Using power to fool around!
Star Luo Imperial Palace.
Back then, Shrek Academy Team was indeed disqualified from the Spirit Master Competition, and their performance was also disqualified.
However, due to their connection with the Star Luo Imperial Family, the names of Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yu Tianheng were not erased from the competition.
Their achievements are still recognized by the Spirit Hall. In the Spirit Hall's database, only their three names appear in the third place position of the competition; there are no others, and the Battle Team name is blank.
It is undeniable that in the previous match, the Shrek Team defeated the Star Luo Royal Academy Team led by Dai Weisi.
Originally, Dai Mubai had few supporters in the Imperial Court.
However, because of his record of defeating Dai Weisi in official competitions, some officials who were previously disliked by Dai Weisi switched their allegiance to Dai Mubai.
They intended to use this as a pretext to ensure Dai Mubai's direct victory in the competition for the Imperial Throne.
Unfortunately, Dai Weisi's supporters were not to be trifled with, and naturally they brought up the events of the game.
After all, in the Team Battle, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's performance was not particularly outstanding; it was Tang San and Yu Tianheng's performance that led to their victory.
Ultimately, Dai Tianfeng decided to continue the tradition of competing for the Imperial Throne.
Dai Tianfeng is currently in his prime and naturally does not wish to appoint Crown Prince too early.
In royal families, there are no fathers and sons; fathers and sons are always political rivals.
If no Crown Prince is appointed, then Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai will fight each other. If Crown Prince is appointed, then there will inevitably be open and covert struggles between father and son.
Dai Tianfeng didn't want to cause trouble for himself, so he simply scheduled the sparring match ten years later, giving both sides ample time to develop.
At the same time, he can also take advantage of these ten years to enjoy the peace and quiet that comes without the Crown Prince.
For Dai Mubai, this is not a bad thing.
His Talent was already slightly higher than Dai Weisi's. However, his potential was suppressed at the Shrek Academy, and his Soul Power Level was not much inferior to Dai Weisi's.
Now, the two are evenly matched in the empire, and with the same abundant resources as Dai Weisi, the fact that their competition has been postponed for another ten years is entirely more beneficial than harmful to him.
The treatment he has received in these five years is something Dai Mubai could never have imagined in the past.
He would occasionally cheat on her, but Zhu Zhuqing turned a blind eye to it.
Zhu Zhuqing may have initially looked down on Dai Mubai and thought Dai Mubai was dissolute.
At that time, Dai Mubai was at a disadvantage in the competition for the Imperial Throne.
Their fates were intertwined, and Zhu Zhuqing naturally felt disappointed in him.
But seeing the position of Crown Prince (the future Empress) beckoning to her, she didn't seem so resistant.
Don't forget, the Zhu Family will always be a vassal of the Dai Family.
Even if Zhu Zhuqing throws a tantrum, before Dai Mubai can even speak, the Zhu Family family will rush over to comfort her, determined to make things difficult for Dai Mubai.
After all, it was obvious to everyone that Dai Mubai had a high chance of winning the upcoming competition. For the Zhu Family, cultivating a good relationship with this successor beforehand would be more beneficial than harmful.
That afternoon, at Dai Mubai's residence.
As usual, an Elder from the Zhu Family approached Dai Mubai to discuss the situation on the mainland.
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was wiped out; the culprit must be the Spirit Hall. The so-called hidden sects were nothing more than a play they staged themselves."
Dai Mubai has no political acumen whatsoever; he's nothing but a complete idiot.
In the past, he was not valued, and no one was willing to teach him about politics. Now, he is qualified to learn, but unfortunately, he is neither interested in it nor wants to learn.
In contrast, using power for illicit affairs is incredibly effective and extremely satisfying.
He seemed distracted by the analysis given by the Zhu Family Elder.
If it weren't for Zhu Zhuqing constantly agreeing with him, this Zhu Family Elder would probably have lost his temper.
The Elder of the Zhu Family's analysis was spot on.
Just over a year ago, the Spirit Hall was still cracking down on the hidden sect, the Heavenly Mountain Sect.
The hearing held for those miners initially caused a sensation across the continent, but afterwards, the Spirit Hall became secretive about what had happened.
The news of the destruction of the New Mountain Sect did not spread across the mainland.
Xue Qinghe did express his opinion on speaking out for the miners, but from the perspective of ordinary people, the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire were undoubtedly all bark and no bite.
As news of Xue Ye's serious illness spread quickly, the common people speculated that since the emperor was dying, the Imperial Family was temporarily too busy to deal with the matter.
But how could the Star Luo Empire, one of the Two Great Empires, not have spies who knew the truth?
In terms of strength, the New Mountain Sect is not much weaker than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
The New Mountain Sect has two early-stage Titled Douluo, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan only has Yu Yuanzhen.
The Spirit Hall could wipe out such a sect overnight, so they certainly have a chance against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
As for the hidden sects
Heh, if these sects were truly powerful, they would have already jumped out and reaped the entire continent, so why have they waited until now?
Furthermore, what benefit would they gain from wiping out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?
If you really want to establish authority, there are simpler and safer ways.
Even assuming, hypothetically, that some reclusive sect wanted to use this to establish their authority, why didn't they announce it immediately afterward, instead of delaying until now with no word from them?
Zhu Zhuqing chimed in, "But what good does it do the Spirit Hall to create such panic across the continent?"
They are certainly not the only ones on the mainland who could think of this. The reason why no one has condemned the Spirit Hall is because they also cannot understand what benefits the Spirit Hall could gain from it.
Since there's no benefit to it, why would the Spirit Hall do it?
This is why many who consider themselves clever even think they've suspected the wrong person. They therefore speculate that it might not be the Spirit Hall's doing.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was wiped out, and now only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect remain of the Upper Three Sects.
Unfortunately, the Clear Sky Sect had already gone into seclusion twenty years ago, leaving only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect among the Upper Three Sects in the open.
However, despite the magnitude of the "annihilation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan," the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect remained completely silent.
Thinking about it carefully, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has been much more low-key in the past five years than before.
Some even suspect that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect deliberately kept a low profile in order to betray the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Unfortunately, although many people agree with this conjecture, there is ultimately no evidence to support it.
Seeing that Dai Mubai still maintained his nonchalant attitude, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but remind him, "Mu Bai, Yu Tianheng is a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. With such a big incident happening this time, do you know what he is doing?"
When Yu Tianheng was mentioned, Dai Mubai finally became serious.
If we're talking about the person in the Shrek Academy with whom he has the best relationship, Yu Tianheng would definitely be on the list.