Plotting Against Shitang, Feng Zaixing's Mad Plan

At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's premium dormitory, on the third floor, the moon had passed its zenith.

Yu Xin stood by the semicircular windowsill, gazing into the distance. The long wind swept through her hair, making it look like a blazing mass of fury.

Footsteps sounded behind her. Yu Xin's lips curled slightly. "Na'er asleep?"

"She is. She had too much fun today, and she's exhausted."

Feng Zaixing strolled over. A delicate fragrance filled his nostrils. Yu Xin's long hair fluttered in the breeze, while her loose nightgown concealed her graceful figure. Her freshly washed face was as beautiful as a newly blooming begonia.

"Good. Tell me your plan. I'm listening."

Yu Xin tossed out a top-grade soundproof Soul Tool, her gaze still fixed on the sleepless Ming Capital.

After pondering for a moment, Feng Zaixing took out a soul guidance screen and opened the news reports from the Federation over the past two days. Pointing at them, he said leisurely, "Over the past two days, many places in the Federation have suffered Evil Soul Master attacks. Those people seem to have coordinated, causing destruction everywhere."

A day had passed, and half of the attention surrounding him had faded. The top trending topic was now the Federation's upper ranks being furious over the Evil Soul Masters' widespread destruction. They intended to activate core forces such as the War God Hall and strike the Evil Soul Masters with all their strength.

Hearing that, Yu Xin frowned slightly, cold glints flashing through her eyes. "My Old Man said the Evil Soul Masters have been acting far too brazenly. He believes it's necessary to organize more forces against those bastards who have risen again from the ashes. He even wants to propose to Parliament that a specialized department be established to suppress Evil Soul Masters."

"The Holy Spirit Cult, which rose again from the ashes after lying dormant for ten thousand years, may be about to stir up trouble across the continent again. You know about the Holy Spirit Cult, right?"

"I do. Ten thousand years ago, the Sun Moon Empire worked with them to conquer the original three nations of Douluo Continent. Then it turned around and purged them. Spirit Ice Douluo, the founder of the Spirit Pagoda, stormed their headquarters and destroyed their main faction."

Feng Zaixing nodded and said with some regret, "But unfortunately, only their main faction was destroyed. Spirit Ice Douluo disappeared too quickly, and many small fry were left alive. After ten thousand years, they've developed quite formidable strength: One Emperor Two Emperors Four Heavenly Kings."

"I think Deputy Hall Master Yu's idea is very necessary. I'd be well suited to joining such a specialized department."

Yu Xin tilted her head to look at him, her eyes flickering. She pursed her lips into a smile. "What, you want to enlist early? The military doesn't take children like you."

"Special circumstances call for special treatment. I'm a young genius who personally killed four Evil Soul Masters. I'm strong enough to enlist."

Even after having his thoughts exposed, Feng Zaixing remained calm. He asked unhurriedly, "And if I remember correctly, a mecha pilot with Soul King cultivation can serve as a Lieutenant Colonel?"

"But you're neither a Soul King nor a mecha pilot right now." Yu Xin reminded him.

"That's only a matter of time. Wasn't my mother's Major General rank reduced by three grades to Lieutenant Colonel? After my father fell, the Federation even posthumously awarded him the rank of Lieutenant General."

Feng Zaixing put on a grief-stricken expression and compromised. "If it really comes down to it, I can take a loss and start as a Major. Even a Soul Ancestor can become one after accumulating enough seniority."

"Fine, fine. I'll talk to My Old Man. If the Federation doesn't approve the proposal, I'll have him add you to the Central Legion's roster." Yu Xin waved her hand and said.

Feng Zaixing's eyes lit up, and he said eagerly, "That would be great. I suggest establishing an organization like the 'Federal Bureau of Investigation' or the 'Central Legion Evil Soul Master Intelligence Investigation Office.' It would sound more official..."

"Why are you more eager to kill Evil Soul Masters than My Old Man? You're like the Angel Family." Yu Xin found this amusing and muttered softly.

Feng Zaixing shook his head with a smile. "That's not the important part. The important part is that having this identity will make things easier. We need to kill Evil Soul Masters, but we also need to get top-grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. My method is simple. In short, we escalate the issue and rob Shitang."

"Smack!"

Yu Xin held her forehead, revealing an expression that said, Just as I thought. Speechless, she said, "My dear little brother, you don't actually think Shrek and the Tang Sect are easy to rob, do you? Since when did you become this foolish?"

"They're not easy to rob. We're not trying to take something for nothing, either. We can capture people first."

Feng Zaixing rested both arms behind his shoulders, cradling the back of his head. He looked completely relaxed.

Yu Xin rolled her eyes, even more speechless, but reason told her that Feng Zaixing could not possibly be foolish enough to attack Shrek City.

"...Who do you want to capture?"

"Whoever comes to Ming Capital to carry out terrorist attacks, I'll capture them." Feng Zaixing drew his brows together, his expression turning solemn.

"Who would dare carry out a terrorist attack in Ming Capital... Wait!"

Yu Xin answered casually, but suddenly realized something. Silhouette Dark Pupil's eyes widened as she cried out in shock, "You want to capture the Shrek students coming to Ming Capital for their final exams?!"

"That's right. At the end of every semester, Shrek Academy confiscates all the students' possessions and requires them to fight their way from Shrek City to Ming Capital.

"For years, Shrek students have frequently attacked and robbed passersby to obtain money, prompting city defense teams to launch secondary attacks. Isn't that exactly how terrorists behave?"

Feng Zaixing asked in return. The lights of countless homes reflected in his clear eyes, flowing with chilling coldness. It was as though he had suddenly become another person. He said sternly, "To complete their final exams, they'll use every possible method. Some lie in wait outside the Spirit Pagoda, some attack Federation Government offices, and some even assault military camps. How are those actions any different from the Holy Spirit Cult?"

"Shrek deliberately designs its final exams this way to plant a subconscious thought in its students: the Federation is less than nothing, while Shrek people can stand above all else. Once they wear this skin, it doesn't matter if they violate every Federation law!"

"Young people are the easiest to shape and the easiest to deceive. Once habits are formed, they're difficult to change.

"Shrek Academy uses this method to turn the Federation's finest geniuses into generations of fanatically loyal followers. Then it sends those students back to control the Federation and preserve its status as an independent kingdom. It is like a parasite clinging to the bone—impossible to kill completely, impossible to eradicate."

"Do you think I'm right, Sister?"

As his words fell, Yu Xin was stunned. Her Dark Pupil eyes, which usually concealed their sharpness, froze as turbulent waves surged in her heart, stirring countless thoughts.

Feng Zaixing's words had struck directly at the heart of the matter. Even within her Family, the elders would at most complain a little. They would never lay bare Shrek's true nature so bluntly before her.

Kidnapping the Federation's best talents and building a state within a state—this was precisely what made Shrek Academy so feared.

After a while.

Yu Xin calmed herself and sighed softly. "Everything you said is right, but it's not something we can solve right now... Your plan has some feasibility, but the Yu Family and the academy alone can't suppress Shitang."

"That's why we escalate it and make the whole thing bigger."

Feng Zaixing looked utterly unconcerned. "My identity as a Blood God Orphan can be put to use. Grand Uncle Han can bring the Spirit Pagoda in, and Qian Gu Dongfeng would be delighted to stomp on them. Director Chen belongs to the Hawk Faction and has always been at odds with Shrek. As for the southern Yue Family, I have a reason they cannot refuse to step forward."

"The Minister of the Military Department comes from the Xu Family and controls three major legions. No one wants to crush Shitang more than they do. Once they all step forward, the Shen Family and Guo Family will have no second choice."

"At worst, we drag every major power in the Federation into this and turn everything upside down. As for what comes after, we can slowly name our price at the Negotiation Table."

After hearing this, Yu Xin pondered for even longer. She drew in a deep breath, and the look in her eyes as she watched Feng Zaixing became extremely complicated. This plan was far too crazy.

"Xiaofeng, do you know how much impact this would have?"

"I've considered it. So on the surface, we would merely be protecting Ming Capital's citizens and stopping Shrek students who launched terrorist attacks. We would stand on the side of justice, with grounds to advance or retreat."

Feng Zaixing gazed at the endless starry sky and chuckled. "It's just that the incident would take place at the entrance to the Spirit Pagoda."

"Not only would the Shrek students attack civilians, they would also beat me, a Blood God Legion orphan protecting civilian lives, into serious injury. Once the video is uploaded to the Soul Net, it will arouse public outrage among both the military and civilians, demanding that the Federation condemn Shrek."

"Of course, I wouldn't really be seriously injured by those trash. We can forge it afterward. I could even stab myself twice."

"I've already thought of the trending headline: 'Federation Lieutenant General's orphan protects Federation Citizens at the capital's Spirit Pagoda, only to be brutally attacked by Shrek people and left at death's door. Where is the Federation's conscience?'"

"If the Five Great Families refuse to step forward, then those big shots can wait for military morale to collapse and civilians to take to the streets in protest. At the very least, the Blood God Legion can't withstand a blow like that. They can weigh the consequences themselves.

"Or perhaps they hope that after they die, their descendants will receive the same treatment. If they aren't even afraid of that, then I have nothing to say. I'm only afraid their elders and children won't agree."

Feng Zaixing looked at Yu Xin with an innocent expression. "To be honest, Yu Minglong and Ning Yue from Shrek Outer Academy don't like me. They didn't dare come looking for trouble this year, but next year, they may bring even more students to start something."

"If they start trouble, then we're the victims. Outstanding Shrek students traditionally join the Tang Sect, and Shrek and the Tang Sect are one family. Isn't it reasonable to demand some compensation from them?"

"If we handle it well, he might even have to thank us and beg to give us benefits to settle the matter."

When it came to stirring up trouble, who was afraid of whom? If he could not destroy Shrek for now, then he would first ruin its reputation.

Feng wasn't betting that the Federation was united from top to bottom, but Feng was betting that they wouldn't dare let the Blood God Legion's morale crumble. He was betting that none of them wanted their descendants to suffer such a fate after their deaths, with no one caring, chilling the hearts of their own people!

Feng also knew that many of them deeply hated Shrek but could do nothing about it. Feng was giving them an opportunity—an opportunity to suppress Shrek's reputation openly and legitimately while elevating their own!

Since his position had been decided, he should take the initiative. Setting aside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, which the Tang Sect heavily guarded, the Primal Body Supreme Inheritance—the Primal Body Secret that Du Bu Si had entrusted to Dai Yuhao ten thousand years ago, asking him to pass it to Primal Body Sect Members—had yet to show any trace. It was most likely gathering dust in the Sea God Pavilion.

The predecessors had lacked insight, so the descendants would fill the gaps. Feng Zaixing was the future Primal Body Leader. He absolutely could not tolerate his sect's greatest inheritance being lost outside while doing nothing.

One word: Do it!

Yu Xin's expression changed repeatedly. Soon, she nodded decisively and said, "I'll make those preparations. Your military rank will be arranged. Your sister will accompany you in this madness to the very end."

"Don't bear it alone. Sister promised you that she would always stand with you!"