The Worship Hall, Loyal to the Last (Please Keep Reading and Send Update Reminders)

Blue Star!

Once Xiao Ran saw that Qian Renxue had regained her composure, he told her what happened next.

"After Tang San became the Sea God, you lost your first battle against him."

Seeing the defiance on Qian Renxue's face, Xiao Ran smiled.

"Tang San's foundations really were stronger than yours."

"He had Twin Martial Souls. When he revived Xiao Wu, he replaced every hundred-year and thousand-year Soul Ring on his First Martial Soul, the Blue Silver Emperor, with Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings."

"Later, when he hunted Soul Beasts for his Clear Sky Hammer, every one he killed was at least fifty thousand years old. There was even the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, a million-year Soul Beast. Before he became a god, he had built up several times as much power as you had."

"You retreated to the Jialing Pass battlefield. Tang San soon returned there too, bringing the Shrek Six Monsters with him."

"When Tang San became a god, the Shrek Six Monsters benefited as well. Every one of them reached at least the level of a Titled Douluo."

"Another battle between gods followed. You couldn't beat Tang San, and the Spirit Hall Empire couldn't beat the Heaven Dou Empire."

Xiao Ran's voice sank.

"I won't go through every elder of Spirit Hall. In the end, they all died in battle."

"I'll focus on the Worship Hall. The Seventh Offering, Jiang Mo, and the Sixth Offering, Qian Jun, died beneath the Hell White Tiger, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing."

"The Fifth Offering, Guang Ling, and the Fourth Offering, Lion, died at Tang San's hands while trying to save you—the Angel God who couldn't beat the Sea God."

"The Third Offering, Azure Luan, was wounded by a Hidden Weapon Xiao Wu used, then died at her hands."

"The Second Worship, Golden Crocodile, also tried to save you. He chose to blow himself up and take the force of the impact in your place."

"As for the Great Enshrined, you know how your grandfather died."

"Every member of Spirit Hall's Worship Hall was loyal to the last. It's a pity their deaths were anything but dignified..."

Qian Renxue's face went deathly pale. Each time Xiao Ran named another person and described how they died, her slender body shook violently.

As she recalled the faces and voices of her six elders—Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, Lion, Guang Ling, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo—it felt as though a great hand were squeezing her heart. The pain cut to her very soul.

She raised her head. Her eyes had turned bloodred. Thinking of the elders who had died for her, she hated the person she had once been.

"Qian Renxue, why did you have to show off? If you'd killed Tang San sooner, none of this would have happened. It was all your fault..."

Qian Renxue bit through her lip. A trace of crimson ran from the corner of her mouth as she berated herself in grief and fury.

Douluo Continent!

Spirit Hall!

After wiping out the Clear Sky Sect, the six members of the Worship Hall had returned to Spirit Hall with all their spoils. They watched Xiao Ran describe each of their deaths on the Sky Screen.

Golden Crocodile glanced at his brothers and laughed freely. He was neither upset nor angry.

"Hahaha! My brothers did me proud. Not one of you was a coward. Even facing a god, we had the courage to fight."

"If a man must die, then so be it!"

"We died gloriously. We lived up to the fearsome names we made for ourselves across the continent."

Azure Luan folded his arms across his chest and spoke with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Hold on. You all died at a god's hands, so your deaths really were glorious. But what happened to me?"

"Xiao Wu wounded me with a Hidden Weapon, then killed me. I'm Azure Luan Douluo, yet I didn't even die at a god's hands? I won't accept that! I want to challenge a god too. Even if I die, I'll splash him with my blood and show him just how fierce a mortal's spirit can be."

The brothers Qian Jun and Jiang Mo exchanged a look, equally dejected.

"Third Brother, we didn't die at a god's hands either. That Martial Soul Fusion Skill from the Dai Family and Zhu Family somehow killed both of us."

"You won't accept it? Neither will we!"

"We've never crossed swords with a god in our lives. We want a chance to try."

While they were speaking, Great Enshrined Qian Daoliu descended from the sky. His gaze swept across his brothers, who had fought to the bitter end for the Qian Family and Spirit Hall. Emotion filled his face. He broke into a grin, his voice a little hoarse.

"My brothers did me proud!"

"The Sky Screen has shown us the future. This is our chance."

"This time, we will not repeat those mistakes."

"Has the Clear Sky Sect been destroyed?"

Golden Crocodile stepped forward, holding at least twenty Soul Bones in both hands. They shimmered in different colors and radiated such dense waves of energy that even Qian Daoliu was stunned.

"The Clear Sky Sect shut its gates and went into seclusion, only to produce five elders at the Titled Douluo level. Tang Xiao was level ninety-six and had a full set of six Soul Bones."

"The other five elders were between levels ninety-two and ninety-four. Each had at least three Soul Bones, and some had four."

"Who knows how many Soul Beasts those bastards slaughtered in secret over the years to gather this many Soul Bones?"

"Luckily, we struck first. If so many fresh fighters had joined the Heaven Dou Empire, they would have been a force to reckon with."

Cold sweat broke out down Qian Daoliu's back. He had honored his gentleman's agreement with Tang Chen and left the Clear Sky Sect a place to survive. Instead, he had left behind a danger this great.

"The Clear Sky Sect. So that's what you were hiding!"

"Golden Crocodile, divide these Soul Bones among yourselves. See if you can put together full sets and take your strength another step further."

"Tang San fled to Sea God Island. To destroy it, I'll need every bit of help you can give me."

Tang San!

The Sea God who would kill them in the future!

Golden Crocodile grinned. "Then thank you for the gift, Great Enshrined. We failed to take Sea God Island decades ago, but this time, we brothers will give it everything we have."

"Come on, brothers. Have a look and find the Soul Bones you need."

With the battle ahead of them, they really did need to grow stronger.

Azure Luan, Lion, Guang Ling, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo quickly crowded around Golden Crocodile and began sorting through the Soul Bones.

Blue Star!

Xiao Ran shifted his position and spoke as though he were trying to frighten a little girl.

"That's not even the most terrifying part. Do you know what is?"

Qian Renxue tilted her head. Could anything be more terrifying than the deaths of the six members of the Worship Hall?

"What?"

Xiao Ran leaned forward, his voice urgent.

"Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, of course!"

"When he unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorous Divine Light, at full power, he poisoned five hundred thousand Spirit Hall soldiers at Jialing Pass. The whole city turned green!"

"You didn't expect that, did you? The Heaven Dou Empire's army and the Spirit Hall Empire's army fought to the death, yet the casualties they caused were less than a tenth of his."

"You could say Dugu Bo destroyed the Spirit Hall Empire's army single-handedly."