Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Saint Master, Twelve Talismans Chaotic the Continent

Chapter 80 Compromise?

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As afternoon approached, the invited guests slowly entered, but most of them wore expressions of utter despair.

They were all sent here by their families to their deaths, and their mission was to oppose the reforms concerning noble titles at the upcoming assembly.

If their opposition succeeds, a war will be avoided; if their opposition fails, everyone can imagine what will happen next.

Those who oppose the joint decision of the Heaven Dou Royal Family, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City will surely die here, even if it leads to war in the Heaven Dou Empire.

Besides the nobles, many Soul Master families also came to join in the fun, with many people from all eight major families.

Although the war between the two great empires is irrelevant to them, whether it is Tian Dou destroying Xing Luo or Xing Luo destroying Tian Dou, the eight great families are still the eight great families, and the seven great sects are still the seven great sects.

After all, the world of Soul Masters is different from that of nobles. Without strength, there is no status. Even if the previous generation was powerful, if the current generation is not strong, they will fall into decline in no time.

Just like the seven major sects, the upper three sects have remained largely unchanged for hundreds of years, but the lower four sects have experienced changes almost every hundred years.

The situation of hereditary titles, as seen in the two great empires, would never occur.

In the world of Soul Masters, only strength matters.

Do you think a fight will break out?

"The probability of war is very high."

At the seats of the eight major families, several old men with white beards, who were Soul Douluo, were gathered together.

"In the past, when the two great empires went to war, the Spirit Hall would always try to mediate, but this time, it doesn't seem like the Spirit Hall intends to make peace," said a gaunt old man.

The two empires would clash almost every ten or twenty years, and the Spirit Hall would always step in to mediate when both sides were helpless, preventing the situation from escalating. As a result, the Spirit Hall had always maintained a good image.

However, these veterans of the Soul Master world have more information and a more thorough understanding.

Although the Star Luo Empire has ambitions to annex the Heaven Dou Empire, they are not idiots. Although the Heaven Dou Empire has long suffered from accumulated problems, it still has a solid foundation. If they were to fight head-on, even if the Star Luo Empire won, it would be a Pyrrhic victory, which would not be worthwhile at all.

Rather than slowly eroding its power, it's better not to fight at all. Let the Heavenly Dou Empire lower its guard and allow this vast empire to rot even more thoroughly. When the Heavenly Dou Empire is truly powerless to resist the Star Luo Empire, then we can destroy it in one battle!

However, the Spirit Hall could not tolerate such a thing, because if the two great empires were at peace, the Spirit Hall's position would become very awkward.

The Spirit Hall needs to develop, grow stronger, and continue to thrive, which requires a large number of Spirit Masters absorbed from the two great empires. However, Spirit Masters are not fools. Most of them do not have any ambition to compete for the title of the best in the world. They just want to cultivate to a certain level and then enjoy life.

If the two great empires were not at war, the treatment they gave to Soul Masters would be something the Spirit Hall could not provide. For example, the Spirit Hall could not offer the noble titles and ranks that the Heaven Dou Empire had bestowed.

But what if the two great empires were to go to war from time to time?

War means death. The emperors of the two great empires are not fools. Those who obtain noble titles through cultivation are obligated to go to the battlefield during wartime. Only nobles who have truly earned military merit can obtain the qualification of "not fighting".

However, Xingluo is warlike. The noble titles bestowed by the Xingluo royal family can be mostly eliminated after a few battles. Only those truly powerful soul masters can retain their titles. To continue to improve their title level, they need to gain more military merits. Therefore, Xingluo as a whole is warlike.

However, the Heavenly Dou Empire is in a somewhat awkward position. Although it has the same noble policy as the Star Luo Empire, the Heavenly Dou Empire does not like to fight. As a result, the number of noble titles granted has increased to the point that they cannot be eliminated. In fact, these nobles have formed a group and almost completely ignore the rule that nobles can only obtain the qualification of "non-war" by participating in war and gaining military merit.

The number of nobles is increasing, but the total amount of rewards that can be given is limited, so each person receives less and less.

The old nobles, united, will not see their interests shaken too much, but the new nobles who are ennobled later based on their cultivation will be in an awkward position, having only a noble title but no noble treatment.

In comparison, they naturally chose to join the Spirit Hall.

Over time, the power of the Spirit Hall grew stronger and stronger. Gradually, the Spirit Halls in each region became a kind of alternative nobility in the local area. They were even more noble than the nobles enfeoffed by the two great empires because they had a large number of spirit masters and were concentrated in one place, so no one dared to offend them.

Therefore, in order to attract more Soul Masters, the Spirit Hall needs the two great empires to maintain a state of war, but they cannot fight too much. Whether Star Luo destroys Heaven Dou or Heaven Dou destroys Star Luo, it will not benefit the Spirit Hall.

But now, the Spirit Hall, which seems to be helping Heaven Dou reform, has actually brought an even greater crisis to Heaven Dou. The interests of the nobles are not so easily disturbed.

"..."

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, the key figure in this incident finally made his appearance.

Facing the glares of countless people, Nan Feng slowly walked to the center of the square, but did not go to the high platform prepared by Xue Ye.

"What does he mean by that?" Xueye asked, puzzled.

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Nan Feng was preparing to offer an explanation for what had happened, but in this kind of situation, one should speak from a higher position.

"They probably want to compromise," Xuexing said.

"After all, such a big matter, if not handled properly, will not only lead to war for the Heaven Dou Empire, but also damage the reputation of the Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Elder Nanfeng is too young and impetuous."

Even a titled Douluo elder wouldn't dare to say such a thing on their own initiative. In fact, even if the Pope wanted to do something with such a huge impact, he would have to go through the Elders' Council meeting.

According to the information he gathered, there was absolutely no news about this matter within the Spirit Hall before it escalated. It can be said that this was something Nan Feng did on a whim!

"Compromise? That's probably impossible," Xue Qinghe said.

Facing more than ten titled Douluo in the Elder Hall, and even her grandfather, Nan Feng refused to back down even a step. How could she possibly back down in this situation?

"If he doesn't compromise, the Spirit Hall probably won't tolerate him," Xue Xing said.

This matter was caused by Nan Feng. Once a war breaks out, everyone in the world will think that the Spirit Hall started the war, and everyone will be hostile to the Spirit Hall. Unless Nan Feng is desperate, he must compromise and apologize to the nobles today.

"Not necessarily," Xue Qinghe said quietly.

The Papal Palace is now completely under the Pope's control. Apart from the honorifics, all the titled Douluo elders in the Elder Hall have been brainwashed by Nan Feng. Nearly 70% of the Soul Masters in Wuhun City, from the Soul Douluo Bishop to a guard on duty, and even a toddler who has just learned to walk, have all been fooled by Nan Feng until their eyes are gleaming with fire!

Although this guy is crazy, he can grasp what people desire most and incite them.

Even she, and even her grandfather, no matter how much they despised this bastard, had to admit that what he said made sense!

(End of this chapter)