Chapter 603: Tang San's Worries, The Founding Ceremony

"Oh, Dai Laoda, anyway, the relationship between Gulei Kingdom and our Star Luo has never been good. I heard that there was a war decades ago. If it weren't for the interference of the Heaven Dou Empire, Star Luo would have almost wiped out Gulei. This hatred is ten times greater than that of the Spirit Hall. Isn't it normal that they didn't invite us?" a fat man in red noble robes said, holding a beauty in his arms.

This fat man was none other than Ma Hongjun, and compared to when he had just left Ning Rongrong, he was clearly more than a circle fatter.

It seemed he had been living very comfortably during this period.

Ever since Dai Mubai learned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been destroyed, he had left Ning Rongrong, returned to Suotuo City alone, and then went to invite him to come to Star Luo.

Ma Hongjun had agreed very happily; although the cost of living in Suotuo City was not high, his funds were always limited, and during his time in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he had become accustomed to spending lavishly, so he couldn't have lasted long at all.

Now that Dai Mubai and Tang San were willing to look after him, he naturally came running over eagerly.

Moreover, although his evil fire had not been eliminated, it seemed to have been controlled.

This was the power of Tang San's Dark Blue Silver Emperor, which could even absorb the evil power within the evil fire. Although this treated the symptoms rather than the root cause, it was at least no problem to extend Ma Hongjun's life by ten or twenty years.

In fact, while in Suotuo City, Dai Mubai had also encountered other people, namely Qin Ming, Lu Qibin, and Li Yusong, the former teachers of Shrek Academy.

Except for Shao Xin, who had already joined Gulei Kingdom, Flender and Zhao Wuji, who had been beheaded, and the Grandmaster and Liu Erlong, who had been killed by Ci Xue, the others had all returned to Suotuo City.

They had joined forces to run a small Elementary Academy, just like the Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy where Tang San had enrolled in his early years, specifically to educate children aged six to twelve who had just undergone Spirit Awakening.

These people could also be considered talents; the weakest among them had the strength of a Soul Emperor, and Qin Ming had even reached the level of a Spirit Saint, with hopes of becoming a Titled Douluo in the future. Dai Mubai naturally invited them to come along as well.

It was a pity that all three refused; they did not want to get involved in the grudges of the continent anymore.

Especially Qin Ming, who had once been the teacher of Feihuang, Tianchen, and others, and had also served as a teaching assistant for the Shrek Seven Devils. Now that both sides were about to go to war, he felt that helping either side would be wrong.

He simply chose to stay out of it, not favoring either side, and obediently acted as a teacher at his Elementary Academy.

Dai Mubai was helpless about this and just let them be.

"Fatty, don't think of it so simply. You must know that Gulei Kingdom even invited the Spirit Empire, yet they left out our Star Luo. I am worried that their first target after establishing the nation will be us," Tang San said worriedly.

He felt very uneasy. Originally, his plan had been good: to let the Spirit Empire and Gulei Kingdom fight like the snipe and the clam, so that he could reap the benefits as the fisherman.

But he didn't know when it had started, yet the military focus of both nations seemed to be pointed entirely at him.

"Xiao San, Gulei Kingdom wouldn't be that stupid, would they?" Dai Mubai frowned. "Now that there is a tripartite balance, the overall strength is undoubtedly strongest with the Spirit Empire. Although our country has a feud with Gulei Kingdom, in this situation, putting aside grudges and joining forces to resist a strong enemy is the right way. I am more inclined to believe that Nan Feihuang will send someone to cooperate with us."

In fact, his thinking was correct, because under normal circumstances, even Zhuge Liang would have had such thoughts.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Guan Yunzhang's defeat at Maicheng, Lu Boyan's burning of the camps, and Liu Xuan De's entrusting of his son at Baidi—these events were all inseparable from Eastern Wu.

The hatred between Wu and Shu could be described as irreconcilable, but Zhuge Liang's first choice was still to join forces with Wu, because Wei was too strong; only by uniting would they have a chance of victory.

The situation now was much the same; the strength of Gulei Kingdom and the Star Luo Empire did not differ much on the surface, with one side having strong Spirit Masters and the other having strong military forces.

If the two ranked second and third fought to the death until both were injured, wouldn't they be afraid that the top-ranked Spirit Empire would wipe them both out? "Exactly, Third Brother, you always think too much. You must know that your great-grandfather is not only a Limit Douluo himself, but he also holds the Super Artifact, the Asura Sword. With him there, even if Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong of the Spirit Hall come together, there is nothing to fear. Even if that Nan Feihuang is powerful, could he really be several times stronger than a Limit Douluo?" Ma Hongjun remained very relaxed.

He simply did not believe that Gulei Kingdom would dare to attack.

The situation of a tripartite balance was the hardest to break, because all three parties would worry that the remaining one would wipe out the two that started the war.

Listening to the conversation between Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, Tang San had to admit that what they said made a lot of sense.

However, he still felt some anxiety in his heart.

Especially because of the last sentence Ma Hongjun said.

What if the current Nan Feihuang really possessed power several times that of a Limit Douluo, enough to defeat his great-grandfather Tang Chen, who held a Super Artifact? Although they had become enemies due to his father's ambush on Nan Feihuang in the valley years ago, he had to admit that if there was anyone on the continent more outstanding than him, Tang San, it had to be this person.

Unfortunately, no matter what, Tang San could not predict the future, nor could he be like Xun Yu, who could foresee things and understand the enemy's mind. No matter how uneasy he felt, it could only be based on speculation.

Not long after, the day finally arrived for Gulei Kingdom to be promoted to the Gulei Empire and for Nan Tianchen to ascend the throne as Emperor.

On this day, every household in Gulei Kingdom was decorated with lanterns and streamers, and everyone's face was beaming with joy.

The common people of this kingdom had a strong sense of belonging to their country because they had all watched Nan Feihuang grow up and lead Gulei Kingdom step by step to its current situation.

With a diligent king and a crown prince with peerless talent, they all believed that their country would one day reach the level of standing on equal footing with the two great empires.

It was just unexpected that this day would come so quickly.

All the guests had also gathered. Gulei Kingdom had arranged the guests from the Spirit Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire in high-end hotels in the north and south of the city respectively, while the various kingdoms were arranged in hotels in the east of the city to avoid conflicts between the parties.

It was not until this day, the official founding of the nation, that the several major forces saw each other for the first time.

For instance, the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Empire, although they were enemies who were extremely jealous upon meeting, were able to restrain themselves because today was the day Nan Tianchen ascended the throne.

They had to give him this face; after all, not only was his wife capable of fighting, but his son was even more capable.

As fireworks bloomed in the sky one after another, the Gu Lei Royal Knights stationed throughout the palace held their lances high, and the clanging of their armor and their loud shouts resounded through the sky.

"Long live! Long live! Long live!!!"

The loud cheers rang out across the entire Gulei Royal City like a landslide or a tsunami.

The massive palace gates slowly opened, and the national emblems on the two doors gradually shifted off-center.

A large group of people dressed in magnificent attire walked out from the main hall.

(End of chapter)