Chapter 431: Tang San – "Xiao Qi Will Have to Suffer for Now"
After all, Xiao Qi had already regained her memories under the efforts of Xiao Wu and the Goddess of Life.
If he intervened in Qiankun Wenqing Valley as planned, she would undoubtedly recognize him.
After all, what daughter wouldn't recognize her own father?
To be honest, this whole Qiankun Wenqing Valley setup was originally meant for Xingxing.
His plan was to mold Xingxing into his loyal hound no, not a hound.
That sounded too crude.
More like his trusted right hand man.
But right now, Xingxing was nowhere to be found, which made Tang San anxious.
Without Xingxing, his influence in the God Realm was too weak.
If things escalated into an all out God King war between him and Destruction, he would need strong allies.
Destruction wasn't well liked in the God Realm because his aura constantly emitted destruction, and he was ruthless in enforcing the laws.
But even so, he had a group of die hard followers, such as Original Sin God.
As for Zhou Weiqing, the God of Destruction, Tang San was convinced that with a few clever tricks, he could get Zhou Weiqing to betray Destruction and stab him in the back.
Still, he needed to win over the Elemental Gods to help counter Original Sin God.
As for the Goddess of Life, she had indeed helped Destruction harm his interests she was digging her own grave.
However, she at least cared about the greater good of the God Realm, which made her a tool worth using.
If he could frame Destruction for unleashing the Golden Dragon King, he could paint himself as the savior of the God Realm.
By secretly weakening the seal on the Golden Dragon King, he could make it seem like it had escaped due to Destruction's reckless use of divine energy.
Then, as the hero, he would lead the gods to defeat the Golden Dragon King, claiming its dragon bloodline as a trophy.
At the same time, he could stand on the moral high ground, denouncing Destruction for his irresponsible actions.
In that scenario, even if the Goddess of Life still had feelings for Destruction, she would have no choice but to side with him for the sake of the God Realm.
With Kindness and Evil also backing him, seizing the Divine Core Hub would be within reach.
Then, he would remind everyone of his "vision" predicting a great catastrophe approaching the God Realm.
That would send his reputation soaring, proving he was the one true ruler the God Realm needed.
Even though he didn't know when the disaster would come, he could simply pin it on the Golden Dragon King to make it seem like he had predicted it all along.
"Destruction may have the upper hand for now," Tang San thought, grinning smugly.
"But in the face of my wisdom, he is doomed to fail."
Still, his top priority at the moment was to have Xiao Qi replace Xingxing in Qiankun Wenqing Valley.
There, she would undergo emotional trials that would qualify her to inherit the God of Emotions' position.
"I have to proceed with my plan."
" Xiao Qi will just have to suffer for now."
"At worst, I'll split off another fragment of her divine consciousness."
"After all, Xiao Wu and the Four Great God Kings won't be watching her every second."
"When they finally decide to check on her, I'll just reintegrate her consciousness before they notice."
But that meant he would have to split his own divine consciousness even further one piece to monitor Xiao Wu, and four more to watch the God Kings, just in case.
The more Tang San thought about it, the more flawless his plan seemed.
Since he had been stripped of his law enforcement duties and voting rights, he had less work to do, making it easier to keep tabs on everyone.
His gaze returned to the screen, focusing on Xiao Qi among the group.
"Little Seven, everything I do is for your own good."
"As the saying goes, 'Endure the hardest hardships to rise above the rest.'"
"If you don't face trials, you'll always be a delicate flower in a greenhouse."
"For the glory of our Tang family, you must inherit both the Butterfly God and the God of Emotions positions."
"Once you return to the God Realm, you will be my greatest weapon, helping me crush Destruction and restore order!"
Sun Moon Imperial Palace.
Xu Tianran sat in his wheelchair, frowning.
He had just received news that, after an investigation, Shrek Academy and Star Luo Empire operatives had secretly left Mingdu.
It wasn't discovered until this morning.
But just last night, the Sun Moon Imperial Palace had been attacked.
According to reports from the Soul Engineer Corps, the attackers included both Title Douluo and Hyper Douluo.
And in the entire Douluo Continent, there weren't many forces capable of deploying that level of power.
In Xu Tianran's mind, the two events had to be connected.
The attackers were clearly from Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire.
Perhaps they had discovered that the Sun Moon Empire was preparing to act, so they launched a raid on the palace to distract the strongest Sun Moon forces, buying time for their escape.
He turned to Zhongli Wu, seated across from him.
"Master Zhongli, according to intelligence, the Shrek Academy group split from the Star Luo group after leaving Mingdu."
"The Shrek faction is heading west toward the mountains. Are you sure that place can trap them?"
As soon as he got the report, he had summoned Zhongli Wu for a private meeting.
After all, the only reason they had left the western escape route open was because of Zhongli Wu's advice.
Zhongli Wu looked at Xu Tianran with confidence.
"Your Highness, rest assured."
"There is a mysterious place in the western mountains. That cursed land trapped my grandfather for nearly a hundred years."
"And my grandfather was an Extreme Douluo stronger than even Long Bo."
"With Shrek's current strength, they have no chance of escaping. They are as good as dead."
Hearing this, Xu Tianran's face twisted with fury.
"Master Zhongli, this is excellent news."
"Surely by now you've heard my father was assassinated by those treacherous intruders."
"And those same Shrek and Star Luo cowards fled in the night."
"I have no doubt that those assassins came from Shrek and Star Luo."
"But now that Shrek's people are trapped and doomed to die, at least my father's spirit can rest easy."
"However, I want you to dispatch men to hunt down the Star Luo fugitives."
"Leave no one alive."
"Understood." Zhongli Wu agreed without hesitation.
After all, with the Sun Moon Emperor dead, Xu Tianran was the undisputed next ruler.
It was in his best interest to win favor with the new emperor.
Then, he smiled.
"But Your Highness no, my apologies Your Majesty, when do you plan to launch the war?"
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