Jun Xuehan watched Qian Renxue nod lightly and said softly, "If Spirit Hall wants to unify the continent, its greatest enemies are the Star Luo Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Upper Three Sects. Of those, the Star Luo Empire and the Upper Three Sects pose the greatest threat, with the Heaven Dou Empire coming second."
"The Heaven Dou Empire's current emperor, Xue Ye, is not an enlightened ruler. His control over the major duchies within the empire is weak. Those duchies hold great power and have their own agendas, and quite a few of them are even close to Spirit Hall."
"Moreover, the Heaven Dou Empire's system is corrupt, its nobles are decadent, its army has low combat power, it lacks powerful soul masters, and the imperial family itself is not very strong. The flaws in its corrupt system have given us an opportunity to exploit."
"Yet Xue Ye is not an incompetent ruler either. Though the imperial family is not particularly powerful, it has the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. One could even say that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect have a mutually supportive relationship, each taking what they need. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's master, Ning Fengzhi, is a man of great talent. Along with Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong within the sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is a force that cannot be ignored."
"Compared to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, however, the truly troublesome one is Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. With Ning Fengzhi around, Sister Xue'er can only proceed gradually in Heaven Dou City. You cannot make any major moves, or Ning Fengzhi will easily spot something suspicious."
"So, in my view, ascending