Douluo Jueshi, world modulation mode

Chapter 455 Wedding Dress or Wedding Gown?

However, Tang San probably has no one left to use. Of the original Shrek Seven Devils, besides him, they were either captured, surrendered, or their ashes have been scattered. His parents were captured, as were the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape…

Azure Bull Python?

Anzhen suddenly remembered something.

The many ministers below only saw their emperor seemingly lost in thought before his figure suddenly vanished.

"His Majesty?"

Aren't they having a meeting?

So casual?

Fine, you're the autocratic emperor, so you call the shots.

The group exchanged silent glances.

All we can do is wait quietly.

Faced with an emperor who was somewhat willful and dictatorial through sheer force, they were helpless and could only go along with his wishes. Fortunately, following this emperor meant a bright future.

When An Zhen got home, he suddenly remembered that he had originally planned to give Yu Tong the Azure Dragon, which evolved from the Azure Bull Python, as the ninth soul ring of the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul. However, he had been keeping that guy locked up for a long time and had recently forgotten about it, since that guy really didn't have much of a presence.

Upon entering the bedroom.

Just then, Huo Yutong woke up.

Huo Yutong's long eyelashes still held a hint of sleepiness from just waking up. Hearing the noise at the door, her bright blue eyes, as clear as stars, looked over, carrying a touch of innocent cuteness. As Huo Yutong sat up, the sleeves of her red wedding dress slipped down her fair arms, revealing her delicate and smooth shoulders. The petite girl, dressed in a slightly oversized wedding gown, was as alluring as jade bathed in warm water.

“Brother Anzhen.”

Her adorable voice, tinged with a touch of languid charm, was filled with a young girl's deep longing.

Anzhen: Let's modify the target for now.

"Yutong." An Zhen stepped forward, reached out and grabbed Huo Yutong's ankle, which was covered by red stockings, her dark eyes meeting Huo Yutong's gaze with intense intensity.

"Mmm." Huo Yutong nodded gently, her face flushed with shyness.

Having been married for so long, Huo Yutong knew An Zhen, and even Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Gu Yuena, better than they knew themselves. It's no wonder that Xiao Xiao had said many times that Wang Dong couldn't take care of himself without Huo Yutong; while somewhat exaggerated, it was quite accurate in some ways.

"Let's go to Yutong's room." Huo Yutong moved her body, the petite girl snuggling into An Zhen's arms, her little head resting on An Zhen's chest, and whispered, "Don't wake everyone up."

"Yes, Yu Tong's voice is indeed a bit loud."

"Brother Anzhen!" Huo Yutong gave Anzhen a coquettish look.

“But I like it very much.” An Zhen said with a smile, supporting Huo Yutong’s little bottom with one hand and gently stroking Huo Yutong’s little head with the other. Looking at the little cutie in his arms who was so obedient to him, An Zhen felt his heart melting.

An Zhen carried Huo Yutong back to her bedroom.

I'll try on the red wedding dress one more time, and then I'll change into a silver wedding gown.

A pair of small feet encased in pure white stockings rested on the soft bed sheet. The thin, sheer white stockings clung delicately to every inch of the skin, subtly revealing the skin's natural luster. The rounded, dainty toes curled slightly, appearing a pale pink through the white stockings, like budding flowers, soft yet playful, exquisite and adorable.

"Perfect."

In the afternoon, a silver dragon with extremely keen senses slipped in with a gold dragon. Although Gu Yuena wasn't interested in what clothes humans wore for their weddings, the Silver Dragon King was always very generous with An Zhen's requests in this regard.

“My lord absorbed it quite quickly.” Anzhen was referring to the divine version of the Gold of Life.

"Hmm?" Gu Yuena glanced at it.

"Try to recover as much as possible." Anzhen gently stroked Gu Yuena's head. Anzhen always prepared for the worst in everything.

An Zhen gave Huo Yutong some instructions.

"First, continue adding spirit rings to the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul as before, until it reaches the eighth spirit ring. Then, begin absorbing the remaining spiritual essence of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, and then undergo the divine test of the God of Emotions, using the power of the test to control the super artifact Ghost Carving Divine Blade."

"Mm." Huo Yutong always obeyed An Zhen's arrangements one hundred percent.

Then the great emperor remembered the meeting he had forcibly stopped halfway through. Fortunately, those who could enter the hall were at least high-level Soul Masters, so staying up all night wouldn't be a problem.

"Form an army."

This was An Zhenxin's order.

The current world empire's army, its main force, and even the Soul Master Corps which the original Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire spent a lot of money and resources to build, are all troops from the original Sun Moon Empire.

Elite!

They all start at the intermediate level of Soul Master.

As for ordinary people and even low-level Soul Masters, An Zhen had already disbanded the army composed of these people from the original Douluo Continent. After giving them a severance payment and retirement bonus, he sent them home to live their own lives.

An Zhen genuinely felt there was no need to enlist them in the army. Her only requirement was that they perform their duties well; on the battlefield, they were simply cannon fodder, and there was no need to let them lose their lives needlessly. Even troop and food transport was no longer needed, as their efficiency couldn't keep up with soul-guided trucks. Before the establishment of the World Empire, apart from the Sun Moon Empire, mid-level soul masters on the original Douluo Continent mostly served various powerful forces. Even the emperor couldn't force them to fulfill military service, so they could only forcibly conscript ordinary people. This was one of the reasons why the living conditions of ordinary people on the original Douluo Continent were poor.

As for the Sun Moon Empire, due to the war that broke out when the Sun Moon Continent clashed with the original Douluo Continent, and its eventual defeat and signing of surrender agreements, the size of its army was restricted. Therefore, the Sun Moon Empire adopted an elite-army strategy, as the number and size of its army were limited. This tradition of building an elite army continued, as equipping them with military soul tools made them extremely powerful on the battlefield.

However, there were many cases of ordinary people disappearing in the Sun Moon Empire in the past, due to the evil deeds of the Holy Spirit Cult. But compared to the ordinary people in the original Douluo Continent who suffered from the war, they were still quite lucky. After all, the Holy Spirit Cult was like a rat in the sewers back then; one only dared to act secretly, while the other openly and broadly conscripted ordinary people to become cannon fodder.

It's not easy for anyone; living is truly difficult.

"As citizens of the empire, while enjoying the various social welfare benefits of the empire, we should also have the obligation to defend our homeland."

Anzhen said.

The courtiers blinked.

His Majesty's meaning is quite clear.

He wants to recruit soldiers!

"Recruitment criteria: Soul Kings and above aged 22 and above."

An Zhen didn't even want the Soul Sect anymore.

"Does anyone have any objections?" An Zhen glanced at the assembled officials, her fingers lightly tapping the table, each tap like a heavy hammer blow to their hearts. No one dared to be the first to speak out.

No one dared to disobey His Majesty's orders.

After all, His Majesty really does kill people.

They also roughly guessed that His Majesty's reason for forming an army this time was probably for the future war with the extraterrestrial plane. They knew clearly that this was a major event concerning the entire world, and no one could remain unaffected.

These two factors combined are the reason why most people have no objections.

If you don't contribute and I don't contribute, then we'll all eventually just wait to die together.

"Well, since no one has any objections, that's good. It seems everyone has a patriotic heart." An Zhen nodded slightly in satisfaction.

"Next, let's talk about the benefits of being a soldier."

The courtiers pricked up their ears.

"I have no money, but I have Imperial Contribution Points."

"During this period of preparation for war, on the eve of the start of the war, the contribution point rewards will be calculated according to the special circumstances of wartime: one point per month for Soul King, three points for Soul Emperor, nine points for Soul Saint, and so on. Super Douluo and Limit Douluo will be awarded separately."

"A thousand-year-old immortal herb requires 2000 contribution points. Considering the soldiers' living needs, one contribution point can be exchanged for 100 gold soul coins in the Imperial Treasury."

However, this doesn't mean that 20 gold soul coins can directly buy a thousand-year-old immortal herb. With immortal herbs available for exchange, contribution points are clearly a commodity with limited market value. For Soul Kings and above, aside from purchasing high-level soul tools, high-level soul bones, and future high-level soul spirits, they are unlikely to lack money for daily life, and these Soul Masters usually have powerful backers.

"Contribution points!"

"A magical herb!?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately perked up.

If that's the case, an ordinary Title Douluo would be able to purchase a single immortal herb after serving for just over two years. However, the current distribution of contribution points is based on the special circumstances of wartime; if there is no war, the distribution may decrease significantly in the future.

"Regarding the compensation," Anzhen continued, "in addition to the original provisions for the care of the martyrs' remains and their families, we will add a one-time payment of ten years' worth of contribution points, with eligibility based on the Empire's regulations on inheritance rights."

"And in terms of the purchasing power of contribution points."

"Besides immortal herbs and 100,000-year-old soul bones, the soul weapons mentioned earlier can also be exchanged using contribution points. New top-tier soul spirits, such as the Ice Jade Scorpion with extreme ice attributes, the Titan Snow Demon clan of Titan Snow Demon King, one of the Three Kings of the Far North, the Emerald Swan, the Deep Sea Demon Whale, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, and a series of other powerful soul beast soul spirits, will be added to the list of items that can be exchanged as the Spirit Pagoda is built."

It's human nature for people to pursue profit; who wouldn't want a better life? And An Zhen has the ability to achieve this, his empire has the ability to achieve this, so people will follow him and yearn for his empire.

Soul, Soul, Bone, Immortal Grass, Soul Armor.

Nothing is more tempting than this for high-level Soul Masters.

The Soul Bone was sponsored by the Crimson King.

Hopefully they won't mind where the teeth marks on the soul bone came from.

Advanced soul tools will be gradually added in the future.

"In terms of scale, we will temporarily expand by three Soul Guidance Corps with a size of 1,000 people each, with a Level 10 Soul Guidance Master as the corps commander."

The number of mid-to-high-level Soul Masters now is not as large as it will be ten thousand years from now, and moreover, it is not possible to directly transfer all of these mid-to-high-level Soul Masters into the army.

From morning to afternoon.

From one department to another.

After the meeting, there were endless tasks.

The empire is constantly in motion, and new problems may arise at any moment.

"Being an emperor is a tiring job."

Fortunately, this is an extraordinary world.

With absolute military power, An Zhen could confidently delegate some of his power, especially since the current councilors were all his men.

Xu Tianzhen and Ju Zi came to help, as did Xu Jiujiu and Ning Tian. Xu Jiujiu had already managed her many businesses very well, and with Xu Jiawei's tacit approval, she had also participated in national politics, so getting started was quite easy for her. Ning Tian was the same; before becoming the young master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, he was the most likely successor, and having been exposed to the affairs of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School since childhood, he had also been involved in many matters concerning the school.

An Zhen is currently staying in Mingdu, and with the virtual world around her, her cultivation will not fall behind.

"When there's work to be done, the secretary will handle it; when there's nothing to do, just hang out with the secretary."

Anzhen lay leisurely on the recliner.

But Anzhen wasn't actually idle either.

The virtual world's "stomach" refines energy ores.

An Zhen gripped a long sword with both hands, its entire body resembling blood-red glass, and continuously infused it with the power of the world, striving to transform it into his own shape as soon as possible.

In the virtual world, another part of Anzhen's consciousness was evolving the laws. A purple-clad youth and a green-clad woman, along with some illusory projections of the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, appeared beside Anzhen. As Anzhen's consciousness manipulated the laws to evolve, the two figures became increasingly solid.

The two laws of destruction and life are both important parts of the world. And for An Zhen at present, these are also the laws he can most easily come into contact with. He possesses the Scepter of Destruction, the mark of the Goddess of Life's messenger, the divine power of the Goddess of Life within his body, and that piece of divine gold containing life from the divine realm, all of which contain very strong power of the laws of destruction and life, as well as the imprints of the two god-kings.

At the same time, the power of Buzhou Mountain continuously absorbed and refined the life force of the living gold, which was the piece that was eaten by that 100,000-year-old giant tortoise in the past. This level of life force was far inferior to the divine version of the living gold for Gu Yuena, but it was still very useful to An Zhen.

Physical body, soul power, divine consciousness, comprehension of laws, and growth in the virtual world—all these aspects are progressing simultaneously, constantly moving forward. Even now, An Zhen has gradually stopped using NPC puppets. Although it might be somewhat wasteful, directly absorbing the life force of the Living Gold and refining it into soul power is far more efficient.

As for the foundation?
Compressing soul power was just a matter of course, especially since An Zhen was already a divine body.

Time passes minute by minute.

Forty days have passed in the blink of an eye.

A petite figure entered the palace hall without hindrance. Today, Huo Yutong was wearing a blue and white dress and quickly found An Zhen, who was handling government affairs in a side hall. She appeared to be resting, but in fact, she was cultivating.

"Almost ninety-nine." A pair of dark eyes opened, and a dazzling light flashed from the depths of An Zhen's eyes.

The refining of the living metal was faster than An Zhen had imagined. It went from almost 98 to almost 99. Without the bottleneck of the soul core, the soul power vortex that filled his body simulated the breathing of the world and directly formed another wonderful circuit.

　I'm not feeling well, so I'm taking a short break. Today's update is 4000 words, and tomorrow, Tuesday, I'll update normally 6000 words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)