Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect - Sharingan Intercepts Tianmeng

Chapter 115 Silver Dragon Staff

Upon hearing the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire's order, the old eunuch immediately knelt down.

"Your Majesty is benevolent. It is a great fortune for our Sun Moon Empire to have such a ruler who is fair in rewarding and punishing!"

"Thanks to Your Majesty's great fortune, our Sun Moon Empire has the opportunity to defeat Shrek Academy in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament. Your Majesty, this is something that neither the late Emperor nor any of the previous Emperors could accomplish!"

"You are truly the Son of Heaven of my Sun and Moon Empire, blessed with boundless fortune!"

The old eunuch bowed down as he spoke, and even the Emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire couldn't suppress a smile.

Unlike the usual empty praise from the ministers, this time the old eunuch spoke the truth.

During the reigns of all the previous emperors of the Sun Moon Empire, there was not a single instance in which the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy defeated Shrek Academy.

Thinking that he had truly surpassed all previous emperors and accomplished something that none of them had done, the Emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire felt that his illness had been cured by more than half.

"Announce this matter to the entire Sun Moon Empire, and I will grant a general amnesty! Also, after those students return to Mingdu, summon them to the palace, and I will personally give them additional rewards."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The old eunuch flattered the emperor for a while, then immediately relayed the emperor's order. Everyone knew the importance of this matter to the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, so no one dared to do anything between the emperor and Jing Hongchen. In this way, Jing Hongchen quickly learned of the emperor's reward.

When Jing Hongchen announced that everyone would be granted the title of Earl, the regular members of the Sun Moon Empire became excited.

Although the title of Earl is not particularly high, for these students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy who come from relatively ordinary backgrounds and have relatively ordinary talents, the title of Earl is a height that they could never reach in their entire lives.

This unexpected reward made them all very excited.

However, some were not very excited, such as Xiao Qiang, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen.

For Jing Hongchen, the title of Duke was not his essence; it was merely another title with some function but not much significance, attached to the title of Master of Hongchen Hall.

The young masters and ladies of the Duke's mansion are obviously much better than ordinary earls, not to mention that Jing Hongchen's most important identity is not even that of a duke.

Xiao Qiang, on the other hand, received far more resources than a nobleman of earl status because of his status as a disciple of Jing Hongchen, so he didn't care much about the earl's reward.

After all, the title of Earl only gives Xiao Qiang more mansions and a noble title. In terms of the benefits of soul tools and real money, an Earl's title is far from comparable to the treasury of the Hongchen family.

While the regular players were getting excited, Jing Hongchen called Xiao Qiang aside.

"Teacher, you wanted to see me?"

"You should also know about how the current emperor of the Sun Moon Empire came to power, right?" Jing Hongchen asked Xiao Qiang.

Xiao Qiang nodded. Leaving aside the matter of reading about the Peerless Tang Sect in the previous life, just the identity of Jing Hongchen's disciple meant that many information that was strictly blocked at the bottom level was not blocked for Xiao Qiang.

Although the matter of an emperor usurping the throne cannot be discussed casually, those in high positions are aware of many things they should know.

"This time, our victory over Shrek Academy not only brought glory to the Sun Moon Empire, but also relieved the emperor of some of his worries, so that his illegitimate ascension to the throne would not be entirely useless."

Xiao Qiang's heart skipped a beat when he heard Hong Chen's words. Was it really possible to say that the emperor was completely useless in feudal times?

Seemingly sensing Xiao Qiang's thoughts, Jing Hongchen explained, "You don't need to be too surprised. The current emperor's situation is a consensus among all the nobles. If it weren't for the people contacted by the current crown prince Xu Tianran, I'm afraid the current emperor would still be sitting in the position of prince. The high-ranking officials of my Sun Moon Empire all know what happened back then and what kind of person the emperor is. Therefore, it doesn't matter if we don't tell outsiders."

Xiao Qiang: "..."

Was it the Holy Spirit Cult, hired by Crown Prince Xu Tianran, that caused the massacre of the entire family?

Xiao Qiang thought about it and did remember that it was Xu Tianran who approached the Holy Spirit Cult in the original work. However, he didn't expect that even the killing of He Caitou's whole family was orchestrated by Xu Tianran.

However, this makes some things understandable. In the original work, the old emperor is portrayed as an emperor who is afraid to start a war and lacks ambition. Such an emperor dared to cause trouble when He Caitou was a child, but after seizing the throne, he only reigned for a little over ten years and always appeared as a sickly background figure. With this explanation, some things in the original work become reasonable.

"Don't tell anyone about the emperor's illegitimate ascension to the throne. What I want to tell you is this," Jing Hongchen said, taking out something that looked like a magic wand.

"Teacher, what is this...?"

"I made it temporarily based on the design of the Silver Dragon Staff, but it is not the Silver Dragon Staff."

"What is the Silver Dragon Staff?"

"Three thousand years ago, the empire hunted a silver dragon. The silver dragon was a treasure trove, and the most important part of the silver dragon's body, the dragon core, was used to make this silver dragon staff. This time, in addition to giving everyone the title of earl, the emperor will also give a separate reward to those who have made great contributions in this competition."

"And this reward is usually to go to the Sun Moon Empire's treasury to obtain a level nine soul tool. Considering that your fifth soul ring is absorbed from the Silver Wolf, this Silver Dragon Staff is extremely important to your fifth soul skill."

"Besides amplifying your control over the elements, the Silver Dragon Staff also has an element you don't have: space."

"space!"

"That's right. As long as you use the Silver Dragon Staff, you can try to sense space, and it might even give your fifth soul skill an additional control over the spatial element. If you're going to the Royal Treasury to get a soul tool again, as before, remember to choose this one."

"Teacher, the Silver Dragon Staff grants one an additional spatial power to control, yet it's still in the royal treasury after three thousand years?"

"Yes, this is one of the few things that cannot be given away permanently. The person who chooses this soul tool has the right to use it for life, but not ownership. Whenever the user dies, the soul tool is taken back by the royal family. Therefore, this silver dragon staff is still in the royal treasury."

"I understand, teacher."

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As we all know, smiles are a constant.

While the Sun and Moon Emperor was excitedly feeling that his illness had improved considerably, the Crown Prince Xu Tianran of the Sun and Moon Empire was far from smiling.

(End of this chapter)