Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Xue Ye sat high on the main seat. In front of him were Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Crown Prince Xue Haicang of Heaven Dou Crown Prince, and Tang San, the Tang Sect Master. Tai Tan, the only elder of the Tang Sect with a missing arm, stood beside him as a guard.
"Gentlemen, according to our scouts, a strange phenomenon has occurred at the Spirit Hall. It is said that a gigantic humanoid phantom, hundreds of meters tall, radiating light, and with six wings on its back, has descended upon the world."
"Sect Master Ning, do you know what this giant humanoid phantom is?" Xue Ye asked Ning Fengzhi, the most learned person here.
Ning Fengzhi pondered for a moment and said, "A gigantic humanoid phantom with six wings on its back, this should be the Spirit Hall's inherited Martial Soul, the Six-Winged Angel. But its size is indeed too enormous; even Uncle Bone's Martial Soul Avatar is far smaller."
"Even the size of His Majesty Bone Douluo's Martial Soul Avatar is far inferior..." Xue Ye was shocked. Although he was not a cultivation prodigy and his Soul Power level was only average, he was able to recruit Soul Saint and Soul Douluo as royal retainers. He understood that when Soul Master reached the Soul Saint stage and awakened his Martial Soul Avatar, his Martial Soul Avatar would continue to expand as his cultivation improved and his Seventh Soul Skill was released.
"Could it be that the message from the Star Luo Empire is true, that the Spirit Hall truly possesses a divine inheritance, and that person has already become a god?"
Yes, it already is.
Tang San murmured something. As a reborn person, he naturally knew that the appearance of such a huge humanoid phantom and the creation of strange phenomena in the heavens and earth could only happen if the Seventh Trial was recognized by the Artifact, the Artifact was pulled out, and the Ninth Trial was completed to inherit the Deity.
If Bibi Dong hadn't been convinced that Deity had descended to earth, based on his past life's experience, he would have only guessed that Qian Renxue had probably only completed seven trials.
"Father, not an inch of our nation's territory will be surrendered!" Xue Haicang said in a deep voice, "So what if Deity is truly born in the Spirit Hall? For thousands of years, the Heaven Dou Empire has been the land and territory of our Xue Family. We will never allow the Spirit Hall to take away an inch of our land again!"
The Spirit Hall has never been able to clear its name of being responsible for the Destruction the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. In addition, the Spirit Hall has indeed seized a lot of territory from the Heaven Dou Empire and wants to expand Spirit City. In particular, the Star Luo Empire has been sending messages, and the Heaven Dou Empire is also convinced that the Spirit Hall is no longer satisfied with being content with its corner of the world and maintaining the image of a so-called messenger of justice. Instead, it has accumulated enough strength to plot against the entire continent!
"Well said, Hai Zang. Not an inch of the nation's territory shall be yielded. If the Xue Family's empire is destroyed in my hands, I will have no words to face the ancestors of the Xue Family in the afterlife."
Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "Your Majesty need not worry too much. After the Spirit Hall annexed large swathes of territory from the Balak Kingdom and the Hagen-Dazs Kingdom, it has not taken any further action. This shows that they are also very wary of the Heaven Dou Empire's million-strong army. And it can also be confirmed that no god descended upon the Spirit Hall at that time."
"According to Feng Zhi's estimate, the Spirit Hall controls at least 30,000 Soul Master of different levels. As for Titled Douluo- level powerhouses, we can tentatively estimate there are twenty. Whether the Spirit Hall has a deity descending to earth is still unknown, but we can include them for now."
"A god-level expert is equivalent to dozens of Titled Douluo- level experts. Once someone from the Spirit Hall a god, their power will increase several times over. Only by uniting all forces can they possibly turn the tide."
"In other words, we must unite with the Star Luo Empire and all forces that can be united to launch a swift and decisive attack on the Spirit Hall. Only in this way can we have a chance of victory."
Ning Fengzhi sighed inwardly. To be honest, he really didn't want to break ties with the Spirit Hall, but he also really didn't want the Spirit Hall to unify the entire continent. If the Spirit Hall unified the continent, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Spirit Hall fall under its jurisdiction, which was something he didn't want to see. He hoped that the continent would maintain its status quo, with the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire each occupying half of the continent. If the two empires went to war, the Spirit Hall would mediate, and the Seven Sects Selection Assembly would proceed as scheduled, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect ranking among the Upper Three Sects. That would be just fine.
Tang San was slightly taken aback by Ning Fengzhi's words. A god-level expert is equivalent to dozens of Titled Douluo. Ning Fengzhi, your estimate is far from accurate. Dozens of Super Douluo or Limit Douluo are more like it.
Xue Ye pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "This matter should not be delayed. I will immediately contact the Star Luo Empire to discuss a date for jointly launching the war."
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
After a round of discussion, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo returned to the sect. As soon as they entered the Seven Treasure Hall, Ning Rongrong, who had already graduated from the Moonlight Pavilion and returned home, and was gradually growing into a well-bred young lady, jogged over. It seemed that she had been waiting in the hall all along.
"Father, Sword Grandpa, how did your discussion at the palace go? Are you really going to take action against the Spirit Hall?"
Ning Rongrong didn't have a deep understanding of the two great empires and the Spirit Hall. She only knew from the continent's inherent impression that the overall strength of the two great empires surpassed that of the Spirit Hall. The Spirit Hall, the number one Soul Master force in the world, was only close to the Heaven Dou Empire in terms of strength. However, if it were to fight head-on with either of the two great empires, it would only be pushed to the ground by a million-strong army.
However, neither the Heaven Dou Empire nor the Star Luo Empire was willing to allow the other empire to benefit when fighting against the Spirit Hall. This is why the Spirit Hall holds a position on par with the two great empires on the Douluo Continent, wielding considerable influence.
Ning Fengzhi said, "It has been decided. At the latest within a year and a half, the two great empires will unite to destroy the Spirit Hall, and His Majesty will personally lead the expedition."
"What about our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"
"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will naturally assist the Heaven Dou Empire as well," Ning Fengzhi replied. Anyone would know what to choose. The cooperation between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family has already brought great benefits to the sect. Moreover, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family can be considered allies, not superiors and subordinates.
The only thing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect lacks is combat power, namely the self-defense ability of its disciples. You think during a war, Uncle Bone could secretly kidnap Tang San, lock him in a secret room, and torture him to find out how Tang San Sect's Tang Sect Hidden Weapon are made? How could an old Tai Tan with only one arm be a match for Bone Douluo? Even with both arms intact, he could only endure it for a little longer.
He once helped the Spirit Hall because he found the Tang family disgusting and shameless, and used the Spirit Hall to shield the Clear Sky Twin Stars from their wrath, allowing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to obtain the Tang Sect Hidden Weapon intact.
Now that Tang Hao has been missing for so long, and the continent has reached this point, if he still doesn't come out, he's probably been killed by the Spirit Hall. Tang San is already a lamb to the slaughter. The Spirit Hall can't do anything to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School's interests; on the contrary, it will only damage the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's interests and status. So of course, we have to confront them.