The Sun Moon Empire's Response

"Was that the God of the Sea descending just now?"

Xu Jiujiu murmured softly.

But most of those present were Titled Douluo, so her words rang in their ears like a great bell.

The crowd grew excited. The man before them was a Limit Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect; he had no reason whatsoever to deceive them.

Besides, what could he gain by telling them not to act rashly? They could not think of anything, so they stopped thinking about it. In any case, he was a god of Douluo Continent and would surely stand on their side.

"So, you may send out messages now, but you must not act recklessly. Everything will be under the God of the Sea's command."

Er Ming spoke, releasing an immense aura that bore down on everyone. It was a warning.

"Of course, of course."

Some of the elders were incomparably excited. They had grown up listening to legends of the God of the Sea and had received an education at Shrek Academy, leaving them with a blind reverence for him.

"I wonder when we will be able to meet the God of the Sea."

Yan Shaozhe was the one who spoke. The flames of fury burned in his heart, and he could scarcely wait to avenge them.

"The God of the Sea's descent still requires certain rituals. Our Clear Sky Sect can prepare those. What you need to do is gather your strength and obey the God of the Sea's orders when the time comes."

A trace of impatience entered Er Ming's voice. He had always disliked Tang San. He had only been moved for a brief while when Xiao Wu was revived, yet now this group wanted to meet Tang San. Were they really so eager to be his dogs? "I will return to make preparations. Protect Dong'er and Yuhao well. The God of the Sea also thinks highly of them."

Er Ming brought up the two of them again, hoping everyone would devote most of their efforts to protecting them.

Still, he was not wrong. Whether his biological daughter Dong'er truly mattered to Tang San was another question, but Tang San certainly valued Huo Yuhao, the Child of Destiny. He had pulled quite a few strings for him.

"We shall obey the God of the Sea's command."

Er Ming left immediately after speaking. The situation was different now. Tang San's arrival would instantly intensify the conflict between humans and Soul Beasts, transforming it into all-out war.

Though he despised Tang San, Er Ming had to admit that he and his elder brother could only live properly by relying on Tang San. They had to hasten the process of awakening him.

Mu En lay in his recliner, coldly observing the crowd's fervor without saying a word.

He had actually tried to eliminate the God of the Sea's influence before. After all, Shrek Academy could not blindly worship a single person, even if that person was a god.

But he later gave up, because Shrek Academy was essentially a platform for exchange brought together under faith in the God of the Sea. Without the God of the Sea as its guarantee, no one dared imagine what Shrek Academy's future would be like. Mu En did not dare take that gamble.

He watched helplessly as everyone fell into a frenzy and believed in the God of the Sea unconditionally, but he could not speak up. He lacked the ability to resolve this matter; only the God of the Sea could.

Mu En sighed softly. The master of the Sea God Pavilion lay alone in his recliner, watching their revelry.

Jing Hongchen's face was livid. If not for the so-called divine miracle of the God of the Sea several thousand years ago, the Sun Moon Empire could never have surrendered so easily.

And now the God of the Sea was descending again. Did that mean the war the Sun Moon Empire had prepared for so long would have to stop again?

Though it was not ideal to speak of human civil war at a time like this, anyone would feel miserable if a war machine that had already begun warming up had to be forcibly halted.

Jing Hongchen was also cursing the so-called gods of the God Realm for being irresponsible. Were gods not supposed to be forbidden from interfering with the lower realm? Why could the God of the Sea descend so easily? And he even seemed to be planning to command matters personally. Would that not make the Sun Moon Empire nothing more than cannon fodder?

Xu Jiujiu did not care whether the God of the Sea would command them or not. Her only concern was what the god thought of the Xu Family. No matter the reason, the Dai Family no longer being the imperial family was a fact. She only hoped the Xu Family could preserve its bloodline and continue onward.

"Ahem. Do not get so excited yet. Do not forget the God of the Sea's orders. Send back all the intelligence gathered during this investigation and have the factions you represent discuss it."

Mu En interrupted their reverie. Most humans worshipped gods, especially those who had studied at Shrek Academy, but he did not believe gods would treat mortals kindly. The only thing they could do now was complete the task assigned by the God of the Sea.

Everyone fell silent. How were they supposed to report this? That half the Titled Douluo they had brought were dead?

"And this. Du Busi gave it to me. It is meant for the Body Sect."

Xuan Zi tore open his stomach. The skin that had only just healed split apart again and began bleeding.

He pulled out a palm-sized booklet from within. Its entire surface was pale gold. After he used Soul Power to remove the blood from its surface, four elegant words were revealed: "Secrets of the Body."

Golden Body Douluo's eyes instantly reddened. His sect master was already gone, yet he had still been thinking about ensuring that the Body Sect's true inheritance would not be severed.

"Thank you."

Golden Body Douluo accepted the booklet and clutched it tightly to his chest.

"No need to thank me. If Du Busi hadn't stopped me..."

Xuan Zi still had some conscience at this moment. After all, he should have been the first to die, yet he had ended up surviving.

After the meeting ended, the representatives sent messages back to the factions behind them. For a time, the entire continent was shocked.

"Ahem. My dear ministers, what do you think of this matter?"

The old emperor sat upon the dragon throne, his eyes narrowed as he looked at those in the hall.

There were not many people, but all of them were Ninth Level Soul Guidance Masters. Even Kong Deming had been summoned from seclusion.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to what the Hongchen Hall Master said, we will likely be sent to the very front of the war, only to be instantly killed by those terrifying Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, whose strength we know nothing about."

One Ninth Level Soul Guidance Master spoke, and the others fell silent upon hearing it.

"Elder Kong, what are your thoughts?"

The old emperor slowly turned to Kong Deming, who stood at the side.

"It is true that our Sun Moon Empire has no ancestors who became gods, but we are not to be trifled with either. If it truly comes to that, this old man will stand at the front and hold off the God of the Sea. Then we will take the other empires down with us."

Kong Deming was already prepared to flip the table. The God of the Sea would surely favor the original Douluo Three Kingdoms. If they obediently submitted, then even if humanity won the war against the Soul Beasts in the end, the Sun Moon Empire would still lose. It would be annexed by the original Douluo Three Kingdoms.

If it truly came to the destruction of their nation and people, who would still care about humanity's future?

The eyes of several Ninth Level Soul Guidance Masters shifted slightly. They would be honored guests wherever they went; they did not want to die alongside the Sun Moon Empire.

"Among you, there must be people in contact with the Douluo Three Kingdoms. But I do not care. When that day comes, will you drag out a miserable existence and leave behind eternal infamy, or will you be remembered forever in the hearts of the Sun Moon Empire's people? Choose for yourselves."

"When the time comes, my dear ministers, unleash the preparations our Sun Moon Empire has made over thousands of years upon the Douluo Three Kingdoms. This is my command. May the glory of the Sun Moon forever shine upon the continent."

In the end, the old emperor chose to bear this crime himself. As for the next emperor, perhaps there would not even be one.

"May the glory of the Sun Moon forever shine upon the continent."

Everyone bowed slightly and shouted in unison.

As long as humanity endured, internal strife would never cease. For feudal rulers like these, being annexed by their own kind was worse than everyone perishing together. Of course, some were willing to surrender their power for the peace of their people, but the old emperor was clearly not one of them. He would even use such matters as a weapon.