Xingluo Empire, within the imperial palace…
Xu Jiawei looked down at the people of the royal household with a grave expression and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think about the peace treaty proposal that the Sun-Moon Empire has sent our way? Should we agree to it?"
One of the high-ranking officials pondered and said, "Based on our intelligence, the Sun-Moon Empire's Rising City is currently facing a sea soul beast tide! And it seems that they are on the verge of being unable to resist it! We should continue to observe for a while before deciding whether to enter into peace talks!"
In contrast to this official, others disdainfully said, "Tsk, I thought the Sun-Moon Empire was strong. I didn't expect they couldn't even handle a minor beast tide! I don't think we should bother with this peace treaty."
"With those unscrupulous guys from Mingde Hall providing us with soul tools, as long as the Xingluo Empire and the Sky Soul Empire join forces, we can definitely crush the Sun-Moon Empire!"
"I agree too. The high-end soul power of our masters from the Xingluo and Sky Soul Empires is far beyond what the Sun-Moon Empire can compare to! If worse comes to worst, we can just send the strongest Soul Masters from both countries to assassinate Xu Tianran directly!"
Xu Jiawei frowned—these people's words had no value for reference...
In the end, his gaze turned to the Duke White Tiger, Dai Hao, who was zoning out at the side...
He asked, "Duke White Tiger, could you share your opinion?"
Dai Hao, upon hearing Xu Jiawei's words, quickly came back to his senses, "Hmm? Your Majesty the Emperor?"
Confusion filled his face...
Seeing this, Xu Jiawei silently sighed in his heart...
Ever since that attack, Dai Hao had almost always been absent-minded, such that even he, as the emperor, didn't know what to do with him...
However, to give Dai Hao enough face, he said unfazed, "Duke White Tiger, I understand what you mean."
The faces of the officials below were all filled with confusion...
The Duke White Tiger clearly hadn't said anything! And yet the emperor understood?
How many times had this happened!
It was clearly Dai Hao who was daydreaming!!!
But no one dared to speak out, for who didn't know the emperor's relationship with Dai Hao was like that of brothers!
They were even certain that if the emperor were to relinquish the throne, it would indubitably go to this Duke White Tiger!
So, if they were to speak out against the Duke White Tiger now, wouldn't that be asking for death?
Xu Jiawei stood up from his throne and commanded, "Then let's just wait and see for now. Our soul tool masters from the Sun-Moon Empire, with the help of Shrek Academy, can already manufacture level 5 to level 6 soul tools on their own. What we need now is time!"
All the ministers bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor!"
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Inside Shrek Academy Inner Court…
One could see Elder Qian Yu sitting cross-legged on the ground, his Divine Power madly radiating outwards and intertwining around him...
The next moment, the Divine Power hidden within him seemingly got stimulated and suddenly erupted with a "hum~~" sound. A huge shock wave rippled outwards from him towards the entire Shrek Academy...
Elder Qian Yu's divine power level had risen once again, reaching back to the level of Title Douluo!
The inner court students of Shrek all excitedly said, "As expected of our Elder Qian Yu, his soul power fell by so much, yet he's managed to return to Title Douluo so swiftly!"
"Long live Elder Qian Yu! Elder Qian Yu is mighty!"
"Long live Elder Qian Yu, Elder Qian Yu is mighty!"
The Tang Sect Members watching Qian Yu from the side exclaimed in admiration, "He's managed to return to Title Douluo so quickly, truly a prodigious talent!"
Xu Sanshi smacked his lips and said, "Yeah! He lost his left hand and his soul power rank dropped by six levels, yet he still recovers faster than us!"
Jiang Nannan said with regret, "If it weren't for his trip to the Valley of Cosmic Love, Elder Qian Yu would have reached the Hyper Douluo level by now."
Tang Ya teased, "No... you can't quite say that either, at least after experiencing the Valley of Cosmic Love, Qian Yu and Wutong's affections for each other have improved a lot!"
Tang Wutong blinked her beautiful eyes, "Sister Tang Ya, haven't you and Big Brother Beibei also deepened your relationship~"
Just then, something unusual began to happen above Shrek Academy...
The surrounding dark clouds began to quietly disperse, and countless strands filled with a sacred breath of light slowly shone down towards Qian Yu, who was sitting cross-legged below...
Ma Xiaotao asked with a curious face, "What... what is this? Such tremendous power!"
Beibei said gravely, "Hmm! I'm afraid it might be Qian Yu's extraordinary talent, which has caught the attention of the Divine Realm, right?"
And Huo Yuhao, who had just encountered the God Position, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he exclaimed in shock, "This is... the God Position!!! Qian Yu has also obtained the recognition of the God Position!"
The arriving Xuan Zi and the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion asked Tang Ya and the others, "What happened?"
Tang Ya shook her head, "We're not sure either, it looks like Qian Yu has caught the attention of the Upper Realm!"
The Elders of the Sea God Pavilion, who did not receive an answer, along with the Shrek Academy Inner Court students, stared intently at the phenomenon in the sky, while subconsciously holding their breath...
Qian Yu let out a sigh of relief in his heart and whispered, "So this is... the God Position? It seems like my luck isn't as bad as Niu Tian and Titan said..."
But just as the streams of light were about to shine upon Qian Yu, from his body suddenly burst forth an aura that cleansed everything, spreading towards the sky...
In an instant, all the light touched by this aura dissipated without a trace...
A few seconds later, the sky returned to normal...
Qian Yu looked up into the sky, bewildered, "What's going on? Have the gods of the Upper Realm given up on my inheritance?"
However, it was not as Qian Yu thought!
The obstruction preventing him from receiving the inheritance of the God Position was none other than Di Tian's unremovable Outrage!!
The aura that had just erupted from Qian Yu contained the power of Heavenly Retribution!
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At this moment, within the Aquipeia Forest, a majestic dragon's roar sounded, resonating throughout the entire forest!
The other ferocious beasts by Di Tian's side started whispering, "What's up with the boss? Could it be he's still angry from that time a human provoked him?"
"Don't talk nonsense, the boss must have sensed something that made him happy!"
"Happy? I'm looking at the current situation, and I can't see anything that would make the boss happy?"
After the dragon's roar subsided, Di Tian's laughter rang out, "Hahahaha! Hahahaha!"
Bi Ji, who was seeing Di Tian's demeanor for the first time, asked with a puzzled face, "Di Tian, what's going on with you..."
Di Tian's golden eyes flashed with a thick maliciousness, "That kid... now absolutely cannot become a god!"
Bi Ji, as if realizing something, exclaimed, "Absolutely cannot become a god? Di Tian, you mean..."
Di Tian said coldly, "That's right! I gave my Outrage to that Huo Yuhao, but it was forcibly taken by that arrogant Qian Yu! And now his strength has fallen to Soul Douluo, so he can't get rid of the Outrage!!"
"Just now, when he was about to obtain the God Position, he was separated by the power of Heavenly Retribution within my Outrage!"
Having explained, Di Tian burst into laughter again...
"Hahahahahaha!"
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