Yanhuang Douluo remained silent. Ning Zhiyuan was right. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School had betrayed the Heavenly Court, and Huo Yuhao would certainly not tolerate them. They would be the Heavenly Court's primary target for extermination, just to make an example of them.
"How is Tian'er doing?" Ning Zhiyuan asked again.
"It's all arranged. He's already arrived in the Sun Moon Empire and will be fine," Yanhuang Douluo replied.
In fact, they had anticipated this day and had made the worst-case scenario preparations. More than a dozen talented young people, including Ning Tian, had been sent to the Sun Moon Empire to live in anonymity.
Besides this, Ning Zhiyuan had made another preparation. He was constantly having affairs, keeping countless mistresses. This wasn't because he was infatuated with women, but because he hoped to leave offspring and prevent the Ning family line from ending with him.
As for the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Heavenly Court would not let them go; both Ning Zhiyuan and Yanhuang Douluo knew this perfectly well.
In the Heavenly Soul Empire's palace in Heavenly Dou City, Zhou Qi strode out of the old emperor's study.
He had come to announce Huo Yuhao's divine decree, without much flowery language, just a single sentence: report to the Heavenly Court's black prison within a month. If he did, he would be provided with food and lodging; otherwise, his family would be confiscated and his clan exterminated.
Such disrespect for the monarch and treasonous behavior had utterly disgraced the royal family. Several loyal old eunuchs shrieked and cursed, their voices like high-pitched dolphins.
"Father!"
Vina cried out in worry. She had already been expelled from the Body Sect, and Ran Hongyue had also banished her from the sect; she was now powerless to speak.
Vidos's old face was grim. He longed to be tougher, to directly wage war against the Heavenly Court, sending a million-strong army to teach the Heavenly Court a lesson, making it more hospitable and entertaining.
Unfortunately, his strength did not allow it, and he could only choose to observe the situation. Since the Heavenly Court had given him a month's notice, he would see the outcome of the conflict between the Heavenly Court and Shrek Academy before making a decision.
The Heavenly Court's declaration of war quickly spread, becoming widely known. People felt uneasy, fearing they would be swept up in the chaos. Some spoke out through the three major newspapers—Heavenly Soul, Battle Spirit, and Star Luo—calling for peace and urging caution against war.
The Heavenly Court, however, seemed oblivious to this. What nonsense! Why didn't anyone step forward to uphold justice after the Heavenly Court was attacked?
Meanwhile, at this critical juncture, Shrek Academy issued a Shrek Summoning Order, recalling many powerful graduates of the academy.
The last time Shrek issued a summons was during the war between the original Douluo Three Kingdoms and the Sun Moon Empire.
Time flew by amidst the actions of all sides. This day marked the start of the Heavenly Court's war. Nearly five thousand Soul Masters assembled at the Grand Training Ground, forming several orderly ranks.
To avoid friendly fire during the battle, everyone was required to wear the Heavenly Court's uniform moon-white attire. Thousands of them stood in unison, each carrying a standard Soul Guidance Ray Gun.
At first glance, they resembled a regular army.
Inside the Central Temple, the eight temple masters, deputy temple masters, and over a hundred branch leaders gathered, fully prepared for battle.
Nineteen Title Douluos were directly under the Heavenly Court, fifteen Title Douluos from the Body Sect (including Poison Undying), six Title Douluo elders from the Angel Family, and three royal retainers from the Liang Kingdom.
Also present was the long-absent Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, who could now rival even Super Douluos.
Including the Ice Emperor, the Heavenly Court had assembled a terrifying forty-five Title Douluos for this operation. There were also
nearly two hundred Soul Douluos and over four hundred Soul Saints.
This battle was not about victory or defeat, but about life and death.
The Temple Master of the Surveillance Hall was reporting the movements of all sides to Huo Yuhao.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Xuanming Sect, Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, Snow Demon Sect, and Holy Spirit Sect have all converged on Shrek City. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has not yet left its sect headquarters.
The Dragon Slaying Sect is still on its way to Shrek City, but its sect leader and high-ranking members have already left the group and headed to Shrek City ahead of time."
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao laughed, "Hehe, they've really had a tough time!"
Everyone understood. The Dragon Slaying Sect was located in the northern part of the Douling Empire, the furthest from Shrek Academy among the various forces. Their journey to Shrek was essentially equivalent to traversing the entire Heavenly Soul Empire. It was understandable that
Ling Batian would abandon the main force to avoid a Heavenly Court attack and lose his life.
Having learned the latest intelligence, Huo Yuhao decided not to divide his forces but to take down Shrek City first.
Arriving at the training ground, over a dozen warships were positioned, with nearly five thousand Soul Masters already aboard, ready to depart.
Huo Yuhao tore open a spatial passage leading directly to Shrek City, a black hole hundreds of meters wide floating high in the sky.
Huo Yuhao and Xue Di led the way, followed by dozens of Title Douluos.
"Depart!"
Under the command of the various hall masters, over a dozen warships took off and entered the spatial passage in an orderly fashion.
Shrek City, due to the approaching war, had seen most of its residents flee, temporarily leaving this dangerous place.
Those who remained were the ones with blind faith in Shrek Academy.
Shrek Academy didn't bother dispersing these people; their presence would only hinder both sides, and the same applied to both Shrek and the Heavenly Court.
The weather was fine and sunny, but suddenly a huge gaping hole appeared in the clear sky, widening until it reached hundreds of meters in diameter.
At that moment, people shook their heads and looked up at the sky; they understood that war was about to begin.
At Shrek Academy, streaks of light rose into the sky. The four deans, including the Gluttonous Douluo Xuanzi and the Bright Phoenix Douluo Yan Shaozhe, along with the elders of the Sea Pavilion, all came out.
The hunched-over Mu En led the way, radiating a holy and gentle light, as if bathed in illumination.
Behind him, Yu Tianming, with his flowing, domineering lightning, Mu Yuzhu, looking haggard, and Xu Buju, who resembled an androgynous being, all arrived.
And that wasn't all. The female demon Ye Xishui, her body shrouded in blood aura, came to the front, standing next to Mu En, with the old sycophant Long Xiaoyao beside her.
Meanwhile, hundreds of men in black appeared behind Ye Xishui. Among them were nearly twenty Title Douluo.
"Let the holy light shine upon the earth, let the holy spirit descend upon humanity!"
Hundreds of Holy Spirit Cult evil soul masters knelt on one knee in the void, chanting melodramatic slogans.
No one paid them any attention. Mu En, Ye Xishui, and Long Xiaoyao, these three traitors, stared intently at the massive spatial passage, their hearts heavy.
They didn't have to wait long. Huo Yuhao and Xue Di emerged side-by-side from the dark passage.
Seeing Huo Yuhao, Mu En and the others' hearts pounded wildly—not from the attraction of seeing a handsome man and beautiful woman, but from a deep-seated fear.
Following the two, dozens of Title Douluo surged forth, followed by a series of colossal warships.
These metal warships were filled with Heavenly Court soul masters, their auras powerful, the lowest being a Soul King.
A dozen warships lined up in a row, their soul-guided cannons turned and aimed towards the Shrek Academy's inner courtyard.
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