"Back Then, at Taihe Hall, Chen Xin Said He'd Bring His Father to Visit the Clear Sky Sect Someday..."

Finished.

He said no more, turned, and slowly walked back the way he had come.

Chen Jianjun stood before the mountain gate, watching him disappear into the distance. His expression hadn't changed.

He stood there for two and a half seconds, then vanished from the spot and reappeared where he had been presiding earlier.

The First Elder of the Seven Kill Sect was fretting anxiously. When he saw Chen Jianjun return, he hurriedly asked, "Grand Sect Master..."

He hesitated, then asked, "That Qian Daoliu... is he really no threat?"

"What else?"

Chen Jianjun shot back, his tone mild. "Could he just tear down my mountain gate?"

The First Elder asked no more, but he couldn't help feeling...

The news of Qian Daoliu's visit to the Seven Kill Sect would probably spread across the entire continent before long!

Clear Sky Sect.

Earlier.

When Tang Wei had returned to the sect with Tang Hao, he'd wanted to report the latest intelligence from Star Luo City to Tang Chen.

But, to his surprise, as soon as they reached the mountain gate, the guards told them that Tang Chen had officially stepped down as sect master and that his whereabouts were unknown!

Tang Wei could hardly believe it. Unwilling to accept it, he'd searched all over the Clear Sky Sect with Tang Hao, even checking the places Tang Chen might have gone.

In the end, they'd found nothing!

With no other choice, Tang Wei had to seek out Tang Cang, the newly appointed sect master.

At that moment.

Inside the sect's main hall, Tang Cang had just taken over as sect master. He had finally finished dealing with some of the matters at hand and was holding a meeting of the elders to discuss the details of the succession ceremony.

Although the First Elder, Tang Wei, wasn't present, that didn't matter. This meeting was only about the sect master's succession ceremony, so the First Elder's attendance was optional and didn't count as overstepping anyone's authority.

But unexpectedly.

The meeting had only just begun, and Tang Cang hadn't even spoken yet when Tang Wei hurried into the hall. "Sect Master..."

"First Elder, what happened?"

"Why are you in such a rush?"

Tang Wei took a deep breath. Instead of answering right away, he glanced pointedly at the disciples around them.

Tang Cang had no idea what Tang Wei was up to, but he didn't think much of it. He waved his hand, and the guards quickly withdrew, closing the doors behind them.

"What is it that you have to be so secretive about?"

"Exactly, big brother. Why can't you just say it?"

The other elders didn't understand what Tang Wei was getting at either, and one by one they began to grumble.

Tang Wei's expression remained grave.

"Sect Master, something terrible has happened!"

As he spoke, Tang Wei drew a deep breath. "In Star Luo City..."

In one breath, he recounted everything that had happened in Taihe Hall that night.

From Chen Fan taking out a pill that let Xu Wensu advance on the spot to become a Titled Douluo, to the appearance of the two Titled Douluo ancestors of the Dai Family, and then Chen Jianjun's attack—three strikes, two dead, one crippled.

When Tang Wei finished speaking, Tang Cang shot to his feet in shock. "What did you say?!"

"The Seven Kill Sect... Chen Jianjun of the Seven Kill Sect isn't just Level 98 anymore?"

"And... he killed two Titled Douluos with only three strikes?"

"That's right!"

Tang Wei nodded, his voice heavy. "Dai Renfeng was at the peak of Level 96, and Zhu Buchun was Level 95."

"Both had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to rely on, but they never even got the chance to use it."

"From the moment Chen Jianjun attacked to the end, the whole thing took no more than two and a half minutes!"

"I can't say for certain that Chen Jianjun is Level 99, but I'm sure the pressure he gave off when he attacked was almost identical to the Soul Power pressure the sect master once gave off!"

At that moment!

The atmosphere in the entire hall plunged to freezing point.

The sixteen elders looked at one another, their faces full of uncertainty.

Almost identical to Tang Chen's!

Didn't that mean... he was a Level 99 Limit Douluo?

What did that even mean?

In the past thousand years, the Titled Douluos who'd reached that level across the entire continent could be counted on one hand.

The reason the Clear Sky Sect could stand at the head of all sects was that it had Tang Chen, a Peerless Douluo at the peak of Level 99, holding down the fort.

But now!

Tang Chen had only just stepped down and left, and the Seven Kill Sect had produced a Chen Jianjun of the same level?

This... what were the odds?

"Big brother..."

One elder struggled to speak. "When you were in Star Luo City, did you have any direct conflict with the Seven Kill Sect?"

"No."

Tang Wei shook his head. "I never made a move or helped the Star Luo Imperial Family."

Hearing this, the elder let out a breath of relief. "That's good. That's good..."

"We have no enmity with the Seven Kill Sect, so there's no reason for them to come after us."

"If it comes to it, we can go and apologize in person."

However.

Tang Wei's next words instantly plunged the entire hall into silence!

"But..."

"Back then, at Taihe Hall, Chen Xin said he'd bring his father to visit the Clear Sky Sect someday..."

Tang Cang: "?"

The sixteen elders: "..."

Everyone's heart, which had just begun to settle, shot right back up into their throats. It nearly leaped out of their chests.

What the hell? He was bringing Chen Jianjun to visit the Clear Sky Sect?

Was it really a visit, or were they coming to demand an explanation?

Now!

Everyone sat on pins and needles, cold sweat beading on their foreheads as their faces turned pale.

"Th-this is true?"

"It is!"

Tang Wei nodded. "At the time, the Second Young Master looked down on Chen Fan and spoke up. Then..."

Anyway, Tang Hao had already left the mountain, so Tang Wei might as well pin the blame firmly on him. Tang Cang certainly couldn't admit that he'd been the one to say it.

At this point.

All the elders drew in sharp breaths, their pupils trembling. Their heads spun, and they nearly lost their composure.

What the hell!

Their greatest pillar had only just left, and now a Level 99 Limit Douluo had them in his sights?

And he'd even said outright that he was coming to visit in person?

"This..."

The Sixteenth Elder swallowed. "I feel like the Seven Kill Sect probably wouldn't go that far, would they?"

"It was just a war of words between the younger generation. This..."

The others fell silent.

At last, the Second Elder spoke. "If Chen Jianjun had taken over as sect master of the Seven Kill Sect, perhaps... they wouldn't go that far."

"But..."

"I've heard their sect master is a boy who isn't even twenty. What do you think?"

The many elders, Tang Cang included, all stiffened.

The Clear Sky Sect knew nothing about the Seven Kill Sect's temperament after all these years of seclusion. But the Seven Kill Sect's sect master, Chen Fan, was just a young man.

What if he got carried away in the heat of the moment and really came to attack the Clear Sky Sect? What then?

In an instant!

Everyone's faces turned as white as paper.

What were they supposed to do now?

"Enough!"

"Stop worrying over nothing and making wild guesses!"

Tang Cang drew a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. Then he said gravely, "This matter... give me some time to think it over."