Sun Moon Empire, Ming Capital.
Deep within the palace, the lights blazed brightly.
A cold, triumphant smile rested on Xu Tianran's lips.
There was no need for him to inspect the results in haste.
To kill Xia Ming this time, he had deployed the Empire's strongest forces, along with two Limit Douluos from the Holy Spirit Cult and the Evil Emperor.
That lineup was enough to crush every expert of the Three Continent Empires on a frontal battlefield. It could even pose a lethal threat to Di Tian.
And their target was merely a youth suspected of possessing the combat power of a Limit Douluo.
He closed his eyes, already mapping out the next stage of his grand plan.
Once news of Xia Ming's execution returned, Shrek's morale would collapse.
While they were grieving and in disarray, he would coordinate with the agents hidden within the academy and strike from both inside and out.
Then he would call upon the same force that had surrounded Xia Ming to storm Sea God Pavilion and kill the Dragon God Douluo, Mu En.
When that happened, Shrek would fall, and the Three Continent Empires would lose their strongest pillar.
He could then lead his armies westward and sweep through Heavenly Soul, Dou Ling Empire, and Star Luo.
Within ten years at most, the entire continent would kneel beneath the iron hooves of the Sun Moon Empire and bask in the glory of Xu Tianran.
At that thought, he could barely restrain his laughter.
The millennia-long standoff between the four great empires of the continent would end in his hands.
He would become the greatest ruler in the history of the Sun Moon Empire!
Yet the smile at the corner of his lips had not fully bloomed.
The space around him suddenly rippled without