Chapter 227 The Storm ()

Sun and Moon City.

In a secret meeting room in the Sun-Moon Palace, a group of powerful high-ranking officials of the Sun-Moon Empire gathered. Due to the importance of this meeting, not even Orange was qualified to enter. Even though her current identity was the Regent Princess, she was still not qualified to enter.

For some reason, the old emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire looked radiant today. He looked at Jing Hongchen and asked, "When the No. 1 experimental subject was stolen, a series of experiments on No. 1 were delayed. But it is said that recently, under the instruction of the Regent, you have spent a few years restarting the experiment. How long will it take for the No. 2 experimental subject to be developed and officially put into actual combat?"

Jing Hongchen stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, if it is put into actual combat, the No. 2 can be started immediately, but we still need some time, probably another three years to achieve mass production!"

The old emperor nodded with satisfaction after listening to this. Ever since he ascended the throne, No. 1's experimental project has always encountered difficulties. He even thought that he would not be able to see the completion of No. 1 in his lifetime. So when No. 1 was stolen and the soul beast embryo was stolen, he even chose to abandon the research project on No. 1 experimental subject.

"Although the experiment of No. 2 was successful, the experiment of No. 1 and the soul beast embryo that cost a lot of money were both stolen. You are still responsible. However, considering that you saved them and the experiment of No. 2 went smoothly, I will not hold you responsible. If there is a next time, you will handle it yourself."

The old emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire's voice was not loud, but everyone could feel the anger in his words.

A trace of cold sweat ran down Jing Hongchen's forehead, "Your Majesty, Jing Hongchen promises you that this kind of thing will never happen again in the future."

"That's enough. As for whether the research of No. 2 is really as you said, I will personally summon Silver Moon Douluo to inquire about the details. This matter ends here."

The emperor of the Sun Moon Empire coughed a few times, then continued to look at Xu Tianran: "Prince, I heard that you have made new deployments recently. Why don't you tell me about your plan."

"Father, in recent days, or to be more precise, since the beginning of recent years, the Holy Spirit Church's infiltration of us has become increasingly serious. Moreover, they have not only infiltrated various industries in our Sun Moon Empire, but they have also learned a lot of our soul guide technology. I think that if we want to attack the three major empires in the future, we must solve the problem of the Holy Spirit Church. Otherwise, even if we conquer the three major empires, we will be stabbed in the back by the Holy Spirit Church. It is even very likely that they will take advantage of our mutual defeat and reap the benefits. So, what I mean is, be prepared to eliminate the Holy Spirit Church before the empire goes to war!"

It is true that Xu Tianran is a madman, but don't forget that he is an extremely smart madman. His plan is actually very simple, to eliminate the Holy Spirit Church, and then declare war on the three empires.

The old emperor of the Sun Moon Empire frowned and asked, "Prince, what is your plan?"

"With the help of Shrek, we can get rid of the Holy Spirit Church! Shrek and the Holy Spirit Church have always been mortal enemies. We must provoke a dispute between the Holy Spirit Church and Shrek before we start a war. The Holy Spirit Church naturally knows that we don't have the strength to compete with Shrek. After all, we are indeed not as good as Shrek in terms of Titled Douluo, but this is definitely something we can take advantage of."

Having said that, he used his soul power to control the soul-guided wheelchair, came to the old emperor's side, and took out a spherical soul-guided device. Under his control, the soul-guided device began to project some images.

The picture shows Elder Xuan, the leader of the Benti Sect, as well as the elders and leaders of the major sects.

Xu Tianran had his own reasons for collecting these. He said, "A considerable number of these people are Titled Douluo, and some have even reached the level of Super Douluo or Peak Douluo. They are like a time bomb in Mingdu right now. Even if we want to use their power to reduce the power of the Holy Spirit Church, it will definitely not be in Mingdu, but somewhere else. If these people start a war in Mingdu, it will be a devastating blow to Mingdu!"

"So what you mean is that if this competition is to continue, the real action must not be carried out in Mingdu?" the old emperor asked with a frown.

Xu Tianran placed the defense map of Mingdu on the conference table, and then the spherical soul guide projected it, which clearly recorded the defense map of Mingdu and the movements of the major legions.

"Father, let me ask you, if we are trying our best to suppress those Titled Douluo of the three empires, can we still spare some time to protect the palace and the major strategic military warehouses of our Sun-Moon Empire? If the Sun-Moon Empire really wants to attack us, can we guarantee that we will not be caught by the leader of the Holy Spirit Sect of the Sun-Moon Empire, whose strength may have reached the Ultimate Douluo? If even we are caught, will the Sun-Moon Empire still be in our hands?"

Xu Tianran's words were concise and to the point. He knew that if the Holy Spirit Church turned against them, and the Titled Douluo from the three empires came out in full force to engage in a melee in Mingdu, even if they could withstand the attacks from both sides, the end result would be heavy losses, and it might even be possible for the Holy Spirit Church to reap the benefits.

"Your Majesty, I think what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is right. Although there are many defensive fortifications in Mingdu, and there are also many Titled Douluo and ninth-level soul guides stationed there, we still need a lot of manpower and time to mobilize the army, protect the people, and guard the imperial palace. Even if we have many ninth-level soul guides, we can't use them in Mingdu. Once they are used, Mingdu will be completely destroyed." As a representative of the military, Wang Yiheng also agreed with Xu Tianran's opinion.

"Well, this time the Holy Spirit Church's actions will be handed over to the Crown Prince. But what are their opinions on the Holy Spirit Church side?" The old emperor waved his hand and moved on to the next question.

"The answer given by the Holy Spirit Church is still ambiguous, and the negotiations with them have not been going smoothly. Their opinion is that once we go to war with Shrek, they will help us. As for the rest, they have not given a reply yet." Ye Yulin and Jing Hongchen looked at each other, and then nodded to Jing Hongchen.

"The Holy Spirit Church obviously doesn't want to join us, and they have refused several times. The last time they said that Shrek has a being that is no less powerful than the Dark Holy Dragon. We have confirmed this, and that is the Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek, Dragon God Douluo Moon. But this time Moon passed away, and the answer they gave is still ambiguous. This makes us wonder if they have ulterior motives."

At this point, the old emperor sighed, and it was obvious that he also understood the implication of Wang Yiheng and Ye Yulin's words.

"Master Jing, please tell me what you think about the Holy Spirit Church. How do you plan to deal with it?"

The old emperor knew very well that if it were not for his lack of high-end combat power, he would have taken the initiative to bring the evil wolf of the Holy Spirit Church into his own backyard. However, there was nothing he could do about it, because without the help of the Holy Spirit Church, the Sun-Moon Empire would not be able to survive that weak period.

Jing Hongchen said, "Your Majesty, we had no choice but to bring in the Holy Spirit Church as our ally to resist the three empires and Shrek Academy. But now we are at least hundreds of years ahead of the three empires in the development of soul technology. For the legions of our empire, the combat power is almost completely beyond the armies of the three empires."

"But you have to know that what we need now is our own Titled Douluo. Back then, when the beast tide broke out in the Star Dou Great Forest, Shrek and the Body Sect relied on their powerful combat power to block the beast tide. This undoubtedly shows that no matter how strong our army is, once the opponent's Titled Douluo, Super Douluo, and Peak Douluo take action, we will definitely suffer heavy losses!"

"We need to train our own Titled Douluo and Super Douluo. In the past, we made our teammates make too many sacrifices in order to compete for the first place in the competition, but now we don't need such sacrifices. Because we have passed that period of weakness back then, what we need now is to accumulate strength and train our own high-end combat power."

Jing Hongchen had come into contact with the Holy Spirit Church and had a very deep understanding of it. He himself was also a ninth-level soul guide and had a deep understanding of the soul guide level of Shrek and the Sun-Moon Empire, so he knew very well what was needed at the moment.

"So what you mean is that we can't go to war with the three empires in a short period of time?" asked the old emperor.

“That’s right. Even if the Holy Spirit Church agrees to join us, we won’t be able to completely occupy the three empires in a short period of time. We can defeat the armies of the three empires, but we can’t occupy the three empires. Once Shrek gathers all the Titled Douluo on the continent again, I think the war will once again fall into a white-hot stage. If the Holy Spirit Church turns against us at this time, the consequences will be disastrous.” said the commander of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guide Corps.

Xu Tianyuan, the leader of the Imperial Dragon Soul Guide Corps, continued, "It's not that we can't win, but we can't achieve the final victory in a short period of time. If the Holy Spirit Church doesn't turn against us, we can indeed achieve the final victory with our powerful soul guide technology, but who can guarantee that the Holy Spirit Church will really obey?"

The old emperor frowned even deeper. He looked at everyone and remained silent for a long time.

Just when the meeting fell into deathly silence, the arrival of a figure attracted everyone's attention. Even the old emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire, Yan Yan, began to shine with a different light.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. All we lack is time. If we are given enough time, the Holy Spirit Church will not be enough to make us so afraid."

The man was dressed in soul guide's attire, with ten dazzling stars on his chest. When he sat down, everyone's eyes were focused on him.

　Deeply in Debt and Lifetime Series.

　　Don't rush, the Far North chapter will soon be over.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)