What Does Spirit Hall Want to Do? This Will Be a Disaster That Sweeps Across the Entire Continent!

"What does Spirit Hall want to do? Isn't this a little too overbearing? The candidates for the Upper Three Sects have been delayed all this time!"

"I originally thought Spirit Hall would choose one of the Lower Four Sects to fill the vacant position, but they chose the Holy Dragon Sect?"

"How could the mere Holy Dragon Sect, a sect that wasn't even among the Seven Great Sects, possibly deserve to stand as equals with our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

Inside the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Gu Rong said indignantly.

Ning Fengzhi rubbed his brow with a headache. "My earlier guess was correct. After destroying the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Spirit Hall stopped."

"Next came the candidates for the Upper Three Sects. They would choose one to fill the vacancy left by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan! I just didn't expect Spirit Hall to delay for so long, and then choose the Holy Dragon Sect!"

"Looks like my guess was right. Spirit Hall wants to plant a nail among our Seven Great Sects!"

"Fengzhi, what do you mean? You might as well explain it clearly. You know that Uncle Jian and Old Gu don't understand these things!"

Chen Xin spoke up. What was this about a nail or no nail? What was going on? Couldn't he just put it more simply?

"Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, it's like this." Ning Fengzhi slowly explained, "The reason Spirit Hall didn't quickly choose a sect to fill the vacancy was probably because they were waiting for one of the Lower Four Sects to pledge allegiance to Spirit Hall and completely side with them!"

"Whoever made their choice first would be the sect that filled the vacant position! They would gain the honor and status of the Upper Three Sects!"

"And Spirit Hall's continued silence was probably because all the Lower Four Sects were still watching and waiting... They're all old foxes."

"However, no one could have expected that the Holy Dragon Sect would actually... They actually dared to gamble? They gambled that if the Holy Dragon Sect pledged allegiance to Spirit Hall, they would be the ones to fill the vacancy!"

After saying this, Ning Fengzhi sighed. "And now, Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, you've seen the result yourselves. The Holy Dragon Sect won the gamble."

"The Holy Dragon Sect is now one of the Upper Three Sects. Although it doesn't deserve the name, I've already received word. I heard that after the Holy Dragon Sect's sect master learned that his sect had become one of the Upper Three Sects..."

"His bottleneck loosened. He went into seclusion without even attending the celebration banquet. Perhaps by the time he comes out, he'll have already broken through to Level-Ninety Quasi-Titled Douluo!"

"Once he obtains his ninth Soul Ring, he'll be a genuine Titled Douluo, and the Holy Dragon Sect will become a true member of the Upper Three Sects!"

"Things really are unpredictable. The vacant position should originally have gone to one of the Lower Four Sects, but the Holy Dragon Sect ended up picking up this enormous bargain." Ning Fengzhi looked at the two of them as he spoke.

"So, in other words..." Chen Xin frowned. "The Upper Three Sects are no longer united as one. One of them has already sided with Spirit Hall, and the Holy Dragon Sect will soon possess a Titled Douluo!"

"This is dangerous. I understand now. Spirit Hall has ulterior motives—what a vicious scheme!"

Ning Fengzhi sat on the sect master's throne, staring at the ceiling as he wondered what to do. "The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was destroyed, and the sect that filled the vacancy has now completely sided with Spirit Hall. The situation on the continent... This game of chess is becoming harder and harder to understand."

"That Qian Xunji..." Ning Fengzhi gritted his teeth before sighing again. "We underestimated him."

"Not only did he destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he also pushed Spirit Hall's prestige to another peak! At the same time, he planted an unremovable nail among the Seven Great Sects!"

"If we suppress the Holy Dragon Sect now, it would be equivalent to making an enemy of Spirit Hall and provoking them."

"What a troubled time." Ning Fengzhi laughed helplessly.

"Then we can't just stand by and watch, can we?" Gu Rong said anxiously. "Are we supposed to watch helplessly as Spirit Hall devours our Seven Great Sects bit by bit?"

Ning Fengzhi shook his head. "There's definitely nothing we can do openly. Spirit Hall's prestige is simply too high right now. If they raised their arms and called out, who knows how many Soul Masters would respond!"

"Right now, it isn't just our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that fears Spirit Hall. The Clear Sky Sect, the Two Great Empires, and the Lower Four Sects are all afraid as well!"

"Since we can't stop them openly, then we'll do something in secret. We can still isolate the Holy Dragon Sect."

"From the exposure of the former saintess's betrayal... to a year of peace and quiet, then the destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and finally the Holy Dragon Sect joining the Upper Three Sects—each and every one of these events is completely connected..."

"I believe I'm not the only one who has seen through it. There must definitely be people in the Clear Sky Sect and the Two Great Empires who have seen through it as well."

"Spirit Hall is planning to make a major move. Spirit Hall has been passed down for ten thousand years. Can they no longer bear to remain merely the sacred land in the hearts of Soul Masters? Do they want to become like the Two Great Empires?"

"Fengzhi, aren't you... being a little alarmist?" Chen Xin frowned when he heard this.

"This is only my guess. Everyone knows that Spirit Hall's duty is to protect the continent, but are they truly willing to protect it for another ten thousand years?" Ning Fengzhi said.

"For ten thousand years, Spirit Hall was indeed a responsible guardian. But now, it seems they may no longer be willing to remain merely guardians. The destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan may be the beginning of this!"

Ning Fengzhi looked at Chen Xin and Gu Rong. "Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, do you remember what Spirit Hall used to be like?"

"They captured Fallen Soul Masters everywhere and maintained order in the Soul Master World. Then they would... act as mediators?"

Chen Xin stroked his chin. "Whenever the Two Great Empires fought fiercely, stirring up public resentment and throwing order into chaos, Spirit Hall would step in."

"Yeah." Gu Rong also fell into reminiscence. Spirit Hall really had once been a responsible guardian.

Even when Chen Xin's father died in battle after challenging that person in Spirit Hall, Spirit Hall hadn't pursued the matter to the bitter end.

Of course, the main reason was that Chen Xin's father had already been a Level 98 Peak Super Douluo.

He had only been one step away from breaking through, but that single step had trapped him for many years. Challenging Qian Daoliu was his path to proving his Dao!

If he succeeded, he would become a new Peerless Douluo. If he failed, it would merely mean death. Qian Daoliu had fulfilled him, even though he had lost.

He had witnessed the Peerless Douluo's ultimate sword strike, but failed to withstand it and ultimately died. Qian Daoliu could not be blamed for that.

But it was easy to imagine that the atmosphere on Douluo Continent back then had been completely different from now. Spirit Hall had changed!

When had it changed? It had begun when Qian Xunji became the pope. It seemed that he was unwilling to be that ridiculous guardian.

"Looks like you understand now. Everything began when Qian Xunji became the pope," Ning Fengzhi said.

"I hope all my guesses are wrong. If they're true, then this is truly terrifying. This will no longer be a war between the Two Great Empires, but a disaster that completely sweeps across the entire continent, from which no one can escape!"

Chen Xin and Gu Rong's expressions also turned solemn. They finally realized just how serious the situation was.

If Qian Xunji knew what Ning Fengzhi had said, he would definitely have replied, What are you talking about? Did I really think that far ahead?