Gu Xuan, accompanied by Dugu Yan and the four Titled Douluos led by Ghost Leopard, slipped into the Heaven Dou Empire in the early hours of the morning.
Currently, Gu Xuan's Spatial Portal is not much different from Gu Rong's. In fact, due to his terrifying talent and immense mental power, his teleportation distance actually surpassed Gu Rong's by a significant margin.
The group successfully infiltrated Heaven Dou City without being detected by anyone, heading directly for the Imperial Palace. Along the way, Gu Xuan observed that there were temporarily no Spirit Hall members within the city proper. All Spirit Hall forces were concentrated within the palace; their primary goal was to seize control of the court and usurp the throne.
Upon arriving at the palace, Gu Xuan found that it was already held by Spirit Hall. The air was thick with the scent of blood, though most of the fallen bodies belonged to the Imperial Guards. The force guarding the palace totaled fifty thousand men, including nearly fifteen hundred Soul Masters, but most of those loyal to the imperial family were now gone.
Gu Xuan opened a Spatial Portal and arrived directly at the residence of Emperor Xue Ye. The area was currently surrounded so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak through. There were roughly a thousand Soul Masters, including more than twenty Soul Douluo-level experts—a truly terrifying number.
Considering there were only about three hundred Soul Douluos on the entire continent, and the fact that most of Spirit Hall's combat power had been deployed against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the presence of so many high-level experts here proved how much importance Bibi Dong placed on seizing the imperial family.
When Gu Xuan arrived with Dugu Yan and the four Titled Douluos—Ghost Leopard, Porcupine, Snake Lance, and Spirit Kite—their sudden appearance caused an immediate commotion. The thousand Soul Masters surrounding the residence bristled like startled cats.
After all, anyone appearing here at this moment, if not a reinforcement from Spirit Hall, could only be there to support the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. But this was a surprise attack intended to seize power with thunderous speed. How could anyone have known? They hadn't even alerted the citizens of Heaven Dou City; they had merely surrounded the palace. When they launched the attack, not even a bird had been allowed to fly out.
However, as sudden as their appearance was, the tension vanished the moment the invaders recognized the four Titled Douluos. These four were Elders of their own Spirit Hall. Still, they were supposed to be executing their own missions; why were they suddenly at the palace?
As for Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan, there were people present who recognized them. After all, the interior of the imperial family had long been riddled with holes, filled with undercover agents planted by Spirit Hall. While they knew who the two were, they did not know their true strength. They assumed that the four Elders had captured Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan.
They knew Gu Xuan was a prince-consort of the imperial family. With the royals being systematically eliminated, a prince-consort jumping out could potentially interfere with the plan. Seeing the Elders bring Gu Xuan here seemed like proof that they had already taken down the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and had come to assist.
Below, a Soul Douluo whose power was nearing the Titled Douluo level bowed to the four Elders. "Elder Ghost Leopard, we have just secured the palace. His Excellency Saint Dragon is inside assisting the 'Crown Prince.' Your arrival..."
Before he could finish, another Soul Douluo, who had attended Gu Xuan's wedding, whispered urgently to him. "Elder Tuoba, something is wrong. Gu Xuan is the Young Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, and Dugu Yan is his woman. If they were captured by the four Elders, why are they standing at the very front? They seem to be the ones leading!"
At these words, the man called Elder Tuoba Hui instantly sensed the anomaly. Just as he was about to ask for an explanation, Ghost Leopard Douluo's voice rang out.
"Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall, harbors sinister intentions and attempts to usurp the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. You all have murdered the imperial clan, committing a grave act of rebellion. I follow Prince Gu Xuan today specifically to execute the rebels and clear out the traitors."
"What?!" Hearing Ghost Leopard Douluo's words, the Soul Masters belonging to Spirit Hall were filled with horror, their faces masks of disbelief.
At this moment, a preposterous thought entered their minds. Had their own leaders defected? Not only were they not there to help, but they had brought members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to stop them? But why? These four were famous Titled Douluos; why would they betray Spirit Hall? Had their loyalty been eaten by dogs?
Tuoba Hui found it hard to believe, but he checked again and confirmed that these were indeed the real four Elders and not impostors using disguises. But... why would they betray Spirit Hall?
"Elder Ghost Leopard, what... what are you saying?!" Tuoba Hui tried to sway their stance.
However, Ghost Leopard and the others didn't even look at him. They stood in the sky, looking down on the crowd, but did not rush to strike.
Just then, a figure in white armor shot out from Emperor Xue Ye's residence. Upon identifying Ghost Leopard and the others, he was equally stunned.
"Elder Ghost Leopard, is what you just said true?" Tuoba Yu looked up and questioned them.
Facing Tuoba Yu's interrogation, Ghost Leopard Douluo didn't even bother to answer his question directly, instead offering a piece of advice. "Saint Dragon, it was not easy for you to break through to the Titled Douluo realm; you know the hardships involved. Surrender now, and there is still a sliver of hope for your life."
Regarding Tuoba Yu, Gu Xuan didn't actually harbor a strong killing intent. According to the intelligence provided by Ghost Leopard and the others, Tuoba Yu was someone Bibi Dong had personally promoted. Although he had only recently become a Titled Douluo, he was a decent person. If he could be recruited, he would be a capable subordinate.
Furthermore, the Saint Dragon Clan he led, while not among the seven great clans, was still a formidable Soul Master force. Among the thousand Soul Masters present, roughly eighty percent belonged to his clan. Back then, after being suppressed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Saint Dragon Clan had slowly faded from the Soul Master world to avoid further targeting, which was why they missed the opportunity to be elected as one of the seven great clans. Otherwise, they would have certainly held a seat.
When Bibi Dong assigned the missions, she hadn't sent Tuoba Yu to attack the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. At the time, Tuoba Yu was somewhat unhappy about it, as he had always remembered the humiliation of their past suppression.
However, seizing the imperial family and the throne was a vital part of Bibi Dong's plan, and since Tuoba Yu had broken through to the Titled Douluo level, she had put him in charge of this matter. But just as he had finished assisting the second fake Xue Qinghe in securing the palace and "forcing" Emperor Xue Ye to decree the throne to him, Ghost Leopard and the others had arrived.
But they hadn't come to help him. They had betrayed Spirit Hall and were there to clear out the rebels?
(End of Chapter)
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