"Have you made up your mind? If you're not going to join, then step aside. I'll personally come over to learn from you in a while."
At this moment, Ning Fengzhi thought about many things. He even wanted to kill Hao Yun here. Even if he couldn't kill Hao Yun, he wanted to kill Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
"I advise you not to get any funny ideas, or you'll die even faster."
With Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing by his side, Hao Yun walked further and further away.
"Wait! I'll join."
Ning Fengzhi used almost all his strength to say those words; he was gambling that Hao Yun would win in the end.
"You won't regret it. In three years at most, this continent will be unified."
Hao Yun had no intention of playing any tricks or schemes; he simply wanted to sweep through the enemy lines, beat those who disagreed into submission, and kill those who still refused.
After more than ten days, Hao Yun and his two companions finally arrived at the capital of the Star Luo Empire.
Dai Mubai had mixed feelings upon returning this time, because as soon as he entered the city, many people came to greet him. In the past, unless he was dead, no one would care about him.
Chapter 76 Transition of the Throne
The news of Dai Mubai defeating Davis in the Continental Soul Master Academy Tournament had already spread throughout the noble circles.
Most of those who originally sided with Davis have now switched their allegiance to Dai Mubai. That's how simple and honest the people of the Star Luo Empire are; whoever is strong is the boss.
As Hao Yun accompanied Dai Mubai to the palace, he secretly pondered how he could help Dai Mubai ascend the throne, perhaps by killing his father.
That won't do. Even if Dai Mubai can't find evidence of his actions, it will still make him uncomfortable.
Then let's try another method: force the other side to abdicate. In any case, in the Star Luo Empire, whoever is stronger is the boss, and I'll follow your rules.
Led by his attendants, Hao Xuan met the king of the Star Luo Empire. Holy crap! Isn't that the Barbarian King?
The image of Tryndamere from League of Legends instantly appeared in my mind. Apart from slight differences in appearance, the two were almost identical.
"Dai Mubai, is your dad always this wild?"
The king, seated in his chair, glanced at Hao Yun and asked with a serious expression.
Who is this?
"My teacher is a powerful Soul Master."
The father and son's question-and-answer session looked like a meeting between a leader and his subordinates to anyone who didn't know better. Hao Yun felt a headache coming on. This was how the royal family of the Star Luo Empire communicated. Didn't they feel uncomfortable?
"Now that you have defeated your brother, the throne will fall to you."
Finally, the important part arrived. Hao Yun's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he patted Dai Mubai on the shoulder.
"If you don't mind, I'd like to say a few words."
Dai Mubai's father did not speak, but judging from his expression, he seemed somewhat dissatisfied.
"This time, Dai Mubai is returning to inherit the throne directly. What do you think?"
The king on the throne suddenly stood up and glared angrily at Dai Mubai.
"Are you planning a rebellion?"
"Calm down. If you wanted to rebel, you would have died long ago."
As Hao Yun spoke, two people appeared beside the king. Hao Yun glanced at them and saw that they were two Soul Douluos.
"Sigh, why can't we just let Dai Mubai inherit the throne directly? Why do I have to resort to force?"
Before the two Soul Douluos could react, Hao Yun had them under his control.
"Now we can talk calmly, right?"
Seeing the two guards instantly subdued, Dai Mubai's father's expression changed several times before he finally sat down calmly in a chair.
“That’s right. Everyone can sit down and talk calmly. Mu Bai, tell your father about my plan, and you two can have a good discussion.”
At first, the two talked calmly, but soon they started arguing, and Dai Mubai even got slapped across the face.
"Father! No matter what, I will ascend the throne, and even if I fail in the end, I will have no regrets!"
Roaring out, Dai Mubai was like an enraged tiger, howling loudly at his father.
To Dai Mubai's surprise, his father, who had been furious just moments before, actually smiled.
"That's more like my son! Hahaha."
Dai Mubai was stunned. What was going on? Had his father been driven mad with anger?
“You’re surprised, aren’t you? I’m surprised too. I thought your brother would win. I was very disappointed in you when you secretly left the Star Luo Empire because you were too cowardly. Our royal tradition is to compete and never admit defeat, but I didn’t see that in you at all.”
"The Star Luo Empire has no need for a cowardly king. Now that you have defeated your brother, you even dare to roar at me. The young tiger has finally grown into a fierce tiger. Since you and your teacher want to unify the continent, I can hand over the throne to you. But you must remember, the Star Luo Empire will only ever bear the surname Dai!"
The last sentence was said by Dai Mubai's father to Hao Yun.
Hao Yun expressed his helplessness, saying that he didn't want to be king and that he wouldn't bother if it weren't for the mission.
The transfer of the throne in the Star Luo Empire proceeded quickly, and Dai Mubai ascended the throne swiftly. After ascending the throne, he did not follow tradition by expelling or killing his brother, but instead made him the commander of the army.
At first, Dai Mubai was a little worried that his brother might rebel, but as it turned out, he didn't, and the two brothers got along well.
Under Dai Mubai's coordination, the Star Luo Empire began to operate at high speed, with large quantities of food supplies being transported to the front lines.
Such a significant move naturally attracted the attention of the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire.
The Spirit Hall launched the first attack, with Bibi Dong dispatching an army of spirit masters to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and severely damage the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
If Hao Yun hadn't received the news and gone to meet them, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would probably have been destroyed.
The three upper sects are now defunct in name only, while the four lower sects have long since submitted to the Spirit Hall.
After bringing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to the Star Luo Empire's headquarters, Dai Mubai issued an attack order, and the army began to capture cities of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The Star Luo Empire conquered three cities in succession, causing panic within the Heaven Dou Empire. Just as they were discussing how to resolve the situation, the King of the Heaven Dou Empire passed away.
Xue Qinghe, the crown prince, was forced into the position and quickly ascended to the throne.
Upon hearing this news, Hao Yun snorted. Qian Renxue was really quick to act, actually taking this opportunity to seize control of the Heavenly Dou Empire.
The continuous stream of messages was relayed back to the Star Luo Empire's front-line camp. After some analysis, Hao Yun spread the news that Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue in disguise throughout the Heaven Dou Empire.
The news caused immediate panic among the public, and Hao Yun then took the opportunity to spread the news that Qian Renxue was the daughter of the former Pope of the Spirit Hall.
At this moment, inside the imperial palace of the Heavenly Dou Empire, Qian Renxue, who had just ascended the throne, was almost driven to her death by anger.
The Spirit Hall people have come to meet Qian Renxue. Looking at everything inside the palace, Qian Renxue became angrier and angrier. She had been hiding for so many years and had just taken control of the Heaven Dou Empire when she was exposed.
Could this person be Bibi Dong? Qian Renxue has absolutely no good feelings towards her mother, and she now has every reason to suspect that she has been exposed and that the information was leaked by Bibi Dong.
"Sir, someone is on their way. We should retreat immediately."
The two people who came to meet Qian Renxue were from the Elder Hall. Since Qian Daoliu's death, some members of the Elder Hall have defected to Bibi Dong.
The two elders came to escort Qian Renxue back to take charge of the overall situation.
"Alright, let's retreat."
With a helpless sigh, Qian Renxue quickly followed the two elders out of the palace.
An army stormed in, and in the center of the army, Prince Avalanche tore off his usual carefree facade, arriving with Prince Snowstar to capture Qian Renxue.
After a thorough search, confirming that the other party had escaped, Avalanche quickly summoned his ministers and ascended the throne.
This series of changes of thrones took nearly a month, and the Star Luo Empire's army had already conquered one-third of the Heaven Dou Empire's territory.
The avalanche, which had been hidden for so many years, was initially a pretense of survival, a case of playing dumb to outmaneuver the enemy. But after being a pig for so many years, he had unknowingly become a real pig.
Even with Prince Xuexing's help, the situation on the battlefield did not improve, and one battle report after another came back, none of them good news.
Chapter 77 The Great Battle
The Heavenly Dou Empire is now shrouded in a deathly atmosphere, and many ministers are even preparing to surrender to the Star Luo Empire.
Upon receiving this intelligence, Avalanche was so enraged that he overturned the table.
"Damn old bastard! He actually wants to surrender! Go! Arrest all these noble families and put them in jail!"
Avalanche's actions provoked a backlash from the nobility within the empire, with several noble families even uniting to attack the palace and hand Avalanche over to the Star Luo Empire.
In the eyes of the nobles, even if the Heavenly Dou Empire were to disappear, they could still maintain a place in the Star Luo Empire by virtue of their power and money.
Given the current situation, the Heavenly Dou Empire has no power to break the deadlock; at most, it can only hold out for a little longer.
The destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the severe damage to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School brought devastating consequences to the Heaven Dou Empire, as evidenced by the Soul Master teams in both armies.
On the Star Luo Empire's side, there are nearly ten thousand Soul Masters below level 30 in the army, and nearly a thousand above level 30 but below level 50. As for high-end combat power, it completely overwhelms the Heaven Dou Empire.
Inside the central command tent of the Star Luo Empire, Hao Yun was in charge, with the Grandmaster assisting in devising strategies, along with a complete team of strategists.
On the other side of the tent sat a group of Haotian Sect members led by Tang Hao. Opposite them were Ning Fengzhi and others from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
As for Shrek Academy, the teachers and some students have already joined the Star Luo Empire's army.
After all, Shrek Academy recruits commoners who don't have much of a sense of belonging to the Heaven Dou Empire. If they join this battle and win, they will at least be granted a noble title.
These students were really going all out to become nobles, risking their lives in battle. It was because of their bravery that the Tiandou Empire was conquered so quickly.
"Hao Yun, according to intelligence, the Spirit Hall is going to get involved. They seem to have reached some kind of agreement with Avalanche."
The speaker was Grandmaster, who had complex feelings towards the Spirit Hall, the reason for which was Bibi Dong.
Sitting next to the master, Liu Erlong noticed the change in his expression and knew that he was thinking about his ex-lover, so she pinched the master hard.
"Let them talk. It would be great if the Spirit Hall could commit a large number of troops!"
Hao Yun smiled. If the Spirit Hall didn't intervene, he would be worried that the Spirit Hall would concentrate its forces to launch a surprise attack on the Star Luo Empire's stronghold.
If the Spirit Hall really does this, Hao Yun must return to provide support. If he doesn't, Dai Mubai will inevitably lose the support of the people, and even the higher-ups will be disappointed in him.
"Tang Hao, I'm giving your Clear Sky Sect a mission: to guard the capital of the Star Luo Empire and be wary of a surprise attack by the Spirit Hall. If anything unexpected happens, be sure to send a distress signal immediately."
The Haotian Sect was very dissatisfied with this mission; they preferred to charge into battle rather than defend their home.
"Why don't you let Ning Fengzhi and the other two go back? We're not really suited to defending the city."