"What do we do next?"
"Of course, we rush back to the Star Luo Continent to establish an alibi. It's up to you."
After sending the Five Great Heavenly Kings to Mingdu for settlement and arranging an ocean-going freighter for Long Yue and Dai Yueyan to return to the Star Luo Empire, Feng Zaixing urged Gu Yue to flee.
Gu Yue activated the dragon god core for long-distance teleportation. Pouting her cherry lips, she muttered, "Why do I feel like we're fugitives running away after doing something bad? Don't we have legitimate identities?"
Feng Zaixing rolled his eyes slightly and asked back, "To Shrek and the Tang Clan, isn't what we did the absolute worst thing possible?"
"Right now, my cultivation is successful, but I still can't take down Yun Ming and Cao Dezhi. Guan Yue's stance is uncertain, and Di Tian and the others can't be seen in public. If we force it, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."
"Although we are already the strongest force on the Douluo plane, we don't have an absolute advantage over the other factions."
One Cao Dezhi is manageable, but the senior-junior pair of Yun Ming and Guan Yue are no ordinary Quasi-Gods; pushed to the brink, they can both unleash Divine Rank combat power.
Feng Zaixing was quite wary of these two and didn't want to endure their desperate retaliation. Even if he wasn't afraid of death, he had to worry about others suffering.
After all, he was too young. Even with various means to increase his cultivation speed, he still lacked the accumulation of time and foundation.
Not to mention, the geniuses of his One Heart Society also needed time to grow.
"Boom!"
Nine-colored divine light shimmered as a spatial tunnel opened. The handsome young man in tight-fitting clothes watched the rapidly disappearing land scenery. His expression calmed as he said, "Time has been on our side from the beginning. Those restless fellows no longer dare to make a move against us. Next is our golden period for increasing our strength."
"In a few more years, we will completely replace the older generation, taking control of the Sun Moon Federation and the core power of the entire plane."
Gu Yue was silent for a moment, thinking deeply before saying, "In three years, I will definitely be able to Breakthrough to Spirit Douluo. Pushing for Titled Douluo is also possible."
"What about you? Three-Word Battle Armor and four-word battle armor won't be a problem, right?"
Gu Yue sent an inquiring look toward her chairman.
The response she got was a flick to the forehead from Chairman Feng.
"Thwack."
Feng Zaixing withdrew his finger and crossed his arms. Facing her dissatisfied gaze with a calm face, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction, like petting a cat. He said, "Student Gu Yue, please do not doubt your Chairman's strength. A measly Three-Word Battle Armor is merely a matter of time for me."
"If you don't mind, I have plenty of Soul Forged metals here that can be made into Three-Word Battle Armor at any time."
"As for four-word battle armor, that depends on whether I have the time to study and research under Teacher Zhen Hua."
Gu Yue rubbed her head, her beautiful eyes wide with anger. "I think you'd better spare some energy for research. Di Tian has told me countless times that humans only pushed the Spirit Beast race to the brink by relying on four-word battle armor."
"A Titled Douluo wearing four-word battle armor is comparable to a Limit Douluo. A Demi-God wearing four-word battle armor is comparable to a Quasi-God. A Quasi-God wearing four-word battle armor can peer into the ultimate Realm below godhood, not weaker than Huo Yuhao back then."
Feng Zaixing found this very reasonable and then gave a soft sigh.
Gu Yue asked curiously, "What are you sighing about?"
"For ten thousand years, prodigies have emerged in succession. Some were not weaker than Huo Yuhao, yet they could not become gods. Isn't that worth a sigh?"
Feng Zaixing stood with his hands behind his back and said regretfully, "Not to mention others, the founding Ancestral Master of my Sect created the 'Secrets of the Body.' His cultivation reached the pinnacle of creation. Among the original Shrek Seven Devils twenty thousand years ago, none were his match at the same Realm, except for Sea God Tang San."
"The Ancestral Master who created the Innate Secret Method achieved godhood through his Physical Body. His entire body had no flaws, and his talent was peerless. Compared to Huo Yuhao, he only lacked a spirit soul, yet he also turned into withered bones."
Feng Zaixing whispered, "I can now faintly feel the suppression of the plane's order. This stems from the instinct of the plane spirit. Fortunately, Tang Hao cannot interfere with the plane now, so I haven't sensed a death threat from the plane's suppression."
During the battle at sea, Tang Hao was severely wounded by the plane spirit, and Ji Juechen followed up with a sword strike, dispersing Tang Hao's divine form and making it impossible for him to interfere with the plane again.
Even so, the plane, which had been tossed about by the Tang Clan for twenty thousand years, could not support the birth of Divine Rank experts. The only good news was that people like Yun Ming, Chen Xinjie, and Yu Guanjun no longer needed to hide their Divine Origin Realm mental force.
Gu Yue was overjoyed upon hearing this. She waved her folding fan and laughed, "In that case, you should be careful. This plane cannot suppress my strength."
Feng Zaixing narrowed his eyes and said with a serious face, "Student Gu Yue, are you reminding me to take care of you right now? How about the Mingde Hall basement? There are many pre-built secret rooms there."
"When it comes to suppressing people, your Chairman is number one in the world."
As he spoke, a sharp light glinted in his eyes, as if he were considering which secret room best suited Gu Yue's temperament and characteristics.
Secret room characteristics—it wouldn't be right without some special features.
Gu Yue was not afraid. Instead, she showed a very arrogant smile, lightly tossing the dragon god core. "My dear Chairman, are you reminding me that I should exile you right now? You wouldn't want to wander outside the Douluo plane, would you?"
Feng Zaixing sneered, "Do you think I wouldn't install an automatic navigation System? On the way to the Star Luo Empire, I recorded all the routes and applied the most advanced intelligent processing."
The blazing fire god-level mecha materialized, floating in the air. The phantom of the blazing apricot jiao shu condensed on top, its face filled with the dedication of a high-quality employee to their work.
"I have recorded all the forward routes. Silver Dragon King, even if you exile the Lord to the ocean, we can still return!"
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Seeing this, Gu Yue's expression was one of great astonishment. This was the automatic navigation System?
Feng Zaixing pretended not to see Gu Yue's disdainful and questioning look. The abilities of a Vicious Beast spirit soul were much stronger than ordinary AI; you just had to feed it maps.
He smiled confidently and said, "How about it, Little Silver Dragon? Do you now know the importance of keeping a low profile?"
Gu Yue bristled at the name 'Little Silver Dragon' and said crossly, "You can call me Gu Yue or Silver Dragon King, but don't use such a malicious nickname!"
"Oh, it seems you have no other options." Feng Zaixing understood; if Gu Yue had a way, she probably would have already cut off the spatial tunnel.
The bristling Silver Dragon King Young Miss was very angry, but then she was only angry for a moment.
"You're returning to the Star Luo Empire for seclusion. The place you chose is the Dragon Valley, right?"
"Naturally." Feng Zaixing smiled calmly. Although Dragon Valley did not allow for spirit power improvement, it was a good place for accumulation and reflection, suitable for the Physical Body and mental force to skyrocket.
His mental force had already reached the limit below godhood, and his Innate Secret Method had been cultivated to the final 'Golden Body' Realm. Once he achieved Major Achievement, he would be able to shake a Quasi-God with his physical strength alone.
In addition, after the 'Golden Body' Realm of the Innate Secret Method is successfully cultivated, one can complete the third Awakening of the Original martial soul. Feng Zaixing knew his cultivation situation was unique, but it wouldn't hurt to give it his all.
"Before going into seclusion, there are some things I need to hand over. Thank you. In the future, when I suppress you, I will definitely choose a good secret room."
Feng Zaixing thanked the long-distance driver Gu Yue, then leaped and flew straight into Star Luo City.
Gu Yue roughly knew who he was going to see. Her willow-like eyebrows shot up, and her jade-like hands brushed against the spatial ripples. Her exquisitely curved body was enveloped and vanished into thin air.
"That hateful guy wants to suppress this King? Once my cultivation is restored, I will definitely suppress you back!" On her way to find Leng Yaozhu, Gu Yue made a firm determination.
That evening.
Feng Zaixing found his own people in the Star Luo Empire's imperial palace, who were dealing with Dai Tianling's hospitality along with the main group.
"Wasn't it just completely wiping out the Green Skeleton and some other rebels? The victory celebration has been going on for five days and it's still not over?"
Seeing the luxurious, continuous banquets inside and outside the imperial city, the temporarily built open-air celebration platforms, and the altars for sacrificing to heaven, Feng Zaixing deeply felt that these old imperialists were still too wealthy.
"They finally won a major battle, so of course they are happy."
Yu Xin's skin was like snow. Looking at Dai Tianling, who was inviting one elegantly dressed lady after another to dance in the crowd, she said, "Moreover, the significance of defeating the rebels is extraordinary. Without these internal constraints, the Star Luo Empire's development speed will increase greatly in the future."
Yuanen Yehui said, "These past few days, rumors have been spreading in Star Luo City that Dai Tianling is a wise ruler rarely seen in a thousand years in the Star Luo Empire. Some people have suggested that this is too extravagant, but they were quickly refuted."
Naer wiped the corner of her mouth with a tissue and took over the conversation: "The refuters said that Star Luo is currently in a golden age and should celebrate grandly; His Majesty and the high officials have worked hard for half their lives and should enjoy themselves with the people."
Hearing this, Feng Zaixing didn't know whether to praise their good mindset or mock them for being too optimistic. He said, "The Star Luo Empire might enter a period of rapid development, but it's unlikely it will become much stronger through that rapid development."
"Those Hidden Families and Sects we took out were involved in black market smuggling for years. Now that we've cleared them out in one fell swoop, the Star Luo Empire will face shortages of some important materials in a few years."
"And the Federation has severed those tentacles. In the future, it will only become easier for them. With the Spirit Pagoda in my hands, the Star Luo Empire has already lost its last maritime trade rights."
Yu Xin turned her head, her eyes rippling as she looked at Feng Zaixing and asked with a smile, "Then in your opinion, how can the Star Luo Empire become strong?"
Feng Zaixing said without hesitation, "Exert all efforts to bind with Shrek and the Tang Clan. Use prestige to win over Shrek, use interests to stabilize the Tang Sect, and then raise the blade against those migrated Hidden Families and the wealthy among the massive population of migrants to seize their assets."
"Those bastards couldn't stay in the Federation and came to Star Luo for refuge. If I were Dai Tianling, I would first take fifty or sixty percent of their assets. They wouldn't be able to resist!"
"As for regular taxes, start by collecting sixty or seventy percent a year, and inheritance tax should be ninety percent. Invest the majority of the proceeds into scientific research, the military, and talent cultivation. In this way, results will be seen within ten years, maybe even five."
Yuanen Yehui whispered, "Won't this cause violent resistance?"
Feng Zaixing said calmly, "Yes, but it can definitely enrich the country and strengthen the military. Poor people have no money to earn and no benefits to gain. To scrape the earth, you naturally have to cut down the rich."
Naer said in surprise, "Then Senior Martial Brother, you didn't come here because you wanted to——"
"You're right. One of my purposes is to persuade Dai Tianling to draw his blade. Before, there were rebels inside, but now that there are no internal worries, how can he not make drastic changes?"
"Do those Hidden Families think I can't do anything to them just because they fled to Star Luo? There are plenty of people willing to screw them to death."
Feng Zaixing took out a document with a smile and said to Yu Xin, "Give this to you. In my capacity as a Lieutenant General and Director of the Federal Investigation Bureau, I am turning over half of the previously seized assets to the Federation to be invested in cutting-edge soul tool technology development and armament updates."
He said seriously, "First, support the Central Legion."
Yu Xin's beautiful eyes curved, her eyebrows like swaying willows, but she didn't take it. She asked, "What are your plans? You can't go back yourself?"
"I'm going into seclusion to Cultivate, possibly for one year, possibly for three."
Feng Zaixing took out two'Spirit Summoning' tokens that Qiangu Qingfeng had sent as an apology and said, "I can't accompany you to the Spirit Pagoda to find the Evil Eye Vicious Beast. I'm sorry."
Yu Xin was silent for a moment, then took out the deification list and the lifes praise gloves, handing them to him. "Take these; they might be useful."
"I am already very close to Spirit Douluo. Within three years, I will achieve Titled Douluo status."