Actually, it's not a complicated matter. Those nobles are doing everything they can to find Luo Tian's weaknesses, and Luo Tian can't just passively defend himself.
The Beifeng family swallowed up the wealth of the Immortal Duke Du family, so Luo Tian had the idea of using the name of the Immortal Duke Du to swindle the Beifeng Grand Duke.
Since there is no concept of reincarnation in the underworld of the star system, many souls can remain in the underworld for thousands of years.
Having inherited most of the Netherworld, Luo Tian began searching for the souls of the immortal Du family members in the Underworld, and eventually found Du Xinxin, who had been wandering for thousands of years.
After the soul was guided back to the mortal realm and Lilith, the goddess of death, created a body for it, a pure and innocent direct descendant of the Du family was born.
The founding spirit of the Du family in the Hall of Heroes also sensed that the soul inside Du Xinxin's body was his deceased granddaughter, which is why he showed such closeness.
Otherwise, if it were truly a descendant of a bloodline separated by countless generations, how could it move the ancient spirits of thousands of years ago?
Looking at the many nobles below who looked embarrassed, Luo Tian said with a serious expression:
"The Undying Du family was nearly wiped out because they were stationed in the Dark Region. Now, their only bloodline inherits the position of Undying Duke."
"Now that the Grand Duke has returned to his throne, why do you not follow ancient custom and kneel in respect?"
On the high platform, the little loli, the Undying Princess, hiding behind Frosty Night, looked at the nobles who were struggling to kneel and pay their respects, her heterochromatic eyes filled with a blank and adorable expression.
Chapter 230 Call Me "The Will of the Abyss"! (Two-in-One)
As if doused with cold water in his excitement, the mad Duke of the North Wind, his eyes bloodshot and flashing with madness, finally came to his senses at this moment.
Looking at the nobles slowly kneeling around him, the Duke of North Wind's face was extremely ugly.
They tried their best to elevate the status of the Undying Lord, hoping to use this dead man to attack Luo Tian, but unexpectedly they ended up trapping themselves.
This little girl, whose origins are unknown, gained the recognition of the ancestral spirits and became the new Immortal Lord, completely disrupting their plans.
Previously, fearing that Luo Tian would implicate other noble families in their dealings with other worlds, Duke Beifeng had not revealed the despicable things the Undying Du family had done in the Dark Region.
Even if they were to change their tune now and reveal the sordid deeds of the Undying Du family, it would be completely meaningless. On the contrary, their drastically different attitudes would damage the authority of the nobles.
They used to praise the Immortal Lord so highly, but now they can only reluctantly admit it in front of this little girl.
As the one who found the only remaining bloodline of the Immortal Lord, the Regent King naturally no longer needs to take responsibility for the Immortal Lord's death.
Thinking of this, Duke Beifeng wished he could find the god who cursed and killed the Du family bloodline and give him a good scolding.
Despite the claim that the Du family has been extinct, their direct lineage was found so easily. It is a disgrace to the name of the gods!
Regardless of their current state of mind, hundreds of nobles knelt down to welcome the Grand Duke's ascension to the throne.
Despite their deep dissatisfaction, the five dukes could only bow and pay their respects to the little girl, who looked no more than five or six years old, on the high platform in front of them.
Fortunately, since dukes and marquises were of equal status, they did not need to kneel and pay their respects; otherwise, they might have lost all face today.
Hundreds of nobles knelt, five dukes and marquises bowed, and the soldiers guarding the area around the ceremony venue all wore solemn expressions.
In their view, the object of worship for these nobles was not the ignorant little girl, but the regent sitting on the throne.
Gently pushed to the front by Shuangye, Du Xinxin suppressed her fear and opened her bright eyes to look at everything in front of her.
Although, in terms of the soul, Du Xinxin is thousands of years old, almost the same age as the Great Yin Empire.
However, the confusion she experienced at the time of her early death and the bewilderment she felt as a wandering soul in the underworld for thousands of years left her mentally almost indistinguishable from that of a newborn infant.
The nobles, who had previously been so arrogant, were now kneeling on the ground, which brought an incredibly strong shock to the young newborn soul.
Just as the nobles were bowing, Luo Tian suddenly looked at the kneeling Duke of Beifeng, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said:
"As far as I know, after the destruction of the Undying City, the North Wind family took over a lot of the Du family's assets."
Now that the Undying Duke has returned to his position, shouldn't the Northern Wind Duke consider transferring those Du family properties to him?
Before the Undying City incident, the Du family was undoubtedly the number one family in the Great Yin Empire, with their businesses spanning dozens of resource-rich planes in the outer space.
The Du family's large cross-industry conglomerate has connections throughout the Great Yin Empire and even in other great worlds.
In order to take over the huge pie after the Du family's destruction, the Beifeng family paid a huge price, asking the gods to curse and kill the Du family's bloodline.
The cake he just received was about to be sent out before he could even warm it up, and the North Wind felt as if his heart was bleeding.
A forced, ugly smile appeared on his aged face.
"After the Du family was destroyed, as the head of the nobility, I naturally had an obligation to help the Du family safeguard those assets."
Now that the Immortal Lord has ascended to the throne, it is natural that he must be returned to the Immortal Lord.
After a slight pause, the Duke of the North Wind changed the subject:
"However... the Immortal Lord is still too young, and those assets are far too vast. In order to ensure a smooth transition, I can only hand them over to the Immortal Lord in batches."
The delivery of the assets may take some time.
The Duke of Northwind had no intention of refusing to hand over those assets, but he could legitimately delay the process.
Then, take advantage of this time to try your best to convert those assets into your own.
The rampant exploitation of mineral resources in the other dimension has led to the poaching of connections within the group and the creation of hidden dangers within the organization.
This was a common tactic used by nobles who lent money to merchants. In the end, even if the merchants who received the collateral repaid the loan, they would only receive an empty shell of collateral.
Even if the Du family were not dead, given their large size, they would not be able to withstand the turmoil caused by the schemes of the Northern Wind Duke.
Luo Tian, having grasped the meaning behind the Duke of Beifeng's words, gave him a deep look.
Duke Beifeng was immediately startled, thinking that Luo Tian would use force to make him hand it over early, but he saw Luo Tian wave his hand and say calmly:
"Fine! I'll have Xin Xin go and get it herself after the Grand Duke of North Wind passes away!"
Luo Tian had already made up his mind. The Grand Duke of Beifeng was already so old and still kept causing trouble. As the regent of the empire, he should seek blessings for the nobles and send the Grand Duke to retirement early.
Duke Beifeng vaguely sensed that Luo Tian's words were somewhat malicious, but he managed to brush it off and didn't continue speaking.
However, the current ceremony has fallen into a very awkward situation.
The self-reproach edict launched by the Duke of Beifeng in conjunction with many nobles was not only easily resolved by Luo Tian, but Luo Tian also took the initiative by using the name of the Immortal Duke.
Left with no other choice, the Duke of the North Wind could only turn his attention to the Abyss Daughter, who had remained silent since their arrival.
Luo Tian glanced at the sun, which was nearing noon, and then turned his gaze to the Daughter of the Abyss.
The attitude shown by the Abyss Daughter and the vague feeling that she seemed to have some connection with him made Luo Tian quite curious about the background of this Abyss Daughter.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the long-silent Daughter of the Abyss finally reacted.
The dazzling sun high in the sky dimmed in that instant, and then the helmet's calm eyes swept over everyone present.
In the hall, everyone felt as if a thick shadow had suddenly descended upon their hearts, and some ominous premonition had surfaced in their minds.
As the sun dimmed, a sense of loneliness rose, and countless strange whispers seemed to echo in everyone's ears.
"Why was he able to become a powerful god?"
"She's just a little girl, what right does she have to make me kneel and bow down!"
“My family shares the fate of the nation; what right does a mere regent have to strip our family of its honor?”
"kill!!!"
......
Jealousy, exposure, greed, arrogance... all sorts of negative emotions transformed into countless whispers, tempting people to revert to their original sins, and many nobles showed signs of struggle on their faces.
The once calmed-down Duke of the North Wind's eyes regained their previous crimson hue, and the madness in them intensified.
"Mine! They're all mine!"
"Yin Qianyu deserves to die! Luo Tian deserves to die! And that Du family bastard who ruined my plans deserves to die too!"
"The Undying Man is nothing but an old bat that's already dead. Why are your descendants causing trouble? Wouldn't it be better to be buried in the graveyard with the old bat?"
"With the support of the Daughter of the Abyss, I will surely reclaim everything that belongs to me!"
Many nobles either showed expressions of ecstatic joy or looked bewildered, muttering to themselves, laughing wildly or in anguish; everyone seemed to be caught in extreme emotions.
It wasn't just the nobles who were affected; the soldiers at the head of the ranks, the maids coming and going, and even Shuangye, who stood behind Du Xinxin on the high platform, were also affected to some extent.
Her gaze unconsciously drifted towards Luo Tian, a strange pink glint appearing in her clear, cold eyes. Her previously steady breathing gradually quickened, and her long, white-stockinged legs subtly rubbed against each other beneath her long dress.
The little girl standing in front of Shuangye looked at everything in front of her with a bit of a loss, her delicate little face full of confusion and bewilderment.
The entire venue was enveloped in that strange atmosphere in almost an instant.
Of all the humans present, only the pure-hearted Du Xinxin and the powerful Luo Tian remained unaffected.
On the throne on the other side of the high platform, the succubus queen Mechanshute, a powerful deity, had quietly risen from her seat and stood humbly behind the Daughter of the Abyss.
The alluring succubus queen lowered her head, her slightly trembling body seemingly gripped by fear, unable to look directly at the figure in silver armor sitting in front of her.
Luo Tian's heart suddenly tightened, and his gaze toward the Daughter of the Abyss became extremely solemn.
Then, a cold voice came from beneath the silver helmet.
"Humans, what a complicated bunch of useless trash!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the head of the crazed Duke of the North Wind suddenly exploded without warning.
Grayish-white brain matter and shattered skull fragments were scattered throughout the skull, creating a distorted graffiti effect in the venue.
The headless corpse fell heavily to the ground, but it did nothing to affect the increasingly frenzied crowd.
The death of the Duke of North Wind was like lighting the fuse of an explosive, and hundreds of nobles went mad in an instant.
They roared and began attacking each other.
Many of them were clearly extraordinary individuals with considerable strength, but under that insane influence, they all seemed to have turned into ordinary people.
Hands, feet, teeth... every part of his body became a weapon, relentlessly attacking the other nobles.
Blood stained the earth red, and severed limbs and torn pieces covered half of the venue.
These nobles, whose high status and whose words could affect the fate of tens of thousands of people, perished in such an absurd way.
Barons, viscounts, earls, dukes—here, it seems there is no distinction of rank; all are equal in the face of death.
Although the sounds of slaughter were deafening, Luo Tian did not look at the nobles, not even glancing at them out of the corner of his eye.
Because at this moment, his entire mind was captivated by the Abyss Maiden before him.
Killing those nobles is not difficult; a single W withering spell will cause them to perish completely under the curse of their souls.
But Luo Tian sensed a different level of power emanating from the woman of the abyss before him.
Without any deliberate release of power, the mere disturbance caused by his own actions drove the nobles into madness.
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