Dai Yunzhao's words had ultimately had their effect.
The young eunuchs all dropped to their knees, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
That leading young eunuch also gave up a long list of names one after another.
They were all Dai Weisi's most loyal followers!
They were not loyal to Star Luo, but to Dai Weisi.
Every one of them had to be removed.
Once the list had been fully written, Dai Yunzhao did not hesitate in the slightest before sending them all to meet King Yama.
They were merely minor fry. The real big fish were still to come.
Dai Yunzhao sat on his bed with his eyes closed, resting.
An hour later, Shadow finally emerged from the darkness.
Seeing the bloodstains on the ground, he asked in surprise, "Did you fight someone?"
Dai Yunzhao nodded.
Dai Yunzhao spoke softly. "Shadow, once we have completely taken control of part of the authority in a few days, investigate the people on this list."
Shadow took the list and nodded.
"I'll keep an eye on them in secret."
Shadow's return meant that the information had been thoroughly spread.
How great was the allure of two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts?
On Douluo Continent, the ones capable of stirring up storms were ultimately still those Soul Masters!
No one could remain unmoved by Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
Moreover, Spirit Hall and Tang Hao had long held grudges against each other.
If they could not find Tang Hao, could they not find Tang San?
Once this information spread, the entire Douluo Continent would turn against Tang Hao and his son!
Whether they had a grudge or not, for the sake of two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, they would have to develop one!
Dai Yunzhao lay in bed and slept soundly through the night.
It was the first time in all these years that he had slept so peacefully.
After all, from the moment he had been born, he had been dragged into the Star Luo Empire's brutal struggle of raising poison within poison.
Now that every obstacle in his path had been removed and Shadow was by his side, he had nothing left to fear.
As a puppet, Shadow simply melted into the shadows and took responsibility for protecting Dai Yunzhao.
He also silently cleaned away the bloodstains on the floor.
Early the next morning, the palace became a clamorous mess.
At that moment, the Star Luo Emperor pushed open Dai Yunzhao's door.
"Do you know? Something major happened last night!"
Dai Yunzhao looked around with sleepy eyes, pretending ignorance. "I don't. I was asleep all night."
The Star Luo Emperor waved for the surrounding eunuchs to leave.
His gaze fixed on Dai Yunzhao. "The Clear Sky Douluo's whereabouts have been discovered, and it was said that he has two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts with him!"
"His own wife was a Soul Beast, and there is also a Soul Beast by his son's side!"
"Some have even said that his son might be refined into a Soul Ring as well!"
The information was simply too outrageous, so much so that even the Star Luo Emperor had struggled to process it.
A human being with a Soul Beast was already shocking enough.
And that human and Soul Beast had even borne a child?
Furthermore, that child was now traveling all over the continent!
The Star Luo Emperor spoke very softly. "According to Spirit Hall's records, that Tang San's Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, yet he possesses Innate Full Soul Power!"
"Now that I think about it, his mother was the Blue Silver Emperor. That makes everything understandable."
Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power was already astonishing enough!
Now, every major force on the continent was pursuing the Clear Sky Douluo.
"That Flender and Zhao Wuji were hanged up long ago and interrogated about Tang Hao and his son's whereabouts!"
"As for Yu Xiaogang... he fell into the hands of the Clear Sky Sect!"
Among the Upper Three Sects, the Clear Sky Sect was acknowledged as the strongest.
Now that Tang Hao's whereabouts were known, even the Clear Sky Sect had stepped in.
Their capture of Yu Xiaogang was, at its core, still an attempt to cut ties with Tang Hao!
The entire continent had now been swept up in news of hunting down the young Tang!
Dai Yunzhao did not care about any of this.
The best outcome would be for Tang San's whole family to be killed!
Even if they were not killed, they could only flee for their lives from now on and would have no chance to show themselves again.
No one would let go of two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Forest and two Soul Beasts that had taken human form were not remotely on the same level of difficulty!
Any Soul Beast that took human form had to cultivate all over again from the beginning.
Now that Xiao Wu and Ah Yin's information had been exposed, no one could resist the temptation!
Dai Yunzhao did not dwell on it further and said softly, "Father Emperor should attend morning court."
The Star Luo Emperor froze.
Though he did not know why, he felt that Dai Yunzhao seemed to know something.
But how could Dai Yunzhao have known about it?
The Star Luo Emperor did not pursue the matter and merely said, "I'm going to court. Get dressed properly. Someone will come later to announce the imperial decree!"
Dai Yunzhao smiled and nodded.
The Star Luo Emperor was now truly preparing to decline three times before yielding the throne and withdrawing behind the scenes himself.
Once Dai Yunzhao became monarch, he would bestow a Martial Soul upon the Star Luo Emperor.
The Star Luo Emperor was a Soul Douluo. As long as he obtained a new Martial Soul, breaking through to become a Title Douluo would no longer be a fantasy!
Dai Yunzhao had always been contributing to the Star Luo Empire.
Dai Yunzhao put on his crown and robes, then sat quietly in the hall.
Last night, blood had not been spilled only in his palace.
Throughout Star Luo City, every stubborn dissident known to the Star Luo Emperor had been purged. Now, no one in the Star Luo court would stand in Dai Yunzhao's way as he ascended the throne!
Sitting in the hall, Dai Yunzhao soon received the first imperial decree.
"I have reigned for fifty-one years. Faced with great upheaval in Star Luo, I was fortunate to rely on the blessings of our ancestors, and imperial authority was restored. Yet, observing the heavens above and examining the people's hearts below, the destiny of the blazing imperial line must continue. Fortune does not rest with me, but with my fourth son, Yunzhao..."
After a lengthy proclamation, it finally arrived at its last sentence:
"Today, I follow the example of the sages of old and pass the throne to my fourth prince, Yunzhao."
Dai Yunzhao performed three bows before rising.
He drew his hands back and spoke coolly. "This subject's virtue is too meager. I dare not accept!"
Everyone knew that this was merely the father and son's performance of declining three times before yielding.
The eunuch smiled as he withdrew the imperial decree from his hands.
"His Majesty said that the Fourth Prince possesses profound virtue. If he refuses the abdication, he shall be installed in the Eastern Palace!"
This restored Dai Yunzhao from a commoner named Dai to the position of Crown Prince in a single step!
Dai Yunzhao accepted it calmly.
Compared to Dai Yunzhao's bright prospects, three bedraggled figures in the Star Dou Forest looked utterly miserable at that moment!
Tang San cried out hoarsely, "Why are these people targeting us? This is outright prejudice! Every one of them deserves death!"
Tang Hao rested against a nearby tree. Even as a Title Douluo, he had suffered no minor injuries.
His voice was icy. "How did this information spread so quickly?"
"In a single night, Flender and the others were all captured!"
If he had not reacted quickly enough, he would not even have been able to take his son and daughter-in-law away!
Tang San looked mournfully at Tang Hao.
"Father, since you are a Title Douluo, why did we live in such obscurity in Holy Soul Village?"
Tang Hao's voice was hoarse. "I have my reasons."
Tang San clenched his fists tightly.
His master had been a fraud, making him unable to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring as his first Soul Ring!
His father was a Title Douluo, yet had left him to fend for himself.
If he had not been a transmigrator, one mistake in childhood would have gotten him killed!
Tang Hao let out a heavy breath. "Keep running. This place isn't safe yet!"
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