Xue Ye Made His Move

Link made his move after all!

Four Soul Rings lit up, and his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul appeared.

Just as Meng Shenji thought Link was about to unleash a Soul Skill, golden light burst from Link's body, and he stood before Meng Shenji in an instant.

A punch!

A punch as fast as lightning!

Meng Shenji's Martial Soul had only just possessed him when it was shattered.

He went flying.

As for Xue Beng, Link casually raised his hand and flicked a finger. Innate Formless Sword Qi pierced straight through the space between Xue Beng's brows without any resistance.

Xue Beng was dead!

Link had magnanimously spared Tang San because Tang San was different from the rest.

But Xue Beng?

Who the hell was he!

In the original story, this shameless bastard had lucked into becoming the Heaven Dou Emperor, then even more shamelessly taken Tang San as his master.

To put it nicely, those who accomplished great things did not fuss over trifles.

To put it bluntly, the fellow had no shame.

Still, that did make sense.

After all, Tang San was shameless too.

The two coming together could be called birds of a feather flocking together.

But now, Xue Beng would never have another chance.

The dead would have nothing.

Meng Shenji was dumbfounded.

Xue Beng was dead!

He had died right before his eyes, under his protection, no less.

He truly froze!

Staring at Xue Beng's corpse lying motionless on the ground, Meng Shenji slowly shifted his gaze to Link, despair written all over his face.

He had stopped Link from killing Xue Beng not only for Xue Beng's sake, but for Link's as well.

However unwelcome Xue Beng might have been, he was still a prince!

Although Xue Ye's own strength was nothing special, the power commanded by the Heaven Dou Empire was not to be underestimated either.

Once the news reached Xue Ye's ears, he would certainly fly into a rage and would never let the matter rest.

Even if Link was Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's man, he would still have to face Xue Ye's wrath.

"Link, you've been far too foolish!"

"This was a prince!"

"Xue Ye won't let this rest after what you've done!"

"Forget it, forget it. Just hurry up and leave the academy!"

"Don't come back before you become a Soul Douluo. Hurry, go!"

Meng Shenji did not intend to seize Link and hand him over to Xue Ye. Instead, he urged Link to leave at once.

He had to keep Link safe.

Otherwise, he would have no way to answer to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

As for Xue Ye?

Xue Ye was already old, and his health was failing. The future of the Heaven Dou Empire would ultimately be handed to the Crown Prince. One had to take the long view.

"Thank you, Director Meng!"

"But there's no need to go to all that trouble!"

Link did not care in the slightest whether Xue Ye targeted him, because the man was weaker than he was.

In a supernatural world like this, strength was the foundation of everything.

Link would never engage in something as foolish as Qian Renxue's attempt to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire and carry out her Nation-Stealing Plan.

Once his strength reached the pinnacle of the Douluo Continent, who would dare utter even half a word of refusal, no matter what he wanted to do?

To be the Decision-Maker, one needed sufficient ability.

In a supernatural world, that ability was strength.

In reality, one had to command either authority or force!

Hearing Link say this, Meng Shenji realized that Link did not take Xue Beng's death seriously at all. He was astonished and could not understand it.

"Link, stop messing around!"

"Leave the academy first. I'll explain your situation to the Crown Prince in detail. At the very least, get out of here so you won't be caught red-handed!"

Meng Shenji did not know what Link was relying on, but he knew that however powerful an individual was, he could not possibly stand against an entire empire.

After all, even an organization as powerful as Spirit Hall could only stand on equal footing with the two great empires, not overpower them.

Link was merely a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor. What gave him the confidence to be so unafraid of trouble?

"Director Meng, there's no need to trouble yourself. I'll speak to the Crown Prince directly!"

After giving it some thought, Link decided he should tell Qian Renxue about this after all.

Inside the Chat Group interface.

Weak and Helpless Blue Silver Grass: "Just now, Xue Beng, the Heaven Dou Empire's fourth prince, came looking for trouble, so I killed him. May I ask, if Xue Ye comes looking for trouble too, can I kill him along with him?"

Link did not directly tag Heaven Dou Orphan, mainly because he did not want to expose Qian Renxue's identity.

After all, if Heaven Dou Orphan's identity was exposed, how would he get to watch the spectacle of Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue's love-hate relationship as mother and daughter?

Bibi Dong: "The Group Leader is mighty and domineering!"

Hu Liena: "The Group Leader is mighty and domineering!"

Cloud That Refuses to Be a Chess Piece: "The Group Leader is mighty and domineering!"

Continent's Number One Support Soul Master: "Group Leader, you've caused a huge disaster!"

Continent's Number One Support Soul Master: "Group Leader, why don't you hurry up and run? Come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. I can protect you!"

Bibi Dong: "You'd be better off coming to our Spirit Hall!"

Yanzi Who Restores the Family's Glory: "Group Leader, do you need help? I'll have my grandfather take action!"

I Want to Know the Truth: "Group Leader, I'll come help you!"

Heaven Dou Orphan: "..."

Qian Renxue saw the messages rather late and was somewhat stunned.

That wastrel Xue Beng had actually been killed!

She had kept him around instead of killing him outright for the sake of her own good reputation.

But now that Xue Beng was dead, the reputation of Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, whom she was impersonating, was utterly ruined.

After all, in the eyes of anyone discerning, Link was Xue Qinghe's man.

Qian Renxue did not speak in the Chat Group, but hurried toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

She had to handle this matter properly before the news spread.

However, what Qian Renxue did not expect was that while she was on her way to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Xue Ye had already received the news.

As an elderly, ailing emperor, Xue Ye appeared to pay little attention to the Heaven Dou Empire's affairs, leaving Crown Prince Xue Qinghe in charge all along. In truth, however, his control over the Heaven Dou Empire had not weakened much.

Of course, the Heaven Dou Empire had long since been falling apart internally, and Xue Ye's control over the empire as a whole had declined dramatically. But as long as he did not expose it himself, who would know?

"Go. Bring me the villain who killed the prince!"

Xue Ye spoke coolly. The next moment, a figure clad in black leather armor appeared before him like a phantom and dropped to one knee. "As you command!"

Only after the dark figure left did Xue Ye summon someone else before him and begin giving instructions.

The dark figure from before belonged to the forces Xue Ye kept hidden in the shadows.

But for this matter, he intended to take a two-pronged approach. No matter the cost, he had to find the person who had killed Xue Beng and make him accompany his son to the grave.

Even that person's relatives and friends would all have to die!

His son might have been good for nothing, but he could beat him, scold him, or even put righteousness before family and execute him. However, that right belonged to him alone!

Now someone had dealt with his son behind his back. This was absolutely intolerable!

So, no matter who his opponent was, that person would have to pay the price.

He, the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, had said so himself!