Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect

Afterwards, Elder Song talked with everyone for a while, then led them to hide near the Sun and Moon Imperial Palace, quietly waiting for the Soul Master Corps to change shifts.

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The Sun and Moon Palace covers a very large area.

Therefore, a large number of palaces are located there.

Xu Tianran will be staying in the East Palace tonight. Although he is now the regent, according to ancestral rules, there is no palace specially arranged for the regent in the Sun and Moon Imperial Palace, so he still lives in the East Palace, which is reserved for the crown prince.

However, he believed that it wouldn't be long before he became the Sun and Moon Emperor, at which point he could move out of the Eastern Palace.

At this moment, Xu Tianran was sitting in a wheelchair with a table in front of him, reading a book. Ju Zi was accompanying him. As far as Ju Zi was concerned, she was still Xu Tianran's subordinate on the surface, so she naturally had to obey Xu Tianran's orders. Of course, if Huo Yuhao's orders conflicted with Xu Tianran's orders, she would definitely follow Huo Yuhao's orders without hesitation.

"Ju Zi, the three major underground forces in Mingdu are holding a Soul Master Competition. Tonight is the final. Which team do you think will win the competition and take the championship?" Xu Tianran asked with a smile.

"No matter what happens, the players from Xishui Alliance will win the match and claim the championship," Orange said confidently.

Xu Tianran said, "Oh? Can you give me a reason? Although the Holy Spirit Cult has level nine soul masters, someone like Ye Xishui is unlikely to be interested in slowly guiding the junior soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult."

"The other level nine soul masters within the Holy Spirit Cult are no match for the level nine soul masters of my Sun Moon Empire, so I'm actually a little worried about whether the Sunset Water Alliance can win the championship."

Orange hesitated for a moment: "Your Highness, there are some things I don't know whether I should say or not."

Xu Tianran waved his hand: "Ju Zi, speak up. You are the person I trust the most. Don't keep anything to yourself. You can speak freely. Although the Sun Moon Royal Family is behind the Xi Shui Alliance, I have never had a good impression of the Xi Shui Alliance. Now, it is only for the sake of profit that they are allowed to represent the Royal Family to compete for the championship."

Orange said, "Your Highness, if I may be frank, the evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult are a group of very unruly people. If their people are at risk of losing their championship position in a competition, these evil spirit masters will definitely resort to any means to win the competition."

"After all, the rewards of winning the game and taking the championship are just too great."

According to the rules you set for this Soul Master Competition, the winning faction will gain the exclusive right to smuggle rare metals, and all they will give up is a portion of the territory they control.

It's important to understand that smuggling rare metals has always been a highly profitable business. Even a powerful organization like the Holy Spirit Cult needs a large amount of Gold Soul Coins. After all, in this world, most things can be bought with enough Gold Soul Coins.

Xu Tianran frowned slightly. In fact, he did want to solve the problem of the Sun Moon Empire smuggling too many rare metals. After all, the Soul Guidance Device technology of the Douluo Three Kingdoms was not advanced enough, partly because their reserves of rare metals were not as abundant as those of the Sun Moon Empire.

The smuggling of rare metals involves too many forces and interests to be eradicated, so he had no choice but to reluctantly allow the three major powers to hold this competition in order to reshuffle the underground forces.

Since it cannot be stopped, the smuggling of rare metals should be brought under the control of one faction. This would make it easier to manage. As long as the outflow of rare metals can be effectively controlled, the progress of the Douluo Three Kingdoms in developing soul tools can be slowed down, thus allowing the Sun Moon Empire to maintain a huge advantage in soul tools.

Xu Tianran nodded and said, "Ju Zi, your analysis makes sense. However, the Sun Moon Royal Family can only cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult now. It's fine to let them have the profits from smuggling rare metals. After all, the war between the Sun Moon Empire and the Douluo Three Kingdoms still needs the help of these powerful evil soul masters."

"Once the situation is settled and these people have lost their value, I will deal with them properly."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a deafening roar came from the outside.

A moment later, a Title Douluo responsible for monitoring the outside world smashed open the gates of the East Palace and rushed in, saying nervously, "Your Highness, thieves are attacking the palace. For your safety, please retreat with me."

Xu Tianran was taken aback, then frowned: "What part of the palace did the thieves attack?"

The titled Douluo was somewhat nervous, but he immediately said, "They attacked His Majesty's residence, but rest assured, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps has already gone to surround and intercept these thieves!"

"What! These thieves have some nerve to attack Father Emperor! They're asking for it!" Xu Tianran's face showed anger, but he was secretly pleased.

If his father were to perish in the attack, he could ascend to the throne much faster.

"I cannot retreat. I am the Emperor's son, and it is my duty to lead men to protect him. How can I retreat at this time? Issue my order to summon the other Soul Master Corps stationed in Mingdu and have them immediately enter the palace to protect the Emperor. We must keep these thieves here!"

Chapter 426 Requesting Father's Funeral

The titled Douluo immediately nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness."

Then the person left immediately. As the current regent of Sun Moon, Xu Tianran naturally had loyal level nine soul masters under his command. Under the protection of these people, his safety could be guaranteed.

Of course, even if an incredibly powerful expert appears, he is not worried about his safety. After all, the Sun and Moon Imperial Palace has an extremely strong guardian these days, namely Long Xiaoyao, who will also take action to protect his safety as needed.

To be honest, if Ye Xishui hadn't been willing to cooperate with him, given Long Xiaoyao's personality, he wouldn't have come to protect him personally.

Of course, it's impossible for Long Xiaoyao, a Limit Douluo, to drive away just any Tom, Dick, or Harry. Generally speaking, Long Xiaoyao will only intervene if a powerhouse of the level of Du Busi or Xuanzi makes a move.

As for Kong Deming, to be honest, Xu Tianran didn't expect Kong Deming to protect him. Although Kong Deming had now become a level 10 Soul Master who was comparable to Limit Douluo and was extremely powerful, as the Lord of the Sun and Moon Offering Hall, Kong Deming had no intention of taking the throne for himself and would only stand on the side of the Sun and Moon Emperor.

Although he was the regent and held a great deal of power, he had not yet become the emperor, so he could not possibly receive Kong Deming's protection.

"However, with Elder Kong's current strength, if he had been guarding near Father Emperor just now, he would have been able to capture those thieves who attacked Father Emperor's residence. But according to the information I just received, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps went to suppress the thieves, which means that Elder Kong is not here."

"Perhaps Master Kong is currently in his laboratory working on soul-guided devices."

Xu Tianran's thoughts were churning, but he quickly came to his senses and had Ju Zi push his wheelchair to take him to his father's residence.

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"Hahaha, just as I expected, all the Sun and Moon level experts have been attracted by us. Everyone, retreat with me as quickly as possible. The Sun and Moon level experts are definitely heading here. If we are surrounded by a group of experts, it will be troublesome." Elder Song's voice transmission rang in the minds of the group of black-robed men.

At this moment, Elder Song was quite pleased with herself. She felt that her plan was perfect. As long as the attention of the Sun and Moon Realm experts was drawn to her, the others could take this opportunity to escape.

Although she is currently being surrounded and intercepted by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps, she remains calm.

Although the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps is the strongest Soul Master Corps on the Sun Moon's surface, the members of this group are also quite strong, so escaping from the encirclement of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps is naturally not a difficult task.

Although the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps is the strongest Soul Master Corps, it must possess a powerful weapon like the Level 9 Fixed-Equipment Soul Guidance Cannon.

However, you should know that this is the Sun and Moon Imperial Palace.

If a powerful weapon like a level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon is used, it could very likely hit important personnel in the Sun Moon Imperial Palace. Even though the Sun Moon Imperial Palace has level-nine defensive soul-guided devices, the palace is so large that there are not level-nine defensive soul-guided devices everywhere.

Those important personnel will not stay obediently in places protected by level nine defensive soul tools every day.

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Inside the palace, Xu Tianran sat in a wheelchair, looking at the unconscious Sun and Moon Emperor with a worried expression. Of course, the worried look on his face was for show; in reality, he hoped that his father would die soon, so that he could become the next Sun and Moon Emperor.

For Xu Tianran, even his father, the emperor, was merely a tool to gain benefits.

He and the Sun and Moon Emperor did indeed have a father-son relationship, but in the face of the immense temptation of the throne, this father-son relationship undoubtedly appeared extremely fragile.

He knew that the Emperor was in poor health and didn't have much time left. He only needed to wait patiently to ascend the throne, but he still hoped that those traitors could kill his father.

This way, he could quickly ascend to the throne and become emperor. After all, a country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and as the crown prince and regent, he was undoubtedly the best candidate to inherit the throne.

Moreover, he could also give these traitors who murdered the Sun Moon Emperor a Douluo Three Kingdoms or Shrek Academy identity, and use the assassination of the Sun Moon Emperor to guide public opinion within the Sun Moon Empire, thereby making the Sun Moon people even more hostile to Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy, making his war plan more successful.

Thinking of this, he became even more dissatisfied with these thieves. He thought to himself, "These useless thieves can't even kill an unconscious old emperor. With this level of ability, how dare they attack the Sun and Moon Palace?"

"Have you found out which faction those thieves who attacked Father Emperor's residence just now came from?" Xu Tianran looked at a retainer who was guarding the Sun and Moon Emperor here to prevent him from being lured away.

The fact that these thieves attacked the palace, and that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps has yet to capture them and report back, all indicate that these thieves are exceptionally powerful and quite troublesome. Wild Soul Masters simply could not possibly possess such strength, so these thieves must have come from some powerful faction.

The attendant immediately responded: "Your Highness the Regent, we have some information about the thieves who attacked His Majesty. They may be related to the previous Crown Prince, Xu He."

"Xu He?" Xu Tianran frowned slightly. "How is this related to Xu He again?"

The priest said, "When those thieves launched their attack, they shouted slogans for His Highness Xu He. But I always felt something was off. It seemed a bit deliberate, as if they were trying to lead us to think about Xu He. But I can't provide any evidence to prove that my idea is correct. That's why I said that these thieves might be related to Xu He."

As a level nine Soul Master, his intelligence far surpasses that of most people on the Douluo Continent, so he keenly sensed that something was amiss.

Xu Tianran was silent for a moment, also feeling that there were doubts about this matter. Then he slowly said, "That's right. Doing this only makes it seem like an attempt to cover up the truth. You should also help the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps to bring those thieves back for interrogation as soon as possible. Their efficiency is too slow."

"Your Highness Regent, but... what about His Majesty's situation..." The attendant hesitated, as he had the mission of protecting the Sun and Moon Emperor.

"Don't worry, since I'm here, I've naturally brought a group of strong people with me. I won't let anyone harm my father," Xu Tianran said confidently.

"Yes, Your Highness." Seeing this, the attendant had no choice but to bow and leave.

He trusted Xu Tianran quite a bit, after all, the other party was the current emperor's biological son, and it was quite normal for a son to take care of or protect his father.

With the number of men they brought, they could easily take me down.

After the offering was made, Xu Tianran ordered, "Except for Ju Zi, everyone else go outside to guard against any attacks on me and my father."

"Yes, sir." Several voices rang out, and then the palace fell silent again. Xu Tianran gripped the Sun and Moon Emperor's hand tightly, looking at the emperor's face with a hint of killing intent in his eyes.

He silently thought to himself, "Your subject wishes to implement the plan to unify the Douluo Continent as soon as possible and become the greatest emperor of all time. This is also the wish of the ancestors of the Sun Moon Empire."

Therefore, I need to ascend the throne as soon as possible in order to fully display my great talents and strategies. Now is a golden opportunity, and I can only ask that Your Majesty take his final resting place!

Chapter 427 Your son will definitely avenge you!

Thinking of this, he directly poured in his soul power, shattering the heart of the Sun and Moon Emperor.

Soon, the Sun and Moon Emperor stopped breathing. Although to outsiders, Xu Tianran was a disabled person in a wheelchair with extremely weak strength.

However, Xu Tianran had actually reached the cultivation level of a Title Douluo by consuming elixirs.

Of course, Xu Tianran did not announce this to the public. After all, he had been assassinated and although he survived, he was left disabled. If possible, he wanted to keep more trump cards for himself.

In order to save their lives as much as possible in times of crisis.

The instant the Sun and Moon Emperor stopped breathing, an expression of disbelief appeared on Xu Tianran's face. He screamed in anguish, "Father? How come you've stopped breathing and your heart has stopped beating? Someone, come and save Father!"

Upon hearing Xu Tianran's voice, the powerful figures who were guarding outside were immediately startled and rushed into the palace.

One of the support-type titled Douluo immediately flew to Xu Tianran's vicinity. He was a middle-aged man with slightly dark skin. After briefly checking the Sun and Moon Emperor's condition, his expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

"What exactly happened to Father?" Xu Tianran asked anxiously.

The middle-aged man said with a bitter expression, "His Majesty's heart was shattered. It is estimated that when those thieves broke into the palace, they left some soul power in His Majesty's heart. It will take a considerable amount of time for this soul power to explode."

The thieves' use of soul power was far too sophisticated and extremely stealthy. Even after we repelled them and I examined His Majesty's body, I didn't detect it. Your Highness, this is my fault! Please punish me!"

After saying these words, the middle-aged man knelt on the ground, head bowed.

Upon hearing these words, the other Sun and Moon Realm experts fell silent.

The Sun and Moon Emperor's residence was naturally protected by a level nine defensive soul guide shield, but the group of thieves were quite strong, and it didn't take them long to break through the level nine defensive soul guide shield.

So the group of thieves naturally broke into the palace and even almost came into close contact with the Sun and Moon Emperor. For some powerful Soul Masters, Soul Power can leave their bodies, so it is not surprising that they could leave Soul Power in the Sun and Moon Emperor's heart. However, the fact that they failed to detect this was undoubtedly a huge mistake on the part of that support-type Title Douluo.

Xu Tianran's eyes instantly reddened. Tears streamed down his face as he grasped the Emperor's hand, which was gradually losing its warmth, and choked out, "Father! Your son will definitely avenge you to comfort your spirit in heaven."

He then looked at the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground: "Get up. This is not your fault. It's all because these thieves are too cunning. Since their skill in manipulating soul power is so superb that even you couldn't detect it, it means there is a huge gap in strength between you and the thieves."

Few forces could send such powerful individuals and harbor hostility towards the Sun Moon Empire; these are no ordinary thieves. A decisive blow is necessary. The Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy must take the lead, thoroughly investigate, and expose the forces behind these thieves.

"Yes, Your Highness. I will definitely work with the others to thoroughly investigate the forces behind the thieves." The middle-aged man was somewhat moved. He slowly stood up, not expecting Xu Tianran to be so understanding. He had already prepared himself to be dismissed from his post and driven away from Xu Tianran, but the reason he was willing to follow Xu Tianran was largely because the other party was the Crown Prince and the most likely person to inherit the throne of the Sun and Moon Emperor.

Once Xu Tianran ascends to the throne, he will surely gain a great deal of benefits for his service in supporting the emperor. However, if he is dismissed and driven away, all his efforts will be in vain.

Since Your Highness is so magnanimous, I must do my best to serve you.

Meanwhile, the other powerful figures of the Sun and Moon Realm also began to express their loyalty. Of course, they did not leave immediately to search for the thieves. Although the Sun and Moon Emperor was dead, Xu Tianran was still here. If those powerful thieves chose to launch a surprise attack, Xu Tianran would be in danger.

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"The Soul Master Finals are finally over." Huo Yuhao looked at the champion Xi Shui Alliance contestant and thought helplessly. To be honest, with his current skill in crafting and forging Soul Tools, he thought that the level of Soul Tool making among these contestants was actually quite average. If he had been willing to participate, he would have been able to win the championship quickly.