Gathering the Strength of Ten Thousand, Aiven Uses Emperor's Power, Shocking Everyone!

The Power of the Nation—the stronger Aiven's nation and influence became, the greater the power he could draw upon. The current National Momentum of the Aiven Duchy alone could grant him a boost equivalent to 20 levels of strength.

Aiven was pleasantly surprised. The Power of the Nation was a little more effective than he had imagined.

"What's going on? Why has his power become stronger?!" Qian Renxue was greatly shocked by the sight.

"Jiang Wei! Xiahou Dun! All generals, and every single soldier!"

"Now, lend your strength to your Lord!" Aiven commanded, exuding imperial majesty.

"Yes, Lord!!"

Ten thousand voices answered as one.

"External Soul Bone skill of the Emperor Heavenly Dragon Wings: Emperor's Power!!"

At that moment, Jiang Wei, Xiahou Dun, all the generals, their Soul Masters, and the ten thousand soldiers were all drawn by the energy of Emperor's Power, channeling their strength into the Emperor Sword in Aiven's hand.

That energy transformed into countless golden lights that gathered upon the Emperor Sword.

The Emperor Sword in Aiven's hand shone with dazzling golden light, illuminating heaven and earth as though it had lit up the night itself.

The five seconds of charging came to an end.

"Destroy!"

The Emperor Sword, gathering the strength of ten thousand people, swung down with Aiven's strike.

A terrifyingly massive golden blade of sword energy was unleashed with a single slash from Aiven.

At a forty-five-degree angle, it slashed downward toward Guangling, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo.

What the fuck?

Guangling, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo wore terrified expressions: !!!????

Bang! Boom, boom, boom!

As the golden blade of sword energy crashed down, the power of Guangling, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo completely collapsed.

Pfft—

"Ahhh!"

The three screamed miserably.

They each spat out a mouthful of blood before collapsing onto the ground, all seriously injured and unable to rise again.

"Oh my god..."

Qian Renxue was utterly dumbfounded.

"Lord is fucking incredible!!!"

"Lord's divine might is unmatched!!"

The soldiers were excited, showering him with praise.

"Take them down!" Aiven shouted.

"Yes, Lord!"

Lu Bu, Xiahou Dun, and Jiang Wei immediately charged toward Guangling, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo, who lay on the ground!

"No... no! Don't kill them! Please, Aiven, spare their lives!!" Qian Renxue cried out frantically.

"Capture them. Do not harm their lives."

Aiven naturally would not truly kill them. If he killed the consecrated elders, he would completely become enemies with Spirit Hall.

The Aiven Duchy did not yet possess the strength to confront Spirit Hall head-on.

What he needed to do now was not make enemies, but obtain more bargaining chips so those behemoths could not interfere with the development of the Aiven Duchy, forcing them to stand by and watch what he intended to do next.

"Yes, Lord!"

Lu Bu and the other two immediately restrained Guangling's group, pinning them firmly to the ground.

"Aiven, let them leave. As long as you allow them to return to Spirit Hall, I, Qian Renxue, can swear here tonight that the matter of you capturing me, as well as that night... that night when you bullied me, will be wiped clean."

"I will not bear a grudge. After I leave Ai City, I will absolutely not allow Spirit Hall's power to retaliate against you or Ai City. We will not interfere with or obstruct what you intend to do."

"Our Spirit Hall will absolutely remain neutral and not participate."

"Can you agree to that?"

Qian Renxue had two identities. Aiven could use her identity as Xue Qinghe to restrain the Heaven Dou Empire, negotiate terms, and ensure that the empire would not interfere with his subsequent attack on the Kingdom of Aers.

But he could not use the same method to restrain Spirit Hall.

The empire's strength lay in its military. If it wanted to suppress the Aiven Duchy, it could only dispatch a large army to attack. Once war began, everyone would know about it; there was no possibility of concealing it.

When two nations negotiated, once an agreement was reached and the matter concluded, releasing the people only to immediately go back on one's word and launch a massive attack would damage the reputation and dignity of a great nation.

Therefore, once terms had been agreed upon, the Heaven Dou Empire would not make another move.

But Spirit Hall's strength lay in its Soul Masters. If they dispatched a dozen or so Titled Douluo, along with a group of powerful Soul Masters, to act in secret and quietly eliminate you...

Who would have any evidence that Spirit Hall had done it?

And Aiven had bullied Qian Renxue before. He did not believe that this girl would not hold it against him.

Thus, he had long had an idea for restraining Spirit Hall. He had merely been waiting for the day Spirit Hall sent people to rescue her.

Aiven smiled calmly. "Heh, sure! But your oath alone isn't enough~"

Qian Renxue clenched her little fists and said angrily, "What else do you want!"

At that moment, a soldier dragged over a chair. "Lord."

Aiven glanced at the soldier in slight surprise. He really knows how to read the room!

I should reward him afterward.

"Mm." Aiven nodded lightly, sat down in the chair, crossed his legs, and said to Qian Renxue, "How about this, Qian Renxue? I can promise not to let the Heaven Dou Empire learn that its current First Prince, Xue Qinghe, is actually you, the young master of Spirit Hall, in disguise."

"Whatever you want to do while posing as First Prince Xue Qinghe has nothing to do with me. From now on, I will not continue using your disguised identity to threaten you. I will keep this secret for you."

"And you, as well as your Spirit Hall, only need to do what you just promised me. This agreement will remain in effect until you no longer disguise yourself as Xue Qinghe. How about it?"

Aiven's ambition was to unite the Douluo Continent, and Spirit Hall's ambition was likewise to unite the Douluo Continent. Therefore, it was impossible for them to avoid conflict in the future.

They only needed to set a time limit.

As long as he used Qian Renxue's identity as Xue Qinghe to restrain Spirit Hall, they would not easily abandon this infiltration plan.

And by the time Qian Renxue removed her disguise, it would be at least ten or more years from now.

By then, the Aiven Duchy would have long since developed.

At the very least, it would be strong enough to go toe-to-toe with Spirit Hall.

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue felt a surge of joy. Her disguise had always been one of her greatest concerns and worries.

She feared that one day Aiven would expose her and sell her out.

But once this agreement was made, neither side would easily break it. If Aiven exposed her disguise, Spirit Hall would act against him and interfere.

If Spirit Hall acted against him or interfered, Aiven would choose to expose her.

Neither side would benefit.

By the time she, Qian Renxue, no longer needed to maintain the disguise, Spirit Hall's plan would have succeeded, and the agreement would be dissolved.

At that time, with Spirit Hall and the imperial power of Heaven Dou under Qian Renxue's control, would suppressing Aiven's forces not be easy?

Both sides were making their own calculations.

"I can agree to this agreement on Spirit Hall's behalf. But so many people learned of my identity tonight. How can you ensure that my identity will not spread from their mouths?"

Qian Renxue looked toward the people beside Aiven, as well as the army of ten thousand behind him.

"Don't worry. They are all absolutely loyal to me, and I have ways to ensure that your identity is sealed as tightly as an impenetrable wall, without even the slightest leak."

Aiven said with a confident expression, "Unless you fail to maintain your disguise yourself."

Because everyone present tonight was either one of his generals or a summoned soldier.