Ji Yingying

Faced with the rumors from the outside world, even Mingde Hall, which had always dominated the Soul Engineer world with its formidable strength, chose to remain silent.

Deep down, they had no choice but to admit that the technology and creativity displayed by the Simulated Universe were clearly beyond the reach of a Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

Other than the legendary, unprecedented Rank 10 Soul Engineer, who else could have created something so miraculous?

Beyond the ongoing craze stirred up by the Simulated Universe, the most closely watched event across the entire Douluo Continent was undoubtedly the 2023rd All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, which was about to grandly open in the Heaven Dou Empire.

At the same time, an earth-shaking event occurred in the Sun Moon Empire—the reigning emperor suddenly died in a bizarre food poisoning incident. Even more shocking was that the empress, crown prince, and numerous princesses had not escaped disaster either, all perishing alongside him.

After the incident, a powerful prince of the Sun Moon Empire swiftly ascended the throne. With extraordinary methods and resolve, he quelled the turmoil caused by the former emperor's death with lightning speed.

The entire succession process had been unimaginably fast, settled almost in the blink of an eye, not even leaving the Original Three Douluo Kingdoms the slightest time to react.

The Original Three Douluo Kingdoms had intended to make their move while the Sun Moon Empire was in chaos, carefully plotting to further weaken the Sun Moon Empire's power.

But who could have expected that this upheaval, which seemed certain to trigger great disorder, would end so quickly?

Less than half a month had passed from the outbreak of the incident to the new emperor's ascension and stabilization of the situation, yet everything had already calmed down.

It was as though the entire upper echelon of the Sun Moon Empire had reached some sort of consensus. Everyone tacitly watched the throne change hands, and no one stepped forward to fight for power and profit.

The Original Three Douluo Kingdoms might not yet have fully grasped the deeper meaning hidden behind this chain of events, but Lu Jingming saw it all clearly.

He knew that this seemingly peaceful succession actually foreshadowed the Sun Moon Empire baring its incomparably sharp fangs. A storm was about to arrive.

Across the entire Douluo Continent, if anyone possessed a profound understanding of the disparity in strength between the Sun Moon Empire and the Original Three Douluo Kingdoms, it was likely none other than Lu Jingming.

Even the Sun Moon Empire itself probably could not imagine that, in the near future, it would crush the three great empires in one fell swoop with overwhelming force.

If not for the intervention of a God King descending to the mortal realm, they could even have unified the Douluo Continent with ease.

Lu Jingming, who was equally ambitious, naturally would not simply watch the situation unfold.

However, the Sun Moon Empire itself was simply too powerful, and being in the Star Luo Empire, he could not think of many effective ways to restrain the Sun Moon Empire's rise for the time being.

Just as he was focusing on this matter, the sudden appearance of a young girl gave him an entirely new line of thought.

The girl before him was filled with vigilance and hatred. She had long orange hair and skin so tender it seemed that water would drip from it with a light squeeze.

Her features were as exquisite as a painting, and her beauty was breathtaking. Though she was only twelve and still somewhat immature, she had already begun to show the bearing of a goddess. Given time, she would surely astonish everyone.

"Your name is Ju Zi? You're from the Sun Moon Empire?" Lu Jingming looked at the girl before him, his heart full of surprise.

He truly had not expected that his subordinates, sent out on a mission, would bring back such a "great treasure."

Ju Zi instinctively took a wary step back. Although Lu Jingming looked several years younger than her, her deep-rooted instinctive rejection of Star Luo Empire people immediately put her on guard.

She then turned a pleading gaze toward her savior—a white-haired girl with an expressionless face and an exceedingly icy aura around her.

In terms of beauty, this white-haired girl was even slightly more stunning than Ju Zi.

It was she who had rescued the wandering and helpless Ju Zi at the Sun Moon Empire's border and brought her here.

Lu Jingming frowned slightly. He knew very well that Ju Zi now hated people from the Star Luo Empire to the extreme.

All of this stemmed from the conflict along the border between the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire.

In that small-scale war launched by Duke White Tiger Dai Hao, Ju Zi's father had unfortunately died.

Ju Zi was only twelve now, yet she had already been forced into a life of wandering. Clearly, her mother had also died from overwhelming grief, and Ju Zi had yet to meet the man who would change her fate—Xu Tianran.

At this stage, Ju Zi's hatred for Duke White Tiger Dai Hao burned like a raging fire, and that hatred continued to spread, leaving her deeply disgusted by all people of the Star Luo Empire.

Unfortunately, Lu Jingming happened to be from the Star Luo Empire.

"Forget it. Yingying, take her down to rest first. While you're at it, help her wash up properly and change into clean clothes." Lu Jingming sighed helplessly, temporarily giving up on the idea of speaking with Ju Zi as he turned his gaze toward the white-haired girl beside her.

The girl was named Ji Yingying, and she came from the game Eternal Tribulation that Lu Jingming had played in his previous life.

She was born with a body made for bondage and held the top spot in game skin sales, making her the most beloved female character among Eternal Tribulation players.

Lu Jingming was also extremely fond of her. The unprecedented popularity of the Simulated Universe had brought Lu Jingming a massive return of True Power.

Without the slightest hesitation, he had summoned Ji Yingying at the first opportunity.

Not only that, Lu Jingming had Ji Yingying establish an assassin organization exclusively for Haiyuan City—the Wuchang Division.

Ji Yingying personally served as Yan Jun, responsible for selecting Fusion Warriors to serve as Black and White Impermanence.

Women became White Impermanence, with codenames beginning from White One and continuing in sequence, while men became Black Impermanence, with codenames beginning from Black One and continuing in sequence.

On the surface, the Wuchang Division had no connection whatsoever to Haiyuan City. It disguised itself as a purely underground assassin organization, hidden in the shadows as it carried out all kinds of dangerous missions.

As the founder of this assassin organization, Ji Yingying possessed extraordinary strength. She had already reached the realm of a level ninety-six Super Douluo, bearing the title Wuchang Douluo.

Thanks to the abundant True Power brought by the Simulated Universe, Lu Jingming had plenty to spare. Out of his favoritism toward Ji Yingying, he directly maxed out her strength.

Back when Keqing and Ningguang had first appeared, their cultivation had not been all that high.

This time, Ji Yingying had given Lu Jingming a surprise. While carrying out an assassination mission, she had unexpectedly "picked up" Ju Zi.

The sole requirement for joining the Fusion Warriors was absolute loyalty.

Whenever members of the Wuchang Division encountered young people with nowhere left to turn while carrying out missions, they would bring them back.

After undergoing a series of strict tests, those who passed could become Fusion Warriors and officially join the Wuchang Division.