Xue Yuntian glanced at the minister, his face etched with fear, and teased, "What? Do you also think I am naturally cruel and ruthless?"
The minister's pupils shrank, and he immediately denied, "I have never thought such a thing. The contributions that His Majesty the Emperor has made for the Douling Empire are remarkable, even compared to the great emperors of the past, and you are naturally loved by all the people!"
Xue Yuntian stared at him and sighed, "Enough already, you may say that, but your heart probably doesn't think so."
"In fact, no one knows better than I that in the eyes of the common people of the Douling Empire, I am the very definition of a tyrant!"
"Perhaps, it is also time to change the emperor!"
The minister, filled with panic, bowed his head and didn't dare make any sound...
He couldn't fathom the meaning behind the former's words, so the best tactic was to shut up!
As expected, Xue Yuntian suddenly added another sentence, "However, that will have to wait until after I have completely set the Douling Empire on the right track, now is not yet the time!"
A few strands of relief surfaced in the former's heart, fortunate that he hadn't spoken out of turn...
Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
After taking a deep breath, Xue Yuntian commanded, "You must relay a message to Elder Xie, at any time, he is a distinguished guest of the Douling Empire!"
The minister came back to his senses, hastily agreed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will certainly deliver the message!"
Only then did Xue Yuntian close his eyes and faintly said, "Alright, you may withdraw!"
He felt that if the other continued to stay, he probably wouldn't be able to think straight!
...
Meanwhile, hundreds of Evil Soul Masters were gathering together, their expressions fraught with utmost panic...
"Damn it, the Evil Soul Masters we converted in the Douling Empire have been almost completely exterminated by the military in these past few days!"
"If... if this continues, all the Evil Soul Masters will be wiped out. We can't let Emperor Xue Yuntian be so arrogant any longer!"
"Not to mention their numbers, but the Douling Empire's military has been fully equipped with soul weapons. Evil Soul Masters below Soul Emperor level can't even withstand the terrifying firepower for a few seconds!"
The Ghost Emperor, who had been silent, listened to these people's discussions, and his expression grew even uglier...
"Shut up, all of you. The Douling Empire's military is just a bunch of stronger ants. They almost wiped you all out!"
"What a bunch of useless trash!"
Are they worthy of being called Douling Empire's Soul Masters?
Even those transformed into Evil Soul Masters by someone who had broken through to God were pitifully weak!
There's absolutely no comparison to the Evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult from the past!
The humiliated Evil Soul Masters simply bowed their heads, not even daring to breathe too loudly, afraid of attracting the wrath of the Ghost Emperor...
The Ghost Emperor withdrew his gaze, his eyes gradually turning icy cold...
Since these Evil Soul Masters were nothing but trash, there was no need to keep them around for training!
It would be better to have them serve one last purpose...
With that thought, he raised his hand, and a vast blood-red Divine Power enveloped all the present Evil Soul Masters...
One of the Evil Soul Masters, sensing something was amiss, asked with a trembling voice, "Sect... Sect Hierarch, what... what are you doing?"
Upon hearing this, the Ghost Emperor couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, "What am I doing? Your strength is too weak, you can't be of any use. So, I'll make an exception and give you a hand!"
Of course, help comes at a price!
And that price was their lives!!
The evil Soul Masters, completely oblivious, could not help but reveal looks of excitement and agitation upon hearing this...
In their minds, this was the Sect Hierarch preparing to help them enhance their strength!
But the very next second, they felt the blood in their bodies uncontrollably boiling, constantly producing a burning sensation...
"What...what's happening, why am I so hot? It feels like I'm boiling!"
"I...I can feel it, my soul power rank is subtly increasing, hahahaha, long live the Sect Hierarch!!"
"I feel it too, is this what power is? Give me more, give me more!!"
"Fantastic, this is such a marvelous feeling, thank you, Sect Hierarch!!!"
"Sect Hierarch, don't stop, I want even more tremendous power!!"
The uplift in power made these evil Soul Masters show fixated and greedy expressions...
The Ghost Emperor's mouth curved into a slight grin, "Good, I will fulfill your wishes!!"
As he increased the output of Divine Power, the bodies of these evil Soul Masters were becoming even hotter...
Their blood was rapidly evaporating under such terrifying temperatures, making a "sizzling" noise...
Correspondingly, their power was skyrocketing; in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen had already broken through to the Soul Emperor level, and they were still rising!!
Licking his lips, the Ghost Emperor said with madness, "Yes, that's it, use your scalding hot blood to exchange for mighty power, hahaha!!"
...
Approximately a few hours later, the ritual finally came to a complete end, and all the evil Soul Masters present obtained a frightening increase in power; the weakest among them were at the Soul Sage Level!
The strongest even reached the level of a Hyper Douluo!!!
However, if one observed carefully, they would find that their bodies had become extremely frail, even their faces had aged by decades!!
Clearly, this was the price for enhancing their strength!!
However, the evil Soul Masters didn't care about this at all!
To them, as long as they could possess mighty strength, that was enough!
Very satisfied, the Ghost Emperor looked at them and said, "Good, it seems the ritual wasn't a failure, from now on, you have all been reborn anew, becoming powerful evil Soul Masters!"
"Those ants of the Douling Empire will no longer be your opponents!"
Upon hearing this, all the evil Soul Masters bowed in unison, respectfully saying, "Sect Hierarch!!"
For the Ghost Emperor who had given them power, their fervor turned into utmost worship...
Continuing, the Ghost Emperor said, "Since you've been reborn, I shall issue a new command!"
Upon hearing this, the evil Soul Masters collectively said, "Please tell us, Sect Hierarch, we will definitely complete it!"
"That's right, even if it means slaughtering the armies of the Douling Empire, I have full confidence!!"
"With the mighty power you have granted, Sect Hierarch, no one can possibly be an opponent of us evil Soul Masters!!"
"I never imagined I could have such powerful strength; I will absolutely not let down the trust of the Sect Hierarch!"
The Ghost Emperor's eyes narrowed, "Your task is straightforward: attack the Douling Empire Imperial Palace at all costs!"
"If you can satisfy me, I will grant you even more powerful strength!"
No matter whether these evil Soul Masters completed the command he'd given or not, they wouldn't come back, nor would they obtain stronger power!!
The only thing they could do was to rampage and massacre as insanely as possible in the Douling Empire Imperial Palace!!!