Banquet

After night had fully fallen, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan finally sent someone to invite Yang Tianlang and Yang Dong.

Following their guide, Yang Dong soon arrived in a brightly lit hall. Quite a few people were already inside, and the moment Yang Tianlang and Yang Dong appeared, nearly everyone's gaze fell on them.

Of course, most of those gazes were directed at Yang Tianlang. As Yang Tianyi's cousin, Yang Tianlang had received no low evaluation in their intelligence reports. Among those of the same rank, few could defeat him in a one-on-one fight.

Yang Tianlang remained impassive. He led Yang Dong to an empty seat and sat down, his eyes surveying the people around them.

Zhao Shan of the Fire Leopard Sect, a level seventy-five Soul Sage.

Dai Yunfei of the White Tiger Sect, a level seventy-eight Soul Sage.

Shi Meng of the Elephant Armored Sect, a level seventy-seven Soul Sage.

Yang Tianlang had met these three before. In terms of strength, Zhao Shan of the Fire Leopard Sect was the strongest, while the other two were roughly evenly matched.

After them came Chen Xin, an offering elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, a level eighty-five Soul Douluo.

Tang Feng of the Clear Sky Sect, a level eighty-five Soul Douluo.

Finally, there was Yu Yuanzhen of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the host of this gathering, a level eighty-eight Soul Douluo.

There were also rumors that the current Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan leader, the Thunder Douluo who bore the title Thunder, intended to step down and pass on his position. Yu Yuanzhen was his intended successor.

The Lower Four Sects had only sent Seven-Ring Soul Sages, while the Upper Three Sects had sent Eight-Ring Soul Douluos. From that alone, the Upper Three Sects were indeed far stronger than the Lower Four Sects.

Yang Dong paid no attention to any of that. Instead, he was surprised to discover that the two youths he had encountered while entering the city yesterday were also here.

"Those are the grandsons of Tang Chen, the Clear Sky Sect's Super Douluo. The older one is called Tang Xiao, and the younger one is Tang Hao."

Yang Tianlang lowered his voice, speaking softly enough that only he and Yang Dong could hear.

Tang Xiao? Tang Hao?!

After hearing Yang Tianlang's explanation, Yang Dong showed a look of realization.

The moment he had seen those two here today, Yang Dong had already suspected as much. Yang Tianlang's words directly confirmed it.

"Brother, look. That person we met yesterday."

Tang Hao spoke to his elder brother, Tang Xiao.

"You know that person?"

The smile on Tang Feng's face did not change. "That youth should be from the Wind Sword Sect. He looks about the same age as you, Tang Hao. I just wonder how far his cultivation has progressed."

Neither Tang Xiao nor Tang Hao felt much about the Wind Sword Sect. After all, as members of the strongest sect on the continent, they had no need to care what others thought.

After several rounds of wine, the three representatives of the Upper Three Sects were still chatting and laughing, showing no intention of discussing business.

This made the people from the Lower Four Sects quite uncomfortable. They repeatedly signaled Yang Tianlang with their eyes. After all, the Wind Sword Sect was the foremost of the Lower Four Sects, so naturally, someone from the Wind Sword Sect should be the first to step forward.

Yet Yang Tianlang ignored them completely and continued eating at his leisure.

"This time, I invited everyone here because there is a matter concerning the future of our Seven Great Sects that needs to be discussed."

At last, Yu Yuanzhen set down his chopsticks and looked around at everyone with a genial smile.

"What matter might that be?"

Dai Yunfei of the White Tiger Sect had long since grown impatient. Hearing Yu Yuanzhen finally bring up serious business, he hurriedly asked.

Yang Dong noticed that when Yu Yuanzhen spoke, the expressions of the other two representatives from the Upper Three Sects did not change. Clearly, they already knew about it.

"Spirit Hall."

Yu Yuanzhen smiled as he uttered those three words.

At once, the leaders of the Lower Four Sects frowned. They exchanged glances with varying expressions, but none of them seemed willing to speak.

Even Yang Tianlang was the same. Anything connected to Spirit Hall was never a minor matter.

After so many years of development, no one knew just how powerful Spirit Hall had become. Moreover, whether Yu Yuanzhen was speaking for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan or for the Upper Three Sects was also open to question.

"Ahem, ahem. I think we've had enough wine. Let's call it a day for now. Whatever it is, we can discuss it tomorrow."

Shi Meng of the Elephant Armored Sect was the first to stand. With a wave of his hand, he headed for the exit.

Spirit Hall!

The moment he heard those three words, Shi Meng felt a little frightened. Although the Elephant Armored Sect was one of the Seven Great Sects, its strength was far too inferior to Spirit Hall's.

Forget the Elephant Armored Sect—even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan could not possibly be a match for Spirit Hall.

Spirit Hall's Angel Douluo was like the Clear Sky Sect's Haotian Douluo, Tang Chen: a massive mountain pressing down upon them.

"Hehe."

Watching Shi Meng leave, Yu Yuanzhen merely smiled noncommittally and said nothing more. He simply continued drinking, as though he had not been the one who had spoken just now.

The other two representatives of the Upper Three Sects did the same, calmly resuming their meals. The atmosphere in the hall abruptly turned cold and quiet.

"Everyone, I can't hold my liquor much longer either. I'll retire for the night. Whatever it is, we can discuss it tomorrow."

After Zhao Shan of the Fire Leopard Sect and Dai Yunfei of the White Tiger Sect exchanged a few glances, they nearly rose at the same time to take their leave.

Their sects were both located in the Star Luo Empire and had always stood together. Moreover, the White Tiger Sect had countless ties to the Star Luo Imperial Family, so they naturally would not state their positions lightly at a time like this.

After those two left, only members of the Upper Three Sects and the Wind Sword Sect remained in the hall.

Yang Tianlang continued eating and drinking as though Yu Yuanzhen's words had not affected him at all. Naturally, Yang Dong felt nothing either. Whether it was Spirit Hall or the Seven Great Sects, neither was something he could concern himself with now.

Besides, was he supposed to tell everyone right now that Spirit Hall would grind them into the ground in the future, so they should strike first?

Give me a break. The only result of saying that would be getting treated like an idiot.

"Everyone, we'll be taking our leave first."

Yang Tianlang lightly patted Yang Dong's shoulder, rose to his feet, and bade them farewell with a smile.

After Yang Tianlang and Yang Dong left, Tang Feng also sent the Tang Xiao brothers away. Only the three representatives of the Upper Three Sects remained in the hall.

"What do you two think?"

Tang Feng narrowed his eyes, took a light sip of tea, and spoke with a smile.

"The Fire Leopard Sect and the White Tiger Sect stand together, and both are within the Star Luo Empire. From the looks of it, they're nothing more than watchdogs guarding their own land."

As the chief offering of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Chen Xin could be said to be the Soul Douluo with the strongest offensive power in the world. His martial soul, the Seven Killing Sword, was no weaker than the Haotian Hammer.

His tone was somewhat mocking as he spoke, and he held the Fire Leopard Sect and White Tiger Sect in great contempt.