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"I grant your permission! Issue the decree immediately!"
"Whatever resources the Heavenly King needs, whether it's money or rare treasures, the Imperial Treasury is yours to choose from!"
"The Soul Master Competition has now entered the final stage, and all the major academies have gathered in Tiandou City."
"I will issue an edict that anyone who catches the eye of the Heavenly King will be immediately granted a marquisate... and will enjoy imperial privileges forever!"
Su Xin nodded in satisfaction, then extended his second finger.
"Secondly! I want... all military power in the empire!"
"And it's absolute, unhindered...control!"
When the words "military power" came out of Su Xin's mouth.
The atmosphere at the scene instantly plummeted to freezing point.
The smiles on the faces of Emperor Blood Night and Marshal Ge Long, who had just been excited, instantly froze.
He actually wants military control of the entire empire?!
Relinquishing military power is tantamount to handing over the lifeline of the entire country to an outsider.
The Blood Night Emperor's heart sank to the bottom.
He had expected Su Xin to ask for an exorbitant amount, but he never imagined that Su Xin's appetite would be this great!
Seeing the extremely ugly expressions on their faces, Su Xin sneered.
"What? Is Your Majesty reluctant to part with it?"
"Or does Your Majesty believe that the million-strong army that the Tiandou Empire currently possesses can truly be put to use?"
"Don't be ridiculous."
"Your army is nothing but a flock of lambs to the slaughter in front of a true Soul Master!"
"All we need to do is send out a few titled Douluo."
"He could charge in and out of the enemy ranks seven times over. Taking the head of a general would be as easy as taking something out of a bag!"
"What use is such an army other than cannon fodder?"
"I want military power so that I can train an invincible army for the empire capable of fighting against Soul Masters!"
"A million-strong, iron-blooded army!"
The heart of Emperor Xueye and Marshal Golong began to clench violently at the sight of those words.
Su Xin is right.
Are mortal armies really useful against those titled Douluo who can fly and teleport?
Let alone a million-strong army, even if it were ten times larger.
It's probably just a bunch of cannon fodder.
Blood Night even thought of his younger brother, Prince Blood Star, who died under mysterious circumstances.
If... if Wuhun Dian really sends a few titled Douluo to Tiandou City to carry out a decapitation operation.
How many days longer could he, the emperor, outlive the Blood Star Prince?
At that time, the so-called million-strong army and the country will be nothing but a joke!
Without a truly powerful figure in charge, how can the emperor sleep soundly?
More importantly, if it weren't for Su Xin, he would probably have been kept in the deception of the "filial prince" until his death.
The empire will be completely swallowed up silently.
Su Xin's actions have proven his stance and that he can be trusted.
The Blood Night Emperor was torn between his inner turmoil and his own conscience.
On one side is the empire passed down from their ancestors, and on the other is the emperor's supreme power.
On the other side lies the crumbling future of the empire, and the overwhelming mountain of Martial Soul Disease that makes it hard to breathe.
And... the magnificent blueprint that Su Xin depicted, a blueprint that captivated the soul.
Ten years have produced a group of titled "Battle Girls"!
A mighty army capable of fighting against Soul Masters!
If... if all of this could really come true... what a glorious era the Tiandou Empire would usher in?
Let alone fighting against the Martial Soul Disease, it's not impossible for them to even dominate the entire Douluo Continent!
The risks are enormous, but the rewards are equally enormous.
Losing is just another way of bringing ruin to a country.
But what if you win the bet?
The Blood Night Emperor's breathing became increasingly heavy.
Those cloudy eyes were gradually replaced by a light called "madness".
Throughout my life, I have been cautious and prudent, as if walking on thin ice.
In the end, he suffered the loss of all his sons and the loss of his kingdom!
Since that's the case, let's go crazy!
Thinking of this, Emperor Blood Night steeled his heart, as if he had made up his mind, and his entire aura changed.
"Very well! I agree!"
"From this day forward, the power to mobilize the million-strong army of the Heavenly Dou Empire rests entirely in the hands of King Tianwei!"
As he spoke, he took out a triangular gemstone that was entirely blue from his storage soul tool.
"This item is called the Sea-Shaking Universe Cover. It is the national treasure passed down through generations of the Heavenly Dou Emperor!"
"Moreover, it is a symbol of the highest power of my Heavenly Dou Royal Family!"
"Today, I entrust it, along with the fate of the entire empire, into the hands of the Heavenly King!"
The Blood Night Emperor looked at Su Xin with an unprecedentedly intense gaze.
At the same time, he gave Marshal Goron an unquestionable look.
Marshal Ge Long immediately understood. He decisively took out an ancient bronze military tally from his waist.
He held it with both hands and presented it to Su Xin.
"Your Highness... from this moment on, the lives of a million soldiers of the empire are all in your hands."
"My brother Long is willing to serve as the prince's henchman!"
"If you give me a call, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Su Xin looked at the two things in front of him.
One is a national treasure symbolizing the supreme imperial power, and the other is a tiger tally symbolizing the supreme commander of the military.
Even he himself didn't expect things to go so smoothly.
It seems we underestimated the pressure that the Martial Soul Disease brought to the Heaven Dou Empire, and also underestimated the Blood Night Emperor's courage!
However, this is fine.
It saved me a lot of trouble.
Without the slightest hesitation, Su Xin stretched out his hands and steadily accepted the Shaking Sea Universe Cover and the Bronze Military Talisman.
Then he revealed an unprecedentedly solemn expression.
"Your Majesty, Marshal, please rest assured!"
"I, Su Xin, hereby swear an oath with my martial spirit!"
"As long as I have a breath left, I will never allow the iron hooves of the Martial Soul to set foot in the Heaven Dou Empire!"
"Within ten years, I will surely build an invincible army for the empire, capable of sweeping across the continent!"
"At that time, we will get back everything we have lost, a hundredfold, a thousandfold!"
"If I do not avenge this humiliation, I am willing to have my martial spirit shattered."
These words were like a powerful stimulant, injected deeply into the hearts of Emperor Blood Night and Marshal Ge Long.
A fierce flame was rekindled in their eyes, which had been filled with despair!
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"Okay! Okay!"
Emperor Blood Night was so moved that tears streamed down his face as he tightly grasped Su Xin's hand.
"With King Tianwei's promise, how can the Tiandou Empire not prosper! I... I await that day!"
Just as the atmosphere at the scene reached its climax.
A gentle yet magnetic voice rang out, seemingly out of place.
"It is truly a blessing for the empire and a boon for all the people that Your Majesty has been able to gain the assistance of such an extraordinary person as Young Friend Su!"
"With the Heavenly King in charge, the empire's crisis will be resolved on its own. Feng Zhi is here to congratulate Your Majesty."
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Ning Fengzhi walking towards them with Jian Gu Dou Luo, smiling.
The Blood Night Emperor, who was just looking excited.
The smile on his face vanished the moment he saw Ning Fengzhi.
That attitude was self-evident.
Just now, when the empire was in its most perilous moment, your Qibao Liuli Sect chose to protect yourself and stay out of it.
Now that you see my Tiandou Empire has a new backer, you come here again to offer your hypocritical congratulations.
Ning Fengzhi was not annoyed, but simply smiled and turned her gaze to Su Xin.
“Young friend Su, speaking of which, you are also my Rongrong’s teacher.”