The commentary on the Sky Curtain slowly faded, and the images that had filled it gradually blurred.
At the sight, everyone stood frozen in place.
Was it ending?
No way!
They'd only just gotten interested, and now it was over?
Besides, the scene had ended so abruptly. It would be strange if it just stopped here!
Just as the Sky Curtain was about to disappear, several lines of text suddenly appeared on it!
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Seeing the message on the Sky Curtain,
everyone finally understood. So it was only ending for now!
In front of the main hall of the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
"Until Elder Ye returns, I'll have to trouble you all to guard Star Luo Imperial City."
Xu Jiawei's eyes flickered faintly.
At his words, the Venerables present were taken aback, but quickly understood.
"Your Majesty, do you mean..." Shattered Star Douluo asked, his expression darkening.
"Whether the information revealed by the Sky Curtain is true or not, it will certainly make the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult wary of us. Even the Heaven Dou and Dou Ling Empires may well become our enemies."
Xu Jiawei nodded, his expression grave. "We must be prepared for any enemies who might come for us!"
Gu Tian wasn't yet famous throughout the world, but not long ago, he had awakened a top-grade martial soul with an Innate Soul Power level above ten at the awakening ceremony in Star Luo Imperial City.
Anyone who bothered to investigate could learn the basic details about Gu Tian, as well as where he was now.
After that, he would face an endless stream of assassins.
Aside from the Star Luo Empire, and perhaps Shrek Academy, no other faction would want to see Gu Tian rise to power.
It was easy to imagine how dangerous the situation had become for Gu Tian—or, for that matter, the Star Luo Empire.
At that, everyone quickly grasped the gravity of the situation.
"So we're going to be enemies with the whole world!"
Heavenly Fiend Douluo's face showed a flicker of surprise.
In his early years, he had been hunted by several major sects in the Dou Ling Empire. He had chosen to seek refuge with the Star Luo Empire's Hall of Enshrinement.
By contrast, with the Sun Moon Empire's relentless pressure, the Star Luo, Heaven Dou, and Dou Ling Empires had formed an alliance, leaving him no way to take revenge. Perhaps this was an opportunity.
"Not quite enemies with the whole world."
Xu Jiawei shook his head. "As long as Shrek Academy stands with us, the Heaven Dou and Dou Ling Empires won't oppose us."
That was no exaggeration. Shrek, the continent's foremost academy, had long since outgrown the role of a school.
It held considerable influence throughout the continent, especially in the Heaven Dou and Dou Ling Empires. Its dean could even stand as an equal to their emperors.
"Now we can only hope Elder Ye can bring Shrek Academy over to become an ally of our Star Luo Empire."
Xuanji Douluo sighed softly.
As a legion commander of the Star Luo Empire, he disliked relying on others, given his temperament.
But there was no help for it. Under the current circumstances, only by joining forces with Shrek Academy could the Star Luo Empire protect the young man who would one day lead the empire—and even the entire Human Race—to rise.
"It's not just Shrek. We could also try to win over the Soul Beast Clan and the Body Sect."
After a moment's thought, Star Cloud Douluo said, "Neither of them is any weaker than Shrek."
He wasn't speaking without reason. In the Sky Curtain's vanished future, Gu Tian would become not only the Star Luo Emperor and Master of the Sea God Pavilion, but also the next Lord of Soul Beasts, while the Body Sect would serve him in the future.
That meant both the Soul Beast Clan and the Body Sect might be persuaded to join them.
If they could bring those factions together, then even an alliance between the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult would pose no threat.
"The Body Sect is worth approaching, but the Soul Beast Clan..."
Xu Jiawei readily agreed about the former, but remained wary of the latter.
Those who weren't of our kind could never be trusted.
That held true in any world.
At this point in time, the idea of humans and soul beasts forming an alliance was practically impossible.
"I once heard that in the Star Dou Great Forest lives the Jade Heavenly Swan, a five-hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast ranked fourth among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts. Bi Ji is the strongest healing-type Soul Beast."
"She is kind and does everything in her power to prevent war, while treating injured Soul Beasts."
Just then, Wang Xian'er spoke up. "If we can persuade her, perhaps it's worth a try."
"This..."
Xu Jiawei still looked hesitant.
It was no wonder he was so cautious.
One wrong move, and they could end up playing with fire and getting burned.
He was no Peerless Emperor from the Sky Curtain, the one who united the entire Douluo Continent and brought humans and Soul Beasts to live together in peace.
And setting aside the Soul Beasts' response, even the Star Luo Empire itself would be thrown into turmoil.
"We'll have to wait until Elder Ye returns before deciding."
"The Star Dou Great Forest is close to Shrek Academy. If the Ferocious Beasts there make any move, Shrek Academy will be the first to notice."
After a long silence, Xu Jiawei finally spoke. "So our top priority is still to see whether the Star Luo Empire can form an alliance with Shrek."
"That's true. Even if we reach an agreement with the Beast God in the Star Dou Great Forest, Shrek Academy would stand in our way, so it wouldn't do much good."
Wang Xian'er sighed. "Let's hope everything goes smoothly!"
"Very well, Venerables. Discuss among yourselves and choose two people to protect Gu Tian in secret."
Xu Jiawei waved a hand. "We'll discuss everything else after Elder Ye returns."
"Yes." The Venerables nodded, then turned and left.
They all knew it well.
After today, the Star Luo Empire was sure to be shaken by major events!
No!
It wasn't just the Star Luo Empire. Every faction across the Douluo Continent was about to make a major move.
At the heart of all this upheaval lay the Star Luo Imperial Capital—or, more precisely, the place where the peerless figure who would one day change the world's order could be found.
At the same time,
the Douluo Continent was thrown into turmoil beneath the surface.
Azure Luan Douluo, head of the Star Luo Empire's Hall of Enshrinement, met with Mu En, the current Master of the Sea God Pavilion at Shrek Academy.
Zhongli Wu, Cult Master of the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Old Sun Moon Emperor quietly reached an agreement.
The Heaven Dou and Dou Ling Empires, once divided, also held a secret meeting to discuss an important decision.
The two Clear Sky Sect masters, Niu Tian and Tai Tan, tried to contact Tang San in the Divine Realm, but got no response.
Only the Soul Beast Clan remained quiet. Neither the Far North nor the Star Dou Great Forest showed any unusual activity, as if they were waiting for something.
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