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Meanwhile, Xue Beng and Xue Qinghe were individually lobbying the four great kingdoms of the Heaven Dou Empire, as well as various other cities, hoping to pull them into their respective camps.
However, despite having Dugu Bo's assistance, Xue Beng was still a move behind. In the end, three of the kingdoms and one grand duchy all defected to Xue Qinghe. Only the Barak Kingdom, having been directly threatened by Dugu Bo, was forced to stand on Xue Beng's side.
Aside from the four kingdoms and the one grand duchy, the Xueling Province, Yidefu Province, and parts of the Beidi Province also defected to Xue Qinghe's camp.
Ultimately, only the Diao Province, the Fasnuo Province, and the majority of the Beidi Province sided with Xue Beng.
Xue Qinghe and Xue Beng vehemently accused each other of being traitors who had assassinated Emperor Xue Ye and plotted rebellion, leaving the commoners and nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire completely bewildered.
However, the majority chose to believe Xue Qinghe. After all, he was already the Crown Prince before the Heaven Dou Palace Coup; there seemed to be no logical reason for him to rebel.
Furthermore, Xue Beng's reputation within noble circles had never been good. Compared to a silkpants prince like Xue Beng, everyone was far more willing to choose Xue Qinghe to lead them.
Consequently, following the events of the Heaven Dou Palace Coup, the Heaven Dou Empire was completely torn in two.
To manage the remaining territories under his control, Xue Qinghe established his capital in Xilu City within the Silves Kingdom. He officially changed the nation's name to the "Heaven Soul Empire" and formed an alliance with Spirit Hall, intending to reclaim the northern territories.
Originally, Xue Qinghe had intended to rename it the "Spirit Empire" directly. However, on second thought, he realized that renaming the country "Spirit Empire" immediately after establishing the capital in Xilu City—a name with no connection to the Heaven Dou Empire—would be easily exploited by those with ulterior motives to confirm the rumors of his regicide and treason.
Therefore, he took one character from "Heaven Dou" and one from "Spirit Hall" (Wuhun), naming it the "Heaven Soul Empire." He planned to change it to the "Spirit Empire" once the time was right.
In the north, Xue Beng followed suit. He kept the capital in Heaven Dou City, renamed his nation the "Dou Ling Empire," and allied with the Star Luo Empire, intending to march south and swallow the Heaven Soul Empire.
As for Dugu Bo, after assisting Prince Xue Xing, he took his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, and officially joined the Star Luo Empire. The Star Luo Empire now boasted eleven Titled Douluos, a number surpassing even Spirit Hall!
From that point on, the structure of the Douluo Continent shifted from a tripod of three powers to a binary division. As the old saying goes, "How can one allow another to sleep beside one's bed?" It was easy to foresee that in the coming years, a war of even greater scale would inevitably erupt between the two major factions led by the Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall.
The outcome of that war would determine the ownership of the entire Douluo Continent!
Davis was naturally very concerned about this future war, but his most urgent task was to take Anna to Seagod Island to inherit the Seagod's position!
Only by possessing the power of a God could they hope to contend with Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, who would both become Level 100 Gods in the future.
seeing that Anna's physical strength was now comparable to a high-level Spirit Sage, Davis determined that with her current strength, she should be able to pass the Seagod's first trial. He immediately took her back to the Star Luo Empire without stopping.
After explaining the situation to his father, Emperor Dai Pojun, they prepared to depart for Seagod Island.
"Davis, are you saying that Nana has received the Seagod's acknowledgment? That as long as she goes to Seagod Island and passes the trials, she can break through Rank 100 and become the new Seagod?"
Hearing Davis explain the sequence of events and his future plans, Dai Pojun and the couple, Dai Tianxing, widened their eyes in shock.
They stared at the young girl, Anna, dumbfounded. Their eyes were filled with shock, surprise, envy, jealousy, and excitement.
They thought to themselves, if Anna really inherits the divine position and becomes the Seagod, wouldn't dealing with Spirit Hall be as easy as taking something out of a pocket?
Davis nodded heavily and said, "That's right, Father. I plan to take Zhu Zhuyun and Nana to Seagod Island! If Nana can inherit the divine position, it will be of immense benefit to us!"
"Excellent! If that girl Nana can truly inherit the divine position, a mere Spirit Hall will be no match for us!" Dai Tianxing nodded slightly, speaking without hesitation. "Davis, you go ahead. We are enough to handle the Star Luo Empire!"
"That's right, Davis, Father supports you too!" Dai Pojun laughed, then looked at Anna, whose cultivation had already reached Rank 70, with a complex expression in his eyes.
When he was in his teens, he was only a Grand Spirit Master. Yet Anna, at merely twelve years old, was already a Rank 70 Quasi-Spirit Sage. Such terrifying talent made Dai Pojun feel both envious and shocked.
"Nana, I also wish you success from the start! Inherit the Seagod position. I will dispatch the Empire's navy to escort you all to Seagod Island."
Anna giggled upon hearing this. "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Father, these pills are for you."
Davis called out, then took three pills from his storage tool: one red and two green. The blood-red pill was the Ten-Headed Solar Pill he had obtained after hunting the Ten-Headed Solar Snake in the Slaughter City; it was highly beneficial for fire-attribute Spirit Masters.
The other two bright green pills were successfully refined by Yang Wudi in recent days using the Aromatic Silk Beauty Immortal Herb. Their medicinal efficacy was sufficient to evolve an Eight Treasured Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul into a Nine Treasured Glazed Tile Pagoda!
Davis handed all three pills to Dai Pojun and instructed him to give the Ten-Headed Solar Pill to Lie Tianhu to help his Blazing War Tiger martial soul advance further.
As for the two green pills, they were left with Dai Pojun to be used to manipulate the Seven Treasure Blue Lightning Sect.
Davis believed that as long as he held these two pills, Ning Fengzhi would inevitably have to beg him, and would subsequently submit willingly to the Star Luo Empire.
After handing the pills to Dai Pojun, Davis returned to the Crown Prince's Manor to pack his luggage, ready to set off for Seagod Island and help Anna inherit the Seagod position!
He could also participate in the Seagod Island trials to further elevate his own strength!
"Davis, I want to go with you too!"
Inside the Crown Prince's Manor, upon learning that Davis was going to Seagod Island, Tang Yuehua insisted on tagging along.
"Well..."
Davis looked over Tang Yuehua's graceful and sexy figure. After pondering for a moment, he nodded slightly. "Alright then, Sister Yuehua, let's go together!"
"Hehe, I knew you couldn't bear to leave me behind. Thank you, husband!" Tang Yuehua pursed her lips in a smile, then hurriedly went to pack her things, ready to depart.
Davis naturally had his own considerations for bringing Tang Yuehua along. Being reluctant to leave his wife was only one reason; more importantly, Tang Yuehua's current cultivation was merely Rank 48.
Even though her cultivation talent was now equivalent to full innate soul power after consuming the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, it would take at least twenty or thirty years, perhaps even longer, for her to cultivate to the Titled Douluo realm.
Considering her age, Tang Yuehua would likely be a white-haired old woman by then. Davis naturally did not wish to see his wife age and decline.
Thus, taking her to Seagod Island might be a good choice.
As long as Tang Yuehua could pass the trials, she would receive rewards from the Seagod, allowing her to rapidly increase her cultivation and become a Titled Douluo!
Based on this consideration, Davis finally decided to bring her along to Seagod Island.
After packing their luggage, Davis, Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang Yuehua, and Anna bade farewell to Dai Pojun. The group then set off toward the western part of the Star Luo Empire.
(End of Chapter)