Raising the Stakes, Part 1

Clear Sky Sect Secret Base—

Everyone who knew the Clear Sky Sect's reputation knew that whenever it encountered an irreversible enemy, it would choose to go into hiding and abandon its affiliated forces—a top-tier sect through and through.

The current Heavenly Path Federation was even more terrifying than the former Spirit Hall, so long before they officially began making trouble, the Clear Sky Sect's disciples had gradually dispersed under various pretexts, retiring into seclusion throughout every corner of the Douluo Continent.

But the Heavenly Path Federation was not the organizationally chaotic Spirit Hall.

The Clear Sky Sect, whose members normally never stepped outside their gates, had suddenly begun transferring large numbers of people. Though they did not know what the Clear Sky Sect was planning, Tang Sect personnel operating in secret had already set their sights on them.

Now that the incident had erupted, the mysteries of the past had finally been answered.

Upon receiving the news, Tang Sect personnel immediately rallied the local official forces and launched a coordinated encirclement against Clear Sky Sect disciples passing through the area.

For a time, the Clear Sky Sect suffered devastating losses.

However, with the experience of fleeing from ten thousand years ago, every group had at least one Titled Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect holding the fort. Combined with the assistance of Four-Word Battle Armor, a considerable number of their disciples managed to escape alive.

But before long, the Clear Sky Sect had become a universally hated target across the Douluo Continent.

Setting aside the major powers and corporations, the common people at the bottom of society had deeply felt the benefits brought by the Heavenly Path Federation over the past few years. At the very least, they no longer had to fear wars tearing their families apart, or corrupt