How Did It Come to This

"I'm going to give you a chance." Nan Feng sat up.

"What kind of chance?" Tang Xiao asked, puzzled.

They had been fighting for so long; was he really coming to him now to offer a chance?

"The Clear Sky Sect surrenders and submits to Martial Soul Hall. Everything that happened before will be wiped clean," Nan Feng said.

"Together, we can grow bigger and stronger, and create glory once more!"

"..."

The air froze for quite a while. Not to mention Tang Xiao and the two elders behind him, even Golden Crocodile and Guang Ling, who were hiding in the shadows, were dumbfounded.

Do you even know what you're saying?

"Senior, are you not joking?" Tang Xiao felt a surge of annoyance.

The Clear Sky Sect submitting to Martial Soul Hall?

Is that even possible?

Not to mention the conflict that had just occurred between Martial Soul Hall and the Clear Sky Sect, even if it hadn't, it would be absolutely impossible for the Clear Sky Sect to surrender to Martial Soul Hall!

This wasn't offering a chance; it was clearly mocking him!

"What joke? I'm very serious," Nan Feng said.

"Listen to me as I explain the pros and cons in detail."

"First, Martial Soul Hall is the most powerful spirit master organization on the continent. That's correct, right?"

"Then, the Clear Sky Sect is the number one sect in the world. That's also correct, right?"

"Take this war, for example. If it were any other sect, Martial Soul Hall wouldn't need to go to such great lengths; they would just charge in and finish it in one go."

"But when facing the Clear Sky Sect, Martial Soul Hall first split its forces, then resorted to threats. Why? Because you are strong!"

Tang Xiao's eye twitched.

Should I thank you for valuing the Clear Sky Sect so much?

"Think about it. If Martial Soul Hall and the Clear Sky Sect joined forces, wouldn't all the other sects and spirit master organizations surrender at the mere sight of us?" Nan Feng said with a straight face.

"Then may I ask, Senior, if the Clear Sky Sect and Martial Soul Hall join forces, who is in charge?" Tang Xiao asked.

"Obviously, they listen to me!" Nan Feng said.

"Do you expect me to listen to you?"

Tang Xiao's face darkened. "In other words, Senior, you mean for the Clear Sky Sect to bow down and submit to Martial Soul Hall?"

"If that's how you want to interpret it, there isn't much of a problem with that," Nan Feng said.

Bibi Dong was the Pope, and he was the Pope's little lover. Martial Soul Hall's general policies followed the Pope, and in most cases, Bibi Dong would listen to him. In other words, Martial Soul Hall listened to him!

"Then Tang Xiao can only urge Senior to abandon this notion." Tang Xiao no longer wanted to waste his breath.

"The Clear Sky Sect may perish, but it will never kneel to anyone!"

"Oh." Nan Feng leaned back.

"Forget it then."

Tang Xiao was stunned, but before he could say anything else, an inexplicable threat suddenly came from behind him.

BOOM!

Caught completely off guard, Tang Xiao was sent flying by a hammer blow from the defecting Sixth Elder.

"Well done, Old Six!"

The Great Elder said inexplicably.

The Sixth Elder, whose brain had just come back online, looked bewildered.

What just happened?

When did he take out his Clear Sky Hammer?

"Big Brother, what are you talking about?" the Sixth Elder asked, confused.

"The two of you, at this point, there is no need to keep acting. Take out Tang Xiao, and the two of you will be the pillars of my Martial Soul Hall," Nan Feng said solemnly while leaning back in his chair.

It was a good thing he had practiced on Bibi Dong many times before; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to pull that off so smoothly just now!

The Sheep Talisman originally only allowed for Soul Projection, at most capable of occupying an empty shell without a soul. It was impossible to enter a body that already had a soul.

Only Shendu could rely on his powerful immortal soul to forcibly charge into a body that already possessed a soul.

However, since his Martial Spirit was Shendu, he could also achieve a certain degree of Possession. But when breaking into a new body, he knew nothing and was familiar with nothing. Things like Martial Spirits required a great deal of practice to fully control.

Even after many previous attempts on Yue Guan to familiarize himself with manifesting a Tool Spirit, he still couldn't use someone else's body to unleash Spirit Skills.

Because the body and soul were incompatible and the synchronization rate was too low, being able to manifest the Martial Spirit was already the limit.

As for Spirit Skills, he didn't have enough time to familiarize himself with a new body. If he stayed for more than three seconds, his own mind would be invaded.

With the fusion of two sets of memories, God knows what kind of freak he would turn into.

"..."

After the Sixth Elder's sudden attack on Tang Xiao, the atmosphere at the scene became incredibly bizarre.

Everyone except Nan Feng was in a state of bewilderment, including the Sixth Elder who had made the move.

He felt as though he had just had a momentary lapse in focus, and the next thing he knew, his Clear Sky Hammer was out and Tang Xiao had been sent flying!

"Two Elders, what is the meaning of this?" Tang Xiao rose from the ground, wiping the blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Although the blow wasn't heavy, he had been completely caught off guard. Moreover, this hammer strike didn't just hurt his body; it hurt his pride!

Just as the Sixth Elder was about to explain that he hadn't meant it that way, his "second personality" came back online. "Big Brother, don't waste your breath on him! Let's go! Take him down, and the Clear Sky Sect won't have to suffer any more unnecessary casualties!"

The Great Elder was stunned. "I... Old Six! Follow me!"

Before the words had even faded, the Great Elder released his Clear Sky Hammer, leaped into the air, and smashed it toward Tang Xiao.

Seeing this, Tang Xiao took a deep breath and released his own Clear Sky Hammer, preparing to subdue the two elders first and deal with the matter later.

"Great Elder, forgive me!"

As he spoke, a purple Spirit Ring lit up beneath Tang Xiao.

At the same time, the Great Elder, who was still mid-air, regained his senses. Seeing the scene before him, he didn't dare hesitate. His purple Spirit Ring flashed, and the two Clear Sky Hammers collided.

"Tang Xiao! Die!" The Sixth Elder shouted, charging in from the side with his Clear Sky Hammer raised.

Tang Xiao's eyes narrowed. A black Spirit Ring flashed beneath him, knocking the Great Elder, who was deadlocked in the air, away. Then, he swung his Clear Sky Hammer toward the Sixth Elder.

"..."

"What... is going on here?"

Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion.

How did they actually end up fighting?

Could it be that the Great Elder and the Sixth Elder of the Clear Sky Sect had really been turned by Nan Feng?

"Sect Master Tang, just surrender."

Nan Feng, who had been repeatedly switching bodies through Possession, was on the verge of collapsing from exhaustion.

Damn it! Playing three roles at once!

This kind of Possession consumed way too much Spiritual Power!

The more the new body resisted what he was about to do, the more exhausted he became!

Especially with this kind of continuous, repeated entry into the same body, the consumption grew greater each time, and the duration he could remain grew shorter and shorter.

Because if the interval was too short, the new body and his soul would begin to adapt, and the rejection he faced would grow increasingly intense.

He couldn't keep this up!

Two more times, and he would surely pass out right here!

"Two Elders, why must it come to this?" Tang Xiao said in a deep voice.

"Betraying the sect—even if you join the Martial Soul Hall, how will you ever establish yourselves in the Spirit Master World in the future?"

"The Martial Soul Hall is full of wolfish ambition. Even if I die, this battle is unavoidable!"

"We..." The Great Elder and the Sixth Elder were still in a state of bewilderment.

They hadn't even asked Tang Xiao why he had attacked them yet!

"Sect Master Tang, do you still not understand? The Clear Sky Sect's resentment toward Tang Hao is too deep; it has even spilled over onto you," Nan Feng sighed.

"If not for that, how could I have so easily convinced these two Elders to abandon darkness for light?"

"You..." The Sixth Elder looked completely baffled.

The hell? When did I abandon darkness for light?

"Sixth Elder, we have reached this point; there is no value in pretense anymore," Nan Feng said.

"It was agreed upon earlier: Tang Xiao's head is the pledge of allegiance for you two Elders. Today, if Tang Xiao cannot be left here, you two will have no place left to stand, whether in the Martial Soul Hall or the Clear Sky Sect."

"Do not hesitate any longer! You have no way out!"