On the third day after the coronation ceremony in Spirit City, the Heaven Dou Emperor sat in his imperial study.
Seated behind his desk, he held an urgent report that had just arrived and read it three times over.
He knew every word in the report, but put together, they sounded like something someone had made up.
"Nineteen years old. A Ninety-Fourth-Rank Titled Douluo. Three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and five Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones." The Heaven Dou Emperor slapped the report onto the desk and looked up at the prince standing before him. "You saw it with your own eyes?"
The prince nodded. "I did. He released all nine Soul Rings, with three red ones at the end. There was no faking it."
The study fell silent for a long while.
The Heaven Dou Emperor's fingers tapped unconsciously on the desk, faster and faster.
He stopped abruptly and fixed the prince with a stare. "What else did Spirit Hall say?"
"Qian Shengyuan personally announced his title at the ceremony: Dragon God. When he said those two words, the entire arena went quiet."
The Heaven Dou Emperor leaned back, closed his eyes, and remained silent for a long time. At last, he exhaled. "Issue an edict. Have the diplomatic mission prepare. I'm sending a delegation of the highest rank to Spirit City. Officially, they're going to offer congratulations. Their real task is to find out what Spirit Hall intends to do next."
The White Tiger Duke's Mansion, Star Luo Empire.
White Tiger Duke Dai Tianxing set a secret letter on the table. Two special envoys from the imperial family sat across from him.
The three of them sat around a round table spread with a map of the Star Luo Empire's northern border and markings showing Spirit Hall's sphere of