Soul Land: Bibi Dong Is My Martial Soul-Chapter 199: Taking in Xue Ke and Ye Lingling

"Princess, now is not the time for grief!"

"The nation cannot go a day without a ruler. Now that something has happened to Qinghe, you're the only one left in the Heaven Dou royal family!"

"You must pull yourself together!"

Looking at the heartbroken Xue Ke, Ning Fengzhi quickly tried to console her.

"Then... what should I do?"

Xue Ke looked at Ning Fengzhi with tear-filled eyes, full of sorrow and helplessness.

When it came to the affairs of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Ke truly didn't know what to do.

"The most important thing now is to stabilize the Heaven Dou Empire," Ning Fengzhi said heavily.

"But... how should I do that?" Xue Ke looked at Ning Fengzhi helplessly. She really had no clue.

She had no idea how to stabilize the empire.

She didn't understand a single thing about national affairs.

"If you were to become the ruler of this empire, Princess, do you think you could handle it?" Ning Fengzhi asked slowly as he looked at her.

"I... I can't, I really can't..."

Hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Xue Ke was stunned, not the least bit happy—only frightened.

Born in a royal family, Xue Ke did possess some political insight, so she was very clear that with her capabilities, she simply couldn't do it.

She had never been involved in politics. As a woman, aside from her title, she had no backing at all.

Especially after what the Bloodfall Prince did—killing Emperor Xue Ye for the throne—she had become extremely averse to and fearful of power, and didn't want to become the ruler of the Heaven Dou Empire at all.

Seeing her reaction, a flash passed through Ning Fengzhi's eyes.

Just as he had expected—persuading Xue Ke likely wouldn't be too difficult.

"Clan Master Ning, I don't want that position. Is there another way?"

Xue Ke looked at Ning Fengzhi and asked.

Her clear, watery eyes were like still lakes, looking truly helpless—as though she knew nothing—and yet, they seemed to see through people's hearts.

Ning Fengzhi felt a strange sense of being seen through as he looked into Xue Ke's eyes, but he dismissed it as his imagination.

"Princess Xue Ke, do you know Su Mo?"

"His Majesty Qinghe was once very good friends with Su Mo. Every time he came to our clan, he would have long talks with Su Mo!"

"They shared the same dream—to end the chaos in this world, unify the entire continent, and bring lasting peace and stability!"

"Su Mo originally planned to help Qinghe achieve that dream, but now it seems that he must fulfill it in Qinghe's place!"

"Princess Xue Ke, would you be willing to marry Su Mo?"

"Only if you marry him can Su Mo carry on your brother's dream!"

Following the original plan, Ning Fengzhi laid out his proposal to Xue Ke.

"Marry... marry Su Mo?"

Xue Ke, who had been listening seriously, instantly blushed when she heard the latter part.

She hadn't expected Ning Fengzhi to come to her for this reason.

"Yes. Princess Xue Ke, what do you think?"

Ning Fengzhi nodded and continued.

"You don't need to answer me now. Think it through carefully..."

Ning Fengzhi didn't intend to force her answer immediately and wanted to give her time to consider.

"Clan Master Ning, I'm willing!"

To his surprise, before he could finish speaking, Xue Ke looked at him boldly and directly agreed.

Seeing the mix of shyness and excitement in her eyes, Ning Fengzhi instantly understood.

So Princess Xue Ke was one of Su Mo's admirers too!

Back when Su Mo first won the Soul Master Tournament championship, he had already become an idol for the younger generation, especially among young girls.

After his second participation in the tournament, even more girls admired him.

So, although surprised, Ning Fengzhi wasn't really shocked to learn that Xue Ke was one of them.

"Alright, leave the rest to me!"

Ning Fengzhi smiled in satisfaction.

...

A few days later, the imperial high-level officials who had followed Qian Renxue on the expedition returned.

But upon their return, they learned that Princess Xue Ke was about to marry Su Mo, and that afterward, she would represent the royal family in transferring imperial authority to him.

What's more, the remaining imperial officials had already agreed to this arrangement.

They immediately realized that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was behind it all.

Initially, many were angry, but in the end, most chose to accept it.

After all, with Xue Ke marrying Su Mo, he was technically becoming part of the royal family.

And they were all well aware of how outstanding Su Mo was. Having such a capable leader was actually a good thing for the current Heaven Dou Empire.

Besides, unless absolutely necessary, no one wanted to pledge loyalty to a woman!

With Su Mo ascending, it was truly a good choice for them.

Backed by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, Su Mo could quickly stabilize the situation and prevent chaos following Emperor Qinghe's unexpected accident.

Two days after their return, a grand wedding ceremony was held, and Princess Xue Ke successfully married Su Mo.

All high-ranking officials attended, and during the ceremony, Xue Ke officially announced the transfer of imperial power.

That very night, Su Mo let Xue Ke experience the feeling of love.

And Xue Ke let Su Mo savor the sense of accomplishment from conquering a nation's princess.

After all, what man hasn't fantasized about conquering a princess?

After securing control over the Heaven Dou Empire, Su Mo didn't immediately launch an attack on the Star Luo Empire.

As for managing the empire, Su Mo entrusted that to Ning Fengzhi.

Su Mo's main focus was still cultivation and self-improvement—becoming emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire was just a transitional step for him.

What he truly wanted to pursue was to become a god.

Not long after, Su Mo conferred the title of Imperial Consort upon Ning Rongrong.

At the same time, he also conferred the title upon Ye Lingling!

"Lingling, I want you to become my imperial consort. Are you willing?"

Before doing so, Su Mo naturally sought out Ye Lingling privately to ask for her opinion in person.

Although Ning Rongrong had told him that Ye Lingling liked him, and Su Mo had sensed it to some extent, he still wanted to confirm it directly.

"I... I'm willing!"

Hearing Su Mo's words, Ye Lingling immediately agreed with excitement.

She had liked Su Mo deep down for a long time but had held back because of Ning Rongrong.

Now that Su Mo had become emperor and even married Princess Xue Ke, there was no longer a need for her to suppress her feelings.

Seeing Ye Lingling agree, Su Mo stepped forward and pulled her into his arms.

"I... I've actually liked you for a long time!"

Ye Lingling clung tightly to Su Mo and finally revealed her long-held feelings.

"Mhm, I know."

Su Mo nodded, then lowered his head and kissed her.

"Mm—"

After a passionate kiss, Su Mo carried Ye Lingling back to her room and thoroughly transformed her in every sense.

So after taking in Princess Xue Ke, Su Mo also took Ye Lingling—the woman who had secretly admired him for so long—as his imperial consort.

...

Shrek Academy.

After the last Soul Master Tournament, Oscar and Ma Hongjun chose to graduate.

But after graduating, they didn't leave Shrek Academy. Instead, they chose to stay on as teachers.

Now, Oscar and Ma Hongjun were both instructors at Shrek Academy.

"Of the original Shrek Team, it's just the two of us left here now."

That night, Ma Hongjun and Oscar drank together.

"Tang San is dead, and I didn't expect Boss Dai to die too!"

"And the dean and the others have been missing for so long... no one knows what happened to them!"

Ma Hongjun spoke with sadness in his voice.

Speaking of Dean Flender, Ma Hongjun felt especially worried. He had been Flender's personal disciple and held deep affection for him.

After Flender went missing, he searched for him but found no leads and had to give up in the end.

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"The dean and the others are the Golden Iron Triangle. Their strength is comparable to a Title Douluo—they'll be fine!"

"They probably just went somewhere."

Oscar quickly tried to reassure him.

Even though he knew these words were somewhat self-deceptive, it was better than having no hope at all.

"Forget it, let's not talk about those depressing things."

Ma Hongjun smiled and dropped the topic of Flender and the others.

"Who would've thought that guy Su Mo would become the Emperor of Heaven Dou!"

But as they drank, they couldn't help but talk about Su Mo again.

They felt deep emotions and envy about Su Mo's rise to emperor.

"Yeah, out of all of us from the Shrek Team, Su Mo's done the best. He's become the emperor of Heaven Dou!"

Oscar sighed as well.

His tone held more than a little envy and jealousy.

"I heard Su Mo is already a Soul Douluo. I don't know how he trains—he's a monster!"

"Compared to him, we're nothing!"

Ma Hongjun was clearly envious but held no resentment toward Su Mo—on the contrary, he admired him.

He genuinely respected Su Mo. When they first entered Shrek Academy, Su Mo had the lowest cultivation level in their team.

Now, he had left everyone far behind.

"Definitely. That guy's a real monster!"

Oscar agreed with Ma Hongjun's assessment. Then, with a complicated tone, he added, "If Tang San hadn't been killed by Su Mo, I might've gone to join him. But as soon as I think that Tang San died by his hand... I just can't..."

Su Mo's rise to power naturally tempted Oscar to consider going to him.

"Tang San..."

"You can't put all the blame on Su Mo. It was Tang San's father who hunted Su Mo first!"

Ma Hongjun spoke up to defend Su Mo.

They had been present during the incident, and had heard the conversation between Su Mo, Sword Douluo, and Tang Hao. They knew that Tang Hao had been in the wrong.

"But even so, Tang San was once his comrade. He actually had the heart to kill him!"

"And it was Tang Hao who pursued Su Mo, not Tang San. If Su Mo wanted revenge, he should've gone after Tang Hao!"

Oscar remained fixated on that point.

Ma Hongjun looked at Oscar but didn't say anything more.

He and Oscar had different views. Flender had always taught him to never let grudges go unavenged.

Tang Hao was immensely powerful—a Title Douluo capable of beating the former Pope of the Spirit Hall to death. Unless Su Mo wanted to die, it would've been impossible to go after Tang Hao.

So when Su Mo couldn't get revenge on Tang Hao, choosing to take it out on Tang Hao's son wasn't exactly unreasonable.

After all, Tang Hao had used his status as a Title Douluo to bully someone far weaker.

No matter how Su Mo retaliated, it wasn't excessive.

What still shocked him to this day was that Su Mo had actually escaped Tang Hao's pursuit.

He figured it must've been because they were in the Slaughter City, where no one could use soul rings or soul skills—so Tang Hao failed to kill Su Mo.

It could only be said that Tang Hao had been too foolish to make a move in a place like Slaughter City.

"Yes, yes, you're right."

"But it's best you only say that to me. Don't go saying things like that outside."

"Su Mo is the emperor of Heaven Dou now. Badmouthing him is extremely dangerous!"

Ma Hongjun nodded along, half-heartedly agreeing with Oscar, then warned him seriously.

"Yeah, yeah, I know. I won't say a word outside!"

Oscar was visibly startled by the warning and immediately sobered up a bit.

Although Oscar and Ma Hongjun chose not to go to Su Mo...

There were others at Shrek Academy who did.

...

(End of Chapter)

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