He Dares to Found a Nation? Unification of Both Sides is Imperative!

Chapter 8: He Dares to Found a Nation? Unification of the Two Shores Brooks No Delay!

Royal Palace

Ming King Hall

Hum~ hum~ hum~

Xu Nian'an sat cross-legged on the floor. Before him, a golden sword, covered in dragon scales and possessing the aesthetic of streamlined dragon patterns, spun incessantly.

Bang~! Bang~! ...

With every explosive sound echoing from within his body, Xu Nian'an's soul power surged wildly.

Above his head, a blood-red soul ring, marked with two eerie life patterns, rotated continuously.

The two life patterns, representing two hundred thousand years, left Long Xiaoyao completely stunned.

There were no soul beasts, no sacrifices; how on earth did this soul ring appear?

A soul ring far exceeding the hundred-thousand-year limit, descending from the heavens???

He could not comprehend it, nor did he understand.

It was not until a pale light appeared outside the Ming King Hall and a streak of purple mist emerged from the East Sea.

[Level 15~!]

[Level 16~!]

[Level 17~!]

After breaking through to level eleven soul power, the energy within Xu Nian'an's body had skyrocketed.

Almost every few moments, his soul power would break through another level. By the time the sky turned pale in the east after a night, his soul power had reached the peak of level seventeen.

Upon reaching the peak of level seventeen, Xu Nian'an's body seemed to encounter some sort of restriction, reaching a state of saturation.

The blood-red, two-hundred-thousand-year soul ring with its two life patterns slowly descended into his body.

Thump~!

Thump~!

Thump~!

His heart beat powerfully within his chest. Xu Nian'an slowly opened his eyes, a flash of golden light shining within them.

Roar~ roar~ roar~!

The moment Xu Nian'an opened his eyes, the Dragon Emperor Sword before him spun instantly, emitting soft dragon roars.

Hum~!

A blood-red soul ring slowly appeared around Xu Nian'an. He reached out his hand and gripped the scabbard.

Clang~!

The Dragon Emperor Sword was slowly drawn.

Clang... clang... clang!

Suddenly, with Xu Nian'an as the center, gentle breezes began to blow in the surrounding area.

Wherever the breeze passed, sharp sword marks were left behind.

Squelch~ squelch~

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Xu Nian'an narrowed his eyes slightly, and all the furniture in the palace shattered instantly.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on obtaining a two-hundred-thousand-year soul ring and breaking through to become a Soul Master!"

Long Xiaoyao's voice echoed faintly.

"Hoo~"

Xu Nian'an exhaled a breath of stale air. Absorbing this two-hundred-thousand-year soul ring had placed a great deal of pressure on his body.

Under that pressure, many impurities had been expelled from his system. Although he felt light, his python-patterned robe was sticky and uncomfortable.

"Rise."

Hearing Xu Nian'an's words, Long Xiaoyao straightened his previously bowed waist.

"Your Majesty, I am curious. There are no high-level soul beasts nearby, nor were there any soul beast sacrifices. This two-hundred-thousand-year soul ring of yours is..."

That Long Xiaoyao could recognize the blood-red soul ring as being two hundred thousand years old did not surprise Xu Nian'an at all.

After all, Long Xiaoyao was not only a Limit Douluo but also possessed two hundred-thousand-year soul rings himself.

"If I told you this was all a gift from nature, would you believe me?"

Although Long Xiaoyao's loyalty to him was one hundred percent, Xu Nian'an would not tell anyone about the system.

Including those summoned by the system.

After speaking, Xu Nian'an had no desire to linger on the topic. He turned to leave, but Long Xiaoyao's voice drifted leisurely from behind him.

"I believe you, Your Majesty!"

"In Your Majesty, I see the dominance of an emperor. I believe all of this must be heaven's design."

Hearing this, Xu Nian'an's footsteps faltered slightly.

"Tell that old eunuch to replace everything in my palace with new sets."

Following this, Xu Nian'an allowed the palace maids to bathe and dress him.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, you've truly developed so quickly. In just one night, you've grown nearly twenty centimeters."

"How wonderful~!"

Every time he absorbed a spirit ring, it essentially served as a round of reinforcement for his body.

It was perfectly normal to grow taller or larger to varying degrees.

However, Xu Nian'an felt a twinge of disappointment, as the growth was in his height and physique, rather than the areas he had imagined.

Sigh, I wonder how long it will be before I can actually use that.

It seemed the young palace maids in his chambers would have to work hard for the next few years.

"Report! Urgent dispatch!"

Just then, Xu Yi's voice suddenly rang out from outside the bathhouse.

Raising an eyebrow, Xu Nian'an spread his arms wide, donned his final garment, and walked out slowly.

"Speak."

Upon hearing Xu Nian'an's command, Xu Yi slowly raised his head.

"Your Majesty, I have three matters to report."

"First, following Your Majesty's orders, I occupied all the territory of the Gulei Kingdom before dawn. I have brought the local factions under control and imprisoned the officials, awaiting Your Majesty's judgment."

"Second, after daybreak, an envoy from the Heaven Dou Empire arrived to inquire about the situation."

Hearing this, Xu Nian'an raised an eyebrow.

Good grief, this... this is far too fast.

He had only just occupied the Gulei Kingdom, and the Heaven Dou Empire already knew the situation; there hadn't been a moment to react.

"Third, according to my investigations and the information held by the Gulei Kingdom, the other half of our Great Ming Kingdom's territory within the Star Luo Empire... has been incited to defect by the Star Luo Empire."

"With the support of the Galloping Wolf Kingdom, Li Xingyao has led one hundred thousand militia to declare the independent Star Shine Duchy!"

Upon hearing this news, Xu Nian'an's pupils constricted sharply.

The Star Shine Duchy... one of the two great duchies from the novel he had read in his past life.

As expected, it really is like this. If I hadn't resisted, it's highly likely the Starry Sky Kingdom would have also become one of the vassal duchies of the Heaven Dou Empire.

However... the Galloping Wolf Kingdom...

"The Gulei Kingdom tried to suppress me, and now the Galloping Wolf Kingdom wants to join the fun? Then we fight!!!"

"Don't they want to know what happened between the Gulei Kingdom and our Great Ming Kingdom?"

"Tell them every detail! Tell them exactly how we snuck into their royal camp to kill them, and then flooded the Gulei army of two hundred thousand!"

After speaking, Xu Nian'an turned and walked away.

He reached the highest point of the Great Ming Kingdom and gazed toward the south.

Over there, on the other side of the sea, lay the other half of the Great Ming Kingdom's territory.

"The Star Shine Duchy... heh..."

"Li Xingyao has quite the guts."

"He dares to establish a state? Unifying the two shores brooks no delay!"

However... thirty thousand troops and the Holy Spirit Sect alone might not be enough to deter the Heaven Dou Empire.

Long Xiaoyao, a Limit Douluo, had to stay by his side to protect him; he couldn't be spared to go to the Gulei Kingdom to intimidate the Heaven Dou envoy.

There was no other way; it seemed he would have to use that card.

"System, use the Myriad Worlds Summoning Card!"

No sooner had the words left Xu Nian'an's lips than a cold system prompt echoed in his mind.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for summoning: Ming Lei, Third Elder of the Holy Spirit Sect from the Peerless Tang Sect, a level 92 Titled Douluo and a Level 9 Spirit Engineer!]

Looking at the interface popped up by the system, Xu Nian'an took a deep breath.

I thought I'd summoned one of the weakest Titled Douluo in the Douluo world, but fortunately, he's a Level 9 Spirit Engineer. A Level 9 Spirit Engineer can craft Level 9 spirit tools; he should be able to suppress a current Super Douluo, right?

No, I have to arrange this properly. At the very least, I must bluff the Heaven Dou Empire to buy myself time to mobilize the army and reclaim the territory of the Star Shine Duchy.