Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 354 Zhu Ziyang: Thank you both for your cooperation!

In the evening, Zhu Ziyang sat leisurely on the sofa in his room, holding a cup of tea and savoring it.

It was dinnertime, and everyone else had gone to eat, so he was the only one in the large suite. This was a perfect opportunity, a good time to entertain guests.

"Seniors, since you're already here, please don't linger outside. Come in and have a cup of tea. I've been waiting for you for quite some time," Zhu Ziyang said, taking a slow sip of his tea without looking up, his tone as light as a passing cloud.

"Hmph!" Perhaps it was Zhu Ziyang's surprise at noticing, or perhaps it was the composure of a strong person, but a cold snort came from outside the room. A terrifying pressure suddenly came from outside the window, like a sudden downpour, sweeping towards Zhu Ziyang, but no one could be seen.

"Hehe!" Zhu Ziyang chuckled, shook his head somewhat helplessly, and muttered, "How cliché!"

As he spoke, he put down his teacup, which stood firmly on the coffee table like a pillar supporting the sky. The pressure that had swept through the entire room was instantly suppressed, just as if a mountain had been pressed down by the teacup, its peak unable to rise again.

"Impressive tactics!" A hoarse but powerful voice rang out, clearly a different person from the previous cold snort. "No wonder Xuanzi dared to pass the position of Pavilion Master to you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two figures appeared in Zhu Ziyang's room. One was a kind old man with a full head of white hair, while the other was more eye-catching. Although he was also an old man, he was tall and had exaggerated muscles all over his body. His short hair stood up like steel needles, making him look quite terrifying. Compared to the former, this man's face was full of displeasure. Clearly, the cold snort and the enormous pressure came from him.

"Hehe!" Zhu Ziyang laughed. Even though it was their first meeting, he could immediately recognize who this displeased old man was: the current sect master of the Body Sect, the Body Douluo, a level 98 Super Douluo, and the Poison Undying. He never expected that the Body Sect would actually join forces with the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family. It seems that the information obtained by the academy was correct.

As for the other elder, he was naturally the chief elder of the Star Luo Emperor's Hall of Worship, Starlight Douluo, also a level 98 Super Douluo, Xu Luo. Starlight Douluo had only recently broken through to level 98. Five years ago, when he sent Xu Jiujiu to Shrek Academy, he received guidance from Elder Mu. After returning to the Star Luo Empire, he began his seclusion and has now been out of seclusion for less than a year.

"Long time no see, Elder Xu." Zhu Ziyang greeted Xu Luo first, then looked at Du Busi and smiled, "You must be His Majesty Douluo in his true form, I've heard so much about you!"

"Elder Mu has truly taken on a fine disciple!" Xu Luo exclaimed with great emotion. "You must only be twenty years old, tsk tsk, a level ninety-four titled Douluo at twenty years old, sigh, it really puts us old folks to shame!"

"Kid, you've got quite the airs, making the two of us come all this way ourselves. Humph, you have no respect for your seniors at all," Du Bu Si sneered, his face full of displeasure.

"Poison Undying, are you mistaken? It's you who need my Shrek Academy's help, not the other way around!" Zhu Ziyang didn't speak, but Xuanzi, who suddenly appeared, retorted.

After Xuanzi appeared, he first nodded to Zhu Ziyang, then looked at Du Busi with displeasure and said, "Ziyang is the Pavilion Master of the Tianyuan Pavilion of Shrek Academy. Disrespecting him gives me reason to believe that you are declaring war on Shrek Academy!"

"You!" Poison Undying was surprised by Xuanzi's tough attitude. He blushed and stared at Xuanzi angrily.

"Alright, alright! Everyone calm down. We're here to seek cooperation, not to argue!" Xu Luo acted as a peacemaker, pulling back Du Busi who had taken a step forward, and said with a smile.

"Elder Xuan, please sit down. Elder Xu is right. We are allies, we can't afford to have internal strife!" Zhu Ziyang said to Xuanzi with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi did not speak further and simply sat down.

Zhu Ziyang then looked at Xu Luo and Du Busi, and said with a smile, "Elder Xu, Your Majesty, please have a seat. Let's talk about serious matters."

"Thank you!" Xu Luo smiled with relief upon hearing this, released his grip on Du Busi's hand, and sat down. He was genuinely afraid that Du Busi and Xuan Zi would fight. As a newly promoted level 98, he was no match for two veteran level 98s. Moreover, if they really fought, their plan would most likely fall apart.

Fortunately, both Du Busi and Xuanzi knew their limits. After Xu Luo sat down, Du Busi snorted and sat down as well.

"Hehe, thank you both for your cooperation." Zhu Ziyang smiled with satisfaction, his tone calm and composed. "Well then, to make a long story short, you two represent the Star Luo Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire respectively. I wonder what kind of lineup and strength each of you deployed for this assassination attempt on Xu Tianran?"

"Let me speak first," Xu Luo glanced at Du Busi and, seeing that the other party had his eyes closed and showed no intention of speaking, said, "Our Star Luo Empire has sent seven Title Douluos, including myself and the Healing Immortal Douluo, two Super Douluos, and five Ordinary Douluos."

"It seems your country is determined to succeed in this assassination!" Zhu Ziyang said with a hint of surprise. The Star Luo Empire has no more than ten Title Douluos, but this time it has sent seven of them, led by the Super Douluo Starlight Douluo. Clearly, the pressure from the Sun Moon Empire has forced them to go all out.

Poison Undying, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and looked at Xu Luo in surprise, as if asking him how he had managed to get to this point.

Xu Luo looked at the surprised looks on everyone's faces and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He said, "Alas! Now that things have come to this, we can only blame ourselves for not valuing the power of technology back then. As you all know, the border between my Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire has never been peaceful, but we have always been the ones who suffer more losses."

The Sun Moon Empire's soul tools are truly diverse and powerful. According to the assessment of our frontline generals, if a real war breaks out, the Sun Moon Empire would only need two soul tool legions at most to sweep through our Star Luo Empire!

Therefore, we need time—time to research soul tools and upgrade our army. The later the war comes, the better!

After hearing Xu Luo's words, Zhu Ziyang and Xuan Zi didn't change much, but Du Busi's face turned ugly. As everyone knows, the Body Sect is the most hostile force to soul tools. Now, hearing Xu Luo praise soul tools like this, Du Busi felt like his face had been slapped. But more than that, he felt fear. The Star Luo Empire was the most powerful country among the original Douluo Three Kingdoms. If even it could only resist two soul tool regiments of the Sun Moon Empire, then what about their Heavenly Soul Empire?

Poison Undying was very uneasy. He opened his mouth and said, "Our Heavenly Soul Empire only has five Title Douluos, but they are all Super Douluos: one at level 98, one at level 97, one at level 96, and two at level 95."

Poison's words surprised Zhu Ziyang and the other two, because the Heavenly Soul Empire was able to send out five Super Douluo, which meant that they had more than five Super Douluo. Even though it was a joint venture between the Heavenly Soul Royal Family and the Body Sect, it still made Zhu Ziyang and Xuanzi feel threatened.

"Very good, thank you very much for your cooperation, seniors." Zhu Ziyang said with a smile, "Our Shrek Academy only sent Elder Xuan and me, but..."

Seeing the sudden change in Xu Luo and Du Busi's expressions, Zhu Ziyang raised his hand to signal them to calm down, then continued, "I think Elder Xuan and I are sufficiently qualified to represent Shrek Academy, both in terms of strength and status!"

Xu Luo and Du Busi relaxed slightly. Although Zhu Ziyang's words were infuriating, they had to admit that what he said was true.

"I presume you two have no objections, so let's discuss the timing of the operation," Zhu Ziyang said with a smile. "Our tentative date is the eve of the Soul Master Competition finals, and the specific arrangements are as follows..."

In the following time, Zhu Ziyang, Xuanzi, Xu Luo, and Du Busi discussed in detail the arrangements and plans for the assassination operation.

(End of this chapter)