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

Chapter 583 How did the Empire become like this?
However, given the nature of those evil soul masters in the Holy Spirit Cult, they will inevitably clash with the Sun and Moon Soul Masters, which will cause trouble within the empire.

Furthermore, since evil spirit masters are a group of bloodthirsty and evil beings, the military high command actually dislikes the Holy Spirit Cult. They only suppress their dissatisfaction because His Majesty Xu Tianran has a good relationship with the Holy Spirit Cult.

The fact that Confucius refused to allow the Holy Spirit Sect to become the national protectorate sect is undoubtedly good news for the high-ranking military officials present.

Some high-ranking military officials were even overjoyed, feeling that Elder Kong had done the right thing. They believed that they should be tougher on these evil soul masters to prevent them from taking advantage of their kindness!
Xu Tianran sat up straight, looked at Ye Xishui with a helpless expression, and said, "Supreme Elder, what I promised will naturally stand by."

However, as you know, Master Kong holds an extremely high position in the Sun Moon Empire and has made numerous contributions to it. He even has a quarter of royal blood, making him my elder.

In principle, even I should respect Confucius and not go against his wishes.

However, given my previous promise, I will absolutely do my best to mediate and will definitely get Confucius to agree to elevate the Holy Spirit Sect to the status of a national guardian sect. Of course, I am not sure how long it will take to successfully mediate.

Ye Xishui snorted coldly. With her meticulous mind, she knew very well that Xu Tianran was implying that she should raise the price.

Because Kong Deming was too powerful, Xu Tianran felt even more confident. Since Kong Deming had just refused his request, this greedy guy Xu Tianran was also preparing to take this opportunity to renegotiate with him.

If negotiations were to resume, the Holy Spirit Church would inevitably have to concede more benefits, which she was naturally unwilling to do. After all, even if more benefits were conceded, could Xu Tianran really persuade Kong Deming?

She now even suspects that this is a trap deliberately set by Xu Tianran and Kong Deming in order to gradually erode the interests of the Holy Spirit Sect.

"Your Majesty, please dismiss your attendants. I have something to say to you." Ye Xishui said.

Xu Tianran was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Alright, my beloved ministers, you may leave the palace now. With the Supreme Elder and Senior Long here, my safety will not be a problem."

That's what he said, but in reality he didn't trust Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao at all. However, he had made some arrangements in the palace, and with his hidden strength and soul tools, he was confident that he wouldn't be instantly killed even if the two suddenly attacked.

Of course, more importantly, it's not time to overturn the table yet. After all, overturning the table is not in the interests of either party. It's estimated that the other party is prepared to concede more benefits in exchange for our help in mediating.

Soon, the other high-ranking military officials left the palace.

As Xu Tianran's most trusted person, Ju Zi still stands by his side.

Ye Xishui's gaze focused on Xu Tianran, and then she said calmly, "Your Majesty, I know your difficulties, but my Holy Spirit Sect also has its difficulties."

If the Holy Spirit Cult does not advance to the status of a national guardian cult, and Xiao Wu cannot become the Imperial Preceptor, then the Holy Spirit Cult will not provide any wartime assistance to the Sun Moon Empire. That's all I have to say, Your Majesty. I hope you will consider this carefully!

After saying that, she turned and left, with Long Xiaoyao following closely behind.

Xu Tianran's face immediately turned extremely ugly: "Godmother, wait a minute! You don't need to be so extreme. We can still talk about this kind of thing. There's nothing that can't be discussed. I'm actually very sincere."

As he spoke, Xu Tianran's words abruptly ceased, for Ye Xishui did not respond. Her figure receded into the distance until she disappeared from sight. Undoubtedly, she had already left with Long Xiaoyao. Xu Tianran took a deep breath, his anger rising. He felt that Ye Xishui was far too disrespectful. If it weren't for the fact that the Empire still needed her, he would never have been so humble towards Ye Xishui, let alone acknowledge her as his godmother.

The other party is now unwilling to continue seeking out Master Kong, instead shifting the problem to me, and even threatening me by saying that the Holy Spirit Church will not participate in the war. In this way, I am now in a very difficult position.

His anger surged, and he sneered, "You still want to use this matter to manipulate me? Elder Kong is now a level 98 Super Douluo and a level 10 Soul Master. Logically speaking, neither Ye Xishui nor Long Xiaoyao could be a match for Elder Kong in a one-on-one fight. As for Mu En of Shrek Academy, he probably can't beat Elder Kong either!"
Regarding top-tier experts, the Sun Moon Empire fears neither the Douluo Three Kingdoms nor Shrek Academy. Its only weakness might be a lack of individuals capable of contending with Title Douluos and Super Douluos! "Ju Zi, immediately send someone to invite Master Kong to the palace. Tell him I wish to discuss the war with him."

His idea was simple: if Master Kong was confident that he could unify the Douluo Continent without the Holy Spirit Cult's involvement, then he would ignore Ye Xishui's threat and prepare to go to war with the Three Kingdoms of Douluo.

If Confucius wasn't confident, he should do his best to persuade the other side to make concessions, so as to continue cooperating with the Holy Spirit Church and have the Holy Spirit Church contribute to the empire's war effort.

Regardless, this war to unify the Douluo Continent is one that must be fought.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Orange nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, in the Star Luo Empire's imperial palace.

Sunlight streamed through the cracks in the windows into a palace.

Inside the hall, Xu Jiawei listened to his subordinates' report on the severe brain drain in the Star Luo Empire. His face turned ashen, and his anger surged. He couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, how did the empire become like this?"

Perhaps due to excessive anger, he involuntarily exerted force with his right hand, and with a crack, the teacup in his hand shattered, with a large amount of shards and tea spilling onto the ground.

The subordinate kneeling on the ground was trembling. Even though this matter had nothing to do with him, serving a ruler was like serving a tiger. He had no idea whether Xu Jiawei would take his anger out on him because he was too angry.

"Brother, what should we do now?" Xu Jiujiu, who was sitting to the side, frowned, feeling that the problem was extremely serious.

After all, in the Douluo Continent, talent is extremely important to any empire.

Even the most powerful Soul Masters or Soul Instructors all started as weaklings and gradually grew up. Of course, due to limitations in talent, those who can become strong are generally talented individuals.

If the empire continues to lose talent, the impact on the Star Luo Empire will be immeasurable. After all, it means that the number of strong individuals in the future will be greatly reduced.

Furthermore, if news of the loss of talent from Xingluo spreads throughout the empire, it will inevitably lead to unrest within the empire.

This would undoubtedly be extremely disadvantageous for resisting the evil Sun and Moon Empire should a war break out in the future.

(End of this chapter)