The official announcement issued by the Star Luo Imperial Family soon spread across the world. Like a massive stone hurled into a tranquil lake, its ripples swiftly reached the continent's upper echelons.
The struggle for succession within the Dai Family had long since ceased to be a secret. The names Dai Yueheng and Dai Youheng might carry limited weight on their own, but the prize they were fighting over-control of the Western Army Group-was enough to draw the attention of any power.
This was no ordinary army of five hundred thousand.
It was the Star Luo Empire's sharpest spear and strongest shield! Its core fighting strength included legions of tens of thousands of well-trained Soul Masters who worked in perfect coordination, along with elite Soul Engineer corps built with every resource the Star Luo Empire could pour into them!
The quality of its equipment and the might of its fighting forces far surpassed those of the Star Luo Empire's other armies. Its standing within the Star Luo Empire was equivalent to that of the Hand of National Protection in the Sun Moon Empire.
That was precisely why the Dai Family and the Zhu Family, which depended on it, were so desperate to retain it. Once the imperial family fully reclaimed this keen blade, the Dai Family would never again be able to restore its ancestors' glory and could only remain subjects for generations. The Zhu Family's standing would plummet even further, falling from the Empress's Family to ordinary nobility. That was something they absolutely could not accept.
At that moment, deep within the Zhu Family Residence.
Zhu Shu studied the intelligence in her hands concerning the Star Luo Imperial Family's announcement and Shrek's accusations. Her eyes, so similar to those of her younger sister Zhu Man, gleamed with a cold,