The Two Naive Emperors

"Th-this... this!..."

The Heavenly Soul Emperor stared in disbelief at the scene unfolding on the Heavenly Curtain.

Shaken to his core, his body slumped directly onto the imperial throne.

This emperor had never imagined that their mighty Heaven Dou Empire would, in the future, have its capital breached by the Sun Moon Empire in just over ten days, losing a third of its territory!

The Heavenly Soul royal family could only flee east like stray dogs, covered by the remaining two Soul Engineer legions, relentlessly pursued by the Sun Moon Empire's army.

And the situation only worsened, as if the empire would be completely annihilated in the next instant.

The brutal reality laid bare before him was like a resounding slap across the face of the Heavenly Soul royal family.

All their so-called efforts and reforms were utterly insignificant before the Sun Moon Empire's military might!

"Relocate the capital—if necessary, we must relocate the capital!!"

Even though it was a future event, it had already terrified the current Heavenly Soul Emperor out of his wits.

This was something unheard of!

If the outside world learned of the emperor's thoughts at this moment, it would undoubtedly stir up a massive storm and ignite a huge public outcry.

As the supreme ruler of the Heaven Dou Empire, faced with an enemy that would invade his nation in the future, his first thought was not to prepare more for resistance;

Instead, he chose the cowardly option of making capital relocation a necessary measure in critical times.

'Shrek Academy is the only hope!' After calming down slightly, the emperor finally began to think about how to deal with the Sun Moon Empire.

It could only be said to be a reliance on a path forged over thousands of years, which instantly brought Shrek Academy to the emperor's mind.

Whenever disasters struck the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, Shrek Academy always stepped forward to resist them.

'That child Shao Zhuang must be heavily rewarded and vigorously courted!!'

Moreover, since the Heavenly Curtain had already revealed a top-tier prodigy like Shao Zhuang, the Heavenly Soul Emperor became even more convinced that the future lay with Shrek Academy.

Especially since Shrek Academy was located on the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire, and the future pinnacle figure Shao Zhuang was also a citizen of their empire.

So the Heavenly Soul Emperor decided to go all in, firmly clinging to Shrek Academy and Shao Zhuang's coattails.

That way, even if the Sun Moon Empire launched an invasion in the future, with Shrek Academy's help, they could still stabilize the situation and avoid the near-annihilation shown on the Heavenly Curtain.

One might have thought that after calming down, the Heavenly Soul Emperor would come up with more thoughtful decisions.

But instead, he still placed his hopes on others, unwilling to put in any effort to enact reforms within the Heaven Dou Empire.

It could only be said that the emperors of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms were all cut from the same cloth—no wonder the Sun Moon Empire would eventually unify the entire continent.

Compared to the Sun Moon Empire, the original Douluo Three Kingdoms were far too backward and complacent.

"Summon someone—convey my decree: enfeoff Shao Zhuang as Duke Xuanyao..."

After settling on the idea of clinging to powerful allies, the Heavenly Soul Emperor quickly took action.

He immediately issued an edict, granting Shao Zhuang the title of duke, with his fief being the very city where he had once lived.

Ever since Shao Zhuang appeared on the Heavenly Curtain and displayed his monstrous talent, his information had already been obtained by all major powers.

'To think such a peerless genius is a citizen of my Heaven Dou Empire—truly a blessing in disguise.'

The Heavenly Soul Emperor was still rejoicing, having such a great talent destined to stand at the world's pinnacle in the future.

As long as he secured a good relationship with him now, then the future of their Heaven Dou Empire would be worry-free.

After all, having learned of the future in advance, Shrek Academy would certainly not stand idly by and watch their Heaven Dou Empire be destroyed.

Lingdou City, Heaven Spirit Imperial Palace.

The Heaven Spirit Emperor watched the near-total collapse of the Heaven Dou Empire on the Heavenly Curtain and couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow.

Among the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, the Heaven Spirit Empire had the smallest territory and the weakest overall strength.

Its military power was the most feeble, and its foundation was the shallowest.

If the Sun Moon Empire could destroy the Heaven Dou Empire so quickly, then the process of annihilating their Heaven Spirit Empire would surely be even faster.

The Heaven Spirit Emperor speculated that the reason their empire hadn't been the first to fall was due to its geographical advantage.

Compared to the Star Luo Empire, which directly faced the Sun Moon Empire, and the Heaven Dou Empire, which was very close to it, Their Heaven Spirit Empire was 'protected' at the innermost by the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires, separated from the Sun Moon Empire by a great distance.

So even if the Sun Moon Empire chose to fight on all three fronts, attacking their Heaven Spirit Empire would require far more military resources.

"What difference does it make to hold out a little longer? It's just delaying death." The Heaven Spirit Emperor sighed.

Tianyang Douluo's figure appeared in the palace, comforting the emperor, "Your Majesty, as long as the royal bloodline is not extinguished, there will always be a chance to rise again."

"Moreover, the existence of the Heavenly Curtain has fully exposed the Sun Moon Empire's wolfish ambitions. As long as the original Douluo Three Kingdoms unite and resist the Sun Moon Empire together with Shrek Academy, there is still great hope."

"Uncle Yang, I understand all the reasoning you speak of, but the problem is, how can one guard against thieves every single day?" The Heaven Spirit Emperor sighed.

Did he not know that this was the best solution for the moment?

Just like thousands of years ago, when the original Douluo Three Kingdoms united and, under Shrek Academy's leadership, successfully defeated the Sun Moon Empire, restoring peace and stability to the continent.

But as he himself said, there is no such thing as guarding against a thief every day for a thousand days.

If the Sun Moon Empire is not destroyed, then the original Douluo Three Kingdoms will have to live in constant fear.

"If only the Sun Moon Continent had never merged into our Douluo Continent!" The Heaven Spirit Emperor suddenly indulged in this baseless fantasy.

The Heaven Spirit royal family had, after all, evolved from the Heavenly Dou royal family ten thousand years ago.

Although the vast Heavenly Dou Empire had split into the Heaven Dou Empire and the Heaven Spirit Empire, their Xue Family still maintained its royal status.

After ten thousand years, they had long grown accustomed to the current imperial borders.

Living on like this would have been fine.

But the problem was that the Sun Moon Empire, with its wolfish ambition, always dreamed of unifying the continent.

'Alas...' Watching the emperor's demeanor, a flicker of disappointment, barely perceptible, passed through Tianyang Douluo's eyes.

The Heaven Spirit royal family had been at ease for too long; they had lost even a shred of fighting spirit.

At this critical moment when the fire was about to singe their eyebrows, they still refused to embrace change, spoke such disheartening words, and even entertained those impractical fantasies.

Was this the attitude a emperor should have?

If it weren't for the great kindness the previous emperor had shown him, Tianyang Douluo would have long since found a place to retire, rather than continuing to serve as the Guardian Douluo, dedicating himself wholeheartedly to the Heaven Spirit Empire.