Chapter 625: Tit for Tat (Please Subscribe)_1

Xuan Zi waited until the emotions of the Shrek Academy Inner Court students had calmed down before speaking, "This mission to annihilate the evil Soul Masters is extremely dangerous, so we will form groups of at least five members! Of course, each group must be led by at least one Soul Douluo or higher."

Upon hearing these words, the students all breathed a sigh of relief…

One of the students spoke up, "Phew… With Soul Douluo-level senior brothers and sisters leading us, eliminating those evil Soul Masters shouldn't be difficult!"

"Don't be careless; what's most frightening about evil Soul Masters isn't their soul power rank but their bizarre soul skills!"

"Exactly, they even caused the original Shrek Seven Monsters to lose three or four members!"

Jiang Nannan's beautiful eyes flickered before she took the lead and said, "Then that means, Tang Ya, Qian Yu, Sister Xiao Tao, Wu Tong, you'll all need to lead a group each…"

It was hard to imagine that among the eight of them, there were actually four Soul Douluo…

Even wanting to be in one group was almost impossible!

Next to her, Bei Bei nodded gravely, "Yes, it looks like that's the case. Although there are Soul Douluo-level senior brothers and sisters among the inner court students, they are few in number!"

Xu Sanshi sarcastically said, "Eh, it can't be helped; who would have thought Qian Yu and the others would be such monsters…"

After he finished speaking, he stealthily moved closer to Jiang Nannan and showed a silly smile, "But fortunately, Nannan and I can be in one group! I wouldn't rest easy letting someone else protect you!"

Jiang Nannan's cheeks reddened slightly, and she surprisingly didn't say anything…

Tang Ya seriously said, "I think Elder Xuan did the right thing. This way, at least we can ensure that no group is too strong, and if we can't beat them, we can still escape!"

In front of evil Soul Masters, one naturally couldn't let their guard down!

Ma Xiaotao nodded in agreement, "Tang Ya is right, so let's all make do for now!"

Meanwhile, Tang Wutong's beautiful eyes turned to Qian Yu, who was still in a daze, and she softly said, "Qian Yu? What are you thinking about?"

Qian Yu, hearing Tang Wutong's question, immediately snapped back to reality and shook his head, "Nothing..."

Seeing his expression, Tang Wutong's tone carried a hint of apology, "Did my question about Juzi bother you?"

She truly trusted Qian Yu from the bottom of her heart. Previously, because of her own reasons, his arm was forcibly torn off, yet he harbored no resentment towards her! This alone was enough to show his feelings for her...

Qian Yu, realizing what she meant, smiled lightly, "Don't overthink it; this has nothing to do with you."

Just then, Elder Zhuang spoke up with a serious tone, "Please have all teachers and students with a soul power rank of Soul Douluo or higher come up on stage."

Immediately, including Tang Ya and the others, students of Soul Douluo level and above made their way to the stage...

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Inside the grand hall of the Sun-Moon Empire...

Xu Tianran's eyes turned to Xu Jiawei and the Sky Soul Empire Emperor seated below him. His voice was filled with indifference, "Since the two of you are here to discuss peace, then I would like to hear your thoughts…"

The Sky Soul Empire Emperor furrowed his brows, somewhat puzzled, "What do you mean by that? Isn't the so-called discussion of peace meant to prevent war between our nations?"

This Emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire was truly unpredictable...

Xu Jiawei revealed a smile, looking at Xu Tianran and saying, "This matter would be more appropriate for you, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire, to share your thoughts, wouldn't it?"

No sooner had his words fallen than a Hyper Douluo guarding Xu Tianran shouted coldly, "How audacious! To speak to His Majesty the Emperor in such a manner!"

Xu Tianran slowly raised his hand to stop him and then spoke out, "You do make some sense. Then, let me, the Emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire, share my thoughts."

"Since we are discussing peace, I presume neither of you wishes for a massive war between the three nations. After all, once war breaks out, the real sufferers would only be the Soul Masters and residents living in each empire."

"I'm not wrong on this point, am I?"

Having said this, Xu Tianran picked up his teacup again, took a sip, and waited for their reply...

The Emperor of the Sky Soul Empire was the first to speak, "Hmm! That's right!"

If the Emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire also holds this view, might the so-called peace talks actually have a chance?

Only Xu Jiawei stayed silent, calmly sitting and listening...

Xu Tianran glanced at Xu Jiawei and continued, "Both of you must understand that our Sun-Moon Empire possesses the highest achievements in soul tools. And it is high-grade soul tools that can be the decisive factor in the outcome of a war."

At his words, Xu Jiawei's eyes grew sharper...

Was he about to reveal his true intentions?

He then casually remarked, "The soul tools of the Sun-Moon Empire are indeed strong, but the outcome of a war isn't solely decided by soul tools. Don't forget the existence of places like Shrek Academy with its powerful Soul Masters!"

"Presumably, with the power of such strong individuals, defending against ninth-grade soul tools wouldn't be impossible, right?"

In fact, all Titled Douluos can be immune to the bombardment of ninth-grade soul tools, provided that they have the time to fly high into the sky!

Otherwise, before reaching the high altitudes, they would be overwhelmed by the aftershocks of a ninth-grade soul tool and become nothing but bones...

Xu Tianran sneered, "Shrek Academy? Yes, that's true. Such an existence is indeed troublesome. However... they are neutral. If they take action against a country on their own, how are they any different from evil Soul Masters?"

Besides, Juzi would never allow them to find a reason to wield against the Sun-Moon Empire!

However, the one who was most uncomfortable wasn't either of them but rather the Emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire, who had to pretend to understand despite being clueless. He wet his dry lips and thought to himself, "What exactly are the Emperor of the Xingluo Empire and the Emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire talking about? It's all so confusing..."

The two Hyper Douluos protecting the emperor darkened their faces, one of them saying softly, "What is His Majesty the Emperor doing? Isn't it a discussion between the emperors of the three nations? Why do I feel..."

The other Hyper Douluo also raised an eyebrow but eventually said nothing...

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiawei fell silent once more...

So, this was where the Sun-Moon Empire's confidence lied. As long as Shrek Academy couldn't find a reason, it would be hard for them to take action, even if the Sun-Moon Empire wanted to unify the Continent without affecting anyone!

After a long while, his eyes finally shone with sharpness, "Is that so? Your Excellency might be making too absolute a statement. Surely, those black-robed figures guarding the Sun-Moon Empire Imperial Palace must be evil Soul Masters. If Shrek Academy knew that the Sun-Moon Empire had formed an alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult..."

"Clap, clap, clap," Xu Tianran quickly applauded...

Then, he curled his lips into a smile, "Oh? Do you gentlemen believe that the Sun-Moon Empire would expose these vulnerabilities so defenselessly in front of you?"

Xu Jiawei's pupils suddenly contracted, feeling a chill rising up his spine...

His mind raced with alarm, "Does he mean to say he's absolutely certain they can keep all of us here??"

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