Xue Beng could tell from his father's words that he intended to support him.
And he would be deploying experts trained by the royal family.
They were, after all, the royal family that ruled the entire empire, and the Heaven Dou Empire's greatest strength lay in its Soul Masters.
How could the royal family possibly not secretly train Soul Masters loyal to them?
The Court Soul Masters did not count as experts trained by the royal family.
Only a small portion of the Court Soul Masters had been trained by the royal family; most had been recruited from outside.
The purpose was to maintain good relations with the various Soul Master factions.
The expert Soul Masters truly trained in secret by the royal family never showed themselves.
And they answered only to Xue Ye.
Without Xue Ye's token, no one could mobilize them.
Xue Ye laughed heartily. "Good. I look forward to seeing how you perform this time."
"Xue Beng, don't disappoint me."
"You've grown up. It's time you had some respectable achievements to your name."
His words were earnest and weighty.
He truly worried about what would become of this foolish son after he passed away.
It would be fine if he became an idle prince.
What frightened him was the possibility that his son might grow too idle, stir up too much trouble in the future, and lose his life.
Only if Xue Beng matured quickly could he rest easy.
"If you do well, the Soul Douluos assigned to you will be yours to command from now on."
At those words, Xue Beng immediately thumped his chest in assurance.
"Rest assured, Father. I'll handle everything beautifully."
"Father, just wait in the palace for my good news on execution day."
"No. I intend to visit the Execution Ground myself."