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Sun-Moon Empire, within the palace...

Sitting upon the throne was a woman clad in armor that glinted with a silvery light, her beautiful eyes carried a solemn hue as she stared ahead, particularly the icy aura emanating from her which made people sigh in resignation, as if anyone in her presence was merely an insignificant pawn!

Indeed, the woman was none other than the current Fleet Admiral of the Sun-Moon Empire, Juzi!

At that moment, a soldier rushed in hurriedly, bowed deeply, and said, "Report, Fleet Admiral! Predecessors Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui request an audience!"

Juzi's beautiful eyes narrowed as she thought to herself, "What are they doing here now?"

Despite her thoughts, she maintained her composure and said, "Let them in."

The soldier quickly stood up, nodded respectfully, and said, "Yes, Fleet Admiral," before he went to relay the message outside the palace...

Before long, Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, both dressed in black robes, walked in...

The two made a symbolic bow, and said lightly, "Fleet Admiral!"

Juzi calmly looked at them, "Please, take a seat..."

Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui did not indulge in courtesies as they took their seats below, and then removed their hats...

Long Xiaoyao looked up at Juzi, who was sitting above them, and said with a light smile, "Congratulations, Fleet Admiral. It won't be long before the Sun-Moon Empire will unify the Continent."

Ye Xishui also said softly, "This time, thanks to the Fleet Admiral's strategy, we were able to ensnare the other empires in one fell swoop."

This woman was only in her twenties, but her ability to manipulate human nature was even more terrifying than Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui themselves. Fearing anyone might interfere with her plans, whether they were close to her or harbored rebellious thoughts, all were eradicated through her ruthless methods!

And the reason they could effortlessly obliterate the Sky Soul Empire and the Xingluo Empire this time was inseparable from her perfect strategy!

Juzi glanced at them coldly and said in a chilly voice, "When this matter is settled, I will grant your previous request and allow the Holy Spirit Cult to become the protective godly sect of the Sun-Moon Empire."

Hearing this, Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui exchanged a glance...

"Fleet Admiral, may I ask if you have already had Qian Yu killed?"

Upon hearing this, a tiny tremor passed through Juzi, who sat regally above...

Then, she replied with an even colder tone, "Hmm! Haven't you two already disabled his Soul Power?"

All of this was her orchestration. Using Qian Yu's trust in her, she had him ingest the poison concocted by the Holy Spirit Cult, then had Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, who had been lying in wait, strike him down together...

Long Xiaoyao narrowed his eyes, seemingly displeased, "So it seems... Fleet Admiral, you haven't killed him? That Qian Yu could craft Tenth-grade Spirit Guidance Devices!"

If a Tenth-grade Soul-guided Shell was launched at the Sun-Moon Empire, the entire nation could potentially crumble under its power in an instant!

Ye Xishui pursed her thin lips and said coldly, "Fleet Admiral, have you grown soft-hearted?"

Juzi replied, "Soft-hearted? No, not at all."

"Now that his Soul Power is disabled, even if he can create a Tenth-grade Spirit Guidance Device, does he have the capability to operate it?"

Suddenly, a respectful voice came from outside the palace, "Report, Fleet Admiral! The prisoner Xu Tianran has been brought here!"

Juzi raised an eyebrow, "Bring him in!"

Then two soldiers were seen escorting in Xu Tianran who was bound by a Soul Power binding device...

Xu Tianran's body was riddled with horrific scars, and his bloodshot eyes were filled with intense killing intent as he glared at Juzi and cursed, "Damn you! You ingrate! To think you'd conspire to trap the master!"

He never would have imagined that Juzi would deceive him and collude with the Holy Spirit Cult to eliminate his master!

Although she could sense that his breath was still alive, his Soul Power must have already been crippled!

Juzi took a deep breath, closed her beautiful eyes, and then opened them again. She glanced at Xu Tianran below and said, "His capability to create tenth-grade spirit guidance devices could hinder my unification of the Continent. This is also for the consideration of the citizens of the Sun-Moon Empire!"

Immediately after, she coldly spoke again, "Drag him away and execute him in public!"

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At this moment, both Ma Xiaotao and Tang Wutong's gazes were fixed on the seven bodies lying on the ground, none of which was intact!

Ordinary Soul Sages and Soul Emperors had no chance to fight back in front of them!

"Deep adventure mission: Tang Wutong, Ma Xiaotao, quickly proceed to the imperial palace to assassinate the Sun-Moon Empire's Fleet Admiral: Juzi; should the assassination fail, death will ensue, but if successful, the mission will be considered cleared!"

Tang Wutong withdrew her gaze, her expression severe. "Sister Xiao Tao, we are now exposed under the surveillance of soul tools, I'm afraid we can't stay here any longer!"

Every corner of the Sun-Moon Empire was almost filled with surveillance-type soul tools, and everything that they had just done had already been

It might not be long before someone would be sent

Ma Xiaotao clenched her teeth and said, "Hiding is even more dangerous, we might as well go straight to the imperial palace to kill that Fleet Admiral!"

Even if a Titled Douluo was protecting him, it would be impossible to guard him all the time!

There would always be flaws!

Tang Wutong also agreed, nodding. "Hmm!"

Ma Xiaotao and she had the same idea; remaining in hiding would only attract more people from the Sun-Moon Empire. It was better to take care of Juzi while they were still clueless about their intent.

Otherwise, what awaited them was the threat of death!

Thus, the two decisively headed toward the Sun-Moon Empire's imperial palace...

Since the imperial palace of the Sun-Moon Empire was still quite far from their location, it took nearly four hours to successfully arrive!

Looking at the scenery of the palace before her, Ma Xiaotao's brows furrowed because she noticed that in addition to soldiers on guard, there were evil Soul Masters from the Holy Spirit Cult keeping watch...

She spoke with some confusion, "Didn't the Holy Spirit Cult get annihilated during the Continental Young Elite Soul Masters Tournament? Why are there still evil Soul Masters!"

Tang Wutong's beautiful eyes flickered a few times as she explained, "Sister Xiao Tao, I remember that what was destroyed were just the ordinary guest elders and evil Soul Masters, but as for the Supreme Pontiff Ye Xishui and the Chief Offering Long Xiaoyao"

She had learned about this from Niu Tian and Titan...

Ma Xiaotao mused, "Is that so?"

She did not know much about it, only that the Holy Spirit Cult was destroyed...

At that moment, Tang Wutong's eyes suddenly shifted towards a secluded direction, pondering, "There is a blind spot there; we should be able to evade the evil Soul Masters and those soldiers' observation!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao also looked over...

What they saw at that spot was very strange; there wasn't a single evil Soul Master or soldier guarding it!

It was just like a glaring trap!

Ma Xiaotao spoke gravely, "Wutong, this must be a trap set deliberately to lure us in!"

Tang Wutong replied helplessly, "I know, but if we wish to enter unnoticed, that place is the only entrance!"

This deep adventure mission, executing an assassination without revealing our identity, is almost impossible!

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