Storm clouds at the border
Before Wu Qi could respond, the information about the Fifth Trial appeared in the minds of the three of them.
"The Destruction Fifth Trial: Dragon King Spirit Bone. Descend to the bottom of the Icefire Yin Yang Well Spring, gain the approval of the Icefire Dragon King, and obtain the Soul Bone of Two Great Dragon Kings. The trial lasts for six months!"
"Trial Completed. Reward: Ten Percent Destruction Affinity, Spirit Ring Year Limit Increase by 20,000 years."
"Assessment Failure"
"Given the successful completion of the previous assessment, completing this assessment will earn you a special reward—a recommendation opportunity."
According to the description in the Divine Trial, Wu Qi knew that this opportunity for recommendation was extremely precious.
Wu Qi can recommend the name of a partner, and the God of Destruction will then connect him with a suitable Deity Inheritance.
This is practically a backdoor system; those recommended are guaranteed instant success.
However, Wu Qi didn't consider these things for the time being. The difficulty of the God King level assessment would increase exponentially as time went on.
Having received the Sacrifice of the Azure Luan Divine Beast, Wu Qi possesses the Divine Beast Bloodline, making it easy for him to converse with the Two Great Dragon Kings. However, let's not forget that descending to the bottom of the Icefire Yin Yang Well is no simple task.
The deeper you go, the more violent the energy contained in the Spring Water becomes. Coupled with the terrifying water pressure, the slightest mistake could cost you your life.
Now he had no choice but to respond to Ning Rongrong, "Sorry Rongrong, our next training location isn't in Hurricane Canyon, but it's not far from here, in Sunset Forest."
The test that Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping were required to take was to dive to Specific Depth in the Spring Water.
Wu Qi was well aware of Ning Rongrong's feelings, but unfortunately, at this moment, he was ultimately not in a position to talk about love.
If they don't improve their strength quickly, the Spirit Hall will be completely overthrown once Bibi Dong becomes a god.
Even if Wu Qi possessed extraordinary abilities, how could he possibly silence the public outcry?
Feng Xiaotian said, "We've been training here for several months now, and we don't know what the situation is like on the mainland."
"Team Captain, if you're not in a rush, why don't you head back first and make the necessary arrangements?"
Recently, significant events have indeed occurred in Two Great Empires.
While Wu Qi and his companions were training in Hurricane Canyon, the intelligence agents of the Spirit Hall dared not interfere with their training and could only wait anxiously in Heaven Dou City.
Upon seeing Wu Qi and the other two return, he quickly reported the situation.
After this assessment, Chen Ping has broken through to the Soul Saint. He was quite lucky; after the Trial Completed, the God of Destruction bestowed upon him a God-given Spirit Ring.
At this moment, he went into seclusion to absorb the Soul Ring, while Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong received information from recent times.
First, the Righteous Unity Sect, which Wu Qi secretly controlled, was officially established not long ago and announced it to the whole continent.
The only pity is that Righteous Unity Sect missed the Seven Great Sects Re-election Assembly, so even with Dugu Bo in charge, its reputation is still inferior to that of the Lower Four Sects, the Sparrow Bee Sect.
In the Original Space-Time, the Seven Great Sects Re-election Assembly wouldn't have been held this early. It's likely that Bibi Dong sensed something was amiss and started the conference ahead of schedule, deliberately keeping her Righteous Unity Sect outside the Seven Great Sects to weaken her influence.
Wu Qi doesn't need to react to this for the time being.
The original purpose of the Righteous Unity Sect was to unite and support each other in order to cope with the upcoming situation on the mainland.
Even if Wu Qi loses in the internal power struggle within the Spirit Hall, with the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Righteous Unity Sect, he will at least not be ostracized from the Core Circle and will still be able to maintain his influence within the Spirit Hall.
Of course, these are worst-case scenarios and may not necessarily happen.
Next, the Spirit Hall's intelligence personnel informed Wu Qi of the recent friction Two Great Empires.
A month ago, the Heaven Dou Royal Family discovered that the Clear Sky Sect had established a presence within the Star Luo Empire, and used this as a pretext to put pressure on the Star Luo Imperial Family.
Clear Sky Sect was Xue Qinghe's father's killer, so his reaction was perfectly reasonable and no one could find fault with it.
The response from the Star Luo Imperial Family, however, is quite intriguing.
They stated that it was their freedom to choose where the Clear Sky Sect settled, and the Star Luo Imperial Family did not concern themselves with such trivial matters.
Wu Qi knew that the Heaven Dou Royal Family had long been under the control of the Spirit Hall, and Xue Qinghe's actions must have been instigated by Bibi Dong.
After returning to the Worship Hall, Qian Renxue has been undergoing the test of the Angel God and has no time to attend to other matters.
Qian Daoliu had always adopted a laissez-faire policy, and at this moment, the Spirit Hall was ostensibly a place ruled by Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong had long wanted to provoke a war on the mainland, and she had no reason to miss such a perfect pretext.
Thus, the Star Luo Imperial Family became the subject of gossip, and Xue Qinghe completed the reorganization of the army, immediately deploying 300,000 troops to the border.
According to the latest news from the border, the Two Great Empires have engaged in fierce clashes. Although it has not escalated into war, hundreds of soldiers on both sides have been wounded, and the number of dead has exceeded one hundred.
This is clearly a sign of an impending major battle.
The Star Luo Empire has always acted domineeringly, and it is impossible for them to back down in the face of the extreme pressure exerted by the Heaven Dou Empire.
If Bibi Dong stirs things up, a major war will be inevitable. Of course, the only good news is that things are different now than in the Original Space-Time. The Spirit Hall has taken over the Heaven Dou Empire and can launch Proxy War, so it doesn't have to get involved directly for a while.
As long as the Spirit Hall doesn't get involved in the war, there's always room for maneuver.
Faced with the tense situation, Qiangu Changkong, unusually calm, analyzed. "The fighting strength of the soldiers of the Heaven Dou Empire is generally inferior to that of the Star Luo Empire. Although the casualties in large-scale battles between ordinary soldiers are difficult to estimate, they will not ultimately fight to the bitter end."
Wu Qi picked up the conversation. "Are you worried that the Soul Master Legion of the Two Great Empires will join the battle?"
On the battlefield, a Soul Grandmaster is worth dozens of ordinary soldiers. If one side sends out its Soul Master Legion first, the casualty count will inevitably increase, and then the two sides will be locked in a fight to the death.
The Star Luo Empire might be able to maintain restraint, but as a puppet, aren't all of Xue Qinghe's decisions ultimately decided by Bibi Dong?
The war had escalated to an uncontrollable point, and even if Wu Qi were to ascend the throne, the war would have to be fought to the very end.
Of course, this is a concern that Qiangu Changkong, not just for Wu Qi.
Wu Qi couldn't wait for the Two Great Empires to fight to the death, so that his dream of unifying the continent could be realized.
Vast Sea City.
Along the way, Tang San and his group dared not stop for a moment, for fear of delaying their training.
Along the way, they learned more or less about the situation on the mainland, but the matter of the Righteous Unity Sect was not widely known, and Tang San was still unaware of it at this time.
Originally, Tang San planned to use the Coastal Cities of the Star Luo Empire as a springboard to enter Sea God Island. Unfortunately, on the entire continent, only the shipping business of Vast Sea City was the most developed, and it was also the only gathering place for Sea Spirit Master on the continent.
In order to adapt to the lifestyle of the Sea Spirit Master in advance, they had no choice but to come to Vast Sea City.
At the same time, only Vast Sea City has Large Ship capable of ocean voyages.