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The Snow Night Emperor expressed his dissatisfaction with the actions of the Martial Soul Temple, but he only vented his emotions for a while and didn't dwell on the issue.
After all, the downfall of the Haotian Sect was already a done deal.
No matter how much he condemned it, what could he do about it?
Moreover, the Martial Soul Temple's actions were also under the banner of seeking justice for the literary masters.
"I didn't think that Su Wen's reputation as a literary master would have such a huge influence," the Snow Night Emperor said with a frown.
It was true that Su Wen had established the Book Mountain and Sea of Learning over the past year, gradually offending many people, and in the recent explosion, he had directly triggered the attack of not only the Haotian Sect's private grudge but also the attack of three Great Soul Emperors, six Great Soul Saints, and over a dozen Soul Emperors.
Although this lineup didn't seem as powerful as the Haotian Sect's two Title Douluos, it was still quite impressive.
Nowadays, the Title Douluos on the continent could be considered strategic weapons, and only a few powers possessed them.
Except for the top three sects and the Martial Soul Temple, the strongest powers among the other sects and families were only able to have one Soul Emperor guarding them.
This made them rank second among the powers on the continent, outside of the top tier.
The three Great Soul Emperors could be considered as the downfall of three sects similar to the Xiangya Sect.
The six Soul Saints meant the downfall of six smaller families.
The impact was significant.
However, with the downfall of the Haotian Sect, which was once the number one sect in the world and had six Title Douluos, the downfall of these "small families" and "small sects" seemed less important.
A hint of fear appeared in the Snow Night Emperor's eyes.
It was just an assassination, yet it made the entire continent's Soul Masters so tolerant of the actions of destroying sects and families.
Fortunately.
The Snow Night Emperor's gaze fell on the Snow Star Prince, who was standing beside him with his head lowered, and he let out a cold snort.
"Fortunately, I didn't listen to your suggestion back then."
"Your Majesty is wise," the Snow Star Prince said, not daring to speak back.
He was truly frightened.
If they had participated in the assassination, the Martial Soul Temple might not have directly attacked the Tian Dou Empire under the banner of seeking justice for Su Wen, but they could have targeted the Snow Star Prince's family.
"Hmph, fortunately, Qinghe stopped it in time; otherwise, our Tian Dou imperial family would have also become enemies with Su Wen."
It was clear that the Tian Dou imperial family had produced a genius, and if they had become enemies with Su Wen due to a single assassination, they would have become sworn enemies.
The key was that the Snow Night Emperor had been tempted by the Snow Star Prince's words back then.
Nowadays, the situation between the two great empires was somewhat unbalanced, and with Su Wen's academy only established in the Tian Dou Empire for over a year, this balance had slowly been restored.
The Snow Night Emperor couldn't help but feel moved.
"Sigh, I was too greedy."
The Snow Night Emperor let out a sigh, leaned back in his chair, and gazed out the window at the sky, suddenly looking much older.
Since he had grown old, perhaps he should hand over power and focus on maintaining his achievements, rather than being tempted by short-term gains and ruining his reputation for a lifetime.
At this moment, the Snow Night Emperor had the idea of transferring power to the crown prince ahead of time.
He glanced at the Snow Star Prince.
Although the prince had mentioned that the crown prince might be problematic, the Snow Night Emperor didn't trust his brother anymore.
The Star Luo Empire.
In terms of system, it was similar to the Tian Dou Empire, and the Star Luo Empire also had vassal kingdoms.
Moreover, within the Star Luo Empire, there were also many factions.
The only difference was that they valued martial power more.
As a member of the imperial family, the Dai family, although not the strongest, was still a top-tier family, and every emperor during their reign could reach the level of Soul Emperor or Soul Saint, and some even became Soul Douluos after retiring.
Even if a former emperor retired and cultivated in seclusion for decades, they could still reach the level of Soul Saint, and with the help of martial soul fusion techniques, they could be comparable to a Soul Douluo.
This meant that the Dai family had always had a Soul Douluo guarding them.
Over time, the Dai family, as the imperial family, had accumulated a large number of soul bones, making their foundation increasingly strong, and the chances of producing a Soul Douluo in each generation increased, and with the help of martial soul fusion techniques, they could maintain a Soul Douluo-level deterrent for a longer period.
Now, they could almost stably maintain this deterrent.
For example, the current Star Luo Emperor, although only a Soul Saint, had a father who was a former emperor and had broken through to the Soul Douluo level ten years ago.
Star Luo City.
"Su Wen, you've finally arrived," Dai Wei said with a relieved expression. "My father, the emperor, has prepared a banquet in the imperial palace to welcome you."
Dai Wei looked at the Tian Dou crown prince, Qinghe, with a narrowed gaze, as if comparing himself to him.
Previously, there was a gap in their status, but now Dai Wei didn't feel inferior to Qinghe.
As a prince who wasn't yet a crown prince, he dared to put himself on an equal footing with the crown prince of another empire.
This was the treatment brought about by the difference in national strength between the two great empires.
Now, Dai Wei was truly appointed as the crown prince and felt that he was superior to Qinghe in terms of status.
Moreover, this was in Star Luo City.
Of course, since Qinghe was Su Wen's companion, the Star Luo Empire didn't dare to be too overbearing.
However, they still had to exert some pressure.
Noticing Dai Wei's gaze, Qinghe coldly smiled in his heart and ignored him.
Star Luo Imperial Palace.
"Su Wen pays his respects to Your Majesty," Su Wen said with a bow.
He didn't need to perform a formal bow in front of the emperor, not even in such a formal occasion.
This was due to his identity and his strength.
Both of these gave him this status.
"Haha, Su Wen, you've finally arrived," Emperor Daijie said with a hint of bitterness in his eyes.
This was true; many Soul Masters in the Star Luo Empire had been waiting for a long time and couldn't wait any longer, so they had secretly gone to the Tian Dou Empire to learn the techniques of the academy.
This had caused some turmoil in the Star Luo Empire.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty," Su Wen said. "The academy's purpose is to spread knowledge, and I will do my best to build academies in every corner of the Soul Master world."
After exchanging some polite words with Daijie, Su Wen brought up the main topic.
"I don't know how the construction of the academy in the Star Luo Empire is proceeding."
"Don't worry about that, Su Wen," Daijie said. "In my Star Luo Empire, over a hundred cities, large and small, have already established academy branches."
"My father, the emperor, personally selected a site with good feng shui near Star Luo City and built a large-scale academy," Dai Wei added, explaining more details. "Moreover, even before you established the Book Mountain and Sea of Learning, our Star Luo City has organized many scholars to enter the academy and work with local Soul Masters to establish the academy's order."
"The Star Luo City academy has also started recruiting students, and a batch of children have already joined."
The Star Luo Empire, although seemingly at a disadvantage in terms of words, was actually taking strong actions.
They had completed the preparation work for the academy, which seemed to be a display of their control over the academy branches within the empire.
(End of chapter)