Chapter 459

Hong Yifeng, Ning Fengzhi, and the others weren't surprised at all. This was because they were just as shocked when they found out about this.

After all, this was beyond their comprehension. It was like the domain of gods.

Thanos didn't say much about this. He nodded and said, "The matter of the captives is settled. Let's continue to discuss the development of the alliance. The establishment of the branches will also be on the agenda.

"Elder Xueyang, that's your seat. There's some information about the alliance on it. You can take a look and give your opinions."

"Oh, oh." Bai Xueyang replied blankly.

"Alright, let's continue …" Thanos clapped his hands to get everyone's attention.

Soon, in the conference hall, the heated discussion sounded again, but this time, it was a little different. Everyone's respect for Thanos was a little more.

After knowing Bibi Dong's arrangements, Lin Feng's plan became more efficient.

Besides the Soul Master Alliance's plan, there was one more thing he needed to do. That was to find the Snowy Night Emperor.

If the Soul Master Alliance wasn't too ambitious and only wanted to unify the world of soul masters, Lin Feng wouldn't care about the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

He could be like the Martial Soul Hall now and become a third party superpower.

Unfortunately, Lin Feng's goal was the entire continent, not just the world of soul masters.

Therefore, if the Soul Master Alliance wanted to achieve their ultimate goal, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family was a hurdle they had to cross!

The two were opposites and couldn't coexist.

Right now, Lin Feng wanted to find the Snowy Night Emperor to talk about the Soul Master Alliance.

After all, many of the things that the Soul Master Alliance wanted to do involved the core interests of the Heaven Dou Empire. He had to solve this problem.

Otherwise, when the Soul Master Alliance established branches in the various cities, not only would they have to guard against the Martial Soul Hall, but they would also have to guard against the Snowy Night Emperor.

Now that he had solved this problem, he just had to keep an eye on the Martial Soul Hall.

Of course, Lin Feng didn't want to swallow the Heaven Dou Empire or control the Imperial Family right now.

Now was not the right time. He had to wait until the Martial Spirit Palace was destroyed. Only then could he consider the matter of the two empires.

With these thoughts in mind, Lin Feng arrived at the entrance of the palace.

He wasn't here as a private individual. Instead, he was here as the External Affairs Elder of the Soul Master Alliance.

The Foreign Affairs Elder was an Elder in charge of foreign affairs. It was one of Lin Feng's positions in the Alliance.

Furthermore, Lin Feng's status in the Soul Master Alliance was very high because of his status as a deacon of the Marvel Family, as well as his good relationship with Ning Fengzhi and Tang San.

The Soul Master Alliance had already informed the Snowy Night Emperor about the arrival of the Soul Master Alliance. He was very serious about this, and sent the Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe, to personally receive them.

At this moment, Lin Feng had just reached the entrance when Xue Qinghe, who had been waiting for a while, walked out accompanied by a few palace attendants.

"Elder Lin Feng, His Majesty is already waiting for you. Please come in." Xue Qinghe clasped his hands towards Lin Feng.

They were here for official business. Although the two of them had a personal relationship, they didn't express it too much.

"Your Highness, please lead the way." Lin Feng smiled. He didn't say anything else.

Just like that, Lin Feng walked into the palace under Xue Qinghe's guidance.

The so-called palace was actually a city within the Heaven Dou City. It was very similar to the Forbidden City in his previous life.

In the past, Lin Feng had investigated the palace more than once. However, he only paid attention to the two Titled Douluo.

Walking on the main road of the Imperial Palace like this was a different experience.

Pure white marble was laid on the road. As he walked, the soles of his shoes would make 'stomping' sounds as they hit the ground.

There were trees and flowers in the surroundings. The pavilions in the distance were arranged in picturesque disorder. It was very pleasing to the eye.

It had to be said that the nobles and royal families in Douluo's world enjoyed themselves very much. How many gold soul coins did they spend to decorate this place?

Of course, this thought only flashed through Lin Feng's mind for a moment before disappearing.

The group walked slowly. Along the way, Xue Qinghe continued to explain the layout of the palace to Lin Feng.

After about ten minutes, Xue Qinghe brought Lin Feng to a large courtyard with high walls.

"His Majesty is waiting in the courtyard. Elder Lin Feng, follow me in."

As he spoke, Xue Qinghe waved at the few guards, indicating for them to wait here.

"Let's go." Lin Feng nodded and followed Xue Qinghe into the courtyard.

The decorations here were more luxurious than outside. Expensive trees and flowers were planted everywhere. Lin Feng even saw a Moon Tree.

That's right, it was the same as Little Moon's main body. However, this one didn't have any soul power undulations. It was just an ordinary plant.

As if he realized that Lin Feng was attracted by the surrounding scenery, Xue Qinghe explained, "This is His Majesty's backyard. Normally, only important people are received here. Therefore, the cost is quite high."

The backyard was only valuable because of the flowers and trees. In terms of construction cost, it was estimated to cost more than a hundred thousand gold soul coins.

Don't think that a hundred thousand gold soul coins wasn't a lot. One had to know that this was just a courtyard. When the entire palace was built, the money spent was in the hundreds of millions.

"Oh, I see." Lin Feng nodded. He understood now.

At this moment, the two of them arrived at the empty space in front of the courtyard.

"Elder Lin Feng of the Soul Master Alliance is indeed young and promising. Hahaha …" The Snowy Night Emperor laughed heartily in the empty space.

Beside him, Douluo accompanied him and stood quietly.

As for the other Underworld Wolf Douluo in the palace, he was cultivating in a secret room. He was preparing to break through to Rank 93.

"Greetings, Emperor Xue Ye." Lin Feng bowed slightly. He was neither servile nor overbearing.

There was a square table in the middle of the empty space. There were some fruits and food on it. It was obvious that they had been prepared.

At this moment, Xue Ye extended his hand towards the table and said, "Elder Lin Feng, please take a seat. We can talk as we eat. It'll be more relaxing this way."

"You're too polite." Lin Feng said politely, but he didn't stop moving. He sat down on a chair.

Xue Ye saw this and sat opposite Lin Feng. He was all smiles.

As for Xue Qinghe and Douluo, they didn't sit down. They just stood quietly not far away.

Although the two of them didn't talk about anything, it was definitely important. Therefore, both sides were quite formal.

"Let's not beat around the bush. Emperor Xue Ye, the Soul Master Alliance sent me here today for a simple reason. We want Emperor Xue Ye to give us some preferential treatment."

As soon as he sat down, Lin Feng spoke. He wasn't polite at all.

Hearing this, Emperor Xue Ye's expression was amiable. However, he was cursing in his heart.

He knew that Lin Feng wasn't here to talk about anything good. However, could he refuse?

If he could, he would've brought ten thousand soul masters to cause trouble when the Soul Master Alliance was established yesterday.

However, the truth was that he couldn't refuse!

The Soul Master Alliance was a trend in the world of soul masters. The Marvel family, the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and many other soul master factions had joined.

If Emperor Xue Ye dared to stop them, it would be equivalent to going against half of the world of soul masters.

In the end, the entire Heaven Dou Empire would be in turmoil. In the end, both sides would suffer.

Right now, he had allowed the Soul Master Alliance to continue existing because he had no other choice.

At most, there would be another Martial Soul Hall. Speaking of which, this might be a good thing.

After all, the Soul Master Alliance was a soul master faction within the Heaven Dou Empire. Furthermore, Xue Ye knew many of the leaders of these factions.

If they could destroy the Martial Soul Hall, perhaps the Heaven Dou Empire could use this opportunity to unify the entire continent.

In Emperor Xue Ye's heart, he had never thought that the Soul Master Alliance would replace the Heaven Dou Empire.

He wasn't the only one. Other than Tang San and Lin Feng, even Grandmaster, Ning Fengzhi, and the rest of the members of the Soul Master Alliance probably didn't have such thoughts.

After all, the Heaven Dou Empire was their homeland. They wouldn't overthrow it.

The purpose of joining the Soul Master Alliance was only for the things in the alliance. At the same time, they could join forces to resist the Martial Soul Hall.

Of course, these were only short-term thoughts. Once they were bound by the Soul Master Alliance, it would be very easy to control them.

It would be very easy to control them. Lin Feng only needed to use his contribution points to make them work for him.

Even overthrowing the Heaven Dou Empire wouldn't be difficult.

"Preferential treatment?

What kind of preferential treatment? "Emperor Xue Ye asked.

"I hope that Your Majesty can give the Soul Master Alliance five years of tax exemption. At the same time, the Soul Master Alliance will open a branch in the Heaven Dou Empire. I hope that Your Majesty won't interfere!"

Soul masters were an extremely special profession. Whether it was in the Star Luo Empire or the Heaven Dou Empire, they enjoyed preferential treatment.

As for the Alliance of Soul Masters, as an organization of soul masters, they had many privileges.

However, Lin Feng felt that this wasn't enough. In particular, Lin Feng had to negotiate properly with the Soul Master Alliance about taxes.

Otherwise, the Soul Master Alliance would be working for the Heaven Dou Empire. This was something that Lin Feng couldn't accept.

As for the branch being interfered with, it was less important.

After all, the Heaven Dou Empire was far away. The Heaven Dou Empire's royal family had the most control over Heaven Dou City. As for the other duchies, kingdoms, and cities, it was very difficult for them to control them.

Lin Feng only needed to control the local soul master organizations in these places. Nothing else mattered.

"I'm very supportive of opening a branch in the Heaven Dou Empire. As the Soul Master Alliance grows stronger, the Heaven Dou Empire will also become stronger!"

As he spoke, Xue Ye changed the topic. "However, isn't it a little inappropriate to exempt the tax for five years?

I feel that reducing the tax by half for five years is fine. "

Within the Heaven Dou Empire, whether it was a normal person, a soul master, a soul master organization, or a family, as long as one was a citizen of the Heaven Dou Empire, they had to pay taxes.

These taxes were the foundation of the empire. They couldn't not pay.

Of course, due to different statuses and different types of taxes, each person or organization had to pay different amounts of taxes.

Normally, a normal person would only pay ten percent of their land tax. However, the business tax would be twenty percent.

Soul masters would have their taxes reduced by half. However, the tax paid by soul master organizations was between that of a normal person and a soul master.

However, they didn't have to pay taxes. They were also exempted from many miscellaneous taxes. They mainly had to pay fifteen percent business tax. Some stronger organizations, such as the Three Upper Sects, only had to pay eight percent.

This low tax rate was also enjoyed by some subordinate organizations.

Therefore, many soul master organizations and families would choose to subordinate themselves to a stronger organization.

For example, the Strength and Agility Clans under the Clear Sky Sect. The Seven Treasures Glazed Sect also had more than ten subordinate organizations.

The reason why these organizations were subordinate was because the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect were strong.

The other reason was because of this low tax rate!

Although there was only a difference of seven percent between the two organizations, this small seven percent was still a huge amount of wealth.

Therefore, this tax reduction was very tempting.

As for the Soul Master Alliance, it was considered a super organization. After it was established yesterday, Ning Fengzhi even brought Tang San to the officials to register it.

Furthermore, because of the Three Upper Sects, the Soul Master Alliance could enjoy eight percent of the tax. They were also exempted from miscellaneous taxes.

The Star Luo Empire's tax rate was about the same as the Heaven Dou Empire's.

Now that Xue Ye said that they would be exempted from half of the tax for five years, this meant that the Soul Master Alliance would only have to pay four percent of the tax for five years.

This tax rate was actually very low. It could be said that there was no other organization with such a low tax rate in the entire empire.

However, Lin Feng only wanted one thing: a zero tax rate.

"Your Majesty, how about this? Let's not talk about reducing the tax rate by half for five years. The Soul Master Alliance will also take a step back and reduce the tax rate for two years. Is that okay?"

Lin Feng's negotiation was very skillful. His goal was to reduce the tax rate for one year.

This was because time was useless. He was confident that he could replace the Martial Soul Hall within a year. When that happened, their next target would be the two empires.

Right now, he only said five years to give himself a way out. Furthermore, if he lowered his standards, it would be easier for Xue Ye to agree.

"Two years of tax exemption?" Xue Ye pondered for a moment.

After that, he nodded and smiled. "Okay!"

This was just a simple math problem. Four percent for five years meant a total of twenty percent.

Right now, Lin Feng was asking for two years of tax exemption. The tax rate for the next three years was eight percent.

This was four percent higher than what Xue Ye had expected. He had profited.

"Your Majesty is really straightforward. Then it's settled. The Soul Master Alliance will be exempted from the tax for two years. Your Majesty, please draft the document as soon as possible." Lin Feng was full of smiles.

"No problem." Xue Ye also smiled.

At this moment, Xue Ye felt that the negotiation was really easy. He had earned four percent with just one sentence.

However, in Lin Feng's heart, he only felt that Xue Ye was too stupid and too easy to fool.

There weren't many smart people on the Douluo Continent.

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