Douluo Dalu: Start with a Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgement

Chapter 395 Assassination Plan
Ji Lin listened to Xu Jiujiu and the others' discussion with a calm expression. He had long expected the actions of the Sun Moon Empire, but this was also the result of his indifference. Otherwise, if the news was released in advance, many sects would have made preparations in advance. However, Ji Lin did not do that because it would not be good for him.

Xu Jiujiu and Vina both looked heavy-hearted. As princesses of the two empires, they knew very well what it meant that the Sun Moon Empire was ready for war. It meant that they were going to launch an invasion war against the Sky Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire at the same time. This would be a war of huge scale! And were the three kingdoms originally belonging to Douluo Continent really ready?
Xu Jiujiu took a deep breath. She knew that the Xing Luo Empire was not ready yet. The trump card they had prepared was not yet complete. They still needed an excellent soul guide to help them complete the last step.

Fortunately, with Ji Lin here, she doesn't have to worry too much. Xu Jiujiu looked at Ji Lin tenderly. With Ji Lin here, she felt safe. No matter how strong the Sun Moon Empire was, she had confidence in Ji Lin. At the same time, she vaguely sensed Ji Lin's true thoughts, but she pretended not to know and did not mention it to Xu Jiawei. Based on her understanding of her brother, he would not compromise now. Exposing Ji Lin's true thoughts in advance would only cause a conflict between the two. Ji Lin still needed an opportunity.

Xu Jiujiu has vaguely felt that this opportunity is not far away. She and Ji Lin are one. No matter what choice Ji Lin makes, she will support him. As the saying goes, a daughter who is married off is like water spilled. Xu Jiujiu fully reflects the meaning of this sentence. Although Ji Lin's choice may harm the interests of Xingguan Sect, she believes in Ji Lin and also believes in her own vision.

So when she knew that Ji Lin had other ideas, she remained silent and pretended to know nothing.

No matter what Ji Lin wants to do, the Xingluo Empire is indeed not prepared at the moment. Their trump card is still in the plan and has not been realized. They need time.

So Xu Jiujiu said in a deep voice: "Vina and I have reached an agreement. If we want to break through, we must unite. We are quite familiar with each other. Together with Shrek Academy, we are a very powerful force. We have been working hard to explore. Mingdu is so big that it is difficult to completely block it. If we concentrate our strength in one direction, we have a great chance of breaking through."

"However, there is another problem. It seems that the Sun-Moon Empire is fully prepared for this war, but we are far from it. Therefore, we need to buy ourselves some time. We cannot just leave like this. We must deal enough damage to the Sun-Moon Empire in Mingdu to slow down their offensive. This way, we will have more time to prepare."

Ji Lin nodded. Indeed, it would not be good to let the Sun and Moon Empire go too smoothly.

Zhang Lexuan said, "Several elders of our Shrek team have detected that the Sun-Moon Empire has dispatched several soul guide corps to form a defense line, and they are all commanded by high-level soul guides. All the teams that left before should have been controlled by them. However, the strange thing is that they did not surround Mingdu on all four sides, but surrounded three sides and left one side empty, which is the opposite direction farthest from where we return to the academy."

Beibei took out a map and spread it out, looking at the terrain around Mingdu.

The terrain around Mingdu is very good, with wide plains on three sides, suitable for farming and even more suitable for marching. Only to the west is a mountain range called the Sun and Moon Mountains.

This mountain range is not too wide, it just happens to block the west side of Mingdu. Although Mingdu itself has no city walls, it is not wrong to say that it is built on the mountain. It’s just that because the other three sides are too open, it is difficult for people who have just arrived in Mingdu to notice the west.

After looking at the map, Mu Xue frowned and said, "Surround three sides and leave one, is this a deliberate gap to prevent us from fighting hard? But, logically speaking, the Sun Moon Empire doesn't need to do this at all! Their goal should be to catch us all in one fell swoop. How could they leave a way out? Moreover, the mountainous area has a complex terrain and is most suitable for hiding and evading. It is much more difficult to seal the mountains than to deploy on the plains."

Vina was also looking at the map beside Muxue and said, "Besides, this Sun and Moon Mountains is right next to Mingdu. It is definitely not a place where soul beasts live. It should be an ordinary mountain range."

Everyone couldn't help but reveal a look of doubt in their eyes.

Ji Lin smiled and said, "There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. The Sun-Moon Empire wants us to break out from the west, but we don't want to do that. We should go from other directions and gather our strength. No matter which direction we break out from, we will have a good chance. There is no need to take risks. The west may be the most dangerous."

For Ji Lin, the West is more dangerous than any other direction. That place has been opened after the sacrifice of the Holy Spirit Church. He will not go to the West no matter what. He is likely to meet people in that place whom he does not want to meet during this period of time.

Although the other party may not appear due to plane shielding.

But he doesn't want to gamble even if there is a one in ten thousand chance. If he gambles wrong, the situation will be hopeless, so it is better to be safe.

Bei Bei frowned and said, "But Elder Xuan has personally checked it out and even inspected the entire mountain range from the air. Although there are a small number of Sun Moon Empire troops stationed in the Sun Moon Mountains, they definitely do not pose a threat to us."

Ji Lin shook his head and said, "Maybe, but the West can't be that simple. Senior Beibei, how many people are coming to the academy this time?"

He didn't want to dwell on this topic any longer. He had already decided not to break out from the west, so he would definitely not go there.

Beibei also saw Ji Lin's determination, and thought to himself, Ji Lin seemed to be very afraid of the West. Is there really something in the Sun and Moon Mountains that even Master Xuan has not detected?

Thinking of the teacher beside Ji Lin, Bei Bei understood. That was a powerful person who was stronger than his great-grandfather. Ji Lin was so afraid of the West. Could it be that His Majesty Chi Yuan detected something?

Although Bei Bei misunderstood, he still answered Ji Lin's question, "Not many people came from the academy, but they are all strong. Elder Xuan came in person, and there are four other elders from the Sea God Pavilion, including the Dean of the Soul Guidance Department, Xian Lin'er. There are a total of six Titled Douluo, plus Sister Le Xuan, there are seven, and a total of five of them are Super Douluo."

After hearing what he said, Xu Jiujiu and Vina were both shocked. Did Shrek Academy send out half of its Titled Douluo? Was this the foundation of Shrek Academy?

Xu Jiujiu only brought three Titled Douluo and only one Super Douluo. Vina was represented by the Body Sect. They had other purposes. Could it be that Shrek also had some ideas?

Vina was wrong. Shrek had no other purpose but to protect the next generation of Shrek Academy. After all, those who came this time were the most outstanding young generation of Shrek Academy. If they accidentally died in the Sun-Moon Empire, Shrek would be heartbroken.

Zhang Lexuan said, "Mr. Xuan said that it is not important whether or not to destroy Mingdu. What is important is to bring us all back. Shrek will not take the initiative to attack the Sun and Moon Empire."

Xu Jiujiu and Vina's faces changed at the same time. This was not good news for them. To destroy Mingdu and delay the Sun Moon Empire's pace of launching a war, the power brought by the two of them alone was not enough. If Shrek Academy did not participate, they would be in a bit of trouble.

For Shrek Academy, bringing Beibei and the others back to Shrek safely is the top priority. As for the plan to destroy the Sun-Moon Empire, that is not the most important thing for them.

Seeing that both princesses were a little dissatisfied, Ji Lin changed the subject and asked, "Sister Jiujiu, what is the plan?"

Xu Jiujiu and Vina looked at each other and said, "They pretended to attack Mingde Hall, but actually assassinated Xu Tianran, the crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire. Xu Tianran has always advocated war, and the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire is in poor health. If Xu Tianran were allowed to rule the Sun Moon Empire, war would soon break out. As long as he dies, civil strife will surely break out in the Sun Moon Empire, which will delay the war for a while and allow all countries to make adequate preparations."

Xu Jiujiu had another purpose that he didn't say, which was to disrupt Mingdu, and then take the opportunity to kidnap several high-level soul masters and bring them back to Xingluo Empire. Ji Lin shook his head and said, "This may be difficult. Xu Tianran is now the regent of the Sun Moon Empire, and he is protected by masters of the Holy Spirit Church. It would be very difficult to sneak attack and kill such a person. Moreover, Xu Tianran had lost both legs in an attack. With such a painful experience, how could he not pay attention to his own safety? The chance of success is probably not high."

Zhang Lexuan nodded and said, "Master Xuan also took this into consideration, so he didn't want to get involved and wanted to take us away from this place of trouble."

Xu Jiujiu and Vina were both silent. For the safety of both countries, they had to take action. If Shrek did not participate, their success rate would be even lower. However, even so, they would not give up the assassination.

Ji Lin didn't say much. He just let Xu Jiujiu do whatever she wanted. Besides, it wasn't like Xu Jiujiu was going to assassinate him personally. Ji Lin only needed to protect Xu Jiujiu. As for whether she would succeed or not, he didn't care.

Of course, it would be most beneficial for his plan if Xu Tianran survived, but he would not stop Xu Jiujiu. She was not only his fiancée, the deputy leader of Zizai Sect, but also the princess of the Xingluo Empire. As long as she didn't go to die, Ji Lin would let her do what she wanted. With Chi Yuan here, there would be no problem in taking them away from Mingdu safely.

Xu Jiujiu and Vina left disappointed. They had to go back to prepare specific plans, and Vina also had to participate in the next competition, so she was very busy.

Zhang Lexuan sighed and said, "The academy is not going to get involved this time, so I can't help."

Ji Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Isn't the academy planning to vigorously develop soul guides? Jiujiu and the others are planning to assassinate Xu Tianran. By then, Mingdu will be in chaos. The academy can take the opportunity to snatch a batch of military soul guides from the Sun Moon Empire. Let Master Xuan investigate carefully in the next few days. I think Master Xuan will not refuse this opportunity to take advantage of the situation."

Zhang Lexuan looked at Ji Lin with a half-smile and said, "You really dote on your princess! You help her in various ways!"

Ji Lin chuckled and said, "Is Sister Le Xuan jealous?"

"Cough cough!"

Beibei coughed awkwardly to indicate that he was still here. He had known about the relationship between Ji Lin and Zhang Lexuan for a long time. Maybe one day he would even call Ji Lin his brother-in-law.

Before Mr. Mu passed away, he did not tell Beibei about the contract he had made with Zhang Lexuan, so Beibei did not know that the person he once considered his sister, but actually his fiancée, was now someone else's.

Of course, even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care. He is different from Ji Lin. He is a pure love god of war and only loves Tang Ya.

He would even thank Ji Lin for taking down Zhang Lexuan to avoid putting him in a difficult position.

Zhang Lexuan was also a little embarrassed. She was indeed jealous because Ji Lin doted on Xu Jiujiu too much and did not consider the occasion.

She stood up and pretended to be calm and said, "I will go back and tell Elder Xuan about your proposal. We will leave first."

After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for Beibei. Beibei gave Ji Lin a thumbs up and followed Zhang Lexuan away.

In the past few days, the atmosphere in Mingdu has continued to heat up. The Continental Young Senior Soul Master Elite Competition is about to enter the semi-finals.

Almost all the teahouses and taverns were discussing the situation of the competition.

The situation in the semi-finals of the Continental Young Senior Soul Master Elite Competition.

In the morning, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy faced off against the Snow Demon Sect.

In the afternoon, Zizaimen faced Shengling Sect.

These are two matches full of highlights: the Snow Demon Sect, which has been hiding its strength, versus the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, which defeated Shrek Academy; and the super dark horse Zizai Sect versus the mysterious and cruel Holy Spirit Sect.

The second match of the semi-finals is considered to be the most intense competition in this tournament.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see what the Holy Spirit Sect is. An evil soul master, that is an evil soul master! But in terms of public opinion, the Sun-Moon Empire has always suppressed the discussion of the Holy Spirit Sect with a repressive attitude. The Sun-Moon Empire dared to let the Holy Spirit Sect play in the game, so it had already made arrangements.

Therefore, discussing matters about the Holy Spirit Sect has even become taboo in Mingdu.

But even so, everyone has a scale in their hearts. How powerful does an evil soul master sect have to be? If they win the final championship, perhaps the Sun Moon Empire will become a joke. At the very least, it will be an absolute stain on the history of the continent's high-level soul master elite competition.

Therefore, even if Xu Tianran was a tyrant, he would not let the Holy Spirit Sect win the championship. That result was not what he wanted. Although he did not care about any stains, for him, history was written by the victors. As long as he could unify the continent, what stains could not be erased? This was also an important reason why he was so bold as to let the Holy Spirit Sect fight.

There were voices of opposition within the Sun-Moon Empire, and those voices were quite strong. However, Xu Tianran, who had the support of the Holy Spirit Sect behind him, simply ignored those voices. After bloodily suppressing several of the strongest voices of opposition, the Holy Spirit Sect completed the initial registration.

Of course Xu Tianran also made a compromise. After all, the Sun Moon Empire's strongest backing, the Worship Hall, also had opposition from its priests. Not allowing the Holy Spirit Sect to win the championship was Xu Tianran's compromise with the Worship Hall.

(End of this chapter)