Xuechen was completely outmaneuvered by Yuwen Tuo in this battle. His every move, whether it was his movement range, attack method, what soul skill he used, or even when he brought out a soul tool, was entirely within Yuwen Tuo's expectations. With comparable power, if one side was calculating and the other was not, how could he be Yuwen Tuo's enemy?
Hit by Evil Eye Stare, he would be restricted for at least ten seconds. Yuwen Tuo arrived before him within two seconds. "Shadow Douluo Xuechen, go wait in hell. I will definitely send Xu Tianran down to find you one day.
By then, you can continue serving him loyally." His left hand was covered in flames and sharp edges, the hundred-thousand-year soul skill Flame Emperor Blade ready to be unleashed.
Xuechen knew he was dead. He had no other requests, only pleading, "Spare His Highness... I beg you, spare..." He was indeed loyal to Xu Tianran. Even at this moment, his first consideration was his master's safety.
Yuwen Tuo was too terrifying. Not only his own strength, but he could actually control a hundred-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant, and he possessed those demonic eyes. He had an endless supply of trump cards. As his enemy, Xuechen knew that Xu Tianran would probably not be his match in the future.
Unfortunately, his only reply was a "whoosh." The Flame Emperor Blade sliced across his neck, and the head of a Titled Douluo fell to the ground. Xuechen was not a monster like Di Tian, who, even when sealed, could not be harmed by ordinary people.
As a soul engineer, his physical cultivation was inferior to that of ordinary soul masters. The moment his soul tool was destroyed, his defeat was already sealed.
"Spare Xu Tianran? Never in this lifetime. I will make him utterly disappear!" Yuwen Tuo stepped forward, slamming his palm onto the headless body, incinerating its entire form. With a thud, a soul bone fell to the ground, sinking into the mud.
Yuwen Tuo smiled slightly, "The Titled Douluo of this era are indeed wealthier than those from ten thousand years ago. Even a mere Shadow Douluo like you has a soul bone. Was it a reward from Xu Tianran?"
Yuwen Tuo stepped forward, using his soul power to draw the soul bone into his palm. This was, of course, not a hundred-thousand-year soul bone; Xu Tianran was not yet that wealthy. But to be absorbed by a Titled Douluo, its quality wouldn't be bad.
Yuwen Tuo estimated it was at least a thirty to forty-thousand-year soul bone. It was entirely black and contained a decent dark attribute. Yuwen Tuo thought of someone it would suit perfectly.
With Xuechen dealt with, Yuwen Tuo no longer needed to constantly hide in the Mingde Hall. After all, a Titled Douluo had died by his hand. Unless Xu Tianran invited the Holy Spirit Cult, he had no other power to deal with him. So, it was time for him to do some things of his own!
Yuwen Tuo took out a box and placed Xuechen's head inside. This was the gift he was preparing for Xu Tianran later. He didn't rush back. Instead, he found an uninhabited place and sat cross-legged to meditate.
The consumption of the Second Mental Sea of the Golden Lifeblood was not severe. Indeed, summoning ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beasts did not incur as great a cost as summoning Ice Emperor and Snow Empress.
Even if he did nothing and relied solely on the natural recovery of the Golden Lifeblood, he would likely recover in three or four days. If he also cultivated himself to restore his mental sea, a little over a day would suffice.
Therefore, before returning, Yuwen Tuo meditated for a full day, allowing himself to completely recover to the point where he could summon the Evil Eye Tyrant again at any time.
At this moment, inside Mingde Hall.
"Why isn't Yuwen Tuo back yet? He's been gone for three days," Meng Hongchen said worriedly. She regretted not having gone with him, or at least meeting him outside the city.
"No need to worry. Didn't you say his sect elders also came? Those old monsters from the Body Sect are not easy to deal with. With their protection, Yuwen Tuo will be fine." Jing Hongchen was calm because he knew how powerful the Titled Douluo of the Body Martial Soul were. However, he didn't know that Yuwen Tuo had deliberately not let them follow him in order to kill Xuechen.
Xiao Hongchen, on the other hand, looked dejected. He felt that ever since Yuwen Tuo arrived, his dear sister's eyes no longer held him, her elder brother, but only Yuwen Tuo.
Xu Tianran was also quietly waiting in the Eastern Palace. He wasn't worried about anything, nor did he have high expectations. Because he also believed that Yuwen Tuo must have returned with the elders of his Body Sect.
With the Body Sect protecting him, it would be difficult for Xuechen to succeed. But he believed Xuechen was not an idiot. If he saw Yuwen Tuo accompanied by a Titled Douluo from the Body Sect, he wouldn't easily attack him.
He estimated that Yuwen Tuo had probably gone to hunt for a soul ring, and it was normal for him to return a few days late if he couldn't find a suitable soul beast. Xuechen should still be monitoring the outskirts of Ming Dou.
The order he gave was: if Yuwen Tuo was alone, kill him! Otherwise, he only needed to keep track of his movements.
Little did he know, the person he had been thinking about had already returned to the city and was walking towards the imperial palace.
"Greetings, Your Royal Highness Prince Yan." The captain of the guard at the palace gate saluted Yuwen Tuo and said, "Is Your Royal Highness here to see His Majesty?" The Sun Moon Emperor had intended to foster a closer father-son relationship with Yuwen Tuo,
and thus issued an edict that if Yuwen Tuo came to see him, he could enter the palace directly without needing to report or seek permission. This was originally a privilege reserved for at least princes of the first rank.
"I'm here to see that dead eunuch. The Eastern Palace is in that direction, right?" Yuwen Tuo said, juggling a wooden box in his hand. "Look, I've prepared a gift for that dead eunuch." With that, he walked straight into the palace.
The captain of the guard was stunned. "The eunuch His Highness mentioned, who is that?" Which eunuch was so important that Prince Yan would personally give him a gift?
A surprised deputy captain suddenly remembered something. "Could it be... could the eunuch His Royal Highness is referring to be..." "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!!!" Everyone remembered.
On the first day Yuwen Tuo arrived at the imperial palace, he openly cursed Crown Prince Xu Tianran as a cripple and a eunuch, shocking the entire court and government. If not for the fact that he had been staying in Mingde Hall and had the Body Sect as his backing,
many people would have guessed he wouldn't live past the next day. After all, the scene of Xu Tianran brutally murdering his disabled younger brother was still vivid in everyone's minds. This Crown Prince was definitely not someone to be trifled with.
The fiery Prince Yan, with his explosive temper, once again clashed with the cold-blooded and ruthless Crown Prince. This was not a good sign.
"Immediately report to His Majesty!" The captain had a premonition that if His Majesty didn't appear today, a major incident would likely occur in the palace. The Eastern Palace wasn't hard to find.
Yuwen Tuo simply asked a passing palace maid and learned its location. Soon, he arrived at the Eastern Palace's main gate. He gathered his soul power and roared, "Xu Tianran, you dead eunuch, you crippled waste, get out here right now!!!"
Having already torn off all pretenses, Yuwen Tuo no longer concealed his contempt for him. For someone like Xu Tianran, revenge that involved making him lose dignity across the entire nation no, the entire continent seemed to inflict greater suffering than simply killing him.
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