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Chapter 523 The Impact of War

Strictly speaking, this is not a rumor.

Especially among the ministers of the Heavenly Dou Empire, this was a fact they had witnessed firsthand—the day Han Feng forcefully killed Xue Beng and Xue Xing in front of the main hall and threatened Xue Ye was still fresh in their minds, and the words "Raising troops every year and waging war every day" still rang in their ears. Not to mention the common people, even they, the ministers, felt that Heavenly Dou was bound to lose!

To Dai Mubai's amusement and exasperation, the nobles and ministers of the Heaven Dou Empire actually began to openly and secretly collude with the enemy and betray their country!

It's no exaggeration to say that the secret letters on Dai Mubai's desk concerning the affairs of the Heaven Dou Empire are more complete than those on Xue Ke's desk!

In Dai Mubai's eyes, the current Heaven Dou Empire is a leaky ship that he could conquer at any time if he wanted to. However, Dai Mubai did not do so for many reasons, the most important of which was that he did not want to.

In all honesty, Dai Mubai never intended to unify the continent. Does he really look like such a terrifying person?!

How could a descendant of a deity care about such paltry trifles in the mortal realm?

The problem is that hardly anyone believes him. Even the Star Luo Emperor, after 'guessing' Dai Mubai's plan, began to strongly support Dai Mubai, seemingly putting him on the hot seat!

Getting back to the main point, the war started by Dai Mubai has caused panic throughout the continent. The commotion is no less than that of the Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Operation, and may even be more massive. However, this time, many major powers have chosen to turn a blind eye, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School being the first to bear the brunt!

As the undisputed number one sect in the world and a partner of the Heaven Dou Empire, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is completely indifferent to the actions of the Star Luo Empire, as if it is not worried at all that the Star Luo Empire will threaten it. This confidence stems from the relationship between Han Feng and Dai Mubai. Not to mention that Ning Fengzhi does not think that Dai Mubai would have the intention to conquer the continent, even if Dai Mubai really wanted to do so, as long as Han Feng is still alive, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will be an evergreen pine tree for eternity!

Secondly, there is Shrek Academy. With the rise of Han Feng and his friends, Shrek Academy has become the number one academy on the continent and the leader among many academies.

Shrek Academy has not commented on the Star Luo Empire's movements. After all, Dai Mubai was a student personally trained by Flander and others. Even if the continent were unified by Star Luo, it would not have much impact on Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy will remain the number one academy on the continent!

The other academies, who followed Shrek Academy's lead, naturally chose to remain silent as well, seeing that their leader did not express his opinion.

If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up; if it's none of their business, they'll stay out of it. These academy students are all very shrewd!

As for the remaining few forces with some influence...

The Clear Sky Sect has gone into seclusion, not emerging from the mountains for twenty years, and will not care about the Star Luo Empire; the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect has been crippled, and its reconstruction seems far off, so it has no time to care about this; the Spirit Hall, which the Heaven Dou Empire has placed high hopes on, has also chosen to remain silent this time, as if it was not them who had previously been so aggressive in wanting to unify the continent!

In the end, only the emerging force, the Tang Clan, remained.

The people of the Heaven Dou Empire originally thought that the Tang Sect might help the Heaven Dou Empire fight against the Star Luo Empire, or at the very least, they would raise some kind of protest.

When the Heaven Dou Empire finally realized what was happening, they were shocked to discover that Dai Mubai, who was now leading the Star Luo Iron Cavalry across the continent, was none other than the head of the Tang Sect's Punishment Hall!

They're family!

Now the Heavenly Dou Empire is in a mess, which is the root cause of so many Heavenly Dou nobles and ministers colluding with the enemy and betraying the country!

However, not expressing an opinion does not mean not paying attention.

Just like Shrek Academy now, inside the Dean's office—Shrek Academy is no longer what it used to be. As the Dean, Flander has also understood the principle that there is no reward without effort, and has begun to pay attention to appearances. Now, just Flander's Dean's office alone is enough to accommodate more than a dozen people!

This was something Flanders never even dared to dream of back then!

Today, there are five people sitting in the dean's office. Apart from Liu Erlong, the other four have all accompanied Shrek Academy all the way to where they are today, and have watched Dai Mubai grow up.

Flander, Zao Wou-Ki, Li Yusong, and the Master, along with Liu Erlong, sat in different parts of the office, each with a different expression.

The other elders, however, still had lessons to learn.

"I don't believe Xiaobai would be so crazy. How could he start a war?!" Zhao Wuji exclaimed, somewhat frustrated. "I've practically watched Xiaobai grow up. He must have some reason, or someone forced him to do this!"

Zhao Wuji, however, could not accept war. In his view, war meant death, devastation, and misery for the people!

Actually, that's not wrong. Zhao Wuji's anti-war attitude is correct, and Dai Mubai's approach of ruling by force is not wrong either. The key is just from the perspective. Although Zhao Wuji is now a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse, he has never reached a high position in his life. His perspective on issues is purely that of an ordinary person, who hates and resists war.

As the crown prince of a country, regardless of his initial motives, Dai Mubai's life has indeed improved for the common people of those small kingdoms!

It's worth noting that in the country that Dai Mubai is currently conquering, there are even common people who are looking forward to Dai Mubai's arrival!

"I'm on your side this time!" At this moment, Liu Erlong also stepped forward, saying aggressively, "Shouldn't unifying the continent be Bibi Dong's idea?! My disciple would never do such a thing!"

As she spoke, Liu Erlong glanced at the master, seemingly unintentionally.

But this time, the master sternly rebuked, "Erlong!"

"Xiao Gang!" Reprimanded by the master, Liu Erlong's heroic spirit vanished instantly, and she even revealed a hint of jealousy in her expression, glaring at the master reproachfully.

The master shook his head helplessly. Although he regretted his harsh reprimand earlier, he still spoke righteously on the surface: "You can't say that. People can change. With Mu Bai's current status and strength, no one can force him to do anything!"

"Furthermore, the war that Mu Bai started wasn't necessarily a mistake!"

"At least as far as I know, the war Mu Bai brought was only aimed at the kingdom's high-ranking officials. It was the war with the least impact on civilians in history, with very few civilian casualties. Moreover, the kingdoms conquered by Mu Bai were all revitalized. If Mu Bai continues like this, it might not be a bad thing for him to unify the continent!"

At this point, the master glanced at Liu Erlong, coughed, and said, "Mu Bai is different from Bibi Dong. Bibi Dong ruled with fear and tyranny, while Mu Bai ruled with mature laws and regulations. They are fundamentally different!"

"Even if we take a step back and assume the worst, we're closer to Mu Bai than to Bibi Dong. If Mu Bai is influenced by power, we can intervene in time to stop him!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong immediately smiled, showing no sign of dissatisfaction whatsoever!

The master is clearly someone who speaks through actions; every word he says is reasonable and supported by facts, leaving no room for rebuttal.

In fact, after Dai Mubai launched the war, the Grandmaster rushed to the scene to observe, and these are facts that he witnessed with his own eyes!

Admittedly, back then, the Grandmaster was most concerned about Tang San among the students of Shrek Academy, but he didn't just let others go. He didn't want Dai Mubai to end up as cruel and heartless as Bibi Dong!

"Old Zhao, didn't you boast that you had the best relationship with Mu Bai? Why don't you believe Mu Bai this time?" After hearing what the master said, Flander also spoke up, smiling sarcastically and teasingly.

"Me!" Zhao Wuji was somewhat embarrassed and couldn't find the words to refute for a moment.

It is undeniable that Zhao Wuji is indeed the teacher who is closest to Dai Mubai. But it is precisely because of this that Zhao Wuji is so concerned that he loses his composure. If it were anyone else, Zhao Wuji would not be so conflicted and would have already publicly cursed them out!

But in the end, Zhao Wuji still couldn't quite accept the word "war," and it wasn't just him; Flander and the others also harbored resentment towards it!

If Dai Mubai was defending against external enemies, that would be one thing, but Dai Mubai took the initiative to attack!

The word "aggressor" is always something that people find repulsive.

But after listening to the master's explanation, they realized that Dai Mubai was not wrong. In fact, to the common people of the invaded kingdom, Dai Mubai was like a holy lord!

The only ones who would see Dai Mubai as a demon are probably the high-ranking nobles in the kingdom!

But where can one find pity for those greedy and ugly nobles and royalty?

The three distinct emotions—resistance to war, reflection on Dai Mubai's actions, and filial piety towards Dai Mubai—swirled in the minds of the group, making them feel both hypocritical and pretentious, yet also compelled to do something.

Clearly, they have gone astray.

Just as the five people were feeling lost, the door to the dean's office was pushed open.

As the door crack opened, a beam of sunlight shone in from outside, and a figure that the five people never expected appeared in front of them!

(End of this chapter)