To everyone's surprise, people had assumed that, in the face of such provocation, the Soul Hall would certainly concentrate its forces and engage the alliance in a fierce battle to preserve its standing.
There had once been an agreement among the Ancient Emperor Clans that powerhouses above the Five-Star Dou Sheng level could not act recklessly.
But that was an agreement among the Ancient Emperor Clans. What did it have to do with the alliance?
Since the alliance had deployed High-Level Dou Shengs, the Soul Clan naturally had enough strength to fight them evenly.
Yet no one had expected that, in the face of such provocation, the Soul Hall and the Soul Clan behind it would remain completely unmoved.
The Soul Hall was divided into three Heavenly Dipper Halls, twenty-four Earth Fiend Halls, and countless branch halls.
During the alliance's fierce assault, a full eleven Earth Fiend Halls were destroyed. Even the Human Hall and Earth Hall among the Heavenly Dipper Halls were flattened by a single palm strike from Dan Xuansheng.
This was practically a direct slap to the face.
Even so, they still failed to force out the Soul Clan's High-Level Dou Shengs.
For that reason, the alliance did not become complacent over its recent victories. Instead, it fell into an atmosphere of strict vigilance.
Everyone had dealt with the Soul Hall many times and knew how vindictive the force was.
The fact that it had not counterattacked could only mean that the Soul Clan was temporarily unable to act, or that it was brewing some grand conspiracy.
Thus, while the alliance investigated the Soul Hall's whereabouts, it expanded cautiously.
Every operation sought no merit, only to avoid mistakes.
The second matter that shook the continent was that the Shi Realm, which had previously been closed, had opened