Chapter 601: Gu Lei's Combat Power Assembled: Establishing the Nation and Declaring Empire

"We're home!!!"

At the main gate of the Gu Lei Royal City palace, a lively female voice rang out clearly.

The only one who could be this uninhibited and bold was, of course, Shui Yue'er; she was able to express her longing for her family without the slightest concealment.

Although the others missed home as well, they were not as straightforward as she was.

The group that had returned was none other than Nan Feihuang and his party; after two days of sailing, they had quickly docked at the Hanhai City port, bid farewell to Xiaobai, and rushed back, for the founding ceremony was about to begin, and they could not afford to be late.

Everyone here was now a high-level Spirit Master, with the lowest having reached the Spirit Saint level; Meng Yiran had just broken through to level seventy on the way back.

With everyone traveling at full speed, it took less than a day to return from Hanhai City to Gu Lei Royal City.

Spirit Masters moving at full speed were indeed much faster than horse-drawn carriages.

"Yue'er." Shui Bing'er and the others heard the voice and immediately left the palace to welcome them.

"Sister!" Shui Yue'er pounced into Shui Bing'er's arms and acted spoiled, "Sister, I missed you so much; look, I've missed you so much that I've lost several pounds."

Shui Bing'er tugged at Shui Yue'er's cheeks, which were visibly a bit thicker, and laughed, "Lost weight? Why do I see you looking like you've gained a circle?"

"No way, Sister must have remembered wrong." Shui Yue'er said shamelessly; in reality, she had indeed gained weight, as on Sea God Island, due to the presence of Sea God successor Lv Lingqi and High Priest successor Ye Lingling, the Sea Horse Title Douluo had treated them like honored guests.

The best hotels and most exquisite delicacies in Sea Horse Sacred City were provided to them for free.

Eating pure seafood feasts every day, how could Shui Yue'er not gain weight?

"Lingqi!" An anxious figure rushed out from within the palace; it was Lan Xue, who rushed up to Lv Lingqi and pulled her into an embrace, "My good daughter-in-law, Mother missed you to death."

Lan Xue truly treated Lv Lingqi like her own daughter, even though she had once looked down on her when Lingqi was young due to her humble background and the fact that she was mute.

But during the few years Feihuang went to the Heaven Dou Empire as an exchange student, she had been the one accompanying Lan Xue.

Her beautiful appearance, straightforward personality, powerful strength, and unyielding will had completely overshadowed her shortcomings, and with her and her son being in love, Lan Xue not only had no more prejudice against her but actually doted on her even more than on Nan Feiling.

"Mother, Lingqi missed you too!" Lingqi hugged Lan Xue back.

Back then, her parents had both died in the Battle of Xiaxpi; her father was defeated and killed by Cao Cao, and her mother, Yan Shi, unwilling to be insulted by the Cao thief, followed her father in death, leaving her to live in seclusion in the mountains, lonely and helpless, until she died in sorrow.

She was very grateful to Nan Feihuang for bringing her into this world.

Because Feihuang gave her romantic love, Lan Xue gave her maternal love, and Nan Feiling, Shui Yue'er, and others gave her friendship; she suddenly had love, family, and friendship all at once.

She had never felt so happy before.

Therefore, she strove desperately to become stronger, not only to help Nan Feihuang but also to protect these hard-won emotions; whoever dared to touch her lover, family, or friends, she would definitely make the opponent feel the power of a Ghost God.

Just then, Nan Tianchen arrived late with Dugu Bo, Yu Yuanzhen, and others. Seeing the group, all three of them brightened; they were all Title Douluo-level experts, and it was not difficult to see through the cultivation of these children.

Experts ranging from level seventy to eighty-plus; they had not expected Feihuang to bring back such a large group of core strength after a trip to Sea God Island.

Especially Lv Lingqi, whom none of the three could see through; even the level ninety-six Yu Yuanzhen, looking at Lv Lingqi, could only see her as if she were shrouded in a layer of ice mist.

With such cultivation, although they could not be certain if her level was above theirs, her actual combat power was definitely stronger, not weaker, than theirs.

Nan Tianchen looked at Nan Feihuang, and the father and son nodded at each other; with the return of another large batch of combat power, they knew it was time.

"Wenruo, E Lai, Lingqi, come with me!" Feihuang called Xun Yu, Dian Wei, and Lv Lingqi away separately; the others could continue to reunite, but they could not, because their identities were not ordinary.

Xun Yu was now the head of the Gu Lei civil officials, and Dian Wei and Lv Lingqi were both Title Douluo, figures of great importance in the country; naturally, they had to participate in state affairs.

"Understood!" The three immediately followed Nan Feihuang.

Xun Yu looked back apologetically at Ye Lingling; they had only just reunited for two minutes, and now he had to go to a meeting, which really felt unfair to her, but he saw Ye Lingling smile and say, "Wenruo, it's fine, go ahead. I am not a girl who will hold you back. Having returned this time, I am confident in calling myself the Heavenly First Healing-type Spirit Master. In the future, your soldiers will all be fearless berserkers. Let us join forces and let the Heaven Dou Empire, Star Luo Empire, and Spirit Empire see what an Undead Legion is."

Xun Yu nodded, "Good, I look forward to it!"

The two made a pact, and this pact would be fulfilled in the near future; the two of them joining forces would produce an incredible chemical reaction...

Before long, quite a few people were seated in the palace hall; it was not the time for court, and those who could come here at this moment and sit on equal footing with Nan Tianchen were, of course, figures of great importance in the country.

Sitting above were the Gu Lei Title Douluo Nan Tianchen and Profound Ice Title Douluo Lan Xue, the King and Queen; seated slightly lower than them were the Crown Prince, Wushuang Title Douluo Nan Feihuang, and his beloved concubine, Ghost God Title Douluo Lv Lingqi.

Sitting on the left were those who had truly joined the Gu Lei Imperial Court: Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, Dragon-Snake Title Douluo Long Gong, E Lai Title Douluo Dian Wei, logistics support leader Food System Spirit Douluo Zhang Xingcai and her grandfather Elder Zhang, and Medicine Hall head Yang Wudi, among others.

Sitting on the right were the sect forces affiliated with the country: Thunder Title Douluo Yu Yuanzhen, Brute Force Title Douluo Jia Kui, Mountain-Opening Title Douluo Pan Feng, and Brute Force Sect Master Jia Chong, among others.

And the head of the civil officials, Xun Yu, Xun Wenruo, stood in the center of the hall, confidently and clearly describing the current state of the country.

"Reporting to the King, the Queen, the Crown Prince, and all the lords, after years of development, our national strength has advanced by leaps and bounds. The Hagen Dazs Kingdom and the Tianshuang Principality have both agreed to be affiliated. Although our territory is still only one-third of the Two Great Empires, our combat strength is already not inferior to either of them. We currently have twenty thousand combat-ready Spirit Masters, over seven hundred thousand elite troops, sufficient provisions, and the number of Title Douluo and Spirit Douluo exceeds the sum of both empires."

"Your subject suggests that the King should immediately establish the nation and declare himself Great Emperor, then conquer Star Luo to increase our territory, subdue the Spirit Empire to recruit Spirit Masters, and force Heaven Dou to surrender to unify the world, laying a foundation that will stand for ten thousand generations."

Every word of Xun Yu spoke to the heart of Nan Tianchen; just as Feihuang had said back then, listening to him speak was like drinking fine wine, intoxicating.

Nan Tianchen was already intoxicated listening to the beautiful prospects described by Xun Yu.

He immediately made a spirited decision, "Request granted!"

There was no pretense of the three-time refusal; now that the national strength was so strong, he, Nan Tianchen, wanted to be Emperor—who dared to object? Who could object?

(End of chapter)