The far north.
The Silver Dragon King took one last look at the Snow Empress.
"You'd better take care of yourselves."
After the Silver Dragon King disappeared.
Ice Emperor looked at Snow Emperor and said, "Sister, why don't we agree to the Silver Dragon King's request? This is such a good opportunity. Maybe we can completely overthrow the empire established by humans and turn the entire Douluo Continent into our Ice and Snow Empire."
Snow Empress merely glanced at Ice Empress.
"You dare to even think of that?"
"You and I haven't even climbed onto the Sky Curtain, so what qualifications do we have to participate? You've seen the names on the Sky Curtain, and now Di Tian's name is gone. Do you think you're stronger than Di Tian?"
Hyotei remained silent.
Jialing Pass.
That night, Zhou Yang welcomed his fourth guest.
Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Dou Empire.
He was also the nominal commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.
Go Long, a level 92 titled Douluo.
"Who do we have here? It's Marquis Longwu."
Upon seeing Ge Long enter, Zhou Yang couldn't help but make a teasing remark.
"I am terrified."
Goron immediately lowered his stance.
"Haha, Marshal Goron is too reserved."
Zhou Yang raised his hand to indicate, "Sit down and we'll talk."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
As the Marshal of the Armed Forces, Goron behaved too humbly; this cautious demeanor had almost become muscle memory.
There's nothing we can do about it.
It's quite remarkable that he managed to get such a prestigious title, given that he's surrounded by such exceptional talents as Tang San and Bibi Dong.
"Tell me your purpose, Marshal Goron."
Zhou Yang was too lazy to argue. "Before the Marshal, Sect Master Ning, Elder Dai, and Dean Flander were not there for matters concerning the academy. I wonder what Marshal Goron has to do now."
Goron coughed lightly and said, "Since Your Majesty is so frank, I will not hide anything either."
"I have come here on the Emperor's orders, and I have three requests. The first is that His Majesty the Emperor wishes to recruit Your Highness. Your Highness may propose any conditions. As long as Your Highness is willing to join the Heavenly Dou Empire and protect the country for the Heavenly Dou Emperor, His Majesty is willing to agree to any conditions you propose."
"I hope Your Majesty will understand, but of course, none of the conditions can include anything that would humiliate the Emperor."
Zhou Yang nodded. "Continue."
Goron carefully exhaled.
He continued, "Secondly, Your Majesty mentioned the Heavenly Curtain. According to the Heavenly Curtain, Your Majesty has a deep understanding of martial spirits. Your Majesty would like to ask if there are any methods to help martial spirits evolve. You may also propose your own exchange conditions. As long as the conditions are reasonable, Your Majesty can agree to them."
Seeing that Zhou Yang did not speak.
Goron continued to the third matter, "Thirdly, it is actually related to the first matter. If Your Majesty is willing to join the Heaven Dou Empire, His Majesty intends to help Your Majesty establish a sect and make it the state religion."
"Of course, if Your Majesty is unwilling to join the Heaven Dou Empire, that is fine too. His Majesty is still willing to support Your Majesty in establishing a state religion. Your Majesty will always be the most honored guest of the Heaven Dou Empire."
Zhou Yang leaned back.
After listening to Goron's description of the three things, he remained silent for a long time. He could tell from this that if these three requests were indeed made by Xue Beng, then Xue Beng was not as simple a child as he appeared.
They're all quite good actors.
Zhou Yang didn't even need to think about the first and second requests; his focus was entirely on the third matter.
Establish a state religion?
If the sect I founded is the state religion, then what is my status as the sect leader in the Heaven Dou Empire?
Imperial tutor? Grand tutor?
Tian Dou is not without a national advisor.
It is Yu Xiaogang, the master I admire.
The Imperial Tutor is even more formidable.
That's Tang San, who is spreading his faith on Seagod Island.
Zhou Yang looked at Ge Long and chuckled.
"You're saying His Majesty Avalanche will grant me anything?"
Goron cupped his hands in greeting, "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Then I want the position of Imperial Preceptor of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, and the position of Imperial Tutor of Sea God Tang San. Can Your Majesty grant me that?"
Goron swallowed hard.
"His Majesty said that as long as Your Majesty is willing to go to Tiandou City for a meeting, His Majesty will agree to any conditions Your Majesty may propose."
"Heh, are you going to the capital to meet the Emperor?"
Goron didn't reply.
Zhou Yang had a slight smile on his lips.
After a long pause, he said, "Tell your Majesty that I will visit Tiandou City when I have the chance. As for the three things you just mentioned, I can consider the second one, but I don't know what conditions your Majesty can offer."
As soon as Zhou Yang finished speaking, Ge Long stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will inform His Majesty as soon as possible."
After saying that, Goron turned and left.
Zhou Yang just watched his back.
Just as Golong was about to step out of the tent, Zhou Yang suddenly spoke up, "Marshal Golong, rest assured, I will not tell a third person what we just talked about. You'd better hurry up with the reply."
Goron paused.
He turned around and bowed deeply to Zhou Yang.
Zhou Yang raised an eyebrow slightly. "Marshal Ge Long, you're too kind."
Golong slowly rose to his feet. "Your Majesty's great kindness will never be forgotten. If there is anything you need, Golong is willing to go through fire and water for you."
"They're all minor matters."
Zhou Yang chuckled, "I also wish the Marshal continued success in martial arts."
Goron bowed again.
It's normal for Ge Long to act this way. Based on what he just said to Zhou Yang, if Zhou Yang told Tang San and the others, it would be enough to kill him hundreds of times over. He completely doesn't take Tang San and Yu Xiaogang seriously.
Unfortunately, this is exactly what Tang San and Yu Xiaogang care about most.
Although these words were relayed by Ge Long as a request from Xue Beng, once they came out of Ge Long's mouth, he would only face certain death. Xue Beng could simply continue to play dumb, and Tang San couldn't really do anything to Xue Beng.
Tang San is now practically a regent.
Whether or not an avalanche occurred, whether the avalanche was willing or not, or what the avalanche thought, was not important to Tang San.
The important thing is that Tang San must carry out his own will to the end, and absolutely no discordant voices are allowed in the process.
Zhou Yang's last words were a reassurance to Ge Long, a magic pill that could save his life.
As for why Zhou Yang went to such lengths?
Maybe they just thought it was fun.
After all, among the noblewoman maids in the Killing City, there was one who was Goron's first wife. She should have been killed, her clan wiped out, and her family property swallowed up by Goron and disappeared completely, but she appeared in the Killing City instead.
Goron's current wife was originally his concubine. Goron was able to kill his wife and exterminate his clan largely because of this concubine. After all, if she wanted to take over, someone had to make way for her. This concubine was originally a member of the Killing City.
After Zhou Yang's makeover, this concubine became Marshal Ge Long's darling, though this was not Zhou Yang's idea.
It was the concubine's own efforts.
She can only be considered an insignificant pawn in Zhou Yang's schemes across the entire Douluo Continent.
Tian Dou City.
Yuexuan.
"Teacher, what are you thinking about?"
In her boudoir, Tang Yuehua, the mistress of Yuexuan, sat on the couch with a melancholy and worried expression. Princess Xueke snuggled into her arms like a kitten and looked up at her.
Tang Yuehua sighed softly.
For a moment, he didn't know how to start. He looked down at Xue Ke, reached out and brushed aside her messy hair, and after a long while, he asked, "A Ke, do you think the person ranked number one on the Sky Screen really has the ability to create his own Martial Soul?"
Xueke pouted her little mouth and blinked her big eyes.
How would I know?
Then the conversation shifted.
"Alright, teacher, stop thinking about such useless things. I've prepared a surprise. Would you like to guess what it is?"
Looking at Xue Ke's pure and lively smile, Tang Yuehua's melancholy mood eased considerably, and she said helplessly.
How would I know?
"whee!"
Xue Ke, however, was somewhat smug.
He flipped over and straddled Tang Yuehua's belly.
Tang Yuehua, however, was used to it and even reached out to support Xue Ke's bottom, afraid that she would sway from side to side and fall down.
"I know what the teacher is thinking."
"Zhou Yang is at Jialing Pass, so I asked my elder brother to send a message to Marshal Ge Long to ask if that guy has a way to evolve his martial soul."
"If Tianmu is correct, that guy should really exist. Don't worry, teacher, we'll have news soon."
After saying that, Xue Ke climbed onto Tang Yuehua.
He rubbed his neck and cheeks vigorously.
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