Meanwhile, the news reached the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and entered Xue Ye's ears, instantly making him furious.
"Bastard!"
In the emperor's bedchamber, Xue Ye overturned the entire table of delicacies, scattering them on the ground. Five hundred elite soldiers were completely annihilated, and Bone Douluo was severely wounded.
This happened right at the doorstep of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. According to intelligence from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the reason they didn't discover it was because no one fired a signal flare.
Xue Ye already knew the signal flare was in Xue Xing's hands and was uneasy. He had also given a signal flare to the commanding officer, just in case.
However, that commanding officer didn't fire a signal flare either.
After inquiring, Xue Ye found out that the officer had returned safely to the Prince's Mansion a day earlier.
"Someone, quickly bring Prince Xue Xing back to me."
Without needing to think, it was certainly some foolish move by Xue Xing. He immediately gave the order to bring Xue Xing back.
But then he heard his subordinates stammering, "Your Majesty, after Prince Xue Xing returned to the Prince's Mansion, he immediately took all the wealth from the mansion to Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City. Now, the Prince's Mansion is empty."
"What!"
Upon hearing this, Xue Ye immediately stomped his feet in anger, finally kicking the reporting servant to the ground with a ferocious expression.
He sternly questioned, "Why are you only reporting this now? Are you all incompetent? Such a prominent figure as the Prince, and you couldn't even tell?"
After speaking, he calmed down, pacing back and forth in the bedchamber, his face filled with worry. His heart was overflowing with regret, and he gnashed his teeth as he muttered to himself,
"When I ascended the throne, I shouldn't have left this scoundrel alive."
He recalled that when he first ascended the throne, his other brothers had all been eliminated by him. If it weren't for Xue Xing being his youngest brother and being very loyal to him at the time,
and to avoid bearing the title of a kinslayer, he had directly enfeoffed Xue Xing as a Prince. It was only in these past ten years that his body had deteriorated daily, while this old fellow Xue Xing seemed to grow more energetic with age.
This caused some estrangement towards Xue Xing, though it wasn't yet severe. However, years passed, and Xue Xing was still lively and kicking, while he, now in his sixties, was rapidly declining.
Xue Xing, over fifty, still looked like he was forty, which made him feel that the imperial power was threatened in the future.
Regardless of the reason, he felt that Xue Xing should be content with having lived past fifty.
"Someone, mobilize the troops! Call all the Soul Douluo and Soul Saint, and summon the remaining imperial city elites. We must bring Xue Xing back!"
Even if Xue Ye feared the authority of Spirit Hall, when imperial power was threatened, he could no longer hide.
He had to eliminate Xue Xing before Spirit Hall sent people to protect him, otherwise, he would die with unfulfilled wishes.
Just as Xue Ye was about to mobilize troops, a sudden commotion outside made him feel extremely uneasy.
"Quick, protect His Majesty the Emperor!"
Five figures suddenly appeared by Xue Ye's side. They were the five great Soul Douluo enshrined by the Tiandou Empire, considered among the few top-tier combat powers of the Tiandou Empire.
After all, they had no Title Douluo, and Soul Douluo was already their peak.
As Xue Ye hastily hid behind the five enshrined Soul Douluo, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside the bedchamber.
"Imperial Brother, it's been a while."
As the voice faded, Xue Ye saw Xue Xing proudly raise his head, like a true emperor, looking down on everyone present.
"Xue Xing, you traitor, how dare you return!"
Seeing Xue Xing's arrogant demeanor, Xue Ye was incensed, gasping for breath as he angrily rebuked Xue Xing.
"Calm down, Imperial Brother. I'm doing this for the sake of the Tiandou Empire."
Xue Xing's expression was calm, looking at Xue Ye as if he were an idiot, and said with some disdain in his tone,
"Imperial Brother, I truly didn't expect that not only are you a useless emperor, but you're also foolish enough to dare unite with other forces to oppose Spirit Hall. Do you know that this would be a catastrophe for the Tiandou Empire?"
"What catastrophe? No matter how strong Spirit Hall is, it's just one force. Can it really contend against our two great empires and three major schools?"
Xue Ye was angered to laughter by Xue Xing's words, believing Xue Xing was implicitly belittling the Tiandou Empire's strength.
Although the Tiandou Empire was indeed weak, they had a million soldiers. Even if they formed a wall of flesh, they could block Spirit Hall.
As if to salvage his and the Tiandou Empire's reputation, Xue Ye said, "Besides, with us and the other forces combined, we have nearly ten Title Douluo. I refuse to believe Spirit Hall could have so many Title Douluo."
"Tsk tsk tsk, truly foolish."
Xue Xing slowly revealed his figure, followed by a beautiful and voluptuous woman, who, however, clung to Xue Xing's thigh like a water snake.
"Imperial Brother, you're too short-sighted. Spirit Hall is not something we can resist."
Xue Xing said casually, then his eyes sharpened as he looked at the five enshrined Soul Douluo guarding Xue Ye and shouted, "Gentlemen, why aren't you acting? Take down this rebellious scoundrel, Xue Ye!"
No sooner had his voice fallen than two of the Soul Douluo instantly struck, brutally backstabbing their two comrades, piercing them through the heart.
"Third Brother, Fourth Brother, you actually...!"
The leader's words were cut short as he was suddenly ambushed by three Professors from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, who hacked him to death with swords, leaving him lifeless.
At this moment, Xue Xing, full of vigor, came before Xue Ye and patted Xue Ye's face.
"Imperial Brother, how do you feel now?"
Listening to Xue Xing's slightly mocking words, Xue Ye was now furious but dared not speak, only able to say with vexation, "We are brothers after all. Spare my life, and I will give you this throne."
"Pfft."
Seeing Xue Ye's naivety, Xue Xing almost thought the Xue Ye in front of him was an impostor, but after Qian Xunfeng's divine power confirmed it, it was indeed him.
He couldn't help but sneer, and said coldly, "Imperial Brother seems to have been emperor for too long, his character is no longer what it was."
"But this is not what I, your younger brother, should witness."
He then pulled up the woman at his feet, wantonly ravaging her until she was disheveled, playing with her face, and presented her to Xue Ye, saying, "Imperial Brother, look who this is?"
"Wu Ji! Xue Xing, how did you find her?"
Xue Ye's body suddenly trembled. Wu Ji was his ace in the Wanhua Brothel. Although Spirit Hall secretly tried to stop it, she still helped him collect many things for his amusement.
He also used the things Wu Ji collected to make medicine, hoping to restore his body, but unfortunately, the more he took the medicine, the weaker his body became.
"Imperial Brother, you don't really think your actions were very secretive, do you?"
"Without your permission, those nobles, even more cowardly than you, knowing Spirit Hall's opposition, would still dare to operate the Wanhua Brothel. Only this emperor would dare, I suppose."
Xue Xing said casually, truly thinking he was crazy to use such things in medicine, it was insane.
With that, Xue Xing had already plunged a sword into Xue Ye's heart.
"By the way, this Wu Ji is very 'moist', but she also said you old man are useless, hahaha."
Looking at Xue Ye, who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth and glaring at him with hatred, Xue Xing chuckled and said, "Imperial Brother, rest in peace. Your empress and concubines are with me, so you have nothing to worry about."
With that, Xue Ye couldn't catch his breath, spitting out blood frantically, directly spewing a two-meter-high stream of blood with a "Pfft" and dying with hatred.