The Emperor, having a feeling of being somewhat held up, might even need to forbear and comply with Zhongli Wu's demands when there is a disagreement in will.
Although this is a special situation, Xu Tianran doesn't really like this feeling.
Now, it's somewhat of a difficult situation to extricate from.
"The Holy Spirit Sect must be suppressed, Mirror Hongchen has shown hostility towards the Holy Spirit Sect, after this, we must let the two sides fight, the fiercer the better. We also need to get our hands on the Armor Technology from Mingde Hall, arm my people, the power must be in our hands..."
Xu Tianran reflected.
"The layout of the Soul-guiding Array must also be completed as soon as possible."
The emergence of Armor Technology has made Xu Tianran's dependence on the Holy Spirit Sect actually much smaller.
In terms of hard power, there's no longer a need to worry about insufficiency.
Unfortunately, when the Armor Technology first came out, he was already on a path of no return, unable to kick the Holy Spirit Sect aside until he could thoroughly resolve its threat.
...
"The second match of the quarterfinals, Proud Sword Sect challenges Snow Demon Sect!"
The machinations occurring on the podium did not affect the continuation of the match.
Or rather, the continuation of the match is the basis for their scheming.
The Sun and Moon Royal Team had already left the preparation area early, returning to the rest area. Only Zhang Peng from the Holy Spirit Sect was left, with a gloomy face, as he directly left the arena.
Huo Yuhao's battle caused some significant damage to the stage. Although this Soul-guiding Device stage has the ability to self-repair, it still takes time to restore.
With the cooperation of several Soul Guides, the stage was repaired as quickly as possible, and then Zheng Zhan announced the start of this second match.
The Snow Demon Sect and Proud Sword Sect entered the preparation area.
...
Su Yu was always observing the movements on the podium.
"I wonder if that Zhongli Wu can resist the temptation."
If he can resist, then Su Yu could only sigh at Zhongli Wu's composure. If not, then what follows will be the real climax.
...
Proud Sword Sect continues this challenge to break through themselves and seek further opportunities in battle.
And Snow Demon Sect was also cooperative, not sending Snow Lady to the field immediately.
Or rather, whether Snow Lady, or rather Snow Empress, takes the field was not arranged by Snow Demon Sect but depended on whether she was willing to go up herself.
However, as the battle progressed, Snow Empress eventually took the field.
...
"Your Majesty." Zhongli Wu reminded.
Watching the stage, at that exceptionally beautiful girl exuding an aura of arrogance, Xu Tianran still spoke up, "Wait a moment!"
As Xu Tianran spoke, the Unbreakable War Saint, who was about to announce the start on the stage, had to halt the process and looked towards the podium, showing a puzzled expression.
Mirror Hongchen also looked towards Xu Tianran, waiting for his explanation.
He didn't get their plan from Xu Tianran and Zhongli Wu's mouth.
However, today's everything was designed by Su Yu, and Mirror Hongchen could more or less guess it.
It's just that with Su Yu's pre-planned designs, Mirror Hongchen might not stand on the Empire's side involuntarily and cooperate with him as Zhongli Wu imagined.
All the audience was also attracted by Xu Tianran's halt.
What happened?
The tournament was paused.
The audience did not know, but some could guess a few things.
Those who knew Snow Empress's identity, more or less guessed something.
Xu Tianran stood up from the Dragon Chariot, looked at Snow Empress on the stage, and said, "Are you the Snow Empress? The head of the Three Great Kings of the Far North, ranked third among the Top Ten Fierce Beasts, the Snow Empress!"
The initial question became increasingly firm with the explanation of Snow Empress's identity.
On the stage, Snow Empress's face remained calm, not refuting Xu Tianran's unveiling of her identity.
It exploded.
The entire Great Soul Arena exploded.
Even those who did not know Snow Empress's title, with Xu Tianran's latter half of the sentence, roughly knew what level of existence Snow Empress was.
Ranked third among the Top Ten Fierce Beasts, a Fierce Beast with seventy thousand years of cultivation!
She actually ran all the way to Mingdu just like that?
Soul Beast transformation!
With discussions among the audience, the shock did not decrease; instead, it became more intense.
"This Xu Tianran wants to act against Snow Empress." Yan Shaozhe's expression was grim.
Couldn't even wait for this short amount of time?
Just outside the Great Soul Arena, there was the movement of the Soul Guide Team being mobilized, indeed for Snow Empress.
It's just that clearly, only two days remained until the end of the tournament.
Could Xu Tianran not even wait for this short amount of time?
For the Sun and Moon Empire, capturing first place and outright defeating Shrek, was not as important as Snow Empress.
Yan Shaozhe slightly relaxed a bit.
Let it erupt.
The bigger the eruption, the better.
It would be best if the entire Soul Fighting Competition ended in disarray, that would be ideal.
If the Holy Spirit Sect wants to act against Snow Empress, Shrek's side joining the battle to help Snow Empress escape is not an issue.
After all, although Elder Xuan is injured, he carries a core branch blessed by the Golden Ancient Tree to suppress the injury.
This place isn't within Mingdu itself, only a part of the plan to be included in Mingdu's expansion, not having Mingdu Inner City's terrifying defensive measures.
Considering these conditions, Yan Shaozhe believes that if Xu Tianran acts now, it's actually the best outcome for Shrek.
Su Tong looked at Snow Empress on the stage, slightly lost in thought, not knowing what he was pondering.
For most people, Snow Empress's identity was shocking.
"As a Soul Beast, infiltrating our Sun and Moon Empire's capital without permission, if we don't take you down, our Sun and Moon Empire would disappoint the numerous Academies and Sects that came to participate in the competition."
Your existence threatens the safety of Mingdu.