1305 Heavenly Kings Clan

"Battle of Five Gods? His Majesty is really… Wow!" Teng Teng looked at Dai Yueyan with an expression full of praise as he spoke.

In the Flourishing Pavilion, one of the high-end restaurants in Star Luo City, sat a group of people around a table inside a private room reserved for the emperor.

Seven of the former Monster Academy's Eight Heavenly Kings were present. The only person absent was the Spirit King Dai Yun'er.

Long Yue sat at the main seat like a lofty mountain. He was silent.

Teng Teng who sat beside him spoke his mind.

The Wind King Lin San nodded and said, "His Majesty is far-sighted. According to the public news report, once the Tang Sect is engaged with the empire, it won't be easy for them to pull out. I'm worried over how the Tang Sect will react to this. With the war breaking out anytime soon, the Tang Sect's Sect Master's visit to the Star Luo Empire will certainly be detrimental to the Tang Sect. Will the empire be blacklisted by the Tang Sect?"

Dai Yueyan replied, "They'll certainly be disgruntled. However, they have no other choice currently. We haven't exactly been noble in our actions lately. The Tang Sect came to help us, but we've put them in a spot. However, we've been compelled to do this. One of the weapons Tang Wulin brought is called a heavy ion beam. It can pierce through a mecha's protective barrier to annihilate its interior but leaving the outer shell intact. Even a black mecha can't stop such an attack. That weapon is truly terrifying."

"It made us realize that the empire is currently way behind in soul technology as compared to the Federation. It's impossible for us to catch up by relying on our own research institute. Initially, the Tang Sect's requests seemed harsh. However, considering the Tang Sect didn't increase the prices of these crucial weapons at this critical juncture, it'll be prudent to accept their proposal. Father made up his mind after the Tang Sect showed us the deficiency of our soul technologies. The empire can only be on par with the Federation if the Tang Sect sides us."

Hua Lantang looked at Dai Yueyan with a peculiar gaze, "Your Highness, I'm sure you realize we're all members of the Tang Sect. You were once a member. Since you've told us the truth, we've no choice but to report it to our superiors."

Dai Yueyan smiled revealing his white teeth. "It's a done deal. We must own up to what we've done. Besides, the empire does not wish to have any conflict with the Tang Sect. The empire had no choice but to take this course of action. Moreover, it's Tang Wulin's own doing."

Ye Zhi could not restrain herself from saying, "Just how much do you hate our Sect Master?"

Dai Yueyan snorted. "Hate him? I would love to kill him! He didn't even take my father's pride into consideration. He rejected our proposal for marriage in public. If he had agreed to the proposal, there would've been no need for all this. Yun'er is the most beloved princess of the royal family. The cumulative love received by all the princes was nothing compared to the love the princess alone received. Of all things, Tang Wulin had the gall to reject her which upset my father terribly. He shouldn't blame us for going against him."

"Tang Wulin is not a simple man." Long Yue, who had been keeping silent, suddenly spoke up.

The others focused their gazes on Long Yue.

Even though each of them had different identities now, they were all high-ranking officials of the organizations they were affiliated with. Dai Yueyan was the crown prince, the future ruler of the Star Luo Empire. On the other hand, Long Yue was still the leader of the Eight Heavenly Kings. He remained as the Dragon King who had awed the entire nation.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.novelhall.comfor visiting.

When he spoke, the others quietened down naturally.

"Big brother, do you know him better?" Dai Yueyan asked Long Yue.

Long Yue nodded his head, "Although Tang Wulin is younger than all of us, he has a confidence that's well beyond his age. If the empire plotted against him, I don't think he'll take it lying down. Also, we better not underestimate him. The Battle of Five Gods might not be a defeat for him. He has at least one attribute which I don't have. He's not afraid of failing. His tenacity can exceed even your wildest imagination. His natural talents are better than mine. We haven't seen him for a few years now. I wonder just how powerful he is. Even our teacher can't tell."

"No way?" Shadow King Teng Teng said with incredulity, "Big brother, you're telling me that he's currently more powerful than you? But, you're already a Title Douluo!"

Long Yue replied, "I'm not sure how much he has improved over the years. However, when I met him back then in Shrek Academy, he was already stronger than me. The overall progress of the Shrek Seven Monsters is greater than ours. If we ever face them again, I reckon that we'll surely lose."

The others fell silent. If anyone else had said the same, they would have retorted. Everyone kept quiet as it was Long Yue who made the comments.

Long Yue's desire to win was the strongest among them. He never accepted defeat. He had stood at the pinnacle of the younger generation. He was a Title Douluo at the age of twenty-five. He possessed the Mountain Dragon King martial soul. It had been somewhat decided that he would be the next principal of the Monster Academy. He was already the Vice Hall Master of the empire's Worship Hall. He had the highest potential in the entire continent to be a Limit Douluo in the near future.

For such a person to say that he might not be as strong as Tang Wulin meant that the power of Tang Wulin's natural gifts were unimaginable.

"I don't care if I win or lose, I really wish to fight them again," Wind King Lin San said calmly.

The Wolf King Su Mu who was seated on the left nodded. "Yeah, I wish that too. Since they're here, we shouldn't let this opportunity go. Big brother, can we organize a seven against seven with them before the Battle of Five Gods?"

A bright radiance suddenly burst forth from Long Yue's eyes. He turned to look at Dai Yueyan. "Your Highness, what do you think?"

Dai Yueyan clenched his fists in response. "I've wanted to beat that Tang Wulin brat for a long time. I really do. Fourth Brother, go tell the Smiley Face Douluo it'll be a warm-up battle for the Tang Sect's Sect Master. See if they agree. We can do this discreetly. We'll have it in the Tang Sect's gymnasium."

Hua Lantang took a deep breath. "Alright, I'll go ask His Excellency, the Smiley Face Douluo for his opinion. However, I'd like to remind everyone that the Sect Master had sparred with the Smiley Face Douluo on the first day of his arrival. Only the people who came with the Sect Master and the Tang Sect's Title Douluos or above had the chance to observe the duel. We didn't get to witness the match. However, we heard the comments of the Title Douluos who had watched the match. They remarked that they understood how Tang Wulin became the Sect Master. At the very least, we can be sure that he survived the fight with the Smiley Face Douluo."

Teng Teng pouted. "What does that prove? Did the Smiley Face Douluo use his full force against him?"

Hua Lantang said, "I'm not sure about that, but we should all be careful. Tang Wulin and the Shrek Seven Monsters are no longer the same as they were before."

Long Yue had a dry smile. "I'm not qualified to enter the Battle of Five Gods yet. This is our only chance. So what if we lose? If Tang Wulin can lose, we can lose as well. After all, don't you guys have any faith in yourselves? Sure, they've been working hard the past few years. Aren't we doing the same?"

His voice was firm and forceful. In this moment, the other six Heavenly Kings felt their blood boil.

All these years, had we not been working hard as well? We had also been constantly improving ourselves. Everyone had made substantial progress. Even the crown prince Dai Yueyan had not given up on his cultivation. They had lived routine lives day after day for a single purpose which was to redeem themselves when the opportunity arose.

Now, the opportunity had come. They could not let it slip no matter what.

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第一千三百零三章天王战队

"五神之决?陛下这真是...,厉害啊!"腾腾一脸赞叹的向戴月炎说道.

盛华阁,星罗城最高档的餐厅之一,此时最大的帝皇级包间中,坐着一圈人.

当年怪物学院八大天王之中,除了灵王戴云儿没来之外,其他七个人都到齐了.

主位上,龙跃宛如山岳一般坐在那里,沉默不语.

腾腾坐在他旁边,一脸畅想的说着.

风王林三点了点头,道:"陛下这是深谋远虑,从现在对外报道的新闻来看,帝国将唐门拉上战车,唐门想要下来就不容易了.只是,我有些担心的是唐门的反应.在战争随时有可能开始的情况下,唐门门主被曝光出访星罗,恐怕对唐门会很不利.会不会引起唐门对帝国的不满?"

戴月炎道:"不满是肯定的,但他们现在也没什么别的办法.说起来,这事儿确实是我们做的有些不地道,唐门是来帮忙的,但我们却给人家下了绊子.可是,我们也不得不这么做.那唐舞麟这次带来一种武器,叫做重离子射线,能够在不影响到防护罩以及机甲外壳的情况下,在机甲内部炸开.黑级机甲都无法抵挡一击.这样的武器实在是太可怕了."

"这让我们认识到,在魂导科技方面,目前帝国还是要落后联邦很多,很多.想要有所追赶,只是凭借我们自己的研究院是不可能做到的.原本唐门的要求虽然略有苛刻,但在考虑到大军压境的情况唐门依旧没有提高这些重要物资的价格,也不是不能接受的.但唐门让我们看到了魂导科技方面和联邦的差距,父皇才想出了这个主意.只有让唐门彻底站在我们这一边,帝国才能在未来真正和联邦抗衡."

华蓝堂看着戴月炎,眼神有些怪异,"殿下,你没忘记吧,我们可都是唐门的人.你自己以前也是,你当着我们这样说实话,我们回去是必须要向上面汇报的啊!"

戴月炎微微一笑,露出一口白牙,"事情都已经发生了,敢做要敢当,而且,帝国也不希望和唐门之间有什么芥蒂.所以,私下里把这些情况告诉你们,就是要让你们回去告诉笑面斗罗和唐舞麟的.帝国真的是无奈之举,更何况,这可是唐舞麟自己造成的."

叶芷忍不住道:"你是有多恨我们门主啊!"

戴月炎冷哼一声,"恨他?我恨不得弄死他啊!你们是不知道,他当时多么不给父皇面子.当着我们所有人的面,公然拒绝了联姻的要求.如果他肯联姻的话,这些后续手段自然也就不需要了.云儿乃是皇室最受疼爱的公主,我们所有皇子加起来受到父皇的疼爱甚至都不如她一个人多.唐舞麟如此拒绝她,父皇本身也是真的生气了.他也就别怪我们算计他了."

"唐舞麟不是一个简单的人."一直沉默的龙跃突然开口说道.

众人的目光也随之集中在了龙跃身上.

尽管现在他们每个人都有着不同的身份,都是自己所处势力的高层,戴月炎更是帝国太子,未来帝国的掌权者.可是,龙跃依旧是八大天王之首,依旧是当初威震全国的龙王.

他一开口,所有人自然就安静了下来.

"老大,你对他有更深的认识?"戴月炎向龙跃问道.

龙跃点了点头,"虽然唐舞麟比我们年龄都要小一些,但他却有着远超同龄人的沉稳.这次帝国算计了他,他恐怕没那么容易就认下来.而且,你们千万不要小看他.五神之决,或许对他来说未必就是一场挫败.这个人至少有一点是我也比不上的,他不怕失败,他的坚韧会远远超过你们的想象.而他的天赋,更是在我之上.几年不见,现在的他,究竟强大到了什么程度,连老师都没办法真的看清楚."

"不会吧?"影王腾腾一脸不可思议的说道,"老大,难道你的意思是说,现在的他,已经比你强了?可是,你已经是封号斗罗了啊!"

龙跃道:"不知道现在他提升到了什么程度,但当初在史莱克学院见到他的时候,他就已经不比我弱了.而史莱克七怪整体的成长速度,还要在我们之上.时至今日,如果再次面对他们,我估计,我们还要输."

众人都静了下来.如果是别人说出这句话,他们一定会立刻反驳.可说出这句话的却是龙跃.

龙跃的好胜心是他们之中最强的,他从不接受失败,他一直站在年轻一代的巅峰.二十五岁的时候,就已经成就封号斗罗.他拥有着山龙王武魂,已经被内定为了怪物学院下一任院长.帝国供奉殿目前他已经坐在了副殿主的位置上.也是整个帝国最有希望在不久的将来成就极限斗罗的人.

可就是这样一个人,却说自己很可能不如唐舞麟.可想而知,那唐舞麟的天赋有多么强大了.

"无论输赢,真的都很想和他们再战一场."风王林三语气平静的说道.

坐在他上首位的狐王苏沐点了点头,"是的,我也是如此想.他们既然来了,我们无论如何也不希望错过这次机会.老大,能否在五神之决前,我们和他们来一场七对七?"

龙跃眼中突然迸射出强烈的光芒,扭头看向戴月炎,"太子殿下,你呢?"

戴月炎猛的攥紧拳头,"我早就想揍唐舞麟那小子了,无比的想.老四,你回去跟笑面斗罗说说,这算是我们帮唐门门主的一场热身,问他愿不愿意.可以完全私下进行,就在你们唐门总部演武场好了."

华蓝堂深吸口气,"好,我回去向笑面斗罗冕下请示.但是,有一点我要提醒大家的是.门主在刚来的第一天,就和笑面斗罗切错了一场.当时只有门主带来的人和唐门封号斗罗以上层次的强者才能观战.我们没有看到那一场对抗.但我听观看了的封号斗罗说,门主不愧是门主.至少可以肯定的是,在和笑面斗罗的切磋之中,他能全身而退."

腾腾撇了撇嘴,"这能证明什么?笑面斗罗难道还能真的对他下狠手不成?那可是你们唐门的门主."

华蓝堂道:"这我就不清楚了.但我希望大家一定要小心,唐舞麟和史莱克七怪,已经不是当年的史莱克七怪了."

龙跃淡然一笑,"我还没有资格参加五神之决,这是我们唯一的机会.输了又何妨?唐舞麟输得起,我们也输得起.更何况,难道你们对自己就真的没有信心了么?这么多年来,他们在努力,难道我们没有在付出吗?"

他的声音雄浑有力,在这一刻,其他六大天王每个人仿佛都感受到自己体内的血液在燃烧.

是啊!这么多年过来,难道我们就没有在努力吗?我们也一直都在不断的提升,每个人都有着长足的进步.哪怕是身为太子的戴月炎,也从未放下过修炼,每天过着机器人一样的生活,为的,不就是在有机会的时候一雪前耻吗?

现在,机会来临了,无论如何,他们都不能放过.

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