Seeing that Leng Qiuyu had made her choice, Xu Jiujiu told her where the Sun Moon Empire's participants were and asked her not to involve the Star Luo Empire.
Leng Qiuyu agreed without hesitation and then left without looking back.
Watching her receding figure, Ning Tian turned to Xu Jiujiu and asked, "Princess Jiujiu, it seems like your Star Luo Empire is also going to start distancing itself from Shrek Academy?"
Xu Jiujiu didn't answer directly, instead asking, "You're taking Leng Qiuyu away alone, you must be planning to have her come forward and accuse Shrek Academy, right? So, what are you Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan planning to do?"
Ning Tian and Xu Jiujiu exchanged smiles, but their smiles were filled with wariness.
When unsure of the intentions of the forces behind their opponents, it was essential not to reveal their own thoughts and objectives.
The only certainty was that Shrek Academy was destined to fall from grace in this Soul Master Tournament, perhaps even becoming universally reviled. Neither the Star Luo Empire nor the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan would stand with Shrek in its downfall.
For the powers of the original Douluo three countries, a weakened but not destroyed Shrek, one that possessed enough strength to resist the Sun Moon Empire without the ability to trample over them, was the ideal situation.
All the major powers were displeased with Shrek, but they had always hesitated to provoke them because they feared the top-tier experts within the academy.
Now that Huo Yuhao and the Sun Moon Empire were willing to step forward and weaken Shrek, they would naturally welcome it.
It was certain that with Zhang Lexuan and Leng Qiuyu speaking out, Shrek Academy would no longer be able to lord over everyone after this Soul Master Tournament concluded!
But...
Xu Jiujiu sighed helplessly.
"This Soul Master Tournament's champion is impossible for anyone to snatch away from the hands of the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy. Not only will Shrek fall from grace, but even our Star Luo Empire will be criticized as a result."
Ning Tian didn't empathize with Xu Jiujiu; she didn't even care about Shrek, where she belonged, let alone the Star Luo Empire.
However, Ning Tian, who was skilled in interpersonal relationships, took the initiative to comfort her.
"Don't worry too much, Princess Jiujiu. With the lineup of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy this time, even if those main team members from Shrek Academy were completely unharmed, they definitely wouldn't be able to match them."
"With Huo Yuhao around, the number of geniuses in the Sun Moon Empire has already far exceeded everyone's imagination."
Xu Jiujiu's eyes darkened, and she couldn't help but curse Dai Hao and the White Tiger Duchess in her heart.
Knowing that Huo Yuhao was the child of destiny who could bring about changes to the entire continent, yet watching him become a viscount in an enemy country, who could understand this feeling? Perhaps only Vina could empathize with her, right?
The most crucial thing was that with Gu Yue Na, the Silver Dragon King, the Soul Beast Overlord, no matter how much they yearned to have Huo Yuhao, they simply couldn't use force. They could only watch as Huo Yuhao's status in the Sun Moon Empire grew higher and higher, his strength became stronger, and he even developed weapons that could transform the entire Sun Moon Empire army.
If this continued, the Star Luo Empire only had one path: slow extinction!
Xu Jiujiu suddenly seemed to think of something and turned to Ning Tian, smiling softly.
"Sister Ning Tian, you also know that the Sun Moon Empire can't maintain this situation forever; they will eventually go to war with us. And now, your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan is no longer planning to advance and retreat with Shrek Academy. Why not become an ally of our Star Luo Empire? In the future, we can defend against the attacks of the Sun Moon Empire together?"
"If your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan is willing, I can persuade my older brother to make the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan the state religion of the Star Luo Empire!"
After she finished speaking, Xu Jiujiu stared intently at Ning Tian, not wanting to miss any subtle reaction.
Although Ning Tian was caught off guard by Xu Jiujiu, she reacted quickly and gave a wry smile. "I'm sorry, Princess Jiujiu, there are so many elders in the clan. Even my father, who is the sect master, can't have the final say, let alone a young person like me. So, this matter needs to be discussed with my father and the elders before I can give you an answer."
Even when faced with Xu Jiujiu's gaze, Ning Tian remained composed. Helplessly, Xu Jiujiu could only accept her explanation.
However, before Ning Tian left, Xu Jiujiu looked at her back and reminded her.
"Sister Ning Tian, your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan wouldn't betray us, the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, and instead, surrender to the Sun Moon Empire, would you?"
Ning Tian didn't hesitate at all, and said decisively.
"Of course not! You also know that Huo Yuhao and those girls will fight the God Realm in the future, and Ning Rongrong, one of the Original Shrek Seven Devils, is our ancestor of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. Of course, we won't betray her!"
Xu Jiujiu didn't say anything more and let Ning Tian leave, but she didn't take Ning Tian's words at face value. After all, Ning Rongrong was a figure from ten thousand years ago. Would the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan really not surrender to the Sun Moon Empire because of her? Not necessarily, right?
"If things keep going like this, won't there really be a problem?"
"Of course, there won't be a problem!"
Huo Yuhao looked at Leng Qiuyu in front of him and replied without hesitation.
Beside him, Xiao Hongchen also showed a mocking expression, saying with disdain, "Those guys from Shrek Academy are getting more and more reckless. Clearly, their student has fallen and become an Evil Soul Master, yet they're using this method to threaten you into suppressing the Evil Fire for her. It's truly disgusting!"
"It seems that the rumors from back then were indeed true. Shrek Academy has always been secretly cultivating Evil Soul Masters!"
It wasn't just Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen.
Meng Hongchen, Wang Dong, Di Qiu'er, Xu Tianzhen, and Ye Guyi, after learning about Leng Qiuyu's experiences, were also filled with righteous indignation.
Especially Ye Guyi, who possessed the Holy Angel martial soul, wanted nothing more than to find Ma Xiaotao right now.
Fortunately, Huo Yuhao reacted quickly and pulled her back. However, his action caused all the girls present to quiet down. Feeling the gaze of the girls, Huo Yuhao quickly released Ye Guyi's arm and coughed twice before saying,
"Don't be so impulsive. We will make Shrek pay for what they've done, but not now. The most important thing now is to take Leng Qiuyu's family away and prevent them from being retaliated against."
Huo Yuhao successfully brought the girls' attention back. They all agreed with Huo Yuhao's suggestion.
After all, those guys from Shrek had already used Leng Qiuyu's family to threaten her into suppressing Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire. If Leng Qiuyu stood up and accused Shrek, they would definitely use her family to vent their anger!
Since Leng Qiuyu had already decided to join the Sun Moon Empire, Huo Yuhao, of course, couldn't allow such a thing to happen.
Huo Yuhao's words made Leng Qiuyu breathe a deep sigh of relief. She looked at them gratefully and thanked them repeatedly. Her family had always been her biggest weakness. Now, hearing that Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen were willing to protect her family, Leng Qiuyu no longer had any worries!
Watching Xiao Hongchen and the others comforting Leng Qiuyu, Huo Yuhao's mood became a little subtle.
Shrek kept making such stupid moves, it was really hard for them not to die!
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