Prince Great Sun Mansion: The Emperor's Suspicions? I'll Just Lead an Expedition to the Douluo Continent! (Please Read!)

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Xu Zhao stared at the three characters "Holy Soul Village" on the panel, a strange feeling rising in his heart.

"So, according to the original script, I should've transmigrated to the Douluo Continent and become an ordinary child from Holy Soul Village.

Awaken Blue Silver Grass and follow Tang San's path?"

"But because of a system malfunction, I was reborn on the Sun Moon Continent as a scion of the imperial family, with two top-tier Martial Souls?"

This was simply... fantastic!

Who'd want to be that poor blacksmith's son?

Wouldn't it be better to be an untouchable rich second-generation heir in the Sun Moon Empire, with all the resources he could want and a Titled Douluo bodyguard?

But still.

"Since the system's here, even if it's eight years late, I might as well take the rewards."

Xu Zhao rubbed his chin, a glint flashing in his eyes.

"Besides, by my calculations, the Douluo Continent should be at the original story's turning point right now.

The Elite Tournament has ended. Tang San has awakened his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline and entered Slaughter City, where he'll level up at a breakneck pace.

This is the perfect time to go."

"The Spirit Hall reigns supreme, the Two Great Empires are barely hanging on, and the Upper Three Sects are all plotting against one another."

"Their Soul Tool technology is thousands of years behind the Sun Moon Empire's. They're practically a fat piece of meat waiting to be carved up."

Soul Tools could be found in many ruins across the Douluo Continent.

And going by the vague accounts from the Peerless Tang Sect era...

There were two possible explanations for the Soul Tools found in the ruins of the Douluo Continent.

First, the Douluo Continent and the Sun Moon Continent had once been one, countless years ago.

Later, the two continents separated, and Soul Tool technology on the Douluo Continent was dealt a devastating blow.

From then on, Soul Tools could only be found in ruins, and most of them were merely Storage Soul Tools.

Second, the Douluo Continent had developed Soul Tool technology just like the Sun Moon Continent, countless years ago, but for some unknown reason, it had fallen into decline.

Xu Zhao slowly walked to the window and pushed it open.

Beyond it lay a magnificent imperial city. Towering Soul Tool Towers gleamed, while vast Aerial Fortresses appeared and vanished among the clouds.

This was the glorious civilization of the Sun Moon Empire.

"Since the system wants me to go to Holy Soul Village, I'll make the trip."

"But I'm not going there to be some brat in a beginner's village."

Xu Zhao stood with his hands behind his back. An air of authority rose naturally from him, and a playful smile tugged at his lips.

"I'm going to conquer it."

"Su Yuntao, Blind Douluo?

I'm looking forward to it. According to the system, if I go, I'll awaken a third Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass, and it can even help me evolve my bloodline into the Blue Silver King.

And after it evolves into the Blue Silver King, there's a cave behind the waterfall in the hills behind Holy Soul Village. Tang Hao hid a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone there.

There's also the new Blue Silver Emperor that grew from the seeds left behind after Ah Yin's sacrifice."

With that thought, Xu Zhao didn't hesitate any longer. He pushed open the secret chamber doors and strode out.

Outside, two Soul Douluo guards clad in golden armor immediately dropped to one knee.

"Welcome back, Your Highness!"

Xu Zhao nodded slightly, his voice calm but commanding.

"Go. Inform my father and the elders of the Elder Hall.

"Tell them I have something important to discuss.

"Also, issue the order: prepare the Royal Soul Tool Fleet and summon every expert in the prince's residence who's at least a Soul Saint."

The two guards exchanged a glance, both visibly shocked.

Prepare the fleet?

Summon the experts?

Was this a declaration of war?

Or was he planning to reenact the Wuxuan Gate Incident from several centuries ago?

One of the guards asked cautiously, "Your Highness, where are we attacking?"

Xu Zhao looked up and smiled faintly. He uttered four words:

"The Douluo Continent."

Xu Zhao made no effort to restrain the Soul Power he'd just awakened. It was still restless.

The pressure of a Level 94 Titled Douluo, even if only a trace escaped, was enough to make the air grow thick as mercury.

As Xu Zhao strode forward, the specially made Soul Tool metal floor trembled faintly beneath his feet. The surrounding space seemed to pulse with every breath he took.

The maids and guards along his path had already collapsed to the ground as soon as they felt his presence, trembling and too terrified to look up.

It was a shudder that came from the depths of the soul, an instinctive submission to the strong.

"He's here."

His father Xu Yu's deep, resonant voice rang in Xu Zhao's ears, brimming with unconcealed delight and boldness.

The corners of Xu Zhao's mouth lifted. With a flash, he became a streak of golden-red light and vanished from where he stood.

The next moment, he appeared in the main hall of the Great Sun Prince Mansion.

The entire hall was paved with precious Red Sun Warm Jade. Intricate Soul Tool patterns adorned the pillars, making it not only lavish but also one enormous Soul Power-gathering formation.

A man and a woman sat upon the dais at the head of the hall.

The man was powerfully built and stern-faced. His long red hair stirred despite the still air, and whenever his eyes opened or closed, it was as if two blazing suns had risen inside the hall.

He was the Sun Moon Empire's Prince Great Sun, Xu Yu, a Level 98 Peak Douluo.

Beside Xu Yu sat a beautiful woman in pale gold court dress.

She carried herself with graceful nobility, and her refined features held a distinctive blend of scholarly elegance and spirited resolve.

She was Princess Consort Kong Yan.

Although Kong Yan wasn't a combat-focused Soul Master, she came from one of the Sun Moon Empire's most prestigious Soul Engineer families. She was a Level 8 Soul Engineer herself, with spiritual power that had reached the Vastness realm.

On the Sun Moon Continent, Level 8 was the pinnacle of Soul Tool craftsmanship.

"Zhao'er!"

At the sight of Xu Zhao, affection flooded Kong Yan's eyes.

Kong Yan hurried to her feet, looking him up and down.

Feeling the solid, terrifying aura radiating from him, she covered her mouth and exclaimed, "That aura... You really broke through to Level 94?"

Xu Zhao bowed slightly to his parents, then straightened, a confident smile on his face.

"I didn't disappoint you. I felt something last night and was fortunate enough to break through the bottleneck."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Xu Yu slapped the armrest so hard that his palm left an imprint in the rare metal.

He laughed three times, his booming voice making the hall vibrate.

"A Level 94 Titled Douluo at twenty!

"Hahahaha!

"My son, Xu Yu's son, is truly a peerless genius!"

Xu Yu rose and strode over to Xu Zhao, clapping him firmly on the shoulder. His eyes burned with fierce pride.

"When I was twenty, I'd only just broken through to Soul Emperor.

"At your rate, if word got out, Soul Masters across the entire continent would be so ashamed they'd kill themselves!"

As he spoke, the fervor in Xu Yu's eyes faded, replaced by deep concern and a trace of coldness.

Xu Yu glanced toward the imperial palace outside the hall and snorted.

"Hmph. Your imperial uncle's been getting more and more restless lately.

"Even though a formation concealed the disturbance from your breakthrough, those old fellows in the Imperial Offering Hall couldn't have failed to sense it."

"Zhao'er, you're too dazzling now. The imperial family... probably won't tolerate us any longer."