Starting from Douluo to Capture Goddesses

"What did you say?" Emperor Dai's face immediately darkened.

He never expected that the first to disagree would not be Zhu Zìháo, but "Zhu Zhuyun."

Wasn't "Zhu Zhuyun" always in good terms with Wei Si? How could she possibly...

Could all of this be the Zhu Clan's doing?

"I said, I disagree, I don't like Davis, and I will not marry Davis," said "Zhu Zhuyun," her voice resolute, tinged with a touch of finality. No matter what happened, she would not agree.

If it really came down to it, she would prove her innocence even if it meant death.

She would not accept her purity being tainted by anything foul.

"Zhu Aiqing, what is this all about? What exactly does the Zhu Clan intend to do?" Emperor Dai said grimly, his voice seething with endless rage.

As the emperor, being played like this, he felt humiliated.

Since ancient times, who has dared to annul a marriage arrangement with the royal household?

Zhu Zhuqing was already an exception. Back then, when Zhu Zhuqing was with Xu Ran, a peerless genius, he tolerated it. A peerless genius—he didn't want to offend either.

But now? "Zhu Zhuyun" also wants to annul the engagement with the Crown Prince?

The Crown Prince is the nation's heir apparent; how can he ascend to the throne if his engagement is annulled?

The Zhu Clan...

"Your Majesty, Zhu Yun wishes to choose a spouse she likes, I as a father cannot stop her. If possible, Your Majesty can select another learned and sensible girl from the younger generation of the Zhu Clan to engage to the Crown Prince," Zhu Zìháo said with a frown as he spoke.

He intended to reveal the relationship between "Zhu Zhuyun" and Xu Ran, but on second thought, decided not to.

That would be detrimental to both Xu Ran's and "Zhu Zhuyun"'s reputations.

After all, "Zhu Zhuyun" and Davis were engaged, and they had already committed themselves to each other in private. If it got out, it would invite gossip. Now that Xu Ran's fame had spread far and wide, such a stain would instantly become known throughout.

Moreover, it would have a bad influence if such a matter spread.

"Haha, Zhu Aiqing, I've treated you well, yet you deceive me time and again. I let it go when it was Zhu Qing's matter, and now you're repeating the same trick with Zhu Yun?"

"Your Zhu Clan disregards ancestral traditions, repeatedly breaking off engagements—what exactly are you trying to do?"

"Do you feel that I, Dai, don't deserve this position and that you might want to try taking it?"

Emperor Dai was enraged and humiliated as he spoke.

Soul Power surged, and under him appeared two yellow, two purple, and four black—eight Soul Rings in total—as the White Tiger Martial Soul materialized behind him.

At this moment, he was enraged and humiliated.

Being jilted by the Zhu Clan was a great disgrace to him.

Previously, Dai Mubai was already worthless and not the future Crown Prince, so he accepted his broken engagement as a price to win over Xu Ran.

But now the current Crown Prince Davis is to suffer a broken engagement as well?

This is preposterous!

To insult the Dai family over and over again in such a manner clearly showed that they no longer regarded the Dai family with any respect.

Seeing that Emperor Dai had unleashed his Martial Soul, the people of the Zhu Clan all showed a change in expression. Now, with Xu Ran not having returned, even if the Zhu Clan had gained considerable renown through Xu Ran, it was useless.

And once the Dai family joined forces with the Xu family, the Zhu Clan might be in danger.

Everyone was well aware of Emperor Dai's character. When he ascended to the throne, it was by killing all of his brothers, his methods extremely brutal. If he truly became angry, he would stop at nothing.

"Your Majesty, this is a matter concerning only myself, not related to the clan,"

Zhu Zhuyun's delicate brows knitted tightly as she spoke in a cold voice.

She did not wish to put her family in jeopardy.

If Xu Ran were here, no one could threaten the Zhu Clan. But now, his whereabouts were unknown. For the moment, she could not find Xu Ran.

"Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Clan, you have done very well at deceiving me."

Emperor Dai looked at Zhu Zhuyun with uncontrollable rage, an incredibly formidable aura pressing down on her.

Such a beauty, it would have been so good if she had married the Crown Prince. Why?

Did the Zhu Clan want to take his place?

"Boom."

At that moment, Zhu Zihao also unleashed his Martial Soul, standing in front of Zhu Zhuyun, confronting Emperor Dai.

The situation having evolved to this point, there was no possibility of stepping back.

If they retreated, Xu Ran would also be dissatisfied with them upon his return.

The two powerful auras collided in the air.

"Zhu Aiqing, so you truly intend to commit treason!" Emperor Dai gnashed his teeth as he spoke, the tone sending chills down everyone's spines. They knew that if this matter were not handled properly, the entire power structure of the Xingluo Empire could undergo a seismic shift.

In the future, the Xingluo Empire would once again be plunged into turmoil.

"Your Majesty, I have no such intention," Zhu Zihao said with tightly furrowed brows.

"Haha. How could that be? Ever since Xu Ran rose to power, you must have harbored other intentions. In fact, I have seen this a long time ago. A mountain cannot house two tigers, our relationship remained stable only because we were allies. Now that our cooperative relationship has broken, we can only be at sword's points,"

Emperor Dai said coldly.

At that moment, Xu Wu also released his Martial Soul, astonishingly a Soul Douluo with eight soul rings.

In the great hall, others also released their Martial Souls one after another. The Dai family and Xu family had clearly come prepared, leading a group of strong individuals to the Zhu household, already planning their attack.

The Xu family was so committed simply because they wanted to replace the Zhu Clan once they were eliminated.

"Does Your Majesty really think that my Zhu Clan can be bullied at will? If something untoward happened to the Zhu Clan, upon Xu Ran's return, he would surely take action for us," said Zhu Zihao and the others of the Zhu Clan, clenching their fists.

Xu Ran was the pride of the clan and their umbrella of protection.

"Haha. If I exterminate your Zhu Clan and gain complete control of the military power, what would it matter even if Xu Ran returned? Could Xu Ran really hope to contend with the empire's million-strong lions? Even Soul Hall experts, numerous as they are, would not dare to make such a boast, what more could Xu Ran do to me?"

"If Xu Ran truly came back and relied on the power under the Zhu Clan's control, combined with Xu Ran's own strength, that would indeed be the day of my Dai family's downfall," Emperor Dai said, his voice icy and laden with an Aura of Killing.

"Does that mean today you had no intention of forging a marital alliance with us, and regardless of what we chose, we only have one outcome?" Zhu Zihao asked angrily.

"Naturally. But now I am even more resolved to destroy your Zhu Clan. If I don't annihilate you today, you will destroy me tomorrow. As for the women of your clan... The women of the Zhu Clan truly are alluring, and will become playthings for my Dai family. Being desired by our Dai family is a blessing for your women. By rights, they are just playthings prepared for our Dai family. It's a pity that Zhu Qing ended up with Xu Ran. However, it would not be bad to take pleasure in the elder daughter of the Zhu Clan. I wonder what Zhu Qing's expression would be when she learns that her elder sister has been humiliated by countless men, and what kind of face Xu Ran would make?"

"Haha. Since we've decided to take action, I will not be merciful. Today, it's either your death or my demise," Emperor Dai laughed wildly as he made his move.

The others, without any hesitation, released their Martial Souls and attacked.