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Oppose!
Of course they had to oppose!
At this moment, many parliamentarians were seething with anger.
No matter what, the fault for losing the Godslayer Missiles lay with them.
But Shrek's attitude was far too arrogant, far too dismissive of others—it was practically coercion against the Federation.
How dare they? Where did they get the audacity?
As members of the parliament and chairmen, who among them wasn't powerful and influential? Naturally, they were furious at being treated this way.
However, those who wanted to voice their opposition were wise enough to glance left and right.
If no one was willing to be the first to speak up, why should they stick their necks out?
Sure enough, after glancing around, they realized that not a single person dared to object.
In fact, the parliamentarians' gazes eventually settled on Dong Zi'an and Chen Xinjie, only to find that they too had no intention of speaking up.
Finally, one of the other chairmen could no longer sit idly by.
It was Zhang Zhongli, representing the neutral faction.
The five chairmen closely aligned with the Spirit Pagoda—including Dong Zi'an—had remained silent because they had already been investigated and understood the gravity of the situation.
Shrek suspected that the Spirit Pagoda was secretly backing this operation.
This was the most fatal accusation.
Currently, only these few chairmen and the members of the War God Hall executing Chen Xinjie's orders knew this information.
The Spirit Pagoda and its affiliated parliamentarians were still unaware that five chairmen had already been thoroughly investigated. Even the loss of the two Godslayer Missiles was news they had just learned during this meeting.
At this moment, they couldn't possibly imagine that the current target of suspicion from both the upper echelons of the parliament and the fiercely outspoken Shrek was them. Just moments ago, like the other parliamentarians, they were eager to refute Elder Long's proposal but unwilling to be the first to step forward.
Zhang Zhongli broke the silence in the parliament.
"Impossible!"
He looked at Elder Long, enduring immense pressure without taking a single step back.
The Godslayer Missiles were undoubtedly the Federation's ultimate weapons—they could not be handed over to outsiders.
The Federation could admit fault for losing two Godslayer Missiles, but under no circumstances could they surrender the last remaining missile.
Such a destructive weapon, if it fell into Shrek's hands, would pose an unimaginable threat. Even if Shrek appeared stable now, over time, there might arise a generation of rebels. What if, in a fit of rage, they unleashed Eternal Paradise? At that point, the Federation would be utterly defenseless.
Thus, the Godslayer Missile absolutely could not be handed over to Shrek.
Elder Long's soul power fluctuations grew even stronger, his dragonic aura silently intensifying, pressing down on the parliamentarians' nerves.
"Zhang Zhongli, there is no room for negotiation in this matter," Elder Long said coldly.
Above his head, the shadow of the Radiant Holy Dragon began to coalesce.
"The loss of the Godslayer Missiles was a crisis sensed by the Pavilion Master, which we gradually deduced and verified through multiple channels before finally pinpointing the source of the crisis to the Godslayer Missiles."
"The Pavilion Master personally consulted with the Sea God Douluo to confirm this matter."
"In the end, it was confirmed—the Godslayer Missiles have been lost."
Elder Long's words were icy cold.
However, colder than his words were the hearts of those present.
The impact of these statements was overwhelming.
"Do you understand the severity of losing these Godslayer Missiles?" Elder Long's eyes gleamed with cold light, almost tangible, as if a chilling beam swept across everyone's faces.
The loss of these two Godslayer Missiles was aimed squarely at destroying Shrek!
In response, Shrek would spare no effort to make the culprits pay a heavy price, and they would absolutely no longer tolerate such a genuine threat to Shrek remaining in the Federation's unreliable hands.
Before, when the Godslayer Missiles were created, Shrek remained silent.
But this time, the missiles weren't properly safeguarded and were used to target Shrek. This was intolerable—they absolutely wouldn't endure it any longer!
This was the message that many parliamentarians gleaned from Elder Long's words.
Not only that, but Elder Long's words also triggered a flurry of thoughts among the parliamentarians.
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Besides understanding that Shrek's stance this time would be resolute and that the Federation would inevitably face severe consequences, they also caught mention of Chen Xinjie's name.
Chen Xinjie!
Why had Yun Ming approached Chen Xinjie?
While the majority of parliamentarians and chairmen were still unaware, Chen Xinjie had already investigated the loss of the Godslayer Missiles. Meanwhile, many parliamentarians were still in the dark, and Shrek's retaliation had already begun.
What did this mean?
All the parliamentarians' gazes converged on Chen Xinjie.
Chen Xinjie frowned, looking at Elder Long with dissatisfaction.
Are you pulling me into this?
Chen Xinjie understood that after this, he would likely be labeled as an ally of Shrek within the Federation.
This was a fatal blow to the Federation.
Perhaps not long after, he would be forced to step down as the leader of the War God Hall.
Even if the Federation didn't force him to do so, he would have no choice but to resign voluntarily.
And stepping down, coupled with the Federation's suspicions, Chen Xinjie himself couldn't guarantee that he would remain neutral or continue leaning toward the Federation as the Sea God Douluo.
"Hmph, utter nonsense!"
Finally, a parliamentarian could no longer contain themselves.
Although Zhang Zhongli had been intimidated by Elder Long's words, someone else finally stepped forward.
They seized on a loophole.
"What kind of grudge do you and Shrek hold against Chen Xinjie? For all we know, maybe you moved the Godslayer Missiles yourselves, framing others to eliminate rivals!"
This parliamentarian cut straight to the heart of the matter, directly counter-accusing them.
He was a parliamentarian affiliated with the Spirit Pagoda.
Elder Long narrowed his eyes.
"It seems you still don't understand the extent of Shrek's fury this time."
The Radiant Holy Dragon above Elder Long's head let out a deafening roar.
The dragon's cry was tangible, a tidal wave of sonic energy surging forth.
"Outrageous!"
"How dare you!"
"Stop this!"
Even Chen Xinjie hadn't expected Elder Long to take action directly in the Federation Parliament.
Boom!
The sound waves, combined with the dragonic aura, caused the speaking parliamentarian to cough up a mouthful of blood.
But that wasn't the end. Elder Long quickly exhaled a burst of dragon breath.
The dragon breath surged toward the parliamentarian.
Soul-guided laser beams shot out.
Layer upon layer of light interwove, forming a protective barrier, but it still couldn't completely block the dragon breath. However, the parliamentarian's life was spared.
Nonetheless, under the dragon breath, the parliamentarian was now gravely injured.
Meanwhile, Elder Long's actions had activated the defensive system of the parliament hall. In addition to the layers of soul-guided beams forming a shield to defend against his attack, numerous beams of energy also targeted Elder Long.
Waves of deep blue energy rippled, and the space seemed to freeze as the beams dissipated into nothingness.
"Enough!" Chen Xinjie roared.
After his shout, someone behind the defensive system came to their senses, manually canceling the next round of soul-guided cannons.
Elder Long narrowed his eyes, looking at the gravely injured parliamentarian, and revealed a cold smile.
"You, Li Yong, are truly very brave."
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