Life Is a Play, and Acting Is Always by Your Side!

Seeing that a huge hole had been blasted through the hall, the surrounding guards had just wanted to step forward when Xue Ye directly shouted them back.

Staring at Su Xian with bloodshot eyes, Xue Ye breathed rapidly. "Imperial Son, how many more weapons like these do you have?"

He had now thoroughly witnessed the power of the Soul Guidance Cannon. It was simply too strong!

A Soul King absolutely could not withstand it, and even a Soul Emperor would suffer badly.

With such weapons, the imperial army's strength would undergo a tremendous leap.

And since there were weapons capable of threatening Soul Emperors, there must be weapons capable of threatening Soul Saints and Soul Douluos!

That was right!

Xue Ye's first thought was to research these weapons and secretly strengthen the empire's power.

Once the time was right, the Heaven Dou Empire might even unify the entire continent, and he... would become the one and only!

At the thought of this, even with Xue Ye's composure, his heart surged with excitement.

That would be an achievement remembered for all eternity, one that surpassed the greatest deeds of history!

And it... might just come to pass in his hands.

Sure enough, every emperor was prone to wild fantasies!

Seeing Xue Ye's eyes gleaming with a sharp light, Su Xian rolled his eyes speechlessly.

Still...

As long as he had taken the bait!!

The corners of Su Xian's lips curled upward. Then, he took another fifty Soul Guidance Cannons out of his Storage Ring.

His smile instantly turned into agony. Tears began streaming down his face as he assumed a grief-stricken expression and began to cry.

"Imperial Father! You have no idea how horribly they bullied me during those decades in the future, boohoo~"

"Do you know? Each of these weapons costs a Million Gold Coins—a whole Million Gold Coins! Where was I supposed to get that kind of money?!"

"After finally making something of myself and earning money, I even married a princess. Then I suddenly came back here. Your son truly has a bitter fate!"

"..."

His tears fell like beads from a broken string; no matter how he wiped them away, more came.

Su Xian's miserable cries and heartbroken appearance were truly enough to make listeners grieve and weep.

Xue Ye's eyes reddened as well. Especially when he heard that each weapon cost a Million Gold Coins, his heart felt as though it were being cut by knives.

There were fifty-one of them here!

That was more than fifty million gold coins!

It was hard to imagine how many hardships he must have endured, alone and helpless in the future, to obtain these weapons!

Soul Tools were the opportunity for the empire's rise, but they were also his son's blood and sweat!

No wonder his temperament had suddenly changed so drastically. So that was what everything had been about.

He understood!

He completely understood!

"Imperial Son, I understand now. You have suffered these past years."

Xue Ye helped Su Xian up with heartache in his eyes. His gaze was gentle, and his voice was slightly choked.

"Imperial Father!!"

Su Xian threw himself into Xue Ye's arms, snot and tears flowing freely as the emotions he had suppressed for so long erupted in an instant.

"There, there. It's all in the past now."

Xue Ye gently patted Su Xian's shoulder and began comforting him. His kind tone made him seem just like an old father, without a trace of imperial majesty or forcefulness.

After a while, Su Xian's emotions finally settled somewhat.

"Imperial Son, you said that you married a princess in the future. By that reckoning, she would be one of your descendants!"

Xue Ye suddenly seemed to think of something, and his expression turned a little ugly.

But considering what Su Xian had been through, Xue Ye had no intention of blaming him. He simply could not get past it in his heart.

"What descendant?!"

Su Xian looked utterly confused. Then realization suddenly dawned on him, and grief welled up in his heart.

"Imperial Father, you don't know. By then, the empire had long since been destroyed."

Xue Ye:!!

Fuck me!!

The empire had been destroyed!?

My Heaven Dou had fallen?!

Xue Ye nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. His face turned deathly pale, while endless fury seemed ready to burst from his bloodshot eyes. His heart was torn apart.

This was his empire, the empire that was meant to endure for generations to come!!

How could it have fallen!!!

That was absolutely impossible!!

"Tell me properly. What exactly happened? Why did our Heaven Dou Empire fall?!"

Xue Ye's heavy hands clamped tightly around Su Xian's arms. His eyes nearly spat fire, and he looked like a mad lion baring its fangs.

Seeing this, Su Xian hurriedly gave an embellished account of the future Douluo World. In short:

The Heaven Dou Empire had been destroyed by the Sun Moon Empire, which came from overseas. The empire had been utterly incapable of resisting their Soul Tools.

Xue Ye clenched his teeth until they creaked, veins bulging on his forehead. "Sun Moon Empire, I will never coexist with you under the same sky!"

He had never imagined that Heaven Dou had actually been destroyed by an overseas empire. It was simply the greatest joke in the world!!

They had fought Spirit Hall and fought the Star Luo Empire, only for an outsider to win in the end. That was something he could never tolerate.

Oh my god!

He had finally been completely fooled!

Seeing Xue Ye's furious appearance, Su Xian secretly felt a little delighted.

Hehe!

So this was a crafty old emperor? Didn't he still fall for my outstanding acting?

Now that everything had been smoothed over, he could safely live as Su Xian from now on.

Sigh~

That was what true ability was. He could not help being this good!

After a while, Xue Ye finally calmed down. He pondered briefly, then reminded him in a grave tone, "Imperial Son, you must not mention this matter to anyone else. Keep it buried in your stomach."

"You never returned to the future. Just treat it as though you slept through it all, understand?!"

"Mm-hmm." Su Xian nodded obediently like a pecking chick.

Xue Ye nodded in satisfaction. His burning gaze fixed on the Soul Guidance Cannons on the ground, and he spoke in a negotiable tone. "As for these weapons, can you hand them over to Imperial Father?"

"No! These are the fruits of my decades of hard work. You think you can just take them because you say so?"

Su Xian's eyes filled with vigilance. Like a hen protecting her chicks, he spread his arms wide and stood in front of the Soul Guidance Cannons.

"I! Am your Imperial Father!" Xue Ye roared through gritted teeth.

"When I was in the future, why did no one come out and call me Imperial Son? Now you show up to take advantage of your son?" Su Xian met Xue Ye's gaze without fear.

Looking directly into Su Xian's eyes, Xue Ye's heart suddenly trembled. He could not help feeling guilty and heartbroken, and his old face reddened slightly.

"Whatever you want, you can ask Imperial Father for it. Imperial Father guarantees that I will agree. Is that acceptable?" Xue Ye relented.

Damn it!

They had finally reached this point. All that buildup had not been wasted!

"First, I took a liking to a girl just now. I want her to become my Imperial Prince Consort."

"This..."

Xue Ye's expression changed, and he seemed somewhat hesitant.

But when he saw Su Xian starting to put the Soul Guidance Cannons into his Storage Ring, his resolve immediately hardened.

"I will issue an edict to confer the title upon her later and make her your Imperial Prince Consort. The wedding can be held once you are both adults."

He was not giving in. He was simply thinking about Su Xian's decades of lonely bachelorhood. As his old father, his heart ached for him!

That was right!

That was exactly it!

"I also want to build an Entertainment City and make some more money. Imperial Father, you will cover the expenses!"

"How much would that cost?! If you have no money, you can ask Imperial Father for it." Xue Ye was somewhat unwilling.

It could not be helped. Though the empire appeared to be rolling in wealth, it was actually truly poor!

"This Soul Guidance Cannon costs a Million Gold Coins each. Imperial Father, are you planning to buy them?"

Xue Ye:...

Holy shit!

That was fifty million gold coins!!

"Cough, cough... Build it! Build it immediately! I will give the orders later!"