Reincarnated as the Death Spider Queen, sacrificing Bibi Dong at the start

What happened here, under the pressure from the Spirit Hall, everyone was indeed able to maintain a tacit understanding without saying a word.

However... just now, at the critical moment of life and death, he ordered Gu Rong to save only the eldest prince Xue Qinghe, while leaving the other two princes to die. This has now become a thorny problem!

If the surviving second prince were to return to Tiandou City and embellish the details of Gu Rong's inaction when he recounted the events to the old emperor...

The already suspicious old emperor would inevitably develop great suspicions, wondering if the assassination was part of his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's scheme, and whether he had secretly colluded with Xue Qinghe all along!

What a persistent nuisance!

Seeing the gloom and worry in Ning Fengzhi's eyes, Gu Rong quietly walked to his side.

He glanced at the Second Prince, who was still wailing and crying for his parents on the shore, a ruthless glint in his eyes, and suggested through telepathic communication:

"Sect Master, how about... we go all the way and secretly take care of this good-for-nothing as well?"

"Since everyone here is already dead, it doesn't matter if one more dies. Let's just say they all died at the hands of the assassins, and there will be no way to prove it!"

"No!"

Ning Fengzhi's expression changed slightly, and he immediately used telepathy to stop Gu Rong's dangerous idea.

"If all three princes are dead, and only we return unharmed, that would truly be a futile attempt to cover up the truth!"

"Moreover, this was originally an ambush by the Spirit Hall, and we were just unlucky to be caught in the crossfire. At this time, secretly killing the prince would be like adding legs to a snake, only causing ourselves trouble that we can't clear up."

Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, slowly walked down the diving board, and came to the shore. Ignoring the limbs and broken bodies scattered all over the ground, he walked to the Second Prince's side, reached out to help him up and offered a few words of comfort.

"Your Highness was frightened. The assassins have all been wiped out. You are safe now..."

"Ahhh! Don't touch me! Don't kill me!"

However, the second prince's nerves were already on the verge of snapping.

The moment Ning Fengzhi's fingers touched his shoulder, he let out a scream that sounded inhuman, as if he had been electrocuted.

Then his eyes rolled back, and he was so frightened that he fainted and fell straight into a pool of blood.

"..."

Looking at this hopeless prince, Ning Fengzhi sighed helplessly.

Xue Qinghe, who was following behind, stepped forward and looked at the mess on the ground. He asked in a deep voice, "Sect Leader Ning, such a big thing has happened. Should we contact the garrison around Hanhai City for protection?"

“No need.” Ning Fengzhi shook his head decisively. “Just have the city lord of Hanhai City bring the garrison to handle the corpses and the aftermath. As for the guards…”

Ning Fengzhi glanced at the Imperial Guards who had been wiped out by poisoning and slaughter. "After this, we absolutely cannot entrust our lives to these local garrisons again. Who knows if there are any spies from the Spirit Hall among them?"

He turned to look at Gu Rong: "Uncle Gu, we'll have to trouble you now. Please transform into your true form as a bone dragon and take us directly back to Tian Dou City through the air!"

"Delay could lead to unforeseen circumstances! We must return to Tiandou City as quickly as possible!"

Chapter 259 Snow Night Emperor: My son is gone! Ning Fengzhi: But your new big brother can instantly kill a Title Douluo!

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The next day, in Tiandou City.

As dawn broke, the imperial city of the Heavenly Dou Empire was still shrouded in a thin layer of mist.

With Gu Rong traveling at full speed, disregarding the consumption of soul power and transforming into her true form as a bone dragon, the land journey that would normally take ten days to half a month was compressed into a single night.

The next morning, Ning Fengzhi and his party rushed back to Tiandou City, and without delay, they went straight through the special passage into the heavily guarded imperial palace.

On the back of the eldest prince, Xue Qinghe, was the second prince, Xue Luochuan, who was still in a deep coma and even convulsing from time to time.

He was haphazardly wrapped in a thick blanket, but it still couldn't hide the pungent smell of blood and the salty smell of the sea.

News travels very fast within the palace.

Upon entering the palace and learning that the delegation had not only returned in disarray but had even been bloodied, the old emperor Xueye immediately ordered that Ning Fengzhi and his entourage be invited directly to his usual office, the Imperial Study.

At the same time, the Empress, upon learning of the Second Prince's condition, hurriedly dispatched her trusted eunuchs and imperial physicians to take away the unconscious Xue Luochuan with great heartache.

Inside the Imperial Study.

The fragrance of sandalwood wafted through the air, but it couldn't suppress the lingering murderous aura emanating from Ning Fengzhi and the others.

Emperor Xueye sat upright on his large dragon throne, his face pale, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seemed to have deepened overnight.

He looked down at his eldest son, Xue Qinghe, who was disheveled and exhausted, while his mind kept flashing back to his second son, Xue Luochuan, who had just been carried away covered in blood. A sense of foreboding gripped his heart.

Emperor Xueye gripped the armrests of the dragon throne tightly with both hands, veins bulging on the back of his hands. He stared intently at Ning Fengzhi, his voice trembling slightly:

"Sect Leader Ning... what exactly happened? Weren't you on a mission to Purple Pearl Island? How did things turn out like this?!"

"And..." Emperor Xueye's gaze swept quickly over the people below, his voice suddenly rising, "Where is the third brother?! Where is Hai Zangren?!"

Faced with the old emperor's questioning, Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, tucked his hands into his sleeves, and lowered his head with a sorrowful expression.

"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences."

Ning Fengzhi did not immediately answer the question about the Third Prince's situation. Instead, he used a calm and objective tone to briefly explain to Emperor Xueye the ambush, poisoning, and subsequent one-sided massacre that they had just landed at the port of Hanhai City the day before.

"...That's the situation."

Ning Fengzhi sighed, "Those assassins were well-trained, and all of them were high-level Soul Masters above level 70. There were even two Title Douluo who concealed their identities and led the team. They poisoned the sandstorm, and the Imperial Guards on the shore who were responsible for providing support were wiped out before they even had a chance to fight back."

"At that time, His Highness the First Prince was cautious by nature and did not rush to disembark like his two younger brothers. Instead, he chose to stay on the deck to discuss the route back to the city with me. It was because of this that he was able to escape disaster."

Ning Fengzhi paused, his tone becoming even more somber:

"As for the Second Prince... if it weren't for the sudden appearance of that Demon God Douluo from Seagod Island, who suppressed the entire scene with thunderous methods, the Second Prince would probably have already met a tragic end."

Emperor Xueye felt his hands and feet turn icy cold. His lips trembled as he almost roared, "What about the third brother?! You still haven't told me about the third brother's situation! How is Haizang doing?!"

Ning Fengzhi was silent for a moment, "His Highness the Third Prince was unable to escape in the chaos. By the time we realized what was happening... he had already been affected by the assassin's soul skill and died on the spot."

"boom--"

Upon hearing Ning Fengzhi's explanation, Emperor Xueye's vision went black, and all his strength seemed to be instantly drained. He collapsed heavily onto the softly cushioned dragon bed.

"Haizang...my Haizang..."

Emperor Xueye's eyes were red-rimmed, and his chest heaved violently.

After a brief moment of distraction and grief, an uncontrollable rage erupted from the emperor like a volcanic eruption!

"This is outrageous!!!"

The Emperor slammed his hand on the table, sweeping all the memorials and inkstones off to the ground with a loud crackling sound.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he roared hysterically:

"The Spirit Hall is truly outrageous!!! How dare they ambush and kill a legitimate member of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family in broad daylight, on the very sea borders of my Heaven Dou Empire! Do they really think that my blade cannot kill?!"

It took Emperor Xueye a full half-incense stick's time to vent his grief over the loss of his son and regain a sliver of the rationality befitting an emperor.

He gasped for breath, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Ning Fengzhi, and asked again to confirm:

"Sect Master Ning, you just said... that the dozen or so Soul Saints and Soul Douluo-level experts who went to intercept them were all instantly killed by that true Demon God Douluo? Even those two Title Douluos who were suspected to be Elders of the Spirit Hall, Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard... were beheaded on the spot by that Demon God Douluo?!"

"good."

Ning Fengzhi nodded solemnly. Recalling the horrifying scene from that time, a deep sense of dread still surfaced in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, it was a fatal blow, a fatal blow that left no chance of fighting back!"

"The spatial power wielded by that Demon God Douluo has reached an unparalleled and inconceivable level. As for his true strength..."

Ning Fengzhi carefully considered his words, "Although I cannot see through it, Uncle Gu judged afterward that even if he has not yet reached the legendary level 99 Peerless Douluo realm, I'm afraid... it wouldn't make much difference."

"Instantly killing two battle-hardened Title Douluos—such terrifying methods are unheard of in the entire history of the Soul Master world! That kind of elusive movement, as if space itself didn't exist, and that ferocious killing power capable of tearing everything apart..."

Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath. "I dare to assert that even if Qian Daoliu, the Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall who is known as the Invincible in the Sky, were to personally take action, he might not be able to defeat him in a direct confrontation!"

"What's more, besides this unfathomable Demon God Douluo, he also has a younger sister, who is the little girl-like peak expert we met before. According to her, she has already reached a terrifying level of ninety-eight!"

"Plus, there's Poseidon, the High Priestess of Seagod Island who defeated the Spirit Hall's elite forces back then. She was a genuine level 99 Peerless Douluo!"

"Your Majesty, the foundation and strength that Seagod Island has shown so far are absolutely no less than those of the Spirit Hall! In fact, just looking at high-end combat power, with the terrifying dominance that Demon God Douluo displayed last night... the higher-ups of the Spirit Hall are probably still one step ahead of Seagod Island!"

After listening to Ning Fengzhi's analysis of combat strength, Emperor Xueye fell into a long silence.

He slumped back on the dragon throne, his expression constantly shifting, looking even worse than if he were crying.

As an emperor, he truly didn't know whether he should be happy or burst into tears.

The good news is that through this brutal test, they finally saw the terrifying and suffocating depths of Poseidon Island.

Even more shockingly, that eccentric Demon God Douluo, in order to "rescue" the royal family of their Heaven Dou Empire, went so far as to completely break with tradition and directly kill two elders and a group of elites from the Spirit Hall on the spot!

This is not only demonstrating the absolute strength of Seagod Island to the whole world, but also using the blood of the Spirit Hall's Title Douluo to show the Heaven Dou Empire their firm attitude towards forming an alliance!

With a monster of this caliber as an ally, the Heaven Dou Empire instantly gained the confidence to fight against the Spirit Hall!

But the bad news is...

His own son is truly gone!

Chapter 260 Ning Fengzhi: Qinghe may be stupid, but he doesn't have any pornographic thoughts in his head!

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After a brief period of sadness and loss of composure, the rationality of a monarch eventually regained control of Emperor Xueye's mind.

He waved wearily, looking down at his eldest son, who was covered in blood and looked haggard, and his tone unusually gentle, like that of a loving father:

"Qinghe, you've suffered a lot on this mission. The Empress is looking after the Second Prince, so you should go back and rest. Have the imperial physician give you a thorough check-up so you don't develop any chronic illnesses."

"Your subject obeys the decree. Your Majesty, please take care of your health." Xue Qinghe bowed respectfully, then dragged his heavy steps out of the Imperial Study.

As the door to the imperial study closed again, only the emperor and his minister remained in the hall.

Emperor Xueye rubbed his throbbing temples, remained silent for a moment, then forced himself to speak and asked in a deep voice:

"Sect Leader Ning, putting aside this ambush, what exactly were the details of your contact during your trip to Purple Pearl Island? Tell me in detail."

Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly, sorted out his thoughts, and gave Emperor Xueye a concise report on what they had seen and heard on the island, the astonishing construction progress of Purple Pearl Island, and the preliminary maritime trade plan to be drafted.

"...In terms of trade and port construction, things are generally going very smoothly."

Ning Fengzhi changed the subject, his expression becoming extremely solemn, "Next, I will report to Your Majesty the specific details of our contact with that real Demon God Douluo and the high-ranking officials of Seagod Island."

Emperor Xueye immediately sat up straight and listened attentively.