A Letter from Spirit Hall, Good News, and Tuoba Xi's Excitement!

Within the Holy Dragon Sect's main hall, Tuoba Xi anxiously awaited word from Spirit Hall. For the past few days, he had barely been able to sleep.

The destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had shocked him. Spirit Hall was actually that powerful? Powerful enough to wipe out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect overnight?

And destroying the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was not the end of it. Spirit Hall's people were hunting down Soul Masters with Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial souls across the entire continent.

While marveling at Spirit Hall's power, he had also wondered: now that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had been destroyed, which sect would fill the vacant seat among the Upper Three Sects?

It would probably be one of the Lower Four Sects. Of course, he was not the only one who thought so; most people shared that belief.

But as the days passed, Spirit Hall made no move at all. He could not help but begin to wonder: why had Spirit Hall not nominated a sect to fill the vacancy?

He had thought of one possibility. Could Spirit Hall be waiting for a sect to pledge allegiance? Only the sect that submitted would receive the title of one of the Upper Three Sects, along with honor and status!

He believed he was certainly not the first person to guess this. No one capable of becoming a sect master was a fool.

But why had Spirit Hall still not made a nomination? Could those sects be waiting and watching, not yet having pledged allegiance to Spirit Hall?

Once that possibility occurred to him, he could no longer remain calm. Could this be an opportunity for their Holy Dragon Sect?

If they pledged allegiance to Spirit Hall before the Lower Four Sects made their choice, could the Holy Dragon Sect become one of the Upper Three Sects?!

He also knew this was a tremendous gamble. If he won, the Holy Dragon Sect would leap into the ranks of the Upper Three Sects!

After all, the Holy Dragon Sect was not weak at all—at least compared to the Lower Four Sects. Yet the Holy Dragon Sect was not among the Seven Great Sects. This was an opportunity for them!

Thus, he submitted his pledge of allegiance to Spirit Hall. Yet after so many days, it had vanished like a stone sinking into the sea! He could not help but grow nervous. Had he guessed wrong?

Tuoba Xi sat restlessly upon the sect master's throne. Taking a deep breath, he could not help but brood. "Did I guess wrong? If I did, it will be a disaster for the Holy Dragon Sect!"

"It has to succeed, it has to! I don't want to become a sect sinner like Yu Yuanzhen!"

Why had the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect been destroyed? He knew the entire story. It was no secret, and Spirit Hall had no intention of concealing it. It might not be known throughout the entire continent, but it was not difficult to learn what had happened.

Yu Yuanzhen had been shrewd all his life, only to make one foolish mistake. For the sake of a worthless son, he had completely offended Spirit Hall. Most crucially, Spirit Hall had given the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect a year to atone, yet the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had not uttered a single peep!

In his eyes, it would have been unreasonable for such a sect not to perish!

Just as he anxiously awaited news from Spirit Hall, a Soul Master burst into the main hall.

"Sect Master, good news! Good news!" A Soul Master rushed into the hall, sliding on his knees to a stop before Tuoba Xi.

"What good news?" Tuoba Xi immediately rose and opened the envelope the Soul Master presented to him.

"Hahahaha!" Tuoba Xi threw back his head and laughed, completely relieved. "I, Tuoba Xi, guessed correctly! It worked! Our Holy Dragon Sect has made it!"

"We skipped right over the Lower Four Sects and became one of the Upper Three Sects!" Tuoba Xi was beside himself with joy. Over the past few days, he had barely slept, terrified that he had guessed wrong.

Yet reality proved that opportunity favored the prepared. He had not guessed wrong. He had been the first to make his choice and pledge allegiance to Spirit Hall.

That was why the Holy Dragon Sect had come before the eyes of Spirit Hall's Pope. That was why the Holy Dragon Sect had become one of the Upper Three Sects!

"Sect Master..." Watching his ecstatic sect master, the Soul Master asked tentatively, "Is it about that matter?"

He knew this letter had come from Spirit Hall, but he did not know what it contained.

"Correct!" Tuoba Xi stroked the envelope. "Spirit Hall has formally nominated our Holy Dragon Sect to fill the vacancy among the Upper Three Sects."

"Since Spirit Hall has nominated us, this matter is completely settled. Who would dare defy Spirit Hall?!"

This was the height of Spirit Hall's prestige. It had just destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and was still hunting down the remnants of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect across the continent.

With Spirit Hall making a nomination to fill the Upper Three Sects' vacancy at a time like this, no one would dare provoke Spirit Hall.

"From now on, our Holy Dragon Sect will be one of the Upper Three Sects, as renowned as the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"

"I should also speed up my cultivation and strive to break through to Titled Douluo sooner. Otherwise, the title of Upper Three Sects will be nothing but empty prestige!"

The Upper Three Sects were the Upper Three Sects because each possessed its own Titled Douluo. They were the three strongest sects among the Seven Great Sects!

Although the Holy Dragon Sect had become one of the Upper Three Sects, its strength was still roughly comparable to that of the Lower Four Sects.

Perhaps because of this good news, Tuoba Xi actually felt his bottleneck loosen?

He had been stuck at the peak of level eighty-nine Soul Douluo for many years. All that time, he had never found the chance to break through that bottleneck!

But now... his bottleneck had actually loosened. It was simply a double blessing! Perhaps before long, the Holy Dragon Sect would truly deserve its place among the Upper Three Sects!

After all, even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had possessed only one Titled Douluo. If the Holy Dragon Sect had a Titled Douluo, what difference would there be between them and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect?!

"Notify the other elders and arrange a celebratory banquet! But I will not be attending. I can feel my bottleneck loosening. Perhaps it will not be long before I break through!"

"Then our Holy Dragon Sect's status as one of the Upper Three Sects will be fully deserved!" Tuoba Xi said excitedly.

"Congratulations, Sect Master! Congratulations! A double blessing!" The Soul Master immediately said excitedly. Would the Holy Dragon Sect finally have a Titled Douluo of its own?

"Hahahaha!" Tuoba Xi immediately left the main hall and headed for his cultivation chamber. He would not emerge until he broke through!

This matter soon reached the ears of the Holy Dragon Sect's other elders. They were excited—overjoyed!

Spirit Hall had accepted their allegiance. They had become one of the Upper Three Sects, filling the Upper Three Sects' vacancy.

And the sect master's bottleneck had loosened. Once he broke through to Titled Douluo, the Holy Dragon Sect would truly be one of the Upper Three Sects!

For now, they were merely a hollow Upper Three Sect with status and reputation, but no Titled Douluo.

This matter could not possibly be concealed, and the Holy Dragon Sect had no desire to hide it. They were now Spirit Hall's lackeys; even if others learned of it, who would dare touch the Holy Dragon Sect?