Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect

The windows on the walls were all open, and warm sunlight streamed across the floor.

A middle-aged man with a rugged face and tall stature sat at his desk, his brows furrowed as he stared at a piece of paper filled with intelligence gathered by the Heavenly Soul Spy on the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire.

He is the current Heavenly Soul Emperor. According to some people in the Douling Empire, he should be the descendant of a traitor.

After all, his ancestors raised the banner of rebellion, destroyed the rule of the Tian Dou Xue family, and even drove the Xue family out of Tian Dou City, thus establishing the Tian Hun Empire.

The Xue family can only retreat to the Douling Empire, the smallest of the four great empires.

If it weren't for the still-present threat of the Sun Moon Empire, the Xue family's hostility towards the Heavenly Soul Royal Family would have been several levels higher, and they might even have tried to overthrow the Heavenly Soul Royal Family's rule in order to rebuild the glory of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

After reading the intelligence report, Emperor Tianhun sighed and put the letter down. Princess Vina walked over and asked, "Father, what's wrong?"

Emperor Tianhun said, "Vina, the current situation is not optimistic. The Star Luo Empire has 400,000 troops stationed on the border, along with our Tianhun reinforcements, totaling 500,000 troops, but the Sun Moon Empire remains calm."

At the very beginning of the war, when they held the upper hand, the Sun Moon Empire didn't even send any powerful figures to interfere with their army's assembly. It seems the Sun Moon Empire is extremely confident, which is not good news for us.

As Vina listened to Emperor Tianhun's analysis, she couldn't help but frown: "Father, why don't you send more troops to help the Star Luo Empire? If the Star Luo Empire is defeated, our situation will be dangerous."

Chapter 620 I have never felt that the Heavenly Soul Emperor is happy.

Emperor Tianhun nodded and said, "Yes, we do need to send more reinforcements. I will convene a meeting of the army's high-ranking officers later to discuss this matter."

As for you, go back to the Body Sect now and invite the Poison Sect Master here. I want to discuss with him the matter concerning the threat posed by the Sun Moon Empire.

“Yes, Father!” Vina replied.

She is a princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire, a member of the Body Sect, and the fiancée of Long Aotian, the chief heir of the Body Sect. She is undoubtedly the most suitable person to do this.

After all, her multiple identities, in a sense, are strong evidence of the deepening relationship between the Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Royal Family.

Vina turned around, took quick steps, and prepared to jog away from the palace to get to the Body Sect as soon as possible.

However, a huge, pitch-black spatial rift suddenly appeared in front of her, and a powerful sense of oppression swept over her.

Ta-da!

She instinctively took a few steps back, her face filled with shock: "This is... a spatial rift?"

Although she did not master the power of space, given her status, she had naturally encountered some powerful individuals who had mastered some spatial power, and was therefore familiar with spatial rifts.

Of course, this was the first time she had ever seen such a massive spatial rift, and she was momentarily at a loss. Not far away, the Heavenly Soul Emperor looked surprised. He immediately realized that something was wrong and shouted, "Guards! There's an assassin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, silver light surged out from the dark spatial rift, and Huo Yuhao and his group appeared.

Two titled Douluo, at the Heavenly Soul Emperor's call, burst through the door and appeared in the palace, their faces wary as they stood guard in front of the Heavenly Soul Emperor.

They are the retainers of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and their main duty is to protect the safety of the Heavenly Soul Emperor. As for Princess Vina, she is also very important.

However, compared to the Heavenly Soul Emperor, they would not hesitate to prioritize protecting him, after all, the Heavenly Soul Emperor is the supreme ruler of this empire.

However, when the two elders saw Poison Immortal and Golden Roc, as well as a group of elders from the Body Sect, they were dumbfounded.

assassin?

No, how could the people of the Body Sect be related to assassins? After all, the Body Sect is a sect that protects the country; how could they possibly commit treason?

Of course, even if the other party really chooses to rebel, they still have no way to protect the Heavenly Soul Emperor. After all, the strength of this group of Body Sect experts is simply too great, and they have no way to resist them.

"Sect Master! Vice Sect Master, and all the elders... how did you manage to reach the Imperial Palace through the spatial rift? Could this man in black robes be Senior Xiao?" Vina stared wide-eyed at everyone in disbelief. She knew that there were powerful individuals in this world who could tear through space and quickly reach other places, but the group of powerful individuals from the Body Sect were clearly not among them.

If this man in black robes is indeed Senior Xiao, then everything makes sense.

“That’s right, it is indeed Senior Xiao!” Du Busi nodded in response.

"Why would Senior Xiao do such a thing?" Vina was stunned, a look of confusion on her face.

"Senior Xiao wanted to take us to meet His Majesty to discuss some matters, so he tore through space and brought us to the Heavenly Soul Palace." Poison Immortal explained briefly, then his gaze passed over Vina and landed on the Heavenly Soul Emperor.

The Heavenly Soul Emperor slowly rose, a smile spreading across his face, his eyes revealing a look of inquiry: "Elder Poison, who is this Senior Xiao?"

Upon hearing this, Du Busi was immediately embarrassed. In fact, in order to prevent Senior Xiao from being displeased, matters concerning the other party were kept secret within the Body Sect. He had specifically issued a prohibition, requiring all members of the Body Sect not to spread this matter outside, otherwise they would be severely punished according to the sect rules.

Therefore, even the Heavenly Soul Emperor was unaware of Senior Xiao's existence.

However, now that Senior Xiao is going to discuss the Sun Moon Empire's annexation of the Heavenly Soul Empire with His Majesty, Senior Xiao's affairs can no longer be kept from His Majesty.

So he patiently explained, "Your Majesty, the matter is like this..."

He began to recount his experiences of interacting with Senior Xiao in detail, and explained his reasons for keeping things about Senior Xiao a secret.

after a while.

After listening to Du Busi's explanation, the Heavenly Soul Emperor stared at Huo Yuhao and frowned, saying, "Senior Xiao, do you mean that the Sun Moon Empire should annex the Heavenly Soul Empire? Wouldn't my Heavenly Soul Royal Family be wiped out? After all, by then, my Heavenly Soul Royal Family will just be remnants of the previous dynasty."

His ancestors rose to power through rebellion, so he was naturally sensitive to such matters and subconsciously believed that the remnants of the previous dynasty would not have a good end.

Huo Yuhao shook his head: "I told Du Busi that I would ensure that all Tianhun people would receive the same treatment as the Sun and Moon people. The Tianhun royal family is naturally also a Tianhun person. I can guarantee that the Sun and Moon Empire will not purge the Tianhun royal family. On the contrary, it will use the power of the Tianhun royal family to help govern the Tianhun Empire."

In Huo Yuhao's view, the manpower and energy required to govern an empire is indeed too high.

If the original rulers were allowed to assist in governance, the cost of governance could be greatly reduced, and the flags of the Sun Moon Empire could be planted throughout the entire Heavenly Soul Empire as quickly as possible.

As for when the Heavenly Soul Emperor should completely abdicate, that depends on the timing.

Of course, the Sun and Moon Army that was about to arrive in Tiandou City was not without purpose; occupying an empire naturally required stationing troops in multiple locations.

"This..." Emperor Tianhun looked at Poison Undying, somewhat hesitant.

Knowing that Emperor Tianhun still had some doubts, Du Busi said in an unquestionable tone, "Your Majesty, I can assure you that Senior Xiao is a man of his word and trustworthy."

Moreover, if Senior Xiao truly intended to kill, both the Heavenly Soul Royal Family and our Body Sect would be annihilated in a very short time. After all, he is a reincarnated god, and he even has a god-like teacher!

Emperor Tianhun sighed, knowing that the other party meant that since there was no way to resist, they should obediently choose to submit, and perhaps they could still gain some benefits that way.

He said, "Elder Poison, since you've put it this way, I agree to let the Sun Moon Empire annex the Heavenly Soul Empire."

"Your Majesty! You agreed so quickly?" Poisonous Immortal was stunned.

He knew the other party was smart and knew how to assess the situation. He knew that he couldn't fight city hall and would eventually agree. However, he thought it would take more time to persuade the other party, but he didn't expect the other party to agree so quickly.

The people standing nearby were immediately shocked by the Heavenly Soul Emperor's words.

The Heavenly Soul Emperor said with some helplessness, "Poison Elder, I actually didn't want to be the Heavenly Soul Emperor at all. On the one hand, it's because I had no ambition for this position before I ascended the throne. On the other hand, the pressure of being the Heavenly Soul Emperor is too great. I not only have to be wary of the Sun Moon Empire, but also the Douling Empire's counterattack, and even have to maintain good relations with Shrek Academy."

I have never felt that the Heavenly Soul Emperor was happy.

Chapter 621 Give them a little shock from the sun and moon

Huo Yuhao was somewhat surprised. In his opinion, what the Heavenly Soul Emperor said might be true or false. However, regardless of the other party's motives, it was undoubtedly a good thing to be able to take over the Heavenly Soul Empire without launching a large-scale war.

It's important to understand that the Heavenly Soul Empire is different from the former Heavenly Dou Empire.

Because the Heavenly Soul Royal Family rose to power through rebellion, they were well aware of the immense danger of the royal family being unable to control the local areas.

After all, the Heavenly Dou Empire was split into the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Douling Empire because the royal family was weak and unable to control the vassal kingdoms, which even led to the emergence of kingdoms within kingdoms.

The later Heavenly Soul Royal Family learned from their mistakes and allied with the Body Sect, so they still have strong control over various parts of the empire.

As long as both Poison Immortal and Emperor Tianhun agree to merge the Tianhun Empire into the Sun Moon Empire, there will not be much resistance to garrisoning Sun Moon troops in various places. Even if some people resist, they can be quickly suppressed with the help of the Tianhun royal family.

The Heavenly Soul Emperor looked at Huo Yuhao and said cautiously, "Senior Xiao, what did you mean by borrowing the power of the Heavenly Soul royal family to assist in governing the Heavenly Soul Empire?"

When facing this Senior Xiao, the Heavenly Soul Emperor was quite careful with his words. After all, according to Elder Poison, the other party was a reincarnated deity with a divine teacher.

Huo Yuhao said, "My meaning is very simple: let the Heavenly Soul Royal Family remain in the ranks of the royal family, and you, the Heavenly Soul Emperor, should also remain in the position of emperor. You only need to submit a letter of state to the Sun Moon Emperor to show your submission, and do your best to help the Sun Moon Empire govern the Heavenly Soul Empire."

The Sun and Moon Army will arrive at Heaven Dou City after a period of time, and then, using Heaven Dou City as its center, radiate outwards in all directions of the Heavenly Soul Empire, occupying important cities.

"This..." Emperor Tianhun frowned slightly. "I have already agreed to let Tianhun Empire merge into Sun Moon Empire, and you still want to be emperor and handle the affairs of the empire? Senior Xiao, what I said to Elder Du just now was actually from the bottom of my heart."

I have never truly felt happy being emperor, but now that I have a suitable opportunity to unload this heavy burden, I am actually quite happy.

Moreover, the spies I sent to the Sun Moon Empire have reported that Emperor Xu Tianran of the Sun Moon Empire enjoys personally handling many political affairs, and the internal affairs of the Heavenly Soul should also be handled by him.

As for me, it would be best to abdicate directly. Of course, to show our sincerity, even after losing their royal status, the Heavenly Soul Royal Family can still send people to help handle the internal affairs of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Does Xu Tianran like to handle government affairs personally?

That's because he was naturally suspicious. In the original story, even Ju Zi, who was supposedly Xu Tianran's most trusted person, was suspected and tested by Xu Tianran.

Regarding the internal affairs of the Sun Moon Empire, the other party naturally wouldn't completely trust any of the ministers. If it weren't for the fact that Xu Tianran was essentially a Title Douluo with strong physical abilities and abundant energy, his "diligent governance" attitude would have caused his body to collapse long ago.

Huo Yuhao looked at the Heavenly Soul Emperor and advised, "You can sit on this throne for a while longer. When the time is right, you can naturally abdicate. Don't worry, it won't be long before your abdication will be realized."

"That's good." Emperor Tianhun breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, a voice from the plane's consciousness rang in Huo Yuhao's mind: "Yuhao, the Sun and Moon Army has arrived in the outskirts of Tiandou City."

Huo Yuhao immediately responded telepathically: "Okay, I understand."

Then, he looked around and said, "Next, you will come with me to Tiandou City to welcome the arrival of the Sun and Moon Army."

"The arrival of the Sun and Moon Army?"

Everyone looked surprised.

........

Outside Tiandou City, in the countryside.

A large caravan is heading towards Tiandou City.

As an ancient city with tens of thousands of years of history, and the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Tian Dou City has an extremely large population, and its overall economic situation ranks among the top in the major cities of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Therefore, a thriving market has emerged in Tiandou City. Although Tiandou City cannot compare with Mingdu, the prosperity of Tiandou's market means there are opportunities to make money. Many merchants are willing to do business in Tiandou City in order to make money. After all, who would complain about having too many gold soul coins?

The massive Sun Moon Army, under Orange's prior arrangement, chose to disguise themselves as a large caravan. They planned to enter Tian Dou City as a caravan and then wait for the right opportunity to launch a thunderous attack!

It should be understood that as the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Heavenly Dou City is bound to be heavily guarded and easy to defend but difficult to attack. If an attack can be launched from within Heavenly Dou City, the speed at which the Sun Moon Army can take over Heavenly Dou City will be greatly increased.

Of course, on their way to Tiandou City, the Sun Moon Army, disguised as a merchant caravan, was questioned, but they successfully resolved these questions by leveraging the connections established by their Sun Moon spies and by using Gold Soul Coins to clear the way.

At the forefront of the large caravan, Ye Yulin, disguised as an old man with a white beard, wore a black robe and rode a tall horse. He transmitted his voice to the other level nine soul masters who were also riding horses beside him: "Everyone, it won't be long before we enter Heaven Dou City. Once we find the right opportunity, we will face the Heaven Soul Guards and Heaven Soul experts. We need to give them a little shock to the Sun and Moon Realms!"

Xuan Ziwen disguised himself as a middle-aged man with a thick beard. He held the reins with both hands, his face bitter, and transmitted his voice to the other level nine soul masters: "Gentlemen, I am not good at fighting, so I may only be able to help you hold off some of the Heavenly Soul experts and Heavenly Soul army."

"Not good at fighting?" Ye Yulin asked, somewhat puzzled.

The other level-nine soul masters looked on with curiosity.

Xuan Ziwen responded somewhat awkwardly, "Although I am a level nine soul master like you, I have devoted my energy to researching and inventing soul tools for many years and have not fought with anyone for many years. I had almost forgotten what my own soul skills were before. After becoming a level nine soul master, I only have a deep impression of my ninth soul skill."

For Soul Masters, although Soul Tools are very important, Soul Skills are not useless. For a moment, the faces of the others showed a mixture of helplessness and surprise.