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

Once I return to Shrek Academy, I will resign and atone for my sins. I have made another grave mistake and am no longer worthy to serve as an elder of the Sea God Pavilion.

He made up his mind that even if Elder Mu tried to persuade him to stay again, he would not accept it.

Xuanzi's mind raced: "That kind of attack must have been Kong Deming's doing! That damned Kong Deming, one day I will avenge those who died because of you!"

"Elder Kong, should we continue pursuing Xuanzi?" Xu Tianyuan turned around and transmitted his voice to Kong Deming high in the sky behind him.

Kong Deming replied with a helpless expression, "No need. Just let Xuanzi retreat safely. His existence is of great benefit to the Sun Moon Empire."

In a sense, given the achievements he has made for the Sun Moon Empire, he is worthy of a personal audience with His Majesty and a substantial reward.

Xu Tianyuan's face showed a strange expression, but he agreed with Kong Deming's words. In a sense, Xuanzi was indeed a good helper for the Sun Moon Empire.

He nodded and replied, "Yes, Elder Kong!"

"Oh, and remember to arrange for people to spread the word that Xuanzi secretly seized power and made a series of blunders," Kong Deming instructed.

Now that the war is over, this news must be released in order to widen the gap between Shrek Academy, the two great empires, and other forces.

"Yes, Elder Kong, I will arrange for people to do this immediately!"

.......

The Sun and Moon Army is outside the encirclement.

The group is flying rapidly through the air.

"Thank you all from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School for your help. Otherwise, I would have had to die to prove my innocence in order to avoid becoming a prisoner."

"I will never forget your life-saving grace. In order to repay your kindness, please don't hesitate to ask if you ever need my help in the future!" Manyi looked at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples beside her with gratitude.

Not long ago, taking advantage of the opportunity when Xuanzi was drawing the enemy's attention, she chose to break through from another place with Xu Jiujiu, but during the breakout, they encountered the ambush of the Evil Lord Soul Master Corps.

The combat power of this Beast King-level Soul Master Corps is extremely terrifying. In just one encounter, their personal guards were blasted into dust by the Soul Guidance Cannon.

As a titled Douluo, Man Yi naturally lacked the ability to fight against the entire Evil Lord Soul Master Corps, and she soon found herself in grave danger and trapped in a desperate situation.

However, the Evil Lord Soul Master Corps was extremely cautious in their attacks on Xu Jiujiu, fearing that they might go too far and kill her.

This approach is quite normal. You have to understand that Xu Jiujiu is the Marshal of the Allied Forces and the sister of the Star Luo Emperor. The value of capturing such a person alive is far greater than the value of killing him.

Xu Jiujiu understood this at the time, and she even considered suicide. After all, she believed that if she fell into the hands of the Sun and Moon Army, she would become a bargaining chip and affect her brother's decision.

Fortunately, members of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School happened to pass by and, seeing the two in dire straits, immediately intervened. After a fierce battle, they finally rescued Manyi and Xu Jiujiu from the clutches of the Evil Lord Soul Master Corps.

"It's only right to lend a helping hand, but let's forget about repaying the favor, Elder Xing, don't you agree?" Ning Xiujie said with a smile.

Although that wasn't what he really thought, Ning Xiujie naturally had to say some polite things at this time, and couldn't reveal his true thoughts.

Elder Xing nodded in agreement: "That's right. You're not in a good situation right now, so there's no need to worry about repaying our kindness. We saved you, not so that you would repay us."

Man Yi shook her head helplessly: "How can this be? No matter what, we must repay the life-saving grace."

Xu Jiujiu, who was standing to the side, chimed in, "Grandma Manyi is right, Sect Leader Ning, Elder Xing. Grandma Manyi and I are indeed in a very bad situation right now, and we are unable to repay your kindness at present."

However, I promise you here that once I return to Star Luo City, I will meet with my elder brother and inform him of your efforts in leading some members of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School to rescue us.”

"My brother is a grateful person and will definitely repay you properly."

Ning Xiujie was delighted, but a helpless expression appeared on his face: "Princess Jiujiu, you really don't need to do this. Elder Xing and I really don't care about this kind of thing."

“No, it’s absolutely necessary!” Xu Jiu sighed for a long time, then looked at Ning Xiujie with a serious gaze and pleaded, “Sect Master Ning, please continue to stand with the Star Luo Empire. The allied forces have suffered another major defeat, which not only means that more Star Luo territory has fallen into the hands of the Sun Moon Empire, but also means that it will be even more difficult to organize a counterattack.”

After all, the allied forces suffered heavy losses this time, so we will need your assistance along with the people of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School in the future!

Upon hearing this, Ning Xiujie's expression turned solemn: "Rest assured, Princess Jiujiu, even if you hadn't said anything, our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School would have stood firmly on the side of the Star Luo Empire without hesitation and would have provided strong support to the allied forces. After all, the Sun Moon Empire is an evil empire, while the Star Luo Empire represents justice."

Moreover, our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has suffered heavy losses in this war; even my daughter perished. If I cannot avenge the evil Sun Moon Empire, how can I possibly continue to serve as the sect leader of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School?

As he spoke, his eyes reddened, tears welled up, and a look of sadness appeared on his face. Old Xing, standing to the side, remained silent, only inwardly praising Xiu Jie's acting skills as quite good.

"Sect Leader Ning, please accept my condolences. You will have a chance for revenge in the future," Xu Jiujiu comforted her.

.......

Star City.

Starry Palace.

Xu Jiawei looked at the urgent report in his hand with a gloomy expression.

Chapter 671 Xuanzi is a pure Sun Moon person who is lurking in Shrek Academy!

"Minister Cheng, since this is an urgent report, it must not contain good news," he said.

Urgent messages had to be sealed in special envelopes and coated with sealing wax to prevent anyone from opening them and viewing their contents before they reached Xu Jiawei.

Xu Jiawei had been staring at this urgent letter from Xu Jiujiu for a while, hesitating whether to open the envelope. After all, he really didn't want to receive any more bad news.

He had received so much bad news in the past that it had left him with some psychological trauma.

Cheng Gang, the Mighty Douluo standing to the side, shook his head and comforted him, "Your Majesty, I think whether the urgent report is good news or not can only be known after you open the envelope and read the letter."

Perhaps it's good news of a major victory for the allied forces at the front? The current allied forces are far stronger than those during the last major counter-offensive in the Mingdou Mountains; they are a completely different force now!

"The allied forces won a great victory?" Xu Jiawei's gloomy expression faded, and a smile appeared on his face. "That's right. Maybe it's good news that the enemy has been defeated. It's sent to me in the form of an urgent report. Very well, I'll see what this urgent report contains."

He opened the envelope, pulled out the yellowed letter, and read its contents.

As time passed, his face gradually turned pale, and finally despair filled his eyes. He slumped on the dragon throne as if his spine had been removed, and murmured weakly, "In the Battle of Nebula City, the allied forces suffered another crushing defeat. Countless people were killed or wounded, and large swathes of Xingluo territory were lost and annexed by the Sun and Moon Empire. Is Heaven going to destroy Xingluo?"

"What!" The Mighty Douluo Cheng Gang was shocked. He took a step forward. "Your Majesty, how is this possible? The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Clear Sky School, and Shrek Academy have all sent powerful experts to support the Allied Forces. Logically speaking, with the help of these experts, the Allied Forces should be able to defeat the Sun and Moon Army. How could they have suffered such a crushing defeat?"

Xu Jiawei's face showed a bitter expression: "Minister Cheng, according to this urgent report, whether it is the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Haotian School, or Shrek Academy, all of them suffered huge personnel losses in the battle of Nebula City. In particular, all the people sent by the Haotian School to Nebula City have been killed in battle."

"This..." The Mighty Douluo Cheng Gang was deeply shocked. Unwilling to accept it, he continued to ask, "Your Majesty, could it be that the allied forces suffered a crushing defeat again because of Xuanzi?"

It's quite normal for him to make such a conjecture, after all, the Allied Forces' last major counter-offensive in the Mingdou Mountains failed, which was inseparable from Xuanzi's brilliant strategy.

Xu Jiawei said with a wry smile, "Minister Cheng, you are right. According to the intelligence gathered by our spies, the defeat in the battle of Nebula City is indeed related to Xuanzi. Jiu Jiu has already made that clear in his letter."

Xuanzi colluded with powerful figures from the Haotian Sect and other reclusive experts to seize power from within. For the sake of the bigger picture, Jiujiu was forced to act as a nominal marshal, while the actual command was controlled by Xuanzi.

After that, Xuanzi devised a plan to lure the enemy deep into his territory and encircle and annihilate Kong Deming, but it ultimately failed, resulting in the loss of a large number of powerful soldiers, allied soldiers, and generals, leading to the defeat of the allied forces. Strictly speaking, Xuanzi committed heinous crimes in this battle of Nebula City.

"Damn Xuanzi!" The Mighty Douluo Cheng Gang clenched his fists and said indignantly, "This person is simply a menace. I seriously suspect that Xuanzi is a pure Sun Moon Clan member who has infiltrated Shrek Academy. Otherwise, why would he repeatedly do things that cause the Allied Forces to suffer heavy losses?"

Xu Jiawei was stunned when he heard what Cheng Gang, the Mighty Douluo, said.

The other party's words were undoubtedly a clear indication that Xuanzi might be a spy for the Sun and Moon.

He thought about it carefully and felt that what the other person said made sense.

After all, in a sense, Xuanzi was a great contributor to the Sun Moon Empire, having made outstanding contributions, so it's normal for him to arouse suspicion.

However, no matter what, Xuanzi is an elder of the Sea God Pavilion and the second strongest in Shrek Academy. Logically speaking, he has no reason to become a spy for the Sun and Moon Sect.

After all, the interests of the Allied Forces and Shrek Academy are aligned. If the Allied Forces, supported by Shrek Academy, continue to suffer defeats, Shrek Academy's interests will also be harmed.

"Minister Cheng, later you will arrange for people to go to Shrek Academy and demand that they give an explanation for Xuanzi's matter," Xu Jiawei said in a deep voice.

Xuanzi committed a heinous crime, causing the allied forces to suffer huge losses once again. Even though the Star Luo Empire and Shrek Academy shared common interests, Xu Jiawei could no longer hold back.

He knew very well that, given Xuanzi's status and strength, even Shrek Academy could not possibly kill Xuanzi to atone for their sins.

However, Xu Jiawei hoped that Shrek Academy could provide more compensation and contribute more in future wars.

In any case, the threat posed by the Sun and Moon Army is now greater than before, like a sword hanging overhead, ready to fall at any moment. Without Shrek Academy, the Allied Forces would indeed find it difficult to contend with the Sun and Moon Empire.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The Mighty Douluo Cheng Gang nodded in agreement.

"By the way, how is the construction of the Star Rochino Defense Line progressing?" Xu Jiawei asked.

"Your Majesty, the Star Rochino defense line will be completed in three days," Cheng Gang reported respectfully.

In fact, the defensive fortifications within the Star Rochino Defense Line are not only sturdy but also extremely high in height because they utilize many precious materials and soul tool technology. For any soul master, cultivation level is the primary factor limiting flight altitude, and even if a flight soul tool is used, this factor cannot be overcome.

Therefore, for most enemy forces, the Star Rochino Line is a tough nut to crack.

"That's good." Xu Jiawei breathed a sigh of relief, rubbing his furrowed brows, feeling that he had finally heard some good news.

Subsequently, the Mighty Douluo Cheng Gang began to send people to Shrek Academy to demand an explanation for this matter.

.......

Shrek Academy, Sea God Pavilion.

Golden light surged in from all directions. Xuanzi knelt before Mu En, his forehead touching the ground, without uttering a word.

Mu En's expression was cold, like an unyielding ice. He already knew about the defeat of the allied forces at the front and the news that Xuanzi had seized power and made a series of blunders. This news was given to him by the special envoy of the Star Luo Empire.

In fact, when Xuanzi returned to the academy, Yan Shaozhe was still in seclusion breaking through. In order to prevent Yan Shaozhe, the future pillar of Shrek Academy, from getting into trouble, Mu En chose to keep an eye on Yan Shaozhe and observe the changes in the soul power in his body at all times.

Moreover, he had already instructed Gong Changlong to guard outside the Sea God Pavilion, informing him that unless someone attacked Shrek City, no one was allowed to disturb him. As a result, Xuanzi returned to the academy several days ago. It wasn't until today that Mu En left the seclusion room with Yan Shaozhe, who had broken through to the level 96 Super Douluo, and then learned of this shocking bad news.

Chapter 672 If we don't listen to you, will Xingluo perish? Hard to say!

In fact, he was quite happy today. After all, Shao Zhe had been stuck at the level 95 Super Douluo stage for many years, and now he had finally become a level 96 Super Douluo, which was undoubtedly a significant improvement.

After all, the further one progresses, the more difficult it becomes for a Soul Master to improve their cultivation.

As a result, upon hearing this shocking news, the joy in his heart was completely shattered. Now he was in a terrible mood, and even Xuanzi kneeling in front of him seemed extremely obstructive.

Mu En said in a deep voice, "Xuanzi, you have made a grave mistake once again. Before punishing you, I want to know why you colluded with others to seize command from Xu Jiujiu?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi remained silent for a moment before finally speaking: "Elder Mu, my starting point for seizing power was good. It was simply to kill Kong Deming, defeat the Sun and Moon Army, recover lost territory, and ultimately march into the Ming capital."

To achieve this goal, I also offered some suggestions to Xu Jiujiu, but she was unwilling to adopt them at all, which will undoubtedly lead to the destruction of the Star Luo Empire.

After all, whether it's cultivation level or military combat ability, I am far superior to Xu Jiujiu, and I really don't want to see the familiar Star Luo Empire headed for destruction.

So, risking public condemnation, I sought out insightful individuals to help me seize command, thus giving me an opportunity to demonstrate my extraordinary wisdom.

After listening to Xuanzi's explanation, Mu En took a deep breath and asked, "Xuanzi, from what you've said, are you implying that if we don't listen to you for a long time, Xingluo will perish?"

Xuanzi paused, somewhat hesitant. In fact, he wanted to say, "That's right, if Xu Jiujiu doesn't listen to me, Xingluo will perish." After all, this was his inner judgment.

However, when he thought about the Allied Forces' disastrous defeat in the Battle of Nebula City, he felt like he couldn't say those words, and his face burned with pain.

After all, he was largely to blame for the coalition's crushing defeat, and if he spoke too definitively at this time, Elder Mu might become even more furious.

However, he was reluctant to respond to Moon's question by completely denying his own thoughts, since that would mean denying his true feelings.

So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and give a more moderate response: "Hard to say!"