Niu Tian stepped in to defuse the tense standoff between Tang Wei and Titan. He raised a hand, signaling everyone to sit down, then looked at Tang Wei and spoke slowly.
"Don't underestimate the Sun Moon Empire, Tang Wei."
"The few Level Nine soul engineers they sent to deal with Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult are far from their true limit."
"They definitely still have other experts equipped with four-word battle armor. They simply haven't deployed them yet in order to guard against the Haotian Empire!"
"If you insist on sitting back and watching the tigers fight, then once the Sun Moon Empire devours Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult, the Haotian Empire will definitely follow in their footsteps!"
Tang Wei's expression shifted slightly, but he no longer brushed Niu Tian off as bluntly as before.
In truth, Tang Wei knew very well that the Haotian Empire could not yet afford to lose Niu Tian and Titan, these two powerful backers.
Although they had long since reached a secret consensus—once the Haotian Empire unified the Douluo Continent and became its sole ruler, they would definitely attempt to eliminate Niu Tian and Titan, these enormous hidden threats, leaving no chance for them to survive—
Now was clearly not the time to tear their relationship apart completely.
It was only because Niu Tian and Titan were unaware of Tang Wei and the others' true thoughts.
Otherwise, their first reaction would surely have been: As expected of the Tang Clan—these people's methods are exactly the same as Tang San's from ten thousand years ago.
Seeing the change in Tang Wei's expression, Niu Tian immediately pressed the point harder.
"I know what you want—you want the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy together with the Holy Spirit Cult to exhaust each other."
"You don't want Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult to continue existing once this war ends."
"In that case, you can start a war with the Sun Moon Empire first. But for the time being, you don't need to commit all your forces—just maintain a superficial state of war."
"That way, Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult will feel that you've already done your part and won't keep a close eye on you."
"Otherwise, when Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult are on the brink of destruction, if they see that your Haotian Empire has remained untouched by the war, there's a very high chance they'll go mad and try to drag you down with them!"
By the time he finished speaking, Niu Tian's gaze had become deeply meaningful. His words caused the expressions of Tang Wei and the other two elders to turn extremely grave.
One of the elders clearly didn't believe Niu Tian and felt he was exaggerating. He immediately forced a smile and said,
"Great Sect Master, you're making things sound too serious. Even if Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult are on the verge of destruction, they should still throw everything they have at the Sun Moon Empire."
"The Sun Moon Empire is the real culprit behind their downfall. What does that have to do with our Haotian Empire?"
Niu Tian chuckled softly.
"You really think so? Don't forget—although you're nominally allies with Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult, standing by and doing nothing already counts as stabbing your allies in the back."
You've got some nerve saying that.
If it weren't for Titan acting on his own initiative back then, how could the Haotian Empire have ever allied itself with the already declining Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult, which was formed by evil soul masters?
Tang Wei shot Titan an irritated glance. Taking a deep breath, he forcibly calmed his agitated emotions.
"Understood, Great Sect Master. We'll handle it appropriately."
"But we hope that matters like the Second Sect Master unilaterally forming alliances on behalf of the Haotian Empire will not happen a second time!"
With that, Tang Wei directly led the other two elders out of the room.
As the door closed, a trace of ferocity immediately surfaced on Titan's face. He snorted coldly, two streams of white air blasting out of his nostrils.
"These damn bastards who don't know whether they live or die. If it weren't for Tang San, I'd have twisted their heads off long ago!"
Because the Divine Realm had lost contact with the Douluo Continent, Titan spoke without his former restraint, even daring to call Tang San by name, unwilling to even address him as a God King.
If Tang San were to hear this, who knew whether he'd think Titan was already courting death.
Niu Tian shook his head slightly and sighed.
"These brainless fools can't be relied on."
"Let's wait and see. If they continue their duplicitous behavior, we'll find a chance to awaken Tang Hao and have him personally lead the Haotian Empire against the Sun Moon Empire!"
Hearing this, Titan's expression changed drastically, instantly filling with concern.
Don't be fooled by how casually he spoke of Tang San now—it was only because he knew Tang San could never hear him.
If the connection between the Divine Realm and the Douluo Continent were restored, even with ten times the courage, Titan wouldn't dare address Tang San in such a tone.
But if, as Niu Tian suggested, they awakened Tang Hao from his slumber and accidentally ruined Tang San's ten-thousand-year grand plan, the two of them would truly be in deep trouble.
Thinking of this, Titan looked at Niu Tian with hesitation and tried to persuade him.
"Isn't that a bit inappropriate? Letting Tang Hao sleep in Haotian Sect was Tang San's personal decision."
"If we wake Tang Hao without Tang San's consent, even if we don't ruin his grand plan, he'll definitely make life difficult for us!"
Titan wasn't slandering Tang San—he really was that petty.
Especially after becoming a God King, he tolerated absolutely no one disobeying his will.
Even though the two of them held extremely high status within Haotian Sect and possessed divine-official strength surpassing the entire Douluo Continent—
If they truly angered Tang San, everything they had would be stripped away in an instant.
They might even lose any chance of ever seeing the Xiao Wu they missed so dearly.
Niu Tian understood Titan's concerns all too well. After sighing, he said with deep helplessness,
"There's no other way."
"These people from Haotian Sect can't be relied on. Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult are on the brink of destruction, and the Sun Moon Empire's march toward unifying the continent is unstoppable."
"If the two of us personally enter the battlefield, there's no guarantee the Silver Dragon King won't act against us."
"And if the Silver Dragon King truly decides to side with the Sun Moon Empire, then with just the two of us, we'd be nothing more than meat on the chopping block!"
Titan fell silent.
Back in Mingdu, he had already sensed the killing intent radiating from Gu Yuena.
He was certain—if he had acted together with Xuanzi and Zhongli Wu back then, his death would have been utterly miserable.
The Silver Dragon King was truly a blade hanging over the heads of both him and Niu Tian.
Niu Tian rubbed his temples, utterly helpless.
"For now, we can only place our hopes on Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor."
"Before the connection between the Divine Realm and the Douluo Continent is restored, they are the final hope."
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