Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Lu Chen was also aware that there were some conflicts between Pei Tianlu and the Qingyun Dynasty, and that accepting Qi Shi's loyalty might provoke Pei Tianlu's dissatisfaction.

However, for the future of the Great Xia Dynasty and to accumulate enough power to resist the Divine Martial Emperor, it is worthwhile to absorb Qi Shi, even if it displeases Pei Tianlu.

However, Lu Chen did not reply immediately. He separated a wisp of his divine soul, and soon a golden avatar of Lu Chen appeared in front of Pei Tianlu and Qi Shi.

Lu Chen looked at Pei Tianlu and asked calmly, "Elder Pei, what do you think?"

Seeing that Lu Chen had personally sent a wisp of his divine soul to ask for his opinion, Pei Tianlu knew that Lu Chen was tempted.

After all, Qi Shi was a great emperor. With a great emperor as a henchman, the overall strength of the Great Xia Dynasty would rise to another level. As the ruler of the dynasty, Lu Chen was naturally willing to accept Qi Shi's loyalty.

Lu Chen took the initiative to ask him, simply to give both of them a way out.

Pei Tianlu sighed inwardly and said, "Ancestor Qi is dead, and the Qi family has already paid the price. So, the matter between me and the Qi family can be wiped clean."

Lu Chen then looked at Qi Shi and said, "Very well, since Elder Pei has already said so, then I will give you a chance."

"Relax your mind and don't resist."

Upon hearing this, Qi Shi was taken aback. He didn't know what Lu Chen was planning to do, but he had a vague feeling that it wasn't going to be anything good.

However, in order to save his own life, Qi Shi had no choice but to do as he was told.

He thought to himself that as long as he could get through today, he would escape as soon as he left this star field. As a great emperor, there was nowhere he couldn't go. At that time, neither the person in front of him nor the empress who wielded the power of killing could do anything to him.

Just then, Qi Shi suddenly felt a mark appear deep within his soul, and immediately felt a sharp pain in his soul. Just as he was thinking of eliminating the mark, Lu Chen's voice rang out in his mind.

"Do not resist, for resistance means death."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Qi Shi immediately forced himself to stay upright.

Soon, Lu Chen planted the Soul Control Seal into Qi Shi's soul. Upon sensing the presence of the Soul Control Seal, Qi Shi's face turned deathly pale.

He hadn't expected that Lu Chen possessed the means to control the Great Emperor.

What is this person's background?

Doesn't that mean that from now on he can only obey the orders of the Great Xia Lord and become the Great Xia Lord's dog?

Seeing Qi Shi's pale face and incredulous expression, Pei Tianlu felt much better. He said sarcastically, "Qi Shi, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. His Majesty has placed a soul-controlling mark on you. From now on, you'll obediently follow His Majesty and don't try any tricks."

Hearing Pei Tianlu's mockery, Qi Shi snapped out of his daze. He glanced coldly at Pei Tianlu, then reluctantly said to Lu Chen, "Greetings, Master!"

Just as Lu Chen was about to say something, a sword aura containing killing power suddenly attacked. Qi Shi hurriedly dodged, and the sword almost struck Qi Shi's body.

After Qi Shi reacted, he saw the Rainbow Empress, dressed in a black and red dress with blood-red pupils, flying over from a distance.

The next moment, countless clones of the Empress's Sword appeared around them. Just as Empress Tianhong was about to use the same move, Lu Chen hurriedly said, "Honghong, stop! He has already pledged allegiance to me!"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's reminder, Empress Tianhong instantly regained her senses. The blood-red color in her pupils slowly faded, turning into a pale red. Then, she coldly glanced at everyone present and flew straight towards the Flying Rainbow Immortal Ship.

Before leaving, Empress Tianhong uttered two words: "Boring."

Qi Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Empress Tianhong leave.

That was close; I almost lost my life.

Qi Shi was now extremely grateful that he had surrendered sooner. If he had surrendered a moment later, he would probably be a dead man under that madwoman's sword by now.

An emperor who wields the power of killing is truly terrifying!

But then again...

Qi Shi glanced at the Heavenly Rainbow Empress, who was radiating black malevolent energy, and then at Lu Chen's Dharma Image. A question arose in his mind.

Judging from what just happened, that madwoman was following the orders of the Great Xia Lord.

The fact that this ruler of the Great Xia could make a powerful emperor with the power of killing obey him meant that his identity was probably even more terrifying than he had imagined.

Thinking of this, Qi Shi felt even more disgusted with the Ye family. If it weren't for the Ye family, he wouldn't have ended up as someone else's servant.

At this moment, Qi Shi wished he could tear the entire Ye family to pieces.

At this moment, Pei Tianlu asked from the side, "Your Majesty, shall we proceed to the Qingyun Dynasty next?"

Upon hearing Pei Tianlu's reminder, Qi Shi's gaze immediately fell on Pei Tianlu. He stared at Pei Tianlu with hatred in his eyes, as if he wished he could tear him to pieces.

Pei Tianlu ignored Qi Shi's gaze and continued, "The Qingyun Dynasty still has an emperor in charge. With the dynasty's fortune, it probably won't be easy to take it down. However, if we can get the empress to take action, even with the dynasty's fortune, Qi Hongguang won't be a match for her."

Qi Shi wanted to say something, but when he thought about how he was now Lu Chen's servant, he didn't dare to speak.

He could see that Pei Tianlu wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work, but he had already been imprinted with the Soul Control Seal and was now on the side of Great Xia. For Great Xia, destroying the Qingyun Dynasty was inevitable.

At this moment, Qi Shi suddenly thought of something and said, "Your Majesty, before heading to the Qingyun Dynasty, we will pass through the Chiyue Dynasty. Now that the Chiyue Dynasty no longer has an emperor, I believe that with Your Majesty's methods, you can easily seize the Chiyue Dynasty's fortune."

"Once we seize the fortune of the Crimson Moon Dynasty, the fortune of the Great Xia Dynasty will be even stronger, and His Majesty's realm may be able to advance to a higher level."

Pei Tianlu snorted coldly, then said, "Qi Shi, do you think His Majesty can't see through your little schemes?"

Qi Shi said, "I have only pledged my loyalty to His Majesty, how could I dare to harbor any ulterior motives? I am merely stating the truth."

Pei Tianlu said directly to Lu Chen, "Your Majesty, since I have already pledged my loyalty to you, the Crimson Moon Dynasty naturally belongs to Your Majesty. Your Majesty can deprive the Crimson Moon Dynasty of its fortune at any time. I only hope that Your Majesty can spare the lives of my descendants."

Lu Chen also saw through the scheming between the two, and he said calmly, "Alright, let's take it one step at a time. First, let's go to the Crimson Moon Dynasty, and then to the Azure Cloud Dynasty."

He was certain that he would bring these two dynasties under the rule of the Great Xia, regardless of whether Pei Tianlu and Qi Shi said so or not.

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, he put away his Dharma form. Pei Tianlu glanced at Qi Shi expressionlessly, then immediately flew towards the Flying Rainbow Immortal Boat.

Qi Shi originally intended to take this opportunity to pass on some information to Qi Hongguang so that he could prepare, but after sensing the killing power remaining in the void, he immediately put his mind at ease.

Qi Shi was unaware that even if he didn't actively conceal his ulterior motives, the Soul Control Seal prevented him from transmitting any information from this location. (End of Chapter)