Spirit Academy Is Established, Long Yeyue Emerges
Yin Hongye and the others returned to the Federation. Qian Renxue recalled the current situation of the Dou Ling Continent, which was full of gold miners.
They all love mining and enjoy generating electricity for love.
On the way, Qian Renxue asked, "How exactly did the Dou Ling Empire manage to regain its former glory?"
Mu Hongchen said, "Back then, he almost perished along with the Heavenly Soul Empire, but his nominal royal bloodline survived and he became on good terms with Ling Bing Douluo."
"Who?" Di Qiuer asked curiously.
"Xu Sanshi," Yin Hongye explained, "His mother was the aunt of the Dou Ling Emperor of that era."
"???" Qian Renxue asked in confusion, "This... counts?"
She did the math, and realized it was a bit of a stretch.
"What's going on?" she asked, surprised that there was gossip involved.
"The emperor of the Dou Ling Empire back then had a beloved daughter, Princess Xueying, who is Xu Sanshi's mother."
"She left the palace to travel and fell in love with the leader of the Xuanming Sect, who was also Xu Sanshi's father. The Xuanming Sect was a reclusive sect with no political value in the eyes of the court, and the royal family firmly opposed the marriage, intending to use the princess as a bride to gain power."
"Xueying refused to accept the arrangement and eloped with the sect leader of the Xuanming Sect, breaking ties with the Dou Ling Imperial Family. From then on, Xueying basically severed ties with the Dou Ling Imperial Family, settled down in the Xuanming Sect, and gave birth to Xu Sanshi."
Yin Hongye was quite speechless when she said this. Did their Dou Ling Empire even have the power to choose back then? Didn't they only have the power to be chosen?
"And then what?"
"The Sun Moon Empire and the Douluo Three Kingdoms have gone to war. The main force of the Dou Ling is tied down on the front lines, Dou Ling army has been mobilized to provide support, leaving the capital vulnerable."
"Almost all of the Dou Ling Imperial Family's top officials were present. The Sun Moon forces directly launched Ninth-Level Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shell to bombard the Imperial Palace. The Dou Ling emperor, a large number of direct royal family members, and core ministers were almost wiped out, and the direct royal family was nearly exterminated."
Yin Hongye started to complain halfway through her sentence: "This doesn't seem like a meeting that normal people would hold. Of course, there was indeed some brain-dead internal strife in the royal family afterwards. I just don't understand it, I really don't understand it, how could they restore the country like this?"
"Then, the ministers and generals in the city couldn't find a legitimate heir. Xu Sanshi happened to arrive and confirmed his identity. They agreed that he wouldn't become emperor, but only act as regent, temporarily stabilizing the situation."
Listening to these complaints, Qian Renxue felt that these people were indeed a bit strange.
I was defeated by these magical creatures; I was truly wronged!
I hate it!
In comparison, this Heaven Soul seemed much more normal.
Princess Vina was indeed willing to do anything to restore her kingdom.
Beyond the Heavenly Screen Dou Ling Empire.
In the imperial court.
Upon hearing Yin Hongye's words, Emperor Dou Ling was not angered at all; instead, he laughed even more heartily. He slapped the armrest of his dragon throne and turned to look at the assembled officials below.
"Did you hear that? Even if the entire royal Dou Ling were wiped out, my Douling bloodline wouldn't be severed; we could still find it elsewhere. What do you call that? You call it destiny being on my side!"
"Your Highness!" An old minister immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty is wise. The bloodline of the Dou Ling Imperial Family is scattered abroad, but even after experiencing the ravages of war, the legitimate lineage can still be found."
Another veteran minister chimed in, "The restoration of the Heavenly Soul Empire has been so difficult, while our Dou Ling Empire has endured for ten thousand years. The future has already been revealed in the Heavenly Screen. With just a little effort, if we find another continent and develop our Soul Tool, we can easily surpass the Sun Moon Empire."
"It is Heaven's will; the Dou Ling shall surely rise!"
The hall was filled with songs of praise, and the Emperor of Dou Ling's smile deepened as he listened. He waved his hand, his tone becoming increasingly resolute. "Issue the order. From this day forth, begin to build ships with all our might and search for the Dou Ling Continent."
Unfortunately, these people were unaware that the Heavenly Soul Empire had already begun its search for the continent.
Even more frightening is that the Sun Moon Empire had already located their position.
At the same time, the Sun Moon Empire.
After surveying the Heavenly Screen, Jing Hongchen turned to Kong Deming and said, "Those people from the Dou Ling Empire are probably celebrating right now."
"Possibly." Kong Deming picked up his teacup and slowly blew on the tea. "Just like that, the royal family was wiped out, and the country was almost destroyed. I reckon as long as they can restore the country, they won't care about anything else, and might even think they can surpass us."
"But facts have proven that the development of Soul Tool is urgent, especially that dragon, which is the pinnacle of Soul Guidance Technology."
"Understood," Jing Hongchen said. He thought about it carefully. The development of humanoid Soul Tool required some breakthroughs, but the development of beast-shaped Soul Tool seemed to be much easier.
Meanwhile, in the Star Luo Empire, Xu Jiawei sat in his study, looking at the message coming from the Heavenly Screen, and sneered, "The Dou Ling Empire, with its paltry resources, dares to covet the New World?"
He then turned to the guard beside him and asked, "How's Dai Hao doing? Any new moves?"
The guard said, "Dai Hao has been behaving very well."
"Is that so?" Xu Jiawei put down the memorial in his hand, remained silent for a moment, seemingly thinking about something, then slammed his hand on the table and said, "His greatest trouble is his composure. Increase surveillance! He's definitely plotting something!"
Within the Heavenly Soul Empire, the Heaven Soul Emperor remained silent for a long while after hearing these words before finally speaking:
"I never imagined that Dou Ling's restoration of his kingdom would be such a lucky Haozi."
In the Heavenly Screen, after an unknown amount of time, Yin Hongye and the others had returned to the Federation.
The Federation remained as peaceful as ever.
No one knew that the alliance had quietly acquired the Dou Ling Continent.
The Spirit Pagoda moved faster than anyone expected. The center of Shrek City was still a ruin, and the Spirit Pagoda was located on the edge of the original site of the Shrek Academy, where a sign for the Spirit Academy was hung.
The admission brochures were plastered all over major cities in the Federation, written in an exceptionally polite tone, and even took a jab at the Shrek Academy.
Our college final exams don't require us to cause trouble everywhere.
As expected, the message reached Long Yeyue, who was still alive, and he immediately headed for the Spirit Academy.
"The Qian Gu Dongfeng!" Long Yeyue shouted directly, her voice like a bell, resounding between heaven and earth. "Shrek Academy hasn't even left yet, and you dare to put up a sign next to them? What are you up to?"
Qian Gu Dongfeng emerged from the tent, and upon seeing Long Yeyue, his smile grew even more rampant, making Long Yeyue's heart tremble with unease.
"Long Yeyue, Long Yeyue, you really are still alive," Qian Gu Dongfeng said. "Shrek Academy is gone, the Golden Ancient Tree has vanished, and the Sea God Pavilion you protected has been completely destroyed. Who will help you now!"
"Before Yun Ming was around, I couldn't touch you. Now that Yun Ming is gone, Long Yeyue, today is your death day."
"Let me see who else can protect you."
At the same time, Yin Hongye received the message as soon as he returned. He clicked his tongue and said, "Vast Sea Douluo, Vast Sea Douluo, why are you getting involved in this kind of thing? Let's go, change course, and go straight to Shrek City."