Chapter 605: War Contingency Plan

The founding ceremony of the Gu Lei Empire concluded successfully.

Among those who were happy were the Hagen Dazs Kingdom and the Tianshuang Principality; after all, the current leaders of these two nations could be closely linked to Nan Feiyan and Nan Feilian, and their husbands or sons would henceforth be dependents of their father, the Emperor, and their brother, so they naturally felt comforted in their hearts.

To them, not understanding politics, relatives were more trustworthy than anyone else.

Of course, there were also those who were dissatisfied, such as the Balak Kingdom; clearly, they had once been the strongest of the four kingdoms of Heaven Dou, but now they could only transition from being vassals of the Heaven Dou Empire to becoming vassals of the Spirit Empire.

Yet the weakest, the Gu Lei Kingdom, had been upgraded to the Gu Lei Empire and would henceforth stand on equal footing with their masters—how could this be? But hindered by the strength displayed by the Gu Lei Empire today, no one dared to question it, and even fewer dared to cause trouble.

Nearly ten Title Douluo were standing on the platform; apart from the Spirit Hall, who else could be this wealthy in Title Douluo resources?

After the ceremony ended and the guests were sent off one by one, Nan Tianchen took his family back to the original Gu Lei Royal Palace, which had now been expanded into the Gu Lei Imperial Palace.

The smile on his face had not ceased all day.

A long-cherished wish of many years had finally been fulfilled; he was no longer the King of a kingdom, but the Emperor of an empire.

Feihuang, the Crown Prince, had also been upgraded to the Imperial Crown Prince.

"Father, congratulations," Xue Ke said with a smile; she did not leave immediately like the other guests, for her status was different—she was not only the Empress of the Heaven Dou Empire but also the daughter-in-law of Nan Tianchen.

Feihuang also missed her very much and hoped she could stay for a while longer, as it seemed there was something very important he needed to tell her.

"Haha, Ke'er, we are all one family, so there is no need to be so polite; aren't you also an Empress?" Nan Tianchen laughed.

"This Empress of mine is only a temporary position; how can I compare to you, Father? I believe you are the sage monarch who will be able to unify the continent in the future." Xue Ke's little mouth was full of sweet words, coaxing Nan Tianchen until he was beaming with joy.

Her political ability was weak, but what she had learned at Yuexuan back then, besides etiquette and music, was the emotional intelligence of how to conduct herself with others.

In front of her father-in-law, she would never put on the airs of an Empress, and was practically more filial than a biological daughter.

"By the way, Father, Brother Feihuang, you called me here—is there something important?" Xue Ke asked.

Speaking of this, the expressions of Feihuang and Nan Tianchen became slightly serious; after all, serious matters still required a bit of gravity.

Feihuang said, "Ke'er, there are two things. First, after the founding of the Gu Lei Empire, we will have a major move, which is to wage war against the Star Luo Empire."

"What? Brother Feihuang, you are going to attack Star Luo?" Xue Ke was greatly surprised; this was no longer the time of the standoff between Heaven Dou and Star Luo.

Instead, it was a tripartite situation with the Spirit Empire, Star Luo and the Clear Sky Sect allied, and Heaven Dou and Gu Lei allied.

Whoever started the war first would worry about one thing: being the oriole behind the mantis, picked off by the side that preserved its strength.

This was also what Ge Long had taught her over the years, so she had originally, like Dai Mubai, assumed that the Gu Lei Empire would first put aside past grievances and temporarily cooperate with Star Luo to defeat the strongest, the Spirit Empire, first.

"Ke'er, I know what you are worried about. Rest assured, as long as we defeat Star Luo with a crushing posture, we will not give the Spirit Empire the chance to be the fisherman; moreover, only when we have gathered the military power of the Star Luo Empire will we have enough strength to then strike in one breath and flatten that Spirit Empire," Feihuang said confidently.

His current confidence stemmed from his powerful strength, which was several times that of a Limit Douluo.

He had also long since made plans to issue a challenge to that Tang Chen. Back then, Tang Hao had once fought a duel with his mother, Lan Xue, at Guteleisi Mountain; in that battle, Lan Xue could be said to have been utterly defeated.

Not only was she seriously injured, she was almost crippled; if it hadn't been for Feihuang finding an Immortal Herb to treat her, she likely wouldn't have been able to break through to Title Douluo now.

Although Lan Xue had fought back a few times later and even killed Tang Hao, almost no one knew about it.

In most people's hearts, the Halberd of their family was inferior in quality to the number one Tool Spirit under heaven, the Clear Sky Hammer.

Feihuang had originally always wanted to challenge Tang Hao back openly and honestly, without resorting to schemes or tricks.

Alas, he didn't use tricks, but he couldn't stop Tang Hao from seeking his own death and constantly trying to plot against him, so he could only pay him back in his own coin.

Now that Tang Hao was dead, challenging Tang Hao was naturally impossible.

Fortunately, Tang Chen had emerged from seclusion again, so he was naturally a better candidate for this challenge.

Defeating Tang Chen, who held the Asura Demon Sword, would surely prove the might of his family's Fangtian Halberd martial soul better than defeating a mere Tang Hao.

Incidentally, there was also Tang Xiao; he was Lan Xue's prey. How could this mother, who was competitive by nature, entrust everything to her son while she watched the show from the sidelines?

"Brother Feihuang, I believe in you. Then, is there anything you need me to do? Do you need me to send troops to help you?" Xue Ke asked.

Feihuang shook his head. "No, I promised your father that I would not move a single soldier or officer of your Heaven Dou Empire. The words I speak will not be easily broken, so leave the Star Luo Empire to me."

"I kept you here because I need you to issue a decree to Ge Long to gather all the armies of the Heaven Dou Empire at Jialing Pass. Remember, you must never let the Spirit Empire capture this pass!"

Xue Ke was startled. "Brother Feihuang, do you mean that the Spirit Empire will take advantage of you attacking the Star Luo Empire to simultaneously strike at my Heaven Dou Empire's Jialing Pass?"

"Yes, the Offering Hall might not, but Bibi Dong certainly will," Feihuang replied. "She has long wanted to do this; her initial purpose in utilizing the Balak Kingdom was precisely for this."

"But firstly, she is wary of my Gu Lei Empire, especially wary of me now, which is why she has delayed acting; secondly, it is precisely because of this tripartite situation that she worries that if she forcibly goes to war with me, she will have her fruits plucked by that Tang San."

"Now, if I am the first to wage war against Star Luo, it will be exactly what she wants. She will not let this opportunity pass. Jialing Pass is the most important pass of the Heaven Dou Empire; as long as she occupies it, she can strike directly at the heart of Heaven Dou. Taking advantage of the fact that our country's elite forces are all deployed and unable to continue protecting Heaven Dou, this is the perfect opportunity. She will never let it go, and may even lead the army in person."

"Then what should we do?" Xue Ke asked worriedly; the Heaven Dou Empire could not withstand the military might of the Spirit Empire.

And listening to Feihuang's meaning, Bibi Dong might take action herself; her strength was not inferior to a Limit Douluo, and only Feihuang could contend with her.

But Feihuang could not be in two places at once, because on the Star Luo side, only he could contend with Tang Chen.

"Do not worry, Ke'er. For the expedition to Star Luo, I do not need to take all the elite troops and generals I have. I will give you enough helpers to help you resist the Spirit Hall. You do not need to think about defeating them; as long as you don't let the Spirit Hall take Jialing Pass before I take Star Luo, that will be a success!" Feihuang said.

"That's great. Then, Brother Feihuang, who are you planning to send to Jialing Pass?" Xue Ke felt both joy and doubt; within the Gu Lei Empire, besides him, who else could contend with Bibi Dong?

"Me!" Just at this moment, a voice rang out in the great hall.

(End of chapter)