DD—Chapter 15: The Best in the World! Planning the Immortal Herbs
The high priest looked at the Star Emperor Dai An, whose expression was very complicated—mixed with anger, relief, and pride—and her eyes were filled with doubt.
After all, it was just a letter of apology from His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince. Your Majesty, do you show so many emotions?
Especially the pride, which was almost completely unconcealed.
She suspected that if this Star Luo Emperor had a tail, he would be able to fly to the sky by proudly swinging it...
"What exactly is written in this letter that makes this emperor, who normally shows no emotion, lose all restraint?"
However, before she could ask.
Dai An had already handed the letter in her hand to her.
"Look! Look at my son's heroic deeds! Hahaha..."
Dai An laughed excitedly, his eyes full of a father's pride in his son's actions. "This is the bloody son of the Star Luo Empire! This is the spirit that the crown prince of our empire should have!"
"The mountains and rivers are still here, so why should I cherish my head?"
"The great trend is about to collapse, and those willing to save the world will sacrifice their lives!"
"I am willing to irrigate my land with my blood to change the mountains and rivers... What kind of blood and spirit is this?"
In the end, Dai An leaned back on the dragon chair, gazing at the ceiling of the imperial study, and sighed in admiration. "If I were the same age as Cheng Feng... I would be far inferior to him!"
Compared to Dai An's excitement, the high priest was growing more and more confused. Although she was also shocked by those bloody sentences, she didn't understand what had happened to the Star Luo Emperor in front of her.
With great curiosity, she couldn't wait to lower her head and look at the letter in her hand.
When she saw the content of the letter, her pupils dilated instantly. "The army of the Heaven Dou Empire is approaching Wu'an City! His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince... Save the world from falling!"
When she finished reading the entire letter, the high priest finally understood why the Star Luo Emperor in front of her was so excited.
After all, even if the content of the letter was just the work of an ordinary general, she would praise the other party as a pillar of the country!
But...
The one who saved the world from falling was Dai Chengfeng!
Thinking of the future Star Luo Emperor as such a gifted hero filled her with pride.
"Perhaps the wish of our Star Luo Empire to unify for 500 years can be realized through His Highness Chengfeng?"
The high priest Zhu Hongye, who was born into the Zhu family and had blood ties with the Dai family, knelt on one knee in front of Dai An, excited. "Congratulations, Your Majesty! With this unicorn tiger cub, our Star Luo Empire will surely fulfill the wishes of our ancestors for many years!"
"What do you think of Chengfeng compared to Weisi and Mu Bai?"
The high priest did not hesitate. "No need to compare!"
"His Highness the Fourth Prince can be called the best here! He is also the best in the world!"
"The best here, the best in the world?"
Dai An was slightly startled, then nodded with satisfaction. "Haha, what a first here, what a best in the world..."
"In that case!"
"It seems there's no need to consider the crown prince of our Star Luo Empire anymore. It must be Chengfeng!"
After a moment, Dai An regained his composure. "Although this battle was led by Cheng Feng himself, the 1,000 brave warriors were also great—worthy of being the sons of our Star Luo Empire!"
He looked toward the door. "Pass on my order: all the soldiers in Wu'an City will be rewarded for three months; the brave warriors for one year; those who died in battle will be rewarded for three years, then halved."
"As for Cheng Feng..."
"I will personally give him his reward."
"At the same time, tell him to come back. I don't blame him anymore."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
As the guard took the order and left, Dai An spoke again. But this time, his eyes were full of coldness.
"Go to the military camp and tell Dai Xuan to come see me."
"Not a drop of blood from our Star Luo Empire's soldiers can be shed in vain!"
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Ten days later
Wu'an City, the martial arts field of the City Lord's Mansion.
"Huh~"
Dai Chengfeng let out a long breath, picked up a towel, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Finally fully recovered!"
Although he had learned how to devour and refine murderous aura for his use during the battle with the Heaven Dou Empire and had raised his soul power from level 13 to level 15, his external injuries still needed time to heal.
He touched his chest, where the scar was just a few centimeters from his heart.
"If my soul power hadn't run out at the end, I wouldn't have been injured so badly..."
Dai Chengfeng clenched his fists slightly. "Soul power is the foundation of this world's strength!"
"Improving my soul power level is the kingly way!"
"Otherwise, even with powerful soul skills and the Killing God Domain, I'd still be a lamb to slaughter when facing someone with a crushing soul power level."
"But..."
"How can I quickly improve my soul power?"
After a moment of thought, a mischievous smile appeared on his face. He thought of a copy that every traveler to the Douluo Continent must brush through—the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
"Immortal Herbs, that's a good thing!"
"Not only can it greatly enhance my soul power level, but it may also allow my White Tiger Martial Soul to develop further..."
In the original work, after Dai Mubai took the immortal herb Singular Velvet Sky Reaching Chrysanthemum, his White Tiger Martial Soul did not evolve, but he trained an indestructible body, greatly improving his physical fitness and resistance to abnormal conditions.
Moreover, this was when Dai Mubai had only taken one immortal herb.
What if he took more?
In the original story, Tang San consumed three immortal herbs within half a year—Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Infernal Delicate Apricot, and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.
Obviously!
The upper limit of how many immortal herbs a person can take must be higher than one.
"Even if I can persuade Poison Douluo Dugu Bo to join our Star Luo Empire..."
Dai Chengfeng's eyes burned at the thought of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's potential dominance on the battlefield.
"Although it's difficult, I won't give up trying!"
Just as Dai Chengfeng was contemplating this, footsteps echoed from a distance.
Seeing him, Dai Chengfeng smiled and said, "Uncle, you're back?"
"How is it? Have all the rewards been distributed?"
"And the memorial monument I asked Zhu Yan to start constructing, when will it begin?"
Hearing Dai Chengfeng's questions, Zhu Fan frowned slightly. "Your Highness, the memorial monument you requested has already begun construction."
"As for the rewards..."
"I will follow your instructions and increase the original three-month reward for all soldiers to ten months; the reward for the first soldiers who died will be changed to three years; the families of the fallen will be supported by the empire for life..."
Dai Chengfeng nodded with satisfaction. "That's great!"
"But I also see, Uncle, why are you unhappy?"
"You should think about it—our empire has to pay money to the Spirit Hall every year, which then passes it on to the soul masters... The money is spent, but all the credit belongs to them."
"Since we're paying this unjust tax..."
"Why not spend more to reward the soldiers?"
Zhu Fan shook his head when he heard this. "Chengfeng, it's not that your uncle is reluctant to spend money. It's the family of one of the soldiers who died with you in battle..."
"She said she doesn't want the money. She wants to see you in person and ask you directly. Otherwise, she will die with regret."
"So, what do you think?"
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