I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

Everyone present fell silent as they listened to Xu Xingyu's explanation. The word "war" was so heavy and so helpless.

Throughout history, wars have resulted in the sacrifice of countless lives, and have also fueled hatred between individuals and nations.

There are countless people on the mainland who yearn for peace and tranquility, but due to various interests and desires, this desire cannot last long, and there is nothing that can be done about it.

At this moment, Xu Jiujiu looked at Xu Xingyu with a worried expression and said, "If it is really as you say, the war is about to begin, then may I ask which side the Qiling Tower will stand on? I don't think the Qiling Tower can remain neutral after the war breaks out."

"That's not entirely true," Xu Xingyu said calmly. "Our Spirit Tower can completely ignore that so-called war. After all, everyone knows that with the Soul Beast race as our backing, the Spirit Tower already has the strength to contend with the entire continent."

"Furthermore, our Qiling Tower is more like a merchant guild, so no country dares to cause trouble for us alone, especially the Sun Moon Empire. If they sell to us, their plan to unify the continent will be greatly delayed."

"Therefore, when war breaks out, they will more likely choose to ignore the Chiling Towers we have built in various cities, unless we take the initiative to stop them."

"As for the final outcome of the war, whether the Sun and Moon unite the continent or the stalemate between multiple countries continues, it will be harmless to our Qiling Tower. In fact, it would be better if the continent were to agree, because as long as we maintain good relations with the countries that agree, it will not be a problem to further expand the power of Qiling Tower."

Hearing Xu Xingyu's words, Xu Jiujiu's heart sank. She knew that everything Xu Xingyu said was correct, and that any qualified leader would have made the same choice in most cases, but she still couldn't accept it.

Even though her engagement to Xu Xingyu caused her to lose her real power as a princess of the Star Luo Empire, she was still a person born in the Star Luo Empire and deeply loved her homeland.

Therefore, he could not simply stand by and watch the impending war destroy his country, knowing that he had come to understand the terrifying power of soul-guided technology long ago since arriving at the Spirit Tower.

This also led Xu Jiujiu to realize that the Sun Moon Empire, as a major power in soul guidance technology, possessed far more terrifying power than he had imagined. If war broke out and the Sun Moon Empire and Star Luo Clashed, the ultimate victor would most likely be the Sun Moon Empire.

But just as they were still reeling from the shock, Xu Xingyu's voice came again: "That's what I say, but personally, I think it's better not to unify the continent with the Sun Moon Empire as the leader if possible."

After listening to Xu Xingyu's unexpected and surprising words for a long time, she exclaimed, "Xingyu, didn't you say that for the Spirit Pagoda, the unification of the continent by the Sun and Moon would be the best outcome?"

Xu Xingyu looked at Xu Jiujiu, whose eyes were beginning to show a glimmer of hope, and sighed helplessly, "Unifying the continent is indeed the best outcome, but I didn't say it has to be the Sun Moon Empire that unifies the continent."

"Although the Sun Moon Continent has extremely advanced soul guidance technology, which makes it easier for them to cooperate with our Spirit Tower, the problem is that the Sun Moon Empire is too powerful. They will not allow the Spirit Tower to remain aloof forever. Instead, they will try to control our Spirit Tower."

"The most harmonious way would be for them to invite our Qiling Tower to become the state religion of their Sun Moon Empire after unification, which means we would have to submit to their work. That's not a big deal, but the problem is that the Sun Moon Empire itself isn't very credible."

"Not very trustworthy?" Jiang Nannan asked doubtfully, "Why can't the Sun Moon Empire be trusted?"

At this moment, Gu Yuena, who had remained silent until now, said calmly, "Is it because the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult have ties?"

The cooperation between the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult was no secret to the Spirit Tower. Not to mention that it was only a matter of time before the Holy Spirit Cult came knocking on their door so many times, Xu Xingyu, as a transmigrator from Blue Star, already knew this and had informed Gu Yuena long ago. So as long as they grasped this point, finding any clue would not be a problem.

Xu Xingyu nodded in agreement, saying, "That's one aspect. Another is that our Spirit Pagoda has no ties with the Sun Moon Empire. Apart from the fact that the Soul Beasts don't really care about which country you come from, very few of our Spirit Pagoda staff are from the Sun Moon Empire. The vast majority are from the Three Kingdoms. This also means that we are not a very trustworthy entity in the eyes of the Sun Moon Empire."

"This situation, where both sides are filled with distrust towards each other, is somewhat detrimental to the future development of the Spirit Tower," Xu Xingyu explained calmly. "Therefore, rather than having such an untrustworthy country agree to the unification of the continent, it would be better to support a country that we can trust to unify the continent."

"You mean..." She hesitated for a long time before continuing, but her excitement was fueled by the expectation that the answer was the same as what she had in mind.

After a long pause, Xu Xingyu smiled and said, "Yes, we must support the Star Luo Empire in unifying the continent."

"Although you have lost all the real power that a princess should have because you chose to be with me, you are still a princess recognized by the Star Luo Empire. At the same time, the Star Saint family I come from is a branch of the current Star Luo royal family, the Xu family."

"With this relationship in place, establishing friendly relations with Star Luo is not that difficult. Moreover, unlike the Sun Moon Empire, the Star Luo Empire is well aware that it needs top-tier forces like our Qiling Tower as its backing, otherwise they might suffer heavy losses if war breaks out. Therefore, they absolutely welcome our Qiling Tower's choice to stand with the Star Luo Empire."

It's more than just a welcome! Xu Jiujiu thought to herself, based on her understanding of her brother, the current emperor Xu Jiawei, that even if Xu Xingyu wanted to take the throne from Xu Jiawei after Qilingta chose to become the Star Luo Empire's backer, he wouldn't refuse.

After all, as Xu Xingyu said, he himself is a member of the royal family, and his fiancée, Xu Jiujiu, is the current Princess Xingluo, so in the end, the throne is still in the hands of the Xu family.

The two things his elder brother valued most were the continuation of the Xu family and the survival of the Star Luo Empire. If it came to handing over the throne to another member of the Xu family during this process, he would not hesitate for a moment.

Didn't he do something like handing over the throne to his father, Dai Hao, in order to win over Huo Yuhao and thus ensure the peace of the Star Luo Empire, near the end of the original novel?

If they didn't hesitate to hand over the throne to the White Tiger family, then they would have even less hesitation in handing it over to their own family.