…
Inside the conference room.
The atmosphere was suffocating.
The young man, who looked gentle and harmless in chat, was absolutely ruthless in truth.
Sea God Douluo Chen Xinjie: kicked two miles, life or death unknown.
Zhuo Shi: instantly turned to a husk.
In just a few minutes, two top experts dead or gone…
Everyone kept their heads low, not daring another glance.
But for Qiangu Dongfeng and Dong Zi'an's faction, there was relief—their antagonism towards Tang Sect and Shrek was practically shared by Su Wen.
Besides, they all stood to benefit from removing these cancers.
"Qiangu Dongfeng?"
Su Wen sipped tea, glancing to his right, at the head of the Spirit Pagoda, "The Spirit Ascension Platform's small world—you returned all the soul beasts to the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"Yes!"
Qiangu Dongfeng nervously answered, "Even Lord Ditian was there personally. The control of that small world's gate was handed directly to him…"
"Good." Su Wen shifted to the tough, solitary general at the third seat.
"Western Legion, Blood God Legion, it's time to sound the counterattack! The Abyssal Plane has collapsed, the Abyssal Lord wounded and in hiding; my idea and the Dragon God's is to let Douluo Star slowly devour it, so the energy stays on the continent…"
Su Wen tapped the desk, his eyes cold.
"Understood! I'll lead the army north at once!" Dong Zi'an cheered, wanting to rush out right now.
He only stopped when the Northwest Commander kicked his shin. Awkward, he sat back down.
"We have no objection!" Zhang Huanyun replied much more calmly.
"But you do."
Su Wen stared at him, Zhang Huanyun froze, cold sweat appearing, then stammered, "We…we…"
"Blood One, Cao Dezhi, has openly rebelled against the Federation. I hear Blood One through Blood Nine are deeply loyal; if the other upper levels have also fallen under the Tang Sect's sway and betray us…"
As for Shrek Academy's so-called "explanation," Su Wen had already dismissed it—he figured it was cooked up by Tang Hao and the Golden Tree, so he'd simply killed Zhuo Shi, no time to waste.
From Blood Two to Blood Nine, most were fine in the original—but they were still part of Cao Dezhi's faction, the Blood God Legion's core. This army was powerful, used to fighting the Abyss, even looked down on Central Command; he wasn't about to cut them all off, but some detox was necessary.
"Yes!" Zhang Huanyun squeezed out.
He'd thought Su Wen was about to take down the entire legion, which would mean his immediate doom. Luckily, it was just "disciplinary action"...
The rest breathed easy.
This was an open, brazen attack on Shrek and Tang Sect!!
Just look at Zang Xin, twitching and miserable—if Su Wen kept pressing, there'd be hope to salvage Tang Sect. But now…left aside, it was as good as a death sentence.
No chance now. Given every opportunity, and still hesitating—a half-god, four-word mecha master, Tang Sect Vice Head, how could he let Zhuo Shi silence him?
Deep down, he was still hoping for a miracle.
"I…" Zang Xin seemed to want to speak.
"Oh?"
Su Wen tilted his head with a smile, "Vice Leader Tang, is there something you wish to share?"
"Not—no advice to give…" Zang Xin twitched, "I'll tell you every secret of Shrek Academy—just please, spare Cao Dezhi. He too was deceived…"
"…"
The big reveal!
All eyes turned.
Just as suspected!
"It's the Golden Tree?" Su Wen guessed. "The Plane Spirit?"
"Or… the boy you pinned your hopes on to inherit the Golden Dragon King?"
"You know?!" Zang Xin turned ashen, leaping up, staring at Su Wen like a ghost. The secret he'd hoped to bargain was worthless.
How?!
A traitor?!
"No traitor…" Su Wen seemed to read his mind, even his underwear color. "To me, none of this is secret."
At last.
Zang Xin recalled—the mysterious young man before them, no matter how hard anyone tried, had zero traceable background.
As if out of nowhere.
A god?
A god fallen to the mortal world?!
"But since we're talking Tang Sect," Su Wen turned to Federation MP Chen Nian, "I hear… Tang Sect has violated a number of federal laws, running rampant within Federation territory?"
"Yes!!"
Chen Nian brightened. Accusations?
Some things weighed nothing—until you put them on the scale. Then they became a thousand pounds. The parliamentary faction had hated Tang Sect for years…
"According to Federal Law Article 232, all military equipment must be strictly overseen by the Federation; private manufacture and sale is prohibited…"
"Federal Law Article 137: accepting murder, robbery, and other egregious tasks in exchange for money is forbidden…"
"Article 37…"
He listed accusations, jabbing at Zang Xin.
The latter's face paled.
Damn it, bringing out old scores now? None of these heavyweights ever cared about the law before. Now that the tide had turned, they were out for Tang Sect's blood!
"Mercenaries, arms dealers… tsk tsk." Even Su Wen couldn't help laughing—Tang Sect was up to a bit of everything.
If this was his previous world, they'd be criminals.
Imagine, nobles could pay for your life, buy weapons from Tang Sect, massacre your family, you barely escape, beg the authorities for justice—
And the Tang Sect's "law enforcement team" kicks you back out…