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"Poison Douluo, have you seen those soul masters who are unwilling to surrender? Your chance for revenge has come! Your granddaughter is still waiting for you in the palace!" Xue Ye threatened from the side!
Dugu Bo went forward with a fierce attack, using poison to kill all those who were unwilling to surrender. Those below the Soul King level died instantly, and the Soul Emperor was unable to exert much strength. Only those above the Soul Saint level could barely resist.
Seeing that Xue Ye was still staring at him, Dugu Bo increased his poison attack again and used his eighth soul skill to kill all those who were still resisting.
After Xue Ye sent people to collect the treasures and documents in the temple, he burned down the remaining buildings with a raging fire and forged traces of the evil soul master's attack.
Looking at the collapsed Tiandou Temple, Xue Ye felt relieved. "The nail stuck in the heart of the Tiandou Empire has finally been removed! This is more like it!"
"There are so many combat soul masters in this branch hall. Fortunately, the sneak attack plan was very successful and many people surrendered. If they united and rose up to resist, my soldiers would suffer heavy losses."
Then Xue Ye ordered Dugu Bo to lead the charge, with Tiandou City as the center, and continue to eliminate the nearby branches of the Spirit Hall. Xue Wuming was in charge, and he was bound to squeeze out the last value of Dugu Bo.
"Young Master, are we really not going to take action?" In the dark of the Tiandou Palace, Thorny Porpoise Douluo looked at the Spirit Hall in the distance where flames were soaring into the sky, and asked secretly.
"Take action? What action? Those are Bibi Dong's people. From the moment they defected to Bibi Dong, they are no longer members of the Spirit Hall, but my enemies!" Qian Renxue smiled calmly and continued to sip her tea. She could already imagine Bibi Dong's angry and furious look after hearing the news.
Qian Renxue thought to herself, "Humph, Bibi Dong, so what if you inherited the throne earlier than me? I will also inherit the throne soon. I will definitely defeat you and take back the throne of Pope that belongs to me!"
"Bibi Dong, a loser like you, how can you be qualified to be the Pope! And those who have surrendered to Bibi Dong, I will not let you have an easy life. This is just the beginning. After this incident, I wonder how many people are willing to follow you, Bibi Dong."
"The glory of the Spirit Hall belongs to my angel clan! It belongs to me, Qian Renxue!"
After a night, some people closed their eyes and never opened them again, while others slept normally, but when they opened their eyes, they found that the world had changed. The last fig leaf of the old structure of Douluo Continent was also mostly torn off.
The Tiandou Empire successfully cleared out the Spirit Hall branches near the imperial capital and in the western and central parts of the empire. The Spirit Hall branches in the western and southern parts of the Xingluo Empire were also cleared out.
The two empires intentionally connected the areas bordering the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan into one. In these areas, the power of the Spirit Hall was almost completely eradicated.
Unknowingly, about 1/2 of the Spirit Hall branches that were once spread all over the continent have now been cleared out.
The two empires also immediately expanded the royal control, directly issuing subsidies to soul masters, and awakening martial spirits for the poor and civilians free of charge.
When a whale falls, everything comes to life! After the Spirit Hall's power was eliminated, a large amount of power vacuum was left. As for how those resources should be distributed and who should manage them... Xue Ye and Xing Luo Emperor promoted spirit masters with no background but ability to counterbalance the original forces in the empire.
These people are called "new aristocrats". They are promoted and directly managed by the emperor. They are different from the old aristocrats. In order to develop better and resist the attacks of the old aristocrats, they can only choose to get close to the emperor.
The sudden rise of the new nobles changed the internal structure of the two empires. Those surrenderists who were bought by the Spirit Hall and the imperial spies who advocated a better future for the Spirit Hall were suppressed and killed. Especially Xue Ye, his prestige in Tiandou can be said to be the highest in Tiandou in the past 500 years.
The news that the Tiandou royal family had two Title Douluo also spread! It caused a huge sensation, especially the four kingdoms and principalities of Tiandou that intended to rebel also stopped their fire, worried about Xue Ye's reckoning.
Everyone turned their eyes to the Spirit Hall, wanting to see Bibi Dong's reaction. Even the four lower sects that had always followed the Spirit Hall were somewhat shaken, and they all secretly left a way out.
Chapter 112: Embarrassed Bibi Dong
After Bibi Dong learned about this, she immediately announced that after an investigation by the Spirit Hall, it was found that it was not the work of an evil spirit master, but the work of the royal families of the two empires. She demanded that Emperor Xing Luo and Emperor Xue Ye apologize to the Spirit Hall, execute all the murderers involved, rebuild the destroyed branch of the Spirit Hall, and compensate with 12 billion gold soul coins or treasures of equal value.
The two empires ignored this and continued to insist that it was done by the evil spirit master, and also produced a lot of evidence to show that it had nothing to do with the two empires. They also said that those who were killed were extremely evil and would be a disaster to the continent if they were left alive.
Beiyuan and Qibao Liuli Sect publicly supported the two empires at the first opportunity, believing that they were innocent, and warned Wuhun Hall not to smear others. Landian Tyrant Sect also intentionally or unintentionally revealed its intention to support the two empires.
At this moment, Bibi Dong didn't care about her clothes. With her hair dishevelled, she screamed helplessly in the hall like a ghost, smashing things randomly, "Assholes, assholes! Tiandou, Xingluo, you are looking for death! You all deserve to die! And Cangnan is a bunch of rubbish, we allocate so many resources to you every year, but you can't even resist for one night, and you were all wiped out in just a few hours."
"Under the leadership of this Pope, the Spirit Hall has become increasingly prosperous. With our strength, it is impossible for us to fail. There must be a traitor within. Cangnan is the traitor. It was he who passed the message and colluded with the two empires, which led to today's tragic situation."
"Elder Ju, Elder Gui, the two of you are going to kill all the clansmen that Cangnan Niang left in Wuhun City right now. Remember, you must search carefully. I don't care what method you use, you must find evidence of Cangnan Niang's collusion with the two empires. I only want the result, not the process. Do you understand me?"
"Your Majesty, calm down. It is not appropriate to attack Cangnan Nian's family at this moment. It will easily make people feel disappointed and it will also be easy for the Elders to find a handle." Ju Douluo knew that the failure of this battle was not Cangnan Nian's fault, but he did not dare to refute Bibi Dong, so he had to find another excuse. Besides, this was obviously a thankless job.
"Elder Ju, Elder Gui, didn't you hear what I said? Go quickly!" Bibi Dong was so angry that she was looking for a scapegoat to shift the blame for the destruction of most of the Spirit Hall branches. She would not admit that she had misjudged the battle situation and failed in leadership.
Bibi Dong stared at Juhuaguan intently, her soul power surging, her eyes full of murderous intent, and she threatened:
“Elder Ju, Elder Gui, don’t think I don’t know what you are thinking. From the moment you chose to betray Qianxunji and follow me, you have become the enemy of the Worship Hall, the Elder Hall, and the Angel Lineage. You have long been tied to the Pope’s Hall and this Pope. Even if you surrender, the Worship Hall, the Elder Hall, and the Angel Lineage will not accept you. The only way left for you is to follow this Pope!”
"Yes, yes, we'll go right away." Upon hearing this, Juegui Douluo's face turned pale and he had to agree.
Jue and Ghost Douluo walked out of the hall, and Jue Douluo sent a voice message to Ghost Douluo: "Old Ghost, do you think we really have to destroy Cangnan's family? We are already at odds with the Elders' Hall and the Tianshui lineage. If we really do this, even the Pope's Hall will alienate us. After all, no one wants to be a colleague with someone who can stab them in the back at any time. By then, we will really be left alone. I'm afraid we can only be lonely ministers in the future!"
"Besides, Bibi Dong has an erratic personality. It's unreliable to be her lone minister."
Ghost Douluo was also helpless, "What else can we do? We have no way out now, we can only go down this path to the end."
Bibi Dong paced back and forth, "No, I have to take action. I have to fight back against the two empires. After the commotion caused by the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Tribe, my prestige was reduced by half. Now this incident has happened again. If I don't handle it well, I'm afraid I won't be able to maintain my position as Pope." Bibi Dong set off for the Elders' Hall. She wanted the priests in the Worship Hall to take action.
Looking at the hall in front of her that exuded bright soul power, Bibi Dong felt resistance in her heart. Whenever she felt the power of the angel statue, she felt that the darkness in her heart was seen through, like an evil clown who was ashamed of himself, but today she had to go in.
Bibi Dong got straight to the point and said to Qian Daoliu, "Great Priest, the two empires disguised themselves as evil spirit masters and attacked our Spirit Hall last night. Nearly half of the Spirit Hall's branches were destroyed. The Spirit Hall is in the most dangerous moment. Now the people in the hall are in panic and it may collapse at any time. We must fight back against the two empires in order to continue to maintain our rule."
"But now the Tiandou Empire, Xingluo Empire, Beiyuan, and Qibao Liuli Sect have united together, and they are of the same spirit. The number of their Titled Douluo added up is no less than that of the Spirit Hall. The active troops of the two empires have millions of troops. If they are fully mobilized, the number will probably double. We still don't know whether the Tiandou royal family has any hidden power, nor have we figured out the strength of the extreme Yin-Yang Leopard clan's dark veins."
"Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan remains neutral on the surface, Yu Yuanzhen recently visited Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Zhuang Jingxing and others, and his cooperation with them has become increasingly close, with the intention of getting closer to them. And the Eastern Divine Cult, whose attitude is unclear, cannot be resisted by our Pope Palace alone."
"In order to fight this crisis, I hope all the worshippers in the worship hall will go into battle!"
Qian Daoliu was still kneeling devoutly at the statue of the angel god. "Go back! I have long since retired and no longer care about the struggles between the various forces. Now I have handed over the Elders' Hall and the Worship Hall to Xiaoxue. If you have anything to say, go talk to her."
Qian Daoliu certainly would not make a move, nor could he. He had always followed the last order given by the Angel God, and even ignored the death of his only son Qian Xunji. As long as the enemy did not attack the Elders' Hall, it was a small matter for him. For him, the only thing now was to let his granddaughter inherit the Angel God's throne.
At this time, Qian Renxue walked out from the back of the hall. She had already arranged a substitute and secretly returned to the Spirit Hall this morning in order to make fun of Bibi Dong and further seize power. "Bibi Dong, don't even think about using the power of the Elder Hall, the Worship Hall, and the Douluo Hall!"
"Also, I want to correct you on one point. The Spirit Hall is not in a critical juncture right now. The Spirit Hall was established relying on my angel lineage. As long as Grandpa is still here, as long as I, Qian Renxue, am still here, the Spirit Hall will not fall."
Bibi Dong was furious. "Qian Renxue, you have no right to teach me a lesson. Why are you here? Why don't you go back to Tiandou and continue lurking!"
Qian Renxue was not afraid at all and responded sharply, "Bibi Dong, what qualifications do you have to control me? Look at what has become of the Spirit Hall in your hands? First, we lost all the branch halls in Beiyuan, and were severely slapped in the face by the Jidao Yin-Yang Leopard Clan at the celebration. Now we have lost the branch halls in the west and central parts of Tiandou, and the west and southern parts of Xingluo. My Qian family has spent dozens of generations to open branches of the Spirit Hall all over the continent."
"And you, Bibi Dong, actually lost nearly half of the branch halls overnight, and the area controlled by the Spirit Hall has shrunk by more than half! If I were you, I would have committed suicide long ago. If you are sensible, you can resign from the position of Pope now, and I may be able to spare your life."
Bibi Dong gnashed her teeth and questioned, "Haha, you deserve to spare my life? I have to ask you, why didn't you inform this Pope when you knew in advance that the two empires were attacking the Spirit Hall? Instead, you only transferred your own forces, causing heavy losses to the Spirit Hall. I think you have forgotten your identity and have already defected to the Heaven Dou Empire!"
"Enough! This is the worship hall, the place where Lord Angel God is worshipped. Can you afford to disturb the peace of Lord Angel God? Bibi Dong, get out." Qian Daoliu finally interrupted at this moment.
Bibi Dong gained nothing and could only leave in disgrace. The Spirit Hall and the two empires were in a standoff, and neither side dared to engage in a real large-scale fight, so they could only swear at each other and verbally attack each other.
"Xiaoxue, you're back just in time. Go absorb another piece of inherited soul bone! Your soul power is growing very quickly. I believe it won't take long for you to start the divine test." Qian Daoliu said happily to his granddaughter. What he had been holding on to all his life finally had hope of being realized.
"Yeah, okay grandpa."
Bibi Dong's prestige in the Spirit Hall has completely plummeted. Yesterday, she was the most powerful force in Douluo Continent, but now she doesn't even dare to fight back when someone attacks her. This gap is unacceptable to all those loyal to the Spirit Hall. Many of her direct descendants were wiped out by the two empires, and Qian Renxue's camp expanded further.
Chapter 113 Blackmailing Spirit Hall
Zhuang Xingyu also returned to Slaughter City and contacted Spirit Hall, demanding a redefinition of the agreement between Spirit Hall and Slaughter City, requiring Spirit Hall to increase the resources it provides to Slaughter City by 4% each year.
Bibi Dong thought she had no fear because she had the God of Killing Domain, so she ran to the Slaughter City angrily, "King of Slaughter, why do you want to violate the treaty we signed in the past? Believe it or not, I will directly cut off all the supply channels of your Slaughter City!"
Zhuang Xingyu imitated Tang Chen's voice and dress, wearing a special human skin mask and a blood-red robe. "Bibi Dong, stop bragging here. I, the Slaughter City, also control many of your Spirit Hall's lifelines and secrets. It's not good for both of us to tear our faces apart. Besides, do you think I don't know what's happening on the continent now? Your Spirit Hall is now being chased and intercepted by the two empires, Beiyuan and other forces, and the internal Pope Hall and Worship Hall are seriously divided. You are attacked from all sides. Do you still have the extra energy to declare war on my Slaughter City?"
"There is one more thing you may not know. My cultivation has improved greatly recently. I can now allow everyone to enter and exit the Slaughter City freely. The corrupted spirit masters in the Slaughter City can attack the entire continent at any time. As far as I know, many people in the Slaughter City are criminals captured by your Spirit Hall. They hate you to the core. If I let them all out, guess what the consequences will be?"
Zhuang Xingyu imitated the soul power of the blood-red nine-headed bat king and secretly activated the Shura Demon Sword. A huge pressure came towards Bibi Dong, and Kunpeng Douluo and the others also hurriedly drew their swords against Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong felt the aura of the King of Slaughter and was shocked. "How is it possible? How could the aura of the King of Slaughter be so much stronger than before and even have a restraining effect on the power of Rakshasa God? Could it be that he can now let everyone enter and exit the Slaughter City freely?"
Zhuang Xingyu continued to coax, "Bibi Dong, I can swear on my martial spirit that as long as you increase the resources according to the regulations, I, the City of Slaughter, will form an alliance with your Pope Palace to jointly deal with the Elder Palace, the two empires, and Beiyuan."
Bibi Dong hesitated for a moment, then agreed, "Okay! I agree to your request."
"That's great! As soon as the supplies arrive, I will swear an oath immediately!"
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At this moment, Xue Ye was happily holding a court meeting in Tiandou City, rewarding people according to their merits. The two major titles were placed on both sides. Looking at the respectful ministers below, he finally realized a bit of his ancestor's style.
Since the decline of the Xue family, the royal family and the major families have more of a cooperative relationship. The major families in the court respect him as the emperor on the surface, but once their interests are infringed, they will do everything they can to obstruct him. Sometimes Xue Ye's orders are invalid outside the imperial city. The people below all secretly obey and secretly disobey. For example, Xue Ye originally only planned to eliminate one person, but the people below directly wiped out the family of that person, and told Xue Ye that those people were resisting maliciously and they had no choice but to take action, and then they all put the blame on Xue Ye.
For example, Xue Ye had ordered the establishment of many charity bureaus, which was a good thing, but when it came to the actual implementation, it was up to the major families to decide who should be assisted and who should not be assisted. Xue Ye was just a decision maker and had no energy or ability to personally investigate. The decision was meant to benefit the civilians of the Tiandou Empire, but it became a tool for the soul masters and nobles to make money, making the poor even more corrupt and the rich even more corrupt, which in turn deepened the resentment of the civilians towards the empire.
If things go on like this, it will be difficult to implement Xue Ye’s policies and orders, and his credibility will naturally decline.
But now it is different, the Tiandou royal family has risen! The relationship between the royal family and the major families in the court has become a superior-subordinate relationship again, and these people no longer dare to disobey Xue Ye. Xue Ye also plans to gradually eliminate these parasites and expand the imperial power.
After the court session, Dugu Bo took the initiative to find Xue Ye and said, "Your Majesty, my mission has been completed! Shouldn't you release my granddaughter?"
Xue Ye brought Dugu Bo to the secret room and said, "Hey! Poison Douluo, don't be anxious. I am now busy selecting a fiefdom and the title of princess for your granddaughter. After some time, Poison Douluo will assassinate all the people on the list, and then I can be reunited with your granddaughter."
Xue Ye took out a list and handed it to Dugu Bo. There were nearly a thousand people on it, including the noble families in Tiandou City, the kings of the affiliated kingdoms and principalities... These were all people who had opposed Xue Ye. However, Xue Ye did not dare to take action against the forces near Beiyuan.
Xue Ye was not in a position to do it himself. He was the emperor, he could not make mistakes, he had to protect his reputation. Moreover, these people were involved in too many things, and he could not kill all the forces behind them. If he killed them all, there would be no one left in the Tiandou Empire. Therefore, Xue Ye handed this offensive task to Dugu Bo.
"Hey, this, this, Your Majesty, are you not going to give Dugu Bo a chance to live? Didn't you ever think of letting my Dugu family go from the beginning?" Dugu Bo looked at the contents on the list and roared angrily.
"Why is Poison Douluo so arrogant? It's not good for your health. I swear now:
I, the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire, Xue Ye, swear that this is definitely the last time I will order Dugu Bo. As long as Dugu Bo completes this mission, I will immediately reunite Dugu Bo with his granddaughter Dugu Yan!"
"Poison Douluo, you can rest assured now! Besides, you can just push the blame onto the evil soul master. How could I not give you a chance to live?"
Dugu Bo had no initiative and could only believe Xue Ye: "Okay, I will believe you once again. If you dare to lie to me, I will definitely make your royal family pay the price! Although I can't beat your Xue family's Titled Douluo, if I want to run, you can't stop me! The game is just a low-level spirit master under your command..."
"Poison Douluo, you can trust me! I won't let you down. I'll wait for Poison Douluo's triumphant return!" Xue Ye patted his chest and promised.
Looking at Dugu Bo's receding back, Xue Ye added another sentence in his heart: "I only said that you two grandparents should be reunited, but I didn't say that you should be reunited there. You can also be reunited in the underworld or on the Yellow Spring Road! Dugu Bo, it is your honor to help me clean up the Tiandou Empire before you die, and it is your honor to sacrifice yourself to activate the Tiandou clan treasure. Don't worry, I will not forget your contribution and will definitely build a bigger tomb for you."
Xue Ye looked towards the direction of the Tiandou Kingdom and Principality, and could not help but get excited. The Tiandou Empire, which had been divided for hundreds of years, was about to be unified when Xue Ye came to power. "I am the Lord of the Restoration! My name will be passed down through the ages and recorded in history. I want to be like my ancestors! Hahahaha!"
On the other side, kingdoms and principalities such as Barak became terrified all day long after learning that the Tiandou royal family actually had a 95-level title and a 91-level title, fearing that Xue Ye would settle accounts with them.
King Barak was gathering his subordinates to discuss a solution. "Hurry up and think of a solution! Aren't you usually very talkative? Why are you silent today? Don't think that I don't know your little tricks. Some of you have already defected to the Spirit Hall, and some have secretly contacted the Tiandou Royal Family. You think you have found a way out, but don't forget that I and my family ancestors have ruled the Barak Kingdom for hundreds of years. The control power is beyond your imagination. I can guarantee that I will drag all of you to be buried with me before I die!!!"
Prime Minister Barak was forced to come forward and analyze the situation. He knew that the king wanted to join the Eastern God Religion, but the king was afraid of being criticized and losing face, so he was unwilling to say it. Therefore, he, as a subordinate, had to step out to take the blame.
"Your Majesty, we will definitely not win in a head-on confrontation. Our Barak Kingdom is different from other kingdoms. Our relationship with the Tiandou Royal Family is very bad, and there is almost no room for easing. In the past few years, we have deployed troops on the border to confront each other. Therefore, surrendering to the Tiandou Royal Family is not an option. And the Spirit Hall is now unable to take care of itself. It is an enemy all over the world, so how can it have time to take care of its subordinate forces? Submission to the Spirit Hall means making enemies with Beiyuan and the two empires at the same time, which is not an option."
"So we have no choice but to cooperate with the Eastern Divine Religion! The people of the Eastern Divine Religion are kind and innocent. Not long ago, they rescued poisoned people for free. Moreover, their strength is not much weaker than that of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and they have good relations with other major forces, which is enough to protect us. Therefore, I suggest that the Eastern Divine Religion be made the state religion, the Eastern Patriarch be made the state teacher, and half of Barak be promised, in order to seek cooperation (protection)."
Seeing that someone had been chosen to take the blame, the other ministers also hurriedly petitioned: "We beg the king to make the Eastern Divine Religion the state religion, and the Eastern Religious Master the state teacher!"
"No, no, the land of the Barak Kingdom was conquered inch by inch by our ancestors. I will not give up even an inch. I swear to live and die with Barak!!"
The ministers pleaded again: "We beg the king to make the Eastern Divine Religion the state religion and the Eastern Religious Master the state teacher!"
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After pretending to refuse three times, King Barak finally agreed: "Alas, you ministers have misled me! I am doing this for the country and people of the Barak Kingdom!"
Chapter 114: Cleaning up the kingdoms on a snowy night, Dugu Bo's death, Huangfu
Family enters the world early
Dugu Bo was threatened by Emperor Xue Ye and had no choice but to disguise himself as an evil soul master to assassinate the kings and generals of the vassal kingdoms and principalities who were against Emperor Xue Ye, as well as the ministers who opposed Xue Ye internally.