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

Chapter 471 Veteran Actor Xu Tianran
Suddenly, the chief of the palace guards rushed in in a panic. The hurried footsteps instantly interrupted the ministers' discussion of imperial affairs, and all their eyes were fixed on the chief of the palace guards.

The ministers all scrutinized the chief of the guard, each wondering in their hearts why he had done this.

At this moment, Xu Tianran frowned and said in a reprimanding tone, "I remember saying that unless it's something important, don't disturb me and the ministers when we discuss imperial affairs! Tell me, what happened that made you so flustered?"

The head of the palace guards immediately knelt on the ground, his body trembling slightly. He said in a tearful voice, "Your Highness, this humble servant reports that something terrible has happened! Just now, some villains wreaked havoc in Mingdu, killing a large number of members of the royal family. Furthermore, some warehouses storing military soul tools in Mingdu were also destroyed by these villains. Some ordinary people and soul masters were caught in the blast and died on the spot!"

Upon hearing this, the ministers of the Sun and Moon Sects all showed expressions of shock.

"What!" Xu Tianran roared in fury, his hands gripping the armrests of his wheelchair, veins bulging. "This is utterly lawless! Has the Empire's Soul Master Corps caught these damned traitors?"

The head guard swallowed hard, looking troubled. He said tremblingly, "Not yet. However, the Soul Master Corps in Mingdu is already doing its best to capture the villains and protect the people. There may be good news later."

Xu Tianran took a deep breath and tossed out a token: "Pass on my order, mobilize all members of the Guardian Hand still in Mingdu, and make sure to capture these traitors. These traitors must pay a bloody price for their crimes!"

"Yes, Your Highness Regent." The head guard took the token, immediately stood up, and rushed towards the outside, while Xu Tianran and the ministers chose to wait in the palace.

Half a day later, the head guard returned, looking ashamed, and said, "Your Highness, the operation to capture the villains has failed. I don't know why, but these villains seem to have vanished into thin air, and we can't find them at all."

Anger flashed across Xu Tianran's face: "So you're telling me that a group of people are brazenly committing numerous crimes in Mingdu, yet the Empire's Soul Master Corps can't even catch a single villain?"
Are these traitors really that resourceful? Or is there a spy within the Empire's Soul Master Corps, tipping them off and helping them escape?

Upon hearing this, the nearby ministers of the Sun and Moon Sects began to discuss it. They felt that Xu Tianran's words made sense. After all, with the Protectorate already mobilized, it was impossible not to catch any traitors, unless there were spies helping these traitors.

"Your Highness is wise!" The head guard first flattered, then explained, "We did indeed catch the traitor, and we even found out the identities of those villains! According to the traitor, those villains are from Shrek Academy!"

Of course, the spy's testimony alone wasn't enough. Through our investigation, we also found physical evidence at the scene that proved the culprit came from Shrek Academy! With both witness testimony and physical evidence, it's sufficient to confirm the culprit's origins in Shrek Academy.

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianran's face showed anger: "What Shrek Academy! They've gone too far! Do you think my Sun Moon Empire is someone that can be bullied at will in the eyes of Shrek Academy's experts?"

Shrek Academy not only conspired with the Star Luo Empire to assassinate my father, but also committed numerous crimes in Mingdu. This is no ordinary enemy; we must strike hard!

When the topic of "assassinating the emperor" came up, Xu Tianran's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears welled up in them.

At this moment, the ministers of the Sun and Moon Sect were instantly enraged. Although the assassination of the Sun and Moon Emperor had not been announced to the entire nation, the news was already circulating among the Sun and Moon's high-ranking officials. It was only because of Xu Tianran's orders that no one had publicly announced it. However, these ministers were all burning with rage, and now, because Shrek Academy had once again committed numerous crimes in Mingdu, their anger could no longer be contained.

After all, in the eyes of the ministers of the Sun Moon Empire, Shrek Academy's actions were a complete trampling on the dignity of all the citizens of the Sun Moon Empire. If the Sun Moon Empire had been insulted in this way by Shrek Academy more than four thousand years ago, it would have been able to tolerate it, since powerful Soul Masters were the mainstream at that time, and the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Technology was not advanced enough.

Shrek Academy is too arrogant. The Sun Moon Empire of today is not the same as it was more than four thousand years ago. With the advancement of soul guidance technology, the overall national strength of the Sun Moon Empire is now vastly different. Even Shrek Academy cannot humiliate the Sun Moon Empire!
"Your Highness, the Empire must retaliate against Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire, especially Shrek Academy. It prides itself on being righteous, yet it has committed such an evil act. I even suspect that there is a group of bloodthirsty evil soul masters within Shrek Academy!"

"Yes, Your Highness. Otherwise, Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire would think that our Sun Moon Empire is easy to bully. Blood debts can only be repaid in blood, with no room for maneuver!"

Hearing the ministers' words, Xu Tianran nodded and said, "Of course the empire must retaliate against Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire. I have decided to send troops to punish them on a chosen day!"

However, as you all know, due to Shrek Academy's unique geographical location, we must first eliminate the Star Luo Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire before we can even attempt to capture Shrek City. In the coming days, we must not only inform the people of Shrek Academy's crimes, but also gather more intelligence and prepare logistical arrangements!

"As you command, Your Highness!"

Shrek Academy.

Poseidon Pavilion.

Mu En sat on the recliner, stretched out his fingers and gently tapped the armrest. He looked at the other elders of the Sea God Pavilion present and slowly said, "I believe everyone has already heard the news. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy defeated the Holy Spirit Sect team in the finals and won the championship for the second consecutive year."

I've always felt that the eternal glory is a shackle binding Shrek Academy, so I won't say much about Shrek Academy and Tang Sect's defeat in this competition. The kids did their best, so let's just consider it as accumulating combat experience.

However, I have a question now: where did Xu Sanshi go? Logically, he should have returned to Shrek Academy with the team by now, but I haven't found him there.

Xuanzi thought to himself that something was wrong. Why would Elder Mu pay attention to such a thing? You must know that Elder Mu's health is not good. So even though Elder Mu has chosen to make a comeback in order to revitalize the academy's reputation, there are still many things that Elder Mu cannot handle alone.

As the second strongest person in the academy after Elder Mu, it wouldn't be difficult for him to cover up the fact that Xu Sanshi had been imprisoned in the dungeon.

But now that Elder Mu has asked about this matter, I will undoubtedly be in trouble.

(End of this chapter)