Douluo 2 : Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

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"Xu Jiawei invited us to a palace dinner? What does he mean by this?"

When he woke up, Xu Tianxi learned that Xu Jiawei had sent someone to invite him, and he was a little surprised.

"Probably to show us his good will. The Broken Star Douluo specifically said that Xu Jiawei wanted to meet you to thank you for your willingness to contribute your research to help with disaster relief."

Ye Yulin spoke leisurely, with emotion on his face.

"Putting aside his position, the Xingluo Emperor is quite magnanimous and responsible. He dares to take the lead in fighting the evil soul masters, and he has not lied to his conscience and said that these things are their own."

Xu Tianxi raised his lips slightly: "It's not bad. Among the four emperors today, except for Emperor Douling, the other three have good reputations in their respective countries. The Xu family can replace the Dai family, so they must have some ability."

What he didn't say was that, if we talk purely about reputation, Emperor Sun and Moon's reputation is not as good as Xu Jiawei and Emperor Tianhun's. The palace coup back then was not a glorious thing, and he did not achieve any remarkable achievements after he came to power.

However, objectively speaking, he vigorously developed military industry and military strength during his reign. Without his accumulation over the years, there would not have been the Sun and Moon Army that swept across the Three Kingdoms. From this point of view, he cannot be considered mediocre.

Cooperating with evil soul masters is a big black spot, but when he was in power, evil soul masters did not have that much power. In the original novel, after Xu Tianran came to power, in order to consolidate his position, he recognized Ye Xishui as his godmother and gave the Holy Spirit Church the status of a state religion. This allowed the Holy Spirit Church to become completely powerful and move from behind the scenes to the front.

Just as Xu Tianxi was thinking carefully about the old emperor's merits and demerits, Jing Hongchen beside Ye Yulin handed him another gold-stamped invitation and said:

"By the way, in addition to Xu Jiawei's invitation, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also sent you a private invitation yesterday, inviting you to visit the East Palace after you return home; I saw that you were too busy so I didn't give it to you."

"Xu Tianran?"

Xu Tianxi took the invitation and took a look at it. It was a bunch of clichés, which roughly meant that there was some minor misunderstanding between the two parties. He now regretted it after thinking about it carefully, so he invited Xu Tianxi to come to his house to have a talk and clear up the misunderstanding.

"Junior brother, he is the Crown Prince after all, so it's not good to call him by his name." Ye Yulin reminded.

Xu Tianxi shook his head and chuckled, "I am a man from the mountains and I am used to having no rules. I don't like his behavior either, so please don't blame me, Senior Brother."

Ye Yulin knew that the "behavior" the other party was talking about was to rescue the evil soul master, and a few bitter smiles appeared on his face: "Junior brother, you don't know a lot of secrets about the Sun Moon Empire, and we don't want to get involved with those evil soul masters, but the things behind this can't be explained in a few words."

The root of all this mess is the one sitting on the throne now. We should be more respectful of the principle of respecting the respected emperor. We can't have another palace change of emperor, right? There will be great turmoil in the internal affairs.

Xu Tianxi's face gradually became solemn, and he said seriously: "I don't know about those old things; but the evil soul masters have been seriously injured after this battle. Once they appear, they will be like rats crossing the street. All the masters of the three empires will not tolerate them. I think it is not a good idea to cooperate with them."

"As for the invitation from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I have no interest in it. He can't give me what I want, and I don't want to get involved in the complicated dispute over the crown prince. Soul engineers should devote all their energy to research and study. What do you think, brother?"

To put it bluntly, Xu Tianran couldn't offer him any benefits that would make him excited. With Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen around, he could get whatever he wanted in the Sun Moon Empire. Why would he have to have too much contact with this mean and sinister guy?

He wasn't mentally ill.

Give him face and call him the prince, don't give him face... He can do everything that Huo Yuhao can do.

Ye Yulin opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't.

He has always believed that soul engineers should study the production of soul guides in a down-to-earth manner and should not waste time; but then again, is it a waste of time to deal with the relationship with the prince?

It doesn't count for most people, but for Xu Tianxi, it really counts!

At the young age of thirteen, he already has the combat power that can threaten Soul Douluo, and he has wiped out three important figures of Shrek in one battle. He is the shining new star of Sun and Moon, the rising second Kong Deming, and the pillar of the Sun and Moon Empire for the next three hundred years.

To put it bluntly, with Xu Tianxi's strength, he could outlast Xu Tianran's descendants who would become emperors after he passed away. By then, the emperors would probably come and go, but the master of the worship hall would remain the same.

And judging from the attitude of Mr. Kong, Xu Tianran obviously cannot order Xu Tianxi. Xu Tianxi himself does not take Xu Tianran, the prince, seriously. He bombards the level 96 Feng Ling in person. He is a person who appears gentle on the surface but is lawless at heart.

Oh, no, he had led people to bombard Shattered Star Douluo when he was in the arena, and even sent Shattered Star Douluo into the sky with one shot. Shattered Star Douluo's injuries had not healed when he came before; at that time, he even looked at Xu Tianxi with fear in his eyes, and the resentful expression on his face seemed to say:

"You recommended me to be the referee because you think I can withstand bombardment better than Tiansha Douluo"...

It sounds unrealistic that a Super Douluo would be afraid of a little child, but it happened nonetheless. This was the first time Ye Yulin had seen this in all his years.

"Tianxi, your mentality is quite good. What does the internal fighting among the princes in the royal family have to do with us? We just need to do our own research and practice well."

Jing Hongchen laughed and expressed his complete agreement with Xu Tianxi's idea; Xu Tianran had a rather sinister personality at first glance, so it would be better to have less contact with him.

Jing Hongchen has not been involved in court affairs in these years. His biggest goal is to make the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy surpass Shrek Academy. Now, this goal has been largely achieved.

As long as they are strong enough, there is no such thing as standing in a team, because they can form their own team!

"Dean, you still understand me." Xu Tianxi smiled and looked at the royal invitation sent by Xu Jiawei in his hand, and asked:

"By the way, when is their dinner party? There should be some good stuff, right?"

Ye Yulin was at a loss for words, "You, you, you don't want to go to the invitation of your country's prince, but you are interested in the invitation of the Xingluo Emperor?"

Xu Tianxi blinked and smiled, "Although I took the initiative to help, I also fought for them for seven days and seven nights. Shouldn't Xu Jiawei show some appreciation?"

"Let's put it another way. Shouldn't we be given the soul bone reward of the tournament champion? Although I may not need it, the more the better."

"Haha, that's for sure. Even though the competition won't be held, we can't let Xu Jiawei get away with it. We have to give him all the honors and benefits he deserves."

Jing Hongchen's eyes flashed. The three soul bones were not too important, but he had to win the championship. It was the first time in ten thousand years, which would be enough to make everyone in the Sun and Moon team go down in history. Jing Hongchen would also be able to leave a strong mark in the history books.

"I'll go wake up Xiao, Meng and the others. We'll set off later. We want to see how impressive Xu Jiawei is."

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When Xu Tianxi and his party stepped into the palace, they found that they were not the only ones who received the invitation. There were also some familiar faces from various colleges participating in the competition.

The entire team of Di'ao Academy followed their teacher into the palace, greeted the Sun-Moon Team and hurriedly left. When Ye Wuqing, Yu Mengdi and others from Zhengtian Academy, and Gu Zhujian and others from Douling Royal Academy saw the Sun-Moon Team, many of them smiled and nodded at Xu Tianxi.

If someone greeted him proactively, Xu Tianxi would not give a cold response, but would respond with a smile.

Xiao Hongchen said beside him, "Old Xu, you are also very popular in the Xing Luo Empire. Many people have accepted your favors this time."

Xu Tianxi smiled faintly and said, "It's only right to return a favor. The geniuses from these major colleges are all young people. They generally don't have so many thoughts and have their own pride."

He didn't save people in vain this time. Those who could afford to buy tickets to enter Xingluo Square to watch the game were not the lowest-level civilians. Almost all of them were middle class or above and belonged to the backbone of the Xingluo Empire.

As for those geniuses in the academy... judging by the general IQ of Douluo Continent, the difference between them and those who are ignorant of the world is not that big. People without brains will remember favors, and people with brains will consider things.

Meng Hongchen pondered, "The Emperor of Xingluo invited all the colleges that are still in Xingluo City to come this time. Could it be that he is preparing to make up for the finals for us?"

"That would be great if that were the case. I will definitely let Di'ao Academy and Xingluo Academy know how powerful I am."

As long as the opponent is not Xu Tianxi and Ji Juechen, Xiao Hongchen gets excited when he hears about a battle.

Xu Tianxi shook his head and laughed, then walked briskly into the palace.

As you move from one scene to another, magnificent and majestic carved beams and painted buildings come into view. There is a building every five steps and a pavilion every ten steps. The flying eaves and brackets make the building look grand and worthy of an imperial palace.

After a while, everyone followed the waiter to the half-open golden door. Surprisingly, the Xingluo Emperor Xu Jiawei, dressed in formal attire, was standing in front of the door himself, as if waiting for someone.

On his left was Xu Jiujiu, who was dressed in formal attire, with a friendly and generous smile on her flawless face, and wearing a twelve-piece golden fishtail skirt; on his right was a young man with a heroic face, who looked somewhat like Dai Huabin, but had a pale face and his right arm was not visible.

The eldest son of the Duke of White Tiger, Dai Yueheng.

Xu Tianxi noticed this person because on the fifth day after the incident in Xingluo City, his father, Duke White Tiger , was ordered to return to the imperial city to lead troops to maintain order inside and outside the city, and also redeemed Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu.

Seeing Ye Yulin and Jing Hongchen bringing people here, the Xingluo Emperor actually came forward with Xu Jiujiu and Dai Yueheng, spoke very enthusiastically, and pulled the two of them to sit down.

"Master Mingde, Your Majesty Xingkong, I have finally waited for you to come. I have been wanting to discuss this with you two for a long time, but my injuries have not healed yet, so I have no chance..."

Xu Jiawei's enthusiasm made Jing Hongchen and Ye Yulin a little overwhelmed for a moment. They laughed dryly and agreed, "By doing this, you make us look like people from the Xingluo Empire."

Xu Jiujiu and Dai Yueheng also greeted the Sun and Moon Team and others in a very familiar manner, as if they were all old friends. They led everyone in and chatted with Xu Tianxi and Ma Rulong respectively.

"For this disaster relief, we, the people of Xingluo, are grateful to Master Kong and everyone in the Sun-Moon Empire for putting aside their national boundaries and helping us. My brother is deeply moved. This time, I am hosting a banquet to thank you all. On behalf of my brother and the people of our country, I would like to thank Master Kong in advance. Master Kong will always be a friend of our Xingluo Empire."

Xu Jiujiu spoke solemnly, performing complicated court etiquette as she walked. Under the warm light, her close-fitting and luxurious fishtail skirt outlined her beautiful curves.

Xu Tianxi responded casually with a calm smile on his face.

"Brother Ma, I heard of your name when I was still in Shrek. I wanted to compete with you in the competition, but something unexpected happened. What a pity. I'll toast to you first."

Dai Yueheng casually took a glass of famous wine from the servant, bowed slightly to Ma Rulong, and drank it all in one gulp, with a lonely expression that did not seem fake.

Ma Rulong also knew something about Dai Yueheng, so he returned the toast and asked tentatively, "Brother Dai, what are your plans next?"

"My future is mostly cut off. From now on, I will just be a personal guard for my father. What else can I do?" Dai Yueheng said with a self-deprecating smile:

"To be honest, Brother Ma, I can't graduate from Shrek in my current condition, so I've already dropped out..."

"That's really a pity." Ma Rulong showed sympathy and was very sad about Dai Yueheng's experience.

Xu Tianxi noticed the conversation between Ma Rulong and Dai Yueheng, his eyes flickered, and he thought to himself, you are doing well now, better than Ma Xiaotao who I sent away.

"Mr. Kong, we know that you and Shrek have a lot of grievances, but please rest assured that we in Xingluo are reasonable and we have to follow the truth in everything."

At this time, Xu Jiujiu's soft and pleasant voice sounded from the side, and there was something very abnormal in her words.

Even the thick-skinned Xiao Hongchen noticed something was wrong and interrupted, "Your Highness, I remember that Xingluo and Shrek are allies, right?"

Xu Jiujiu smiled generously and asked calmly, "Shrek claims to be neutral, when did it ever form an alliance with us?"