Douluo Jueshi, world modulation mode

"I'm fine." Huo Yutong shook her head gently, her eyes shining brightly. The girl said softly, "Mom's departure is an irreversible fact, but Mom's spirit in heaven would surely want me to be doing well."

"The Duchess of Baihu and Dai Huabin have both been punished. Dai Hao and the Baihu Duke's Mansion have now paid the price for this."

"The past is the past."

She will remember her mother, and together with her brother Anzhen and everyone else, she will have a brighter future.

"Mmm." The two girls whispered to each other.

"That's outrageous!" Xu Jiawei said indignantly. "I never imagined that the Duchess of White Tiger would be like this in private. Don't worry, brother-in-law, I'll order that bastard's grave dug up and dumped in a mass grave right now. As for the White Tiger Duke's mansion, you can do whatever you want with it."

“The White Tiger Duke’s family should be dealt with according to the relevant laws of the Empire. I will not interfere,” An Zhen said, then pointed to Dai Luoli and the others who came with him and Huo Yutong. “Today, I mainly hope that my brother-in-law can take these people in and ensure their wealth and honor for the rest of their lives. These people helped Aunt Huo and Yutong when she was a child.”

“I originally planned to take them all to Shrek City, but considering that they have lived in the Star Luo Empire for most of their lives, and apart from Dai Luoli and her son, the others are all getting old and don’t have any children, it would be better for them to enjoy their old age in their homeland.”

As she spoke, An Zhen reached out and released several strands of pure life force, which were then injected into the bodies of the group, adding more than ten years to each person's lifespan.

"No problem, it's nothing." Xu Jiawei readily agreed. It only costs a little money and manpower to win over An Zhen and Huo Yutong, so why not?

“But Dai Luoli is still young,” An Zhen said.

Everyone else had already lived most of their lives, yet none of them reached level five in soul power. They were all servants doing odd jobs, perfectly suited to a life of leisure. But Dai Luoli was different. Of course, there was another reason: his mother, Liu Shi, had shown even greater kindness to Aunt Huo and Yu Tong. Yu Tong hadn't died young, and Aunt Huo hadn't succumbed to the weakness from childbirth, all thanks to her.

Anzhen beckoned Dai Luoli over.

Then he took out two jade bottles and handed them to the other person.

“I have observed that your martial soul has potential in terms of mental attributes, but this aspect has not yet been activated.”

"There are two treasures here. One is the 'Looking Through Autumn Water Dew,' and the other is the 'Strange Treasure Reaching Heaven Chrysanthemum.' The former can enhance your mental strength and help you activate the mental attributes in your martial soul, while the latter can strengthen your body and enhance your own aptitude."

"I will approve a special admission spot for you to Shrek Academy later. After you finish consuming the immortal herb, you can come to Shrek Academy to study."

An Zhen spoke calmly, looking at Dai Luoli's excited expression, and continued, "However, as I said before, no one is allowed to claim to be a descendant of the White Tiger Dai family. From now on, you will change your surname to Xu."

An Zhen looked at Xu Jiawei and said, "It's fate, brother-in-law. How about you take this child as your nephew?"

"no problem."

Xu Jiawei answered without hesitation. With two immortal herbs, even a good-for-nothing would become a genius—a free genius indeed. Besides, he'd heard this was Huo Yutong's younger brother.

As for how to turn the other party into one's own family from the inside out.

As an emperor, Xu Jiawei thought this matter was very simple. He had personally recruited the current guardian Douluo of the Star Luo Empire. How could he not subdue a mere child?

"what?"

Dai Luoli was a little confused.

what happened?

He suddenly has an uncle?

An Zhen glanced at Dai Luoli, used her omniscient power to search, and after confirming that it was the same as in the original work, she said, "You like Xu Yun, right?"

"How did you know?" Dai Luoli blushed when her secret was exposed.

"Oh?" Xu Jiawei looked at Dai Luoli with a playful expression on his face.

interesting.

“Never mind how I know,” An Zhen said. “Don’t you know who’s standing in front of you? Here’s a hint: he’s Xu Yun’s older brother, the head of the Xu family.”

"The head of the Xu family?" Dai Luoli's mind went blank for a moment before she realized what he meant. "Your Majesty!"

As he spoke, Dai Luoli and the others who heard Dai Luoli address him were about to kneel down, but Xu Jiawei stopped them with his soul power.

“You’re not a child anymore,” An Zhen said. “Your sister is much more mature than you at your age. You need to learn to make your own decisions. Dai Hao and the Dai family are finished now. Well, finished means gone. Getting involved with them will only implicate your mother. Why not just abandon the darkness and join the Xu family? That way, you can not only protect your mother’s wealth and status, but also get closer to the person you like.”

"Or perhaps, you have deep feelings for Dai Hao?"

“I have no feelings for him, and I don’t want to implicate my mother.” Dai Luoli shook his head. In all his years, he had barely seen Dai Hao, so how could he have any feelings for him?

But... why nephew? If that's the case, wouldn't he also become Xu Yun's nephew? Goodness, lovers end up as aunt and nephew, right? Although his relationship with Xu Yun hasn't developed to that point yet.

“Then it’s settled,” An Zhen said. “Xu Luoli, remember your new name.”

"Mm." Xu Luoli nodded.

"Keep it up, young man." Xu Jiawei patted Xu Luoli on the shoulder. "Only outstanding men have a better chance of winning the heart of a beauty."

The matter concerning the White Tiger Duke's Mansion has come to an end.

The bad guys have been punished, and the good guys have been settled.

Xu Jiawei instructed Prime Minister Xingluo to personally escort the group to their accommodations.

Now let's talk about adult matters.

An Zhen, Huo Yutong, Elder Xuan, Xu Jiawei, and Xu Jiujiu sat down around a round table.

"Regarding the Star Luo Empire, it will definitely be part of the unified Douluo Continent in the future, and it cannot be independent," An Zhen said, emphasizing that this point needed to be stated beforehand.

"Hmm." Xu Jiawei nodded calmly.

Even if An Zhen forcibly took it, he would still surrender cleanly and decisively, not caring that it was an insult to his intelligence to spend even a second longer.

Are you kidding? The gods who descended to earth were all slaughtered by the other side, not to mention they control the Sun and Moon Empire. What can they possibly fight with? It's just a matter of power. As long as you're alive, you have a future. If you die, you have nothing. Besides, we're in-laws. We can't change the outcome anyway, so why make things so ugly?
“In my vision, the political center of the future empire will be a parliament,” Anzhen said. “All major national decisions will be based on the parliament’s results. The initial structure will consist of twelve members who will jointly hold power over the entire empire, with each member responsible for a different department. I will be the speaker, with the power to veto and pass resolutions.”

The so-called vote is just a formality; the real decision-making power still lies with Anzhen, and the main responsibility of the council members lies with the departments they are in charge of.

“Among these, I will grant two seats to the Star Luo Royal Family,” An Zhen added. “On the original Douluo Continent side, there are a total of six seats.”

Everyone:?
"The Sun and Moon Empire occupies six seats?!" Elder Xuan exclaimed in surprise.

Although major national decisions must ultimately follow Anzhen's wishes, each member of parliament has a corresponding department in charge and wields considerable power. Considering the future comprehensive national strength of the empire, it will be no weaker than the current Star Luo Emperor. After all, the entire empire will inevitably be under the absolute leadership of the imperial center in the future, and powerful sects and families will not be exempt, unlike now.

“This ratio is based on the overall national strength of each country today,” An Zhen said calmly. “If I don’t intervene now, if the Sun Moon Empire and the original Douluo Continent were to fight, the Sun Moon Empire wouldn’t even need to pay a heavy price to annihilate all the strongmen and armies of the original Douluo Continent who are trying to resist.”

Everyone was silent.

As the Regent of the Sun Moon Empire and the Emperor of the Fighting Spirit Empire, An Zhen was undoubtedly very clear about the comprehensive national strength of each empire.

"This is even with Shrek Academy included," An Zhen continued. "Shrek Academy has two seats, namely Elder Mu and Elder Xuan. The Douling Empire has two seats, namely Ning Yunzhi and Nan Shuishui."

The Heavenly Soul Empire? Does such an empire even exist now?
"In addition, besides the council, an enforcement team will be established that will only obey my orders. It will be responsible for supervision, execution, and trial, with the three powers combined. The main members at present are the former patriarch of the Holy Angel Family, the current patriarch of the Holy Angel Family, the sect leader of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, and the few people in the Sun Moon Empire who are currently breaking through to the tenth level of Soul Master."

"Those people?" Xu Jiawei asked in surprise.

Are there several other people like this?

An Zhen had previously said in a live stream that a level 10 Soul Master was stronger than an ordinary Limit Douluo. Although they didn't know what "ordinary" meant in "ordinary Limit Douluo," could there be an ordinary one among such strong individuals?

“There are six in total.” An Zhen calmly stated the words that shocked Elder Xuan and Xu Jiawei and his sister. “Two of them will be faster, and are expected to be ready within six months. The other four will be slower, and are estimated to take one or two years.”

“The Sun Moon Empire now has five level 10 Soul Masters and more than forty level 9 Soul Masters,” An Zhen said, looking at everyone. “Now you can understand what I meant by sweeping across the continent. We also have a variety of Soul Tools that are very effective even against Limit Douluo, as well as technology that is ahead of us by thousands of years in all aspects.”

Xu Jiawei silently swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

The watermelon in Elder Xuan's hand fell to the ground.

No? Is the Sun Moon Empire about to take off?
"I understand." Xu Jiawei felt his mouth was very dry. "I completely understand."

“Originally there weren’t many, only about twenty level nine soul masters,” An Zhen said. “Later, I trained them all.”

"Wow, that's amazing!" Elder Xuan sized up An Zhen. "I didn't realize you were such a genius when it came to soul tools, An Zhen!"

"Just some auxiliary abilities," An Zhen said modestly. "The main thing is that the Sun Moon Empire already had a high starting point, and with my assistance, they took off directly. Kong Deming, who is known as the father of soul tools, was already only one step away from becoming a level 10 soul master."

"Brother Anzhen is amazing." Huo Yutong's eyes were full of the boy beside her.

(End of this chapter)