Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 368 A cornered dog will jump over the wall; a conflict is imminent.

It wasn't just the other team members who were nearly devastated after witnessing Lin Yun's combat prowess; Xu Tianran, the regent of the Sun Moon Empire, was also restless.

The Sun Moon Empire already possessed the strength to sweep through the Douluo Three Kingdoms, so why did they remain dormant and suppress their ambition to conquer?

Isn't it precisely because Shrek Academy stands in the way of the Sun Moon Empire that the Sun Moon Empire has never dared to make any rash moves?

Indeed, the power of technology can play a significant role in war, far exceeding the impact of individual heroism. However, in peacetime, in terms of high-end combat power alone, Shrek Academy remains an insurmountable obstacle for the Sun Moon Empire.

Even during the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect era, the most powerful soul tools were still no match for the intimidating power of a Limit Douluo!

Xu Tianran waited patiently for problems to arise within Shrek Academy, for the Douluo Three Kingdoms to become increasingly corrupt and decadent, and for the Sun Moon Empire to gradually grow stronger through accumulation.

Just when he was about to put his plan into action and prepare to launch a war to unify the continent, this overpowered guy suddenly appeared in front of him.

The reason for being wary of Shrek Academy is simply that Shrek Academy can mobilize too many top-tier experts. It should be noted that Shrek Academy once summoned more than sixty Title Douluos with a single summons.

Now that Shrek Academy is ruined, a Lin Yun has appeared?

Xu Tianran had no idea that Lin Yun was eager for him to launch a war to crush Shrek Academy and the three great empires. Xu Tianran only cared that Lin Yun's strength and potential were too terrifying. The Soul Hall's power belonged to the Douluo Three Kingdoms. This organization was very likely to become the second Shrek Academy and stop the Sun Moon Empire from launching a holy war!

"No, we can't wait any longer!" Xu Tianran gritted his teeth, a flame of ambition burning in his gloomy eyes. "If we really wait until that old guy dies before launching a war, who knows how the situation will change."

"The best opportunity is right in front of me. How can I let the situation spiral out of control just because I'm afraid of a little criticism?"

History is always written by the victors!

If he were to truly unify the Douluo Continent and become the supreme emperor of the entire continent, wouldn't he be able to rewrite history at will?

infamy?

No, he will only enjoy eternal fame!

The appearance of Lin Yun and the Soul Hall really made Xu Tianran a little desperate. The Soul Hall was a force that Xu Tianran had never known before, and it had never been recorded in the history of the Sun Moon Continent. So it could only be a hidden sect in the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

It is important to know that, whether in Douluo Continent or Sun Moon Continent, the inheritance of martial souls is traceable, and the more powerful the martial soul, the more stable its inheritance.

Just like the inherited martial spirit of their Sun and Moon royal family.

Those poorly informed academies and sects are one thing, but how could Xu Tianran not know what Lin Yun's martial soul is? Lin Yun, who shone brightly in the last competition, was the subject of a thorough investigation by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy!

His martial soul is exactly the same as that of the girl named Di Qiu'er. Both are Golden Dragons, the Ancestor of Power, a True Dragon Martial Soul that is far more powerful than Xu Tianran's Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon Martial Soul!

Lin Yun's performance has proven that even with only a seven-ring soul, he can easily defeat a Title Douluo or a level nine Soul Master. Even if Qiu'er, the Soul Saint Emperor, with the same Golden Dragon Martial Soul, is at her weakest, she still possesses combat power comparable to a Title Douluo.

Does having two Golden Dragon Soul Masters mean that the Golden Dragon Martial Soul is the Soul Hall's inherited Martial Soul? How many people in the Soul Hall have inherited this Martial Soul? And what level of strength have they reached?

Xu Tianran knew nothing about it.

Even from just the tip of the iceberg, he could conjure up a colossal force, a terrifying force several times stronger than Shrek Academy.

If they were to confront such a force, the Sun Moon Empire would likely repeat its past mistakes. Therefore, Xu Tianran was no longer willing to wait.

After the competition ends?

Let's not wait any longer, let's start the plan right away.

Orders were issued by Xu Tianran, and secret letters were sent to various powerful figures. The behemoth that was the Sun Moon Empire began to operate, and a continental war was almost imminent.

The first person to be stabbed by Xu Tianran was not any person or force from the Douluo Three Kingdoms, nor was he a clown within the Sun Moon Empire. Instead, it was Xu Tianran's father, the old emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, who was already nearing the end of his life.

On the very night the plan began, the old emperor of the Sun Moon Empire died silently in his sleep, without feeling any pain or revealing any flaws, just as if his body had been exhausted by illness and he had passed away peacefully.

The next day, Xu Tianran seized the opportunity and, using the pretext that his father, the emperor, might have been assassinated, detained all the participating teams and announced the lockdown of Mingdu, forbidding anyone from entering or leaving.

At this point, the round of 16 matches were not even finished.

Whether they were teams that hadn't been eliminated yet, or teams that had been eliminated but stayed in Mingdu to continue watching the competition, or even teams that had planned to leave but were secretly detained by the Sun and Moon Empire, all of them were imprisoned by the Sun and Moon Empire.

If Nan Shuishui hadn't been so careful on her return journey to Dragon City because she was carrying the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and valued the immortal herb so much, deliberately taking secluded paths to shake off everyone, the Earth Dragon Sect group would probably have already been intercepted and returned to Mingdu by now.

Of course, not all teams were imprisoned by the Sun Moon Empire.

The only team not targeted was naturally the Soul Palace founded by Lin Yun. Even the Body Sect, under the leadership of Poison Undying, was currently waging tunnel warfare underground in Mingdu, utilizing their traditional skills to try and dig a tunnel to leave Mingdu.

However, the Soul Palace group leisurely drank tea and ate local Mingdu desserts in the hotel.

"This Xu Tianran is quite interesting." Lin Yun sipped his tea, enjoying Xue Di's massage while looking at the letter in his hand.

This letter was naturally sent by the Sun Moon Empire. With all the teams being targeted, only the Soul Hall team was unharmed. To prevent any misunderstandings from Lin Yun's side, Xu Tianran also personally wrote a letter and had his trusted confidant deliver it.

The gist of it is: the unification of the continent by the Sun and Moon is an inevitable trend and a sign of progress. We waged war only for unification, with no intention of massacre or enmity with the Soul Palace. We hope that your palace will not interfere in the war.

It can be considered a statement, a show of weakness, or even a threat.

But that's not important. What's important is that the plot has finally entered its later stages.

(End of this chapter)