to mention using soul skills, even using soul power to strengthen oneself cannot be done.

Zhao Yuroushe was lying on the bed, her whole person was disheartened. As a soul master who possessed powerful strength, losing her strength and cultivation was even more uncomfortable than death.

Unless there were special healing treasures, or healing-type soul masters above the Title Douluo level, it would be absolutely impossible to cure her.

If it weren't for her concern for Ye Guyi, Zhao Yuroushe would have already committed suicide.

Zhao Yuroushe comforted Ye Guyi, "Guyi, I am now a useless person, and everything in the future will depend on you.

Aunt Zhao has served the Ordinary Alliance for so long, and the Ordinary Alliance will provide you with protection, but people leave, and tea cools.

No one can say for sure how much you will receive.

Especially since your talent is so good, it is inevitable that you will be exploited."

Hearing these words that sounded like a deathbed confession, Ye Guyi immediately buried her head and cried bitterly, "Aunt Zhao, you can't go, waaaah."

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