Douluo Dalu: The Frozen Throne

Chapter 27 Humans and Ferocious Beasts, Decisions and the Future (3)

The only sound in the silent hall was the gentle breathing of the crowd. Xu Jiawei lowered his eyes slightly, making it difficult to see the emotions in his eyes, let alone what he was thinking at the moment.

No one knew better than him what Shu Yan's words just represented, and the statements of the two emperors of ice and snow made him feel shocked. This was a kind of shock and disbelief that came from the soul. God, an existence that existed in everyone's cognition but was extremely distant. At this moment, Xu Jiawei seemed to have intuitively felt the existence of God for the first time. For an emperor, the road to god creation proposed by Shu Yan was extremely shocking, but in addition to the shock, Xu Jiawei seemed to have a flame in his heart. What exactly does God represent? Xu Jiawei took a deep breath and then said in a deep voice:
"Two questions, Ayan, I hope you can answer me truthfully."

Shu Yan nodded slightly and did not refuse.

Xu Jiawei suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and regained his calmness and wisdom that only belonged to an emperor. He said in a deep voice:
"The first question is, are you a hundred thousand year old soul beast in human form? Or, in other words, which side are you facing?"

Shu Yan said without any hesitation:
"I am a human being. Maybe there are some differences in me since I was a child, but I can guarantee with my martial soul and my life that I am indeed a human being and not a soul beast."

Xu Jiawei nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued:

"Secondly, I want to know why you told Jiujiu and me such an important matter. What you and the two distinguished guests talked about is of great importance. If I were you, I would never tell it to outsiders casually, so as not to bring disaster upon myself."

After saying that, Xu Jiawei's eyes fell heavily on Shu Yan, as if waiting for Shu Yan's reason.

Shu Yan chuckled and then said:
"It's very simple. Brother Huang, you and Jiujiu are both my family. Whether it was the welfare institution set up by the Xingluo royal family that adopted me since I was a child, or later awakened my martial soul for free, and then the royal family spent countless precious resources to train me and teach me how to practice, these things are all facts. If there was no empire, perhaps my life would have ended when I was abandoned on the path outside Xingluo City. Or, I would have been picked up by an ordinary person passing by, but because of poverty, I could not awaken my martial soul and lived a mediocre life. Although my own talent is partly responsible for this, the grace of saving my life is indeed there. Of course, this is only one of the reasons."

"Secondly, there are many things I cannot say openly, but what I can tell you is that it is very difficult to become a god in this era. The specific reason lies in the God Realm and the continent."

"This matter is related to the strongest of the original Shrek Seven Devils. He is now one of the rulers of the God Realm. After thousands of years of changes, Shrek Academy is still strong, and even now it is still getting stronger. Many things are related to too many deep-seated things. The things involved are now taboos. It is better not to get involved too early."

"In the near future, the continent will usher in another glorious era like the one ten thousand years ago. By then, geniuses will emerge in large numbers, strong men will run rampant, wars, riots, and bloody battles will appear again. Behind this will also be a great opportunity, and along with the opportunity will be a huge shadow..."

Xu Jiawei slowly raised his eyes, closed them, and spoke again:

"So you have not only arranged a path for yourself, but you are also preparing to bring about a huge change in the standards and situation of the entire continent?"

Shu Yan nodded without comment and said softly:
“Why not? If there is no Sun-Moon Empire, would the existence of Shrek Academy still be so important? Xingluo is already the strongest country among the three countries in the original continent. My royal brother, I don’t think you don’t have some ideas about the word unification in your mind. In other words, any emperor with some courage will have a strong interest in this…”

Xu Jiawei's call was a little hurried. Just as Shu Yan said, a bold and far-sighted emperor always has a great desire and pursuit for the word "unification". But Xu Jiawei also knew the difficulty of this matter. He suppressed his surging emotions and spoke again:

"How sure are you?"

Shu Yan thought for a moment, then said:

"Based on my current training speed, I am confident that I can break through to the Soul Saint level before I reach adulthood. By then, relying on my ultimate attributes and the strength of my own martial soul, I will be able to fight against ordinary Titled Douluo."

"I am confident that I will be able to break through to the Titled Douluo realm before I am twenty-one. By then, I will be able to fight against Super Douluos below level ninety-nine. If nothing goes wrong, before I am twenty-five, my spirit power level will be able to reach the level of Super Douluo or even Ultimate Douluo. By then, there will be few people in the entire continent who can rival me..."

Everyone gasped. Xu Jiawei's breathing became heavier when he saw the seriousness in Shu Yan's eyes.

"The Sun-Moon Empire's national strength and the soul guidance technology it possesses almost completely suppressed the three countries of the original continent. Shrek Academy has even produced gods, and its students are almost all over the continent. Ah Yan, I admit that everything you said makes me very tempted, but reality is often more cruel than everything we imagine. I am the king of a country, and I can't gamble with the fate of the country at will."

"But as you said, you are the closest family member to me and Jiujiu. At present, I cannot give you too much promise or help, but within a reasonable range, the Empire will support all your actions without reservation. When you have enough confidence, no matter what you want to do, the Empire will stand firmly by your side."

"The emperor... is sometimes destined to only care about personal feelings. The heavy burden of a country is on my shoulders. I have to be cautious. If I make a wrong decision, it will not be a big problem if it affects the royal family, but if it affects the entire empire, then I... I am afraid that even in the next life, I will not be able to pay off this sin..."

Xu Jiawei thought for a very long time, so long that his hands holding the armrests of the chair turned white from the force. Finally, after he exhaled heavily, he spoke in a deep voice.

Shu Yan just smiled silently after hearing this. He had expected Xu Jiawei's attitude. Although his words seemed to have a hint of rejection, in reality, his attitude had already given the answer.

Just ask yourself, which emperor could accept that his sister's future husband has such deep and terrifying calculations, and could accept such powerful and uncontrollable aliens as the Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor to stay in the imperial city where he lives, but Xu Jiawei agreed and accepted it. He even vaguely revealed his expectations for Shu Yan and his ambitions in that regard, but in the final analysis, he still needs some time to rely on reality to cross the hurdle in his heart. This is the first cooperation between humans and ferocious beasts so far. Xu Jiawei is well aware of the pros and cons of this, so he has to be careful...

From Shu Yan's perspective, Xu Jiawei might not be perfect, but he certainly could not be said to be an unqualified brother and emperor. He possessed a unique spirit and courage, which the emperors of the Tianhun and Douling empires did not possess.

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(End of this chapter)