Ten Titled Douluo Descend at Midnight, Striking Directly at Clear Sky Sect!

"We can't wait any longer!"

Tang Xiao abruptly rose to his feet, the immense pressure filling his eyes with blood.

He looked at Fourth Elder Tang Zhen, who had remained taciturn and was renowned for his tracking and concealment abilities.

"Fourth!"

Fourth Elder Tang Zhen was lean, with an ordinary face. Only his hawk-sharp eyes stood out. He immediately rose.

"Sect Master!"

"Go down the mountain at once. Head to Heaven Dou City and personally take charge of intelligence contact concerning the Speed Clan."

Tang Xiao's voice carried unquestionable resolve and a barely perceptible tremor.

"If the Intelligence Department still has no news of the Speed Clan by tomorrow, go there yourself."

"Remember, do not engage in conflict. Keep yourself safe."

"Understood!"

Fourth Elder Tang Zhen clasped his fists and accepted the order, his expression incomparably grave.

He too sensed the severity of the situation.

These past two days, it was not only Tang Lie who had sent back no news.

Even the intelligence disciples originally hidden around the Speed Clan had vanished without a trace.

It was difficult not to read into that.

Without another word, his figure flashed. Like a breeze melting into the air, he vanished from the entrance of the council hall and sped down the mountain.

He had to race against time.

Watching the direction Tang Zhen had disappeared in, Tang Xiao slowly sat back in the chief seat and wearily closed his eyes.

Only heavy breathing and a suffocating silence remained in the council hall.

Seventh Elder Tang Lie's disappearance hung over this secluded mountain gate like an ominous cloud.

The sense of an impending storm weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.

Three days later.

Spirit City, within the Papal Palace.

Below the main hall stood nine figures, as steady as pillars that anchored the sea, radiating terrifying auras powerful enough to make heaven and earth change color.

Third Enshrined Elder Azure Phoenix Douluo appeared as graceful as an immortal.

Yet his gaze was sharp as lightning, while currents of air silently spiraled around him.

Fourth Enshrined Elder Mighty Lion Douluo exuded a wild and violent aura.

His enormous golden lion eyes swept over the front, his battle intent blazing.

Fifth Enshrined Elder Light Feather Douluo had intangible arrow intent coiling around his fingertips, a cold smile resting on his lips.

Sixth Enshrined Elder Thousand Jun Douluo and Seventh Enshrined Elder Demon Subduer Douluo.

The two brothers stood back-to-back, the phantoms of their Coiled Dragon Staffs reflecting one another, their presence as imposing as mountains.

Besides the five Enshrined Elders, there were also four elders from the Elder Hall.

They were Ghostly Douluo, Pufferfish, and Snake Lance.

Tonight, the nine of them would use the cover of darkness to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Imperial Family under Pope Ye Xian's leadership.

Their target: Clear Sky Sect!

An atmosphere of absolute killing intent engulfed the entire hall.

Ye Xian sat quietly upon the papal throne, still dressed in a Dark Papal Robe and wearing the Ice Crystal Crown.

He said nothing. He merely sat there calmly, his gaze slowly sweeping across the nine Titled Douluo below.

Wherever his gaze fell, everyone unconsciously straightened their backs, gathering all their reverence and strength to the utmost limit.

Ye Xian slowly raised the Frost King Sword in his hand.

"Buzz—!"

The sword cry was not loud, yet it instantly pierced the frozen air, ringing clearly within every person's soul.

The deep-blue Frost King Sword Domain expanded in an instant, shrouding the entire Papal Palace.

"Everyone!"

Ye Xian's icy voice, like a divine decree, was branded clearly into everyone's minds under the Domain's enhancement.

"Clear Sky Sect ambushed and slaughtered the clans under our Hall and trampled upon Spirit Hall's dignity. Their crimes are too numerous to record!"

"Now the evidence is conclusive, irrefutable as iron!"

"I, in the name of the Pope of Spirit Hall, command you—"

The tip of the Frost King Sword suddenly pointed northwest, toward Gan Tian in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

Where the sword pointed, the cold within the Domain abruptly condensed, forming a deep-blue icy edge that tore through space and shot into the heavens!

"With the blood of Clear Sky Sect, forge Spirit Hall's eternal prestige!"

"By your command!"

The nine clasped their fists in unison and bowed.

The surging battle intent had already left them unable to contain their excitement.

At that moment, Ye Xian turned his gaze toward Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.

"Elder Yue Guan, remember to bring Tang Lie along as well."

"Let Tang Xiao see that Spirit Hall does not act without cause!"

Yue Guan gave a respectful bow.

"By your command, Your Holiness the Pope!"

Night fell.

Heaven Dou City.

Clear Sky Sect's Fourth Elder Tang Xun sat quietly inside his room.

At that moment, a dark shadow flashed past outside.

Immediately after, a disciple from the Clear Sky Sect Intelligence Department slipped inside, dropped to one knee, and said,

"Fourth Elder, a Dragon Rise City Urgent Secret Letter!"

Tang Xun was somewhat surprised.

Dragon Rise City?

After arriving in Heaven Dou City, he had calmed down somewhat and had not rashly gone alone to the Speed Clan's residence.

Instead, he had first waited for intelligence from various sources.

Who would have thought that news from Dragon Rise City would arrive first?

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately opened the secret report.

The moment he focused on its contents, Tang Xun's pupils abruptly contracted.

The letter read:

"Yesterday, both the Speed Clan and Breaking Clan relocated to Dragon Rise City. Spirit Hall guards are numerous, making a detailed investigation inconvenient."

Not only was the Speed Clan perfectly fine, but they had also safely arrived in Dragon Rise City.

Tang Xun checked the date, and his heart instantly sank.

This secret letter had been sent from Dragon Rise City the day before yesterday. It had taken two days to pass through the Two Great Empires before reaching him.

That meant the "yesterday" mentioned in the letter was three days ago.

The Speed Clan had arrived in Dragon Rise City three days earlier.

After so much time had passed, it was impossible for Tang Lie not to have sent back any news.

Tang Xun swallowed hard, then flashed out of the room and rushed toward Clear Sky Sect.

He had to return to Clear Sky Sect overnight and report this news to the Sect Master.

The Sect Master would make the decision.

At the same time.

Stone Creek Village.

This place lay three hundred li east of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, surrounded by layered mountains and drifting mist.

It was not a prosperous place, merely an impoverished village that survived through hunting and gathering.

The village rested against a steep cliff that was nearly vertical, with only several dozen households within it.

The houses were low and dilapidated, mostly built from piled mountain stones.

The villagers worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, living simple, isolated lives.

Yet beneath this seemingly rustic tranquility lay a secret unknown to outsiders.

This was the first and most important gateway leading to the reclusive sect, Clear Sky Sect.

The seemingly ordinary hunters and woodcutters in the village—even the elderly man with clouded eyes sitting beneath the old locust tree at the village entrance, basking in the sun—

were in truth elite disciples carefully selected and stationed here by Clear Sky Sect.

They concealed their identities, keeping watch in secret and monitoring every movement within dozens of li.

Anyone suspicious who attempted to approach the forbidden area behind the village could not escape their eyes.

The cellars beneath the village's inconspicuous stone houses also stored emergency supplies and served as hidden information relay points.

This place was Clear Sky Sect's first set of eyes for sensing the outside world and warning of danger.

Moonlight filtered through sparse clouds and fell over Stone Creek Village.

Yet in the next instant, that peace was completely torn apart.

Without warning, the sky suddenly darkened.

It was not dark clouds blocking out the sun, but a suffocatingly terrifying pressure.

Like an invisible canopy of heaven crashing down, it instantly enveloped the entire Stone Creek Village.