Why had information about the Far North been exposed, and why had the Far North exposed every other faction?
At the time, almost none of the factions could figure out who had exposed the Far North and prompted it to expose them all in turn.
There was clearly a missing link, but no one had worked out who it was.
Now, it seemed that missing link was none other than the Clear Sky Sect. Xu Tianran strongly suspected that the sect had been pulling the strings all along.
It was precisely the Clear Sky Sect's scheming that had led the human Soul Masters to attack the Extreme North.
And its goal in doing so had been to lure the human Soul Masters' strongest fighters to their deaths.
Once the human Soul Masters had no powerhouses left, the Clear Sky Sect could announce its return with great fanfare.
Xu Tianran knew perfectly well that with two Limit Douluos and its fighting strength intact, the Clear Sky Sect could conquer the entire continent in one fell swoop.
That explained everything. Why had the Clear Sky Sect chosen this moment to emerge?
Wasn't it because humanity had suffered devastating losses, leaving the Clear Sky Sect free to swoop in and reap the spoils?
Surely the Clear Sky Sect hadn't exposed information about the Far North just to target it and make the entire world its enemy?
Who would believe that? Why hadn't the Clear Sky Sect shown its face throughout the whole affair?
Thus, Xu Tianran had every reason to suspect that the Clear Sky Sect had chosen this moment to emerge because it intended to rule the continent.
If that was the case, the Clear Sky Sect's ambitions clashed with those of the empire.
Xu Tianran absolutely could not let the Clear