Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 654 Imperial Transition and Tribute from All Sides

The citizens of the Sun and Moon Federation were deeply moved when they learned the truth, which had been distorted and beautified by Yue Hongchen.

With this, Qian Gu Huang Yu has finally completed her preparations in the Sun and Moon Federation, and her path to the throne will be completely unobstructed.

Seeing that Qian Gu Huang Yu had finally accepted the surrender of the Xing Luo Empire, the Dou Ling Empire had no choice but to follow suit and announce that it would also abdicate the throne of the Dou Ling Empire to Qian Gu Huang Yu.

Thus, Qian Gu Huang Yu simultaneously obtained the thrones of the Star Luo Empire, the Sun Moon Empire, and the Dou Ling Empire, and was only waiting to choose an auspicious day to ascend the throne.

...

Mingdu, Prime Minister's Office.

Bright moonlight streamed into the room through the thin curtains, where Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na were lying together on the bed.

Both of them were wearing only a thin nightgown, the transparent fabric almost transparent, allowing each of them to see the other's soft and beautiful body at a glance.

The sheer nightgowns not only failed to conceal their voluptuous and alluring figures, but the distance between them also made the beauty of their figures even more enticing.

"Gu Yue, even though I've admired your body before, the thin veil covering it gives it a unique charm," Qian Gu Huang Yu said, a playful glint in her wine-red pupils.

Gu Yuena blushed slightly at Qian Gu Huang Yu's explicit words.

But whenever she got emotional, Gu Yuena couldn't help but feel shy.

"Huang'er, do you want to inherit the throne of that place first?" Gu Yuena asked somewhat awkwardly, changing the subject.

Qian Gu Huang Yu casually pulled Gu Yue Na into her arms, her slender hands beginning to play with Gu Yue Na's long silver hair.

Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "Let's stick with the Sun and Moon Federation. After all, the Sun and Moon Federation is our home base. If we say that, it would mean that the Emperor of the Sun and Moon Federation is also the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire."

"Instead of the Star Luo Empire's emperor becoming the Sun Moon Federation's emperor."

Having spent so long in the Steaming Beach, Qian Gu Huang Yu naturally understood that although these two things sounded similar, their significance was vastly different.

...

A month later, after everyone had digested the news, the ceremony for Qian Gu Huang Yu to ascend the throne as the Emperor of the Sun and Moon was held in Mingdu.

Contrary to expectations, Qian Gu Huang Yu's coronation ceremony was not very grand, even less impressive than the ceremony when she took over as the master of the Spirit Pagoda.

On the one hand, the Sun and Moon Federation was weakened after the One Year War and had also experienced wars with the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire. It was a time when everything was in ruins and needed to be rebuilt. Qian Gu Huang Yu did not want to spend extravagantly here.

On the other hand, it also tells the people of the Sun and Moon Federation the difference between her and traditional emperors. Although Qian Gu Huang Yu is the emperor of the Sun and Moon Federation, she is not a dictator.

On the contrary, she is merely a symbol, or rather, a mascot.

Otherwise, how could her coronation ceremony have been even more shabby than when she was the master of the Spirit Pagoda?
Of course, the most important thing is that everyone knows this is just a formality. The real significance is that after accepting the emperors of the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire, Qian Gu Huang Yu will be crowned as the emperor of Douluo Star.

That's the kind of occasion where you really need to hold a grand and special event; this is at most a rehearsal.

However, this also means that the Sun and Moon Federation has once again produced an emperor after more than six thousand years!
...

The day after Qian Gu Huang Yu ascended the throne, he went directly to the Xing Luo Empire.

Star Luo City.

Since the Star Luo Empire has surrendered, Star Luo City, the capital of the Star Luo Empire, has been completely taken over by the Sun and Moon Federation's army.

With the abdication ceremony of the throne approaching, the Sun and Moon Federation has become increasingly strict in its control over the cities.

Now, the streets of Xingluo City are filled with patrolling soldiers of the Sun and Moon Federation.

The Star Luo Empire, Imperial Mausoleum.

When the Star Luo Empire moved from Douluo Continent to Star Luo Continent, it naturally moved the imperial mausoleum, which symbolized the majesty of the royal family, along with it.

Therefore, in the imperial mausoleums of the Star Luo Empire, one can even find tombs of the Xu family and the Dai family appearing together.

This also tells the story of that long and distant history.

As the first rays of sunlight illuminated the earth, the abdication ceremony of the Star Luo Empire's throne began.

The ancestral worship ceremony is the first step in the abdication ritual. Dai Lingxun, as the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, will offer sacrifices to his ancestors, stating that the Dai family will no longer be the emperors of the Star Luo Empire from this day forward.

The country has changed hands!

Today, Dai Lingxun wore a white robe that wasn't particularly fancy, and her face was only lightly made up. Her usual spirited demeanor was also gone.

No matter how much she had prepared herself mentally beforehand, when the day actually came, Dai Lingxun's heart was still filled with indescribable sorrow.

From this day forward, she is no longer the emperor of the Star Luo Empire.

Although nominally it was just a change of the throne in the Star Luo Empire, everyone knew in reality that the Star Luo Empire had been merged into the Sun and Moon Federation and was destroyed.

Unlike Dai Lingxun's mourning attire, Qian Gu Huang Yu's outfit today can be described as luxurious.

On her head hung a twelve-tassel crown like the sun and moon, and strings of green jade beads dangled before her eyes. Each bead was as smooth and lustrous as solidified cream, swaying gently with her steps. The sound of the jade beads striking each other was clear and melodious, like ice shattering and jade breaking, yet it carried an undeniable majesty.

His black brocade robe seemed to envelop the heavens and earth, and his dark robe was as deep as the night sky. A white tiger was drawn with white jade thread, which was the White Tiger Martial Soul passed down through generations of the Dai family of the Star Luo Empire.

Around the White Tiger, the sun, moon, and stars embroidered with twisted gold thread flowed in the light, as if starlight were falling, symbolizing the Star Crown, the inherited martial spirit of the former Star Luo royal family, Xu family.

Because Qian Gu Huang Yu didn't want the relationship between the two countries to become too strained in the future, she agreed to wear the traditional clothes worn by the Star Luo Empire during its coronation.

"Is it painful?" Qian Gu Huang Yu walked to Dai Ling Xun's side and asked softly.

Dai Lingxun looked at Qian Gu Huang Yu, the person she had once loved but could not have, and a relieved smile appeared on her face:
"Whether it's painful or not, what does it matter? At least you're the one who inherited the throne, which is the greatest comfort to me."

Qian Gu Huang Yu said nothing more. Now, whatever she said would sound like a victor mocking the defeated.

Gu Yuena watched this scene from the side. In the past, she would naturally hate to let Dai Lingxun, that philandering cat, get close to Qian Gu Huang Yu.

However, given the special occasion and Dai Lingxun's genuine sadness, Gu Yuena didn't say anything.

The handover of the throne was naturally a matter of utmost importance, and all the ministers and generals of the Star Luo Empire, as well as the generals of the Sun Moon Federation army, attended the ceremony.

As time went on, the rituals proceeded rapidly, until finally the last one.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Dai Lingxun slowly took off her jade pendant and handed it to Qian Gu Huang Yu.

After receiving the jade pendant from Dai Lingxun, Qian Gu Huang Yu hung it on her imperial robe.

Then, Enci, the Imperial Advisor, stepped forward with the Imperial Seal of the Star Luo Empire.

Dai Lingxun took the jade seal from Enci's hands and then handed it to Qian Gu Huangyu.

With this, the Star Luo Empire completely changed hands!

And Qian Gu Huang Yu achieved the unprecedented feat of simultaneously serving as emperor of two countries. "Your Majesty," Dai Lingxun said, bowing slightly to Qian Gu Huang Yu.

...

The day after succeeding to the throne of the Star Luo Empire, Qian Gu Huang Yu went to the Dou Ling Empire.

The abdication process of the throne in the Douling Empire was similar to that in the Xingluo Empire. Xue Chaoyang first took the Ancient Phoenix Feather to the imperial mausoleum to inform the ancestors that the country had changed hands.

Then came the ceremony of ascending the altar to receive the abdication. Xue Chaoyang set up an altar for worshipping heaven on the outskirts of Douling City, the capital of the Douling Empire.

After completing a series of procedures, Xue Chaoyang handed over the Imperial Seal, a symbol of imperial power, to Qian Gu Huang Yu.

Afterwards, Qian Gu Huang Yu ascended the altar to offer sacrifices to Heaven as the new emperor of the Dou Ling Empire, read out the edict of abdication, and stated that he was in accordance with the mandate of Heaven, inherited the great lineage, and accepted the recognition of Heaven, Earth, and all people.

Although in theory, a new emperor needs to change the era name and issue an edict after ascending the throne, that is, change the era name, issue an edict, announce the completion of the transfer of power in the world, appease the people, and implement new policies.

However, since the throne is inherited in large numbers at once, it would inevitably take too much time to process them one by one.

Qian Gu Huang Yu planned to issue the decree after he officially became the emperor of Douluo Star.

...

A month later.

Sun and Moon Federation, Star Luo Region, Star Luo City.

After the throne of the Star Luo Empire was taken by Qian Gu Huang Yu, there could not be two suns in the sky, and Star Luo City naturally lost its status as the capital, becoming merely the capital of the Star Luo Region.

White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

After Dai Lingxun abdicated the throne to Qian Gu Huangyu, she was no longer the emperor and naturally had no right to stay in the palace. She moved to a mansion owned by the Baihu family in Xingluo City.

However, Qian Gu Huang Yu did not make things difficult for her. He granted Dai Lingxun the title of Duke of White Tiger and allowed her to temporarily manage the entire Xingluo Region before Qian Gu Huang Yu officially became emperor.

Ten thousand years later, the White Tiger Dai family has produced another White Tiger Duke, which is something to be celebrated in some ways.

“Your Grace, this is an invitation from His Majesty.” Grace handed a letter to Dai Lingxun.

After the Star Luo Empire changed hands, Enci was no longer the Imperial Preceptor. Qian Gu Huang Yu arranged for him to be a special advisor, making him the second-in-command of the Star Luo region.

Incidentally, after the Star Luo Empire changed hands, Qian Renxue returned to the Sun Moon Federation, leaving Le Zhengen behind as the governor of the Star Luo Region, making him the nominal head of the region.

Enci said, "One month from now, the Sun Moon Federation, the Star Luo Empire, and the Douling Empire will officially merge into the Douluo Federation."

"And Qian Gu Huang Yu will be crowned as the Douluo Star Emperor. She has asked our Xingluo Emperor... Xingluo Region to send a delegation there."

Even though a month had passed, Enci still hadn't fully adapted to the fact that the Star Luo Empire had become a province of the Sun Moon Federation.

"However, Qian Gu Huang Yu specifically stated that you are not forced to go in person; sending a delegation of ten people will suffice."

As the saying goes, "Kings should not meet," and Dai Lingxun is, after all, the previous emperor of the Star Luo Empire. Forcing her to witness the coronation ceremony of the Eternal Phoenix Feather would feel somewhat like a direct and blatant act of mockery.

Although Qian Gu Huang Yu was unable to reciprocate Dai Lingxun's feelings, she still did not want to make things too difficult for her.

Enci said, "As the former strongest person in the Star Luo Empire, I naturally have to go there in person to express my submission."

"If you don't want to go, why don't you send your nephew instead?"

Dai Lingxun's nephew is the son of her deceased brother, who is also the father of Emperor Dai Tianling of Xingluo in another timeline.

Originally, Dai Lingxun planned to return the Xingluo throne to her nephew in the future, but an unexpected incident occurred, and the throne changed hands.

“No, I’d better go myself,” Dai Lingxun suddenly said.

"No matter what, I was once the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, and even now I still have a significant influence in this field."

“If I don’t go, I’m afraid that people with ulterior motives will take advantage of me and think that we haven’t given up the fight.”

Although he became the ruler of a fallen kingdom, Dai Lingxun still enjoyed high popularity in the Xingluo region.

In any case, everyone has seen what Dai Lingxun did after ascending the throne. Unlike other rulers of fallen kingdoms, Dai Lingxun was neither good nor bad.

It was simply that the strength of the Ancient Phoenix Feather was too great, and the military strength of the Sun and Moon Federation was too powerful, which crushed the Star Luo Empire with absolute force.

In other words, unless a god-level expert comes along, it will be difficult for them to do better than Dai Lingxun.

Dai Lingxun said, "Besides us, let's bring along the high-ranking officials and several nobles from the Star Luo Empire as well."

"Since you've chosen to surrender, you should make sure you show the right attitude so that people won't gossip about you."

Enci gave Dai Lingxun a deep look. Even though she was no longer the emperor, she still chose to preserve the Star Luo Empire.

This made Enci, the Limit Douluo, feel a sense of admiration for Dai Lingxun.

"Yes, my lord."

...

Douling Region, Douling City.

Like the Star Luo Empire, after Qian Gu Huang Yu became the emperor of the Dou Ling Empire, he changed the Dou Ling Empire to the Dou Ling Region of the Sun and Moon Federation.

"My lord, Her Majesty the Phoenix Feather will be holding her coronation ceremony on Douluo Continent in a month, and she requests that you attend in person."

A minister addressed Xue Chaoyang, the former emperor of the Douling Empire.

"You bastard!" Xue Chaoyang was so angry that he threw the teacup in his hand away.

"Is it not enough that Qian Gu Huang Yu stole my throne? Does she also want to humiliate me to my face?"

After the abdication ceremony, Xue Chaoyang was driven out of the palace like a child.

"Your Excellency, please be careful what you say! You are no longer the emperor. If those soldiers of the Sun and Moon Federation hear this, they will certainly not let you off the hook!" The minister was so frightened that he almost jumped up and hurriedly advised him.

"Damn it!" Xue Chaoyang was even more furious after hearing this, but there was nothing he could do.

After Qian Gu Huang Yu ascended the throne, he remained highly vigilant against the remnants of the previous dynasty, led by Xue Chaoyang.

Every now and then, high-ranking officials and nobles who had previously held great positions of power would be invited for tea by soldiers of the Sun and Moon Federation.

The news that Qian Gu Huang Yu was about to ascend the throne caused a great shock within the noble circles of the former Dou Ling Empire.

Although some knew the situation was hopeless and gave up resisting, there were always some who wanted to launch an extraordinary rebellion.

(End of this chapter)