Just as Spirit Hall was preparing its large army, such obvious movements also put Star Luo and Heaven Dou on alert.
The nobles of Heaven Dou Imperial Palace were in a frantic rush, gathering at the palace gates to request an audience. Unfortunately, Xue Xing was still preparing to betray the four kingdoms and had no time to meet them.
"Oh dear, what should we do?!"
A duke, blowing his beard and staring, spoke with a deeply hunched back. The threat of national annihilation was upon them, yet their Emperor remained inactive.
"We demand to see His Majesty the Emperor!"
Finally, someone couldn't bear it any longer, wishing to bang their head against the palace gate to open it.
"Alas, a muddle-headed ruler is in power, a muddle-headed ruler is in power!"
Some old officials wept bitterly, even speaking disrespectfully: "We need a leader with foresight to lead us against Spirit Hall. His Majesty is already old."
"Prime Minister Qin, what do you mean?"
The surrounding nobles were already in utter chaos. Seeing someone offer a suggestion, they immediately surrounded him, desperate for any solution.
"His Majesty is truly muddle-headed. Now that the danger of national subjugation is upon us, to protect Heaven Dou, we must make sacrifices."
Qin Hui spoke very solemnly, but he clearly won the agreement of all the nobles. These nobles, eager to protect their privileges, quickly spoke up: "Prime Minister Qin, don't keep us in suspense now. If you have a good plan, why don't you tell us quickly?"
Qin Hui cleared his throat and said calmly: "The Emperor is muddle-headed in his old age, but our Crown Prince is not. Although Crown Prince is in prison, he still cares about the world."
"I plan to release Crown Prince first, and then inform His Majesty. Otherwise, if we wait for His Majesty's approval, Heaven Dou will be in peril."
As his words fell, the nobles present were stunned. This was tantamount to rebellion, but there seemed to be no better countermeasure. As for Xue Ye, could he really execute all of them, the dukes? Heaven Dou was not Xue Ye's Heaven Dou alone.
So the old dukes exchanged glances and shouted sternly: "Good! Follow me to rescue Crown Prince."
As all the nobles at the palace gate departed, Xue Xing ordered his confidants to open the door, looking down upon those nobles with disdain.
"To actually attempt to hinder Spirit Hall from unifying the Douluo Continent, how ridiculous."
Having witnessed Spirit Hall's strength, Xue Xing didn't believe for a moment that these Heaven Dou rabble could pose a threat to Spirit Hall.
…
Compared to Heaven Dou, Star Luo was quite calm, directly pressing its five hundred thousand strong army against the Spirit Hall border.
Those Star Luo nobles and generals considered themselves carefree, after all, a five hundred thousand strong army, even if they were just slaughtering pigs, it would take several days and nights.
"Your Highness, do you truly wish to go to Slaughter City?"
A general in silver armor hastily advised, as that place was not safe. If anything happened to Dai Mubai, it would be his head on the line.
According to Dai Mubai, that Slaughter City was simply a gathering place for Evil Soul Masters.
"My decision is made, Hong Gang. You just follow me, and there will be plenty of benefits for you."
Dai Mubai said coldly. After becoming Crown Prince, he had gradually become arrogant.
In this life, he wanted to far surpass Tang San and become the true Asura God.
As for Tang San, for the sake of his lifelong grand plan, Tang San would just have to suffer a bit.
"Then, Your Highness, should you take more men with you?"
Out of concern for Dai Mubai's safety, Hong Gang said sincerely.
"No, we depart immediately."
Dai Mubai was extremely anxious at this moment, because his cultivation was about to drop again. He could only hope that Asura God could heal him, otherwise, he would sooner or later become a cripple, which would be disastrous.
…
One day later
Outside Slaughter City.
A tragic and desolate figure slowly appeared, his eyes filled with endless malevolence.
"Damned Spirit Hall, damned Qian Renchuan, damned Douluo Continent, damn them all! All of them deserve to die!"
Tang San was now engulfed by hatred, his inner Dark Side becoming increasingly prominent, and a scarlet glow not belonging to humans flashed in his eyes.
"And those beasts on Sea God Island, forgetting their ancestors and betraying their lineage, to treat me, the Sea God, like this, all of them deserve to die."
Recalling his time on Sea God Island, Tang San was so enraged that his head spun, and his fists clenched involuntarily.
When he became a God in the future, he would surely create a brand new Sea God Island.
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
A hurried sound of footsteps reached Tang San's ears, startling the increasingly sensitive Tang San.
"Who!"
Tang San said with a vicious tone.
"Tang San?"
A familiar voice came from inside the carriage, causing Tang San to freeze for a moment. Immediately after, Dai Mubai's figure slowly emerged from the carriage.
Looking at Tang San, who was already a Spirit Douluo, Dai Mubai's expression flickered. After a moment of thought, he said with a hint of surprise: "Oh, it really is you, Tang San."
"Dai Mubai? Why are you here?"
Compared to Dai Mubai's sudden enthusiasm, Tang San was full of questions, looking at Dai Mubai with a wary expression.
"Tang San, you still don't know."
Dai Mubai laughed, waved his hand, and said with his head held high and chest puffed out: "Thanks to you crippling Dai Weisi last time, I now have an opportunity to become the new Crown Prince of Star Luo."
"Star Luo Crown Prince!"
Tang San murmured, a hint of jealousy clearly flashing in his eyes.
His own brother was living better than him; he truly deserved to die.
"What's wrong with you, Tang San?"
Looking at Tang San's gloomy expression, Dai Mubai curiously patted Tang San's shoulder and asked with curiosity.
"Nothing? I just don't know why you're here in Slaughter City?"
Tang San composed himself, wanting to probe what Dai Mubai was really doing here.
At this, Dai Mubai first paused, then pretended to say: "Isn't it to find you, Tang San? Do you remember that in the previous life, you trained in Slaughter City? So I also came to find you, to go with me to Star Luo and enjoy wealth and glory."
"No need."
Tang San waved his hand, clearly not believing Dai Mubai's excuse, but he still needed Dai Mubai right now, so he didn't say much more.
Instead, he put on a sincere expression and said: "Dai Mubai, since you're here, why don't we go to Slaughter City together? We can look out for each other."
"Alright, let's go."
Dai Mubai was not at all polite. Since both of them understood each other, there was nothing for him to hide, so he might as well go along.
Watching Dai Mubai return to the carriage, Tang San sneered.
He knew that his great-grandfather was the current Slaughter King. When the time came, he would temporarily use his divine force to awaken his great-grandfather, and entering the depths of Slaughter City to obtain the Asura Legacy would be simple.
At that time, this Dai Mubai would only be a stepping stone on his path.
Tang San followed behind the carriage with a sinister expression, his heart filled with murderous intent. As his former lackey, to be so disrespectful to him, wasn't his path to death obvious enough?