Peace of Mind

After Xue Beng left, the previously tense atmosphere improved somewhat.

During this time, Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Sword Douluo also paid a visit.

There was nothing much to it—just the usual polite congratulations.

For the time being, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had not decided how the sect should regard this newly appointed King Frost Extreme.

As though she had not noticed Luo Li's distant attitude, Qian Renxue did not take the initiative to leave. Instead, she followed Luo Li and Xue Ke out of the main hall.

Luo Li did not mind much, but Xue Ke was particularly depressed.

She had only just become engaged to Brother Luo. Why could they not enjoy some time alone together?

But Qian Renxue's current identity was Xue Qinghe, her brother, so Xue Ke could not say anything.

After all, Qian Renxue truly treated her very well.

Compared with Xue Beng, Xue Ke preferred the brother Xue Qinghe whom Qian Renxue played.

"What does Brother Luo think?"

Qian Renxue suddenly asked what seemed like a rather nonsensical question.

Still feeling depressed, Xue Ke was utterly baffled and had no idea what Qian Renxue's sudden question meant.

But Luo Li knew very well what Qian Renxue wanted to ask.

He did not ignore the question and merely answered calmly,

"No thoughts."

Luo Li's silver eyes gazed ahead, his look distant.

"It is only for Ke Ke's sake, and to put His Majesty's mind at ease. As for anything else, Your Highness need not worry. I will not interfere with Your Highness's affairs."

These were Luo Li's true feelings.

He had no interest in the great power of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Even if Xue Ye had not proposed granting him a kingship, he would not have cared. He had merely gone along with the flow.

As for agreeing to the marriage Xue Ye proposed, first, it was because he and Xue Ke already had a good relationship.

Second, it was to give Xue Ye some reassurance, so that he would not come looking for trouble whenever he had nothing better to do.

As for anything else, Luo Li truly cared about it.

He had no intention of vying for that position.

After all, this world possessed supernatural power, which meant that worldly authority was never the pinnacle.

So what if one controlled one of the three great empires?

Would they not still dare to offend someone at the level of a Limit Douluo?

Even a Super Douluo would likely be treated with considerable deference.

Otherwise, Poison Douluo, who ranked near the bottom among Titled Douluos, would not have held such an extraordinary position in the Heaven Dou Empire.

What was more, Luo Li held the inheritance of the Asura God in his hands.

With the characteristics of the Moon Eclipse Devouring Life Sword, he could steadily improve until he became a god.

After becoming a god, all the authority of the mortal world would be nothing more than meaningless dust.

Therefore, Luo Li naturally did not care about the supreme authority of an empire.

In truth, he had never understood why Qian Renxue would give up being the perfectly respectable Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall and insist on coming to the Heaven Dou Empire to play The Civet Cat for the Crown Prince and become the Crown Prince.

She could have simply followed the proper course, inherited the Angel God Position, and, after becoming an Angel Deity, effortlessly unified this so-called continent.

After all, all mortal power was no more than ants before a deity!

In a supernatural world, absolutely overwhelming strength could simply overturn the table!

But confused as he was, Luo Li had no intention of persuading Qian Renxue.

He had absolutely no reason to do so.

After all, he did not wish to expose the fact that he knew Qian Renxue's true identity.

Qian Renxue was not a mindless person, and he could not possibly be certain how she would react upon learning of it.

If it drew the Worship Hall into action, things would become troublesome.

With his cultivation as a Soul Douluo and combat power far beyond those of his own rank, Luo Li did not need to fear ordinary Titled Douluos.

He was not even worried about Super Douluos. After all, he had sparred with Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect before and had some understanding of the difference in their combat power.

But what if Qian Daoliu personally moved to eliminate a hidden danger for his granddaughter?

That was entirely possible, considering Qian Daoliu was utterly devoted to his granddaughter.

He had indulged Qian Renxue's willful request to such an extent that he allowed her to come to the Heaven Dou Empire as an undercover agent.

It would be perfectly understandable for such a Qian Daoliu to do something like this.

According to the descriptions in the original work, Limit Douluos and Super Douluos were on entirely different levels.

Their strength underwent earth-shaking changes.

There were only a few Limit Douluos on the continent now, and Luo Li had never encountered any of them.

Thus, he could not determine how great the gap between his strength and Qian Daoliu's was.

But he most likely would not be able to handle him.

Naturally, Luo Li would not do such a thing.

He was merely giving Qian Renxue some reassurance, so that this woman would not trouble him.

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue said nothing. Her beautiful eyes merely fixed tightly on Luo Li before her, observing every change in his expression.

To be honest, Qian Renxue did not believe his words.

Absolute power over an empire should have been an enormous temptation to anyone.

Especially since Luo Li was a man.

Yet no matter how she looked, she could not find any abnormality on Luo Li's face.

That calm demeanor made it seem as though what he had said was true—that he truly had no interest whatsoever in the so-called great power of an empire.

After a long while, Qian Renxue's smile became relieved.

The great weight in her heart finally fell away.

Who had Qian Renxue feared most in regard to her plan to steal the nation?

It was neither Xue Beng, the only remaining prince, nor Xue Ye, the Heaven Dou Emperor, nor Prince Xue Xing.

It was Luo Li.

It had always been so.

As the God of War of the empire and the foremost figure in its military, this man possessed far too much influence.

Moreover, he had never taken sides, and every attempt to win him over had failed, making Qian Renxue feel even more uneasy.

Because he was an unstable factor, one that could cause her plan to steal the nation to fail at any moment.

This was something Qian Renxue could absolutely not accept.

She had already paid far too much for this plan.

Yet she also felt a mutual appreciation for Luo Li and was unwilling to make a move against him.

After Luo Li was granted the title of King and became engaged to Xue Ke, that feeling grew even stronger.

Because Luo Li could no longer merely participate indirectly in the competition for that position. He could now participate directly.

This left Qian Renxue completely unable to sit still.

Because she had no confidence at all in competing with Luo Li.

So she had been frank and directly asked Luo Li the question.

The answer put Qian Renxue at ease.

Though she did not know why, Luo Li truly made Qian Renxue feel that he had no interest in that position and no intention of actively affecting her plan.

"I understand."

Qian Renxue said softly.

Luo Li did not speak again. He had made himself clear.

Only Xue Ke remained utterly confused, not understanding what Luo Li and her brother had been talking about. Her face was full of innocent bewilderment.

She only felt that the atmosphere between Brother Luo and her brother had changed.