To be honest, the attitude of the Wei royal family was unexpected. One had to know that Wei Na was a disciple of the Body Sect and had even taken Ran Hongyue as her master.
And Huo Yuhao was still an elder of the Body Sect. Now, for the royal family to turn around and stab them in the back—there was only one explanation Interests move people; wealth stirs the heart.
Finally, Mu En, who had been sitting there like an old monk in deep meditation, spoke up."Poison Undying and the Snow Empress will be left to this old man. This time, I've invited two old friends to lend a hand. Everyone, rest assured—they won't get any chance."
Hearing this, everyone felt their hearts settle. Mu En's words were like a reassurance pill, completely dispelling their worries. One by one, they clenched their fists, eager to make a big move.
"However, you must remember—don't completely wipe out the Body Sect. Leave them a bit of kindling. As long as there's hope, I believe that old poison freak will prioritize the inheritance of his Body Sect and won't choose mutual destruction with us."
Everyone was a little surprised. Since when did that old guy Xuan Zi have such a brain? This move was truly dirty—but they had to admit, it was indeed a good strategy.
The next day, in the Heavenly Court, within the Sacred Hall, a meeting attended by the seven Hall Masters was in progress.
The Ice Empress sat upon the glazed treasure throne at the top of the grand hall. Huo Yuhao was absent, so the Heavenly Court was temporarily under her control.
The Ice Empress was a Soul Douluo and also Huo Yuhao's partner. As such, no one dared to openly oppose her.
However, the hall was rather noisy, the reason being that the Heavenly Court had once again received threats from Shrek.
About half a month earlier, Shrek Academy had sent a notice emphasizing the threat of the Abyssal Plane, claiming that the Heavenly Court should consider the welfare of all people on the continent rather than hoarding resources for itself.
After all the roundabout talk, their real intention was clear: they wanted the Heavenly Court to fully open the Bright Realm to the outside world.
Faced with such an almost commanding, condescending notice, the Heavenly Court naturally tossed it aside and ignored it.
Not to mention that the Bright Realm was the very foundation upon which the Heavenly Court was established, and its controller was Huo Yuhao. None of the Hall Masters or elders had the authority to decide on this matter.
But Shrek was not about to give up. Moral coercion didn't work, so they moved on to threats. This was already the third notice they had sent, and Shrek's attitude had grown increasingly arrogant.
Under these circumstances, differing voices began to emerge within the Heavenly Court.
The Ice Empress tossed Shrek's notice onto the ground, not even bothering to glance at it. Below her, someone had already begun cursing.
"Those hypocrites from Shrek talk a great game, but I've never seen them do anything for the continent. They claim to care so much about the common people, yet ordinary folks can't even step through their gates. Absolutely laughable."
The speaker was Xiao Luan, Xiao Xiao's father and the Hall Master of the Ascension Hall. Naturally, he knew that what Shrek coveted wasn't just the Bright Realm, but also the soul ring enhancement secret technique of his Ascension Hall.
Zhou Qi followed up, "Those people have indeed been getting more and more arrogant lately. Some of our external industries have already been suppressed. There's no doubt Shrek is pulling the strings behind the scenes."
The Ice Empress frowned slightly. She had lived long in the far northern lands—how could she understand these schemes and intrigues? For a moment, she couldn't come up with any effective countermeasures.
"My lady, Shrek is pressing aggressively. At this point, only the return of the Lord can suppress those petty villains."
The Ice Empress looked over. The one who spoke was Ning Zhiyuan. Seeing him, her eyes narrowed. This Ning Zhiyuan had been getting more and more restless lately.
When the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect merged into the Heavenly Court, Huo Yuhao had dispersed all its disciples and assigned them to various halls. The Sword, Bone, and Flaming Phoenix—three Title Douluo—were incorporated into the Sacred Hall's council of elders.
This was done to prevent Ning Zhiyuan's faction from becoming overwhelmingly dominant within the Heavenly Court.
The results were obvious. Leaving aside the Ning family's direct lineage, those disciples with other surnames had always been a notch lower when facing Ning family members.
After all, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect was fundamentally centered around the Ning family with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul. Disciples of other surnames were naturally inferior.
But the Heavenly Court was different. Huo Yuhao did not have a vast clan behind him. Here, everything was decided by strength. If you had strength, you would be promoted. If you had outstanding talent, you would receive preferential resources.
Who didn't want to stand tall and live with dignity? As a result, most of the former Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's non-Ning disciples had long forgotten their old master and fully integrated into the Heavenly Court.
At first, Ning Zhiyuan had behaved himself. But as Huo Yuhao remained absent for a long time and rumors spread that he might have already met with misfortune, Ning Zhiyuan gradually became unruly.
He began forming cliques, excluding dissenters, and suppressing other branch halls. Those former Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect disciples scattered across the other six halls all took Ning Zhiyuan as their leader.
If that were all, it wouldn't have been much of an issue. But the three Title Douluo in the Sacred Hall's council of elders once again leaned toward Ning Zhiyuan.
For a time, the Ning family faction grew increasingly arrogant, forcing the other six halls to band together for warmth.
Of course, Ning Zhiyuan didn't truly want Huo Yuhao to return. He was merely making a final test.
After all, if Huo Yuhao really did come back, given everything Ning Zhiyuan had done over the past half year, Huo Yuhao would skin him alive.
But the core figures of the other six halls genuinely hoped for Huo Yuhao's return. One by one, they looked toward the Ice Empress on the throne with hopeful gazes.
However, as always, their response was the Ice Empress's silence.
The hall fell utterly quiet. Seeing this, everyone felt disappointed. Shrek was pressing aggressively, other factions were eyeing them like tigers watching their prey, and yet the Lord was nowhere to be found. What were they supposed to do?
"If it really comes down to it, why don't we just do as Shrek says? Opening the Bright Realm doesn't seem like such a big deal."
A slightly low voice rang out. As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's gaze immediately turned toward the speaker.
The Ice Empress did the same. She looked coldly at that direct descendant of the Ning family.
"Impudent! The Bright Realm is the very foundation of my Heavenly Court. What are your intentions?"
Zhou Qi was the first to jump out, pointing at the Ning clansman and snorting angrily.
"How dare you—"
...
The others also shouted angrily. One icy gaze after another made the Ning family member tremble in fear, forcing him to swallow the rest of his words.
Seeing this, Ning Zhiyuan frowned. Inwardly, he cursed that they were the truly insolent ones. He stepped to the right, shielding that Ning clansman behind him, then slightly bowed toward the Ice Empress above.
"My lady!"
"What do you wish to say?"
The Ice Empress looked at Ning Zhiyuan coldly, her aura—comparable to that of a Title Douluo—pressing down upon him.
Ning Zhiyuan's expression changed slightly. But at that moment, three hidden auras simultaneously locked onto the Ice Empress, blocking that pressure on his behalf.
The Ice Empress's face turned pale. The pressure from three Title Douluo caused her qi and blood to churn violently. However, those three seemed somewhat wary; after issuing a warning, they withdrew their pressure.
The Ice Empress was furious. After the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect merged into the Heavenly Court, they had exchanged a large amount of points using the soul tool technology they provided.
Through these points, the Sword, Bone, and Flaming Phoenix—three Title Douluo—had improved greatly. Sword Douluo's sixth soul ring had been enhanced to a hundred thousand years, and his soul power had recently broken through to level ninety-eight.
Bone Douluo and Flaming Phoenix Douluo each possessed two hundred-thousand-year soul rings. The former was now a level ninety-seven Super Douluo, while the latter had broken through to level ninety-five.
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