The Heaven Dou Empire.
The Council Hall.
The fall of the Star Luo Empire had thrown the entire court, and everyone beyond it, into an uproar.
Compared with the failed palace coup in Douluo I, the Heaven Dou Empire had become entirely the Spirit Hall Empire's prize, toyed with in the palm of its hand.
Ever since Hu Liena had taken over from Qian Renxue in impersonating Xue Qinghe, she had secretly assassinated the Radical Faction headed by Grand Marshal Ge Long under Lin Qian's instructions. Those who remained at court were either fence-sitters or members of the Surrender Faction.
But that was not quite right either. With secret support from Prince Lingbing, Li Si, the late emperor's fourth prince, Xue Beng, had stepped into the spotlight. Backed staunchly by both Prince Xue Xing's Remnants and the Tang Sect, he was howling at the top of his lungs.
For instance, when the Star Luo Empire was annexed this time, Xue Beng led his supporters in jumping up and down. Unlike their petty antics in the past, they seemed to have someone backing them and were particularly clamorous this time, giving every indication that they would break away and go it alone unless the empire agreed to war with the Spirit Hall Empire.
The question was, did they have the strength for that?
Seated on the throne, Hu Liena watched Xue Beng coldly. He was still talking endlessly, entirely unaware that someone had set their sights on him.
An empire that had endured for ten thousand years on the Douluo Continent, the Star Luo Empire upheld iron-and-blood principles and governed with cruelty. It could be considered the continent's most stubborn resistance force. Once it fell, subduing the Heaven Dou Empire, whose loosely connected members each harbored their own sinister designs, would