Chapter 1685: The Plight of the Xingluo Empire (Subscribe Please)_1

Xingluo Empire, inside the imperial palace!

Seated in the chief position, Emperor Dai Tianling suddenly slammed his hand down onto the armrest, roaring angrily, "Damn it! This Holy Spirit Cult is utterly heartless, to just let that Dark Blood Devil wantonly slaughter the innocent!"

Originally, it was thought that the Holy Spirit Cult had the Dark Blood Devil take action as a warning to the royal household of the Xingluo Empire, but who would have expected that this guy was completely a killing machine!

In just a short period of time, tens of military units and hundreds of civilians have died tragically at his hands…

The Daijins below trembled and could only offer comfort in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger! Do not let your health be affected by the schemes of the Holy Spirit Cult."

Emperor Dai Tianling realized his own loss of composure and after taking a deep breath, calmed the rage in his heart…

That's right, if he let himself become ill with rage, that would be just what the Holy Spirit Cult wanted!

Seeing that his face had eased somewhat, the Daijins spoke up again, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the Holy Spirit Cult is so brazen in letting the Dark Blood Devil continue his slaughter within our Xingluo Empire because they must think that the Xingluo Empire lacks the high-level combat power to stop him!"

"Exactly, we can use this to our advantage and secretly send those two powerful individuals to completely exterminate the Dark Blood Devil!"

"Even though the Dark Blood Devil is an Ultimate Douluo, he is ultimately just one man!"

Hearing this, Emperor Dai Tianling wore a contemplative look on his face…

But before he could come to a decision, other Daijins quickly objected, "This is absolutely not to be done! If those two powerful individuals are sent to stop the Dark Blood Devil, then the royal family of the Xingluo Empire will be in great danger!"

"That's right, it's possible that the Holy Spirit Cult's purpose in allowing the Dark Blood Devil to kill freely is precisely to draw out the powerhouses of the royal family of the Xingluo Empire! Then they would take the opportunity to strike at the royal household."

"Without those two powerful individuals, the safety of Your Majesty and the Crown Prince will have no guarantees!"

Crown Prince Dai Yueyan's brows furrowed slightly as he hesitated, "If this is the case, we absolutely cannot sit idly by, otherwise, our Xingluo Empire will become a laughingstock!"

Taking a step forward, Dai Yueyan respectfully said, "Father Emperor, in your son's opinion, we can dispatch the various strong individuals who have come from Soul Land to hunt down the Dark Blood Devil!"

Emperor Dai Tianling shook his head with a bitter smile, "Yue Yan, I understand what you mean, but although the various powers from Soul Land have sent support, they have not sent fighters of the Ultimate Douluo level!"

"Sending them out rashly would be nothing more than sending them to their deaths!"

One should know that fighters of the Ultimate Douluo level are extremely important to any power!

How could they possibly be dispatched so easily!

Crown Prince Dai Yueyan pursed his lips and said no more…

Emperor Dai Tianling sighed and gestured, "Enough, we can only rely on one of the Ultimate Douluo from our royal family of the Xingluo Empire to go!"

The other Ultimate Douluo will stay to protect the royal household to avoid being attacked by the Holy Spirit Cult!

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At the Spirit Pagoda, sitting in the chair and leisurely savoring tea was Leng Yaozhu…

A steady knocking came from outside the door, "Tap, tap, tap!"

Leng Yaozhu sighed, slowly placed down the teacup, and said, "Enter!"

The entering Spirit Pagoda member bowed and said, "Pagoda Master, ever since we cut off the Artificial Spirit Soul supply to the Douling Empire, we have successfully incited dissatisfaction among the Soul Masters of the Douling Empire!"

"At present, quite a number of Soul Masters have begun to protest to the royal household!"

Leng Yaozhu replied, unruffled, "It seems that Artificial Spirit Souls are far more appealing to Soul Masters than I had imagined!"

Spirit Pagoda Members' expressions grew more solemn, "Besides that, all the Daijin who had agreed to boycott the Spirit Pagoda vanished without a trace within a week, and the Royal Family of Xingluo Empire had not made any statement!"

Leng Yaozhu's beautiful eyes shone, and she said with surprise, "Interesting, within a week, all the Daijin who resisted our Spirit Pagoda disappeared..."

Such a significant event had not only failed to cause an uproar in the Douling Empire, but even the royal household had not taken any stance!

It was feared that this matter could not be dissociated from Emperor Xue Yuntian of the Dou Ling Empire!

But to clear out all the Daijin in a short period to make a statement to the Spirit Pagoda, Xue Yuntian did indeed have the courage…

Leng Yaozhu waved her hand, signaling the Spirit Pagoda Member to step down, "I understand. It won't be long before the Douling Empire will send a diplomat to negotiate. When that time comes, just inform the Vice Tower Master."

"Yes, Pagoda Master!" After replying, the Spirit Pagoda Member quickly exited…

Just then, Qiangu Qingfeng, who had appeared at some unknown time, said helplessly with his hands behind his back, "Lord of the Cold Tower, you really always find a way to push work onto me, a person who won't live much longer, huh!"

He always had the feeling that if he were to die, Leng Yaozhu before him would definitely pass on the position of Pagoda Master to someone else!

Leng Yaozhu blinked her beautiful eyes and said earnestly, "Vice Tower Master, to those capable more work is given. In this way, even if you leave in the future, people will remember you!"

Upon hearing this, Qiangu Qingfeng felt a quiet warmth in his heart…

He hadn't expected that, in the end, the one who cared most about him would be an outsider!

But the next second, he realized something was wrong and said with a dark expression, "Lord of the Cold Tower, is that an excuse to shirk responsibility?"

He had long served as the Pagoda Master and in terms of achievements, was even above Qiangugu Dongfeng!

Besides, if no one cared while he was alive, what was the point of being remembered after death?

Leng Yaozhu covered her mouth and coughed, "Cough cough... Vice Tower Master, let's not talk about that. You must have heard the earlier conversation, didn't you?"

Qiangu Qingfeng's expression became serious, "Yes! The death of those Daijin is very likely the handiwork of Dou Ling Empire's Emperor Xue Yuntian. The most probable reason is to show us at the Spirit Pagoda that the 'boycott against the Spirit Pagoda' was not his true intention!"

The weakest among the three major nations was the Douling Empire, yet their emperor was the most resolute!

Leng Yaozhu pressed on, "When the Royal Family of the Xingluo Empire sends someone to negotiate, what should we do?"

Qiangu Qingfeng spoke solemnly, "Naturally, we should restore the channel for selling Artificial Spirit Souls to the Douling Empire. Of course, in terms of pricing, we will still increase it by twenty percent. We absolutely cannot budge on this point!"

Although this twenty percent was immaterial to the Spirit Pagoda, it signified in some way that they could manage without the Douling Empire; it was just a matter of how much benefit they received!

Leng Yaozhu nodded in approval, "Worthy of the Vice Tower Master, you are so certain the Douling Empire will agree to our terms!"

Qiangu Qingfeng glanced at her and said calmly, "The Douling Empire has no right to bargain. If they do not agree, just the dissatisfied Soul Masters alone would be enough to give the royal family a headache."

Then, he added with deeper meaning, "By the way, Lord of the Cold Tower, don't think I haven't noticed your little maneuvers…"

Leng Yaozhu's expression stiffened, and she braced herself, "Vice Tower Master, what do you mean by that?"

Qiangu Qingfeng gave a cold "hmpf" and said, "What do I mean? You should understand, Lord of the Cold Tower, no need for me to say more!"

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