Chapter 316: Xu Jiawei A Future Shrouded in Darkness
At this moment, in the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
The sky was dark as lead, with raindrops the size of beans falling continuously from above, shattering upon impact and scattering in all directions. A gust of cold wind swept past, spreading a chilling dampness through the air.
Xu Jiawei stood by the window, his expression full of melancholy. He gazed at the gloomy sky, listening to the sound of pouring rain, and felt as if the future of the Star Luo Empire was shrouded in darkness with no hope in sight.
In his view, Xuanzi, as Shrek Academy's most powerful expert, had been captured in the Sun Moon Empire due to his attack on the Snow Demon Sect.
This was undoubtedly a major blow to Star Luo Empire.
Shrek Academy was the continent's foremost soul master academy, boasting great influence and countless powerful individuals.
At the same time, Shrek Academy was also Star Luo Empire's greatest pillar of support.
The Sun Moon Empire had long harbored ambitions of conquest. If they decided to invade Star Luo, the empire would stand no chance of resisting them on its own.
To avoid being crushed mercilessly, Star Luo would have no choice but to seek aid from Shrek Academy.
Although the Sun Moon Empire officially declared that Xuanzi was captured due to his attack on the Snow Demon Sect, Xu Jiawei doubted the truth of this claim.
But regardless of the circumstances, the fact remained Xuanzi, a Rank 98 Super Douluo, who could temporarily rival an Ultimate Douluo by burning his Life Fire, had been captured.
This left Xu Jiawei shaken he even began to question whether Xuanzi's strength came from artificial means, such as drugs.
Otherwise, how could someone so powerful have been captured in the Sun Moon Empire of all places?
"Royal Brother, you seem deeply troubled, your expression heavy what's weighing on your mind?"
Xu Jiujiu, standing nearby, couldn't help but ask.
In her memory, her royal brother, despite his flaws, was a good man.
Normally, he wouldn't be this distressed.
Xu Jiawei sighed. **"Jiujiu, I'm sure you've heard about Xuanzi's capture.
*"I keep wondering where is the future of our Star Luo Empire?
*"The Sun Moon Empire's strength has far exceeded my expectations.
*"If they decide to invade, then with the Sea God's Pavilion weakened lacking Xuanzi's support Shrek Academy will struggle to provide us an advantage against them.
"At that point, I may have no choice but to surrender and become the first fallen emperor of Star Luo's history forever condemned as a disgrace."*
As he spoke, a helpless expression spread across his face.
Xu Jiujiu studied Xu Jiawei's worried expression and sighed. **"Royal Brother, aside from relying on Shrek Academy, who else can we turn to?
"We can't exactly count on Dai Hao, can we? He may be a brilliant military commander, but his personal strength can't compare to the Sun Moon Empire's Rank 9 Soul Engineers."*
"Dai Hao…"
Hearing that name, Xu Jiawei's expression darkened even further.
**"According to the Sun Moon Empire's public statement, Xuanzi was captured by Kong Deming and Huo Yuhao together.
*"The former? I've never even heard of him he's probably some reclusive elder.
*"But the latter? That's Dai Hao's son!
*"Has **Huo Yuhao's strength already reached the point where he can fight against a temporary Ultimate Douluo like Xuanzi?
*"How old is he barely a teenager?
*"This level of talent is absurd even our ancestor Tang San couldn't fight Ultimate Douluos at that age!
*"And yet…
*"If not for Dai Hao neglecting his family, ultimately causing Huo Yuhao's mother's death, this peerless genius would have stayed in Star Luo.
*"He would have grown into the Sun Moon Empire's greatest enemy instead of becoming one of their own.
*"Everything that has happened all of it is Dai Hao's fault.
"He planted a time bomb that now threatens the future of Star Luo!"*
Of course, the Duchess was also responsible.
But since she was of royal blood and had already passed away, he chose not to mention her after all, the dead must be respected.
Even so, resentment still burned in Xu Jiawei's heart.
Though he and Dai Hao were once close friends, their relationship had become strained by recent events.
With the Duchess's recent death, Xu Jiawei's mood had only worsened, and his connection with Dai Hao had further weakened.
Now, he even feared that when war inevitably broke out, Dai Hao wouldn't be able to hold the border against the Sun Moon Empire.
And if that happened…
It would be the beginning of Star Luo's downfall.
Xu Jiujiu sighed and said, **"Royal Brother, there's no use dwelling on Dai Hao.
*"You could stand in front of him and curse him to his face, but it wouldn't change the past.
*"I believe Shrek Academy might abandon ordinary students, but they would never abandon a Rank 98 Super Douluo like Xuanzi.
*"Shrek Academy needs powerful individuals and training a Super Douluo is incredibly difficult.
*"So they will get Xuanzi back.
"Since we've chosen to side with Shrek Academy, we should strengthen our relationship with them and engage in mutual exchanges of interest."*
Xu Jiawei was unwilling to accept this fate.
He didn't want to tie Star Luo's future solely to Shrek Academy especially since their decline was already evident.
But at the moment, he had no alternatives.
For the sake of resisting the Sun Moon Empire, he reluctantly nodded. "Fine."
After a brief silence, he slowly spoke again.
**"By the way, Jiujiu I need you to make arrangements.
*"Find people to set sail.
"Make sure this remains a secret no one outside our inner circle can know about it."*
"Set sail?" Xu Jiujiu was puzzled, unable to understand what he meant.
Xu Jiawei patiently explained:
**"Yes. If the Sun Moon Continent could drift here and merge with Douluo, then that means there may be other continents out there.
*"If we find one, then we'll have an escape route.
"If we truly can't defeat the Sun Moon Empire, we'll at least have a place to retreat to."*
Xu Jiujiu's eyes brightened. **"Royal Brother, this is a brilliant plan!
"I will immediately arrange for an expedition team to set sail and explore the world."*
Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy
Huo Yuhao stared blankly at the messenger before him.
The figure was cloaked in black, and after delivering the message, he turned and left, leaving only a fading silhouette behind.
A flood of thoughts filled Huo Yuhao's mind.
**"So… I'm now the Count of Spirit Eyes?
*"I've become a great noble of the Sun Moon Empire?
*"Tch… A noble without land, though there's no territorial revenue.
"I'll have to use my title to mingle with high society and further expand Spirit Transmission Tower's influence."*
**"Whatever. I'll deal with this later.
"For now, I need to focus on dealing with Xuanzi I need him to publicly confess his crimes and drag Shrek Academy's reputation through the mud."*
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