Three-Way Division, the Birth of a New Battle King Family

In the blink of an eye, another half year had passed.

The war between the Gama Empire and the Cloud Empire had finally come to an end.

Although the surrounding empires had made a few small moves, none of them would easily enter the fray before the Gama Empire and the Cloud Empire completely tore off all pretenses and fought to the death.

Nor were the Gama Empire and the Cloud Empire fools. Though both countries wished they could destroy the other, under the current circumstances, with wolves watching from every side, war between them could never break out again.

Because if it did, it would only benefit the neighboring nations.

They had no desire to fight each other like clam and snipe, only to let the surrounding countries reap the rewards.

Xiao Lin had now resigned from his post as a general of the Gama Empire. At home, he cultivated while teaching his son, Xiao Zhan, how to begin cultivating.

Of course, Xiao Lin had served in the Gama Empire's military for many years, and this time he had exposed Grand Marshal Mo Ya as the mastermind behind the treason. Naturally, the royal house rewarded him generously.

Aside from the most basic gold coins, those rewards included cultivation methods, battle techniques, medicinal pills, and more.

Though they were merely low- to mid-grade Profound Rank and Yellow Rank cultivation methods and battle techniques, along with medicinal pills below the fourth tier, Xiao Lin might not have needed them, but the Xiao Household certainly did!

This wave of rewards from the royal house greatly strengthened the Xiao Household's foundations.

In addition, another matter further bolstered the Xiao Household's foundations by a considerable margin.

The Intel Lineage, formerly a Battle King family of the Gama Empire, had been carved up with the Jia Ma Royal House's tacit approval after Grand Marshal Intel Mo Ya committed treason.

Among those who benefited the most were the Xiao Household, the Nalan Household, and the Mu Household, three top Battle Spirit families already based in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital.

The three families had essentially divided up all of the Intel Lineage's assets, including but not limited to cultivation methods, battle techniques, medicinal pills, businesses, shops, and properties.

Only some scraps remained, which were then divided among the other Battle Spirit families.

Thus, the Battle King family that had stood in the Gama Empire for a century vanished into the dust of history.

As for the Gama Empire's royal house?

They did not think much of the inheritance of a mere Battle King family.

Thus, they had not entered the contest to seize it from the other families. That would have been beneath their status!

For the Jia Ma Royal House to step in, it would at least have to be a Dou Emperor family like the Mittel Family.

Furthermore, the Jia Ma Royal House's tacit approval of the other families dividing up the Intel Lineage was likely also meant to bind those families more firmly to the Gama Empire.

Moreover, after the Mittel Family rose to become a Dou Emperor family and the Intel Lineage was divided up, the Jia Ma Royal House naturally hoped that several new Battle King families would emerge within the imperial capital.

After all, the emergence of Battle King families would not only strengthen the Gama Empire, but also pose no threat to the Jia Ma Royal House's rule. Why would they not welcome it?

Even a Dou Emperor family like the Mittel Family was not necessarily unacceptable to the Jia Ma Royal House.

So long as another uncontrollable force like the Misty Cloud Sect did not emerge, the Jia Ma Royal House would not interfere.

After the Xiao Household, Nalan Household, and Mu Household divided up the Intel Lineage, nearly every perceptive force in the imperial capital could see that it was only a matter of time before the three families became new Battle King families.

Though many forces were envious, they could do nothing but watch helplessly.

After all, one must not forget that all three families had semi-official backgrounds.

The Jia Ma Royal House's tacit approval of their division of the Intel Lineage made it clear that it was supporting the three families' rise into new Battle King families.

Once that was understood, who would choose this moment to make trouble for those three families?

Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

Unless the Misty Cloud Sect intervened or spoke up, no one could stop the Xiao Household, Nalan Household, and Mu Household from rising within the Gama Empire.

But Yun Shan, the current sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect, was so upright that he was almost excessively so. Before being stuck at the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Emperor stage for too long, he could absolutely have been called a grandmaster of his generation.

Even in the face of the Jia Ma Royal House's overt and covert hostility and suppression, he had shown no extreme reaction, much less over the rise of three Battle King families.

That had no impact whatsoever on the Misty Cloud Sect!

In Yun Shan's eyes, whether it was Xiao Lin, Nalan Jie, or Mu Chen, they were merely three young men with fairly decent talent.

Beyond that, what did it have to do with his Misty Cloud Sect?

Yun Shan had now reached the peak of the Eight-Star Dou Emperor stage and was preparing to break through to the Nine-Star Dou Emperor stage.

Where would he find the time to care about the rise of Battle King families?

Had he eaten himself silly?

And so, another half year passed.

It was now the seventh year since Xiao Lin awakened his Past-Life Wisdom, as well as the first year since the war between the Gama Empire and the Cloud Empire had ended.

On this day, within the Xiao Household's ancestral grounds in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, an enormous aura suddenly swept in all directions.

This aura instantly alerted the various forces that had been closely watching the Xiao Household lately.

Even on the street near the Xiao Household, people could not help stopping what they were doing and turning toward the Xiao Household with reverence in their eyes.

At that moment, every influential force in the Gama Empire knew that a Battle King had emerged from the Xiao Household, and that the Xiao Household had become a new Battle King family in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital!

"Only a year after the Intel Lineage was divided up, the Xiao Household has already become a Battle King family?"

"So fast. I thought it would take another two or three years."

"The Xiao Household has produced an extraordinary figure!"

"The Xiao Household's young patriarch? From now on, the Xiao Household has a place in the imperial capital as well."

"Pass down the order. From this day onward, do not come into conflict with the Xiao Household. Also, prepare a congratulatory gift for them!"

"Good thing we've maintained a good cooperative relationship with the Xiao Household all this time!"

"No, we need to further strengthen our cooperation with the Xiao Household from now on!"

"Damn it, the Xiao Household has actually produced a Battle King. Life will be difficult for us from now on."

"Sigh, given the enmity between our family and the Xiao Household, I think we should find an opportunity to leave the Jia Ma Imperial Capital and develop in another city."

After realizing that the Xiao Household had produced a Battle King expert, whether they were friendly with the Xiao Household or hostile toward it, everyone made their own decisions.

Do not underestimate the birth of just one Battle King.

In a mid-sized nation like the Gama Empire, a Battle King was already considered one of the pillars of the country.

After all, the Dou Zongs and Dou Emperors above them might not even add up to more than one hand's worth in an entire mid-sized empire!

Therefore, the birth of a Battle King was absolutely a momentous matter.

More than half of the top ten experts in the Gama Empire were merely Battle Kings.

So truly, one should not underestimate the weight of a Battle King within a mid-sized empire.

And the Battle King who had emerged from the Xiao Household was none other than Xiao Lin.

Of course, Xiao Lin had merely raised the false cultivation level he displayed to the outside world from Nine-Star Dou Spirit to One-Star Battle King.

As for his true cultivation, over the past year, he had advanced from Four-Star Dou Emperor to Six-Star Dou Emperor.

That was still the result of Xiao Lin not devoting himself fully to cultivation and instead spending most of his time on his son.

If he had truly focused wholeheartedly on cultivation, he could likely have risen another one or two stars.

But compared with cultivation, his son was more important to Xiao Lin!

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