"What an arrogant tone, what grand ambition!"
"Just like Spirit Hall in the past—always so ambitious!"
"If you want to unify the Douluo Continent, you'll have to get past my Heaven Dou Empire first!"
Xue Beng's face was grim.
He still didn't know that the Star Luo Empire's army had been crushed by Qian Renxue. If he did, he wouldn't be so confident.
Angry as he was, he actually agreed with much of what Qian Renxue said about Tang San.
"If not for my teacher's orders back then, I would have unified the continent long ago…"
At this thought, Xue Beng felt deep regret. He would never blame his teacher Tang San, but the regret in his heart was hard to quell.
He'd thought this way for a long time.
Everything traced back to Tang San. Yet it was only with Tang San's help that he became emperor, and only by relying on Tang San was the Heaven Dou Empire able to defeat the Spirit Empire.
So Xue Beng simply couldn't blame his teacher.
"If only teacher hadn't been so stubborn back then!"
"No, no… My teacher is a wise man—he must have thought further than I did and seen farther. Teacher can't be wrong. Teacher isn't stubborn!"
...
"Wishful thinking. Let's see what happens when you face my army!"
Dai Weisi, unaware that the Star Luo army had already been defeated, sneered coldly after hearing Qian Renxue's declaration.
...
"Ah, troubled times…"
"Who would have thought Qian Renxue actually regained her divine power? With Tang San and Xiao Wu gone, no one can stop her now!"
"Mortal power can never compete with the gods!"
At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, Ning Fengzhi was shocked upon hearing Qian Renxue's bold proclamation.
He'd known of Qian Renxue's actions, but hadn't realized she had regained her divine power.
Hearing her voice from so far away, Ning Fengzhi finally understood.
He grew worried—only those who had faced gods knew their true might.
In the past, the clan's two Title Douluo, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, had been so weak before a god—easily slain!
So Ning Fengzhi knew that unless another god appeared, no one could stop Qian Renxue now.
"Rongrong, Oscar!"
"Perhaps the hope of saving the continent now rests with you!"
"I hope you both can finish your god trials soon!"
Still, Ning Fengzhi wasn't too anxious—after all, Oscar and Ning Rongrong were still around.
...
After Qian Renxue's forceful declaration, the reactions of the Douluo Continent's commoners and its elites were nearly opposite.
The lower their status, the more people supported Qian Renxue.
Especially those at the very bottom who hadn't received free spirit awakenings for ten years—they hoped most for Qian Renxue's success.
There were also many low-level soul masters, and former Spirit Hall soul masters.
After learning that Qian Renxue had rebuilt Spirit Hall and the Spirit Empire, and that she'd regained her divine power, most chose to answer her call—whatever their reasons.
Countless responded.
With a huge following, Qian Renxue began her campaign.
Before, she lacked the numbers—even if she took territory, there was no one to govern it.
But now it was different. With more and more people answering her call and joining the Spirit Empire, Qian Renxue finally had the strength to launch a true campaign to unify the two empires.
Qian Renxue's first target was the Star Luo Empire.
Because the Star Luo Empire had just sent a massive army against her, Qian Renxue decided to destroy them first.
But after leading her army into Star Luo territory, Qian Renxue met almost no resistance.
Wherever her army went, they conquered.
There was barely any force left to resist her.
It was utterly one-sided.
Of course, the Star Luo Empire did try to fight back, but all their resistance was pitifully weak before Qian Renxue.
Anything resembling a real fight was easily crushed by her.
In just half a month, Qian Renxue's army reached the Star Luo Empire's capital.
"White Tiger Douluo, Nether Douluo!"
"How long are you planning to hide? Do you really want to just watch me destroy your entire capital?"
Qian Renxue hovered above the city, her voice cold.
Even now, she didn't know Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were already dead—she thought they were just hiding from her.
"Qian Renxue, are you saying my brother is still alive?"
Standing atop the city walls, Dai Weisi's eyes lit up at Qian Renxue's words.
"What, you thought they were dead already?"
"Looks like they're hiding—afraid to show their faces. Fine, let them be cowards for the rest of their lives!"
"Last time you got away. This time, there's no second chance. You have no option to surrender!"
"Divine Skill: Fallen Angel's Vengeance!"
With a cold snort, Qian Renxue glared at Dai Weisi and pronounced their fate.
At this point, anyone who wanted to flee the Star Luo capital had already escaped. Those who remained had chosen not to run.
Qian Renxue showed no mercy for these people.
Boom—
Darkness swept over the sky again. Countless meteors, burning with black fire, rained down on the capital.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Crash! Crash! Crash!
Meteors pounded the city, and the Star Luo capital—standing for thousands of years—was reduced to ruin.
The once-proud capital of the Star Luo Empire was utterly destroyed.
With this, the Star Luo Empire was wiped out.
"Still not coming out?"
Even after destroying Star Luo, Qian Renxue was surprised she hadn't seen Dai Mubai or Zhu Zhuqing.
"At least they're smart enough to know that standing in my way is useless!"
Qian Renxue snorted, though she frowned.
Defeating Star Luo so easily brought her a sense of vengeance, but something still felt off.
The Shrek Seven Devils had done nothing.
Qian Renxue couldn't feel at ease as long as the Shrek Seven Devils were still out there.
"Then I'll wipe out the Shrek Seven first—Heaven Dou Empire can wait."
With some concern in her heart, Qian Renxue gave up on attacking the Heaven Dou Empire for now and decided to hunt down the Shrek Seven first.
She'd thought she'd have to face Dai Mubai and the others before destroying Star Luo, but when they didn't show up, she had to go looking herself.
"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, Clear Sky Clan!"
"I don't believe you'll keep hiding once your sects are destroyed!"
...(End of chapter)
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