A Needle Pierces Through the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace

Xue Ye felt the urge to cough up blood.

Oh, he really did cough up blood!

Xue Ye's dark expression finally cracked. After spraying a mouthful of blood into the sky, he slumped back on the dragon throne and fainted.

The ministers were instantly horrified.

We only wanted to slack off, not piss you to death!

"Protect His Majesty! Protect His Majesty!!!"

And then chaos erupted once more...

"Well, since His Majesty is all right, I'll be leaving first." Ning Fengzhi sighed, concern lingering in his brows. "Qinghe, you'll have to work harder during this time. His Majesty is unwell, and the affairs of the empire will still need you, the Crown Prince, to manage them."

"It is only right, Teacher. This is Qinghe's duty to begin with." Xue Qinghe smiled faintly.

"I just wonder whether Teacher has any leads regarding what happened last night?"

"Leads? How could your teacher not wish to uncover these so-called leads?" Ning Fengzhi gave a bitter smile. At present, he still trusted Xue Qinghe greatly.

Or rather, it was not Xue Qinghe himself that he trusted, but the bond of mutual interests between Xue Qinghe and himself as the empire's Imperial Preceptor and the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor. They were a community of shared interests standing on the same side.

He needed Xue Qinghe to ascend the throne, and Xue Qinghe likewise needed the support of him, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Sect Master and the empire's Imperial Preceptor.

Ning Fengzhi did not care what Xue Qinghe had done. He was not close to those princes of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family who had died in the struggle for succession, nor did he care whether Xue Qinghe had been the one to kill them.

On the contrary, if Xue Qinghe truly had done it, Ning Fengzhi would admire him even more.

Without ruthlessness, one could not stand firm. To sit on the imperial throne, one needed decisive methods, or trouble would come easily.

If anything went wrong, the best outcome would be to end up like Xu Tianran. With worse luck, one would either die on the spot or become crippled and be imprisoned until death.

As an old fox, could he possibly not know that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's princes had died under abnormal circumstances?

Impossible.

It was merely because of his position that he had never investigated such matters too deeply. As long as Ning Fengzhi was the one who benefited in the end, that was enough.

Thus, facing Xue Qinghe, he concealed nothing and voiced the speculation he had not mentioned during the earlier court session.

"Qinghe, according to Uncle Jian's investigation last night, the power of that attack was no less than the strongest attack he could unleash at full strength. In other words, that mysterious Titled Douluo is only stronger than Uncle Jian, never weaker."

"Such an expert should not have been unknown on the continent, yet I have never heard of any famous expert whose Martial Soul possessed a fire attribute as scorching as the sun."

"The only force on Douluo Continent that could possibly be hiding such an expert in secret is..."

"Spirit Hall."

Xue Qinghe:?

Spirit Hall has someone that impressive?

Why didn't I know?

Xue Qinghe maintained an awkward yet courteous smile, but inwardly, he could not help grumbling.

Spirit Hall currently had only two fire-attribute Titled Douluo: the Worship Hall's Fourth Worshiper, Mighty Lion Douluo, and the Elder Hall's Lingyuan Douluo.

Lingyuan Douluo simply did not possess that kind of destructive power.

Mighty Lion Douluo was strong enough, but his flames did not possess that near-solar scorching heat either...

Besides, knowing that she was carrying out a mission within the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, if Mighty Lion Douluo truly had some reason to make a move in Heaven Dou City, he could not possibly have failed to notify her completely. Why would she need to sit here making wild guesses?

"Yes, exactly. The only force capable of possessing such an expert without anyone knowing is Spirit Hall!" Xue Qinghe nodded gravely, while Qian Renxue secretly shook her head furiously.

Impossible. Absolutely impossible!

What made her most uncomfortable was that she clearly knew Ning Fengzhi's speculation was entirely wrong, yet she still had to agree with him.

"Although I do not know why Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo would launch an inexplicable attack in Heaven Dou City, there must surely be a reason!" Ning Fengzhi continued making solemn conjectures beside him, seriously battling wits with thin air.

"This likely involves some unspeakable secret of Spirit Hall!"

"Yeah, yeah, exactly..." Xue Qinghe nodded in agreement, rolling his eyes behind the scenes.

Spirit Hall's greatest secret plan was actually standing right in front of you...

"We of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will continue following up on this matter. Qinghe, you need only wait for news. Do not act rashly!"

"I understand, Teacher."

"What? One of my needles nearly pierced through Xue Ye's asshole?" Chen Yumo stared wide-eyed.

After using one needle to kill the Spirit Saint squad sent by the Great Soul Arena, Chen Yumo first spent a day in hiding under an identity he had prepared long ago, keeping a low profile to avoid the heat.

After all, the Sun God Needle needed to recharge after every use. During the recharging period, he was merely a somewhat overpowered two-ring Soul Grandmaster, unable to contend with those old monster experts.

He had to be hard when it was time to be hard, so he could penetrate obstacles.

He also had to be soft when it was time to be soft, or moving around would become extremely troublesome.

Yes, Chen Yumo was referring to his style of doing things. Anyone adding question marks should come in and reflect on themselves.

"The Sun God Needle is unlike the Sun-Moon Needle. The Sun-Moon Needle's charging formation has been improved, and it can be used again after continuously absorbing the essence of the sun and moon for three days. Every use of the Sun God Needle requires ten full days of recharging before it can be used again."

Before using the Sun God Needle, Chen Yumo had already prepared himself to honestly lie low for ten days.

Under such circumstances, he was obviously unsuited to investigate just how much impact the needle he had fired had caused.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Family was even less likely to spread the news that "a passing Titled Douluo blew up our imperial palace" to the whole world.

At first, only those government officials knew the imperial palace had been bombed.

It was not until Chen Yumo's Sun God Needle was nearly fully charged again, and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had no choice but to rebuild the imperial palace, that they could no longer keep the matter under wraps. The news spread throughout Heaven Dou City, reaching even Chen Yumo, who did not bother seeking out such information at all.

Only then did Chen Yumo truly experience the Sun God Needle's power firsthand.

From the Great Soul Arena in the East District, where he had fired the Sun God Needle, all the way to the central district where the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace stood, the total distance was nearly five thousand meters.

That single needle had wrecked more than ten buildings along the way, yet still had enough power left to blast the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace into the air.

According to the original story's description, this destructive power was simply more shocking than the fork Tang San had thrown. Tang San had merely blasted down a section of city wall, while Chen Yumo had sent the entire imperial palace flying!

He suddenly felt the urge to admire his own masterpiece, but reason made him extinguish that dangerous thought.

As long as he knew how powerful the Sun God Needle was, that was enough!

"Hehehe... Great Soul Arena, are you ready to face the judgment of the sun?" Chen Yumo chuckled sinisterly.