Two months later, a young man sat beside a cliff on the Back Mountain behind the former Spirit Hall's Papal Hall, gazing across the distance at the sanctuary revered by soul masters-the former Spirit Hall's Papal Hall.
A woman in a long court dress slowly approached him. Anyone with sufficiently keen eyes would have noticed something strange. Wherever she passed, the flowers and grasses bent slightly toward her, as though subjects were bowing to their sovereign.
"Xiao Xue, how many ministers are still kneeling?" the young man asked without turning around, as though speaking to the air.
"Thirteen."
The woman answered, walked over to him, and sat down. "Su Chen, are you really determined to do this?"
"Yes."
The young man nodded.
Qian Renxue said worriedly, "Su Chen, our Spirit Hall Empire was only recently established, and its foundations aren't secure yet. Although the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire have surrendered to us, their royal families still exist. They still wield considerable influence and can rally people in their former territories. I'm worried that such sweeping reforms will provoke unrest."
Su Chen replied helplessly, "I don't want that either. But my eighth Dragon God trial requires me to improve the lives of the people of the Douluo Continent, abolish every feudal social institution, and establish a sound system that can endure through successive generations."
What constituted feudal social institutions?
Aristocracy, enfeoffment, and monarchy were all feudal social institutions.
To complete the eighth Dragon God trial, he had to abolish those institutions.
As for establishing a sound system that could endure through successive generations, Su Chen was a transmigrator just like Tang San. That posed no difficulty for him whatsoever.
Su Chen's eighth Dragon God trial could be considered very simple, yet also incredibly difficult.
It was simple