Assassination Operation

At the eastern border of the Douluo Federation, an overwhelming demon army swept in.

At the southern border of the Douluo Federation, the War Weapon Black Spider and the armies of the Spirit Hall Empire surged forward.

At the western border of the Douluo Federation, bloodlight flashed everywhere, and an indescribable feeling rose in the hearts of countless powerful soul masters.

The Heaven Dou Continent was once again shrouded in gloom.

In the north of the Heaven Dou Continent, within the imperial palace of Heaven Dou City in the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Menghuai was taking a stroll through one of the palace corridors, followed closely by two maidservants.

Although she had been on the throne for over a year, she had only truly begun handling the various documents a little more than half a year ago.

It was late summer, nearing early autumn. Given Heaven Dou City's location near the Arctic Circle, the weather should have begun cooling down by now. Yet for some reason, the heat had not faded at all, as if it were still midsummer.

She had just finished handling a mountain of documents—a small portion of it—and was preparing to return to her room for a rest. Though she was a soul master, her cultivation was not particularly high. After working continuously for so long, she would inevitably become tired.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Palace did have facilities specifically for escaping the summer heat, but no one had maintained or cleaned them for a considerable time. They remained half-destroyed from the palace coup. After all, they were now at war. Every resource that could be mobilized, whether combat units or logistical supplies, had to be allocated to the most urgent places.

Just as she was absentmindedly walking down the corridor, an axe blade swept