Within days, the conflict between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect had spread throughout the entire Spirit Master World. The Clear Sky Sect also issued a statement, completely severing ties with Tang Hao, revoking his title of Clear Sky Douluo, and changing it to Sun-Sky-Sky Douluo. The Spirit Master World instantly erupted.
The dignified Clear Sky Sect, the number one sect under heaven, possessed the Clear Sky Hammer—a Martial Soul whose name and presence were both incomparably domineering—yet it had abandoned all its affiliated clans and used them as cannon fodder to mislead Spirit Hall.
Upon closer examination, this move was indeed reasonable: sacrificing outsiders to protect one's own people. Yet on the surface, it still felt utterly shameless and contemptible.
For a time, countless condemnations fell upon the Clear Sky Sect, and its reputation became utterly foul.
Even more shocking was Qian Daoliu's emergence. He had not needed to lift a hand. By displaying the strength of one of the Two Peaks of Spirit Masters, a level of power utterly beyond the reach of the Spirit Master World, he had used only a few words to make all of the Clear Sky Sect's affiliated forces, except for the Strength Clan, join Spirit Hall. He had effortlessly dismantled the Clear Sky Sect, the foremost of the Upper Three Sects and the number one sect under heaven. He had even forced the Clear Sky Sect to revoke Tang Hao's title and rename him Sun-Sky-Sky, a title that sounded rather comical.
While the Spirit Master World was stunned by the strength of this senior figure, one of the Two Peaks of Spirit Masters, it was also amazed by his wisdom.
With such an old monster, both wise and valiant, in Spirit Hall, no force in the Spirit Master World could shake it.
Spirit Hall.
Qian Xunji sat upon the Pope's throne, listening to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo report below him. An admiring expression appeared on his face as he secretly thought, Father is truly incredible. Compared to him, I'm no different from an idiot.
When he had learned that the Clear Sky Sect consisted of evil Soul Masters, his first thought had also been to lead Spirit Hall's main forces in an assault on the Clear Sky Sect, thereby washing away the humiliation Tang Hao's defeat of him had brought upon the Angel Clan and the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
Had he truly done so, Spirit Hall might ultimately have gained some heavily damaged Clear Sky Sect affiliated forces, but the losses would not have been worth the gains. Spirit Hall's casualties would only have been even more severe. How could it compare to now, when they had swallowed all of the Clear Sky Sect's affiliated forces aside from the Strength Clan without losing a single soldier?
Unlike now, where they had only lost several dozen newly recruited Attack Clan Soul Masters and had completely wiped out the entire Clear Sky Sect.
"Chrysanthemum Elder, what happened to the Clear Sky Sect in the end?"
Qian Xunji asked. He had no doubts about Qian Daoliu ordering the Clear Sky Sect's extermination. Since Qian Daoliu had given the order, then his father, who possessed both wisdom and courage, must have been prepared for the possibility of the Clear Sky Sect's ancestor, Tang Chen, returning, learning of its destruction, and madly attacking Spirit Hall.
Chrysanthemum Douluo respectfully replied, "Your Holiness, the Pope, this subordinate, along with the Attack Clan and the Speed Clan, besieged and pursued the Clear Sky Sect's six elders and Tang Xiao. We severed one of Tang Xiao's arms. The Clear Sky Sect elders were about to succumb to the poison, so they self-destructed to cover Tang Xiao's escape."
"This subordinate led the Attack Clan and the Speed Clan in tracking Tang Xiao, but we found no trace of him. However, this subordinate believes that Tang Xiao had lost an arm, suffered severe injuries, and was poisoned by Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Serpent venom. He absolutely could not have survived. Perhaps he has already been poisoned to a puddle of pus somewhere by Dugu Bo's deadly toxin."
"His fate is unknown? Then he had better be dead." Qian Xunji said coldly, "Tang Xiao and Tang Hao traveled the continent. Tang Hao slaughtered Soul Beasts on a massive scale to obtain Soul Bones. I believe Tang Xiao was involved as well. If he is still alive, Spirit Hall will make him understand the price of wantonly slaughtering Soul Beasts, failing to consider future generations, and destroying Soul Beast resources."
"Your Holiness, the Pope, these are the Soul Bones found on the bodies of several Clear Sky Sect elders. This subordinate does not know whether the Clear Sky Sect stored any Soul Bones. This subordinate could not enter that mountain range and therefore did not search it."
Chrysanthemum Douluo used Soul Power to hand a Storage Soul Tool to Qian Xunji. Upon looking inside, Qian Xunji saw no fewer than eight Soul Bones. A cold gleam flickered in his eyes. Out of habit, he believed these Soul Bones might also have been obtained through the Clear Sky Sect's mass slaughter of Soul Beasts.
"Chrysanthemum Elder, you have rendered great service by leading the destruction of the Clear Sky Sect this time. Choose the Soul Bone most suitable for you from these eight and absorb it."
Unconcealed delight appeared in Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyes. After working so hard for so long, Yue Guan finally had a Soul Bone of his own.
"Ghost Elder, you will arrange the placement of Spirit Hall's affiliated clans. Those affiliated clans not stationed in the Clear Sky Mountain Range are to remain where they are. As for the Single Attribute Three Clans—the Defense Clan, Speed Clan, and Attack Clan—the Attack Clan rendered considerable merit in the destruction of the Clear Sky Sect. Their alchemy is indeed quite good, so they may be given a fine area in Spirit City."
Qian Xunji did not think highly of either the Defense Clan or the Speed Clan, since their usefulness was limited. Did Spirit Hall lack intelligence-gathering capabilities? As for the Defense Clan's construction work, its rough style simply did not suit Spirit City.
Ghost Douluo said, "As you command, Your Holiness, the Pope."
Worship Hall.
A bedroom with the air of an estate, decorated with numerous angel reliefs.
Qian Daoliu had already removed his heavy golden armor and dark blue high-collared cape. Dressed in a casual robe, he sat on the bed soaking his feet.
Beside him stood a woman in maid's clothing, nearly 1.7 meters tall, with long azure hair. She appeared to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, with exquisite features and a well-proportioned figure. She held a tray of tea in her hands.
This woman was Tang Yuehua, Qian Daoliu's new personal maid, tasked with attending to his daily needs.
Qian Daoliu thought that since he had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, flattened the Clear Sky Sect, and arranged everything, he should be able to relax for a while. Thus, he had captured Tang Yuehua and brought her back to Spirit Hall, assigning her as his personal maid.
It had to be said that having Tang Chen's granddaughter as his personal maid felt quite good. Tang Yuehua was also very beautiful, and the aura she gave off was especially calming. She was even a teacher of noble, hall-level etiquette. She truly was an ideal choice for a personal maid.
Holding the tea, Tang Yuehua stared at a spot on the floor. She felt disgusted and humiliated to the extreme. She, Tang Chen's granddaughter and the Clear Sky Sect's Third Young Lady, had actually become the maid of Qian Daoliu, the coward her grandfather spoke of. Put bluntly, she was a servant. She had disgraced her grandfather and the Clear Sky Sect.
But it was all for the Clear Sky Sect. By staying beside Qian Daoliu and serving as his maid, she might be able to gather information about Spirit Hall and prepare for the Clear Sky Sect's future return.
Tang Yuehua clearly did not know that the Clear Sky Sect had already been destroyed. Otherwise, she naturally would not have served as a maid so obediently.
Qian Daoliu took a sip of tea and glanced at Tang Yuehua, whose body occasionally trembled as she struggled to suppress her emotions. He knew what Tang Yuehua was thinking, but there was no need for him to care.
"Tang Chen's granddaughter, although your Soul Power has been stuck at rank nine for life, you have indeed achieved quite a bit. I heard that you founded Moonlight Pavilion in Heaven Dou City and only enroll one hundred noble students each year."
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