Clear Sky Sect! Tang Hao Delivers Dai Mubai!

Upon hearing this, a sharp glint flashed in Tang Xiao's eyes.

"Dai Mubai? Why did you bring him back to the sect?"

"Big Brother, although this kid has become like this, his physical strength is terrifying, and his self-healing ability is simply monstrous."

Tang Hao's expression was grave as he said coldly, "Back then, I acted on my own accord. While I forged a resounding reputation for the Clear Sky Sect, I also caused it irreparable harm."

"Now, I don't know how to atone for my sins, but at the very least, I can do what I can for the Clear Sky Sect."

"I brought him back to the sect because I want the elders to study him."

"The Gene Serum from that world is extremely aggressive. If we can figure out a way to strengthen the body from it, it would definitely be a great boon for our Clear Sky Sect disciples."

Dai Mubai was an experimental subject for the Gene Serum from that other world, having been injected with a large amount of the unfinished product.

With Dai Mubai as a blueprint, they might be able to extract his blood and reverse-engineer the formula for that otherworldly Gene Serum.

Even if they only obtained an incomplete version, as long as they could ensure the user wouldn't undergo bestialization like Dai Mubai, it would certainly be a major asset for rapidly strengthening their forces.

Tang Xiao nodded in deep agreement.

The Clear Sky Sect inherited the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, which naturally possessed powerful strength attributes. Most of the sect's disciples followed a path of pure power; if their physical bodies could reach the next level, the power of the Clear Sky Hammer would increase exponentially.

As the two were speaking, a sect disciple dressed in gray stumbled out from inside the stone fortress.

The disciple's face was deathly pale. He scrambled toward Tang Xiao, fell to his knees with a thud, and his voice was filled with an unconcealable sob.

"Sect Master! Something has happened! Something terrible has happened!"

Tang Xiao frowned, a sudden sense of foreboding rising in his heart. "What are you panicking about? Stand up and speak! What exactly happened?"

The disciple was trembling all over, his teeth chattering.

"A frantic message just arrived from the intelligence post at the foot of the mountain. The Second Elder and Third Elder, who went to Soto City to seize that young girl named Cuihua... they..."

Tang Hao also sensed that something was wrong and grabbed the disciple by the collar. "What happened to them?"

"The Second Elder and Third Elder have been killed in battle!"

BOOM!

This news exploded directly in the minds of Tang Xiao and Tang Hao.

"How is this possible!"

Tang Xiao could not believe it.

"They are both Title Douluo-level powerhouses, equipped with the top-tier tool martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, and our sect's core heritage. Even across the entire continent, they rank among the best in terms of combat power!"

"Even if they couldn't capture that girl, escaping should have been easy. How could they be so easily slaughtered?!"

The messenger disciple's voice trembled. "It was the Spirit Hall!"

"The message from our intelligence post says that a high-ranking elder from the Spirit Hall went to Soto City in person. With overwhelming force, they quelled the conflict in Soto City and hunted down the two elders after the battle!"

"Furthermore, the people from the Spirit Hall have publicly hung the headless corpses of the two elders on the gates of Spirit City for all to see!"

Tang Xiao froze in place.

His initial disbelief vanished instantly, replaced by a profound sense of powerlessness.

A high-ranking elder of the Spirit Hall?

That meant at least a Title Douluo of level 95 or higher!

In that case, the deaths of the Second and Third Elders became logical. Did that not mean the Second and Third Elders were now truly dead?

Immediately, an indescribable, violent rage erupted from his chest.

"BANG!"

The bluestone tiles beneath Tang Xiao's feet shattered inch by inch. A powerful pressure of soul power burst forth uncontrollably, forcing the nearby disciples with lower cultivation to retreat repeatedly.

"Spirit Hall! You have gone too far!"

Tang Xiao roared at the sky, his eyes blood-red.

Every elder of the Clear Sky Sect was a Title Douluo of level 90 or higher!

They were the foundation of the sect, and its very pillars!

Now, two had been lost at once, and their corpses were being hung on the enemy's city walls as an insult! If they could swallow this humiliation, the Clear Sky Sect might as well disband!

Upon hearing this news, Tang Hao felt grief as well, but he sighed helplessly.

He looked with deep, contemplative eyes at the Clear Sky Hammer emblem above the stone fortress.

Back then, his proposal had been to take advantage of the Clear Sky Sect's peak, unite the seven great sects, secure secret support from the two great empires, and wage war against the Spirit Hall head-on.

As long as they could defeat the Spirit Hall, they could divide its resources and make the Clear Sky Sect even stronger.

After all, the Spirit Hall had already begun laying out plans and gradually revealing its wild ambitions.

Yet, the entire Clear Sky Sect had opposed him.

Firstly, the Clear Sky Sect had always kept to itself regarding the Spirit Hall, even cooperating on many occasions; they were not mortal enemies.

Secondly, rashly starting a war with the Spirit Hall would inevitably cost the lives of Clear Sky Sect disciples. Once a great war broke out, in the ensuing chaos, no one could guarantee whether other sects would secretly unite and take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the Clear Sky Sect.

After all, if the seven great sects could join forces to eradicate Spirit Hall, they could just as easily backstab their allies and join forces to eradicate the Clear Sky Sect.

Due to various considerations, the Clear Sky Sect of that year had ignored him, leaving him to face the entire Spirit Hall alone, which ultimately resulted in him being severely wounded and hunted by them.

That great battle had also indirectly led to the enmity between the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall, forcing the Clear Sky Sect to seal its mountain to avoid a direct confrontation.

That was why things had ended up this way today.

It was precisely because of the hostile relationship between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect that the high-ranking elder of Spirit Hall had shown no mercy in killing the Clear Sky Sect elder.

And it was precisely because of the Clear Sky Sect's weakness back then that they were now forced to seal their mountain, facing a slow death.

"Big Brother, you are the Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect now; these matters are all for you to decide."

Tang Hao reached out and pressed his hand onto Tang Xiao's shoulder, smoothing out his overflowing spirit power, and said coldly, "In my eyes, blind compromise and concession is just waiting for death."

"Over these past ten years, Spirit Hall has grown increasingly powerful, while the Clear Sky Sect, due to sealing the mountain, has gradually declined and is no longer what it once was."

"The death of these two Title Douluo is merely the beginning."

"Today, they can kill a Clear Sky Sect elder performing a mission outside; tomorrow, they can dispatch an army to come and attack the Clear Sky Sect."

"Think about these things carefully and make a decision."

Having said this, Tang Hao seemed to recall something and let out a self-deprecating laugh.

"I am no longer a member of the Clear Sky Sect, but out of a lingering sense of old ties, I brought Dai Mubai here, hoping to strengthen the Clear Sky Sect and redeem a bit of the sins from back then."

Tang Hao cupped his hands in a salute.

"Since I have already delivered Dai Mubai, I shall take my leave."

Tang Xiao reached out his arm, wanting to ask him to stay, but the words died on his lips; he opened his mouth, yet in the end, he could not say a single word.

The events of the past.

It was not just Tang Hao who had failed the Clear Sky Sect; it was the Clear Sky Sect that had failed Tang Hao.

Tang Xiao turned around and, just as Tang Hao had looked at the Clear Sky Hammer emblem above the stone fortress earlier, he took a deep look at it, and then his eyes became incomparably resolute.

Back then, to preserve the sect, he had chosen to retreat again and again, announcing the sealing of the mountain.

However, these concessions and forbearance had not bought peace, but rather the inch-taking humiliation of Spirit Hall. The price paid back then was abandoning the Clear Sky Sect's most outstanding genius, Tang Hao, and now, it was the tragic death and humiliation of two more Title Douluo.

Since there was nowhere left to retreat, they would have to fight until the bitter end!