Xue Ye smiled warmly and beckoned. "Little Brother Tang Yu, please, take a seat."
"May I ask why Your Majesty summoned me here today?" Tang Yu asked after sitting down.
Seeing Tang Yu get straight to the point, Xue Ye did not beat around the bush either. "I heard from Qinghe that Little Brother Tang Yu is very interested in the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, the treasure that safeguards our Heaven Dou Empire?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Hahaha! Good." Xue Ye nodded with a laugh, then said, "If you can lead Heaven Dou Royal Academy to win this Soul Master Competition, I will gift this item to you."
"Additionally, I will grant you the title of duke and reward you with a city as your fief. How does that sound?"
"This! Father, Tang Yu has only won a competition championship. He is not qualified to be granted the title of duke!" Qian Renxue immediately rose to her feet, her brows tightly furrowed.
Xue Ye clearly had not made this decision on a whim; he had long been prepared. "Qinghe, it is no matter. Little Brother Tang Yu possesses extraordinary talent. I believe that in the future, he will become a pillar of our Heaven Dou Empire. He deserves the title of duke."
This old bastard. Qian Renxue grumbled inwardly.
How could she fail to see that while Xue Ye was trying to win over Tang Yu, he wanted even more to win over the Clear Sky Sect behind him? Otherwise, how could a mere genius be directly granted the title of duke?
And duke was already the highest rank among all noble titles.
With this transformation, Tang Yu was about to become a top-tier noble?
*If the Clear Sky Sect aids my Heaven Dou Empire, it will be like adding wings