Qian Daoliu's Expedition

Inside the Offering Hall of the Soul Hall.

Qian Daoliu accompanied Bo Saixi with the utmost care.

The impulse he had originally felt to discuss life with Bo Saixi was completely suppressed the moment she announced the news of her pregnancy.

In its place was pure joy at the prospect of Bo Saixi carrying his child.

And so, Qian Daoliu held Bo Saixi quietly for the entire night.

Until the next morning.

Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi were still drifting in the depths of sleep.

Suddenly, a voice familiar to Qian Daoliu rang out from outside the Soul Hall: "Brother Qian, wake up quickly! Something terrible has happened!"

Both Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi were jolted awake from their slumber by this familiar voice.

Qian Daoliu roared in anger: "Kong Deming, you had better have a heaven-shattering reason for this!"

"Otherwise, not even the King of Heaven himself will be able to save you!"

With that, Qian Daoliu laid Bo Saixi down flat on the bed, adjusted his robes, and flew toward the outside of the hall.

Outside the hall, Kong Deming looked at Qian Daoliu with a defeated expression.

Seeing this, Qian Daoliu realized that Kong Deming had truly encountered a crisis.

He suppressed his impatience and said to Kong Deming: "Kong Deming, speak! What on earth is it that has made you so frantic?"

Seeing that Qian Daoliu's tone had softened, Kong Deming finally dared to fly closer to his side.

He said to Qian Daoliu: "Brother Qian, the Star Luo Empire has joined forces with the Douling Empire to besiege the Sun Moon Empire!"

"The Holy Spirit Cult is carrying out a massive slaughter across the former Tianhun Empire!"

"And unidentified forces are constantly causing destruction within the borders of the Sun Moon Empire!"

Kong Deming relayed the intelligence he had just received last night to Qian Daoliu.

Upon hearing this, Qian Daoliu frowned slightly.

Especially when Kong Deming mentioned that the Holy Spirit Cult was slaughtering entire cities.

A brilliant purple light erupted from between Qian Daoliu's brows, and a purple scepter faintly manifested.

Qian Daoliu let out a cold snort: "The Holy Spirit Cult, is it? Very well!"

Those familiar with Qian Daoliu knew that he was truly enraged.

As Qian Daoliu's aura of destruction continued to soar.

Kong Deming was the first to sense the dangerous aura and couldn't help but warn him: "Brother Qian!"

But clearly, it had no effect.

From within the Soul Hall, a beautiful figure flew out and arrived at Qian Daoliu's side, gently taking his large hand and channeling life energy from herself into his body.

She softly called his name: "Qian Daoliu!"

Only then did Qian Daoliu rouse slightly from his Destruction Will.

"Uh, Xixi, why have you come out?"

Qian Daoliu snapped out of his rage, feeling the warmth from her palm and seeing that it was indeed Bo Saixi, who was carrying his child.

He couldn't help but chide her.

Bo Saixi also asked him with a hint of reproach: "Qian Daoliu, what is it? What could make you so furious early in the morning?"

Hearing this, Qian Daoliu realized he had lost control of his emotions, so he turned and pointed at Kong Deming, saying to Bo Saixi: "Xixi, you will have to ask Kong Deming about that!"

Consequently, Kong Deming explained the information regarding the continent from the previous night once more.

Bo Saixi frowned slightly as she listened.

Bo Saixi spoke up: "Brother Kong, lead the way!"

"Qian Daoliu and I will follow shortly!"

Just as Bo Saixi agreed, Qian Daoliu interjected: "No, Xixi, your situation is special right now! You should stay here in the Soul Hall and rest in peace!"

Qian Daoliu then said to Kong Deming: "Brother Kong, you lead the way; I will go with you to see His Majesty!"

But who was Bo Saixi? She would never let Qian Daoliu go off to face danger alone.

Thus, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi locked eyes.

In the end, Qian Daoliu conceded.

He had no choice but to agree to let Bo Saixi accompany him to see Xu Tianran.

"Fine!"

Seeing that Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi had reached a decision, Kong Deming immediately led the way.

After a long while, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi followed Kong Deming to meet with Xu Tianran.

At this moment, Xu Tianran remained seated in his wheelchair, his complexion appearing almost sickly.

Laid out before him were various intelligence reports and battle dispatches arriving from all corners of the empire.

Standing beside Xu Tianran was Empress Ju Zi.

However, she was no longer merely standing behind him today; instead, she was clad in a suit of commander's armor, standing respectfully at his side, looking every bit the female general.

Standing below Xu Tianran were Jing Hongchen of Mingde Hall.

Xu Tianyuan of the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Legion.

And several other generals and marshals whom Qian Daoliu did not recognize.

Seeing this, Qian Daoliu roughly guessed that Xu Tianran intended to launch a counterattack.

Sure enough, when Xu Tianran saw Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi arrive, he immediately addressed them respectfully: "Greetings to the two Crowned Ones!"

"I originally did not intend to trouble the two of you, but the situation has escalated suddenly, and Evil Soul Masters are slaughtering cities on a massive scale!"

"Furthermore, the empire is facing a major offensive from the Xingluo Empire on the front lines!"

"I have no choice but to beg the two of you to take action and eliminate the Evil Soul Masters within the borders of the Tianhun Empire!"

Xu Tianran coughed up blood intermittently as he spoke.

Those unaware of the truth might have thought he was nearing the end of his life.

"Your Majesty, are you alright!"

"Since the Tianhun Empire is to be handled by the two Crowned Ones!"

"Then let this concubine deal with the army of the Star Luo Empire!"

The one speaking was Empress Ju Zi, dressed in her military uniform.

As she spoke, she patted Xu Tianran's back with feigned concern while making her request.

Hearing this, Xu Tianran turned his head to look at Ju Zi, then exchanged a glance with Kong Deming.

He immediately issued the order: "Ju Zi, I command you to lead the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Legion, the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps, and the Evil Eye Soul Engineer Corps to support the front lines of the Mingdou Mountain Range immediately!"

"Spare no cost to prevent the enemy from entering the interior of the empire!"

"This concubine obeys the decree!"

"This subject obeys the decree!"

"This subject obeys the decree!"

"This subject obeys the decree!"

Ju Zi bowed to accept the command, her eyes unable to hide her joy, and she accepted the order with a crisp, resonant tone. She then took her leave of Xu Tianran, followed by Xu Tianyuan and two other generals of high rank.

Qian Daoliu observed the armored Ju Zi with interest, secretly surprised. Although he was puzzled as to why Xu Tianran would entrust such heavy military responsibilities to a woman, he did not show it.

Immediately after, Xu Tianran issued an order to Kong Deming: "Elder Kong, suspicious teams of Soul Masters have appeared within the empire, and all imperial reconnaissance has failed. I must trouble you to deal with them personally!"

Kong Deming bowed and cupped his hands to accept the decree, his expression grave, though he did not leave immediately like Ju Zi.

Having read the battle reports, he knew well that this mysterious force was elusive and treated the empire's reconnaissance devices as if they were nothing, making them extremely troublesome.

However, as the Grand Elder of the empire, he could not refuse. He agreed immediately, intending to return to mobilize the elite personnel of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Corps to monitor the entire territory and meticulously track the whereabouts of the mysterious group.

Subsequently, amidst the curiosity of Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi, Xu Tianran turned to Jing Hongchen at his side and ordered: "Jing Hongchen, the empire is entering a state of war. Mingde Hall is to be fully responsible for the production of all the empire's soul guidance devices!"

"Yes!"

Qian Daoliu saw Jing Hongchen step forward with a solemn expression to accept the order.

Having heard Xu Tianran's first three deployments, Qian Daoliu saw that Xu Tianran was now looking at him and Bo Saixi.

Qian Daoliu knew that Xu Tianran was about to issue his own mission.

Thus, Qian Daoliu held his breath and focused, curious as to what instructions Xu Tianran would give him.