Call Tang Xiao Over!

"So Tang Hao definitely won't show up?" Nan Feng asked.

"Absolutely not!" Yue Guan and Gui Mei said with certainty.

With injuries like Tang Hao's, he probably wouldn't even dare use his Martial Soul right now. If he did show up, they wouldn't even need to attack him—his serious injuries would cause his power to backfire and kill him!

"Who's commanding the Clear Sky Sect's forces on the front line?" Nan Feng asked.

"The Clear Sky Sect's Great Elder and Sixth Elder," Gui Mei replied.

"I traded a few moves with those two a couple of days ago. One was level eighty-eight, the other level eighty-seven. I'd win in a one-on-one fight, but together, they'd be too much for me to handle quickly. If they went all out, there's a good chance we'd all die together."

The reason the Clear Sky Sect had stood for thousands of years in the Spirit Master World and earned its reputation as the greatest sect under heaven was mainly that the Clear Sky Hammer was an exceptionally domineering Martial Soul. For a thousand years, the Clear Sky Sect's overall strength had been unmatched among the Seven Great Sects!

And Clear Sky Hammer Soul Masters all had one thing in common: their strength in a normal fight was worlds apart from what they could unleash when fighting to the death!

When they drove their Clear Sky Hammers to the limit and traded their lives for their opponents', all defenses at the same level became useless!

That was the main reason the Elder Hall hadn't approved an attack on the Clear Sky Sect while it was vulnerable after Spirit Hall's last unsuccessful assault. A Titled Douluo elder had been injured, and the Clear Sky Sect's Old Sect Master had died of illness, but the Clear Sky Sect's seven elders were all top Soul Douluos. With their sect master, Tang Xiao, they made a formidable force. Unless the High Priests intervened, Spirit Hall would suffer heavy losses among its Titled Douluos.

The High Priests were deep within the Elder Hall and hadn't acted in decades. Without the Grand Priest's orders, even the Pope couldn't summon them.

The people in the Elder Hall valued their lives. If they pushed those madmen from the Clear Sky Sect too far, they would definitely lose a few Titled Douluos.

Nobody wanted to die, so naturally nobody was willing to fight.

This time was no different. The Grand Priest's son had died, but he still hadn't acted. The others in the Elder Hall had even less reason to get involved, and the new Pope, Bibi Dong, couldn't command those elders either.

"I just can't understand why the Grand Priest refuses to act," Gui Mei said.

"Sure, the former Pope brought this trouble on himself, but the man who died was his son..."

"He's a coward," Nan Feng said.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei stared at him, baffled. "A coward?"

Qian Daoliu was a coward? What was Nan Feng talking about?

"He's a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo, and the Clear Sky Sect has one too. He can't beat that man," Nan Feng said.

"Can't beat him?" Yue Guan was taken aback.

"Are you talking about Tang Chen? Hasn't he been missing for ages?"

Tang Chen had been missing for decades. Was he even still alive?

"The Spirit Master World thinks Qian Daoliu died a long time ago, too. Is he dead?" Nan Feng asked.

When he wasn't in Spirit City, Qian Daoliu was no match for Tang Chen. In their battles, Tang Chen had never even used Ring Detonation.

After all, Ring Detonation was a last-resort technique for fighting to the death. He wouldn't use it in a spar.

In Spirit City, Qian Daoliu could borrow Angel God Power and reach demigod status, but Tang Chen could do the same. It might not last long, but if Tang Chen went berserk, Spirit City would be doomed—and Qian Daoliu couldn't stop him.

Tang Chen couldn't kill Qian Daoliu, but he could kill everyone else!

Still, Nan Feng felt Qian Daoliu's greatest fear was that Tang Chen might have succeeded in inheriting a God Position. That was why he kept hesitating to attack the Clear Sky Sect.

Among the Three Peerless Douluo, Tang Chen was the strongest when he didn't have the advantage of terrain. He could even force himself to demigod status on his own—a feat beyond both Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi.

In talent and strength alike, Tang Chen was the strongest of the three. As Tang Chen's close friend, Qian Daoliu knew exactly how powerful he was. That was precisely why he feared Tang Chen might have found the Path to Godhood.

If Qian Daoliu attacked the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Chen returned as a god, what do you think would happen?

There was no such thing as an abundance of honor in battle. They were simply holding back because they had their own concerns. Respect and reason only mattered when the two sides were evenly matched.

Take this whole affair. It had been Spirit Hall that tried to seize the Humanoid Spirit Beast in Tang Hao's possession. They attacked him and got killed instead. Tang Hao had acted entirely in self-defense—there wasn't a single thing wrong with what he'd done. Yet now, people were making him out to be some heinous villain.

Why?

Because the Clear Sky Sect was weaker than Spirit Hall!

If Tang Chen were still around, even if Tang Hao brought the Blue Silver Emperor to Pope Hall and threw a party, would Qian Xunji have dared utter a word?

There was no grand question of right and wrong. Whoever had the bigger fist was right.

And if anyone refused to accept it?

Just kill them all.

After crossing the ruined city, Nan Feng arrived at the front-line battlefield.

It was nearly dusk, and the fighting had stopped for the day. Everyone had left the battlefield except for the sentries keeping watch.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Yue Guan asked nervously.

"If anything happens to you, we won't be able to explain it to His Holiness the Pope."

"Relax. Whoever can kill me hasn't been born yet," Nan Feng said.

Except for gods, he really wasn't sure just how powerful the Dog Talisman's ability to keep him alive was.

So far, the only thing he knew for sure was that when he suffered a fatal injury, the Dog Talisman would consume his Soul Power to form a protective layer over his body. The effect... should be about the same as Invincible Golden Body.

There was just one problem: it was a passive skill!

Only an attack that could deal him fatal damage would trigger this undying ability. In other words, if the enemy couldn't kill him in one hit, the Dog Talisman wouldn't negate the damage. He'd get hurt first, then the Horse Talisman would heal him!

After all, the Dog Talisman and Horse Talisman consumed vastly different amounts of energy. If the damage wasn't fatal, his Martial Soul would naturally choose the less costly option first.

"Maybe we should forget it?" Yue Guan was still worried.

They had only just joined Bibi Dong. If something happened to Nan Feng here, the Grand Priest might or might not kill them—but Bibi Dong definitely wouldn't let them off!

"Relax. I'm not done living yet. I'm not going to joke around with my life," Nan Feng said.

"Besides, you know how powerful my healing is. I could still patch myself up even if I had only one breath left."

"Fine." After hesitating for a while, Yue Guan finally agreed.

He and Gui Mei would be right beside him, anyway. With Gui Mei's speed, he could get Nan Feng away from those two Clear Sky Sect elders.

"Clear Sky Sect cowards! Your grandpa Feng is here!"

Nan Feng swaggered out to the middle of the battlefield and launched straight into a barrage of taunts. Amplified by his Soul Power, his insults rang out with piercing clarity.

Unfortunately, the Clear Sky Sect forces didn't react at all.

Seeing this, Nan Feng could only turn it up a notch.

"Clear Sky Sect little scumbags, surrender!"

"Spirit Hall doesn't treat prisoners well, but we can give you a quick death!"

"Surrender now, and I'll personally pay for a gravestone and put it on your mountain!"

"But if we have to fight our way in, hey! You'll be in for a world of pain!"

"We'll cripple the men's Martial Souls, cut off their little dicks, and toss them into the palace to be eunuchs!"

"The women... I'll take the pretty ones! We'll sell the ugly ones!"

"Hey! You hear me, Clear Sky Sect little scumbags?"

"Your grandpa Feng came to give you a chance today! Listen up: Tang Hao's already had his little dick cut off. The Clear Sky Sect master's younger brother is now the top eunuch at Xue Ye's side!"

"Hurry up and surrender, or I'll cut all of you and send you to join him as his sisters..."

"You brat! You're asking for death!"

In the blink of an eye, a figure wielding a Clear Sky Hammer charged out from the far end of the battlefield. The hammer in his hand rapidly grew until, in the space of a moment, it had become enormous. It came crashing down on Nan Feng from above.

Gui Mei was about to step in when Nan Feng struck a flashy pose, pointing skyward with one hand. He stood perfectly still, his right index finger aimed at the descending Clear Sky Avatar.

BOOM!!!

The terrifying shockwave kicked up a cloud of dust, and the once-quiet battlefield instantly grew tense.

Just as everyone thought Nan Feng had been smashed into a pulp by the Clear Sky Avatar, a voice full of disdain drifted from the center of the battlefield:

"That's it?"

Under the colossal Clear Sky Hammer, Nan Feng's small frame didn't move an inch. His right index finger held the hammer aloft, a sight so bizarre it was hard to believe.

The Clear Sky Sect's Sixth Elder's expression tightened. He hurriedly withdrew his Soul Power and retreated at top speed.

"I thought the Clear Sky Sect was supposed to be impressive. That's it?"

Nan Feng dusted off his clothes and swept his hair back with his right hand, striking another cocky pose.

"You're not worthy of fighting me. Call Tang Xiao over!"