The Shocked Star Luo Emperor: Are You Kidding Me?!

"Are you kidding me? The Clear Sky Sect was wiped out? By the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? What is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect up to?!"

Inside the Star Luo Empire Star Luo Imperial Palace Empire, a group of ministers knelt on the ground, not daring to utter a sound, while the Star Luo Emperor on the dragon throne roared repeatedly.

"The Clear Sky Sect has been in seclusion for many years. Even we don't know where Clear Sky Sect went. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect searched for so many years but couldn't find them. How did they suddenly find them and even destroy the Clear Sky Sect?"

"Where did the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect get the strength to completely annihilate the Clear Sky Sect? Not a single person from the Clear Sky Sect escaped?!"

According to the intelligence he obtained, not a single person from the Clear Sky Sect escaped; they were all dead.

"Your Majesty, is it possible that the Spirit Hall is involved? After all, we know the current strength of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; they certainly don't have the ability to completely destroy the Clear Sky Sect!"

"Even if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had Chen Xin Super Douluo of ninety-seven, it wouldn't be able to do it!" a minister said.

"Based on the intelligence we currently have, how come the Spirit Hall isn't mentioned?" another minister said. "That's rather strange."

Immediately, the ministers of the Star Luo Empire in the imperial court started arguing, each refusing to give in.

"Silence!" Upon seeing this, the Star Luo Emperor rubbed his temples, looking somewhat troubled. "Based on the intelligence we currently have, is it really true that the Spirit Hall is not involved?!"

"Your Majesty, indeed, no! In fact, on the day the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect destroyed the Clear Sky Sect, the Spirit Hall did nothing; everything was as it should have been."

"However! Although the Spirit Hall is not involved, it seems the Holy Dragon Sect is also involved."

"The Holy Dragon Sect?!" Star Luo Emperor frowned. "Even the most loyal dog of the Spirit Hall has gotten involved?!"

"No matter what, the biggest beneficiary of the Clear Sky Sect is undoubtedly the Spirit Hall! Just like when the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was destroyed, the Spirit Hall planted the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Position Holy Dragon Sect."

"It seems that with the destruction of the Clear Sky Sect Clear Sky Sect, the Spirit Hall will inevitably place its own people in its place."

"Your Majesty, is there no way for us to place our own people in the Upper Three Sects?!" a minister asked.

This remark immediately drew laughter from the room.

"What nonsense are you spouting?! The Seven Great Sects were selected by the Spirit Hall, weren't they?!"

"How can we place them? Even if we wanted to, does our Star Luo Empire have such a powerful affiliated force of Soul Master?!"

Star Luo Emperor sighed, "My beloved ministers, tell me, has the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect actually sided with the Spirit Hall?!"

The court fell silent immediately, and all the ministers of the Star Luo Empire seemed to be seriously considering the matter.

Did the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect submit to the Spirit Hall? No one can be sure about that, but it's probably not.

"Your Majesty, the information we've received is that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect sent people to the Spirit Hall as exchange students, supposedly for an exchange program between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Spirit Hall Academy?"

"But whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has actually sided with the Spirit Hall is anyone's guess!"

The Star Luo Emperor nodded slightly, "The Spirit Hall is getting stronger and stronger. Once the Spirit Hall arranges for its own people to replace the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Great Sects will completely become a place ruled by the Spirit Hall!"

"What should our Star Luo Empire do in the future? What are your thoughts, my esteemed ministers? Speak freely!"

"This..." The ministers in the court looked at each other, none of them knowing what to do.

The Spirit Hall is simply too powerful now; the legacy left behind by Qian Xunji is too vast. Even their Star Luo Empire is powerless against the Spirit Hall.

"Your Majesty, the Spirit Hall is far too powerful now. Perhaps our Star Luo Empire should avoid its sharp edge and focus on developing itself? As long as the Empire is stronger than the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Hall will be nothing to fear!"

"Isn't that obvious?!" Star Luo Emperor exclaimed. "Do you think I don't know? But the strength of the Spirit Hall is undeniable. A Spirit Hall possessing so many Titled Douluo —do you think that's reasonable? Is it reasonable?!"

The combined number of Titled Douluo in their Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire doesn't even equal the number in the Spirit Hall.

"Alright, let's adjourn the court!" Star Luo Emperor waved his hand, then went to the inner palace and met the Empress.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Star Luo Empress asked worriedly, looking at Star Luo Emperor's haggard face.

"It's nothing, just a little tired!" Star Luo Emperor sat on the edge of the bed and let the Empress massage his temples.

"The Spirit Hall has grown increasingly powerful over the years, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Clear Sky Sect was too sudden. We hadn't found the Clear Sky Sect for so many years, how could we have found it so suddenly?!"

"And the timing is so coincidental, so shortly after the Spirit Hall's new Pope took office?! Isn't that a bit too much of a coincidence?"

"Your Majesty, is there really no way for our Star Luo Empire to restrain the Spirit Hall? Hasn't the Spirit Hall's ambition become apparent?!"

"Ambition already revealed?!" Star Luo Emperor said helplessly, "No, not at all. In my opinion, the Spirit Hall does not yet have the ambition to dominate the continent, at least not in the way!"

"But whether he did or not is no longer important. The Spirit Hall's current strength and prestige are more than enough to do those things. As the saying goes, 'How can one tolerate another's snoring beside one's bed?!'"

"But..." Star Luo Emperor trailed off, "... we have absolutely no way to deal with the Spirit Hall!"

"If we really break ties with the Spirit Hall, and the Star Luo Empire goes to war with the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Hall might be fine, but our Star Luo Empire will be the first to perish."

"Even adding the Heaven Dou Empire won't work? The Heaven Dou Empire probably wouldn't want to see the Spirit Hall getting stronger, would it?!"

"The Heaven Dou Empire? We know exactly what the Heaven Dou Empire is like. Even with the Star Dou Empire added, it would be extremely difficult to contend with the Spirit Hall, which has now become a behemoth!"

The Star Luo Empire sighed and said, "It's too late. By the time we realized how powerful the Spirit Hall had become, we were already powerless to contain this behemoth."

"It seems that all we can do is develop our own strength without breaking ties with the Spirit Hall!"

"The Spirit Hall is, after all, just the Spirit Hall! But our Star Luo Empire is an empire!"

"These unpleasant things have been happening one after another lately, leaving me feeling quite exhausted, both physically and mentally."

The Star Luo Emperor nodded and asked, "What should we do?"

He really couldn't think of a way to break the deadlock. Ever since the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was destroyed eighteen years ago, everything seemed to be out of their control. The Spirit Hall was like a Ferocious Beast had just been released from its cage and was fast asleep.

Although it was sleeping, it was still Ferocious Beast, and no one dared to disturb its slumber.