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Tang Yuehua's voice was choked with sobs, her hands tightly holding Luo Nan's waist, as if afraid he would disappear if she let go.
"I'm sorry to have worried you."
Luo Nan gently stroked Tang Yuehua's smooth long hair, his eyes full of apology and tenderness.
"Alright, don't cry, everyone's watching." "Luo Nan gently patted Tang Yuehua's back and coaxed her softly.
Tang Yuehua then realized what was happening, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she stepped out of Luo Nan's arms, but still held onto his hand tightly.
Luo Nan turned his head and looked at the little guy in Ye Ci's arms, who was staring at him with wide, curious eyes. His smile became even brighter.
He stepped forward, took the child from Ye Ci's arms, and lifted him high.
"Come on, let Daddy see if our little man has gained any weight lately?"
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The next morning.
The epic battle that took place last night, a hundred miles outside the city, was incredibly powerful.
Even from a distance of over a hundred miles, many Soul Masters and ordinary citizens within Heaven Dou City felt the earth tremble violently in the dead of night.
The aftershocks of the battle awoke countless people from their sleep, drenched in cold sweat.
At the crack of dawn, the Heaven Dou City defense forces, the offices of various sects in the capital, and countless curious free Soul Masters
dispatched their most elite scouts and agents, rushing towards the direction from which the strange activity had originated last night, attempting to uncover the truth.
However, when these scouts arrived at the once rolling hills of the wasteland, everyone was utterly stunned by what they saw.
No corpses, no weapons, not even a drop of blood.
All that remained was a ten-mile radius of ruins!
The mountain that had once stood in the center of the wasteland had vanished into thin air!
It was as if an invisible, ancient giant hand had forcefully flattened it from the earth,
leaving behind a massive crater.
"What...what terrifying beings are fighting here?"
A commander of the Heavenly Dou City defense force swallowed hard, his voice trembling so much he couldn't utter a complete sentence.
The news, as if it had sprouted wings, spread with incredible speed throughout Heavenly Dou City and all the surrounding cities in just half a day.
In the streets and alleys, in teahouses and taverns, everyone was frantically discussing the mysterious battle of the previous night.
No one knew who the two sides were, nor did anyone know the terrifying extent of their strength.
Some speculated it was two peerless ferocious beasts over 100,000 years old fighting for territory.
Others were certain it was a life-or-death duel between two reclusive level 99 peerless Douluo.
But regardless of the truth, everyone reached a consensus: it was a battle of gods beyond mortal imagination!
This storm not only swept through the common people but also, with overwhelming force, severely impacted the top forces on the Douluo Continent—the Upper Three Sects.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Council Hall.
Sect Master Ning Fengzhi stood in the center of the hall, his brows furrowed, holding an urgent intelligence report that had just been risked to be delivered by the sect's spies.
"Fengzhi, I have personally gone to the scene to confirm the news sent back by the spies."
Sword Douluo Chen Xin's face was filled with deep solemnity and apprehension.
"The residual aura there is extremely terrifying."
"It is no exaggeration to say that even Luo Nan is far from possessing such combat power."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell into a deathly silence.
Ning Fengzhi gasped.
"When did such a terrifyingly powerful expert appear on the continent? And why did he have to appear near Heaven Dou City..."
"It seems that the situation in the Heaven Dou Empire is about to change."
At the same time, the secret strongholds of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect and the Clear Sky Sect also received similar intelligence.
The entire high command of the Soul Master world was stunned by this sudden, unprecedented battle, and they all ordered a retreat of their forces to thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of these two mysterious powerhouses.
However, the one most deeply frightened and reacting most violently in this storm was not these Soul Master sects, but the supreme ruler of the Heaven Dou Empire, Emperor Xue Ye.
Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.
"Bang!"
A beautiful white jade teacup was smashed to the ground, shattering instantly, scalding tea splashing everywhere.
Emperor Xue Ye, pale-faced, slumped on his wide dragon throne, his chest heaving violently.
At this moment, Emperor Xue Ye's face was full of unease.
Before him knelt several trembling Royal Knights commanders and the Imperial Intelligence Minister.
"A mountain was leveled, a single battle leveled a mountain!"
"If those two monsters hadn't fought a hundred miles outside the city last night, but had instead fought inside Heaven Dou City..."
"Would my palace, my capital, be nothing but ruins by now?!"
The intelligence minister buried his head deep in the ground, not daring to even breathe.
Emperor Xue Ye felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness and panic.
As the emperor of the empire, he commanded a million soldiers and controlled endless wealth and power.
He had always believed that as long as his army was large enough, he could suppress any disloyalty.
But last night's battle was like a cold, sharp blade, piercing his illusory sense of security.
Faced with that absolute personal strength capable of moving mountains and filling seas, destroying the heavens and the earth, his proud million-strong army was utterly laughable, like a paper toy!
If such a terrifying figure were to become an enemy of the Heaven Dou Empire, or be recruited by the Star Luo Empire or the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire would likely have no chance of resistance and would be instantly annihilated!
"No! I absolutely cannot sit idly by and wait to die!"
Emperor Xue Ye abruptly stood up, the battle having completely sobered him up.
In this world, what truly determines the fate of an empire is not the number of ordinary soldiers, but the power of top-tier Soul Masters!
"Issue my decree!"
Emperor Xue Ye took a deep breath, his majestic voice echoing throughout the imperial study:
"From this day forward, the Heaven Dou Empire issues a recruitment order to the entire continent!"
"All Soul Masters willing to pledge allegiance to the royal family, regardless of birth or rank, will be granted noble titles and enjoy the highest level of treatment in the empire!"
"At the same time, the national treasury will immediately allocate ten million gold Soul Coins to establish a Royal Soul Master Special Training Camp!"
"I will use all the power of the empire to gather geniuses from across the land and build a massive Soul Master army completely obedient to the royal family!"
"I will ensure that the Heaven Dou Empire possesses the foundation to rival any top-tier power!"
Ten million gold Soul Coins!
Hearing this number, kneeling here, it was almost equivalent to the entire annual tax revenue of the Heaven Dou Empire's national treasury!
His Majesty was truly terrified and prepared to gamble everything!
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