Deep within the imperial palace of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
A man strode through the palace gates and headed towards the emperor's bedroom without anyone stopping him.
The man was handsome, with a tall and strong physique. From a distance, he appeared to be at least 1.9 meters tall, with a body full of muscular muscles and natural, straight lines, exuding masculine charm.
Those muscles seemed to contain boundless power, yet they were just right, lacking the bulkiness of so-called muscular men.
He strode quickly and soon arrived at the emperor's bedroom.
The two soldiers guarding the palace gate immediately stepped forward, their sharp spears instantly crossing in front of him, blocking his path.
The soldier's armor clanged, and his tone was firm and stern. " Dragon Duke, this is His Majesty's palace. No one may enter without a written order."
Long Aotian glanced at him disdainfully, opened the crossed spears, and stepped forward.
The soldier tried to stop him, but a deep voice came from inside the palace, "Let him in."
The soldiers stopped trying to stop him after hearing this. After all, the emperor himself had allowed Long Aotian to enter, so they wouldn't be so foolish as to offend someone like him.
The soldier wisely withdrew.
Long Aotian snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and pushed open the door to walk in.
There was a loud bang!
The palace door was slammed shut. The two guards exchanged a glance, said nothing, and resumed their vigilant watch over the gate.
Long Aotian walked straight into the palace, but he seemed to be very familiar with the place, and simply walked around the screen that was blocking the way.
The emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire sat high on that chair, but surprisingly, he was completely devoid of his usual demeanor.
At this moment, his eyes were vacant, his eyelids were thick and dark, and the whites of his eyes were covered with thick red blood vessels.
Long Aotian's eyes were sharp. He didn't kneel or bow. Instead, he curled his lips into a mocking smile and waved his hand in front of him.
"There really was no reaction at all, that's really strange."
Long Aotian picked up the memorial on the table, glanced at it, found it uninteresting, casually tossed it back onto the table, and then walked to another spot.
Turn a corner and step into another room.
This is where the emperor resides. On the exquisite large bed in that room lie two women, who are the two concubines of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Long Aotian stretched and walked straight to the bedside, a smile still playing on his lips.
" Dragon Duke, you're back!"
Upon seeing that it was Long Aotian, the two concubines immediately came forward, their faces displaying charming smiles, their figures faintly visible through the thin veils covering their bodies.
One of the concubines even reached out and wrapped her arms around Long Aotian's neck, her large breasts pressed tightly against his firm chest.
Before long, a creaking sound came from the sturdy bed.
The sounds of a woman's seductive voice drifted from within the palace, a scene of unbridled pleasure.
After a passionate encounter, Long Aotian emerged feeling refreshed and invigorated.
He glanced again at the Emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire sitting outside. He remained seated there with a blank expression, as if he hadn't heard anything that had just happened.
"He really has no consciousness or emotion left. Sect Master, you are truly powerful. It was worth all the time I spent testing him here." Long Aotian laughed loudly.
Suddenly, a voice came from behind another screen.
" Aotian, how's the intelligence gathering going? Any progress?"
Long Aotian immediately suppressed his smile, strode to the screen, knelt on his right knee, and respectfully said, "Sect Master."
"Um."
The Du Busi behind the screen responded with a sound but didn't speak. However, he could sense the Poison Immortal's weakness simply by feeling it.
As the heir of the Body Sect, Long Aotian naturally would not overstep his bounds in any way. Even after doing something outrageous, he remained respectful.
"The messages Vina sent back were mostly ordinary intelligence, and after sorting them out, the information we could obtain was very limited. We still don't know how many high-level combatants Shrek Academy has," Long Aotian replied truthfully.
"Snort!"
Du Busi slammed his palm on the chair, and the invisible force surged suddenly, overturning the screen in the room. The Heavenly Soul Empire Emperor, who was sitting blankly in the distance, was also directly slapped to the ground, like a dead dog.
Long Aotian glanced to the side, then immediately lowered his head, saying in an extremely respectful tone, "Sect Master, please calm your anger. I will have Vina gather more intelligence."
The rampant Soul Power slowly receded. Du Busi narrowed his eyes, staring at Long Aotian in front of him, and waved his hand, saying, "No need. She can't even do this well. Keeping her around won't do her much good. Let's squeeze out every last bit of value from her."
Long Aotian stiffened, as if he had thought of something, and a look of madness appeared on his face. He said, "Sect Master, I understand. Leave the rest to me. I will definitely do a good job."
Du Busi's expression finally brightened, revealing a satisfied smile. He stood up from his seat, walked to Long Aotian's side, and patted him on the shoulder forcefully.
"Very good, Aotian, I admire you greatly. If you handle this matter well, once your cultivation reaches a certain level, I will pass on the secret techniques of the Body Sect to you. When you reach the Titled Douluo realm, my position will be yours."
Upon hearing this, Long Aotian was overjoyed and bowed Du Busi to Du Busi, his face beaming with undisguised delight.
"Thank you, Sect Master! Thank you, Sect Master!"
The way the two of them were behaving resembled a boss making empty promises to his employees, constantly deceiving them—one willing to give and the other willing to receive.
However, this doesn't mean that Long Aotian couldn't resist temptation, but what cadre could resist such temptation?
He is now the emperor who controls the Heavenly Soul Empire, which means that the entire Heavenly Soul Empire has to listen to him. He can gain fame, fortune and status all in his own hands.
Now, Du Busi is telling him that if he handles this matter well, Du Busi will pass on his Body Secret Art and the position of sect leader to him.
Although he was the heir of the Body Sect, there were always unexpected events before he truly became the sect leader.
However, if he can do this well now, he can truly rest easy.
Thinking of all this, Long Aotian felt a surge of joy. He had once again shown his loyalty to Du Busi before happily standing up and casually tossing the fallen King of the Heavenly Soul Empire back onto his chair.
Du Busi nodded at him, then glanced at the room inside and said, " Aotian, sometimes you should take care of your health. We'll talk about it after the mission is complete, okay?"
Long Xiaoyao then glanced into the room below. Through the crack, he could see that the two concubines were completely naked, revealing large glimpses of their bodies.
He immediately closed the door and said earnestly to Du Busi, "Sect Master, rest assured, I will be responsible and dedicated until the great revenge is avenged, and I will not be distracted."
Du Busi nodded in satisfaction, then disappeared from the palace.
Long Xiaoyao slowly walked to the window, looked in the direction of Shrek, and murmured, " Vina, it's time to show your final value. You are ultimately a pawn in our revenge."
A metal soul-guided pigeon slowly rose into the sky and disappeared into the horizon under Long Aotian's gaze.