Although Emperor Scorpion had been killed, its corpse remained.
The corpse of a Star Radiance Tier beast god was a treasure from head to toe.
Even if Xu Jingming had no use for it himself, he could give it to Su Qingli, Ling Shuang, and the others.
Thus, only after storing the corpse in his Space Ring did he leave the South Sea with Zhou Yuanwu.
By the time they arrived at the Xia Alliance, the Ninth-Order Councilors who had received advance notice were already waiting in the plaza.
Seeing Zhou Yuanwu return safely, they all showed excitement.
Two Supreme Experts!
And both possessed Star Radiance Second-Order combat power!
Across all of Blue Star, what other nation could stand against their Great Xia?
"Speaker of the House." The Ninth-Order Councilors all bowed.
"Don't call me Speaker of the House anymore. From now on, Great Xia will have only one Speaker of the House, and that will be Xu Jingming!"
Facing the bows of the many Ninth-Order Councilors, Zhou Yuanwu laughed heartily.
"This..."
Cao Jun and Blood Sword exchanged glances, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
Zhou Yuanwu had held Great Xia together for over a century, his iron-fisted methods deeply ingrained in everyone's minds. Yet now, he was actually taking the initiative to step down?
Xu Jingming was equally stunned.
He stepped forward, frowning slightly. "Brother Zhou, this is...?"
"If you're only acting as Great Xia's temporary Speaker of the House, how can you carry on with your plans? For something like this, it's better to have a proper title."
Zhou Yuanwu looked at Xu Jingming and laughed openly. "Besides, I've been Speaker of the House for over a century. I'm tired.
I can use the time spent recovering from my injuries to get some rest. I don't