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When Bai Chen returned to Heaven Dou City, the disturbances within the city had mostly been suppressed.
He brought several soul beasts with him, wearing the same disguises as when he last met Xue Qinghe, and headed straight for the entrance of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
"Stop. Who are you?"
Several black-clothed guards blocked their way.
Bai Chen smiled slightly.
"We are here to see His Highness the Crown Prince. You may inform him that his own people have arrived."
"So it's you."
The guard seemed to have already received instructions from Xue Qinghe. He stepped aside and said:
"Please enter. His Highness should be handling affairs in his room right now."
"Alright."
Bai Chen and his group entered the palace.
Since Chi Wang had already come here once before, he led them skillfully to Xue Qinghe's residence.
After knocking on the door, only a few seconds passed before the door opened. Xue Qinghe said happily:
"I knew it was you. Please come in."
Bai Chen's arrival was easy for her to sense. When the cultivation-enhancing effect appeared again, she immediately knew he had returned.
After guiding Bai Chen and the others into the room, Xue Qinghe asked curiously:
"Bai Chen, what did you go off to do this time?"
Bai Chen smiled and pointed at the Ten-Thousand Demon King.
"I went back to my clan. Someone was coveting the special method we possess to accelerate cultivation speed, so we brought reinforcements. This is the support we invited — this Demon Tree Douluo."
"Oh?"
Xue Qinghe asked curiously:
"What's special about this Demon Tree Douluo?"
Bai Chen laughed lightly.
"Nothing too special. He's simply a level-99 Ultimate Douluo."
"Cough! Cough!"
Xue Qinghe choked violently.
"H-How much?!"
"Level 99."
"..."
After Di Tian, Bai Chen once again saw a similar expression on Xue Qinghe's face.
In the current Douluo era, Tang Hao had killed Qian Xunji, the previous Pope of Spirit Hall.
Bo Saixi never left Sea God Island.
The Qian Daoliu faction in Spirit Hall rarely involved itself in worldly affairs.
Suddenly a Limit Douluo appearing out of nowhere would shake the entire continent.
Although the Ten-Thousand Demon King was weaker than several human Limit Douluo, he was still undeniably within the Limit Douluo realm.
In the original timeline, by the time of Douluo III, he had already reached the peak of demigod level, only one step away from true godhood.
In the current era, he was still an unquestionable powerhouse.
Considering the embarrassing performances of the Spirit Hall priests under Qian Daoliu in the God Hall, the Ten-Thousand Demon King might even surpass them in strength.
Xue Qinghe's eyelids twitched.
"Bai Chen… please tell me honestly. Is this Demon Tree Douluo the strongest in your clan?"
"No."
"..."
She couldn't speak.
That meant Bai Chen's clan had at least two level-99 powerhouses.
It was terrifying. Where exactly had such a force suddenly appeared from?
Bai Chen didn't linger on the topic and instead asked:
"Let's talk business. How did the matter I asked you to handle go?"
"I have already reported your situation to the Emperor."
Xue Qinghe rubbed her forehead and forced herself to calm down.
"After learning about you, my father attached great importance to your existence. He agreed to your request and decided to give you two mountains outside Heaven Dou City as the bases for Heaven's Eye Academy and Heaven's Fate Pavilion. If you agree, construction can begin immediately."
As she spoke, she opened a drawer and took out a map, pointing out the locations of the two mountains.
They were located on opposite sides of Heaven Dou City, nestled between mountains and rivers — clearly excellent locations.
For the Heaven Dou Empire's supreme ruler to directly grant two mountains showed enormous support.
Bai Chen asked:
"Your Highness, do you have time to accompany us to see the site now?"
"Of course."
After learning about the Ten-Thousand Demon King's strength, Xue Qinghe's attitude became noticeably more polite.
She personally led the way and brought Bai Chen and his group to the mountain chosen for Heaven's Eye Academy.
Bai Chen turned to the Ten-Thousand Demon King.
"What do you think of this place?"
The Ten-Thousand Demon King closed his eyes briefly to sense the surroundings before replying calmly:
"Not bad, but it still needs some modification."
"Modification?"
Before Xue Qinghe could ask further, the Ten-Thousand Demon King suddenly crouched down and placed both hands on the ground.
The next moment, the earth trembled.
Countless gigantic trees burst from the ground.
Within seconds, the entire mountain was covered in lush green forests.
"..."
Xue Qinghe's mouth fell open.
If she still doubted the Ten-Thousand Demon King's strength before, those doubts vanished completely now.
Creating such a phenomenon with a casual movement could only be achieved by a level-99 powerhouse.
The Ten-Thousand Demon King stood up and nodded with satisfaction as he looked around at the now-dense greenery.
"Good enough."
Because of his species, the Ten-Thousand Demon King's frontal combat ability wasn't the strongest among soul beasts of the same level.
Although his cultivation and ranking surpassed Bear Lord, in pure physical combat he actually wasn't Bear Lord's equal.
However, in a one-on-one battle within his own domain, his threat was not inferior to Bear Lord.
Bai Chen chose to bring the Ten-Thousand Demon King instead of Bear Lord because Bear Lord was far more destructive and far less intelligent.
Leaving Bear Lord by his side for long periods might result in Bai Chen himself getting slapped to death if he said the wrong thing.
Afterward, Bai Chen inspected the location of Heaven's Fate Pavilion as well.
Following another round of adjustments by the Ten-Thousand Demon King, Bai Chen smiled at Xue Qinghe.
"Your Highness, we're very satisfied with this place. You can have the construction teams come here."
"Ah… alright…"
Xue Qinghe nodded somewhat stiffly.
The successive shocks had overloaded her brain.
She took a deep breath and suddenly remembered something.
"Oh right, Bai Chen. I also told the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi, about your situation."
"He is my teacher. After hearing about you, he said he would very much like to meet you. Would you be willing to visit him?"
Bai Chen smiled gently.
"Of course."
Even if Xue Qinghe hadn't mentioned it, Bai Chen planned to meet Ning Fengzhi soon anyway.