CHAPTER 118: Emperor Xue Ye; Xue Qinghe
Tian Dou City, Imperial Palace.
The Imperial Palace stood at the central axis of the entire Tian Dou City. Those seven bright stars in the sky above the Great Spirit Arena of Tian Dou, and the vast expanse of the horizon dyed purple, were impossible for those within the Imperial Palace not to see.
At this moment, in the main council hall of the Imperial Palace.
Deep within the main hall, on the central throne, a figure sat with a presence as deep as an abyss. This person was about sixty years old, with white hair and a white beard, wearing golden inner armor beneath a long gold-red robe, and a crown adorned with golden diamonds that shone to the heavens. His face was like an ancient moon, with a stern and imposing brow. Though he merely sat there, he gave the impression of being the origin point, as if everything within the palace revolved around him.
He was Emperor Xue Ye, the emperor of the Tian Dou Empire.
On both sides below the hall sat several generals and ministers, all of whom were the trusted confidants of Emperor Xue Ye.
"Have you found out what those seven stars that suddenly appeared in the sky are?" Emperor Xue Ye's voice was deep and resonant, showing vigorous vitality.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, that should be some kind of signal. I have already sent scouts from the military to investigate, and results will be available soon," said a general who was less than fifty years old, standing up from his chair.
This general was clad in Tian Dou's bright silver armor, holding a three-pronged helmet that supported the heavens, looking extremely imposing.
His name was Ge Long, currently the most powerful person in the Tian Dou Empire, the Minister of Military Affairs, and the Empire's Marshal, known as the Nine-Life Divine Dragon.
Not only that, but he also held the title of Duke and had marital ties to the imperial family. His legal wife was a princess of the imperial family, Emperor Xue Ye's sister.
In terms of actual power, he was second only to Emperor Xue Ye, even surpassing the newly crowned Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
The reason he held such power and position was not only because of his military talent, not only because he was an imperial relative, but more importantly because his cultivation had reached the Spirit Douluo realm.
A Spirit Douluo under fifty years old still had the potential to become a Title Douluo in the future. The Tian Dou Imperial Family desperately needed a Title Douluo of their own.
Very soon, outside the main hall of the Imperial Palace, a young Spirit Master with a flight-type Martial Soul flew in without being announced by the guards, directly approaching Marshal Ge Long and handing him a scroll sealed with red lacquer. Apparently, this Spirit Master was a deeply trusted spy of the imperial family.
Ge Long opened the scroll and, without avoiding anyone's gaze, read it first. His expression immediately fell. Seeing Ge Long, who was usually unflappable even if the sky were to fall, showing such an expression, everyone present sensed that something was amiss.
"Ge Long, what happened?" Emperor Xue Ye leaned forward, his white brows knitting together.
Hearing this, Ge forced a wry smile and said: "It's the Great Spirit Arena of Tian Dou. There, a battle between two factions of Spirit Masters has erupted! The entire Great Spirit Arena has been destroyed by their Soul Skills!"
"Insolent! Simply insolent!" Emperor Xue Ye rose abruptly in anger, declaring: "The Great Spirit Arena of Tian Dou is the face of our Tian Dou Empire. How can we tolerate such reckless rebels causing chaos? Ge Long, what factions are these people?"
"We don't know," Ge Long shook his head, then said in a deep voice: "We only know that those seven star-like signals were released by one of the factions; while the other faction has produced a... Title Douluo!"
"What?" Everyone in the hall was stunned!
"A Title Douluo..." Emperor Xue Ye frowned. He had just been about to order Ge Long to send troops to capture these rebellious Spirit Masters.
But a Title Douluo... it was better to just let it go, to endure it. The hidden foundations of the Tian Dou Imperial Family could indeed contend with a Title Douluo, but the imperial family had no need to provoke that kind of trouble.
And at the same time.
Inside the Imperial Palace, the Eastern Palace.
The Eastern Palace was the residence of the Crown Prince of the Tian Dou Empire, located right next to the main hall of the palace.
At this moment, within the Eastern Palace, in a magnificent and grand bedchamber.
This bedchamber appeared extremely spacious, but strangely, there were no guards or maidservants in the entire hall, only three solitary figures.
These three figures were all men, two old and one young. Among them was a young man dressed in white with gold trimmings, handsome in appearance, with an approachable temperament, and even a subtle feminine grace. He was the current Crown Prince of the Tian Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe.
Behind Xue Qinghe stood two elderly men, both dressed in gray cloth robes, with ruddy complexions and white hair but youthful faces. If not for their white hair, one might have mistaken them for two handsome young men.
One of them was stoutly built, looking like a round pufferfish, while the other was as straight and thin as a spear, with a golden snake mark between his eyebrows.
These two men seemed ordinary, but they possessed an imposing aura that commanded respect without needing to show anger.
At this moment, the three were standing at the entrance of the bedchamber, looking toward the south of Tian Dou City, in the direction of the Great Spirit Arena.
"A battle between two powerful forces. One side has the Soul Power pressure of a Title Douluo level, and it seems to be a Blood Soul Master?" The soft and pleasant male voice came from the effeminately handsome Crown Prince.
As soon as these words were spoken, the two elderly men exchanged a glance, and one of them spoke: "Young Master, you mean..."
"Our Angel Martial Soul holders have always considered it our duty to exterminate Blood Soul Masters. Since a Blood Soul Master has appeared before me, if I don't go and eliminate him, it would seem rather unreasonable," Xue Qinghe said, standing with his hands behind his back, his tone calm.
At this point, Xue Qinghe paused, then continued: "Moreover, I am very curious to meet which heroic faction is engaging in battle with the Blood Soul Master."
Hearing this, the old man who looked like a pufferfish frowned and said: "Young Master, do you intend to go there personally?"
"Indeed. As the Crown Prince of the Tian Dou Empire, it is only natural that I should fulfill my duties as a host," Xue Qinghe smiled, and surprisingly, his eyes were filled with sincerity.
"No!" The other old man, with the golden snake mark between his eyebrows, advised: "A battle at the Title Douluo level is extremely dangerous. Young Master, with your precious status as a descendant of the Angel God, how can you personally venture into such peril? Young Master must not forget that your father personally took risks in battle back then, and as a result, he was defeated by the Haotian Douluo..."
"Enough!" Xue Qinghe glared unhappily at the snake-marked elder, then quickly regained his composure, speaking in a gentle tone: "Uncle She, Uncle Ci, with you two protecting me, could I possibly be in any danger?"
"Besides, my current cultivation has reached the Spirit Emperor realm, and I'm not far from becoming a Spirit Sage. Moreover, my Martial Soul is the Six-Winged Angel, which completely counters Blood Soul Masters. Even if that Blood Soul Master is a Title Douluo, he poses no threat to me."
"Then... very well." Hearing their young master's words, the two elders reluctantly agreed.
The next second, the three of them turned into streams of light and disappeared within the bedchamber...
(End of Chapter)
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