Civilian Soul Masters in Douluo World

Chapter 500 Ambition
At first, the Duke of the Underworld felt a pang of sadness as the power he had held for a lifetime slipped through his fingers.

But to his surprise, Tie Li actually demanded Baiyan City. Once the Zhu family entered Baiyan City, they might just become an ordinary Soul Master family.

Compared to their status in the Star Luo Empire, many of their clansmen found it hard to accept; the difference in their social standing was something they couldn't accept for a while.

"Even if we relinquish our power, the patriarch will still be the Netherworld Duke of the Empire, and the status of our Zhu family will not change much. But now we are going to be a Soul Master family in a city."

"It's all the fault of the Thunder God Sect for interfering, using our Zhu family's power to exchange for their benefits."

"How about we go and seek refuge with the White Tiger Kingdom?"

Of course, there were dissenting voices among the Zhu family members.

But that was their choice, and Tieli wouldn't impose any restrictions, as long as Duke Youming was safe.

Viper Xin acted swiftly, and White Flame City immediately became a city under the administration of the Thunder God Sect.

The reason for choosing Baiyan City is that the soul master families within Baiyan City have expressed their willingness to belong to the Thunder God Sect from the very beginning, willing to become subordinate forces of the Thunder God Sect, and can assist the Thunder God Sect in taking control of Baiyan City as soon as possible.

Centered on Baiyan City, the surrounding territories were recovered and brought under Baiyan City's control.

Tie Li's goal was not simply to use Baiyan City as a base to establish a duchy, and then use it as a center to spread his covert operations throughout every part of the continent.

If Viper Xin is capable of achieving this, then at that time, the Thunder God Sect will be the most powerful soul master force in the soul master world.

All information is under the control of the Thunder God Sect; what a terrifying intelligence force this is.

Fortunately, with the title of Duke of the Underworld, all that is needed is to obtain the edict from the Star Luo Empire, and a new duchy will appear within the Star Luo Empire.

As for how to obtain the edict from the Star Luo Empire? When the Star Luo Empire is on the defensive against the attacks of the White Tiger Kingdom and the Seven Great Sects, it will become an easy target.

But now, we must first take complete control of Baiyan City.

Upon arriving in Baiyan City, Tieli instructed Duke Youming to bring his clansmen to stay in the city lord's mansion.

As for the Soul Master forces within Baiyan City, and the incorporation of land outside Baiyan City, that will be left to Viper Xin to handle.

Just when Duke Youming thought the Zhu family would behave like any other soul master family, Tie Li approached him and revealed his purpose.

"What? A duchy? The birth of a duchy is not as simple as ruling a city."

Becoming the king of a duchy is such a tempting offer that it would certainly be very appealing. However, the Duke of the Underworld also knew that such a free benefit would not fall into his lap for no reason.

He might become a puppet emperor of the Thunder God Sect.

Even so, it's hard to refuse.

To legitimately establish a duchy, the title of Duke of the Underworld is extremely important.

"Of course I know, but the opportunity will come knocking soon." Tie Li left only these words before disappearing from the city lord's mansion.

The news that Duke Youming had handed over power to the Star Luo royal family was immediately known to Dai Mubai.

"Damn it, is the Xu family more trustworthy? Why hand over power to them?" Dai Mubai was furious. But having missed the first step, he wouldn't make a series of mistakes; he immediately united the seven major sects to attack the Star Luo Empire.

Having only just received a portion of the military power entrusted to them by the Duke of Youming, they certainly cannot fully control it yet; this is a good time to advance.

"Isn't this too hasty? It's only been two months since the Soul Master Competition ended." Zhu Zhuyun walked out from one side of the palace, feeling that this matter was too rushed and there was still room for discussion.

"No, just right. We need to catch them off guard to gain the upper hand, but before that, we must eliminate all the Martial Soul Empire's pawns planted in the kingdom."

A murderous intent flashed in Dai Mubai's eyes. If he was going to do it, he had to do it thoroughly and leave them no chance.

Dai Mubai acted swiftly, catching even the Star Luo Empire, which had been on guard, off guard, and the entire border region was occupied by the White Tiger Kingdom.

With remaining strength, the White Tiger Kingdom and the Soul Master Legion composed of the Seven Great Sects launched another invasion into the Star Luo Empire.

The Martial Soul Empire immediately realized that its spies left in the White Tiger Kingdom had lost contact.

"This Dai Mubai is indeed ruthless; he acted so quickly." Just as Chrysanthemum Douluo sensed something was wrong, news came from the front lines that the White Tiger Kingdom had launched an attack on the Star Luo Empire and had even seized a considerable amount of territory.

"Elder Ju, should we take action?"

"The White Tiger Kingdom has joined forces with the seven major sects. The Star Luo Empire may not be able to withstand them. If they successfully conquer the Star Luo Empire, it will be terrible."

"While they are conquering the Star Luo Empire, we will attack the White Tiger Kingdom from behind and take back its territory first."

The high-ranking officials of the Spirit Empire all said that they absolutely did not want the White Tiger Kingdom to fall out of the Spirit Empire's control.

But Chrysanthemum Douluo shook his head. He had Bibi Dong's instructions in his hands, which included the White Tiger Kingdom's speculation. It was much earlier than expected, but still within an acceptable range.

Bibi Dong's proposed solution was to let the White Tiger Kingdom do as it pleased and for the Spirit Empire not to interfere.

"His Majesty said that we should first let the White Tiger Kingdom occupy the territory of the Star Luo Empire. When we take back the territory of the White Tiger Kingdom, we can occupy as much of the Star Luo Empire's territory as possible."

Chrysanthemum Douluo's statement contained flaws, but these flaws also serve as a reminder to everyone present.

If they understood the implication, they wouldn't ask any more questions.

Sure enough, after understanding the meaning behind Chrysanthemum Douluo's words, they all stopped.

Within the Heaven Dou Empire, Emperor Xue Ye had not expected that the White Tiger Kingdom would attack the Star Luo Empire so quickly.

"Will the Spirit Empire take this opportunity to make a move?" Prince Xuexing couldn't help but ask.

"Avalanche, what's your opinion on this?"

Emperor Xueye turned his gaze to Xue Beng, wanting to see how he viewed the issue.

“Father, I don’t think the Spirit Empire will be in any trouble. In fact, the White Tiger Kingdom’s attack on the Star Luo Empire might be the Spirit Empire’s doing.
The seven major sects have always been subordinate to the Spirit Empire, so how could they suddenly become the henchmen of the White Tiger Kingdom? Previously, the Spirit Empire may have deliberately annexed the spirit master sects within its territory, so that the seven major sects could become the henchmen of the White Tiger Kingdom in a natural way, giving the White Tiger Kingdom the strength to defeat the Star Luo Empire.

If the Spirit Empire were to send troops against the Star Luo Empire, our Heaven Dou Empire would certainly intervene. The Thunder God Sect and the Clear Sky Sect would also not allow this to happen and would inevitably intervene. However, if it were the White Tiger Kingdom and the Star Luo Empire, it would be a conflict between the former and current Star Luo royal families, making it difficult for us to intervene. This is likely the Spirit Empire's objective.

(End of this chapter)