Douluo Continent: The Martial Soul is actually Bibi Dong.

Chapter 188 Qian Renxue Ascends the Throne

"This is so unfair!"

"You could have completed this assessment a long time ago."

Little White, the King of the Great White Shark, was very dissatisfied with this. What she was dissatisfied with was that Su Mo could have finished the assessment much earlier, but she was forced to stay here as a sparring partner for so long.

After completing the second test, Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling each received a level one boost in soul power.

Ning Rongrong is currently at level 64, and Ye Lingling is at level 57.

Like the first test, Ning Rongrong also received an additional reward of 500 years for each of her spirit rings.

Now, Ning Rongrong's first spirit ring has become a purple thousand-year spirit ring, making its quality even higher than Su Mo's.

Su Mo only gained 5% Sea God affinity, and nothing else.

After the second test was completed, Poseidon led Su Mo and the others to the location of the third test the next day, in preparation for the tidal body training of the third test.

This test is a kind of physical training hurdle for the examinees. It's not difficult to complete; all you need to do is endure hardship and persevere.

They need to endure the impact of the waves on the deep-sea silver pillar every day, and they need to persist for a certain amount of time each day. As long as they persist for a year, they will pass the test.

This hurdle was also very helpful to Su Mo.

By practicing body training through the tides, his physical fitness can be further enhanced.

It was even more effective for Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling.

However, the suffering they have to endure is far greater.

After all, their physical strength was far inferior to Su Mo's.

boom--

puff--

Su Mo was chained to a deep-sea pillar of sunken silver, constantly enduring the impact of monstrous waves.

You cannot use soul skills; you can only use soul power to resist.

Each wave of impact caused Su Mo's blood and qi to surge, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"The results are quite good!"

Su Mo silently made a judgment in his heart before turning to look at Ning Rongrong.

Then Su Mo saw that Ning Rongrong looked very disheveled under the constant impact of the waves. Each time a wave hit her, Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth and persevered.

Although she looked disheveled, Su Mo believed that Ning Rongrong would definitely be able to persevere.

This is just the beginning, and Ning Rongrong hasn't adapted yet. Things should get better once she gets used to it.

Then Su Mo looked in Ye Lingling's direction.

"what……"

Ye Lingling's condition was clearly much worse than Ning Rongrong's; in fact, every time a wave crashed against her, Ye Lingling would scream in agony.

Compared to Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling's physical fitness is much worse, so it's normal for her to perform like this under the Tidal Body Training.

Ning Rongrong at least ate the immortal herb, and her physical fitness was enhanced by it, but Ye Lingling had nothing.

Moreover, Ye Lingling is a support-type Soul Master, so her physical attributes are even worse.

"Lingling, keep going! You can do it!"

Seeing this, Su Mo couldn't help but encourage Ye Lingling.

He was genuinely worried that Ye Lingling wouldn't be able to handle it, which would be a huge waste.

"Yes, I... I can do it..."

Upon hearing Su Mo's words, Ye Lingling glanced at Su Mo and then responded firmly.

Seeing Ye Lingling's determined eyes, Su Mo felt relieved.

What this level truly tests is a person's willpower. As long as one's willpower is strong enough and one can persevere, one will definitely be able to pass the level.

……

While Su Mo and the others were taking their third test.

Dai Mubai was finally brought back to the Star Luo Empire.

"Greetings, Father Emperor, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

When Dai Mubai was brought to the palace, he met his father and elder brother and respectfully greeted the emperor and crown prince of the Star Luo Empire.

Dai Mubai was so sensible because he was afraid!

The severity of punishment varies for princes who lose in the competition, depending entirely on the crown prince's decision.

Therefore, Dai Mubai behaves better in order to receive less severe punishment.

The best course of action would be not to abolish his cultivation, but simply to exile him to his fiefdom.

"I thought you'd be reluctant to come back!"

Davis looked at Dai Mubai and smiled gently.

Having finally become the crown prince of the Star Luo Empire, Davis was beaming with joy and appeared extremely happy.

Davis was very happy to see his younger brother, Dai Mubai.

He was happy because he had won, and seeing his younger brother's obedient and sensible manner made him happy.

He knew that this was all because his current status was different. The Dai Mubai of the past had never been so obedient in front of him.

"Your Highness, now that your brother has returned, the rest is up to you!"

After glancing at Davis, the emperor of the Star Luo Empire entrusted Davis with the task of dealing with Dai Mubai, and then left first.

This is a tradition of the Star Luo Empire's royal family: the crown prince personally handles the cases of princes who lose in the competition, and the emperor cannot interfere.

"Younger brother, do you intend to abolish your cultivation yourself, or will I, the Crown Prince, help you?"

After the emperor of the Star Luo Empire left, Davis quickly came to Dai Mubai and asked him with a smile.

Upon hearing Davis's words, Dai Mubai's face turned pale.

He never expected that even though he was so obedient and sensible, the Crown Prince would still want to abolish his cultivation.

As a Soul Master, what you care about most is your own cultivation level!

Even after he loses his cultivation, he will still be a prince and can continue to enjoy the life of a nobleman.

But Dai Mubai still didn't want to lose all his cultivation!

"Your Highness... please, for the sake of me being your brother, don't abolish my cultivation?"

"I'm begging you, brother!"

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

In order to prevent his cultivation from being abolished, Dai Mubai almost pleaded with Davis.

"If you were the crown prince today, would you spare your elder brother?"

Davis heard Dai Mubai's plea, but his eyes remained devoid of emotion. He simply looked at Dai Mubai coldly and asked a question in return.

"Someone come here..."

Then, Davis didn't give Dai Mubai a chance to speak and directly ordered his men to abolish Dai Mubai's cultivation.

"what……"

Dai Mubai's agonizing screams soon echoed throughout the room.

Dai Mubai cultivated for so many years and finally reached the level of Soul King, but it was completely abolished.

After becoming a cripple, Dai Mubai was immediately exiled to his own fiefdom.

From then on, everything about Soul Masters and everything about the Star Luo Empire had nothing to do with Dai Mubai.

……

"Can you speed things up?"

Meanwhile, Qian Renxue in the Heaven Dou Empire also received a message from Pope Bibi Dong.

Pope Bibi Dong urged her to speed up her efforts to seize the Heaven Dou Empire and stop procrastinating.

Qian Renxue was not surprised to receive this order.

After all, she knows a lot about what happened in the future.

For example, she knew that in the history of the future, her plan had failed, and twenty years of effort had been reduced to ashes.

She knew the reason for her failure. First, Poison Douluo discovered that she had poisoned Emperor Xueye. Then, Tang San saved Emperor Xueye. Finally, she was exposed and suffered a crushing defeat.

"The Poison Douluo has long since disappeared!"

"Tang San has also been killed by Su Mo!"

"Then I don't need to worry about anything."

After muttering to herself for a few moments, Qian Renxue decided to do as Pope Bibi Dong had said.

This time, she will be more careful, consider things more comprehensively, and make more prudent arrangements.

"And then there are those two, Avalanche and Snowstar..."

"We can't keep them around any longer. The best course of action is to pin the crime of poisoning Emperor Xueye on them, accusing them of plotting to usurp the throne!"

Then Qian Renxue thought of Prince Xuexing and Prince Xuebeng.

These two are also key figures in why her plan failed in the history of the future.

If it weren't for Prince Xuexing and Prince Xuebeng, no one would have discovered that Emperor Xueye had been poisoned.

Thinking of this, Qian Renxue was even less inclined to keep these two people around.

After learning the true identities of Prince Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing from Su Mo, Qian Renxue had considered eliminating them.

However, considering that eliminating both of them at the same time could easily lead to trouble, Qian Renxue did not rush to take action.

Qian Renxue was very unhappy about the fact that she had been deceived by Xue Beng's appearance all along.

Now, it's finally time to get rid of them.

So, for the next period of time, Qian Renxue devised a plan. First, she poisoned Emperor Xueye, and then she deliberately let Prince Xuebeng notice something.

Eventually, Prince Xue Beng realized something was wrong and secretly went to Emperor Xue Ye's palace alone, wanting to check on Emperor Xue Ye's condition himself.

The sneaky scene of Prince Xue Beng was immediately caught red-handed by Qian Renxue, who was well prepared.

"Avalanche, you actually poisoned Father Emperor!"

"Men, stop the avalanche!"

As soon as Qian Renxue appeared, she directly accused Xue Beng of poisoning Emperor Xue Ye, and then arrested Xue Beng without giving him any chance to explain.

"No... I didn't..."

"Xue Qinghe, this is slander..."

"You were the one who poisoned me..."

"..."

The avalanche prince could not resist and could only shout angrily.

"What a joke! I'm already the crown prince, why would I poison my father?"

Qian Renxue simply snorted coldly, then ordered her men to seal Xue Beng's mouth shut and take him away.

After Prince Xue Beng was taken away, Qian Renxue came to Emperor Xue Ye's side again.

At this moment, Emperor Xueye was still unconscious and in a coma.

"Father, this is the last time I'll call you Father!"

"After you leave, I will make the Heaven Dou Empire better and better!"

Qian Renxue glanced at Emperor Xueye and spoke softly.

It was as if she was speaking to Emperor Xueye, but also to herself.

Qian Renxue knew that Emperor Xueye would not survive until today.

Because the blame for poisoning Emperor Xueye was to be placed on Xue Beng, Qian Renxue no longer cared about the poison being colorless, odorless, or undetectable. Naturally, she did whatever it took to kill Emperor Xueye.

After Qian Renxue finished speaking, Emperor Xueye suddenly began to convulse, and black blood began to flow from his eyes, nose and ears.

"Help! Save my father!"

Qian Renxue shouted loudly.

The imperial physician arrived quickly, but it was too late. Emperor Xueye eventually passed away, poisoned.

As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a ruler for a single day.

After the death of Emperor Xueye, Qian Renxue, as the crown prince, quickly and naturally ascended the throne and became emperor.

Xue Beng, who was arrested for poisoning Emperor Xue Ye, was immediately sentenced to death by Qian Renxue on charges of treason.

Qian Renxue had been waiting for Prince Xuexing to step forward, but to her surprise, Prince Xuexing remained unmoved and did not stand up for Xue Beng's execution.

Moreover, after being executed, Prince Xuexing left the capital overnight and returned to his own fiefdom.

But now that Qian Renxue knows that Prince Xuexing, like Xue Beng, has been pretending all along, how could she possibly let him go?

On his way back, Prince Xuexing was killed by bandits.

Princess Xue Ke is now the only one left in the entire Tian Dou royal family.

Qian Renxue did not touch Xue Ke.

Over the years, Qian Renxue has indeed come to regard Xue Ke as a little sister.

Therefore, she would not attack Xue Ke unless absolutely necessary.

The changes in the Heaven Dou Empire were undoubtedly surprising, but neither the people of the Heaven Dou Empire nor the Star Luo Empire were particularly surprised.

No one paid much attention to Qian Renxue's ascension to the throne and her becoming the new emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire.

They thought this was just a change of emperor in the Heavenly Dou Empire.

At this time, no one knew that Qian Renxue's ascension to the throne of the Heavenly Dou Empire would ignite a war between the two empires.

It was still an order from Pope Bibidon.

After Qian Renxue successfully ascended the throne, Pope Bibi Dong instructed her to find a way to incite the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire to fight each other.

Qian Renxue did not object to this; unifying the continent as soon as possible was also her wish.

Then, with the covert cooperation of Pope Bibi Dong, the people of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire began to clash frequently on their border.

The two sides traded blows, which quickly escalated into a larger conflict.

In the past, the Spirit Hall would intervene at this time to prevent the conflict between the two empires from escalating and triggering a war.

However, this time the Spirit Hall did not do that, but instead allowed the conflict between the two empires to break out.

"The Star Luo Empire has gone too far!"

"I hereby declare that, effective immediately, our Heavenly Dou Empire is at war with the Star Luo Empire!"

"No one can bully Tiandou; we must make them pay the price!"

After the conflict broke out, it appeared that the Heavenly Dou Empire suffered a great loss, and then Qian Renxue stepped forward and forcefully declared war on the Star Luo Empire.

The army, led by Grand Marshal Goron, soon set off towards the Star Luo Empire.

"No way?"

"The two great empires are actually going to war?"

"It's unlikely that a real fight will break out, right? The Spirit Hall won't just stand by and watch!"

"That's right, the two great empires have clashed before, and the Spirit Hall always managed to stop it!"

"..."

Everyone was shocked and then waited for the Spirit Hall to make its move.

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(End of this chapter)