Douluo Continent: Rebirth of Huo Yuhao - Return to the Peerless Realm

Chapter 226 The Continent Changes

"Grandmaster, the Crown Prince is dead, the old emperor is seriously ill, and the overall situation of the Sun Moon Empire still needs your control. I believe you will handle the selection of the new Crown Prince well." Huo Yuhao turned his head and said calmly to Kong Deming. Then, with a wave of his hand, the three Limit Douluos, following Huo Yuhao's instructions, each released their pure soul power, condensed it into flames, and attacked Ye Xishui.

The terrifying soul power flames burned fiercely. Even two fists can't fight against four hands, let alone a Limit Douluo amplified by the power of a god-level bloodline. Under the steaming of golden, black, and blue flames, the Blood Soul Demon began to burn fiercely. One ghostly figure after another darted around in the air, roaring, and was finally burned to ashes.

The Blood Soul Demon Martial Soul, too, eventually succumbed to the pressure and turned to ashes. While the shattered Martial Soul could be repaired with a little rest, Huo Yuhao wouldn't give Ye Xishui any chance.

Golden spiritual energy burned fiercely, the Eye of Destiny martial soul flashed with light, and seven astonishingly colored soul rings transformed into a golden staff, which was controlled by Huo Yuhao's arm. As it swayed, a colorless flame landed on Ye Xishui's body.

In an instant, like boiling oil being poured into a pot of cold water, the sounds of boiling and popping rose and fell, finally subsiding. Ye Xishui spat out a mouthful of foul blood, her soul power dropped to level ninety-eight, and her talent changed from twin martial souls to a single martial soul.

"From this day forward, there will be no more Death God Douluo Ye Xishui in the world."

The cold words echoed in the hall. The others could only watch helplessly as the weakened Ye Xishui was taken away, not daring to make a move. They were all level nine soul masters, possessing more than one level nine soul tool and fixed-position soul-guided cannons. But these items could not be used in such a confined space.

When the atmosphere in the research institute eased somewhat, Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin was the first to ask Kong Deming, "Elder Kong, what should we do next?"

"Sigh," Kong Deming sighed, "What do you plan to do? Seek revenge?"

With a helpless glance over the research institute, Huo Yuhao saw that the corpses of the Holy Spirit Cult had been taken away. Their soul bones contained evil energy and could not be absorbed by ordinary people. Huo Yuhao had no intention of keeping them and planned to use them as nourishment for the undead demiplane. On the contrary, Xu Tianyuan's corpse was left behind, and his soul bones were not extracted.

"I wouldn't dare." Ye Yulin trembled, not daring to continue following Elder Kong's words.

None of them had a soul power exceeding level 95. Even Zhongli Wu at level 98 and Feng Ling at level 97 would only be instantly killed. For them to seek revenge? They would be more likely to go and die.

"Since you dare not, then what's the point of saying anything more?" Kong Deming glanced at the remaining Guardians of the Nation and said calmly, "From now on, it will no longer be the Empire that rules Douluo Continent, but this Huo Yuhao. He will be a sword hanging over everyone's heads; if anyone rebels, their life will be lost."

"Yes~" The leader of the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Group was also extremely cold. As the leaders of the legion, which one of them hadn't stained their hands with blood, and which one of them hadn't committed evil deeds? It was already a great fortune that they were able to keep their lives.

"We're in for a lot of work now." Kong Deming turned around, looked directly at the heads of the state, and said calmly, "Next, I will handle state affairs as regent. Instead of choosing a new emperor, it's better to let the old emperor live. At the same time, we will strip the old emperor of all his power and announce to the world that Huo Yuhao will be granted the title of 'One-Word King' with equal power to the emperor."

"Domestically, cease all war preparations, halt all cruel experiments, relocate all research on mass-destructive soul tools underground, and send envoys to the three great empires of Xingluo, Tianhun, and Douling to establish diplomatic relations."

As the orders were issued one by one, these officials, all seasoned veterans of the bureaucracy, naturally understood Kong Deming's meaning and had no objections. They weren't destined to be emperors anyway; with Xu Tianran dead, their lives would be a little easier.

As for those members of the Holy Spirit Cult, they would applaud their deaths; these worms from the gutter are not worth mourning.

In just one night, the world of the Sun and Moon Empire changed. At the same time, the other three great empires also changed.

The Star Crown Clan of the Starfall Empire fell from power, resigning their imperial positions, and the Dai family regained their royal status. However, the emperor's seat remained vacant, unoccupied. Dai Hao, Duke of the White Tiger, was granted the title of King that very night, as were Duke of the Netherworld and Xu Jiawei.

The White Tiger King, the Netherworld King, and the Star Crown King are collectively known as the Three Kings, who jointly govern the country. Above them is the Regent King, whose name is Huo Yuhao, the Honorary Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda.

In the Heavenly Soul Empire, the royal family did not change hands; the old emperor simply abdicated, and Xu Sanshi became the new emperor. At this time, Xu Sanshi was also brought to the Heavenly Soul Empire by Huo Yuhao and ascended to the throne.

With the fall of the Douling Empire's royal family, the entire nation announced its merger into the Tianhun Empire, restoring the name of the Tiandou Empire from thousands of years ago, and appointing Huo Yuhao, the honorary tower master of the Chuanling Tower, as regent and king.

In just one night, a series of major events unfolded and concluded one after another. Before countless powerful families could even get a word of it, the royal family changed hands, the old emperor abdicated, and the entire family was supposedly forced into seclusion, but in reality, they were imprisoned.

Within three days, everyone in the upper echelons of society knew of a man named Huo Yuhao, who was the honorary tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, and also the regent and king of the Sun Moon Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Star Luo Empire.

For one person to become the regent of three great empires is a truly legendary feat. Before their reign even began, the continent had already undergone a dramatic transformation.

Within seven days, the King of Zhen's edict of ascension to the throne spread to every corner of the continent, and everyone learned of the emperor's arrival.

"What's going on? The Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire is dead! The old emperor is sickly and hasn't uttered a sound. And the Starfall Royal Family, the Dai Family, the Zhu Family, the Xu Family, and the Douling Royal Family—there's been no news from them. They're all incredibly obedient; not a single voice is opposing Huo Yuhao. Has this world gone mad?"

People in the streets and alleys were talking about what was going on.

"Sigh~ Who knows? I heard from a rumor that the honorary tower master of the Spirit Pagoda led five Limit Douluos to overthrow the entire royal family. This is the first time in the history of Douluo that such a thing has happened."

"Five Limit Douluos?! Who are they?!"

"This is just hearsay, it's not accurate." The man shrank his neck and continued, "The legend says it's Dragon God Douluo, Dragon Emperor Douluo, Phoenix Emperor Douluo, Sea God Douluo, and Evil God Douluo."

"I've heard of Dragon God Douluo Mu En and Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, but who are Phoenix Emperor Douluo, Sea God Douluo, and Evil God Douluo? I've never heard of them. Are they all Limit Douluo?"

"Yes, this was said by the White Tiger King and the Netherworld King themselves. That Phoenix Douluo was an old woman, beautiful but very evil, with nine spirit rings all over 50,000 years old. As for the Sea God Douluo and the Evil God Douluo, they were even more outrageous, with nine spirit rings all over 100,000 years old. Two dukes, no, two kings, joined forces to use the Spirit Fusion Skill Netherworld White Tiger, and they didn't last three breaths against them."

"Three breaths! The Martial Soul Fusion Skill performed by three Title Douluos is at least equivalent to the Limit Douluo level, how come it hasn't even stopped for three breaths?"

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"It's like, how many are you equivalent to? They had five, and with one slap from each of them, their martial soul fusion skills all dissipated."

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