98: The heavens are enraged! The nobles are unwilling to accept this!

Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, in the Imperial Court.

The incident of the Nuoding City nobles being attacked by Divine Lightning had already been reported at top speed.

Emperor Xue Ye's Face turned grim after reading the memorial.

He stood up and fiercely threw down the memorial.

"Lawless! This is simply lawless!"

"Within the Heaven Dou Empire, who exactly is the emperor?"

"To dare to judge the nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire without due process? Who gave them such audacity?!"

Emperor Xue Ye's Face was red and his neck was thick with rage, utterly exasperated.

The numerous ministers below were all stunned at the sight, not understanding his meaning.

Immediately, a palace attendant began to loudly read out the contents of the memorial.

Upon hearing about the Nuoding City nobles, the entire Imperial Court erupted!

They were all nobles!

In the Heaven Dou Empire, they were the undisputed ruling class.

Now they were being told that their peers had been killed by Divine Lightning?!

Didn't that mean a butcher's knife could also hang over their own necks?

One must know that before this, as long as they didn't rebel, no matter what they did, it wouldn't be a matter of life and death!

But now... "They must be severely punished! This is simply unheard of! Insane! Your subject proposes destroying the Azure Dragon Temples in various places and labeling them as an evil cult!"

"Your subject seconds the motion! To dare to indiscriminately kill the innocent and disregard national law, we cannot spare them!"

"Your subject proposes contacting Spirit Hall and ordering them to sweep through the Azure Dragon Temple!"

“...”

Almost all the ministers angrily expressed their desire to destroy the Azure Dragon Temple.

They absolutely would not allow anyone to judge nobles.

Emperor Xue Ye saw the tumultuous scene, sat back on his throne, held his forehead, and his expression was unpredictable.

He looked at "Xue Qinghe," who also hadn't spoken yet.

"Crown Prince, what are your thoughts?"

"Xue Qinghe" was called out and immediately stepped forward from the ranks, declaring loudly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, your son believes we should proceed with caution!"

All the ministers looked at "Xue Qinghe" with surprise and uncertainty.

Even the silent ministers harbored ill will towards the Azure Dragon Temple.

But "Xue Qinghe" was actually going against the tide?

Could it be that he intended to protect the Azure Dragon Temple?

"How so, proceed with caution?" Emperor Xue Ye asked.

"The Azure Dragon Temple has displayed divine miracles. The thousand-li radius around Heaven Dou City suffered a three-year drought, and it was the Azure Dragon Divine Lord who brought forth clouds and rain, bestowing sweet dew... This grace cannot be said to be small..."

"Xue Qinghe" spoke with deep meaning.

What she spoke of was not Karma, but capability!

The Azure Dragon Temple was not an ordinary evil cult; it had a True God!

Otherwise, how could it summon Divine Lightning?

Did the Heaven Dou Empire consider if it could withstand their retaliation if they tried to eradicate them?

The ministers looked indignant, still unwilling to compromise.

"Xue Qinghe" continued: "Furthermore, it is merely stated that heavenly lightning descended upon Nuoding City, killing many nobles. Is there any evidence that it was the work of the Azure Dragon Divine Lord?"

She once again absolved the Azure Dragon Divine Lord.

“...”

The ministers' Faces flushed red, but they couldn't refute her.

Although they instinctively believed it was the Azure Dragon Temple's doing.

There was indeed no concrete evidence.

Emperor Xue Ye nodded slightly; this was indeed a problem.

The reason why the nobles hated the Azure Dragon Temple so much now was because it could threaten them.

But if they became enemies with the Azure Dragon Temple, what if it attacked the Imperial Palace?

Could the Imperial Palace be defended?

Or rather, could the life of His Majesty, the Emperor, be guaranteed?

This was the crucial point!

"Your son once heard from his teacher that several Titled Douluo jointly explored the true identity of the Azure Dragon Divine Lord that day, but they encountered unspeakable terror... This shows that the power displayed by the Azure Dragon Divine Lord is at least above several Titled Douluo."

"Xue Qinghe" threw out another bombshell.

Just one Poison Douluo could make the Heaven Dou Empire treat him as a distinguished guest, to be fawned over.

Now, the Azure Dragon Divine Lord was immeasurably stronger than the Poison Douluo.

If they angered him, could the Heaven Dou Empire bear his wrath?

Or rather, could Emperor Xue Ye withstand the retaliation?

Emperor Xue Ye's Face was grim, speechless for a moment.

Prince Xue Xing also stepped forward at this moment, declaring loudly: "Your Majesty, your subject has also received the same statement from Mr. Dugu..."

Upon hearing this, the ministers all guessed that Emperor Xue Ye probably wouldn't dare to act rashly.

"But if there is no punishment, where is the national prestige?"

"Your Majesty, please reconsider! Seek justice for the innocent!"

"Spirit Hall has the most Spirit Masters; they can be ordered to handle it!"

“...”

The ministers again offered various suggestions, adding fuel to the fire.

The great hall was in chaos.

"Stop!" Emperor Xue Ye raised his hand to quell them.

All the ministers quieted down, looking expectantly at Emperor Xue Ye.

Emperor Xue Ye was silent for a moment, then said coldly: "This matter is of great importance! How can a judgment be made now? But since it happened in Nuoding City, the City Lord's supervision was inadequate, and he should be punished..."

...That noon.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo came to visit together, and Yu Yuanzhen naturally received them personally.

They discussed what happened in the Heaven Dou Imperial Court.

"...If it was the work of the Azure Dragon Divine Lord and it continues, the Heaven Dou Empire will certainly not tolerate it. Perhaps by then, Emperor Xue Ye will need our strength."

Ning Fengzhi said indifferently.

Yu Yuanzhen sneered, pouting: "If they want to die, let them go. If they come to our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, it's out of the question!"

"We still don't know what kind of existence the Azure Dragon Divine Lord is, but that strength, to say it's not at the Spirit Rank level, would be deceiving ourselves!"

"To crusade against the Azure Dragon Divine Lord? Don't be foolish! What's the difference from suicide?"

Yu Yuanzhen picked up his wine cup, speaking with a mocking tone.

If there was any hope of killing the Azure Dragon Divine Lord, he would have acted long ago.

But even now, wasn't he also enduring it in silence?

Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly, agreeing. He was even more cautious and even less likely to rashly become an enemy of the Azure Dragon Temple.

"However, those nobles will not give up; they will surely stir up trouble, using this to cause incidents and escalate the situation..."

Ning Fengzhi gave a bitter smile, guessing the future trend.

The Azure Dragon Temple daring to massacre nobles on a large scale meant it was an enemy to the entire nobility.

They would not let it rest.

"Let them be! Anyway, our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will absolutely not get involved!"

Yu Yuanzhen snorted coldly, clearly stating his position, and added, "Even if School Master Ning you personally invite me, don't blame me for not giving you Face!"

“...”

Ning Fengzhi smiled helplessly, shaking his head: "How could I do such a foolish thing?"

...At the same time, an ordinary carriage left Heaven Dou City, heading straight for the Azure Dragon Temple.

Near the temple, many Believers could be seen coming to worship, all on foot, with pious expressions.

The carriage quickly arrived not far from the temple, where the vegetation was extremely lush.

A figure stepped out of the carriage; it was "Xue Qinghe."

She gazed at the statue within the temple, able to see its lower half, and her heart skipped a beat. Every time she came here, she always felt as if she was staring at a True God!