Feeling the even stronger divine might, Xiao Mo's smile widened.
Xian'er, the grand steward of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom, had finally advanced her cultivation.
This meant that the overall strength of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom had also increased considerably.
As for Xian'er now, her aura hadn't yet broken through to the late stage of High-grade Divine King, but she was very close.
Coupled with the Divine Lord artifact she wielded and her combat techniques and spells, she could definitely contend with an ordinary Divine Lord.
Xian'er was now truly invincible below the Divine Lord realm!
As the divine might gradually subsided, the air of the entire capital city returned to calm.
Immediately after, a peerlessly beautiful figure appeared out of thin air before Xiao Mo. It was the grand steward, Xian'er.
Having improved her strength again, Xian'er seemed to have become even more beautiful, exuding both sanctity and allure.
This made a certain string in Xiao Mo's heart suddenly twang.
Lately, he was finding it harder and harder to resist the beautiful female immortals and demons around him.
He wondered if it was because the kingdom's strength was too great, diminishing the sense of crisis, causing him to fall into the realm of desires.
"Holy Lord, I have not failed my mission!"
Xian'er arrived beside Xiao Mo and bowed respectfully.
There was no joy of breakthrough on her beautiful face; instead, there was only reverence for Xiao Mo.
In truth, there wasn't much to be happy about. Her current strength was still far from that of a half-step Supreme Divine Lord in their peak state.
She still felt her advancement wasn't fast enough and thus saw no reason for surprise.
Xiao Mo, on the other hand, was in an excellent mood.
While other lords might not even have Divine-tier troops yet, he already had Divine-tier troops at the mid-stage of High-grade Divine King under his command. How could he not be happy?
"Mm!"
Xiao Mo nodded slightly and said, "Gun God Li Tianyi and the other guest have arrived. Go and escort them to the Royal Palace Hall!"
With Xian'er around, he no longer worried about the two Origin Gods from the Snow Region Empire daring to cause trouble in the capital.
"Yes!"
Xian'er responded respectfully, and then her figure vanished into thin air.
A moment later, Xian'er reappeared in the capital.
However, behind her were Gun God Li Tianyi, with a solemn expression, and the slightly smiling Frosty Wind Divine King Ling Hanshuang.
In the Royal Palace Hall, Xiao Mo sat on the throne at the uppermost part of the hall, his hands clasped, his King's Sword resting before him.
The Netherworld Demoness Mo Youyou and Xian Qing'er stood to his left and right behind him.
In the hall also stood Xian Junhe, Mo Jingjing, Xian Miaomiao, and a host of other Divine-tier troops, nearly seventy in total.
This scene made him appear like the King of Gods.
Led by Xian'er into the Royal Palace Hall, Gun God Li Tianyi's eyes were filled with shock upon witnessing this scene.
The peerlessly beautiful Frosty Wind Divine King Ling Hanshuang also became serious and vigilant.
The strength now displayed by the Immortal and Demon Kingdom was enough to earn her full attention.
Subsequently, Xian'er stepped forward, reported to Xiao Mo, and then stood beside Mo Youyou.
At the same time.
Frosty Wind Divine King Ling Hanshuang's gaze also fell upon Xian'er, Mo Youyou, Xian Qing'er, and the other immortals and demons.
She was very curious about the Immortal and Demon race.
She had never heard of them before; it was only after the emergence of territorial forces that she heard of this race, which was almost indistinguishable from humans.
However, Immortals and Demons were more beautiful and more powerful than ordinary humans.
One of the reasons she personally came to the Immortal and Demon Kingdom was to witness the Immortal and Demon race with her own eyes.
Now, seeing them did not disappoint her.
Indeed, as those lords had said, the strength of the Immortal and Demon troops was terrifying. They were indeed the unique and strongest troops among territorial forces.
Suddenly, Frosty Wind Divine King Ling Hanshuang felt an inexplicable trace of envy. It wasn't envy of the Immortals and Demons' power, but of their beauty.
She thought she was already beautiful, but the three beside the throne, and the several female Immortals and Demons in the hall, possessed looks that were even more beautiful than hers.
This made her envious and, to some extent, jealous.
After all, any woman, whether an ordinary being or a deity, loved beauty!
"Your Majesty, the Empress of the Snow Region Empire?"
After hearing Xian'er's report, Xiao Mo, seated on the throne, looked at Frosty Wind Divine King Ling Hanshuang with surprise.
He hadn't expected her to be the actual ruler of the Snow Region Empire and to have descended upon the Immortal and Demon Kingdom in person.
Was she not afraid of any accidents?
Or did she have absolute confidence in her own strength?
However, this also indicated that Frosty Wind Divine King Ling Hanshuang must have some backing.
Even if she encountered danger, she could ensure her safe retreat, which was why she dared to venture out.
Hearing Xiao Mo's words, Frosty Wind Divine King Ling Hanshuang withdrew her gaze and slowly looked at Xiao Mo.
Her initial impression was unremarkable.
As the ruler of the Snow Region Empire, she commanded countless powerful deities and had met the Emperors of other empires and Origin Gods who wielded great divine power.
Relatively speaking, Xiao Mo, merely a late-stage Low-grade Divine King, was not outstanding among all the deities she knew.
However, if one added the titles of King of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom and the strongest lord of a territorial force, then it was different.
This seemingly young male deity was worthy of her serious consideration.
Soon, her gaze fell upon the King's Sword that Xiao Mo held in his hands.
Within that King's Sword pulsed immense power of destiny.
This was actually a Lord artifact!
Frosty Wind Divine King Ling Hanshuang recognized it at a glance, as she herself wielded a Lord artifact.
"As expected of the strongest lord! To have obtained a Lord artifact so quickly!"
Frosty Wind Divine King Ling Hanshuang couldn't help but praise inwardly.
Whether it was a kingdom or an empire, a Lord artifact was extremely important for a ruler.
This was because a Lord artifact could mobilize the destiny of a nation to enhance one's strength and defeat more powerful enemies.
However, forging a Lord artifact was extremely difficult and time-consuming.
Frosty Wind Divine King Ling Hanshuang believed that given the development time of the Immortal and Demon Kingdom, it was impossible for the King before her to have forged a Lord artifact himself.
His Lord artifact was likely a gift from the world rules of the Primordial Continent.
In this regard, the world rules of the Primordial Continent were indeed leaning more towards these lords.
Subsequently, Frosty Wind Divine King Ling Hanshuang suppressed her wandering thoughts and smiled faintly at Xiao Mo.
"My name is Ling Hanshuang, with the title Frosty Wind Divine King. I am the current Empress of the Snow Region Empire!"
"It is my honor to meet the strongest lord among territorial forces! I sincerely hope that the Snow Region Empire can maintain a friendly relationship with His Majesty King's Immortal and Demon Kingdom."
What did she mean by this?
Hearing Frosty Wind Divine King Ling Hanshuang's words, Xiao Mo was suddenly surprised.
Did this beautiful Empress come in person this time with the intention of establishing diplomatic relations with the Immortal and Demon Kingdom?
Xiao Mo had always known that as long as a kingdom force recognized by the world rules was established, they would have the qualification to establish diplomatic ties with the indigenous empires of the central region.
However, he had never taken such a matter seriously.
After all, territorial forces and indigenous empires of the central region would inevitably go to war sooner or later; they were hostile factions.
On this basis, establishing diplomatic relations or not made no difference.
But what he hadn't expected was that an imperial force would actually come to establish diplomatic relations with the Immortal and Demon Kingdom.
This was somewhat beyond his expectations!