Xingluo Empire, within the imperial palace!
Dai Tianling, seated at the head of the hall, suddenly slammed his palm onto the armrest, roaring in anger, "Despicable! The Holy Spirit Cult is utterly depraved—how can they allow that Dark Blood Devil to massacre innocents at will?!"
Initially, he thought that the Holy Spirit Cult unleashed the Dark Blood Devil to issue a warning to the royal household of Xingluo Empire. However, it now seemed the man was nothing more than a savage killing machine!
In just a brief amount of time, dozens of armies and hundreds of civilians had fallen victim to his slaughter...
The ministers below trembled slightly, bowing their heads and offering soft words of consolation, "Your Majesty, please quell your anger! Don't let the schemes of the Holy Spirit Cult harm your health."
Dai Tianling realized his lapse in composure. He took a deep breath, forcing himself to suppress the fury within...
Indeed, if his health were to suffer due to his rage, he would be falling directly into the Holy Spirit Cult's trap!
Noticing that his expression had softened somewhat, the ministers again said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, in my view, the reason the Holy Spirit Cult dares to let the Dark Blood Devil rampage unchecked within Xingluo Empire must be because they think we lack the high-level combat strength needed to stop him!"
"Exactly. We can take advantage of this assumption and send those two esteemed figures to covertly eliminate the Dark Blood Devil completely!"
"Even though the Dark Blood Devil is an Ultimate Douluo, he's ultimately still just one person!"
Hearing these words, a thoughtful expression appeared on Dai Tianling's face...
However, before he could come to a decision, other ministers decisively objected, "This must not happen! Dispatching the two great figures to deal with the Dark Blood Devil will leave the Xingluo Empire's royal household extremely vulnerable!"
"Exactly—the Holy Spirit Cult may very well be allowing the Dark Blood Devil to commit these heinous acts as a lure to draw out the royal household's experts! They could take this opportunity to strike at the royal household."
"Without those two masters to guard us, the safety of Your Majesty and the Crown Prince would be entirely unprotected!"
Dai Yueyan's brows furrowed slightly in hesitation. "Even so, we cannot sit idle on this matter! Otherwise, Xingluo Empire will become a laughingstock!"
Taking a step forward, Dai Yueyan replied in a respectful tone, "Father, in my opinion, we can send the powerful experts who came from Soul Land to assemble and encircle the Dark Blood Devil outside."
Dai Tianling shook his head with a bitter smile. "Yueyan, I understand your suggestion, but while Soul Land's forces have indeed sent assistance, none of their fighters are at the Ultimate Douluo level."
"Sending them there rashly would only lead to unnecessary loss of life."
One must know that fighters of the Ultimate Douluo level are invaluable to any faction!
How could they be dispatched so recklessly?!
Dai Yueyan pressed his thin lips together, saying no further words...
With a deep sigh, Dai Tianling waved his hand, "Enough. This matter can only be entrusted to one of the Ultimate Douluo within our Xingluo Empire's royal family."
The other Ultimate Douluo must remain to safeguard the royal family against potential Holy Spirit Cult attacks!
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Inside the Solitary Confinement Room!
Three days had passed since the group was locked in!
Xu Xiaoyan turned to the side to ask Xie Xie, "Xie Xie, it's been three days—have you learned how to pilot the soul airplane yet?"
Ye Xinglan chimed in, "That's right, Xie Xie—three days have already passed. Surely the Northsea Legion suspects something's amiss by now. If you don't hurry up..."
Wu Siduo cut in coldly, "Xie Xie, you can't afford to disappoint everyone!"
Yuanen Yehui spoke blankly, "If you can't even master something as simple as flying a soul airplane, you can forget about being my suitor!"
Feeling aggrieved and speechless, Xie Xie forced himself to reply, "I've pretty much learned it now, though there's still a gap without practical experience."
Theoretical knowledge and real-world experience are never quite the same!
Tang Wulin suddenly entered from outside the confinement room, calming Xie Xie, "Don't feel too pressured. Mastery of flying a soul airplane in just a few days is clearly unrealistic. As long as you can control it well enough to bring us close to the island, it'll suffice!"
These words made the already distressed Xie Xie's eyes fill with warmth. He placed his hand over his chest and replied firmly, "If it's just to that extent, that won't be a problem at all!!"
Tang Wulin cast him a trusting glance, "Alright then! Let's not delay—tonight, we move!"
Yuanen Yehui suddenly interjected, "Wait a moment... Wulin, moving at night would be far too dangerous! If something goes wrong and we crash into the ocean, there's a strong chance none of us will survive!"
Tang Wulin, knowing full well the risks, took a slow breath and explained, "But if we move in the morning instead, we likely wouldn't get far before being detected by the Northsea Legion. They'd surely deploy numerous soul airplanes to intercept us!"
"In that case, we'd be in even greater danger!"
Although leaving at night carries the risk of detection, the effects of weather at night give us a better chance of evading them!
But as he glanced carefully at the group's expressions, he could tell they looked hesitant...
Clearly, they weren't entirely onboard with his plan!
Left with no other choice, Tang Wulin proposed, "Let's decide by raising hands—morning or night action?"
Wu Siduo was the first to speak, "I vote for morning action!"
Ye Xinglan added, "I also agree with morning!"
Xu Lizhi mumbled, "If Sister Xinglan agrees, then I also vote for morning action!!"
Xu Xiaoyan apologized, "Sorry, Wulin. It's not that I don't believe in your plan, but Xie Xie's flying skills during nighttime concern me a lot. I also choose morning!"
Yuanen Yehui spoke calmly, "My stance has already been made clear."
In the end, it was six votes to two—only Xie Xie and Tang Wulin opted for night action!
Tang Wulin swept his gaze over the group, "Seeing as this has been decided, I have no objections. However, we'll still wait until the soldiers head off for lunch before making our move!"
Amid the perilous ocean skies, it was understandable that nobody wanted to gamble with their lives!
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At noon, the soldiers on watch stretched and muttered, "Finally—lunchtime! Let's go; time to switch shifts and eat!"
"Hey, why is the Northsea Legion's food always seafood? Can't we have something inland for a change?"
"What choice do we have? Transporting food across the ocean costs too much in both money and risk!"
"Bah, whatever. I only joined the Northsea Legion because I couldn't make it anywhere else. Still, this whole eat-sleep-train routine isn't so bad!"
"Shh… Don't let anyone hear you saying that!"
Once the soldiers had casually chatted their way off-duty, Tang Wulin spoke up, "The soldiers are gone. Let's go now!"
Saying this, he opened the confinement room's door, allowing Ye Xinglan and the others to slowly step out...
Relying on prior infiltration experience, they not only expertly evaded surveillance cameras by utilizing blind spots but also managed to smoothly enter the storage room!
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