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Chapter 223 The Attitude of the Two Empires
🕑 Added 2024-07-16 17:20:22 +0000 UTCEmperor Xue Ye expressed dissatisfaction with Spirit Hall's actions, but soon stopped harping on the issue.
Because the downfall of the Clear Sky Sect is already in the past.
No matter how much he condemns, what difference does it make?
Moreover, Spirit Hall's banner is also seeking justice for Master Wen.
"I didn't expect Su Wen's influence as Master Wen to be so great now," frowned Emperor Xue Ye.
Yes, Su Wen has established the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge in the past year, gradually offending too many people. In today's outbreak, apart from settling the private vendetta with Clear Sky Sect, it has also provoked attacks from three Old Spirit Douluo, six Grand Spirit Saints, and even more than ten Spirit Emperors.
This lineup may not be as strong as the Clear Sky Sect, excluding the two Great Titled Douluo, but it's still quite impressive.
Today, Titled Douluo on the continent can be seen as strategic weapons, and there are only a few factions that possess Titled Douluo in total.
Apart from the top three sects and Spirit Hall, the other sects and families, even the strongest ones, only have a Spirit Douluo at most.
This places them in the second tier of the continent's elite, excluding the top tier.
The destruction of three Old Spirit Douluo is similar to the collapse of three major sects like the Elephant Armored Clan.
The loss of six Spirit Saints also signifies the destruction of six smaller-scale families.
The impact is considerable.
However, accompanying their downfall is the once top sect in the world, the Clear Sky Sect, which had six Great Titled Douluo. The destruction of these "small families" and "small sects" now seems less significant.
Emperor Xue Ye's gaze revealed a hint of apprehension.
It's just an assassination, yet it has made the entire continent's Spirit Masters so tolerant of the extermination of sects and families.
Fortunately.
Emperor Xue Ye's gaze turned to Prince Xue Xing, who was standing to the side with his head bowed, and he snorted coldly.
"Fortunately, I didn't listen to your advice back then."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me," Prince Xue Xing didn't dare to retort at this moment.
He was truly frightened.
If their Heaven Dou Empire had really been involved this time, Spirit Hall might not have directly targeted the extermination of the Heaven Dou Empire in the name of seeking justice for Master Wen, but at least they could have aimed to exterminate all of Prince Xue Xing's faction.
"Hmph, fortunately, Qinghe stopped it in time, otherwise our Heaven Dou Royal Family would have been at odds with Su Wen."
Clearly, the genius from their Heaven Dou Royal Family made the right decision, if they had become enemies because of this assassination, Emperor Xue Ye would have nowhere to cry.
The key is that he was really tempted by Prince Xue Xing's words at the beginning.
There is no way around it. The situation between the two empires on the continent has become somewhat unbalanced. With Su Wen's Widsom Palace only opening the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge on the Heaven Dou side for just one year, this balance is slowly being restored.
Emperor Xue Ye couldn't help but feel moved.
"Sigh, I'm still too greedy."
Emperor Xue Ye sighed, reclining in his seat, his gaze turning to the sky outside the window. In an instant, he seemed to have aged a lot.
Since he's getting old, perhaps he should delegate power early, maintain his achievements, and not ruin a lifetime of reputation for short-term gains.
At this moment, Emperor Xue Ye had the thought of transferring power to the Crown Prince ahead of time.
He glanced at Prince Xue Xing.
Although this prince had warned him that something might be wrong with the Crown Prince, Emperor Xue Ye now trusted his younger brother even less.
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Star Luo Empire.
In terms of its system, it actually has many similarities to the Heaven Dou Empire. Star Luo Empire also has kingdoms that have been enfeoffed.
Moreover, within the Star Luo Empire, factions abound.
The only difference is a greater emphasis on martial prowess here.
Though the Dai Family, as a royal family, cannot claim to be the most powerful family in the entire empire, they are among the top second-tier elite. Each reigning emperor reaches the level of Spirit Emperor or even Spirit Saint during their reign, with some becoming Spirit Douluo after abdicating.
Even if an old emperor retires and spends decades in seclusion, they may only achieve Spirit Saint status. However, with the Spirit Fusion Technique, they can rival Spirit Douluo levels.
Therefore, it can be said that the Dai Family always has Spirit Douluo presiding over it.
Accumulating over time, the Dai Family as a royal family also possesses a large number of Spirit Bones, which has made its foundation increasingly solid. In each subsequent generation, the likelihood of producing Spirit Douluo is greater. With the Spirit Fusion Technique, their ability to deter at the level of Titled Douluo also becomes more enduring over the ages.
Nowadays, this kind of deterrent inheritance can almost be maintained steadily.
For instance, the current Emperor of Star Luo, though only a Spirit Saint, had a father who, as the previous emperor, broke through to the level of Spirit Douluo just ten years ago and is still alive today.
Star Luo City.
"Master Wen, you have honored us in Star Luo Empire!" Dai Weisi finally showed a relieved expression as he said to Su Wen, "My father has already prepared a banquet in the palace to welcome Master Wen."
Dai Weisi glanced at the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe, with a narrowing gaze, showing a posture of comparison.
Previously, there was still some gap in status, but he faced Xue Qinghe without any sense of inferiority.
A prince who was not yet the Crown Prince himself openly regarded himself equal to the Crown Prince of another empire. This was due to the disparity in national strength between the two empires.
Now, Dai Weisi has truly been formally appointed as the Crown Prince, naturally feeling that he holds a higher status compared to Xue Qinghe.
Moreover, this is Star Luo City.
Of course, 'Xue Qinghe' is someone Master Wen brought, so Star Luo Empire won't dare to be too excessive.
However, some level of suppression is necessary.
Noticing Dai Weisi's gaze, 'Xue Qinghe' sneered inwardly and ignored the guy.
Star Luo Imperial Palace.
"Su Wen pays respects to Your Majesty," Su Wen.
Even now, he didn't need to bow before the emperor, even in such formal occasions.
Firstly, because of his status, and secondly, because of his strength.
These two factors gave him such a position.
"Hahaha, Master Wen, you've finally arrived. Many Spirit Masters of Star Luo Empire have been eagerly awaiting your arrival," Dai Jie's eyes showed a hint of bitterness.
It was true. In the past year, some impatient Spirit Masters had smuggled themselves into the Heaven Dou Empire just to learn the techniques of the Wisdom Palace earlier.
This has also caused some unrest in Star Luo Empire.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the purpose of Wisdom Palace is to spread knowledge. Wherever in the Spirit Master World, I will do my utmost to establish Wisdom Palaces," Su Wen reassured Dai Jie, steering the conversation towards business.
"I wonder how far the construction of Star Luo Empire's Wisdom Palaces has progressed?" Su Wen inquired.
"You can rest assured on this point, Master Wen," Dai Jie replied. "In our Star Luo Empire, in hundreds of large and small cities, branches of Wisdom Palace have already been established."
"Near Star Luo City, His Majesty personally selected a prime Feng Shui site and built the largest-scale Wisdom Palace," Dai Weisi added, explaining further details. "Moreover, even before Master Wen established the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge, Star Luo City had organized many scholars to enter the Wisdom Palace, working with local Spirit Masters to complete its order."
"Star Luo City's Wisdom Palace has also initiated enrollment for a new generation of scholars, and a group of children has already joined."
Although Star Luo Empire may appear verbally in a weaker position, its actions are somewhat assertive.
They have already completed various aspects of managing Wisdom Palace, seemingly well-prepared in all aspects, which actually indicates their control over these branches of Wisdom Palace within the empire.
