The New Emperor Ascends the Throne

"Dean, so you still don't believe me!?"

"Mu Bai, what are you doing!?"

"You don't believe me? Well then, look closely here!"

"Mu Bai!?"

"That's why I said it was Tang San who caused this!"

"Mu Bai, you're lying, aren't you?"

"Yes, yes, they counted a little too many...! Dean, you must stand up for me!"

The LCD screen was playing a video of Dai Mubai taking off his pants and crying in front of Flender.

The person who played the video even cruelly and cunningly gave Dai Mubai.

At this moment, Dai Mubai's face had turned a deep liver color.

Even if life doesn't end, the Imperial Selection has certainly come to an end...

Ettore was speechless for a moment when he saw this.

He originally wanted to analyze why the situation was unfavorable to Dai Mubai, and how influential public opinion was...

It's all meaningless now.

There's no need to say anything more.

Ettore's expression was complicated. "Mu Bai..."

He had barely uttered two words when Dai Mubai's body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

Dai Mubai had already fainted.

He no longer wanted to think about how this scene was recorded, how it was displayed in the imperial city, or even how it was being played not only in the imperial city...

Imperial City and Imperial Palace.

"Monaldo, you need to give me an explanation."

The emperor's majestic voice rang out.

Amona looked confused. "Explain? What do you mean, explain? Nothing I did was against the rules, was it?"

The emperor slammed his fist on the armrest, his usually calm face now contorted with rage. "What you did was indeed in accordance with the rules, but where do you place the dignity of the royal family?!"

To the left of the emperor, an elder looked at Amona with a dangerous gaze. "Monaldo, I now seriously doubt whether you have any respect for the royal family."

To his right, the Grand Councilor's stern face was also grim. "Your Highness, the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce may indeed have bestowed many favors upon you, but you must not forget your roots! Moreover, as the heir to the throne, you are only entitled to bestow favors! Do not let yourself be controlled by others because of small favors!"

The emperor, the royal family, and the military—the three most powerful figures in the Star Luo Empire— launched an attack simultaneously!

It's easy to imagine their dissatisfaction with Amona.

Amona won the Imperial Selection, and even the emperor wouldn't object to it. However, she, or rather the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce behind her, openly exposed the royal family's scandal to the public, causing a huge blow to the face of the royal family and the empire, which naturally aroused great resentment.

This phenomenon further suggests that Amona doesn't care about the royal family's reputation.

By disregarding the royal family's reputation and doing such a thing, Amona's inclination towards the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce became even more obvious in their eyes.

Since Dai Mubai was infertile, he was naturally ineligible for the throne. However, their hope was to resolve the matter privately, quietly strip Dai Mubai of his Crown Prince status, and imprison him as a criminal.

The emperor's initial question about "explanation" was intended to elicit an answer from Amona that she was unaware of the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce's prior knowledge of Dai Mubai's eunuch status.

They hoped that Amona didn't know beforehand that Dai Mubai was not destined for the throne, and that she didn't cooperate with the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce to allow Dai Mubai to participate in the Imperial Selection competition, and then eliminate him in this way.

Even if this choice is indeed a good strategy, from the perspective of a country's ruler, it poses a huge hidden danger.

Amona naturally knew all this.

He knew that such actions would exacerbate his conflict with the imperial authorities.

But if he didn't do that, would he be able to become emperor smoothly?

Unless she becomes the sole Crown Prince apparent and gradually weakens the influence of the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce, then quietly waits for the current emperor to abdicate, she will not be able to ascend the throne smoothly.

This process will take at least ten years.

Ten years? Twenty years?

How could she possibly wait that long?!

Moreover, everything she does after taking office will overturn existing traditions and structures.

All of this made conflict inevitable.

Just then, a mocking voice rang out.

"Are you implying that my disciple did something wrong? Or are you accusing our Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce of interfering too much and accusing us of trying to control the Star Luo Empire?"

It was a figure dressed in black, whose face seemed to be distorted by an invisible force, making it impossible to see clearly.

Seeing You Chen appear silently, seemingly standing next to Amona from the beginning, yet all of them were completely unaware, including the emperor, clan elders, and military ministers, all showed surprise.

The other party appeared here so brazenly, yet the palace's formations and defenses did not react at all.

If it weren't for the address "disciple" that made them realize the newcomer's identity, they probably would have already made their move.

Even so, those in power will not be pleased.

This was especially true of the emperor.

"This must be Beast Soul Senior, right? I naturally respect your status and strength. If it were any other occasion, I believe we could have a very pleasant conversation. However... isn't it a bit too much for you to interfere in the Crown Prince struggle of our Star Luo Royal Family?"

The emperor's tone was unfriendly.

It wasn't that he didn't fear or respect You Chen's strength as a titled Douluo.

Rather, it concerned the royal family's reputation and their status and interests, which meant he could not back down.

This is different from the time with the Heaven-Grade Assassin. The other party has intervened so deeply in the Star Luo Empire Imperial Selection, and if they really want to dig deep into the roots, there is no room for retreat whatsoever.

You Chen shook his head and sighed softly, "I have already given you a chance."

The emperor frowned slightly; You Chen's condescending attitude and tone made him very unhappy.

But such a gaze had virtually no offensive power over You Chen. He sneered, "You sent two Soul Sages to bully the weak, and I didn't intervene because the Imperial Selection involves the Star Luo Empire Imperial Power. That's already giving you plenty of face. Even the treasure that healed my disciple's foundation was paid for out of my own pocket. Now, Monaldo has only done what you set out to do, and you're turning around and questioning us?"

At this moment You Chen looked at the emperor as if he were looking at a dead man.

These well-reasoned words caused the emperor and the other powerful officials present to change color slightly and look embarrassed.

"You're asking for it... Since you don't want to play by the rules, don't blame me for flipping the table."

You Chen grinned and smiled slightly.

"You!?"

The emperor slammed his fist on the table and rose to his feet, his anger making no attempt to conceal.

An old woman silently moved closer to the clan elder on the left front of the emperor, their eyes met, and their Soul Power surged.

The Grand Councilor squinted at You Chen, paying close attention.

Puff.

But then You Chen pointed a finger, and a seemingly ordinary starlight, devoid of any energy fluctuations, shot out from his fingertip.

Before anyone could react, the beam struck the emperor, instantly vaporizing him.

A powerful figure, a top-tier Soul Douluo, died so casually.

This incredible scene shocked everyone present.

Even the two elders who had prepared their Martial Soul Fusion Skill looked terrified and stopped fusing their Soul Power.

They simply couldn't understand how You Chen had killed the emperor.

This means that even if they Martial Soul Fusion and possess title-level combat power, they cannot guarantee that they can survive a single move from You Chen.

'How can the guild leader of this Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce be so powerful!?'

This was the thought in everyone's mind.

Even though the emperor had just died, none of the ministers, nobles, or royal guards present reacted.

For a moment, it was as if someone had pressed the pause button, and the scene became completely silent.

"Remember this: if you want to play by the rules, then we'll play by the rules. But if you don't respect the rules... next time, I'll just start a no-rules brawl."

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone looked in the direction of the sound and realized that the figure had already disappeared.

The shrewd people present all knew exactly what the so-called "rules" meant.

The emperor's death could be said to have been part of the Beast Soul Alliance's plan from the very beginning.

Even without the reason given in the imperial palace or the court, You Chen would have found another excuse.

The reason is simple: he has no time to wait for the emperor to slowly play the power transfer game with Amona.

To get Amona to the throne as quickly as possible, it would be simpler to just kill the emperor.

With You Chen's abilities, he could easily assassinate the emperor silently without anyone noticing.

But even if it was an assassination, anyone in the empire with a modicum of sense would know it was his doing.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to kill the emperor in public, demonstrating the unassailable absolute power and thus having a deterrent effect.

This deterred those who believed the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce was using Monaldo as a puppet from taking action.

However, continuing to kill is not a good thing, at least not at this stage.

A certain degree of terror can be a deterrent, but absolute terror brings despair and can drive people mad.

Even if the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce develops for another five or ten years, it still won't be able to gather enough people to perfectly take over the management of the Star Luo Empire.

Therefore, as long as You Chen does not want the Star Luo Empire to fall into turmoil, he must leave hope for the nobles of the Star Luo Empire.

That is, "continue to play within the rules of the game".

Even if there is an absolute strongman to suppress and deter the killing of the emperor, the negative impact cannot be completely eliminated.

You Chen could guess that after that, some nobles, while fearing him, were also silently spreading the bad reputations of him, Amona, and the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce.

This is also why Qian Renxue didn't let Qian Daoliu or the Super Douluo of the Worship Hall kill the Heaven Dou Emperor directly.

Qian Renxue dares to kill, the Heaven Dou Empire will dare to be torn apart.

However, Star Luo Empire's situation is somewhat different now.

While the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce may not have enough manpower to completely take over the entire empire, the apparent takeover is not a problem.

In other words, it is not possible to send a large number of people to every city, but it is not a problem to send a certain number of people to each district or province to control the core city.

Moreover, the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce has now established business ties and deep partnerships with more than 30% of the empire's nobles.

Even if they wanted to sever this relationship, they wouldn't dare to do so casually, considering the powerful strength of the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce.

Unless these nobles are all connected and mobilized by a single will.

But this is clearly almost impossible.

In addition, there were naturally many more nobles with superficial connections.

Simply put, the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce has become too powerful to control.

Even if the empire's rulers wanted to get rid of the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce, many nobles and common people would hold them back and oppose it.

And so, Star Luo Empire welcomed its new emperor.

The new emperor's ascension to the throne was also the day of his wedding.

Amona became the emperor, and Zhu Zhuqing became the empress.

The first thing the new emperor did after ascending the throne was to abolish the old system of Imperial Selection, which naturally drew fierce opposition from the royal family.

Amona ultimately won the case.

While the royal family members were angry and resentful, they also felt somewhat fortunate.

This time, the powerful Beast Soul Guild Master did not appear. Just as he said, as long as the game is played within the rules and his disciples are not bullied, the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce does not care about the struggle for imperial power.

Perhaps it was this concession that led them to take no further action after their defeat in this struggle, and to no longer pursue the matter of the emperor's death.

Many powerful and influential people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because the major upheaval they anticipated did not occur.

It was as if the person who was openly murdered in the palace was not the former Star Luo Emperor, but some insignificant passerby.

"Look at you, you've been lying low in the Tiandou Empire for so many years, and you're still the crown prince. Forget about your control over the country, you haven't even dealt with all the potential rivals who could threaten your throne."

In the Heaven Dou Imperial City, You Chen looked at Qian Renxue with a disappointed expression. "What have you been busy with all these years? I had no Spirit Hall to back me up, and I started from scratch, but it only took me two years from the time I actually took action to the time I completed the theft of the country."

Qian Renxue lowered her head, her body trembling uncontrollably.

There's a feeling of being speechless.

Looking at the completed mission notification, You Chen knew that his eldest disciple had completely broken through his defenses.

But he didn't feel the satisfaction of having achieved his revenge as he had imagined. Looking at Qian Renxue, whose face was pale, whose pupils were unfocused, and who couldn't speak, he felt a little lost instead.

The two, Snake Lance Pufferfish, stood behind Qian Renxue, watching You Chen drink tea while wearing a disappointed expression, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

There is a saying that a subject dies when his master is humiliated, but the one who inflicted the ultimate humiliation on his master was his most respected teacher. What else could they do but sweat profusely?

You Chen sighed softly, put his index and middle fingers together, and pressed them against Qian Renxue's chin, making her look up and meet his gaze.

He met Qian Renxue's dazed eyes and said coldly, "Don't you understand? In this world where the strong are respected, power is merely an adjunct to strength. You have the potential to reach the peak directly. Instead of going through all that trouble with infiltration and disguise, wouldn't it be much easier and faster to cultivate to the top and directly seize power by force than to go through all that trouble and get nowhere with this kind of thing?"

You Chen suddenly raised his voice, his eyes widening as he snapped, "Qian Renxue! It's time to wake up!"