Crown Prince's Eastern Palace.
Inside the vast hall, Xu Tianran rubbed his brow center with one hand while lightly tapping the table with the other. Before him knelt ten people—the ten Soul Tool Masters from the Medical Team who had administered the potion to Nan Qiushui.
The tapping echoed through the hall, sending chills down their spines.
Faced with the rumors of cruelty, half-real and half-false, surrounding His Highness the Crown Prince, their bodies trembled as though they had been sieved.
"Your Highness, what happened today was absolutely not caused by our recklessness. We simply never expected that contestant from the Sea God Family to be a Soul Saint. The strength she unleashed was too great. After the Earth Dragon Sect contestant used the Invincible Shield, her Soul Power was forcibly drained dry. The side effects of the Burning Potion erupted on the spot and nearly took her life."
"Please investigate this clearly, Your Highness."
As he spoke, the lead Soul Tool Master of the Medical Team fiercely slammed his forehead against the floor.
Xu Tianran's tapping finger stopped. At once, the ten Soul Tool Masters felt their breathing tighten. Whether they would keep their lives depended on His Highness the Crown Prince's mood today.
In the shadows of the hall, the Shadow Douluo had already revealed a faint edge of sharpness. At the slightest command from Xu Tianran, he would immediately act and send this group on their way.
His cold gaze swept across them. He truly wanted to kill them. This accident had drawn the attention of countless people, and he would have to spend considerable effort dealing with it.
However, the empire's alchemy hall was not currently under his control. Even to requisition ordinary potions and Burning Potions, he had to invoke his authority as regent crown