Decision in the Shadows

This All-Continent Soul Master Elite Tournament was different. It was no longer limited to advanced Soul Master Academies; every major sect could also send one team.

The participants would no longer be limited to students from Soul Master Academies.

For a time, every faction in the Soul Master world was puzzled, unable to understand what the Spirit Hall Empire hoped to achieve with this move.

Was it merely to end the war?

It was probably not that simple. The Spirit Hall Empire certainly had its own purpose. This was the consensus throughout the Soul Master world—every action taken by the Spirit Hall Empire had an ulterior motive behind it.

Did they want to lure the talented Soul Masters of the major sects into the Spirit Hall Empire, then wipe them all out? Or did they intend to use this as leverage to command the various Soul Master sects?

All sorts of rumors sprang up, but it ultimately depended on the attitudes of the two great empires, as well as how the Thunder God Sect and Clear Sky Sect viewed the matter.

At the Thunder God Sect, Tie Li had already entered seclusion. He was determined to successfully condense his third soul ring and use it to break through to Rank Ninety-Nine, becoming an Ultimate Douluo.

For Tie Li, beginning the final divine trial was what mattered most. Once he succeeded, he would have the qualifications to take part in the final game.

No outside factor could interfere with his cultivation.

Thus, the affairs of the Thunder God Sect were currently discussed by the five peak masters, chiefly Kui Xin and Bing Ju. The other three were mostly just going through the motions. They had no interest in such roundabout schemes anyway. With those two handling it, why should they waste