Chapter 535: The Founding of the Spirit Empire!

The things that needed to be done recently have basically all been completed.

Feihuang then acted as a hands-off manager, throwing everything to his father to handle, while he himself naturally focused on cultivation and also brought Dian Wei and the others along for bitter training, all to complete the Peerless God General trial as quickly as possible.

Feihuang is currently at Level 95, and he plans to head to the Extreme North once he reaches Level 95 to absorb the spirit rings of at least two Ferocious Beasts, so he can skyrocket his level as soon as possible.

Then, with the help of the Red Hare's power, he will rise straight to 99; by then, even if he fights Qian Daoliu at the Angel Temple, Feihuang is confident he can beat him to the point where even his Xue Jie wouldn't recognize him.

Therefore, he plans to break through to Level 95 on his own first, and when he heads to the Extreme North, he will have to bring his two sisters, as well as Dian Wei and Xun Yu.

His Fourth Trial is related to them, so he has no choice but to put in more effort.

Now that he has the life-bound pearl of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in hand, he is even more confident; perhaps the few people left here can cultivate faster than Lingqi and the others on Sea God Island.

Xun Yu naturally agreed with Feihuang's proposal, or rather, it was exactly what he wanted, because he still had several plans to complete; if he were to go to the Extreme North now, there would be no one to handle many matters here.

Xun Yu estimates that, at the fastest, one year, and at the slowest, two and a half years, everything that needs to be done will be finished.

In the following few months, the Spirit Hall and the Gu Lei Kingdom seemed to have reached an agreement, as neither made any major moves.

But in reality, the eyes of the entire continent were still focused on these two powers; taking advantage of the momentum of the New Seven Great Sects Selection Assembly, they began frantically recruiting wild Spirit Masters across the continent over these few months.

The Spirit Masters across the entire continent who had not yet joined any faction were almost entirely divided between the two sides.

The people on the continent are not all fools; they can see that the calm of these past few months is merely the silence before the storm.

I fear that the continental war will break out completely before long, and by then, the flames of war will sweep across the entire continent.

If these free Spirit Masters want to survive this war, they must either find some deep mountain or old forest to live in seclusion, or join one of the factions and honestly follow that faction's lead.

As for words like "neutrality," they should not appear on the continent.

When two big shots fight, what they hate most is the so-called neutral party; it is entirely possible that the two sides might join forces to knock down these neutrals first, lest they fight to the death only to have these fence-sitters pick up the scraps.

The trend on the continent has changed abruptly, and one can basically no longer see any wild, free Spirit Masters; the Spirit Hall, the Gu Lei Kingdom, and the Two Great Empires have almost divided up all the Spirit Master power on the continent.

Among them, the Spirit Hall occupies fifty percent, the Two Great Empires share thirty percent, and the Gu Lei Kingdom alone occupies the remaining twenty percent.

Due to Nan Feihuang's maneuvering, the power of the Spirit Hall has shrunk significantly compared to the original story.

Now, all factions have completely integrated the power that needed to be integrated, and the continental war is likely about to begin.

The curtain-raiser for this is a major action by the Spirit Hall: the Founding Ceremony.

The Spirit Hall did indeed found a nation, even though their Spirit Master power is far inferior to the original story and their military strength is only sixty percent of what it was, but Bibi Dong still decided to force the founding of the nation.

There is no other way; this is a necessary step. The Spirit Hall, just by the sound of its name, is like a church organization and lacks the qualifications to unify the continent; only by becoming a nation can it launch a war of unification.

As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not be accepted.

Today, the Spirit Hall is exceptionally lively, and all the citizens of Wuhun City have gathered in front of the square of the Pope Palace.

The leading group of people consists of the Hall Masters from the various Spirit Temples, the Sect Masters of the various great sects, and the kings of many affiliated kingdoms and duchies. Amidst the cheers of the crowd, the gorgeously dressed Pope Bibi Dong walked out of the Pope Palace, leading the Elders of the Spirit Hall and the Saintess Hu Liena.

Bibi Dong is exceptionally beautiful today, and everyone's gaze is drawn to her.

And from today on, she will also become the first true founding Empress of the Douluo Continent, not some half-baked one like Xue Ke!

As the founding ceremony was about to begin, more and more people filled the square, and the Spirit Masters from the various Spirit Branch Halls and Main Spirit Halls all stood in front of the square.

Bibi Dong swept her gaze over the sea of people before her, a smile appearing on her face; the many high-level Spirit Masters before her are all the power of their Spirit Hall, and they will strive for the Spirit Hall's unification of the continent.

The Gu Lei Kingdom is currently only able to rival the Spirit Hall in terms of top-tier combat power, but that is just Nan Feihuang alone; the gap in overall strength is still very large.

Soon, with the sound of several loud bugles, the founding ceremony officially began.

Bibi Dong walked forward a few steps and opened her arms, "Thank you all for coming to attend the founding ceremony of my Spirit Hall today. You are all the elite of my Spirit Hall, and the development of the Spirit Hall cannot be separated from your efforts."

"For the long-term peace and stability of the Douluo Continent, the Spirit Hall now follows the mandate of heaven to found a nation here, renaming itself the Spirit Empire. I shall serve as the first Empress of the Empire. From now on, I shall govern all Spirit Masters under heaven. Any who are Spirit Masters must obey the orders of my Spirit Empire; those who resist will be treated as heretics and executed without mercy."

In an instant, everyone knelt on the ground, whether they were sect masters or kingdom kings, all shouting loudly: "Long live the Emperor, long live the Spirit Hall..."

Bibi Dong gently raised her hand, and the square instantly fell silent.

From this, one can see that Bibi Dong's prestige in the Spirit Hall has already taken deep root in people's hearts; Qian Daoliu once told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong's influence now even exceeds his own, and that was no empty statement.

Bibi Dong continued, "I hereby appoint Hu Liena as the Saintess of my Spirit Empire, with a status equivalent to the Crown Prince, being the first in line to inherit the Empire, with the authority to mobilize all Spirit Masters of the Empire except for those in the Offering Hall and the Elder Hall."

Hu Liena knelt before Bibi Dong to accept the investiture.

Below, Yan and Xie Yue were both overjoyed; from now on, Hu Liena's power in the Spirit Hall is shockingly great. Simply put, except for Title Douluo, everyone must listen to her orders.

"Nana, you have already walked far ahead of me, but don't worry, one day, I will become the only person qualified to stand by your side." Yan looked at Hu Liena with deep affection and made a vow in his heart.

Bibi Dong still handed the position of Saintess to Hu Liena; she had no intention at all of returning the future imperial throne to Qian Renxue.

Inside the Offering Hall, Qian Renxue clenched her fists in unwillingness. She has no choice now but to settle for second best and serve as an Adjudication Elder first, but she swore in her heart that she would one day take back what belongs to the Qian Family.

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Saintess..." The roar of a mountain-toppling, sea-draining sound erupted in the city once again.

The sense of belonging of the people of the Spirit Hall is truly very strong.

After conferring titles on the main figures, the next step was to confer titles on the remaining founding heroes, including the original kings and others. The scope of the Spirit Empire is formed based on most of the kingdoms and duchies of the original two empires. Straddling the two empires, it completely severed the connection between them. With the combination of multiple kingdoms and duchies, the total area of the Spirit Empire is in no way inferior to either of the two empires after their split.

From a geographical perspective, the Spirit Empire is clearly at a great disadvantage, with the Heaven Dou Empire to the north and the Star Luo Empire to the south. However, with the strength of the Spirit Empire, it will surely expand rapidly, and in just a few years, the land area of the two empires will shrink significantly.

At the final moment of the founding ceremony, Bibi Dong raised her arm and said, "No one can stop the pace of my Spirit Empire. Please join me in creating a new era for the Spirit Empire."

The Spirit Empire is, from this point on, officially established.

(End of chapter)