Infiltrating the Delegation

The senior ministers standing below Xue Ye with their hands lowered at their sides were silent as cicadas, and no one dared provoke the emperor at such a time.

Xue Ye's fury was not without reason. He now regarded Ge Duo and her pills as vital strategic resources for strengthening Heaven Dou Empire's national power and even countering Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall in the future.

He had originally intended to proceed gradually and build up his strength in secret, but he had not expected Star Luo Empire to catch wind of it so quickly, then brazenly use the banner of friendly exchange to drive straight into Heaven Dou Empire's heartland.

What alarmed him even more was that Dai Tianfeng had not sent one of his princes this time, but Zhu Tianlin, the highly respected head of the Zhu Clan, renowned throughout Star Luo Empire for his iron-blooded methods and formidable strength.

At the same time, he was the father of Crown Princess Zhu Zhuyun and one of the true powerholders in Star Luo Empire's military.

Sending the head of one of the empire's foremost clans and a military giant as the chief envoy carried far more weight than sending a prince.

It not only showed how seriously Star Luo Empire took this exchange, but the dominance and pressure behind the gesture were equally self-evident.

This was practically a slap in his face, and an outright provocation of Heaven Dou Empire's dignity!

Yet after his rage subsided, Xue Ye quickly forced himself to calm down.

Reason told him that refusing the Star Luo Delegation entry was absolutely impossible.

Although the two empires constantly competed in secret, they still maintained basic peace and diplomatic relations on the surface.

Star Luo Empire had used Soul Master exchanges as its pretext, with