Chapter 335 New Year (2 in 1)

When they arrived at the palace, the guards led them into the main hall, and as far as the eye could see, there were long, neatly arranged tables on both sides, on which various kinds of food were placed. Behind the tables, there were various princes and ministers, representatives of various principalities, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo were also amongst them, sitting at the front of the row on the left.

At the very front of the right side, there was still a table left vacant, and Ning Fenzhi's side was looking at it from afar.

Under the eyes of the crowd, Dugu Bo and Lin Manshan came forward to sit down.

Immediately afterwards, Qian Renxue, who was seated in the main seat, spoke.

The content is very simple, over the years, the struggles between the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire have put the Empire in a declining position, the reason for this is that the various principalities in the Empire have their own rules, the military force is scattered, and there is no unified deployment and training organization, no matter whether it is the synergy, or the combat power, it is all a step behind. In short, the military power should be handed over.

In addition, the Empire requires a census of the population of the Empire, so that all principalities need to submit a list of their people.

The kings of the various Principalities are naturally not stupid to be able to lead a country by themselves. As a matter of fact, from Qian Renxue's many previous moves, the royal families of the various Principalities had guessed that Qian Renxue was likely to target them. Therefore, for this banquet, all the representatives were sent.

It was said that a tiger with its fangs pulled out would be inferior to a dog, and no one would be willing to surrender their military power and a wide range of autonomy.

After Qian Renxue finished speaking, without exception, all the representatives of the principalities on the scene raised their objections.

Regarding this, Dugu Bo didn't utter a word, but as soon as his aura flared up, the atmosphere was instantly quiet.

Including Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.

'Dugu Bo's strength has gotten stronger again.' Under this aura, Sword Douluo only felt like an ant.

This was something he hadn't experienced even from Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu back then.

Could it be that Dugu Bo was already on the verge of reaching that step? A thought couldn't help but flash through his mind inwardly.

Becoming a God at a hundred level was undoubtedly the ultimate pursuit of all spirit masters.

On the other hand, seeing that the crowd was silenced, Dugu Bo withdrew his aura with a bland expression.

Qian Renxue smoothly spoke, "What this Emperor said just now was not a discussion, but a notice"

Either agree and enjoy the glory and wealth. Or oppose, or even raise an army to rebel, failure of which will result in the death of the entire family.

In a few words, the threatening intent was obvious.

The representatives present trembled as they listened, realizing that these words must be brought along.

Only then did Qian Renxue nod, within the capitals of the various principalities, she had long since had the Martial Spirit Hall arrange for a good outpost, and the high-level spirit masters responsible for assassination were also already in place. When these representatives went back to report, if the royal family of each principality had any rebellious intentions, their heads would definitely fall to the ground that night.

"Don't worry, honourable lords" He then began to say good words and give sweet dates.

Then he read the New Year's speech and announced the beginning of the banquet.

Amidst the singing and dancing of a group of young ladies, the crowd began to move their chopsticks. After they had eaten and drank their fill, Lin Manshan and the three of them ran away at the first opportunity.

After returning home, he chatted with a few girls about what happened at the banquet and then went back to his room to cultivate.

A few days later, it was officially New Year's Eve, and Lin Manshan brought the girls to visit Old Jack.

At this time, the old Jack and his old wife Chun Yan are already over 80 years old, although their bodies are still strong under the medicines he refined, they are also old. After all, they are not spirit masters, their basic condition is poor, and no matter whether it is medicine, life energy, or soul power, all of them are unable to restore a person's roots. At this time, what he can do is just take more time to visit them.

It was always his belief that it was better to accompany a person while he was alive than to cry and mourn in front of his grave after his death.

The two old folks were naturally happy about Lin Manshan's arrival and greeted him with his foster father and mother.

On the other hand, several sisters and sisters-in-law were teasing the Old Fourth Jamon's third child together.

'Perhaps, it's time to have a child?' Although the several elders had never explicitly said this, Lin Manshan could sense that the several elders were looking forward to the birth of his child. For spirit masters like them, cultivating and improving their strength was the first priority. But for ordinary people like old Jack, having children and grandchildren in the family is the most comforting thing, and is even regarded as some kind of responsibility.

Like in his previous life, some of the older generation in the family will always urge you to get married and have children, they will always feel that some kind of obligation has not been fulfilled, and thus feel a sense of urgency and worry.

That's why in his previous life there was a New Year's Eve homecoming, in which when you go through the village gate, you will be urged to get married by an army of people.

He couldn't help but think of this, sweeping a glance at a few girls, and finally lingered on the Shui Bing'er, at the same time, his mind flashed through the figure of Bibi Dong, one had already reached the Titled Douluo level, one has already become a God, so it won't affect their cultivation too much, and undoubtedly they are the most suitable candidates.

'Bibi Dong is too far away, looking at the current situation, last time I should have failed to score a goal, let's go back at night and discuss it with Bing'er.' He thought darkly inwardly.

In the evening, after accompanying Old Jack's family for dinner, Lin Manshan returned to the small courtyard with a few girls.

The night passed without words, and the next day, Lin Manshan woke up early, ready to make a good meal for Shui Bing'er to make good supplements.

On the big bed, Shui Bing'er softly lifted a slit in the quilt, looking at the bedroom door where Lin Manshan had just left, her hand gently held on her small abdomen, staring blankly.

At this exact moment, there was a sudden fluctuation of energy within her body, and the Ice Emperor figure manifested in front of her eyes.

"This guy, this is too much."

Her small face flared with indignation, and as soon as she spoke, she blurted out her most known bad words. After not sleeping well all night, she really couldn't help but curse.

"." So, in these past few months, you've seen it all? Shui Bing'er's pretty face instantly turned as red as blood, and she swiftly burrowed into her quilt.

Didn't you say that you would block your spiritual sense? How do you still know it all, could it be that you were peeking? Inwardly, her thoughts were all over the place.

"? Sister Bing'er, what's wrong with you?" The Ice Emperor turned around, her cute face showing a dumbfounded expression.

"Nothing nothing," Shui Bing'er didn't want to pay attention to her and hid under the quilt without coming out.

"???" The Ice Emperor was confused, but after cursing out, her anger subsided by a small margin, and she returned to her spirit ring without a sound.

Not long after, Lin Manshan's voice calling for dinner came from outside the door, and only then did Shui Bing'er answer softly, pulling back the bedding and getting up to dress and step out of bed.

While dressing, she inwardly thought as follows, 'I have to find some time to talk to Sister Xue'er and Bi'er.'

Half an hour later, after eating and drinking, she watched Lin Manshan walk into the cultivation room and return to the bedroom on her own.

"Sister Bi'er, Sister Xue'er, are you there?"

She called out softly towards the empty space.

"What's wrong? Sister Bing'er," The Ice Emperor was the first to appear, followed by the Snow Emperor.

"Sister Bi'er, Sister Xue'er, what do you think, how is Ah Man?" Shui Bing'er asked tentatively.

Things had already happened, what should have been seen had probably been seen, and they would continue to stay together for a long time in the future; Sister Bi'er and Sister Xue'er were both girls too.

She felt that there was only one solution to this matter.

"He's not a good guy for sure, in any case." The Ice Emperor blurted out.

Is it really good for you to say such words in front of me? Shui Bing'er immediately choked.

Unlike the Ice Emperor who had a straightforward and single-minded personality, the Snow Emperor who had a more calm nature understood Shui Bing'er's deeper meaning at the first instance, and her mind couldn't help but recall last night's episode, and her pretty face was slightly flushed. But after a quiet contemplation, she had to admit that for the Spirit Beast Race, this is a good thing. As for herself, she couldn't help but feel a little bewildered inside, and over the long years, she had never thought of such a thing.

There was neither much repulsion nor much joy, just a certain special emotion subconsciously rising in her heart.

In human terms, it should be an embarrassment.

As for why those images would flash through her mind at this time and give birth to this emotion, she didn't know and didn't understand.

In the middle of her thoughts, Shui Bing'er's gaze had already looked over.

The Snow Emperor's brows suddenly knitted slightly, and she pondered, then shook her head somewhat blankly, "I don't know."   

This reply of yours, it's a bit of a vague answer, isn't it? The Ice Emperor looked at the Snow Emperor in some confusion.

Shui Bing'er, on the other hand, instantly realized and turned her head to look at the Ice Emperor again, and she couldn't help but sigh quietly, 'After all, the time that Sister Xue'er and Sister Bi'er have come to the human world is too short, and they have not been able to fully comprehend human emotions, so for the time being, it is better to just go along with the flow of nature.'

Thinking of this, she smiled and said, "Sister Bi'er, I'm afraid you have some misunderstandings about Ah Man, in fact, Ah Man is a very gentle person."

"Anyway, there's nothing to do right now, why don't I tell you about Ah Man's story?"

"Good." The Snow Emperor nodded slightly, regarding Lin Manshan, she was indeed quite curious.

To be so accomplished at such a young age, one must have had an extraordinary experience.

"Then let's hear it." The Ice Emperor said casually.

Thus, Shui Bing'er started her narration.

Innate Spirit Power Level 3, Green Matchet Martial Soul, unable to generate spirit skills, relied entirely on self-created spirit skills. The more the Snow Emperor listened, the more amazed she became, and when she heard that Lin Manshan was able to refine pills to allow high-ranked spirit beasts to break through the 100,000 cultivation mark, her face immediately turned solemn. The 100,000-year mark, which for the vast majority of spirit beasts, could be called a natural moat. Moreover, there were quite a few such high-level spirit beasts in the land of the extreme north.

Breaking through the 100,000-year cultivation level was related to the opening of the Godhood Path that Lin Manshan had said.

If Lin Manshan could help, the number of spirit beasts in the Spirit Beast Race that were capable of becoming gods would definitely increase by a lot.

Even if the initial purpose of his research into this was for the 100,000-year-old spirit rings, the number of spirit rings Lin Manshan and his group needed was limited after all due to the rules.

Therefore, in the long run, Lin Manshan's alchemy was far more beneficial than detrimental to the Soul Beast Race.

I never thought that this Lin Manshan was quite powerful. On the other side, the Ice Emperor was silently reflecting inwardly.

It could almost be said that today's Skywalker Academy group, including Shui Bing'er and Dugu Bo, who had already become a god, were all supported by Lin Manshan from his youth.

Without Lin Manshan, there would be no Skywalker Academy of today.

Coming from a humble background, but being able to obtain today's achievements step by step, and even being chosen by God, was nothing short of a legend.

After the story was finished, looking at the silent expressions of the two, Shui Bing'er couldn't help but smile a little.

Undoubtedly, their perception of her Ah Man has improved.

After waiting quietly for a few seconds, seeing that the two were still silent, Shui Bing'er couldn't help but speak out to remind them, changing the subject, "Sister Xue'er, Sister Bi'er, I am going to cultivate."

"Hmm, then I'll go back first." The Snow Emperor nodded and disappeared in a contemplative manner.

"I'll go back as well." The Ice Emperor wrinkled her face in a somewhat unconvincing manner as her figure disappeared in an illusory manner.

In the next few days, Lin Manshan brought the few girls to visit the remaining families one by one. For a period of time after that, he basically stayed at Old Jack's house during the day, accompanying Old Jack couple and his foster father and mother as they nagged at each other.

When the New Year was over, a piece of news that shocked the entire Heaven Dou City suddenly arrived.

The Barak Kingdom near the border had actually intended to defect to the Star Luo Empire. However, the officials sent to negotiate had been captured, and the king's personal letter of defection had been intercepted.

The royal family members of the Barak Kingdom, except for some children and women, had now been completely killed.

On the day when the news was spread, the king's personal letter was also printed in countless copies and posted on the bulletin boards in all parts of Heaven Dou City.

At the same time, tens of thousands of elite knights of the empire started to march to Barak Kingdom.

Obviously, this was intended to take over the military and government, and at the same time guard the border to prevent the Star Luo Empire from messing things up.

In addition, there was also a group of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan disciples travelling with them.

Ning Fengzhi had expressed his attitude with practical actions.

That night, Qian Renxue's handwritten letter was sent out of the city on a fast horse, in the direction of the remaining principalities.

It was obvious to all that this was an ultimatum, and if the reply was unsatisfactory, the royal family of the Barak Kingdom would be the precedent. Several large principalities may each hold a large army, but there are few high-end combatants, so there's no need to kill all the soldiers, killing the royal family would be enough.

The imperial family is really determined to reorganize its internal affairs this time, and that night almost everyone in Heaven Dou City was discussing this matter.

Some people thought that the emperor had gone too far, and he shouldn't have slaughtered so many people.

Others were thrilled, thinking that under the leadership of the new emperor, the empire would soon be strong.

Inside the palace, Xue Ye, who was already old and weak in bed, was greatly relieved after receiving the news. Especially after learning from Xue Qinghe that the spirit masters sent to slaughter the Barak royal family were from the Skywalker Academy. This operation was secretly supported by Dugu Bo.

The Skywalker Academy, with its purpose of providing education, could not explicitly send people to support this.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, on the other hand, had directly sent people to support this, and even several Spirit Douluos had been sent out.

This undoubtedly represented that his own son, Xue Qinghe, was already able to move between the two forces to the right and left for the benefit of the empire.

On the other hand, Xue Beng who was kept alive by Qian Renxue to be used to stabilize the key royal family members such as Xue Ye, Xue Xing, etc., was shivering and ran to the residence of Prince Xue Xing to seek consolation, Qian Renxue's thunderous operation was really scaring him.

For this, Xue Xing is also helpless, and can only casually say some good words perfunctory.

In fact, he was panicking himself. After all, he had explicitly guarded Xue Beng back then.

He was truly afraid that Qian Renxue would lay hands on them, the members of the royal family, after solving several great principalities and unifying the internal affairs of the empire.

But running away, the Barak royal family that was far away from the border could be killed off, so how, he, who was under the eyes of Heaven Dou City, could run away?

Facing Qian Renxue, who had already gotten the support of the top two forces, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Skywalker Academy, he was truly helpless.

Time passed day by day in this situation where some people were happy and some were worried.

Soon, news came from several major principalities, indicating that they were willing to hand over their military power and a whole lot of autonomy.

Qian Renxue is also not ambiguous, the next day she announced that she would retain the royal titles of the principalities who surrendered their rights, in short, in addition to having no soldiers and no government power, they have everything.

Subsequently, she began to send people to transfer various things.

These days, the people of Heaven Dou City could see imperial carriages leaving the city gates every day.

At the same time, in the Star Luo Empire's court hall, the ministers were squabbling like a pot of porridge.

"Your Majesty, that Xue Qinghe is reorganizing things in the Empire in such a thunderous manner, he must have a big plan. If we ignore this; when Xue Qinghe clears the obstacles and realizes the unification of the military and government, Heaven Dou Empire's national power will definitely be greatly increased in a short period of time."

"And after that, there's no guarantee that he won't harbour thoughts of laying hands on the Star Luo Empire."

"Yes, Your Majesty, although our Star Luo Empire has a strong military force, the number of spirit masters are small, especially at the level of high-level spirit masters. As for the Heaven Dou Empire, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan that clearly supports the Imperial Family aside. Dugu Bo of the Skywalker Academy was a 99th level Limit Douluo, and was good at poison attacks, with the power to destroy countries and slaughter cities. If he were to get involved or even attack the imperial capital, the consequences would be hard to predict."

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As the bickering continued, a minister suddenly spoke out, "Your Majesty, why don't we send someone to go and contact those three?"

As the words were spoken, silence fell within the courtroom.

"This matter will be discussed later, court is dismissed!"

The emperor flung his sleeves and left with a gloomy face.

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