A major event had recently occurred in Heaven Dou City.
The Skywater Academy team had been attacked by a group of Black Clad Persons in a suicidal assault while returning from the Soul Arena to their hotel. Meanwhile, Dean Shui Ningbing had happened to be held up by the Soul Arena's manager over "trivial matters," arriving a little too late. Fortunately, You Mengchu had been bored enough to tag along with the girls and swiftly took care of every attacker.
The descendant of a Titled Douluo had been attacked by enemies of unknown origin in the busiest district of a nation's capital, only for their own people to resolve the matter in the end. This was not only an insult to the Empire's dignity, but also a psychological blow.
For such a vicious incident to occur so close to the imperial palace in a nation's capital, if the Heaven Dou Imperial Family could not provide a reasonable explanation, they would truly lose a great deal of prestige and support. In any case, this was enough to keep the Empire's officials frantically busy.
It was said that upon learning the news, the already frail Xue Ye flew into a rage. In the end, he became so enraged that he failed to catch his breath and fainted outright.
The Crown Prince, meanwhile, stayed by the Emperor's side all night to tend to him, portraying the image of a dutiful son to perfection.
At the same time, the Heaven Dou Empire urgently issued a manhunt order. Anyone who provided verified information would be directly granted a noble title, regardless of who they were.
After regaining consciousness, the Emperor personally dispatched an expert to investigate. The man sent was a seventy-ninth-ranked battle Soul Sage and also the second-in-command of Heaven Dou's military. He was