Planning to Collect Corpses

When Jiang Heng returned to the Sun Moon Royal Academy with Yao Ling, who had concealed his aura, news of Immortal Herbs in the Sunset Forest had already spread far and wide, growing increasingly intense.

The moment Crown Prince Xu Tianran learned that the information about the Immortal Herbs had leaked, he flew into a rage.

He had originally intended to quietly occupy the Sunset Forest and claim it without alerting the Heaven Dou Empire, thereby obtaining the Immortal Herbs he needed.

Yet before his plan could be fully carried out, news of the Immortal Herbs had already spread.

Not only had the Heaven Dou Empire taken action, but many secluded sects and factions had also emerged one after another.

When Immortal Herbs were involved, even the mere possibility was enough to stir the hearts of those great powers.

As more and more people entered the Sunset Forest to investigate, the Soul Guidance Master Legion he had sent out could no longer remain hidden and was completely exposed.

A Soul Guidance Master Legion from the Sun Moon Empire had secretly infiltrated the Douluo Three Kingdoms, and it was connected to Immortal Herbs. Under the Heaven Dou Empire's lead, the major factions unanimously decided to deal with the Sun Moon Empire's people first and wipe them out.

Only afterward would they discuss the matter of the Immortal Herbs.

In the past, Shrek Academy had always led such efforts against the Sun Moon Empire.

But Shrek Academy's strength had now been greatly diminished, and it had lost all of its former prestige.

Naturally, it no longer had the qualifications to take the lead.

The Heaven Dou Empire naturally had its own foundation for stepping forward.

The Body Sect had emerged and become the Heaven Dou Empire's protector sect.

Most importantly, the Body Sect's leader, Du Busi, had successfully broken through to become a Limit Douluo and condensed Body Resonance Twin Soul Cores.

That naturally gave him such influence.

Moreover, for some unknown reason, another secluded sect within the Heaven Dou Empire, the Mysterious Underworld Sect, had also emerged alongside the Body Sect and formed an alliance with it.

The Nine Treasures Glazed Sect had likewise chosen this moment to emerge. Though it had not directly allied with the Body Sect like the Mysterious Underworld Sect, it had already established a cooperative partnership with it.

Of the three secluded sects, two openly supported the Heaven Dou Empire, while the remaining one provided financial support.

For a time, the Heaven Dou Empire was in the spotlight like never before.

The moment Xu Tianran learned that the matter had been exposed, he immediately sent reinforcements.

After all, the Soul Guidance Master Legion he had dispatched was the strongest force under his command. If it suffered serious losses, the power in his hands would be greatly reduced.

Furthermore, the Sunset Forest contained something he had long coveted. There could be no mistakes.

In order to better control everything and obtain greater power and authority, Xu Tianran launched a coup during Jiang Heng's absence.

He went from crown prince to emperor, while the former emperor became the Retired Emperor, stripped of all real power.

After becoming emperor, Xu Tianran immediately initiated plans for war against the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

He shifted attention abroad, minimizing the negative impact of forcing the former emperor to abdicate and claiming the throne for himself.

The border Soul Guidance Master Legions deployed, intimidating the Douluo Three Kingdoms and tying down their forces. Then, in Elder Kong's name, he invited the offerings of the Offering Hall to head for the Sunset Forest.

This time, he was staking everything on it.

He wanted not only the Immortal Herb that could restore his manhood, but also the unification of the two continents under the Sun Moon Empire!

Since Huo Yuhao had not come to the Sun Moon Royal Academy, he had never met Ju Zi, and there had been none of that ridiculous mess.

Furthermore, Xu Tianran had stood again and even had hope of becoming a real man. Though his possessiveness toward Ju Zi remained strong, it was no longer so extreme that Ju Zi wanted to resist him.

Besides, Ju Zi could now finally don armor, command a Soul Guidance Master Legion, lead troops against the Star Luo Empire, and avenge her father.

For a time, both continents were engulfed in smoke and flames, thrown into constant turmoil.

A full-scale war could erupt at any moment.

"Many people may die in this war."

The moment Jiang Heng set foot on Ming Capital's soil, he already knew that many things had happened during his absence.

"Sheng Long, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Yao Ling, transformed into a thin and frail-looking man, followed behind Jiang Heng and asked in confusion.

At first, he had truly thought Sheng Long needed his help refining Soul Tools. But after hearing what Sheng Long had instructed him to do along the way, Yao Ling had been completely dumbfounded.

"Since you have already entered the human world, I will not hide it from you."

"This war sweeping across two continents was, in a sense, brought about by me."

"The more powerful human Soul Masters die, the better it is for our Soul Beast race, isn't it?"

"You only need to handle what I have instructed you to do. Afterward, I will certainly give you a reward that satisfies you."

Jiang Heng spoke with a calm smile.

Naturally, there was some boasting in his words. Even without him, war between the Sun Moon Empire and the Douluo Three Kingdoms would inevitably have erupted. It was only a matter of sooner or later.

The reason he did this was naturally to earn goodwill among the Soul Beasts, build his reputation, and gather power and influence.

You, Di Tian, were the Beast God yet did nothing. Then I, Sheng Long, would do it.

When the day came that he was strong enough, so long as he was present, if Di Tian still called himself the Beast God, who would agree?

Inviting Yao Ling was not merely for the sake of his plans. It was also to have him serve as a witness.

Otherwise, if he did so much while none of the Fierce Beasts knew about it, would he not be nothing but a complete clown?

For that reason, he had even given Di Tian's Black Dragon Reverse Scale to Yao Ling to help conceal his aura.

As for concealing himself, there was no need to worry. With his current spiritual power, even a Limit Douluo could not discover his true identity.

Of course, there was something else he had not told Yao Ling.

The more powerful experts died, the more corpses he would obtain.

The more corpses of powerful experts he had, the greater his forces would become.

All of them were materials prepared for cultivating Undead Magic.

"Perhaps you are right. We should stir up wars among humans from time to time."

Yao Ling was one of the more intelligent Fierce Beasts, and he quickly understood Jiang Heng's purpose.

"Let's go. First, let's meet the bodyguard I found for you!"

Jiang Heng led Yao Ling toward the Sun Moon Royal Academy.

Yao Ling's strength was ultimately somewhat lacking. To achieve their goal, they needed a powerful helper.

The Fierce Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest certainly possessed enough strength, but they all had their own agendas and could not be controlled.

Fortunately, there was a suitable helper here now.

With a movement of his spiritual power, Jiang Heng found Snow Empress's location.

To be honest, with Snow Empress's ethereal beauty and Jing Hongchen's care, she was doing quite well at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.

With her formidable strength and outstanding Soul Tool expertise, she was faintly showing signs of becoming the foremost among the younger generation.

When Jiang Heng arrived where Snow Empress was, he happened upon quite a spectacle.

Jing Hongchen's grandson, Xiao Hongchen, was making an extravagant public confession to Snow Empress.

Someone so bizarrely chuunibyou could even make a confession bizarre.

The scene was so grand it was enough to make someone die of embarrassment on the spot.