Star Luo Empire, within the imperial palace!
A soldier bowed and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Li Yunzhe of the Tang Sect Branch, the Spirit Pagoda Branch Master, and members of the Douluo Federation Investigation Team request an audience!"
At these words, a look of indignation spread across the ministers' faces. "The three major forces have sent delegates at the same time; it seems they suspect our Star Luo Empire of colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult!"
"Curse it, this damned Holy Spirit Cult is framing us so blatantly, do they think we're an easy target?"
"The more this happens, the calmer we must be. We absolutely must not fall for the Holy Spirit Cult's traps!"
Seeing this, Dai Yueyan who sat on the throne said in a deep voice, "Let the representatives of the various powers come in! It's about time to clarify this matter once and for all!"
But just at that moment, an old man who had been hiding in the shadows suddenly appeared, leaned in close to him, and said something with a grave expression...
After hearing the old man's words, Dai Yueyan's pupils abruptly constricted, "What?? You're saying... Yun'er has been captured by the Holy Spirit Cult?"
The old man nodded. "Yes, the people from the Holy Spirit Cult demand that you go to the designated place now, or else they will... hurt Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Dai Yueyan clenched his fists and bellowed furiously, "Damn it! It had to be at this time!"
Yun'er, haven't I told you never to return to the Star Luo Empire on your own?
If something happens to you, how am I supposed to explain it to the late emperor!
The old man hesitated, asking, "Your Majesty, what should we do?"
Dai Yueyan, still somewhat unwilling, asked, "Can you confirm that Yun'er has been captured by the Holy Spirit Cult?"
The old man said with certainty, "Yes, based on appearance, it is undoubtedly Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Thinking this through, Dai Yueyan stood up immediately, his expression solemn, and said, "Honorable ministers, I have an urgent matter and must leave. You are to receive the representatives of the three powers!"
He knew the Holy Spirit Cult was purposely drawing him away, but for the safety of Dai Yueer, he had to do it!
The next second, the two figures vanished from the great hall in an instant...
Sometime later, delegates from the three powers entered the imperial palace...
Upon discovering the absence of Dai Yueyan, the emperor, their expressions subtly changed...
The leading minister, seeing that the situation was not good, began to explain, "Esteemed representatives, His Majesty the Emperor has just left on urgent business, please wait a moment!"
A high-ranking federation official coldly retorted without mercy, "Urgent business? Is there something more important than our federation's team being ambushed?"
"Could it be that, as the rumors suggest, the Star Luo Empire has already fallen under the control of the Holy Spirit Cult!"
This statement directly angered the ministers present...
They exclaimed angrily, "Federation representative, watch your words!"
"Even if you are from the federation, you shall not slander our Star Luo Empire!"
"How could the Holy Spirit Cult possibly control our Star Luo Empire!"
The federation high-level coldly retorted, "Hmph, regardless, the Star Luo Empire must provide a reasonable explanation today."
As for the Spirit Pagoda Branch Master and the head of the Tang Sect, they exchanged glances but remained silent...
They had indeed not detected the presence of Holy Spirit Cult's evil Soul Masters during this visit to the Star Luo Empire Palace...
However, the absence of the Xingluo Empire's Emperor at such a time was all too coincidental!
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So it went on for several days, with the leaders of the three powers still not having seen the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Yueyan...
The federation official, already unable to contain his anger, stood up and said coldly, "We have waited for so many days and His Majesty the Emperor has shown no sign of appearing. It seems that indeed the attack incident cannot be separated from the Star Luo Empire!"
"Once I return to Soul Land, Xingluo Empire, brace yourself for a declaration of war!"
With these words, he left the Star Luo Empire Palace in a rage…
As for the Tang Sect leader and the Spirit Pagoda Branch Master, they too shook their heads in disappointment…
Under normal circumstances, Xingluo Empire's Emperor would not have been missing for such a long time, it's feared that he had already been killed by the Holy Spirit Cult!
Thus, they had propped up a fake emperor as a puppet…
Having no choice, they found an excuse to leave…
At this time, the daijin inside the imperial palace were as anxious as ants on a hot pan…
One of the daijin gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, where has His Majesty the Emperor gone, why hasn't he come to negotiate with the representatives of the three major powers? If this continues, the Douluo Federation really will declare war on us, the Xingluo Empire!"
Another daijin swallowed nervously, "Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor has had an accident??"
"Don't talk nonsense, His Majesty's side is protected by a Limit Douluo, not even an evil Soul Master can easily hurt him!"
"The situation is so urgent, and His Majesty hasn't returned, there must be something important keeping him. What we need to do now is to stall the major powers as much as possible!"
"That's right, if Xingluo Empire really does go to war with the Douluo Federation, then the Holy Spirit Cult's purpose will be served!"
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Somewhere, Dai Yueyan and the Limit Douluo at his side found themselves trapped in a cave by a powerful Formation…
The latter said with a grim face, "Your Majesty the Emperor, this Formation is at least maintained by several evildoers above the Super Douluo Level, we can't break through it in a short time!"
Even as a Limit Douluo, his strength was greatly restricted!
If he had known it would come to this, he would have asked the Qilin Douluo and other powerhouses of the Star Luo Empire to come along!
Upon hearing this, Dai Yueyan cursed, "Damn Holy Spirit Cult, I didn't expect them to play this card, but this also means that Yun'er should still be at Shrek Academy now! She hasn't been captured!"
This news was bittersweet to him…
However, what he was most worried about at the moment was how the negotiations between Xingluo Empire and the Federation and other powers were going!
Thinking this, he turned to the Limit Douluo beside him and asked, "How long will it take at the very least to break through this Formation?"
After pondering for a moment, the latter gave a forthright answer, "About three days."
Dai Yueyan closed his eyes and sighed, "If it's only three days, that's not too long. I hope the situation in the Xingluo Empire doesn't worsen any further!"
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After the Federation's representative returned to Soul Land, he exaggerated the situation of the Star Luo Empire...
This caused the rest of the Federation's high-level officials to display strong dissatisfaction...
"If we have waited for several days and have not even met the Emperor of Xingluo Empire? This indeed raises some doubts!"
"I think there is no need to guess, the true Emperor of the Xingluo Empire must have already fallen, and now controlling the royal household is probably some evil Soul Master!"
"Hmm, that could be, maybe the Emperor of Xingluo has actively cooperated with the Holy Spirit Cult, wanting to use their hand to rule both the Soul Land and Douling Land!"
"Since this matter involves Xingluo Empire and they have no intention of explaining, then let's go to war directly!"
"I agree, the Federation has always advocated for peace, but we will not tolerate being humiliated!"
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