Passionate Douluo's Worries
For the Passionate Douluo, the turn of events was somewhat beyond his expectations.
During the spatial transfer, the Divine Realm Douluo suddenly intervened and led him to a forest.
However, the Passionate Douluo seemed to have anticipated this, glancing at Enci with indifference and saying:
"You're not going to keep pretending anymore?"
"..."
The Divine Realm Douluo remained silent.
Seeing this, the Passionate Douluo frowned and said, "Actually, until today, I never understood what Star Luo Empire was really up to. If you just wanted to keep our delegation members here, you could have simply gathered your army to besiege us and dealt with us before we could even react. Why do these thankless tasks?"
While an army may not be able to play a decisive role against a strong opponent, not all members of the Federation's delegation are strong. If they were attacked the moment they entered Star Luo City, he and Huo Yuhao might be able to escape, but others might not be able to.
Moreover, with those Soul Masters who lack cultivation and are weaker in strength present, they might be restricted or hindered, making Star Luo Empire's plan easier to implement.
However, judging from the Star Luo Empire's series of actions, their goal was clearly not to exterminate them all...
Upon hearing this, the Divine Realm Douluo finally spoke:
"Your Excellency Duoqing said you didn't understand our plan before today, but now it seems you do?"
The Passionate Douluo sneered, "You created the Dawn Society an enemy and cooperated with the Holy Spirit Cult to stage this charade of encirclement and suppression, just to expose the existence of the Tang Sect and have the Federation convict Tang Sect!"
During the previous raid on the Dawn Society's branch base, the Passionate Douluo saw no sign of scheming against their delegation.
But the attack on the Dawn Society headquarters was a different story.
A little thought makes it clear: the Dawn Society's headquarters is located at a branch of the Tang Sect. This alone exposes the relationship between the Tang Sect and the Star Luo Empire, which will cause considerable trouble afterward.
If there is also evidence detrimental to the Tang Sect there, and it is revealed during their attack, then the evidence of the Tang Sect's collusion with the Star Luo Empire and even Evil Spirit Master will be completely confirmed. Those forces in the Federation Parliament that have long coveted Shrek Academy will definitely seize the opportunity to launch an attack.
"Someone in the Super Douluo who escaped from Dawn Society once said that the Tang Sect branch had prepared a surprise for me, which must have been evidence detrimental to the Tang Sect, right?"
"Your Majesty sees things clearly." The Divine Realm Douluo nodded and sighed, "But what can you do even if you know this? Star Luo Empire colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult? Without evidence, no one will believe it. After all, we in the Star Luo Empire have always treated you with courtesy and have never attacked you. You will return to the Douluo Federation safely."
The Passionate Douluo's eyes flashed with a cold light, but he couldn't refute this point.
Because that's exactly what Star Luo Empire did. No matter how many underhanded things they did behind the scenes, on the surface they were always cracking down on Evil Spirit Master and being enemies of the Holy Spirit Cult. They also treated the Federation delegation with courtesy and maintained a very good demeanor.
Passionate Douluo understood why Star Luo Empire did this; they didn't want to set themselves up as an example at this time and draw the Federation's attention to themselves.
Although the Douluo Federation could find excuses to attack Star Luo Empire through Human Pill and other means, as long as Star Luo Empire does not attack the Federation delegation, once their plan succeeds, the Federation will definitely focus its attention on the Shrek Academy first.
And so, the Passionate Douluo could already foresee what would happen within the Douluo Federation.
This is a conspiracy that's already out in the open!
A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the Passionate Douluo, and the Passionate Sword in his hand trembled slightly, emitting a clear and melodious sword cry, "What a brilliant plan to kill two birds with one stone! It can divert the attention of the Douluo Federation, giving your Star Luo Empire a chance to breathe, and also drag the Tang Sect and Shrek into the mess. But... that Level Nine Fixed Soul Cannon Shell was beyond your expectations, wasn't it?"
"Indeed, it has disrupted our plans. But Your Excellency Duoqing doesn't think we only have one backup plan?"
The Divine Realm Douluo nodded in agreement, but he had other thoughts in his mind.
Yes, the plan is in disarray, but not regarding the Tang Sect and Shrek; it's about Huo Yuhao.
The Tang Sect has other implementation plans, and with Secretary-General Pan Wen, the alternate speaker of the Federation Parliament, present, all related plans will proceed smoothly.
The evidence presented by the Tang Sect branch against the Tang Sect was merely icing on the cake and a diversionary tactic. After all, the Star Luo Empire faction had put a lot of effort into designing this encirclement plan, and if the Douluo Federation didn't see their true intentions, it would definitely arouse suspicion.
But things are different now.
With the Tang Sect and Shrek as two huge shields, no one would have guessed that the ultimate goal of this encirclement plan was actually to eliminate Huo Yuhao alone.
After all, to outsiders, their plan to scheme against Shrek was based on ensuring the safety of the Federation delegation members and preventing themselves from becoming targets. But who could have imagined that they had been prepared to attack Huo Yuhao from the very beginning?
Thinking this, the Divine Realm Douluo seemed to have let go of something and laughed, "Your Excellency Duoqing, now that things have been made clear, let's just wait here for the outcome. You should understand that they won't be in any danger; at most, they'll find evidence detrimental to the Tang Sect during the pursuit. We, the Star Luo Empire, will guarantee your safety!"
Faced with the almost mocking words from the Divine Realm Douluo, the Passionate Douluo's gaze grew even colder. "I don't think this is a good suggestion."
As soon as he finished speaking, a layer of armor materialized on the Passionate Douluo's body like a stream of light, its entire body composed of crystal clusters tempered from Thousand Years black ice, with tiny starlight flowing in the void. The golden mist inside the armor seemed to possess a spirit, flowing slowly within the crystals like a light veil, reflecting dappled light and shadow around it.
The most striking feature was the pair of spirit crystal wings on its back, which spanned nearly ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) and refracted countless rainbows under the light.
After the Four-Word Battle Armor was activated, the Passionate Sword in his hand suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and a blazing energy storm exploded outwards from Zang Xin. With the full force of this Limit Douluo clad in the Four-Word Battle Armor, the entire world was cleansed. The blinding light swept across the land, annihilating all the dust and mist, and the area within several miles instantly became a clear and bright realm.
The Divine Realm Douluo's gaze sharpened, and he sighed helplessly. He activated his Four-Word Battle Armor, preparing for battle.
Just then, a gentle, refined laugh rang out between heaven and earth.
"Since the Passionate Douluo desires a battle, how about a fight with me? I've long heard of your reputation as the continent's number one controller."
Before the words had even finished, a middle-aged man in pitch black appeared like Gui Mei, instantly distorting the surrounding space and filling the air with a chilling aura.
The Passionate Douluo stared at the middle-aged man who had appeared out of nowhere, his pupils contracting and his expression becoming extremely solemn.
The fact that the Holy Spirit Cult could suppress Star Luo Empire shows that it indeed has Quasi-God in charge.
Upon seeing this, the Divine Realm Douluo was also secretly surprised.
Why is the Ghost Emperor here?
The Ghost Emperor looked at them with a smile, but did not give them time to think. Suddenly, nine Soul Ring appeared on his body.
Black, black, black, black, red, red, red... orange!
"Amorous Excellency need not worry. As Enci said, this battle is merely a friendly spar, with no life-or-death outcome. You will return safely to the Douluo Federation..."
Upon hearing this, the Passionate Douluo's expression suddenly darkened.
Faced with a Quasi-God and a Demigod who were cooperating with him, how did he manage to return safely alive?
This is shit, even if it's not shit, it's still shit. He doesn't even have a chance to explain himself!
(End of this chapter)