"Rebellion? Who's rebelling?"
Blinking her eyes, Shui Bing'er asked.
A rebellion inside Heaven Dou City? That was a rare occurrence!
"Let's go, Bing'er, we'll head over and take a look."
After pondering for a moment, Mu Yang prepared to take Shui Bing'er to the imperial palace to "join in on the fun."
Well, to be precise, to see whether it was his "plastic big brother" Qian Renxue staging a coup.
If it wasn't, then he could peacefully be a melon-eating bystander.
But if it was, then as her "good virtuous younger brother," he'd definitely have to lend a hand!
As for when he would ascend to godhood, Mu Yang couldn't say for sure it might be faster than Tang San in the original story, or it might be slower.
If the rebellion succeeded, then with the Heaven Dou Empire as a burden, Qian Renxue definitely wouldn't immediately return to Spirit City to begin the Angel God Trial.
But if the rebellion failed, then Qian Renxue would return to Spirit City to inherit her family legacy, and compared to the original story, would most likely reach the Angel God position even faster.
Before he ascended to godhood himself, in order to delay the Douluo Continent's entry into the divine era as much as possible, Mu Yang felt it was necessary to help Qian Renxue seize the Heaven Dou throne, and do his best to drag his "plastic big brother" down.
As for exposing Qian Renxue?
Impossible!
Setting aside their plastic friendship even without it, Mu Yang didn't have the courage to expose her.
Likewise, as long as Qian Renxue revealed her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, even if the rebellion failed, the Heaven Dou Empire wouldn't dare kill her. At most, they'd capture her and exchange her with Spirit Hall for benefits.
The title "Sky Invincible" wasn't an exaggeration it was earned by Qian Daoliu through countless kills, his blade claiming the lives of innumerable strong soul masters on the continent.
And the Angel Clan was notoriously low in numbers. From Qian Daoliu's generation onward, the line had always been passed down through a single heir. Now that a soul master with the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul had appeared, was there even a need to explain the relationship between Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu?
On the continent, there was absolutely no one and no force with the courage to provoke a fully enraged Sky Invincible.
Mu Yang didn't yet know how the situation was unfolding, nor which side had the upper hand. But heading over now to lend support was definitely more beneficial than harmful.
If Qian Renxue succeeded in her rebellion, then his presence would be the icing on the cake he'd achieve his goal of dragging her down while also gaining her favor.
If the rebellion failed, then his presence would be timely aid in a snowstorm. Although he wouldn't achieve his goal of dragging her down, he'd still earn her favor.
They already had a prior connection, and now, helping her in a time of need no matter if Qian Renxue became the Angel God ahead of him in the future, she likely wouldn't treat him as an enemy.
After all, in the original story, this girl even let Tang San off multiple times. Why would she be ruthless toward someone who had no enmity with her?
'Mm, I need to hide my identity.'
Mu Yang murmured inwardly.
Once he made a move, he'd be standing in opposition to the Heaven Dou Empire, so concealing his identity was a must.
Fortunately, that was easy. As long as he didn't expose his Martial Soul while fighting, it would be fine.
Even if the secret techniques he used might hint at his identity, at most they would arouse suspicion.
After all, who would have expected that these two youngsters, both not yet even twenty, could unleash such jaw-dropping power?
Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
At this moment, flames of war engulfed the palace, and the scales of victory were gradually tipping toward the rebels.
Under the fierce assault of the three thousand elite Spirit Hall soul masters and the Third Army Corps soldiers, the palace guards composed of the Royal Guest Soul Master Group, the stationed palace soul master battalion, the Imperial Guard Corps, and the Royal Knights were being beaten back step by step.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the palace guards had more people just the Imperial Guard Corps and the assembled Royal Knights numbered over ninety thousand. But on the battlefield, it wasn't just a matter of headcount.
Although the rebels were at a numerical disadvantage, the quality of their soul master force surpassed that of the palace guards by a significant margin.
Originally, the soul masters on the palace guard side weren't weak actually, their strength exceeded that of the rebels.
After all, the Royal Guest Soul Master Group and the palace soul master battalion were nearly the entirety of the Heaven Dou royal family's soul master forces, while the rebels were merely a side force of Spirit Hall.
However, since the traitors within the Royal Guest Soul Master Group hadn't yet been fully rooted out, many hidden agents planted by Spirit Hall defected at the very start of the battle, and even stabbed their former comrades in the back.
Even though Dugu Bo had already given a warning, the sheer number of traitors made it impossible to guard against them all, resulting in significant losses for the Royal Guest Corps.
On the defenders' side, the Royal Guest Corps suffered considerable losses in strength, and those who defected and returned to their original allegiance increased the spirit master strength of the rebels.
With one side's strength decreasing and the other's increasing, and even though the defenders held a numerical advantage, the overall strength of both sides was rendered almost evenly matched.
If both sides were roughly equal in overall strength, then why were the palace defenders retreating step by step?
Mu Yang: 'Bing'er, what do you think'?
Shui Bing'er: 'There must be something fishy going on'!
Watching as the soldiers of the Third Corps, led by elite spirit masters under her command, forced the palace guards to retreat step by step and were about to secure victory, Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe had a gloomy expression turn to one of delight, and a faint smile emerged at the corner of her lips.
Earlier, when she discovered that the palace had already been alerted and was lying in wait, Qian Renxue was shocked, thinking her entire plan had been exposed.
But now it seemed that the situation wasn't as bad as she had initially feared. At the very least, Xue Xing and the others had not anticipated the strength of her forces to be so formidable, and more importantly, her true identity had not been exposed.
Otherwise, if the royal family knew she was not truly Xue Qinghe, they certainly wouldn't care about her master-disciple relationship with Ning Fengzhi and would have already requested help from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to suppress the rebellion.
However, what Qian Renxue failed to notice was that, although the palace defenders were retreating steadily, their actual losses were minimal, with very few high-level spirit masters killed.
The battle continued, and as the rebels advanced step by step, more than half of the Heaven Dou Palace fell into rebel hands.
Just as Qian Renxue was preparing to press the advantage and take the entire palace in one go, a fresh force appeared behind the retreating palace guards.
In the next moment, a multitude of spirit rings lit up as over two hundred high-level spirit masters, each radiating six or more spirit rings, joined the battle.
Immediately after, streaks of multicolored light surged forth, merging into the bodies of the palace defenders' high-level spirit masters.
At the same time, three figures soared through the air from deep within the palace.
At this point, the battle situation shifted.
Gazing at the three figures flying through the air and the multicolored light flaring in her field of vision, Qian Renxue's pupils abruptly contracted as a sense of foreboding surged in her heart.
"Xue Qinghe, stop this at once!"
Hovering in mid-air, surrounded by nine radiating spirit rings and holding the Seven Kill Sword in hand, Chen Xin shouted down toward Qian Renxue.
"Xue Qinghe, by acting like this, are you not betraying your teacher?"
Standing beside Chen Xin, Gu Rong questioned sternly without the slightest politeness.
"Since ancient times, winners are kings and losers are villains. I have nothing more to say. Four Elders, take action!"
Taking a deep breath, Qian Renxue suppressed the shock in her heart and waved her right hand.
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