Chapter 273 No More Possibility
"It was Orange who planned badly. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
In the Mingdu Palace, Juzi knelt down in front of Xu Tianran.
Xu Tianran put down the information in his hand slowly with a gloomy face, looked at Juzi who was kneeling on the ground, and finally forced a smile on his face.
"Get up quickly. You are the one I trust the most in the entire empire. What happened in Dongyang City exceeded everyone's expectations. How could I blame you?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Hearing Xu Tianran's words, Juzi agreed with his mouth, but he understood it very well in his heart.
Having followed Xu Tianran for so long, she naturally knew Xu Tianran's character. She, like everyone else, was just a tool for Xu Tianran to realize his ambitions. If she didn't need to help him hide some secrets, she was afraid that her fate would not be better than those who followed him before.
Thinking of this, her eyes became even colder.
"I never thought that the Holy Spirit Church actually raised such a soul beast in Dongyang City." Xu Tianran picked up the intelligence in his hand again, "And the strength of the three empires seems to be even more terrifying."
Orange said nothing, but just stood there quietly. After a moment, another old man walked in.
The old man is over 150 years old, but he doesn't look old. Although his hair and beard are white, his face still has some spirit.
Orange secretly glanced at the person who came, then quickly lowered his head.
The person who came was the real foundation of the Sun-Moon Empire, the tenth-level soul instructor, Silver Moon Douluo Kong Deming.
"Mr. Kong, you are back."
Seeing Kong Deming, even Xu Tianran became a little more respectful. After all, regardless of his strength, Kong Deming also had the royal blood of the Sun Moon Empire flowing in his veins. To be honest, Xu Tianran should even call him great uncle, not to mention that he was the only level ten soul instructor in the Sun Moon Empire.
"Yeah." Kong Deming naturally noticed Orange's gaze, but he didn't take it to heart.
"Over in Dongyang City..."
Kong Deming understood what Xu Tianran meant. He stroked his beard and sighed softly, "I've seen the traces left there. The two parties who started the fight... I'm afraid their strength is not inferior to mine."
"What?" Xu Tianran was a little impatient.
Kong Deming was promoted to the Super Douluo realm, becoming a Level 10 Soul Master, and combined with his Level 10 Soul Guidance Device, he was able to unleash an attack that surpassed that of a Limit Douluo. However, even so, he could actually say that the two parties in Dongyang City were not inferior to him in strength.
How come so many powerful people suddenly appeared on this Douluo Continent?
"Mr. Kong, are you sure?"
"Yes." Kong Deming nodded. "One of them is the soul beast raised by the Holy Spirit Church, and the other one..."
Kong Deming lowered his head and thought for a moment, "Combined with the scene seen by the people in the city, I'm afraid it was the Qitian Douluo who used his Titled Douluo cultivation to challenge the limit under Yuming City that year."
Xu Tianran clenched his right hand, and the arm that was supporting the table was shaking slightly.
"If this person is stationed in the Xingluo Empire, even if Mingde Hall's humanoid soul guide can be widely promoted, it is impossible to really destroy the three empires."
Of course, Xu Tianran did not really give up the idea of unifying Douluo Continent. He agreed to the ceasefire at the beginning only because four out of five soul mentors of the Sun Moon Empire's National Defense Soul Mentor Group were gone, and the three major empires also had level nine soul mentors, so he had no choice but to stop the war.
But he never gave up the idea of continuing the war. The soul guides of the Sun-Moon Empire had been developed for so long, and naturally they had their own foundation. As long as the humanoid soul guides developed by Mingde Hall could be widely promoted and even armed the entire soul guide group, then it would be time to start a war again. However, just as he was preparing intensively, he heard such news.
Even Ju Zi couldn't help but look up at Kong Deming. She was not Xu Tianran, but her passion for war was no less than Xu Tianran's.
"Mr. Kong, even if you take action, you have no chance of winning?"
Kong Deming shook his head slightly. "If we face each other head-on, there is still a chance. But if the other party does not choose to fight head-on..."
Soul guides can certainly help soul engineers unleash power far beyond their own soul cultivation, but in order for him to unleash power beyond the limit with his level 95 soul power, he needs the assistance of other soul engineers. He will never be able to compare with soul masters in terms of flexibility, unless he can make further progress in the research of soul guides.
"And when the strength reaches this level, it can't be compensated by numbers." Kong Deming added.
Only when one's strength reaches a level beyond the limit, will one know how terrifying the power of this level is. Although Xu Tianran also has the cultivation of a Titled Douluo, his cultivation relies too much on external means. I'm afraid he hasn't fully understood the weight of his words just now that his strength is not inferior to his.
Hearing this, Xu Tianran slowly raised his head and looked at Kong Deming, and suddenly collapsed. He was physically disabled, and his daily life and life span could not be compared with normal people. The only thing that supported him was his ambition to unify the Douluo Continent.
The defeat in the last war had already made him feel deflated. Now, hearing that his goal could no longer be achieved, he seemed to have aged many years in an instant.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Kong. You should go back and have a rest." Xu Tianran's voice became much hoarser.
Kong Deming nodded slightly, and then stayed there for a moment. "Your Majesty, life will eventually end. Even if there is no hope now, hundreds of years later, the strength of the Sun-Moon Empire will still be above the three major empires. Don't let the gains and losses of the moment affect the national affairs."
Kong Deming said something meaningful, then turned and left.
"His Majesty."
Juzi watched Kong Deming leave, bent down, put her hands on Xu Tianran's shoulders and kneaded them gently.
"I have wronged you. With such strength, it is no wonder that Dongyang City cannot stop them."
Juzi's hands trembled slightly. Perhaps the news just now had a huge impact on Xu Tianran, and this statement undoubtedly showed that he was still quite dissatisfied with Juzi.
"Your Majesty, Confucius is right. Even if you cannot expand the territory, as long as you can make the empire prosperous, you are still a wise ruler." Orange spoke softly as if he was unaware of anything.
"What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, the entire empire has long harbored resentment towards the Holy Spirit Church. Since they have lost their value, why not take advantage of this opportunity..."
Orange didn't continue speaking, but her meaning was obvious.
Now that his throne is secure and there is no hope of expanding territory, the Holy Spirit Church has lost its function. It would be better to take this opportunity to eliminate it and accumulate some reputation for himself.
After thinking for a long time, Xu Tianran finally spoke slowly, "Go and prepare for this."
"Your Majesty, why not let the Crown Prince worship Master Kong as his teacher next month? Then we can invite Death Douluo to the palace for a banquet."
"Alright."
(End of this chapter)
