Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

The scene suddenly fell silent.

The numerous Soul Guidance Corps members from the Sun Moon Empire who had surrounded him all glared angrily, their auras surging, practically ready to kill Lu Cheng to vent their fury. Kong Deming, too, frowned slightly. The old emperor's prestige had been damaged, which could easily lead to internal instability, and that was not a good thing...

As for Lu Cheng's inexplicable words to him, Kong Deming was slightly moved, but quickly put them out of his mind.

He was upright and loyal only to the empire.

I have a clear conscience.

Poison Undying stood aside with a grin, his surging and vast soul power sweeping across the area like a tide. The pressure emanating from the Limit Douluo suppressed the restless Sun Moon Empire Soul Master Corps guards.

Jing Hongchen had his shackles broken by an elder of the Body Sect, restoring his Title Douluo combat power. His short, stout body pulled his granddaughter and landed next to Lu Cheng. His expression was full of complexity. He glanced at the old emperor at Lu Cheng's feet, who was in a sorry state with snot bubbles coming out of his nose, and barely suppressed the urge to go over and stomp on him.

"You old beast!" Meng Hongchen didn't have so many concerns and suddenly kicked him hard in the stomach.

"Pfft..."

The old emperor spat out a mouthful of white foam, his face flushed red, and he curled up like a roasted shrimp.

"..."

Lu Cheng's eye twitched. "Don't kill him, will you?"

That girl is really ruthless.

This is, after all, Mingdu, the capital of the Sun and Moon Empire, a place where the most advanced Sun and Moon Soul Guidance core forces gather. The reason they were able to advance so easily just now was entirely due to the fact that the enemy was completely unprepared. Now, as time goes by, at least several elite Soul Guild regiments, or even Beast-character Soul Guild regiments, have gathered around the entire plaza...

If the old emperor were actually kicked to death, that would be a real problem.

The other side will definitely be blinded by rage and fight to the death.

Then there's no need...

Kong Deming looked rather embarrassed; he was almost unable to control the army.

Although he didn't have a good impression of the old emperor, the person opposite him at least represented the face of the Sun Moon Empire, and such an insult was truly...

“Jing Hongchen, he has wronged you in this matter. If you are willing to stay, I will ensure your safety for the rest of your life and make sure he does not pursue the matter any further.” Kong Deming looked at Jing Hongchen, who had served as the head of Mingde Hall for many years and knew many secrets of the Sun Moon Empire. If he were to be let go, the loss to the empire would be extremely terrifying.

To die within the empire, and to leave the empire.

These are two different concepts.

"Teacher, do you have any teacher-student affection for me? Not even a little bit?" Jing Hongchen asked sadly, feeling utterly disheartened.

Even at a time like this, you still think I'm a fool?

The lives of my mortal clan are hanging by a thread. Just because of that kick from Ah Meng, if they were to stay, the old emperor would be merciful if he didn't torture them to death. But these words were spoken by the very teacher he once admired most.

Yes, he understood that his teacher had dedicated his entire life to the Sun Moon Empire, considering the benefit of the empire in everything he did. He had abandoned everything for the empire, which was indeed admirable, but...

Where is he?!

Do they deserve to be abandoned by the empire?

The Hongchen family has fallen into the hands of the empire, and my teacher deserves at least 90% of the credit. If he had just stood up and said something in my defense, that old beast wouldn't have humiliated me like this.

But he didn't...

"I have witnessed your contributions to the Empire and acknowledge you as the head of the Mingde Hall. But if you intend to defect from the Empire, you should consider the immense losses this would cause. The culmination of countless scientific achievements by our predecessors would be destroyed..."

"What does this have to do with me?!"

Jing Hongchen interrupted him without any politeness, letting out a cold shout.

“Teacher, my whole family is about to lose their lives. If you only killed me, that would be fine, but you have to implicate A-Meng and want to exterminate her entire family. They are about to lose their lives too. Thanks to you, now you are spouting some nonsense and trying to use morality to pressure me.”

Where were you when I had nowhere to turn for help?

This question made Kong Deming sigh softly and shake his head helplessly.

The last trace of affection in Jing Hongchen's eyes was gradually severed, and she closed her eyes without saying another word.

"Go inside, everyone."

Lu Cheng gave Du Busi a wink, and the latter understood immediately. With a wave of his hand, a group of imposing Body Sect experts entered the dark and gloomy gate one after another. At the same time, the Undead Bone Dragon returned, along with Jing Hongchen, his granddaughter, and a group of family members who had been implicated and executed.

“Brother Cheng, be careful on your own…” Meng Hongchen said with concern, though she did not know why Lu Cheng was to face a group of powerful figures from the Sun Moon Empire alone.

"it is good."

Lu Cheng smiled and ruffled Meng Hongchen's silvery-white hair as if petting a cat.

"Wait for me inside."

"Ok!"

Jing Hongchen snorted coldly from the side, clearly having no good feelings towards this young punk who had kidnapped her granddaughter and nearly caused her family's ruin. She pulled Meng Hongchen's arm and squeezed inside.

"Om..."

With a buzzing sound, the giant gate slowly closed under the watchful eyes of countless people.

The scene was also extremely bizarre.

Only Lu Cheng remained, stepping on the old emperor's head.

“You can’t leave…” Kong Deming stared coldly at Lu Cheng: “Honestly release him, and I will spare your life.”

"hehe."

Lu Cheng smiled, unmoved.

But in the next instant, a sudden change occurred. Kong Deming suddenly sprang up, and several jet-black rays carrying an aura of annihilation pierced straight through Lu Cheng's shoulder. A bloody hole appeared on his right shoulder, and Lu Cheng's face turned deathly pale instantly, and he staggered back a few steps.

Kong Deming sneered. A mere Soul Saint dared to challenge him.

They actually chose to let those guys go first, leaving him to clean up the mess. They were incredibly arrogant and didn't take him seriously at all.

"We captured him."

Kong Deming waved his hand.

Countless figures clad in heavy armor surged in from all directions around Lu Cheng, heading straight for him.

But in this life-or-death moment, Lu Cheng remained calm, looking at the figure in the sky with a hint of mockery. He smirked, raised his left arm, brought two fingers together, pointed them at his head, and uttered a "bang~".

Kong Deming's expression suddenly changed, before he could react.

A ripple appeared on Lu Cheng's face, layer upon layer, and cracks spread from his face. His body exploded like a shattered mirror, and the crystal fragments reflected a beautiful scene in the air.

The guards who swarmed around missed their target and instinctively backed away from the shattered crystals.

Seconds later, Lu Cheng shattered completely.

Kong Deming's eye twitched violently. That was Lu Cheng's clone, and this soul skill was very similar to a certain soul beast from the original continent... the Mirror Beast.

It can replicate the soul skills, appearance, physical characteristics, soul power fluctuations, etc. of other soul beasts and soul masters. Naturally, it can also replicate itself one-to-one. And it is so realistic that even he did not notice anything unusual about the other party.

"..."

Kong Deming's face stiffened, and he stood frozen in mid-air for a few seconds before waving his hand helplessly.

That kid's true form has probably already escaped from Mingdu, or even the Sun and Moon Empire. What a clever escape! Even he was completely fooled. No wonder he was once a famous figure in the competition.

"Search! Dig every inch of Mingdu, find those guys!" Even though he knew it was impossible to find them, Kong Deming had no choice but to give the order, at least to make it look like a search.

As for the old emperor…

"You reap what you sow." He glanced at the old emperor, who was slumped on the ground and being hurriedly helped up by his servants, and shook his head with a sigh.

One of the attendants supporting the old emperor suddenly smelled a foul odor. He subconsciously looked down and saw that the old emperor's crotch was already stained with a black stain, which shocked him.

Your Majesty, you've lost control of your bladder?!

……

In a forest hundreds of kilometers away from Mingdu.

Lu Cheng stretched his limbs, a look of satisfaction on his face.

This trip to the Sun Moon Empire has come to a perfect end. It's just unknown whether those guys will choose to launch a full-scale war against the original continent or hold out until the next tournament. After all, there's only a little over a year until the next tournament.

As for the move just now, it was naturally his sixth soul skill, [Mirror Clone], which can create two mirror clones that are identical to himself. This is not only reflected in his combat power, but the two clones can also use all of his skills, including the undead demiplane.

That's why such a bug-level deception was possible.

However, we still need to leave the territory of the Sun and Moon Empire first.

These guys will definitely not let this go easily; it would be troublesome if they notified the front line of the Mingdou Mountains to be completely sealed off.

Behind Lu Cheng, bionic wings popped out, and his figure disappeared into the forest.

Orange, Nana, Xuan Ziwen, etc...

They took everything they were supposed to take; they left nothing behind.

We've had a very fruitful harvest.

……

Tian Dou City.

Inside the magnificent palace.

Several figures took their seats.

Xiao Hongchen sat awkwardly on the sofa. Beside him were Princess Vina of the Heavenly Soul Empire and her fiancé Long Aotian. Further away was the true master of the Heavenly Soul Empire, a middle-aged man with a solemn and dignified face, dressed in a golden dragon claw robe, and the Empress, a beautiful woman of noble appearance.

Xiao Hongchen was somewhat uneasy. After all, he was just a "prisoner" and didn't know how Lu Cheng would treat him after his return, yet he had been invited to such an important banquet.

The importance of this banquet can be discerned from the guests' status.

What surprised him even more was the close bond between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Body Sect. They had become so close long ago, even more so than the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Sect. After all, he had never heard of any prince marrying a woman from the Holy Spirit Sect...

"Is this Xiao Hongchen? In his letter, Xiao Cheng specifically instructed the sect leader to take good care of him and not let anything happen to him."

A teasing voice rang out, and Xiao Hongchen looked over, speechless with astonishment—those legs were incredibly long…

The gentle beauty wore a green hairpin, and her tall and slender figure was quite eye-catching, especially her legs. No wonder she was from the Body Sect; her martial soul was obvious at a glance. Seeing the beautiful woman's intimate tone when she mentioned Lu Cheng, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but worry about his sister again.

That kid... he eats pretty well.

He wouldn't turn around and kick his sister into a corner to eat dirt, would he?

……