Great Tang Empire, Destiny's Mandate!

[Great Tang Empire, Mandate of Heaven fulfilled.]

[Special Grant: Within the Great Tang Empire, all registered officials and registered Soul Masters shall each receive one God-Bestowed Soul Ring!]

The moment these words appeared.

The entire continent fell into a deathly silence.

Following that, countless gasps of cold air rose one after another.

They've gone mad!

This Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking has gone mad!

It wasn't rewarding a few people, nor was it rewarding core members.

It was everyone!

As long as they were officials or Soul Masters of the Great Tang, everyone gets a God-Bestowed Soul Ring?

That was a divine artifact that could provide the highest lifespan based on the absorber's physique!

This meant that the quality of Soul Masters in the Great Tang Empire would undergo a terrifying leap overnight.

In future battles between armies.

While others were still worrying about the optimal Soul Ring configuration, Great Tang's Soul Masters would start with the ultimate configuration.

How could they possibly fight this?

However, the shock was not over yet.

[Special Grant to Faction Leader Wu Zetian: Three God-Bestowed Soul Rings! One God-Bestowed Soul Bone!]

[Additional Reward: Above Super Divine Artifact · Huiyue Scepter!]

A scepter, emanating a moonlight-like radiance all over, slowly descended from the Heavenly Curtain, hovering before Wu Zetian.

The fluctuations emanating from the scepter even caused fine cracks to appear in space.

Above Super Divine Artifact!

That was a treasure that even the God Realm did not possess!

Just as everyone thought this was the end.

The text on the Heavenly Curtain changed again, and a line of writing with a hint of mystery appeared.

[Special Grant to: Great Tang Empire Behind-the-Scenes Controller.]

The moment these words were spoken, the pupils of the powerhouses across the continent constricted.

Behind-the-Scenes Controller?

Could it be that besides Empress Wu Zetian, there was someone else manipulating things behind the scenes in the Great Tang Empire?

The Heavenly Curtain did not reveal the name or appearance of that person.

Only a stream of light shot directly into the depths of Daming Palace.

[Reward: Control over the Law of Light and Darkness!]

Chang'an City, Observation Deck.

Yu Xiaogang was completely dumbfounded.

He stared at the reward list on the Heavenly Curtain with his mouth agape, his mind a mess.

"How... how is this possible?"

"Everyone has a God-Bestowed Soul Ring?"

"This is unfair! This severely disrupts the balance of the Soul Master World!"

He suddenly turned around and looked at the Shrek members around him, his voice becoming sharp and piercing with excitement.

"Did you see that? This is cheating!"

"Why did that Great Tang get first place?"

"We Shrek went through so many hardships to barely rank tenth."

"They didn't do anything, and just because they're at the top, they get rewards like this?"

However, this time, even Dai Mubai and Tang San did not speak.

Their expressions were uglier than if they had eaten flies.

Jealousy.

Frenzied jealousy.

Dai Mubai stared intently in the direction of Chang'an City, the red blood vessels in his eyes clearly visible.

He had fought desperately on Sea God Island to obtain a God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

And an ordinary official from the Great Tang could also have one?

This world is so unfair!

"And that Behind-the-Scenes Controller..."

Ma Hongjun gritted his teeth, his voice squeezed out from between his molars.

"Who exactly is it?"

"To possess a status that can suppress Wu Zetian, and also obtain control over the laws."

"Could this be the trump card that the Great Tang dares to claim as number one?"

Laws.

That was a realm that only God-level Experts could access.

And it was top-tier laws like Light and Darkness.

A strong sense of crisis arose in the hearts of the Shrek group.

This unknown enemy made them feel more uneasy than the Haiyue Empress.

On the other side.

Qian Renxue looked at the words "Behind-the-Scenes Controller," and a knowing glint flashed in her beautiful eyes.

"I knew it."

"Although Wu Zetian is powerful, with her strength, she might not necessarily be able to control the Great Tang."

"So there really is someone behind the scenes."

She thought of Li Xin, who always seemed so calm and unruffled.

Although there was no evidence, a woman's intuition told her.

This so-called Behind-the-Scenes Controller was definitely related to Li Xin.

"Li Xin..."

"How deep are you hiding?"

Qian Renxue tapped her fingers lightly on the railing, her fighting spirit actually growing stronger.

Unknown opponents were more interesting.

If the Great Tang truly only had Wu Zetian, that would have disappointed her instead.

Daming Palace, Imperial Study.

The atmosphere here was completely different from the hustle and bustle outside.

Under the warm candlelight, Li Xin still lounged lazily on the couch.

The stream of light representing the law's reward merged into his body without causing any earth-shattering anomaly.

It was like a drop of water merging into the ocean, disappearing in an instant.

Li Xin merely narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling the newborn power within him, a satisfied curve forming on his lips.

Light and darkness.

These two diametrically opposed forces were now perfectly fused within him.

Beside him, Wu Zetian had already put away the scepter named "Brilliant Moon."

Her originally majestic phoenix eyes now held a hint of a young woman's grievance as she stared intently at Li Xin.

She lifted her skirt and walked barefoot to Li Xin, sitting directly on his lap.

Her slender, shapely beautiful legs stretched out without reservation, her fair skin glowing enticingly under the light.

"Xin."

Wu Zetian extended her delicate finger and gently poked Li Xin's chest.

"Is this Heavenly Dao Ranking List mistaken?"

"Clearly, you are the true master of the Great Tang."

"Those officials, those soul masters, even I, are all your people."

"Why did you only expose me and hide yourself behind the scenes?"

Her tone carried a hint of stubbornness, as if she were indignant on Li Xin's behalf.

In her opinion, all the glory of this world should belong to this man.

Li Xin smiled, caught her playful little hand, and naturally embraced her slender waist.

The soft touch was irresistible.

"What's wrong with hiding behind the scenes?"

"You get the benefits without being put on display."

Li Xin leaned close to her ear and whispered.

"Moreover, I'm not just the leader of the Great Tang."

"That Haiyue Empire, and that Mo Family Mechanism City, even that Wonderful Sound Workshop."

"Which one doesn't need my attention?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Zetian lowered her head slightly, gazing at Li Xin's handsome profile.

An indescribable adoration and love spread wildly in her heart.

This was the man she had chosen.

And the only True God in this world.

Wu Zetian let out a soft hum, pressing her face against Li Xin's chest, listening to the steady and powerful heartbeat.

"I don't care how many forces you have."

"You are mine anyway."

"The Great Tang is also yours."

Golden Light filled the sky like the most luxurious curtain of rain, pouring into every corner of Chang'an City.

Each beam of light that fell represented the birth of a God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

These treasures, enough to drive Titled Douluo mad, were now as common as cabbage within the Great Tang.

Other powers on the continent were silent at this moment.

The Sect leaders who had been clamoring to use this opportunity to redraw the continental map were now ashen-faced.