Chapter 10 The Heavenly Dou Empire Possesses a Divine Artifact? Poseidon is Shocked!
"Hiss, what Xiao Wu said does make some sense!"
Ma Hongjun dared not ask Dai Mubai, so he turned to Zhu Zhuqing and asked:
"Zhu Zhuqing, you weren't really forced to escape, were you?"
Before she could respond, Xiao Wu's eyes darted around again, and she said:
"It must have been Dai Mubai who led the way; he'd been here all along. And Zhu Qing doesn't seem like the type to run away. It's very likely that after Dai Mubai fled, she lost her support and came looking for him too!"
Zhu Zhuqing remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
Seeing this, Ma Hongjun and Tang San looked at Dai Mubai with disdain.
What kind of man abandons his fiancée and runs away to save his own life? Coward!
"Xiao Wu, shut the hell up!"
Dai Mubai was completely enraged by her constant public exposure:
"If you dare to spout nonsense again, believe me, I'll kill you!"
Xiao Wu didn't take it seriously and stuck out her tongue:
"Can't I even tell the truth anymore? Come on, I'm so scared~"
Tang San immediately stood in front of her, staring intently at Dai Mubai.
If Dai Mubai dares to harm Xiao Wu, he will be doomed!
"You're asking for it!!"
Dai Mubai roared and was about to attack.
But Flander stopped him, shouting:
"Stop it, all of you! This is an academy, not your home. What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket!"
Yu Xiaogang quickly approached Dai Mubai, patted his shoulder, and whispered to comfort him:
"Mu Bai, I understand you. You're risking your own life, how can you care about your fiancée? Women are just playthings to please us men, and we can discard them at any time!"
Seeing that there were still people who understood him, Dai Mubai gave up, but his anger had not subsided.
He looked up and stared intently at the sky. Today's embarrassment was all thanks to the sky!
He vowed to find the flaws in this sky, expose its falsehood, and vent his anger!
No one said anything more, and they all looked back at the sky, waiting for the new rankings to be announced.
Completely disappointed in Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing had no more attachment to this place and only wanted to leave as soon as possible.
She looked up at the sky, hoping to find a suitable force to join and change her fate.
...
The Heavenly Dou Empire, the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace.
Upon seeing the Star Luo Empire listed, the civil and military officials in the hall were shocked.
An unprecedentedly heated discussion erupted, turning the situation into complete chaos.
"How come the Star Luo Empire can't even make it into the top ten? That's incredible, kid!"
"Our Heavenly Battle Alliance's national strength is completely inferior to that of the Star Luo, yet they attacked first!"
"Does our Heavenly Dou Sect still have a chance to make the list? Surely we can't be worse than the top three sects?"
Even Qian Renxue frowned, her heart filled with disbelief.
None of the known top powers on the mainland can make it into the top ten, so what about the Spirit Hall?
With so many rankings above, does that mean there's a force in the world that surpasses the Spirit Hall?
Emperor Xueye could no longer sit still; his voice trembled with barely concealed panic as he spoke:
"My...my beloved ministers, what do you think of this matter? Does Heaven Dou still have a chance?!"
The ever-composed Marshal Goron stepped forward, his tone firm:
"Your Majesty, rest assured! Although our Heavenly Dou Sect is not as powerful as the Star Luo Sect, it is definitely superior to any single sect among the three upper sects!"
"Perhaps our Heavenly Battle team still possesses hidden strengths that we are unaware of, allowing the Heavenly Canopy to determine that we are qualified to strive for a higher ranking!"
The Emperor Xueye's heart, which had just been hanging in suspense, was now completely dead.
He simply did not believe that Tiandou had any resources to make up for the gap in national strength with Xingluo.
Upon hearing the word "hidden," Qian Renxue's heart skipped a beat.
She has been an undercover agent in Tiandou for many years, working alongside the two elders. Could this also be considered part of Tiandou's inner strength?
Otherwise, what else can make up for the gap with Xingluo?
Are all those years of hard work going to be ruined today?!
...
And under her fearful and bewildered gaze.
"Boom—!"
The sky finally shifted once again, and the new rankings slowly emerged:
[Power Ranking, 11th Place: Heaven Dou Royal Family]
[Representative of the Ruler: Emperor Xueye]
[Supreme Combat Power Representative: Goron]
[Evaluation: The Heaven Dou Royal Family is dominated by the Xue family. To ensure the legitimacy of their bloodline, successive rulers have never intermarried with other races. They inherit the mid-level support-type martial soul 'Swan,' which has low attack and defense but possesses considerable speed and healing abilities. They exude a noble aura and are a symbol of the royal family's legitimate bloodline. The royal family practices a 'meritocracy,' where all princes of legitimate blood can enter the candidate list for crown prince, and the most virtuous and capable person is ultimately chosen to inherit the throne.]
The Heaven Dou royal family is adept at negotiation and uses political maneuvering to establish and rule the Heaven Dou Empire, one of the two great empires of the Douluo Continent. Its empire is formidable, occupying nearly half of the Douluo Continent's territory, with tens of millions of subjects, millions of soldiers, thousands of Soul Master legions, and a Soul Douluo commander hailed as the God of the Army, the Nine-Lives Divine Dragon. It also possesses a private academy, the 'Heaven Dou Royal Academy,' which boasts numerous high-level Soul Masters and is overseen by three Soul Douluo instructors. Furthermore, it maintains close cooperation with countless sects and academies, large and small, within the empire.
Most importantly, the Heavenly Dou Royal Family possesses an unparalleled treasure, the 'Vast Ocean Universe Cover,' whose true identity is the core of the Sea God's artifact. It contains the Sea God's vast divine power and is the key to unleashing the true power of the Sea God's artifact. Its official name is 'Quasi-Divine Artifact: Heart of the Sea God!'
[Low-level reward: The soul power level of both representatives is increased by one level, and the age of all their soul rings is increased by three thousand years (if the representatives' potential has been exhausted, they will be replaced with a ten-thousand-year soul bone that perfectly matches their martial soul)!]
silence!
A deathly silence!
The entire continent froze, falling into an eerie silence.
In the blink of an eye, the deathly silence was shattered by a thunderous uproar!
This time, instead of being surprised by the rankings as in the previous four times, it was...
"Pseudo-divine artifact - Heart of the Sea God! The core of the Sea God's artifact contains the divine power of the Sea God!"
"According to legends from ten thousand years ago, the sea god was a being who ruled the ocean by his own power!"
"How could a divine artifact fall into the hands of the Heavenly Dou royal family? Could there be some connection between them?!"
"No wonder the Heavenly Dou Empire ranks above the Star Luo Empire; it turns out it's because it possesses such a divine artifact!"
...
Poseidon Island.
A celestial island standing in the distant western ocean of the Douluo Continent.
In front of the Sea God Temple, High Priestess Poseidon and the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluos gathered together.
They had already gathered when the sky first descended, and have been watching ever since.
They do not participate in external disputes, so they are naturally unmoved by external rankings.
But the moment they saw the 'Heart of the Sea God', their expressions changed drastically!
Even Poseidon, who had long seen through the ups and downs of the world, had a face that was filled with overwhelming emotion.
The Heart of Poseidon is the core of Poseidon's Trident, which Poseidon deliberately left behind after becoming a god.
As a token for finding a successor, it guides the right person to inherit the divine position once a suitable successor is found.
Unexpectedly, it was taken over by the royal family of the Heavenly Dou Empire!
The fact that Poseidon Island has waited for millennia without success is likely because this has blocked the path of guidance for the Poseidon's legacy!
The Seven Sacred Pillars Guardian Douluo also made this guess at this moment.
As the leader of the Seven Sacred Pillars, Sea Dragon Douluo stepped forward, his expression solemn, and said:
"Great High Priest, the Heart of the Sea God is a token for the Sea God to find a successor. How can it be allowed to be privately possessed by a mortal royal family?"
"I believe it should be retrieved!"
(End of chapter)