In just a few days, news of the Demon Subjugation Assembly's successful conclusion had spread to every corner of the Sun Moon Empire.
Rebel Leader Zhao Yang had seen the error of his ways and redeemed himself through merit. He provided intelligence regarding Huo Yuhao and severely wounded Huo Yuhao when he came to rescue the condemned at the Demon Subjugation Assembly, forcing him to flee with grave injuries. By now, he had likely died beyond saving, perishing in vain out on the wasteland.
Empress Ju Zi felt that after years of diligent governance, she was exhausted in body and spirit. Thus, she submitted a memorial requesting an edict. After obtaining the Crown Prince's Regent Seal, she named Zhao Yang Duke of Liang and restored his family's original ducal honor.
At the same time, she appointed Zhao Yang Crown Prince's Grand Guardian and bestowed the Nine Gifts upon him: Sword and Shoes in Court, No Hurry in Court, and No Name in Salutation, having him assist her, the Empress, in handling state affairs.
An undead creature whose existence had been authenticated through a continent-wide broadcast, a Zombie without even a heartbeat and with Soul Fire burning in its eye sockets, had actually become the Crown Prince's Grand Guardian of the Sun Moon Empire!
The moment this news spread, it nearly stirred up a massive storm.
Naturally, the Evil Soul Masters celebrated with ecstatic joy.
This outcome further confirmed their private speculations, and they looked forward to the days when they would oversee the major cities and freely raise ordinary people as cultivation fodder.
Meanwhile, many well-informed ordinary soul masters and soul engineers were ashen-faced upon hearing the news.
Soul masters and soul engineers like them, who had neither powerful backers nor influential backgrounds and possessed little talent, feared nothing more