Douluo Continent: The Ten Kings of Hell, I am the Emperor of the Underworld

Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City.

Inside the palace, all the officials bowed their heads. In front of the civil and military officials, Emperor Dai Linyu of the Star Luo Empire stood with his ministers, while a blood-red figure reclined on the dragon throne.

"How's the suppression of the Spirit Halls in various regions going?"

Tang Chen popped a grape into his mouth and asked, slurping it.

Dai Linyu's breathing quickened, but he dared not show the slightest anger.

Ever since Tang Chen brought a group of bandits from the Haotian Sect to the Star Luo Empire, he has treated the Star Luo Empire as his own home.

Take whatever you want!
The result of taking things over completely was that Tang Xiao took the throne of the Star Luo Empire.

Dai Linyu had considered resisting, but he was utterly powerless against Tang Chen, who was at level ninety-nine, and the group of titled Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect.

When Tang Chen said he wanted his throne, his son Davis had his head ripped off by Tang Chen.

It really was plucked off, just like a fruit being plucked from a tree.

Thus, following Dai Mubai, Dai Linyu lost his second son.

Dai Mubai died at the hands of Tang San, while Davis died at the hands of Tang Chen. Dai Linyu could be said to hate the Haotian Sect to the core.

If he knew that Tang Chen's body also contained Tang San's soul, he would probably be even more furious.

Dai Linyu had always been an overbearing and domineering person, but in front of Tang Chen, he could only submit and dared not even show any resentment.

"Your Majesty, the elimination of the Spirit Hall's branch halls is progressing very smoothly. We have now destroyed 70% of the Spirit Hall's branch halls within the Star Luo Empire."

The person who replied was the sect leader of the Fire Leopard Sect.

Inside the main hall, on one side were the Star Luo Empire and its civil and military officials, and on the other side were people from various sects.

The sect leaders and elders of various sects, including the Wind Sword Sect and the Fire Leopard Sect, were among them.

The sect leader of the Fire Leopard Sect also received power bestowed by the gods, and it was the Fire God, a first-level god, who bestowed this power upon him.

However, he dared not be as arrogant as Yu Yuanzhen. In front of Tang Chen, let alone being more arrogant than him, even if he was only a tenth as arrogant, he would not survive.

"Pfft~"

Tang Chen, utterly lacking in manners, spat out the grape skins, which grazed Dai Linyu's face and landed squarely on the face of a minister behind him.

Dai Linyu trembled slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.

He knew that Tang Chen was humiliating him. Tang Chen had done similar things countless times before, and Dai Linyu had already vented his anger. He knew that his current anger was meaningless and would only amuse the people of Haotian Sect.

"Haha~"

Even though he remained unmoved, several elders from the Haotian Sect still burst into laughter.

The elders of the Haotian Sect have been in high spirits lately.

Ever since their battle with the Spirit Hall, they had been extremely frustrated, but as soon as Ancestor Tang Chen returned, they immediately felt triumphant.

One of the two great empires could be taken at will by the Haotian Sect. Even the mighty Star Luo Emperor could only swallow his pride and accept defeat.

Compared to the glory that Tang Chen brought, being scolded or even humiliated by Tang Chen is nothing.

"What are you laughing at? This is the imperial court. We can't be presumptuous here. If anyone is going to be presumptuous, it can only be me."

On the dragon throne, Tang Chen threw a bunch of grapes at the elder who was laughing.

"Thank you for the generous reward, Elder Sect Master."

The elders did not feel humiliated at all; they accepted the grapes and shared them.

"You madman, what's the point of humiliating the Star Luo Emperor? What good does it do besides making him resentful?"

That's right, today it's the Rakshasa God who's in charge of Tang Chen's body again.

Tang San watched helplessly as the Rakshasa God stormed into the Star Luo Empire's palace, seized the dragon throne, slapped Dai Linyu, and treated the sect leaders and elders of many sects like grandsons.

Each and every one of these events far exceeded Tang San's expectations.

Tang San had considered "correcting" Rakshasa God's mistake, but Rakshasa God had already set the tone for Tang Chen's personality and character. It was simply impossible for Tang San to try to adopt a more courteous or refined demeanor.

Besides making people feel that Tang Chen is unpredictable and has a crazy personality that is always changing, it has no positive effect and will only make the situation more chaotic.

So Tang San gave up and let Rakshasa God do whatever he wanted. He also followed local customs and gradually got closer to Rakshasa God.

Over time, he began to feel quite relaxed and comfortable with this unrestrained behavior, and he began to be assimilated.

However, Tang San still couldn't understand some of the Rakshasa God's actions.

For example, the act of humiliating Dai Linyu for no reason only makes people think that Tang Chen is arrogant and domineering, not like a ruler.

"You have the nerve to talk back to me. Didn't you kill his son Dai Mubai? You even swallowed him whole. Compared to you, I only tore off the head of his other son. I'm much more merciful than you."

Rakshasa God scoffed, thinking Tang San was truly hypocritical.

"I...I was bewitched by you. Dai Mubai died at your hands."

Tang San defended himself.

He clearly did something bad, but he just had to find an excuse.

His double standards and hypocritical words and deeds were the greatest pleasure of the Rakshasa God. Compared to humiliating the emperor and his ministers of the Star Luo Empire, the Rakshasa God preferred to poke at Tang San's sore spots and see him break down.

"Speed ​​up! I hope to wipe out all the Spirit Hall branches within the Star Luo Empire within three days."

Tang Chen sat up a little straighter.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I guarantee that the mission will be completed within three days."

The Fire Leopard Sect Master and the sect masters of several other sects spoke together.

Eliminating the branch of the Spirit Hall would be a great thing for them.

The Spirit Hall had already withdrawn its branch personnel, so they didn't need to worry about facing a major battle.

By simply destroying a few buildings, one can plunder the nobles and families of various cities.

Low risk, high reward, and you can even shift all the blame onto the Haotian Sect. Where else could you find a better job?

"Have all the Soul Masters of the Star Luo Empire gathered together? Whether they are Soul Masters or Soul Saints, they must all contribute to the fight against the Spirit Hall, otherwise, hehe."

Tang Chen didn't explicitly state the consequences, but everyone knew.

On the Douluo Continent, let alone individual Soul Masters, even many families and sects are not interested in the so-called great war against the Spirit Hall, and are even afraid of it.

But Rakshasa God doesn't care about any of that. As long as you're a Soul Master, you have to work for him, or else you'll be his enemy.

Given Tang Chen's domineering nature, even if his subordinates had different opinions, they dared not express them and could only do as he said.

And you know what? Under this intense pressure, the speed of recruiting Soul Masters has greatly accelerated.

As for whether these people harbor resentment or are outwardly compliant but inwardly resentful, the Rakshasa God doesn't care.

In his eyes, these people were all ants, and he wouldn't care about the thoughts of ants.

Even Tang San tacitly approved of Rakshasa God's actions.

Tang San's conscience was like the mercy of the Rakshasa God—he had none at all. He didn't care if there was more power to fight the Spirit Hall, even if it meant widespread suffering.

"Dai Linyu," Tang Chen suddenly called out.

"exist."

Amidst a multitude of pitying or mocking glances, Dai Linyu stepped forward.

"You will be the vanguard in the campaign against the Spirit Hall. If you dare to retreat, you will be killed without mercy."

"Yes."

Dai Linyu's expression remained calm and composed as he answered in a steady tone. (End of Chapter)