Chapter 235: All Land Under Heaven Belongs to the King! The Spirit Empire Unifies the Continent!
"Father, I'll properly teach Zhuqing."
Zhu Zhuyun made her solemn promise.
"Mm, the sooner the better."
"His Majesty is the Emperor of the Spirit Empire. As an emperor, it's perfectly normal for him to have several maids attending to his daily needs."
"Once the continent is unified, I'll present this proposal to His Majesty."
The Zhu Clan Head revealed his plan.
Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't even be qualified to meet Yun Yuan.
But after the founding of the Spirit Empire, everything was different.
Yun Yuan was now the ruler of an empire, while he was one of the empire's loyal subjects. He would have the opportunity to request an audience with Yun Yuan.
When that time came, everything would depend on whether this attempt succeeded.
If it did, the Zhu Clan's status within the Spirit Empire would undoubtedly soar.
Even ordinary Titled Douluo families would be unable to compare with the Zhu Clan.
After the Zhu Clan Head and Zhu Zhuyun dealt with the First Prince, Dai Weisi, the various forces that had stormed into the Star Luo Imperial Palace that night also secured their proof of allegiance to the Spirit Empire.
Overnight, only a handful of members of the entire Star Luo Imperial Family remained alive.
The following day, the traitorous Star Luo forces placed a young emperor upon the throne.
Within the imperial court, they also moved to eliminate all forces that remained loyal to the imperial family.
They intended to eradicate every last root. Those stubborn forces still loyal to the Star Luo Imperial Family absolutely could not be allowed to remain.
After testing the loyalties of the various families, the traitorous Star Luo forces found that only a handful of clans still supported the imperial family.
Those families were completely wiped out that very day, disappearing from Star Luo City forever.
Witnessing this scene, the new Star Luo Emperor was terrified out of his wits.
He was now nothing more than a puppet controlled by the traitorous Star Luo forces.
Had his imperial bloodline not still held some value, he would have been killed that very night.
Meanwhile, in Heaven Dou Imperial City, a coup similar to the one in Star Luo Imperial City also took place.
However, unlike the Star Luo Imperial Family, which was nearly wiped out, only a small portion of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family was killed.
That was because the leader of the coup was none other than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which had once enjoyed a close relationship with the Heaven Dou Empire.
Out of respect for their old ties, coupled with Emperor Xue Ye's decision to take his own life and his repeated assurances...
"Qinghe, do you understand everything I told you?"
Inside the emperor's palace, Ning Fengzhi looked at his former disciple, his tone firmer than ever before.
Nothing could be allowed to go wrong on the Spirit Empire's path toward unifying the continent.
If his former disciple dared harbor any hidden schemes, then he could hardly blame Ning Fengzhi for disregarding their former master-disciple relationship.
"Sect Master Ning, I understand completely. Please rest assured."
"My... father issued his orders last night. He instructed me to obey all of your commands without exception."
Xue Qinghe replied calmly.
At this point, what else could he, the Crown Prince of Heaven Dou, possibly do?
The Spirit Empire's unification of the continent had become unstoppable.
"Good. It's enough that you understand."
"Oh, and as your former teacher, let me tell you one more thing. On the Star Luo Imperial Family's side, only a handful of imperial family members survived."
"As for your Heaven Dou Imperial Family, the only reason things turned out this way was because I personally led the coup in Heaven Dou Imperial City. Otherwise, your fate would have been no different from that of the Star Luo Imperial Family."
"Remember this well. Don't entertain any foolish thoughts. Otherwise, even I won't be able to protect your Heaven Dou Imperial Family."
Before leaving, Ning Fengzhi gave Xue Qinghe one final warning.
Hearing those words, Xue Qinghe's body trembled violently.
...
Several days later, the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire successively joined the Spirit Empire, willingly becoming part of it.
From that day onward, there was only one empire on the entire Douluo Continent.
The Spirit Empire!
A truly unified empire!
After absorbing the two great empires, the Spirit Empire inherited the foundations of both the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire, further strengthening its overall power.
Beyond that, the Spirit Empire turned its attention toward the various sects scattered across the continent.
All land under Heaven belongs to the king!
All who dwell upon the land are subjects of the king!
Within the borders of the Spirit Empire, there could only be one eternal voice.
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
A middle-aged man clad in platinum-white armor, with a towering physique and eyes filled with disdain, arrived with a group of elite soul masters behind him.
"Tuoba Xi, what are you doing here?!"
High above the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Yu Yuanzhen appeared.
Summoning his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, nine soul rings rose around him as the terrifying soul power of a Rank 95 Super Douluo swept across hundreds of meters.
"Heh, Yu Yuanzhen, don't tell me you don't know why I'm here. Stop pretending to be ignorant."
"Within the empire, there can only be one voice, the voice of the empire. Those who refuse to submit will be killed!"
"Yu Yuanzhen, I'll give your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect three minutes. If you haven't surrendered by then, I'll destroy your sect."
Tuoba Xi spoke loudly, showing not the slightest regard for Yu Yuanzhen.
"You? Destroy my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect?"
"Tuoba Xi, what arrogance! Today, I must teach you a lesson!"
In Yu Yuanzhen's eyes, Tuoba Xi's words were nothing but an insult.
What martial soul did he possess?
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul is the strongest dragon-type martial soul on the continent.
And what about Tuoba Xi?
The White Armored Earth Dragon martial soul is merely a draconic bloodline.
Even though both of them were Titled Douluo, Yu Yuanzhen believed himself to be superior.
"Teach me a lesson? Yu Yuanzhen, today I'll broaden your horizons."
"After joining Spirit Hall, I'm no longer someone you can compare yourself to!"
With those words, Tuoba Xi summoned his White Armored Earth Dragon martial soul, and nine soul rings gradually rose beneath his feet.
However, his soul ring configuration differed from Yu Yuanzhen's.
His eighth and ninth soul rings were both one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings.
That also meant he possessed a one-hundred-thousand-year spirit soul.
"Yu Yuanzhen, today I'll show an old-era soul master like you the power of the new generation of soul masters!"
Two one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings and a one-hundred-thousand-year spirit soul were his greatest source of confidence.
Tuoba Xi had been fortunate. When he broke through to Soul Douluo, it just so happened to coincide with the emergence of spirit souls.
Back then, after enduring countless hardships, he had finally formed a spirit soul contract with a sixty-thousand-year Earth Dragon Turtle.
In the years that followed, he steadily climbed the ranks within Spirit Hall.
Not only did he become a Titled Douluo himself, but the Holy Dragon Sect behind him also replaced the Clear Sky Sect as one of the Upper Three Sects.
And now, he had already reached the level of a rank 95 Super Douluo, possessing the same soul power rank as Yu Yuanzhen.
Although his White Armored Earth Dragon martial soul was inferior to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, he possessed two one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings and a one-hundred-thousand-year battle spirit soul.
As for who was stronger between him and Yu Yuanzhen, that remained to be seen.
When Yu Yuanzhen saw the two one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings surrounding Tuoba Xi, his brows knitted tightly, and his expression became extremely solemn.
There was a fundamental difference between one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings and soul rings below one hundred thousand years.
The first difference lay in the number of soul skills. Since Tuoba Xi possessed two one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings, it meant he had two more soul skills than Yu Yuanzhen.
The second difference was the quality of those soul skills. Soul skills granted by one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings were far more powerful than those bestowed by ten-thousand-year soul rings.
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