Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 379 Ma Xiaotao: You're so naughty, I like it so much!

Regarding the killing of Zhongli Wu, Zhu Ziyang felt no emotion whatsoever, as if he had killed not the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, but a worm. He did so casually, without showing any psychological burden.

Yes, according to Shrek Academy's intelligence afterwards, Zhong Liwu was the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, and his deathbed threats were not unfounded. His mother was very likely Ye Xishui, who had a romantic entanglement with Mu En and Long Xiaoyao. This can also be confirmed by Long Xiaoyao, who stood up for the Sun Moon Royal Family at the opening ceremony of the Mingdu Tournament.

Zhu Ziyang was not worried about the Holy Spirit Cult's retaliation. In fact, he hoped that the Holy Spirit Cult would take action. With his current strength, he was not afraid even if Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui came together. On the contrary, they could follow the clues, find the Holy Spirit Cult's stronghold, and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

After all, an enemy who is good at patience is always more terrifying than a reckless brute.

Zhu Ziyang, Ma Xiaotao, Xuanzi, and the titled Douluo from the Body Sect and the Star Luo Offering Hall waited at the Mingyue Hotel for two days, but unfortunately, they did not receive any response. Clearly, the Holy Spirit Sect on the other side chose to remain silent.

And that was indeed the case. When Zhu Ziyang killed Zhongli Wu, Zhang Peng, the sixth elder of the Holy Spirit Cult and the Scorpion Tiger Douluo, witnessed everything. Zhang Peng was both terrified and relieved. He was terrified by Zhu Ziyang's strength, which allowed him to easily kill the level 98 Zhongli Wu. He was relieved that he left early, otherwise he might have been dealt with by Zhu Ziyang.

He returned to the Holy Spirit Cult's stronghold in Mingdu as quickly as possible, gave a few instructions to the Holy Spirit Cult's Second Elder, Tianwu Douluo Nangong Wan, who was left behind in Mingdu, and then immediately sped towards the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters in the Demon Forest.

Without pausing for a moment, Zhang Peng quickly returned to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters and informed the higher-ups of the cult's leadership of the fall of their leader, Zhong Liwu. This news was a bolt from the blue for the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, causing an uproar. Many clamored for revenge for Zhong Liwu and for Shrek Academy to pay for their blood debt!

For a time, the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters in the Demon Forest was filled with righteous indignation. It wasn't until the Supreme Cult Leader Ye Xishui stepped forward that these evil soul masters restrained their tempers. However, many people still shouted for revenge for Zhong Liwu. However, to everyone's surprise, Ye Xishui only said one sentence.

"Please go ahead."

Immediately, those who had been clamoring for revenge for Zhong Liwu fell silent. Everyone understood that since the level 98 sect leader had died at the hands of Shrek Academy, those of them, whose strength was inferior to Zhong Liwu, were not even sure if they could save their own lives, let alone avenge him. The reason they were clamoring for revenge for Zhong Liwu was actually to incite Ye Xishui, the level 99 Limit Douluo, to take action.

Judging from Ye Xishui's reaction, it was clear that she wasn't planning to avenge her son. So why were they still making a fuss? The scene immediately fell silent.

"Did the leader die in vain?" a woman asked, her voice filled with resentment and unwillingness. She was Zhongli Wu's wife, the vice leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Evil Phoenix Douluo Feng Ling.

"Of course not!" Ye Xishui firmly denied. "We will definitely avenge this, but not now. We need to wait for the right opportunity!"

"Okay! I understand!" Feng Ling nodded and said without pressing the matter further after hearing Ye Xishui's explanation.

"From now on, Feng Ling will temporarily assume the position of sect leader." Ye Xishui left these words and turned to leave.

Ye Xishui found Long Xiaoyao and asked directly, "Has Zhu Ziyang's strength really reached such a level?"

Long Xiaoyao nodded with a wry smile and said, "To be honest, I didn't expect that kid to grow so fast. For a Title Douluo of Ultimate Light, killing Zhongli Wu would be quite easy."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xishui's expression shifted between light and shadow, before she asked, "If I were to face him, could I kill him?"

"Xi Shui, you absolutely mustn't take any risks!" Long Xiaoyao said seriously upon hearing this. "That kid's strength cannot be judged by ordinary standards. The Ultimate Light Martial Soul is inherently a counter to you, and on top of that, he also possesses the Death attribute, which can make him immune to many of your abilities. If you face him, your chances of winning are slim! Listen to me, don't go looking for trouble with that kid!"

"I understand!" Ye Xishui pondered for a long time before nodding and saying, "I'll listen to you. I'm going to Mingdu."

"What are you going to Mingdu for?" Long Xiaoyao immediately became nervous and hurriedly asked.

"Don't worry, I'm just going to discuss some future cooperation matters with Xu Tianran. I won't cause trouble for Zhu Ziyang." Ye Xishui felt a warmth in her heart when she saw the nervous expression on Long Xiaoyao's face, but her expression remained cold.

"I'll go with you!" Long Xiaoyao said immediately, clearly worried.

"Okay!" Ye Xishui did not refuse.

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The night before the finals of the Mingdu Soul Master Tournament, Mingyue Hotel, Shrek Academy room, conference room.

Zhu Ziyang was arranging tomorrow's action plan. Among the people present, apart from Ma Xiaotao, there were only eight Title Douluos from the Body Sect and the Star Luo Offering Hall.

"Brother Ziyang, why don't I see that old fellow Xuanzi?" The sect master of the Body Sect, the Body Douluo Du Busi, asked with a puzzled expression and a gentle tone. As someone who had personally witnessed Zhu Ziyang's instant kill of Zhongli Wu, Du Busi was now very respectful towards Zhu Ziyang.

"I've assigned Elder Xuan other tasks, so he won't be participating in tomorrow's operation," Zhu Ziyang said with a smile.

"This..." Du Bu Si was stunned, as were the other seven Title Douluos present.

"With Xuanzi absent, are we a bit short-handed?" asked Xu Luo, the Starlight Douluo and the master of the Star Luo Offering Hall.

"Your Majesty Starlight need not worry, I am here!" Zhu Ziyang said in a very calm tone, but his words made everyone present feel at ease. Yes, with such a strong person whose strength is comparable to the Limit Douluo, what do they have to worry about?

"Hehe, it's us old guys who are too timid. Brother Ziyang, why don't you assign us a task?" Du Busi chuckled and said.

"Alright, then I won't waste any more time." Zhu Ziyang said with a smile, "According to our plan, after the final tomorrow, we will immediately launch an assassination attempt on Xu Tianran. Originally, it was planned to be carried out by us people from the original Douluo Continent, but because we have reached a cooperation agreement with the Second Prince of the Sun Moon Empire, the assassination operation will be carried out by their people. In this way, the responsibility for the assassination will have nothing to do with our Douluo Continent, and we can also prevent the Sun Moon Empire from using this as an excuse to launch a war against us."

According to this plan, I have made the following arrangements: Shrek Academy will be responsible for cooperating with the Second Prince of the Sun Moon Empire's actions to prevent their assassination from failing. Simultaneously, after the assassination succeeds, we will take the opportunity to kill the Second Prince of the Sun Moon Empire, creating the illusion of fratricide and plunging the Sun Moon Empire into chaos and leaderlessness.

"Elders of the Body Sect and the Star Luo Offering Hall, your mission is to eliminate warmongers within the Sun Moon Empire's military while the assassination plan is underway. This is the list."

Zhu Ziyang took out a list. The people on the list were all loyalists of Xu Tianran and the Sun Pulse, mainly the officers and deputy officers of the Sun Moon Empire's army controlled by Xu Tianran. As long as these people were eliminated, Zhang Lexuan would be able to completely control the entire army of the Sun Moon Empire at the lowest cost and in the shortest time.

Poison Undying and the others took the list and immediately began to examine it.

"Among these people are many powerful individuals at the Title Douluo level, so you seniors need to be careful when you take action," Zhu Ziyang reminded them.

"No problem!" Du Busi and the others readily agreed. Their main purpose was to buy time for their country in the war. Killing Xu Tianran could buy time, and killing a group of Sun Moon Empire army commanders could buy even more time. Why not?

"Alright, the plan is complete. Everyone, please get ready. We can begin the operation at dawn tomorrow," Zhu Ziyang announced.

Du Busi and the others clasped their hands in farewell to Zhu Ziyang and left.

"Ziyang, I've discovered how wicked you are." After Du Busi and the others left, Ma Xiaotao immediately said to Zhu Ziyang, "Aren't you afraid they'll find out about using the Body Sect and the Star Luo Empire like this?"

"What? Don't you like it?" Zhu Ziyang smiled and pulled Ma Xiaotao into his arms, placing his palm on her heart as he spoke.

"Of course I like it!" Ma Xiaotao said immediately, her voice trailing off with a peach blossom design, "The naughtier you are, the more my heart flutters!"

"I can be even worse!" Zhu Ziyang whispered in Ma Xiaotao's ear, and the next second, the two disappeared from the conference room.

(End of this chapter)