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

Chapter 504 Aftermath
"I will summon Zhongli Wu to the palace for a meeting later. Since Shrek Academy dared to send a group of powerful elders to attack the border between the Sun and Moon, I will make Shrek Academy pay the price they deserve!"

A look of confusion immediately appeared on Orange's face. She asked, "Your Majesty, do you intend to allow the Holy Spirit Cult to attack Shrek City?"

“How could that be!” Xu Tianran shook his head, a helpless look on his face. “Regardless of how difficult it is to attack Shrek City, based on the intelligence I’ve gathered from Zhongli Wu, given the personalities of Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, neither of them would help me attack Shrek City.”

After all, these two had a bond with Mu En. According to Zhong Liwu, even though his mother was sharp-tongued, she was actually quite sentimental, just like Long Xiaoyao.

Of course, if the Sun and Moon armies were to reach Shrek City in the future, the situation would be much better, and Zhongli Wu might be willing to help attack Shrek City. But right now, we simply cannot bring our troops to Shrek City.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Ju Zi continued to press, with a hint of wanting to get to the bottom of things.

Xu Tianran stretched out his right hand and tapped the table lightly with one finger, making a tapping sound.

He said, "To take revenge on Shrek Academy, it is not necessary to have Shrek City besieged or attacked."

As far as I know, Shrek Academy gives its students a long break every now and then to allow them to rest. And on their way home, the evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult naturally have an opportunity to take advantage of them.

"By the way, I always felt that there was a reason why Shrek Academy sent a group of elders to the Sun and Moon Border. I wonder what Shrek Academy's purpose was in doing this."

"Purpose?" Orange paused, her brows furrowing. After a moment, she responded, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Shrek Academy's actions are most likely aimed at putting pressure on the Sun Moon Empire and forcing them to release the prisoners."

After all, the Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult had joined forces to capture a large number of participating teams that had come from afar, and among those teams were many geniuses.

It's fair to say that these teams are crucial to the Douluo Three Kingdoms; they represent its future. Shrek Academy and the Douluo Three Kingdoms are closely allied, so naturally, Shrek Academy wants these people back to strengthen both the two kingdoms. I estimate that this group will likely put pressure on the Sun Moon border again. Your Majesty, the Empire needs to make plans as soon as possible.”

Xu Tianran felt that what the orange said made a lot of sense.

He said, "It's impossible to release them. If we release them, they will inevitably oppose the war launched by the Sun and Moon Empire in the future. Once the war breaks out, these guys will join the armies of the three empires without hesitation to fight against the Sun and Moon Empire together."

Therefore, it would be better to keep these people around as hostages, so that the people of Douluo Three Kingdoms would be wary of them. Moreover, in future wars, these people could be used as bargaining chips to threaten their relatives and friends, making them serve the Sun Moon Empire.

As for the potentially escalating border pressure, for now, we can only leave Elder Kong to handle it. After all, border security is extremely important for the stability of the empire. If these Shrek elders choose to make a comeback, Elder Kong will be needed to lead the troops to deal with them.

Xu Tianran was not worried about getting into trouble in Mingdu because he didn't have Kong Deming's protection. After all, there were other people who could protect him, such as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps, which was the strongest Soul Master Corps among the guardians of the country. Even the ninth-level Soul Masters numbered three!

With the addition of other worshippers in Mingdu and some subordinates he had gathered, his current protective force was actually quite abundant.

Empire of the Sun and Moon.

Sunrise outside the city.

Old Song and his group had not yet received news of the Shrek Elders' failed attack on the Sunrise border. They were standing in line outside the city gate, waiting to enter Sunrise City.

Through their investigation, they were able to confirm that Sunrise City now has multiple Soul Master Corps stationed there, as well as a large number of Soul Detection Devices, which can detect not only Soul Power fluctuations but also Soul Power levels.

Anyone who tries to force their way in will be immediately discovered.

The prerequisite for a successful rescue operation is entering the city. Old Song and his group can only enter through the city gate, since it is the easiest way to enter the city. They can't possibly enter Sunrise City from the sky; with so many high-altitude soul-guided detection devices, no one can hide.

Of course, even entering through the city gate carries risks, only the risks are slightly smaller.

After all, there were soul-detecting devices at the city gate, so after internal discussions, Elder Song and his group finalized a plan to successfully infiltrate the city.

As time passed and the group moved, Old Song and his party got closer and closer to the city gate. Soon, Wang Dong, who was standing at the front of the group, was questioned by the captain of the guards at the city gate.

"Come here for a moment, I need to test your soul power!" the captain of the guards at the door said with a smile.

He was wearing chainmail and had a long sword at his waist. He looked young, around twenty years old. As for the so-called soul power test, it naturally referred to the soul power detector at the city gate to detect whether those entering the city possessed soul power and what their soul power level was.

Today, with martial law in the city, anyone with a slightly higher soul power level will be taken away and subjected to more rigorous questioning once they enter the city.

In an effort to conceal her beauty and prevent trouble, Wang Dong'er smeared some dust on her face and wore tattered clothes. However, her beauty and charm could not be completely hidden, naturally attracting the attention of the guard captain.

Wang Dong'er hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at the richly dressed He Caitou behind her, as if seeking his opinion, as if He Caitou was the pillar of support.

He Caitou's face darkened. He strode forward and said, "There are too many of us. It's too much trouble for each of us to go through the inspection one by one. There are six of us in total, so let's go through the inspection together."

The captain of the guard glanced at He Caitou's disguised, fierce face and dark skin, and his heart skipped a beat.

He knew he had no choice but to accept the offer, after all, the man's dark complexion suggested he was a member of the nobility.

Although the Sun and Moon Nobles are divided into major and minor nobles, even the minor nobles are not to be offended, after all, he is just a captain of the guards.

So he respectfully replied, "Yes."

Then, He Caitou and the others arrived in front of the soul power detector. Of course, the soul power detector has a fixed detection range. It will only trigger the soul power detector to react if they step into the detection range.

At this moment, they were still two meters away from entering the detection range.

(End of this chapter)