Flames raged in the courtyard, and the blood and corpses scattered on the ground looked exceptionally desolate in the orange twilight.
In the center of the courtyard, a burly old man with white hair and beard knelt there. The old man had short hair that stood up like steel needles on his head, and his eyes contained a raging fire and resentment. He was the current patriarch of the Strength Clan, the future head of the Power Hall of the Tang Sect in the original work, an 86th-level Power Attack System Battle Soul Douluo with the Martial Soul of Hercules Ape, nicknamed " Hercules " Tai Tan.
At this moment, Tai Tan had lost an arm, and blood was flowing uncontrollably from the severed shoulder. His once full head of white hair was now soaked in blood. In his other hand, he held a head, the head of his son, Tai Nuo.
"Why... why did you do this! Our Strength Clan has clearly broken away from the Clear Sky Sect, why is your Spirit Hall so determined to exterminate us!" Tai Tan roared hoarsely at the three people in front of him.
Wu Ling smiled slightly at this, "Just like a leopard can't change its spots, you can't change your loyalty to Tang Hao either. Therefore, there is only one fate for you, and your family will perish because of you."
Tai Tan's eyes widened in fury as he looked around. All he could see were familiar family members, but within half an Tohsaka Tokiomi, they were all cold corpses. The entire Strength Clan was almost completely wiped out.
Tai Tan lowered his head, his eyes filled with anger, resentment, and a hint of relief. Fortunately, his grandson was still in class at the Blue Tyrant Academy today and hadn't returned; otherwise, his entire clan would have been wiped out.
"Let me think, Tai Long, right?" Suddenly, Wu Ling said a name, which was his grandson's name. Tai Tan's expression froze. Before he could think about it, Wu Ling took a round thing out of his Storage Ring and tossed it casually. It rolled to Tai Tan's front.
Gazing at that familiar face, its eyes wide open in death, Tai Tan, the Contra Soul Douluo had lived a life of unbridled courage, finally broke down. A moment of regret flashed through his mind. He shakily lowered his son's head and gently closed his grandson's eyes.
Then, after a few seconds of contemplation, he declared, " Spirit Hall, you will all die a horrible death!"
Tai Tan suddenly erupted, all eight of his Spirit Ring flashing simultaneously. His massive body lunged at the unsuspecting Wu Ling. The next second, Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, who were standing behind Wu Ling, attacked at the same time. In an instant, Tai Tan, who was already severely injured, was completely killed by the attacks of the two level 96 Titled Douluo.
The headless corpse fell, and Tai Tan's head rolled to Wu Ling's feet. He glanced at it casually, then kicked it into the fire without hesitation.
"It's a good dog, but unfortunately, it's blocking the way." With that, Wu Ling turned around and left without looking back.
The Strength Clan, after all, is a family supported by Soul Douluo, and its strength is even comparable to the Five Elements Academies and the Lower Four Sects among the Seven Great Sects. Therefore, they naturally have a great reputation in Heaven Dou City. Now that the Strength Clan's gathering place is on fire and no one is putting out the fire, the passers-by naturally become suspicious, not to mention the Heaven Dou Royal Family, who have been paying close attention to these families.
Throughout the entire Heaven Dou Empire, no other force besides the Spirit Hall had the ability and motive to do such a thing. Therefore, that night, Bishop Salas of the Martial Soul Sanctuary was summoned to the palace by Xue Ye, but after only a short while, Salas left with a smile on his face.
In contrast to the relaxed Salas, the atmosphere in the palace was extremely oppressive. Xue Ye, Xue Qinghe, and Prince Xue Xing, the three Soul Douluo instructors of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, plus the Poison Douluo they worshipped.
"Hmph, the Spirit Hall, their reach is getting longer and longer," Xue Ye said angrily.
Keep in mind, that was Soul Douluo family, and Tai Tan was a very powerful one at that. As a pure strength Spirit Master, his strength even surpassed some Titled Douluo. Yet, this kind of Spirit Master family was wiped out right under his nose.
Among the true Spirit Master of the Heaven Dou Empire, the highest combat power is these Three Education Committee Members in front of him. Their combat power is only at the level of ordinary Soul Douluo. Although Poison Douluo is Titled Douluo, he can only be considered a retainer. That is to say, one provides money and the other provides labor, and they may not even participate when there is a real need.
Therefore, this situation made Xue Ye feel very insecure. This time, the Spirit Hall was able to wipe out a Soul Douluo family silently, but next time, he might open his eyes to find Spirit Hall assassins standing at his bedside.
But what could he do if he was weaker than his opponent? With the Star Luo Empire eyeing him covetously from the neighboring country, he absolutely could not afford to antagonize the Spirit Hall.
After heated discussions, which were actually complaints, Xue Ye could only issue a statement, or rather, reveal the reasons that Salas had prepared in advance, in order to absolve the Heaven Dou Empire of responsibility.
In the back garden of the Heaven Dou Royal Family, Wu Ling, who had already made this place his home, nodded slightly after learning of Xue Ye's actions. "A wise choice."
Just then, the Gui Mei quietly approached Wu Ling Wu Ling from behind, handing him a document as he said, " Your His Highness the Holy Son, the gathering place of the Speed Clan has been found."
The four great families of Li, Yu, Min, and Po are as follows: the Strength Clan, based in Heaven Dou City, was searching for Tang Hao and has since been wiped out. The Yu and Po families went to the Star Luo Empire and are now under surveillance; there is a possibility of subjugating either of these families.
As for the Speed Clan, their Martial Soul is the Sharp-Tailed Swift. Due to their lack of offensive power, they have no good means of making a living. Furthermore, because the clan members are proud and unwilling to join other Spirit Master clans, they have become the most difficult to survive among the four single-attribute clans. They often need the assistance of the other three clans, and their gathering place is constantly changing.
"Ha, maintaining such an arrogant attitude even under such difficult circumstances, who else but them should die? Besides, the current clan leader is related to Tang Hao, so they can't be allowed to live."
As he spoke, Wu Ling's Seventh Soul Ring lit up, and a golden throne replaced the stone seat.
" Sasaki, Medea, Karna, come out here." As soon as Wu Ling finished speaking, three figures stepped out from the throne.
The Gui Mei looked at each one in turn, and by his mind he had a general idea. "This man uses the swordsmanship of Wu Ling, the woman uses Magecraft, and this last one... is very strong. If I were to fight him, I might die!"
" Medea, you're in charge of setting up the Barrier to trap the Speed Clan members. Karna, you're in charge of fire support. And Sasaki, let me see your ability to cut down swallows."
After giving instructions to the three, Wu Ling then said to Gui Mei, " Elder Gui, these three are yours. Please go to the Speed Clan with Elder Ju. Target: leave no one alive."
"Clear."