Xu Tianran felt the wariness in the eyes of Xu Jiawei and others, his expression calm as he spoke, "To tell the truth, I really didn't expect everyone to cooperate so well! However, to be able to meet the two of you today is indeed an honor for me, Xu Tianran!"
Sitting silently on the side, Juzi, with her beautiful eyes, had already analyzed everyone...
This emperor of the Xingluo Empire does seem to have an extraordinary aura, likely very stable in his decision-making...
As for the emperor of the Sky Soul Empire, ever since he entered the great hall, whether it was the way he looked at himself or the surrounding environment, he kept dodging around...
Clearly, he does not possess the ambition and character that comes with being an emperor...
This kind of person, even if left to his own devices, won't be able to keep the Sky Soul Empire stable under his weak rule for many years!
With this thought, she directly chose to ignore the emperor of the Sky Soul Empire...
Seeing Xu Tianran take the initiative to break the ice, Xu Jiawei spoke in a very light tone, "Your Excellency flatters us, since it is a matter of discussing the peace talks between the three empires, no matter what twists and turns lie ahead, we, as the supreme rulers, naturally must attend."
He silently thought, "This Xu Tianran is not simple either, he's somewhat unfathomable, and it's hard to guess his true intentions..."
However, it was exactly this composed scene that caused the Hyper Douluo surrounding the Sky Soul Empire emperor to have a glint in their eyes...
They all subconsciously compared him with His Majesty the Emperor of their own...
However, seeing the tension and unease that appeared on the face of the Sky Soul Empire emperor, they all pressed their lips together, finding it somewhat difficult to speak...
Both were emperors, yet the disparity was made apparent at that moment...
The latter swallowed, his voice somewhat choked as he spoke, "No... no doubt, war brings disaster to residents and Soul Masters alike, we naturally... naturally have a duty to be here!"
Xu Tianran nodded with sincere eyes, "Hmm! It seems that both of you are rulers who yearn for peace, and I, Xu Tianran, am actually..."
He gently clapped his hands...
At the next moment, as if there had been preparations outside the great hall all along!
One could vaguely see three maids with graceful figures carefully carrying tea into the great hall, following which, they each approached the three emperors, gently picking up the teapot to pour them a cup of steaming tea...
This scene left Xu Jiawei and the others somewhat puzzled...
They had clearly come to discuss the matters of peace talks, but the actions of the emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire were completely off-point; he hadn't uttered a single word related to the purpose of their meeting from start to finish...
Xu Tianran slowly picked up his teacup, sniffed it, took a sip, and smilingly said to Xu Jiawei and the others, "You guys should try this. It's a special royal tea freshly picked from our Sun-Moon Empire..."
Xu Jiawei narrowed his eyes, reaching out to pick up the teacup...
But just at that moment, the Hyper Douluo beside him spoke gravely, "Your Majesty the Emperor, don't! It is very possible that there's poison in this tea cup!"
"That's right! Caution is key!"
Hearing their warning, the hand of the Sky Soul Empire emperor that had just reached out immediately retracted, his complexion turning a bit ashen...
Thank goodness someone reminded him, or else he really would have been tricked!
He had even thought that the Sun-Moon Empire's Emperor really was a man who loved peace!
Xu Tianran, being so close, naturally heard their conversation but showed no concern whatsoever, and smiled, "What's the matter? Does the tea not meet with your approval?"
Hearing this, Xu Jiawei, ignoring the other Hyper Douluo's advice, picked up the steaming hot teacup and took a sip...
Immediately, he gave a generous appraisal, "Indeed, this tea, specially provided for the royal household, is truly enchanting in its taste. I just wonder if the negotiation will also reach our expectations."
Xu Tianran smiled as he put down his teacup, expressing his admiration, "Very well! Worthy of being the ruler of a nation. Now then, let's get down to the main topic..."
As soon as these words were spoken, one could feel the atmosphere within the entire hall immediately become oppressive, as if shadows of swords and flashes of blades were dancing around...
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Outside the Sea God's Pavilion of Shrek Academy!
After listening to Xuan Zi's words, the faces of the Shrek Academy Inner Court students all showed a solemn expression...
Following that, indignant voices rose here and there in rapid succession...
"How could this be? Wasn't the Holy Spirit Cult completely wiped out?"
"Didn't you hear what Elder Xuan just said? The Supreme Pontiff Ye Xishui of the Holy Spirit Cult and the Chief Offering Long Xiaoyao are not dead! They have even started transforming Evil Soul Masters again!"
"We absolutely can't let them succeed! In my opinion, we should unite with other sects and annihilate them completely!"
"I also agree with Elder Xuan's idea. Let's form groups of five and eliminate the Evil Soul Masters!"
Xian Lin'er, with her beautiful eyes, turned towards Xuan Zi and voiced her concerns, "Elder Xuan, is this really a good idea? Sending these students to eliminate Evil Soul Masters?"
Xuan Ziwen adjusted his glasses with his forefinger as he spoke, "Even though only Inner Court students above the Soul Emperor level are participating, the danger involved is still extremely high. One careless move, and there may be no remains left!"
Yan Shaozhe, however, tried to comfort Elder Xuan, "Please reconsider, Elder Xuan. The Inner Court students are the pillars of Shrek Academy, we can't just..."
Xuan Zi's tone was incredibly resolute, "From the moment these children chose to become Inner Court students, they have taken up the responsibility to eliminate Evil Soul Masters on their shoulders!"
How could he bear it?
However, now that he knew that Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui were actively transforming Evil Soul Masters, if Shrek Academy did nothing, they would not deserve the title of the number one academy on the Continent!
The Tang Sect members below all sighed as well...
Xu Sanshi pursed his lips and said, "It seems Elder Xuan is serious this time! He is actually planning to send all Inner Court students with a soul power rank higher than Soul Emperor and some Outer Court teachers to exterminate the Evil Soul Masters!"
Jiang Nannan chimed in, "Although Elder Xuan said most of the transformed Evil Soul Masters have a soul power rank below that of Soul King, considering their numbers, it is indeed a dangerous mission!"
Tang Ya, somewhat disappointed, turned to Bei Bei and said, "Bei Bei, it looks like we'll have to put off the relocation of Tang Sect for a while, after all, we too are members of Shrek Academy!"
Bei Bei nodded, speaking steadily, "Yes! Afterwards, I will leave the Tang Sect disciples under the care of Teacher Zhou Yi."
Teaching Tang Sect disciples or relocating them during these times is obviously impossible...
Just then, Tang Wutong's beautiful eyes suddenly turned to Qian Yu beside her and asked in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Qian Yu, is that Juzi still the true ruler of the Sun-Moon Empire?"
Qian Yu's light golden pupils contracted slightly, surprised that Tang Wutong would actively ask about Juzi...
But there was no need to hide such matters from her, so he softly replied, "Yes."
However, this also caused Qian Yu's thoughts to drift back to scenes of deep adventures...
All these impending events seemed to be heading towards that outcome...
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