Dai Mubai said through gritted teeth.
"Once Xiao San emerges from seclusion, we must destroy the Haiyue Empire and rescue Zhu Qing!"
However.
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The words "the man behind" on the sky once again stung everyone's eyes.
"What?!"
"There's a man behind Haiyue too?"
Ning Rongrong exclaimed in surprise, her eyes widening.
"The Haiyue Empire is so powerful, and Empress Haiyue is even a half-step God-King. Who exactly is behind her?"
Xiao Wu also looked completely bewildered.
"Just what kind of man is he to be able to stand behind a powerful figure like Haiyue?"
Looking at the stunningly beautiful phantom of the moon in the sky, Ma Hongjun couldn't help but swallow hard.
"Goodness..."
"This sea moon is really something else."
"She's powerful, beautiful, and the empress of the Haiyue Empire."
"If I could have a woman like that, I'd be willing to give up ten years of my life."
Ma Hongjun felt a surge of lust rising within him, his small eyes filled with envy.
But he seemed to realize something quickly, and his expression suddenly changed.
He turned to look at Dai Mubai, his tone becoming somewhat hesitant.
"Um... Boss Dai."
"You said... there's a man behind Haiyue."
"Now that Zhu Qing is in Hai Yue's hands, what if..."
Ma Hongjun didn't finish his sentence, but everyone present understood what he meant.
Zhu Zhuqing was captured and taken to the Haiyue Empire.
Behind the Haiyue Empire, a mysterious, powerful man controls everything.
Since it's that man's territory, then a great beauty like Zhu Zhuqing is practically delivered to his doorstep...
"Could it be that he's already...?"
Ma Hongjun's words were like a poisonous thorn, piercing deeply into Dai Mubai's heart.
Dai Mubai's face turned deathly pale instantly, then ashen, and finally as black as the bottom of a pot.
"My Zhuqing..."
Dai Mubai felt as if a huge green hat was slowly falling from above his head.
That mysterious man could even conquer Empress Haiyue.
What good can come of Zhu Zhuqing falling into his hands?
"No...it's impossible..."
Dai Mubai trembled all over, his fists clenched so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms.
Although he had a bad feeling in his heart, he still spoke tough words with a fierce tone but a weak heart.
"He dares!"
"If that man behind Haiyue dares to lay a finger on Zhuqing..."
"If you do anything to Zhu Qing, see how I deal with him!"
"I will tear him to pieces!"
Dai Mubai's roar echoed across the square, sounding full of murderous intent, but everyone could hear the helplessness and panic within it.
Seeing Dai Mubai's near-collapse, Ning Rongrong sighed and tried to change the subject.
"You all say..."
"There is a man behind the Tang Empire, and there is also a man behind the Haiyue Empire."
Is it possible that Wu Zetian and Haiyue were actually backed by the same man?
These words were spoken.
The crowd, who had been feeling sorry for Dai Mubai, all shook their heads.
Xiao Wu was the first to express disbelief.
"How is that possible?"
"Rongrong, you're overthinking it."
"The empresses of the two great empires, what proud figures they were!"
"How could they possibly serve the same man?"
"I don't believe there are such amazing people in the world."
Dai Mubai forced himself to calm down and coldly snorted:
"Absolutely impossible!"
"Each of these two empires, taken individually, is no less powerful than the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire in terms of national strength and top-tier combat power, and is even many times stronger than our Tang Sect."
"To be able to control even one of them is already astonishing."
"If both empires belong to one person, wouldn't he be able to ascend to heaven?"
Oscar and Ma Hongjun nodded in agreement.
"Yes, that's simply unrealistic."
"Two empresses sharing one husband? Only fictional novels would dare to write something like that."
"Where in real life would you find such a superhuman?"
Poseidon Island, Poseidon Temple.
Poseidon slammed his scepter heavily on the ground.
Those eyes, which had witnessed countless years, were fixed on the dazzling golden list in the sky.
The sea breeze howled, making her long red robe flutter in the wind.
The high priest of Poseidon Island was utterly astonished.
"Sea Moon Empire..."
"It's incredibly powerful."
Poseidon's voice was somewhat hoarse.
As the spokesperson for the sea god, she believed that no one on the ocean could rival her except for the sea god himself.
Even the Spirit Hall, renowned on land, is no match for Seagod Island on this vast ocean.
But now.
The Haiyue Empire, which I'd never heard of before, was ranked third on the power list.
It possesses countless Limit Douluos.
Even the king, Haiyue, is a half-step god-king.
This kind of foundation has completely overwhelmed Poseidon Island.
"A half-step God King..."
A hint of sadness flashed in Poseidon's eyes.
She has guarded Seagod Island for many years, and her cultivation has reached the level of a peerless Douluo at level ninety-nine, which is already the limit for mortals.
But Haiyue actually took that step.
But that wasn't the most shocking thing for her.
What truly shook her to her core was the line of blood-red characters that appeared on the sky immediately afterward.
Behind Haiyue stands another mysterious man, manipulating everything!
Poseidon's pupils suddenly contracted.
She instinctively gripped the scepter tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.
"What?"
"There's a man behind Haiyue?"
The way she said those words carried a strong sense of absurdity.
Poseidon couldn't understand it.
A character like Haiyue possesses strength reaching the level of a half-step God King, and her appearance is breathtakingly beautiful, with a noble temperament like a goddess from the heavens.
Such a woman is the master of heaven and earth.
How could I possibly be willing to be subservient to someone else?
How could there possibly be another man pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Poseidon looked down at himself.
In terms of strength, she is inferior to Haiyue.
In terms of power, Poseidon Island is no match for the Moon Empire.
In terms of appearance, Haiyue, whom I glimpsed briefly in the sky that day, was aloof and proud, and was in no way inferior to her.
Even someone as proud as Poseidon spent her entire life waiting for Tang Chen, who had not yet become a god.
But Haiyue already has someone she belongs to.
"What kind of man is he...?"
Poseidon gazed at the sky, her eyes filled with a hazy and complex expression.
"How could someone like Haiyue, a powerhouse at the half-step God King level, be willing to submit to him?"
"Could it be that the true God-King has descended?"
A deep sense of powerlessness welled up inside her.
The world is changing so fast that even she, a high priestess who has lived for a hundred years, feels unfamiliar with it.
...
Sea Moon Empire.
Deep within the palace, in an extremely luxurious bath.
Warm, moist steam swirls around, and a faint floral fragrance permeates the air.
The pool water is made by soaking precious medicinal herbs, giving it a light milky white color.
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