The Continent Is Shaken!!!

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's main hall, Bone Douluo stood to one side, spouting nonsense. "Fengzhi, should I secretly take out Zhuang Xingyu? No one would ever know." His face was twisted into a vicious grimace, making him look like some clown that had suddenly mutated into a chicken.

"Uncle Bone, that would be inappropriate. The Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan does not currently have any direct conflict of interest with our sect. Besides, they are imperial dukes. It would not be suitable for us to make a move.

"More importantly, they once produced three Titled Douluo, and all of them were skilled at making friends. Many forces have received considerable favors from them. Even within our sect, three visiting Soul Douluo advisors owe their clan a debt for saving their lives. Zhuang Ziliang, in particular, carried on that burden back then. Their family did not suffer a generational gap, and those connections and old favors remain. Acting rashly would provoke public outrage."

"Oh, Fengzhi, you mean we should let other forces do it? That makes sense. Someone is probably even more restless than we are. Still, I can't figure out what Xue Ye is trying to do." Bone Douluo started yapping from the side again.

"What a pity about Zhuang Ziliang back then. If he had not died, he would have become a Titled Douluo long ago. I have always felt there was something suspicious about his death. It was not that simple. There was no way he was killed by soul beasts." Sword Douluo was a swordsman and did not care much for covert assassinations. However, from the sect's perspective, he said nothing further. Still, he held a different view regarding Zhuang Ziliang's death.

"Forget it. Leave Zhuang Xingyu alone for now. A genius needs time to grow. He will not pose any threat to us within thirty years. If anything changes in the future, it will not be too late to act then." Ning Fengzhi made the final decision, settling the matter.

"Our sect still did not awaken a single soul master with Innate Level 9 Soul Power or above this year. Sigh. Meanwhile, other forces have produced one genius soul master after another in recent years. If this continues, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will be ruined in my hands. I have failed our ancestors!" Ning Fengzhi, who had always been determined to lead the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to its peak, could not help feeling sorrowful as he watched the sect decline by the day.

"Fengzhi, do not worry. This old bag of bones and I can still hold on for several more decades. I think Rongrong is a fine child. She will awaken her martial soul soon, and her Innate Soul Power definitely will not be low," Sword Douluo comforted him from the side.

"I hope so. But Rongrong's martial soul is ultimately a support-type martial soul. The sect needs a battle soul master who can become a Super Douluo." At this time, Ning Fengzhi did not yet dote much on Ning Rongrong. After all, he had many children and was busy every day. Only exceptional children could earn his attention.

Likewise, at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Yu Yuanzhen also lamented the sheer number of geniuses emerging from the Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan. They had simply been born at the wrong time. Otherwise, in another twenty or thirty years, they might have become one of the Upper Four Sects.

After all, there were conditions for becoming one of the new Upper Three Sects. The various forces across the continent tacitly recognized the following:

First, the family's current generation had to possess at least one Super Douluo. This was the most important condition, proving that the family could defend the foundation of the Upper Three Sects.

Second, the family or sect needed to have Titled Douluo for at least three consecutive generations. This proved that it possessed a deep foundation, that its inherited martial soul was powerful, and that it would not casually mutate or decline, nor perish within three generations.

Finally, the current generation of the family needed at least three peerless geniuses with the potential to become Titled Douluo. This proved that they had a future.

Only then would others acknowledge you as one of the Upper Three Sects rather than some nouveau riche. Only then would other forces follow you, without worrying that they might pledge allegiance today only for your clan to be wiped out tomorrow. Otherwise, how would that differ from defecting to Xiang Yu after the Battle of Gaixia?

The Upper Three Sects reevaluated by Spirit Hall in the later stages of the original Douluo I had little real recognition.

At that time, if the Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan had been given a few decades, they could have met those conditions.

However, Yu Yuanzhen was not as concerned as Ning Fengzhi, nor did he have any thoughts of assassination. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect only wanted to quietly strengthen itself. It did not wish to be overly conspicuous and draw enemies.

After the decline of recent years, Yu Yuanzhen had also come to understand one truth: there was no need to care about other forces. Empty fame and status meant nothing. So what if you killed Zhuang Xingyu? Would that ease your own decline? Only by becoming strong yourself could you preserve the foundation left behind by your ancestors.

Of course, the most important point was that, unlike the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect did not lack successors. This generation had produced the twin stars Yu Tianxin and Yu Tianheng. With the family's profound foundation supporting them, raising them into Titled Douluo would not be a problem, and they also had a good chance of becoming Super Douluo. As long as they maintained the current situation and developed steadily, there was great hope of continuing their glory for another hundred years.

However, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect did not have much time left to develop!

At the Papal Palace in Spirit City, Bibi Dong thought, Zhuang Xingyu's Innate Full Soul Power is nothing important. At most, he will become a Super Douluo. My God Trial is nearly complete. I will become a god within twenty years, so I should not alert the enemy now. Bibi Dong did not make any major moves.

The key issue was that she had only just become Pope. No one in Spirit Hall truly submitted to her, and she spent every day establishing authority and fighting for power. At this point, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo had not completely submitted to her, and she had no Titled Douluo under her command to use. To move against the Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan, Titled Douluo had to act.

In Star Luo City of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Tianling said, "The northern part of the Heaven Dou Empire? Heh, it will not affect my Star Luo Empire. Another force is about to rise, and the Heaven Dou Empire has gained another party that wants a slice of the pie!

"But your pie is only so large. If you want to develop, you must expand. With the Heaven Dou Empire being such a disorganized mess, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan will fight sooner or later. When that happens, I only need to reap the fisherman's profit. Spirit Hall, though, is truly an irritating thing."

The major top-tier forces had no plans to act for another reason as well. Six years ago, Tang Hao fought Spirit Hall, and the Clear Sky Sect withdrew into seclusion. This was a major event for the Douluo Continent and, to some extent, shattered its old balance.

Now that peace had only just returned, the major forces were all quietly building their strength, waiting to unleash their trump cards when the time came. No one wanted to disrupt this period of peaceful growth.

The key was still the Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan. Calling them weak would be inaccurate, as they were much stronger than the Lower Four Sects and the Four Elements Academy. Yet calling them strong would also be inaccurate, since they were still considerably weaker than the Upper Three Sects and the empires. Zhuang Xingyu alone would pose no threat within thirty years and could not affect the continent's balance within forty. There was no need to become enemies with the Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan over this.

However, that was only what they believed. If they had read the novel "Douluo: Starting with Cold Mixed Blue Silver Emperor," they would have discovered just how disastrously wrong they were!!!

This also proved from another angle just how important the novel "Douluo: Starting with Cold Mixed Blue Silver Emperor" was. Not only could it bring people joy and teach them many things, it could also offer guidance at life's crossroads. The author of this novel was truly a talent!

What kind of genius could read this novel? They were surely extraordinary peerless geniuses blessed with heaven-defying fortune, brilliant talent, handsome looks, and unmatched grace—great figures who appeared only once in a thousand years!

This was the reaction of the top-tier forces.

As for the middle-tier forces, such as the Four Elements Academy, the Lower Four Sects, the Dragon Snake Couple's clans, the Titan Family, and so on, their horizons and strength were limited. They could not influence the course of the continent and could only passively accept the changes, struggling to survive in the cracks.

They did not dare harbor any thoughts toward the Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan. They could only sigh at others' rapid rise and hope that their own clans might produce a few true peerless geniuses as well.

Of course, some farsighted and bold clans had faintly seen through the current situation on the continent. It was the calm before the storm. Knowing they could not contend against it, they had long sought a powerful backer. Yet they were unwilling to become completely subordinate forces like the Lower Four Sects, and they could not tell who was stronger, so they remained indecisive and did not dare place their bets lightly.

Now, however, the rising new star that was the Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan had shown them a direction. A force with a bright future ahead, a good reputation, and enough strength to shelter everyone—joining them at such a time would be like offering charcoal in the snow, becoming a meritorious follower of a dragon. Thus, they planned to draw closer to the Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan.

That was only what they believed. The Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan was not yet strong enough, and expanding rashly would provoke hostility from all sides.

Therefore, the Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan would continue to develop quietly over the next few years and would not expand on a large scale.

Besides, resources were already scarce. Naturally, their own clan members would be the priority. Where would they find spare resources for a bunch of fence-sitters like them?

They would develop and expand, but not now.

This was also the tragedy of those small clans: they could not see the true situation. Some even believed that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family was determined to support the Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan so that it could contend with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, thereby preserving the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's rule. Though that idea did make a certain amount of sense.