Relocation

Seeing the excitement on Ning Zi's face, Tang Chen said, "All right, go absorb it."

Ning Zi nodded happily and ran back to absorb the Immortal Herb.

But after only two steps, she turned around and ran back to Tang Chen.

Smack. She planted a kiss on his cheek.

Tang Chen was "too slow to react," and Ning Zi caught him squarely.

Seeing the lingering pleasure on his face, Ning Zi blushed and stammered, "D-don't get the wrong idea. I... I just... I just wanted to thank you!"

With her ears flushed and her face rosy as rouge, Tang Chen could only stare.

Seeing him gazing at her in a daze, Ning Zi gave a shy smile, then trotted back to her room.

Tang Chen smiled as she ran off but said nothing.

Everyone who was to receive an Immortal Herb had received one.

Now only Tang Yue and Tang Chen remained in the center, waiting.

A full day passed.

Everyone finished absorbing their Immortal Herbs.

Tang Song, the Clear Sky Sect's second elder, and Tang Shuo, its third elder, both reached Level 90. They needed only one more Soul Ring to become Titled Douluo.

The fourth elder, Tang Cen, rose from level 87 to level 89.

The first elder, Tang Xing, had only just reached level 91. After absorbing his Immortal Herb, his Soul Power settled firmly at level 92.

The Strength Clan's chief rose from level 84 to level 86, the Speed Clan's chief from level 81 to level 83, and the Defense Clan's chief from level 83 to level 84. The Defense Clan chief's Martial Soul even evolved from an Armored Giant Rhino into an Armored Dragon Rhino!

The Clear Sky Team's members had changed even more dramatically.

Tang Chen aside, Tang Xiao rose from level 26 to level 30. He still had medicinal power left to absorb; once he obtained his third Soul Ring, his cultivation would leap forward again.

Ning Zi rose from level 16 to level 20. Her Martial Soul evolved from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and she gained a new Martial Soul: the Lovesick Heartbreak Red. She, too, had yet to absorb all the medicinal power. Once she obtained her Second Soul Ring, her cultivation would make another leap.

After absorbing his herb, Tai Kang also rose from level 16 to level 20. His Soul Power would likewise surge once he obtained his Second Soul Ring.

Yang Wu rose from level 12 to level 19, and his toughness doubled.

Only Bai Kai and Cowboy had yet to absorb their Immortal Herbs.

Once those two were done, it could truly be said that every member of the Clear Sky Team had the potential to become a Titled Douluo.

Seeing that everyone who could absorb an Immortal Herb had done so, Tang Yue warned them, "Remember, the Immortal Herbs must be kept absolutely secret!"

The others answered solemnly, "Yes, Sect Master!" "Yes, Father!" "Yes, Uncle Tang!" "Yes, Uncle!"

Seeing that they understood the importance of the matter, Tang Yue dismissed them.

Over the next few days, Tang Yue and Tang Xing took the second and third elders to the Star Dou Great Forest to help them obtain their ninth Soul Rings.

In the end, the second elder obtained one from a 91,000-year-old Storm Giant Tiger, while the third obtained one from an 89,000-year-old Rock Earth Dragon.

Each also obtained a Soul Bone: a 91,000-year-old Storm Giant Tiger Left Arm Bone and an 89,000-year-old Rock Earth Dragon Torso Bone, respectively.

After absorbing their Soul Rings and Soul Bones, both reached level 91 and became true Titled Douluo.

The Clear Sky Sect now had four Titled Douluo in all.

Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Yue!

Golden Douluo, Tang Xing!

Thunderstorm Douluo, Tang Song!

Giant Rock Douluo, Tang Shuo!

The Clear Sky Sect already had the makings of the world's greatest sect it would later become.

After returning to the Clear Sky Sect, Sect Master Tang Yue issued an order to the entire sect.

"From today onward, the Clear Sky Sect will leave its ancestral grounds and establish a larger sect in the Heaven Dou Empire!"

The order sent an uproar through the sect.

"Sect Master, isn't it a little unwise to leave our ancestral grounds for the Heaven Dou Empire now? Nearly all the territory worth claiming there has already been divided up," said one of the Clear Sky Sect's Soul Emperors.

Tang Yue merely smiled.

He turned to the elders behind him.

"Summon your Martial Souls!"

The first elder, Tang Xing, the second elder, Tang Song, and the third elder, Tang Shuo, summoned their Martial Souls at once.

Around each of them appeared nine Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple, and five black.

"The Clear Sky Sect has gained three new Titled Douluo! We now have four. Who can stop us?"

Tang Yue burst into unrestrained laughter.

"Hahahahaha!"

Seeing the four Titled Douluo, the Clear Sky Sect members below cheered again and again. "The Clear Sky Sect is invincible!"

"The Clear Sky Sect is number one in the world!"

"Long live the Clear Sky Sect!"

With Tang Yue's order issued, everyone in the Clear Sky Sect threw themselves into the work.

First, Tang Yue took Tang Xing to the Heaven Dou Empire for "friendly negotiations" with its emperor, Xue Gao.

In the end, the emperor granted the Clear Sky Sect territory in the empire's northeast, including two mountain ranges.

The second elder went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to negotiate a new division of interests within the Heaven Dou Empire.

The third elder went to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to discuss the same matter.

When the negotiations ended, each of the two sects gave the Clear Sky Sect a quarter of its holdings free of charge. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect even sent a congratulatory gift toward the construction of the Clear Sky Sect's new headquarters: two billion Gold Soul Coins!

Tang Yue and the other elders were pleased with the two sects' show of goodwill.

They then set aside fifty million Gold Soul Coins and entrusted the Defense Clan with building the Clear Sky Sect's new headquarters.

The Defense Clan truly deserved its reputation as the continent's finest construction crew. In less than two months, it had built the Clear Sky Sect a new headquarters of exquisite design and sweeping grandeur!

Meanwhile, inside Spirit Hall's Pope's Palace.

Pope Qian Qiyun sat on his throne, listening to a Red-Clothed Cardinal report.

"Your Holiness, the Clear Sky Sect has come down from its ancestral grounds and established a new headquarters within the Heaven Dou Empire."

The Red-Clothed Cardinal stepped aside after speaking. He knew how to survive in office: keep his mouth shut until his superior gave an opinion, then flatter him without a second thought.

Qian Qiyun considered the report carefully. In his judgment, though the Clear Sky Sect had gained three Titled Douluo, it was still no cause for concern.

He turned to Golden Crocodile Douluo beside him. "Golden Crocodile, what do you think?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo scratched his head and replied, "Your Holiness, whatever you say we should do, we'll do."