Li Han's answer was clearly not what Xue Qinghe had expected, and for a moment, he did not know what to say.
Seeing this, Li Han smiled. "Does Your Highness think I went too far?"
Xue Qinghe came back to his senses and gave an awkward smile.
"No, I just didn't expect you to be so direct."
"Your Highness asked to hear the truth, so I told the truth. You can't settle the score afterward."
Xue Qinghe smiled. "I'm not that petty.
But you need to explain exactly how Spirit Hall and the two great empires are rotten."
Li Han took a sip of tea and slowly said, "Then let's start with the empires.
Your Highness, what do you think Soul Masters mean to an empire?"
"Combat power."
"No, trouble."
"Hm?"
Xue Qinghe froze at that and hurriedly asked, "How could they be trouble?
The more numerous and powerful the Soul Masters are, the stronger the empire becomes. Isn't that a good thing?"
"It is good, but overwhelming individual strength is an uncontrollable factor for an empire.
Take Spirit Hall's Grand Elder, Qian Daoliu. He possesses the strength of a Limit Douluo. If he did not restrain himself and wanted to kill Xue Ye, do you think the Heaven Dou Empire could stop him?"
"This..."
Xue Qinghe was left speechless.
He naturally understood Qian Daoliu's strength. Given the Heaven Dou Royal Family's current power, there was simply no way they could stop an assassination by Qian Daoliu.
After all, Xue Ye could not even stop his poisoning. How could he possibly stop an assassination by Qian Daoliu?
"Indeed, it couldn't."
Xue Qinghe gave an embarrassed smile.
"For an emperor, control over the country is the most important thing.
If he loses control of his nation, he will grow restless and