Qian Xunji was the Pope, after all, with years of experience and insight as a ruler.
He had clearly realized what Lin Fan meant when he said Spirit Hall would fall not because it lost to any one person, but because it lost to the times.
Damn it, who could have imagined that some shabby academy would bring together the heirs of the continent's greatest powers?
What Spirit Hall faced was an alliance of those great powers. Spirit Hall, by contrast, stood isolated and without support, pitted against the entire continent.
It would have been stranger if it hadn't lost!
Understanding dawned on Qian Xunji. "Lin Fan, I see what you mean. Tang San used these people's connections to unite the forces of the entire continent and destroy Spirit Hall."
Bibi Dong caught on as well. "Lin Fan, is that right?"
"Exactly," Lin Fan said. "Think about it. Tang San himself counted as a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect, didn't he?"
"And Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing go without saying-they represented the Star Luo Empire. Ning Rongrong came from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Don't forget that Yu Xiaogang came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, as did a vice dean who joined Shrek later. There were people from all the Upper Three Sects, plus the Star Luo Empire."
"They were all direct-line heirs, too. Once they grew into their strength, wouldn't they take control of those forces? Wouldn't that give them the means to stand against Spirit Hall?"
Qian Xunji asked, "But wasn't there also the Heaven Dou Empire?"
Lin Fan smiled. "The Heaven Dou Empire was right at the forefront. It fought Spirit Hall harder than anyone."
Bibi Dong asked again, "Why? None of the Shrek Seven Monsters came from the Heaven Dou Empire!"
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