"Little brother, you need to understand that Peerless Douluo Tang Chen was a ruthless figure capable of defeating Qian Daoliu. No matter what, you must not provoke Tang Chen lightly."
"Remember, Tang Chen has returned now. And you must understand that even if Tang Chen had not returned, we still would not dare provoke the Clear Sky Sect."
The current emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Ye, honestly had the basic intelligence expected of an emperor. Titled Douluo were strategic weapons and absolutely could not be provoked casually. They were existences not to be offended; once that line was crossed, the consequences would be unimaginable. Whether before or after Tang Chen's disappearance, the Clear Sky Sect had basically always possessed Titled Douluo, as well as several Spirit Douluo. It was simply not something the Heaven Dou Empire could afford to provoke.
Moreover, there were many conflicts of interest involved. For example, before Spirit Hall disappeared, the Clear Sky Sect could not fall.
This could be explained from many angles, one point at a time.
Why did Heaven Dou not dare make a move?
(1) Titled Douluo were "strategic weapons" within the imperial system.
The Heaven Dou Imperial Family itself could directly call upon only a handful of Titled Douluo. Xue Ye relied on the Sword and Bone Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to support his position, while the imperial bloodline itself had extremely few Titled Douluo. Even if the Clear Sky Sect merely fielded one Titled Douluo and several Spirit Douluo, its combat strength would be comparable to the core of an elite Heaven Dou border legion. A Titled Douluo could take a general's head amid an army of ten thousand. Sending imperial troops against a sect meant gambling the empire's fate on the enemy not