Long Yeyue still took Tang Wulin and left Mingdu.
This alone was enough for the Sun Moon Federation to report the current location of the Tang Sect headquarters.
And gave the Sun Moon Federation army the opportunity to wipe out the remnants of the Tang Sect in one fell swoop.
This was already enough to prove that Tang Wulin "indeed wasn't a disciple of the Tang Sect."
In addition, his Xuantian Skill had already been crippled, and Xia Hong no longer had any excuse to arrest them.
"Damn Sun Moon Federation, why don't they have a crime for public debauchery?" Xia Hong muttered to herself. If they did, she'd have an excuse to arrest Long Yeyue and Tang Wulin.
After leaving Mingdu, Long Yeyue and Tang Wulin quickly met up with Chen Xinjie in secret at a predetermined location.
"Yueyue!" Seeing Long Yeyue, Chen Xinjie opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Everything that had just happened in Mingdu was already known by all. Naturally, he had also received the news,
He had even received a video.
Chen Xinjie was seething with rage.
Long Yeyue was his goddess.
And now, she'd battled a group alone.
That made his heart instantly sink into despair.
But at the same time, he was also a little… excited.
Although his Yueyue had once fought many men at once, he still learned one very important detail from the incident:
That Yueyue's newlywed husband, Tang Wulin, was a quick finisher.
So quick that it barely counted.
In that case, his Yueyue was still his and his alone.
As for Tang Wulin? Totally negligible.
Once he figured this out, Chen Xinjie grew more and more excited.
"What? Got something to say?" Long Yeyue looked at Chen Xinjie coldly. Her voice was icy as she said, "Chen Xinjie, don't you dare act all upset. Everything that happened today was all your doing. If not for you, none of this would've happened."
"My fault?" Chen Xinjie was confused in the midst of his excitement. How was this his fault?
"Our wedding was originally going to be held in Shrek City. It was you who suggested moving it to Mingdu. If not for you, would things have spiraled out of control like this?" Long Yeyue asked coldly.
"I... I…" Even with his strong psychological fortitude, Chen Xinjie was dumbfounded by Long Yeyue's words.
Yueyue, you were the one who did all those things, and now that it's exposed, you're blaming me?
At that moment, Chen Xinjie was feeling deeply wronged.
"Enough with the excuses!" Long Yeyue's eyes narrowed sharply as she coldly asked, "Did you get Eternal Heaven?"
"I got it!" Chen Xinjie nodded and respectfully handed over a special soul tool storage device to Long Yeyue.
"Good. Let's see who dares provoke Shrek Academy now." As Long Yeyue took the device, a fierce light flashed in her eyes. She looked toward Mingdu, her expression dark and unpredictable, before turning to leave.
"Yueyue, don't do anything crazy. It's the internet age. Even if you blow up Mingdu, you won't be able to hide the news," Chen Xinjie quickly warned.
"I don't need you to remind me." Long Yeyue snorted coldly and suddenly raised her hand toward the sky.
Boom!
From the sky, a giant hand descended, clashing with Long Yeyue's palm in mid-air.
"Senior Sister!" a helpless voice came from above—Yu Guanzhi had arrived, and behind him were the War Gods of the Hall of War.
The moment Long Yeyue and Tang Wulin's wedding ended, Yu Guanzhi had just returned to the War God Hall when he received word that Eternal Heaven had been stolen by Chen Xinjie.
As a high-ranking military officer, Yu Guanzhi was well aware of Eternal Heaven's importance. He hadn't even reported it to the Federation yet before giving chase.
At first, he didn't believe that Chen Xinjie would do such a thing. But now that he saw Chen Xinjie standing with Long Yeyue, everything clicked.
So it turned out that Chen Xinjie and Long Yeyue had been scheming together all along.
"Junior Brother," Chen Xinjie wore an ancient-style long robe that looked like something from the pre-soul tool era. His silver hair was neatly tied, and with his hands behind his back, he looked calm and wise.
Looking up at Yu Guanzhi in the sky, there was a complicated expression on Chen Xinjie's face. He sighed and said, "Sorry, Junior Brother. This is my fault. But I've lived my whole life for my clan, for glory, for the Hall of War, for a sense of achievement. Yet in all honesty, I've wronged too many people… especially Yueyue."
"I've already submitted my resignation to the council. I've resigned from all my positions. From now on, I have nothing to do with the War God Hall or the military. I am just an ordinary soul master. I'll head to Shrek now and stay by her side. The old Chen Xinjie is dead. What remains is a man ready to give the rest of his life to the woman he loves. Whatever happens next, I will accept it."
At this, Chen Xinjie bowed deeply toward Yu Guanzhi and the War Gods, his eyes full of remorse.
Yu Guanzhi couldn't help but shout, "Senior Brother, how could you do this? Do you realize this is a betrayal of the entire Federation? You're a traitor to the entire Federation!"
Chen Xinjie said calmly, "Compared to the wrongs I committed against her, this is nothing. Like I said, the old Chen Xinjie is dead. However the Federation chooses to deal with me, I'll accept it. If anyone from the War God Hall wants to punish me, then fight me. But for her sake, I will fight back. Because I must return to her side and make up for even just a fraction of my past sins."
"You're insane!" Yu Guanzhi roared in fury.
"Junior Brother, go back. You're not even a quasi-god yet—you can't stop me," Chen Xinjie sighed. "I don't want to fight you."
"Impossible!" Yu Guanzhi's voice turned icy. "I'm a soldier. If I stand by while Eternal Heaven is stolen, then what kind of soldier am I? How could I face the other police officers of Mingdu?"
He stared at Chen Xinjie with determined eyes. "Senior Brother, this is my final warning. Return Eternal Heaven to its rightful place, and I'll pretend none of this ever happened. I won't report it to the Federation. But if you insist on taking it, then you'll have to step over my corpse and the corpses of all these War Gods."
"That's not necessarily true. You're still too naïve, Junior Brother," Chen Xinjie shook his head.
With a flicker of his gaze, War Gods began descending from the sky one after another, landing behind him.
"You all… Even you War Gods who receive federal salaries and were trained by the Federation… You're going to betray the Federation to help these two traitors?" Yu Guanzhi's voice trembled with disbelief.
The current number one War God, the Sword Emperor Douluo Long Tianwu—a Rank 98 Super Douluo—walked slowly to Chen Xinjie's side.
"The Hall Master is my teacher. Everything I have was given by him. His decision is my decision."
He paused, then looked at Yu Guanzhi with a touch of disdain.
"Besides, are you sure what we're doing is treason? I don't think so. The Tang Sect and Shrek Academy were destroyed. The Spirit Pagoda now dominates. The Twin Phoenix Douluo sisters are becoming ever more powerful. The Spirit Pagoda's influence has even surpassed that of the Sun Moon Federation. If Eternal Heaven is in Shrek's hands, maybe that's the best option. With it, Shrek can be rebuilt. The Federation needs Shrek to counterbalance the Tang Sect. And as for the military, it needs to be restructured. The council should no longer be ruled by ambitious schemers like you."
By now, Yu Guanzhi was completely disheartened. Only now did he realize the intricacy of Shrek Academy's plan. If not for Xia Hong in the Mingdu police force, their operation would've been flawless.
Sea God Douluo Chen Xinjie looked at Yu Guanzhi with a hint of sadness.
"After I leave, the War God Hall will be yours to lead. With you in charge, I'm at ease. This incident will likely shake the continent. The council might initiate major reforms. Maybe the military will impeach me. But I don't care anymore. With Eternal Heaven in Shrek's hands, no matter how loud they shout, they can't do a thing."
"Everyone must face the consequences of their actions, myself included. I just want to be with Yueyue now. I've lived long enough—it's time to make way for others. After I'm gone, you'll be the new Hall Master. Long Tianwu will be your deputy. Tianwu, train hard. With all your years of cultivation, you definitely have the potential to break through to Limit Douluo. When that time comes, your fusion technique with the Divine Sword Douluo will be enough to defeat any quasi-god, including me."
"Hall Master," Long Tianwu cried out—not with joy, but in anguish. He knelt on one knee before Chen Xinjie.
"Hall Master!" the other War Gods followed suit.
To them, Sea God Douluo Chen Xinjie wasn't just a leader. He was like a father.
Though strict, they owed everything to him.
It was Chen Xinjie who repeatedly secured massive resources from the Federation to train them and help them grow stronger.
And what they admired most about him—he was always fair and impartial.
That's why the War God Hall was so united. Chen Xinjie's decisions were essentially the will of the entire Hall.
Even if he now told them to defect entirely to Shrek Academy, none of them would hesitate.
"Alright, what are you doing kneeling like this?" Chen Xinjie waved his hands, and a soft wave of soul power lifted them up. Though aged, the power he exuded still proved he was a towering quasi-god.
"Haha! Chen Xinjie, you've really planned this out well," Yu Guanzhi laughed. "But did you know that Chen Yi committed treason at the frontlines and I killed him? Today's War Gods will be the same. You think you can return to the Hall after betraying the Federation? What a joke! What do you take the War God Hall for?"
"You brat, do you think I fear you?" Long Yeyue finally lost her patience. She struck toward Yu Guanzhi again. This time, a white and black dragon burst from her palm.
As they appeared, heaven and earth turned into a swirl of black and white.
Though they were now far from Mingdu, Long Yeyue was still concerned. If news got out that Eternal Heaven had been used, it could reach the Federation Council.
If the Sun Moon Federation sent the police after them, forget returning to Shrek Academy with Eternal Heaven—they might not even survive.
"Hmph!" Yu Guanzhi snorted coldly, immediately donning his four-word battle armor and summoning his martial soul.
The military had already been humiliated in Mingdu.
As commander of the Central Legion, if he let Shrek Academy take Eternal Heaven, he wouldn't even be able to lift his head when walking through Mingdu.