Long Xiaoyao's earnest and well-intentioned advice failed to earn Ye Xishui's attention. Instead, she replied dismissively,
"This kind of matter doesn't require you to teach me how to handle it. What you need to do next is prepare to join forces with Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect, representing our Holy Spirit Cult in dealing with the Sun Moon Empire."
"As for everything else, I'll handle it myself!"
After letting out a sigh, Long Xiaoyao shook his head helplessly.
It was the same as always.
After so many years, he had long grown accustomed to Ye Xishui's attitude.
Whether it was because he had ruined the relationship between Mu En and Ye Xishui back then, or because of his own feelings for Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao found himself unable to refuse any of her demands.
This time was clearly no exception.
Long Xiaoyao said nothing more. After taking a deep look at Ye Xishui, he turned around and left.
Ye Xishui, meanwhile, didn't take it seriously at all.
Even if she did harbor a bit of genuine feeling toward Long Xiaoyao, for a goddess spoiled by a devoted舔狗, how could she possibly lower her pride to apologize to him?
It didn't matter anyway. Long Xiaoyao would soon come crawling back to keep舔-ing her again.
Thinking this, Ye Xishui immediately began cheerfully preparing for the war that was about to erupt with the Sun Moon Empire.
While Ye Xishui sent people to contact Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect, the Sun Moon Empire had already learned of the upheavals in Star Luo and Heavenly Soul.
Regarding this matter, the Sun Moon Empire's Emperor and Crown Prince Xu Tianran were filled with sorrow—so sorrowful that they could barely suppress the upward curl of their lips.
From the beginning, they had indeed hoped for a peaceful evolution of the continent.
If bloodshed and sacrifice could be avoided, that would naturally be ideal.
However, there was one drawback that could not be ignored.
That was whether the nobles who defected from Star Luo and Heavenly Soul would become nails buried within the Sun Moon Empire.
Even if they could never overturn the Sun Moon Empire's rule, they could still become destabilizing factors.
But even so, the Emperor and Xu Tianran had no intention of changing their minds.
Since the other side had already chosen to surrender voluntarily, it was only right to leave them a way to live.
Yet now things had taken a turn—Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect had exterminated all the nobles of Star Luo and Heavenly Soul.
What they did was identical to what the Holy Spirit Cult had done in the Dou Ling Empire five years earlier.
If not for the presence of survivors such as Xu Jiujiu and Weina, who had fled from Star Luo and Heavenly Soul to the Sun Moon Empire, the Emperor and Xu Tianran might have burst out laughing on the spot.
Truly, they had never expected Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect to lose their minds to such an extent.
Although such actions could eliminate certain risks and very likely allow Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect to exist longer than before—
At the same time, they were also cutting themselves off from the entire continent!
From this moment on, aside from Shrek Academy, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Holy Spirit Cult themselves, there would no longer be a single force that held even the slightest trust in them.
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if they truly managed to band together and halt the Sun Moon Empire's unification of the continent,
Such resistance would absolutely not last long.
Because chaos would inevitably erupt within Star Luo and Heavenly Soul, forcing Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect to run themselves ragged just trying to maintain control.
Unless they were willing to be as ruthless as the Holy Spirit Cult had once been, exterminating even the common people who dared to resist them.
But if Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect truly did that, then their destruction would no longer be far away.
One wrong step leads to wrong steps at every turn.
From the moment Xuanzi and Zhongli Wu stood up to assassinate Huo Yuhao right after the Soul Master Tournament ended, Shrek Academy's fate had already been sealed.
What no one expected was that, under such circumstances, the Clear Sky Sect would actually take the initiative to wade into this muddy water.
How was that any different from actively seeking death?
After Xu Tianran and the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire finished comforting Xu Jiujiu, Weina, and the others and arranging accommodations for them, Xu Tianran immediately went to find Huo Yuhao and informed him of everything.
Listening to Xu Tianran's account, Huo Yuhao was completely dumbfounded.
What kind of situation was this?
Had even Mu En—the only person in Shrek Academy with a functioning brain—lost his mind after Xuanzi's death?
Did Mu En's brain get blown away along with Xuanzi during that self-detonation?
Absurd. This was truly absurd.
Huo Yuhao swallowed hard. After a brief moment of shock, he understood.
Shrek Academy had been driven into a corner and had gone completely mad.
What they did in the Star Luo Empire would indeed push Shrek Academy onto a dead end.
But if they didn't do this, Shrek Academy would only be destroyed even faster.
When comparing the two options, no matter how rational Mu En was, he could only choose to gamble recklessly.
To try and seize the last sliver of hope for Shrek Academy from within a dead end.
Huo Yuhao shook his head slightly and said with a sigh,
"Mu En was truly dragged onto a dead end by a bunch of pig teammates."
"If it weren't for Xuanzi, Yan Shaozhe, and the various disastrous decisions made by the others, how could a once-glorious academy revered as the continent's holy land collapse so completely in such a short time?"
"Tianran, you must take this as a warning. Even if the Sun Moon Empire successfully unifies the continent in the future, it must never follow in Shrek Academy's footsteps."
"Otherwise, what Shrek Academy is facing today could very well become the Sun Moon Empire's fate tomorrow."
Xu Tianran's expression immediately grew solemn. As a crown prince with ambition, ideals, and exceptional ability, he naturally understood that Huo Yuhao was speaking the truth.
As a firsthand witness, he had personally seen how Shrek Academy step by step walked toward destruction.
Just as Huo Yuhao said, they must draw lessons from Shrek Academy and absolutely not allow the Sun Moon Empire to head toward ruin in the future.
However, now was clearly not the time to dwell on that.
Xu Tianran nodded repeatedly, indicating that he had taken it to heart, then looked at Huo Yuhao and asked,
"Yuhao, what do you think our Sun Moon Empire should do next?"
"Do we directly go to war with Shrek Academy, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Holy Spirit Cult, or do we fan the flames and expose their actions to the world?"
"Then, after chaos erupts throughout Star Luo and Heavenly Soul, we strike at the right moment and kill them with a single blow?"
Huo Yuhao pondered briefly. Under Xu Tianran's gaze, he spoke in a deep voice,
"Do both at the same time."
"We cannot give Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect any breathing room. Once they fully gain control of Star Luo and Heavenly Soul, it will only become even more disadvantageous for the Sun Moon Empire."
"Right now—immediately—declare war on Star Luo and Heavenly Soul!"
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