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Chapter 104: The Ten Provinces All Belong to Xue Lingxiao!

The thunderous cleansing of Marshal Goron's mansion was like a cold bolt of lightning, tearing through the originally turbulent night sky of Tiandou City.

Overnight, those old nobles who had once been arrogant and disobedient to the new emperor were like roosters with their throats choked, no longer able to utter a sound.

Xue Lingxiao's ruthless methods and the terrifying strength displayed by the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry led by Zhao Zilong deeply shocked everyone with ulterior motives.

However, the tranquility within Tiandou City does not signify the submission of the entire empire.

The Heavenly Dou Empire has a vast territory, encompassing ten provinces. Apart from Frost Province, which is already a unified entity due to Xue Lingxiao's previous efforts, the other eight provinces each have their own deeply entrenched power structures.

The five provinces were controlled by four kingdoms and one duchy, while the other three provinces were not very obedient.

Some of the nobles and generals in these places were loyal to Emperor Xueye and could not accept the new emperor's hasty ascension to the throne.
Some, however, hold considerable military power and have long been accustomed to obeying orders but not proclamations, unwilling to relinquish their authority easily.
Even worse, some secretly collude with the Star Luo Empire or the Spirit Hall, attempting to take advantage of the chaos.

Xue Lingxiao was fully aware of this.

He wanted more than just nominal unification; he wanted absolute control.

So, the day after the situation in Tiandou City stabilized, Zhao Zilong received new orders.

Lead the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry into battle!
The target was the provinces that refused to submit.

The first stop was the Barak Kingdom, which was closest to Tiandou City and also the place with the strongest resistance.

The king of the Kingdom of Barak is a cousin of Emperor Xueye.

This person commands 100,000 provincial troops and has close ties with the Spirit Hall. After Xue Lingxiao ascended the throne, instead of submitting a memorial to congratulate him, he publicly questioned the authenticity of the imperial edict and claimed that he would seek justice for Emperor Xue Ye.

His wolfish ambition is obvious.

The iron hooves of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry shattered the tranquility of the Kingdom of Barak.

Wherever Zhao Zilong's army went, the cities along the way offered almost no resistance and surrendered without a fight.

Upon seeing the endless torrent of dark armored soldiers and feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from the army formation of ten thousand Soul Kings, the local garrison did not even have the courage to draw their swords.

King Barak was shocked and furious upon receiving the news. He had not expected Xue Lingxiao to act so swiftly and ruthlessly.

He hastily mobilized the provincial army, attempting to engage the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry in a decisive battle beneath the walls of Barak.

However, he overestimated the poorly equipped and demoralized provincial troops under his command.

Compared to the well-equipped, well-trained, and all-Soul King-level Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, the Barak Kingdom's army seemed like a rabble.

Just one charge.

The Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, like a red-hot blade cutting into butter, easily tore apart the Barak Kingdom's army formation.

Wherever the Soul-Shattering Spear's light passed, men and horses fell, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

King Barak's proud army of 100,000 men collapsed instantly in the face of overwhelming strength.

Zhao Zilong took the lead, his Sky-Piercing Spear aimed straight at King Barak.

King Barak was also a Soul Saint level powerhouse, but he was no match for Zhao Zilong, a level 98 peak Douluo.

With just one move, King Barak was knocked off his horse by Zhao Zilong and captured alive.

Barak City, fallen.

Xue Lingxiao's orders were simple: all ringleaders would be executed and their property confiscated. Those who were coerced into joining the crime would be spared punishment if they surrendered voluntarily.

The rebellion in the Kingdom of Barak was completely quelled within just a few days.

The heads of King Barak and his core followers were hung high on the city walls of Barak as a deterrent to villains.

The bloody purge silenced the entire Barak Kingdom.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Zilong led the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry southward, heading straight for the Province of Silves.

The situation in the province of Silvis was more complicated than that in the Kingdom of Barak.

This place not only has the stubborn old aristocratic forces, but also the Kingdom of Silves, a country within a country.

King Silves outwardly submits to the Heaven Dou Empire, but secretly he has been flirting with the Star Luo Empire, attempting to play both sides. Xue Lingxiao's ascension to the throne gives him hope of breaking free from the control of the Heaven Dou Empire.

So he secretly contacted the opposition forces within the province, attempting to block the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry from entering the province of Sylves.

However, they miscalculated.

Zhao Zilong was a brilliant strategist, and the fighting prowess of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry far exceeded their expectations.

Faced with the combined forces of the Kingdom of Sylves and local nobles, the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry was like an invincible sword, cutting through thorns and brambles and sweeping all the way.

King Silvis's elite troops, personally led by him, were routed in less than half a day under the iron hooves of the Snow Dragon Cavalry.

Zhao Zilong personally led an elite cavalry force, marching straight into the capital of the Kingdom of Silves.

The no-fly zone was activated, and King Silves's proud aerial soul master force instantly became useless, falling from the sky like birds with broken wings.

In the end, King Sylvester was personally killed by Zhao Zilong in the palace.

The Kingdom of Silves, a kingdom within a kingdom that had existed for hundreds of years within the Heavenly Dou Empire, was thus destroyed.

The news sent shockwaves through the entire Heaven Dou Empire.

Everyone realized that this young new emperor was not only going to eliminate dissidents, but also to completely change the original political landscape of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Those vassal kingdoms that once enjoyed a high degree of autonomy will likely face annihilation.

For a time, the entire Tiandou Empire was filled with an atmosphere of fear and unease, with everyone living in constant fear.

Faced with Xue Lingxiao's ruthless methods, some chose to put up a stubborn resistance, attempting to use their geographical advantage and popular support to withstand the onslaught of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry.

Some people chose to be pragmatic and surrendered, offering their loyalty.

Zhao Zilong showed no mercy to the former; wherever his army passed, not even chickens or dogs were spared.

Xue Lingxiao also kept his promise to the latter, and gave him appropriate appeasement and rewards.

A combination of carrot and stick approach.

The Great Snow Dragon Cavalry's conquest was like a storm sweeping across the entire Heavenly Dou Empire.

Bloodshed and slaughter accompanied conquest and unification.

Those once high-ranking nobles and those once invincible kingdoms have all turned into dust in the face of this unstoppable torrent.

Of course, the process of conquest was not always smooth sailing.

In some remote mountainous areas, some stubborn forces with powerful Soul Masters have also caused some trouble for the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry.

However, Zhao Zilong, a peak level 98 Douluo, and his elite army of ten thousand Soul Kings were simply too powerful.

Any conspiracy or trickery, any stubborn resistance, appears pale and powerless in the face of absolute power.

Time passes day by day.

Spring passes and autumn comes, cold comes and summer comes.

More than four months have passed in the blink of an eye.

After the last resistance force was completely wiped out by the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry in the province of Haravis.

Finally, there were no more voices opposing Xue Lingxiao in the ten provinces controlled by the entire Heavenly Dou Empire.

Whether it's overt or covert.

All discordant notes have been completely erased by this iron-fisted emperor in the most direct and effective way.

The Heavenly Dou Empire has truly achieved unification.

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