Nan Shuishui retreated again. She knew Huo Yuhao had already shown mercy.
It was like I gave you an advance on your wages, and when it was time to work, you just packed up and ran away. I didn't pursue the fraud; you should be secretly happy.
After dealing with the deserters, it was the turn of the traitors. Huo Yuhao said coldly, "You traitors, taking my Heavenly Court's salary, yet daring to betray me and defect to the enemy, your crimes are unforgivable.
Guards, drag these traitors out and beat them to death!"
"Your Excellency, spare us! Spare us this time!"
"Your Excellency, I will never dare again!"
"Palace Master, Palace Master, save me! I was momentarily bewitched!"
...
After hearing Huo Yuhao's execution, the traitors were terrified, their faces drained of color, collapsing limply to the ground. Some even lost control of their bowels and bladders.
The stench made those on either side frown. A disciple from the Punishment Hall, ordered to work, kicked the source of the stench in protest.
"Drag them out and give them a quick death,"
Huo Yuhao commanded. These traitors were all dragged outside and executed, while the deserters were driven out of the Heavenly Court.
Without these double agents, the hall became much quieter. Those remaining trembled with fear. Huo Yuhao's iron-fisted methods instilled fear and awe; it was foreseeable that the Heavenly Court would gain a wave of loyal followers in the future.
Lin Xi stepped forward, knelt down with a thud, and said with shame, "This subordinate has failed your expectations. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
The Surveillance Hall had an Intelligence Hall, yet it had failed to detect the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's rebellion—a grave dereliction of duty.
Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly. Lin Xi was loyal enough, but lacked ability.
"Given your poor management, you are hereby removed from your position as Palace Master and sent to the Elders' Council for reflection. Do you accept this?"
Lin Xi lowered her head even further. This was hardly punishment; it was clearly a promotion. "Thank you for your grace, Your Excellency."
After the punishment, the reward must also be implemented. Huo Yuhao couldn't let those who genuinely worked for him feel disheartened.
"This time, our Heavenly Court was able to turn the tide, and everyone's contributions were indispensable. Issue the order: those who resisted the external enemy will be rewarded with a 100,000-year Soul Ring. Once their cultivation reaches the Soul Saint level, they can collect it at the Ascension Hall."
At this point, Huo Yuhao's expression was no longer as cold as before.
The people in the hall were shaken to their core, and then their eyes shone with eager light. Huo Yuhao's gesture was undeniably grand. After all, the Heavenly Court currently had nearly a thousand people.
However, many of them would probably never reach the Soul Saint level even if they devoted their entire lives to it. Huo Yuhao's move felt like he was making empty promises, but the people in the hall didn't care.
These people were all hall masters and deputy hall masters, as well as some mid-to-high-level members of the Seven Halls. For them, becoming a Soul Saint wasn't so far away.
Moreover, some of them were already Soul Saints or Soul Douluos, meaning they would soon be able to go to the Ascension Hall to receive their 100,000-year Soul Rings.
Huo Yuhao was very satisfied with their reaction. Considering the aptitude of the lower-level disciples, he made adjustments, giving them rewards they could actually obtain.
For example, a Great Soul Master would receive a 1,000-year Soul Ring upgrade, and a Soul King a 50,000-year upgrade. However
, the previous rewards remained unchanged: as long as you could break through to Soul Saint, you would still receive a 100,000-year Soul Ring.
Huo Yuhao's actions were not just about rewards; they were also to boost the Heavenly Court's strength, as they would need these people's continued efforts.
At the same time, it was also a message to other Soul Masters on the continent: as long as things were done well, the Heavenly Court would not hesitate to reward them.
Thus, everyone in the hall was once again filled with gratitude and pledged their loyalty.
Afterwards, Huo Yuhao ordered that compensation be distributed to the families of the fallen disciples, and that the Heavenly Court's businesses would provide them with certain preferential treatment.
Following the rewards and punishments, the Heavenly Court's development needed to be accelerated. First, Huo Yuhao ordered the Awakening Organization to be separated from the Hall of Introduction, making it an independent hall.
Then came a period of rapid expansion. Huo Yuhao appointed Shui Miaoyun as the Hall Master of the Awakening Hall, while the original Hall of Transmission was taken over by Shen Yan's husband, Gao Hong.
With the Awakening Hall as the main body and the seven halls as auxiliary bodies, expansion began, first establishing branch halls in the capitals of the four kingdoms and major cities, and then expanding to smaller cities.
Huo Yuhao's move was to incorporate all the soul masters on the continent into the Bright Realm system, laying the foundation for collecting faith power in the near future.
"Go ahead and do as you please. No one can stop the Heavenly Court's advance. Even the royal families of the four kingdoms, I will allow you to act first and report later. If anything goes wrong, I will take responsibility."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's firm tone, everyone was shaken, and then their blood boiled. They knew that the Heavenly Court was about to truly rise, and no one could stop them. They were excited to be members of the Heavenly Court.
Le Qingtian's facial muscles twitched. Huo Yuhao was following the same path that the Spirit Hall had taken. At the same time, he also realized Huo Yuhao's purpose in doing so. This kid is terrifying!
It seems that the continent is about to be in turmoil again. The expansion of the Heavenly Court will inevitably affect the interests of many people. If those people obstruct it, there will definitely be another bloodbath.
But this is not the end. Huo Yuhao also ordered that people be drawn from the Seven Halls to accompany him on his journey to develop the other two continents.
That's right, he has already deduced the approximate locations of the other two continents of Douluo Star.
Huo Yuhao has no intention of colonizing, but he is happy to bring the soul masters of those two continents into the Ming Realm.
If the plan succeeds, Huo Yuhao himself couldn't even imagine how powerful the Bright Realm would become.
Upon learning that Huo Yuhao had found two other continents, everyone was only slightly surprised.
Then, they became incredibly excited, eager to rush over and achieve results, earn points, and then upgrade their soul rings.
The construction of branch halls and introducing other soul masters to the Heavenly Court were these achievements, which would earn points as rewards.
These points could be exchanged for various rewards, so everyone was very enthusiastic.
After arranging everything, Huo Yuhao waved his hand, "Alright, everyone go and prepare. We'll depart in seven days."
"Yes!"
Everyone responded and left the Holy Temple.
Only Le Qingtian and the other two remained. Huo Yuhao glanced at them, knowing the Heavenly Court's development plan, and believed they would make the right choice.
"Greetings, Your Excellency! My Qian Gu family is willing to join the Heavenly Court!"
Qian Gu Liming was the first to express his opinion; this guy was quite decisive, actually merging his entire clan.
Speaking of which, in the original story, this ancient family was quite prominent in the Spirit Pagoda even ten thousand years later, rising to the position of leader and accomplishing some significant feats.
Now that Huo Yuhao has made a change, the ancient family has quickly pledged allegiance, which fills Huo Yuhao with感慨 (a sense of mixed emotions, including nostalgia and nostalgia), truly a matter of fate.
Following Qian Gu Liming, Jing Hongchen also chose to join, but he only represents himself.
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