Chapter 113 Blackmailing Spirit Hall

Zhuang Xingyu also returned to Slaughter City and contacted Spirit Hall, demanding a redefinition of the agreement between Spirit Hall and Slaughter City, requiring Spirit Hall to increase the resources it provides to Slaughter City by 4% each year.

Bibi Dong thought she had no fear because she had the God of Killing Domain, so she ran to the Slaughter City angrily, "King of Slaughter, why do you want to violate the treaty we signed in the past? Believe it or not, I will directly cut off all the supply channels of your Slaughter City!"

Zhuang Xingyu imitated Tang Chen's voice and dress, wearing a special human skin mask and a blood-red robe. "Bibi Dong, stop bragging here. I, the Slaughter City, also control many of your Spirit Hall's lifelines and secrets. It's not good for both of us to tear our faces apart. Besides, do you think I don't know what's happening on the continent now? Your Spirit Hall is now being chased and intercepted by the two empires, Beiyuan and other forces, and the internal Pope Hall and Worship Hall are seriously divided. You are attacked from all sides. Do you still have the extra energy to declare war on my Slaughter City?"

"There is one more thing you may not know. My cultivation has improved greatly recently. I can now allow everyone to enter and exit the Slaughter City freely. The corrupted spirit masters in the Slaughter City can attack the entire continent at any time. As far as I know, many people in the Slaughter City are criminals captured by your Spirit Hall. They hate you to the core. If I let them all out, guess what the consequences will be?"

Zhuang Xingyu imitated the soul power of the blood-red nine-headed bat king and secretly activated the Shura Demon Sword. A huge pressure came towards Bibi Dong, and Kunpeng Douluo and the others also hurriedly drew their swords against Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong felt the aura of the King of Slaughter and was shocked. "How is it possible? How could the aura of the King of Slaughter be so much stronger than before and even have a restraining effect on the power of Rakshasa God? Could it be that he can now let everyone enter and exit the Slaughter City freely?"

Zhuang Xingyu continued to coax, "Bibi Dong, I can swear on my martial spirit that as long as you increase the resources according to the regulations, I, the City of Slaughter, will form an alliance with your Pope Palace to jointly deal with the Elder Palace, the two empires, and Beiyuan."

Bibi Dong hesitated for a moment, then agreed, "Okay! I agree to your request."

"That's great! As soon as the supplies arrive, I will swear an oath immediately!"

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At this moment, Xue Ye was happily holding a court meeting in Tiandou City, rewarding people according to their merits. The two major titles were placed on both sides. Looking at the respectful ministers below, he finally realized a bit of his ancestor's style.

Since the decline of the Xue family, the royal family and the major families have more of a cooperative relationship. The major families in the court respect him as the emperor on the surface, but once their interests are infringed, they will do everything they can to obstruct him. Sometimes Xue Ye's orders are invalid outside the imperial city. The people below all secretly obey and secretly disobey. For example, Xue Ye originally only planned to eliminate one person, but the people below directly wiped out the family of that person, and told Xue Ye that those people were resisting maliciously and they had no choice but to take action, and then they all put the blame on Xue Ye.

For example, Xue Ye had ordered the establishment of many charity bureaus, which was a good thing, but when it came to the actual implementation, it was up to the major families to decide who should be assisted and who should not be assisted. Xue Ye was just a decision maker and had no energy or ability to personally investigate. The decision was meant to benefit the civilians of the Tiandou Empire, but it became a tool for the soul masters and nobles to make money, making the poor even more corrupt and the rich even more corrupt, which in turn deepened the resentment of the civilians towards the empire.

If things go on like this, it will be difficult to implement Xue Ye’s policies and orders, and his credibility will naturally decline.

But now it is different, the Tiandou royal family has risen! The relationship between the royal family and the major families in the court has become a superior-subordinate relationship again, and these people no longer dare to disobey Xue Ye. Xue Ye also plans to gradually eliminate these parasites and expand the imperial power.

After the court session, Dugu Bo took the initiative to find Xue Ye and said, "Your Majesty, my mission has been completed! Shouldn't you release my granddaughter?"

Xue Ye brought Dugu Bo to the secret room and said, "Hey! Poison Douluo, don't be anxious. I am now busy selecting a fiefdom and the title of princess for your granddaughter. After some time, Poison Douluo will assassinate all the people on the list, and then I can be reunited with your granddaughter."

Xue Ye took out a list and handed it to Dugu Bo. There were nearly a thousand people on it, including the noble families in Tiandou City, the kings of the affiliated kingdoms and principalities... These were all people who had opposed Xue Ye. However, Xue Ye did not dare to take action against the forces near Beiyuan.

Xue Ye was not in a position to do it himself. He was the emperor, he could not make mistakes, he had to protect his reputation. Moreover, these people were involved in too many things, and he could not kill all the forces behind them. If they were all killed, there would be no one left in the Tiandou Empire. Therefore, Xue Ye handed this offensive task to Dugu Bo. "Hey, your majesty, are you not going to give Dugu Bo a chance to live? Did you never think of letting my Dugu family go from the beginning?" Dugu Bo looked at the contents of the list and roared angrily.

"Why is Poison Douluo so arrogant? It's not good for your health. I swear now:
I, the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire, Xue Ye, swear that this is definitely the last time I will order Dugu Bo. As long as Dugu Bo completes this mission, I will immediately reunite Dugu Bo with his granddaughter Dugu Yan!"

"Poison Douluo, you can rest assured now! Besides, you can just push the blame onto the evil soul master. How could I not give you a chance to live?"

Dugu Bo had no initiative and could only believe Xue Ye: "Okay, I will believe you once again. If you dare to lie to me, I will definitely make your royal family pay the price! Although I can't beat your Xue family's Titled Douluo, if I want to run, you can't stop me! The game is just a low-level spirit master under your command..."

"Poison Douluo, you can trust me! I won't let you down. I'll wait for Poison Douluo's triumphant return!" Xue Ye patted his chest and promised.

Looking at Dugu Bo's receding back, Xue Ye added another sentence in his heart: "I only said that you two grandparents should be reunited, but I didn't say that you should be reunited there. You can also be reunited in the underworld or on the Yellow Spring Road! Dugu Bo, it is your honor to help me clean up the Tiandou Empire before you die, and it is your honor to sacrifice yourself to activate the Tiandou clan treasure. Don't worry, I will not forget your contribution and will definitely build a bigger tomb for you."

Xue Ye looked towards the direction of the Tiandou Kingdom and Principality, and could not help but get excited. The Tiandou Empire, which had been divided for hundreds of years, was about to be unified when Xue Ye came to power. "I am the Lord of the Restoration! My name will be passed down through the ages and recorded in history. I want to be like my ancestors! Hahahaha!"

On the other side, kingdoms and principalities such as Barak became terrified all day long after learning that the Tiandou royal family actually had a 95-level title and a 91-level title, fearing that Xue Ye would settle accounts with them.

King Barak was gathering his subordinates to discuss a solution. "Hurry up and think of a solution! Aren't you usually very talkative? Why are you silent today? Don't think that I don't know your little tricks. Some of you have already defected to the Spirit Hall, and some have secretly contacted the Tiandou Royal Family. You think you have found a way out, but don't forget that I and my family ancestors have ruled the Barak Kingdom for hundreds of years. The control power is beyond your imagination. I can guarantee that I will drag all of you to be buried with me before I die!!!"

Prime Minister Barak was forced to come forward and analyze the situation. He knew that the king wanted to join the Eastern God Religion, but the king was afraid of being criticized and losing face, so he was unwilling to say it. Therefore, he, as a subordinate, had to step out to take the blame.

"Your Majesty, we will definitely not win in a head-on confrontation. Our Barak Kingdom is different from other kingdoms. Our relationship with the Tiandou Royal Family is very bad, and there is almost no room for easing. In the past few years, we have deployed troops on the border to confront each other. Therefore, surrendering to the Tiandou Royal Family is not an option. And the Spirit Hall is now unable to take care of itself. It is an enemy all over the world, so how can it have time to take care of its subordinate forces? Submission to the Spirit Hall means making enemies with Beiyuan and the two empires at the same time, which is not an option."

"So we have no choice but to cooperate with the Eastern Divine Religion! The people of the Eastern Divine Religion are kind and innocent. Not long ago, they rescued poisoned people for free. Moreover, their strength is not much weaker than that of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and they have good relations with other major forces, which is enough to protect us. Therefore, I suggest that the Eastern Divine Religion be made the state religion, the Eastern Patriarch be made the state teacher, and half of Barak be promised, in order to seek cooperation (protection)."

Seeing that someone had been chosen to take the blame, the other ministers also hurriedly petitioned: "We beg the king to make the Eastern Divine Religion the state religion, and the Eastern Religious Master the state teacher!"

"No, no, the land of the Barak Kingdom was conquered inch by inch by our ancestors. I will not give up even an inch. I swear to live and die with Barak!!"

The ministers pleaded again: "We beg the king to make the Eastern Divine Religion the state religion and the Eastern Religious Master the state teacher!"

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After pretending to refuse three times, King Barak finally agreed: "Alas, you ministers have misled me! I am doing this for the country and people of the Barak Kingdom!"

(End of this chapter)