As Yu Guanzhi ordered the Central Army to apprehend all the "traitors" from the War God Temple, Xia Hong turned to the police officers behind her and said coldly, "Check their soul power. Anyone who's practiced Xuan Tian Gong, cripple them on the spot."
Xuan Tian Gong was a secret art of the Tang Sect, never passed to outsiders.
Anyone who had cultivated it was a disciple of the Tang Sect.
The Tang Sect had become a traitorous organization—crippling their soul power was entirely justified.
"Yes!" Several police officers with soul power cultivation stepped forward and began checking one person after another.
"Ah…"
"Ah…"
Instantly, screams of agony echoed through the air. These people were now regretting things deeply.
But it wasn't Xuan Tian Gong they regretted cultivating—it was listening to Yu Guanzhi's earlier command to seal their own soul power.
Had they known this would be the result, they would have fought to the death rather than surrender.
"Check all of today's guests," Xia Hong ordered coldly. "Anyone who's practiced Xuan Tian Gong, any Tang Sect disciple—don't let a single one slip by."
She no longer bothered with the War God Temple's powerhouses and turned her attention to the guests who had come to attend the wedding of Tang Wulin and Long Yeyue.
Among the attendees, aside from a few influential figures, most were closely tied to Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.
Almost all graduates of Shrek Academy were present.
But since Long Yeyue had forbidden them to resist, Xia Hong couldn't arrest them outright.
She could only check their soul power.
Root out the Tang Sect disciples.
After all, Shrek Academy had long been the Tang Sect's most important recruitment source.
Students from Shrek and disciples of Tang Sect were often one and the same.
Xia Yi had already swept out many Tang Sect spies before, capturing a large number of disciples. The remaining ones were recalled to Tang Sect headquarters by Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin—where they were all killed by a Level Twelve Godslayer Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon blast.
Now, aside from disciples from the Tang Sect's former Xingluo and Douling branches, the original Tang Sect disciples of the Douluo Continent—like Tang Wulin—were all mixed among Shrek Academy students.
This was a perfect opportunity for Xia Hong to strike another heavy blow against the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.
Without wasting words, Xia Hong took out a pair of soul-sealing handcuffs and a soul-suppressing helmet. In a flash, she appeared beside Tang Wulin.
"What are you doing?! My husband hasn't cultivated Xuan Tian Gong!" Long Yeyue blocked her path. She had already sealed the Xuan Tian Gong inside Tang Wulin—so even if Xia Hong checked personally, there would be no trace left.
"Do you take me for a fool? Or do you think everyone here is blind?" Xia Hong's voice was icy. "Whether he's your husband or not, if he ever cultivated Xuan Tian Gong, he must be tried by the Federal Court."
She looked at Long Yeyue like she was looking at an idiot.
Where did this woman even get her confidence?
Did she think that just sealing Tang Wulin's cultivation would stop her from arresting him?
Heh!
Did she really think Xia Hong was just some ordinary cop?
Did she think Shrek Academy still stood at its peak?
If this were the old Shrek Academy, perhaps enforcement would turn a blind eye to Tang Wulin.
But unfortunately for Long Yeyue, she was facing Xia Hong.
With so many people having seen her cripple Tang Wulin's cultivation, if Xia Hong pressed the issue, Long Yeyue wouldn't be able to deny it even if she had a hundred mouths.
Seeing the cold glint in Xia Hong's eyes, Long Yeyue was finally afraid. Looking at the crippled Tang Sect disciples around her, she realized—no matter what, she couldn't hand Tang Wulin over.
This was Mingdu.
And now, the citizens of Mingdu hated the Tang Sect with a passion.
As long as someone was confirmed to be a disciple of the Tang Sect, even the Federation wouldn't dare go easy on them—the people of Mingdu wouldn't stand for it.
This was one of the reasons Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin chose a suicidal attack. They knew—they'd never make it out of Mingdu alive.
"I admit it—my husband did practice Xuan Tian Gong, but he's not a Tang Sect disciple!" Long Yeyue gritted her teeth and racked her brain for a reason. Then, glancing up at the projected images of Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin being punished, she said, "Yes—Wulin isn't a Tang Sect disciple. He infiltrated the Tang Sect under orders from Shrek Academy to act as a spy. That's why he was forced to cultivate Xuan Tian Gong. Today, by crippling his cultivation, he shows he's severed all ties."
"Whether he's a spy or a disciple isn't for you to decide," Xia Hong replied coldly. "That's for the Federal Court. Whatever explanation you have—save it for the courtroom."
"I have proof!" Long Yeyue, seeing Xia Hong unmoved, threw all caution to the wind. "The Tang Sect committed horrific crimes. Wulin infiltrated them to uncover the location of their new headquarters—to bring justice to the innocent victims of Cangshan District. He succeeded. Isn't that proof that he's not a Tang Sect disciple? What kind of disciple sells out their own headquarters?"
"Oh?" Xia Hong raised an eyebrow. "Then tell me—where's their base?"
"Long Yeyue!" shouted Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin from above, struggling in rage.
It was bad enough that she'd betrayed them earlier—but now she was about to sell out the Tang Sect's last sanctuary?
Long Yeyue took a deep breath and ignored them. "It's in the Douling Continent, three hundred miles north of Tianyuan Mountain, hidden in a valley near a small village."
"For Wulin, I have no choice. He's the son of the Sea God—he cannot fall. For him, any sacrifice is worth it. Disciples of the Tang Sect should be honored to give their lives for him. Passion Douluo, Heartless Douluo—don't blame me. If you must blame someone, blame Xia Hong, that witch. She forced my hand. I had no choice."
Inside, she scoffed. She felt no guilt about betraying the Tang Sect. For Tang Wulin, anything was justified.
As long as she could prove he was a spy and not a true disciple, she could save him.
He could rebuild the Tang Sect in the future.
"You heard that?" Xia Hong looked at Yu Guanzhi.
"Understood!" Yu Guanzhi nodded, then pulled out a soul communicator to contact the military forces stationed in the Douling Continent.
Soon, a live feed came in.
A dozen fighter jets took off.
And sure enough, at the location Long Yeyue had given, they found the Tang Sect's current headquarters.
Upon seeing the fighter jets, the Tang Sect responded immediately—launching a counterattack.
The Tang Sect lived up to its name—even outnumbered, they fought the military to a standstill.
"Mountains and rivers!" roared the Mountain Dragon King, Long Yue. With his three-word battle armor and Soul Saint cultivation, he briefly overpowered a fellow three-word battle armor Title Douluo.
But it wasn't enough.
When the army failed to take the base by force, they launched five Level-Nine Fixed Soul Guidance Missiles.
The Tang Sect base was reduced to ashes.
All disciples within were killed in the blast.
"Ahhh!"
Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin, watching this, went mad with rage.
"Long Yeyue! Hahaha! If we're dying, let's all die together!" Cao Dezhi laughed maniacally. A moment later, a black island appeared beside him.
It was Devil's Island.
"No sensation… completely numb…" Long Yeyue's voice echoed eerily.
The camera zoomed in—to a cave.
As the image inside the cave played, everyone present swallowed hard, stunned.
Even the so-called "God Realm Brawl" anime broadcast years ago by the Holy Spirit Sect didn't compare to this madness.
"This is materialized thought projection. It all really happened," someone muttered.
Everyone stared strangely at Tang Wulin and Long Yeyue, their expressions a mix of confusion, disbelief, and awe.
No one had imagined that Tang Wulin could be that fast…
Nor that Long Yeyue was that fierce—able to take on so many at once.
Still, with her power, was marrying Tang Wulin really the right move?
"Haha, I'm dying anyway. If I don't get peace, no one will!" Cao Dezhi continued to laugh like a lunatic.
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WTF, turns out the editors secretly cut this part earlier.
(End of Chapter)