The Entire Clear Sky Sect Mobilized-If Shrek Wouldn't Save Face, They'd Do It for Them!

"Huh?"

Xiao Xiao froze.

Was that really the point?

Huo Yutong's watery eyes remained fixed on her face, as though she wouldn't give up until she got an answer.

The petite girl sighed and spread her hands. "Do you really want me to say it? It was on our first day of classes. That day, weren't you clinging to Tang Qi for dear life..."

"Okay, stop."

Huo Yutong's cheeks flushed. She hurried after Tang Xue and fled into the shop.

What was that about?

Xiao Xiao shrugged and turned, only to find no one beside her. She jolted and hurried after them.

Tang Xue led them through the Front Hall and all the way to the back of the shop. Just as the girls exchanged puzzled looks, she pressed something they couldn't see.

Creak—

An opening slowly appeared in the floor. A staircase emerged from the darkness, with warm light spilling up from below.

"Come with me, children."

Tang Xue gave them a rare, gentle smile and went down first.

The others descended the steps, and the space before them suddenly opened up.

The vast underground chamber stretched beyond sight. Figures stood along both sides of the passage.

"Greetings, Second Elder!"

Full-throated voices rang out from both sides, deafening and echoing without end.

At the back of the group, surprise flashed across Ning Tian's pretty face.

What was the Clear Sky Sect doing?

Waves surged through her heart as she stole glances at the Clear Sky Sect disciples standing ready around them.

This was a damn shop? It was a hidden fortress!

Though the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect was no longer as glorious as it had been ten thousand years ago, it was still a major sect. As its young sect master, Ning Tian knew that well.

She knew how hard it was to rally and deploy so many Soul Masters in less than a day.

Tang Qi, who exactly are you to make the Clear Sky Sect mobilize everyone?

Wu Feng instinctively shrank back and edged closer to Ning Tian with her tail between her legs.

Tang Xue finally brought them to a heavy iron door.

She raised a hand to push it open, but her brow creased almost imperceptibly. A moment later, her expression was calm again.

Tang Xue turned to Jiang Nannan, who stood at the front. "Nannan, take everyone inside. The Young Master is in there."

"I'm going to meet the Grand Elder."

"The Grand Elder is here too?"

Jiang Nannan looked up in astonishment, her beautiful eyes full of disbelief.

What on earth had happened tonight?

She had been bewildered the entire way here.

She had thought it was just a minor scuffle, but with even the Clear Sky Sect's Grand Elder coming in person, the nature of the matter had changed completely.

Jiang Nannan gave Tang Xue's retreating figure a long look before pushing open the door.

Inside, Tang Qi sat in the seat of honor, looking perfectly at ease.

"You're here? Sit wherever you like."

He beckoned to the girls at the door.

They looked at one another. Though full of questions, they obediently found seats.

Only when everyone had arrived did Tang Qi breathe a little easier.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door.

"Come in," Tang Qi said.

Tang Long pushed the door open and entered.

He walked straight to Tang Qi and reported, "My Lord, my grandfather is here."

Tang Qi immediately stood to greet him, but before he had taken two steps, a robust voice came from outside.

"I told you, use my title when we're working."

A middle-aged man who looked no more than forty or fifty strode in as soon as the words were spoken.

"Greetings, Young Master!"

Tang Tian forced a smile onto his aged face and saluted Tang Qi with clasped hands. He glanced at Tang Long from the corner of his eye, unable to suppress a flicker of delight.

The newcomer was Tang Tian, the current Clear Sky Douluo and Grand Elder of the Clear Sky Sect.

"You're too formal, Grand Elder. You didn't have to come in person."

Tang Tian shook his head. His face glowed, and for some reason he seemed to be in exceptionally good spirits. "Young Master, your safety comes before everything else."

After sitting down, Tang Tian reported gravely, "When I arrived, the Second Sect Master and Taotie Douluo had already begun fighting Outside the City. The Great Sect Master is here too, but for some reason he hasn't made a move."

Tang Qi nodded slightly. "Uncle Da Ming is keeping an eye on Mu En."

Mu En?

Dragon God Douluo Mu En?

Tang Tian's gaze sharpened. His smile faltered for an instant before returning to normal.

"He's still alive? Even so, he's no match for the Great Sect Master fighting one-handed."

Nearby, Ning Tian caught the name "Taotie Douluo," and her heart lurched.

As the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's young sect master, she had read the sect's records. They stated plainly that Taotie Douluo Xuan Zi was Shrek's strongest fighter—and a veteran Level 98 Limit Douluo.

If the Clear Sky Sect's Second Sect Master could fight him on equal terms, what level had the Great Sect Master reached?

Tang Qi, were you prepared to destroy Shrek at any cost?

"Young Master, I've sent half our disciples to spread out around Shrek Academy and wait for an opening," Tang Tian said, leaning forward slightly.

Tang Qi nodded. Unless he had no other choice, he didn't want to "deal with" Shrek physically.

Faith was fickle. In this era, aside from his foundation of faith across the seas, most of the continent's faith was centered on Shrek.

The Angel God and Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago were an example.

His plan was to remove a few diehards, make Shrek his dog, and ultimately expand his faith. Then Haji San could have a taste of a god king at "full power" too.

Whether it all went smoothly depended on Mu En. After all, he was the only reasonable person in Shrek, at least among those in the public eye.

Of course, if he didn't want to save face, Tang Qi would do it for him.

"I'd say Shrek has completely forgotten the Sea God's kindness." Tang Tian slammed a palm onto the armrest, his voice booming like a bell.

He broke Tang Qi's train of thought and drew everyone's gaze.

In that instant, Tang Qi understood why Tang Tian was so angry.

Ten thousand years ago, the Clear Sky Sect had been so late to the feast it could not even get warm shit to eat. When Tang San was in dire straits, they had offered no charcoal in the snow.

Instead, they had waited until he became a Titled Douluo and came to them in person to claim kinship. Only then had they handed over a few secret arts, barely managing to add flowers to brocade.

Even so, when the Clear Sky Sect went into hiding to escape disaster, Tang San had "specially" sent down two top-tier experts to protect it.

That had moved the hammer-swinging men so deeply they cried, "We can never repay the Sea God's kindness!"

The fact that they hadn't jumped up shouting about loyalty and gratitude already counted as restraint.

Yet Shrek, which had benefited most from the Sea God's kindness, had turned heaven and earth upside down and dared to bully the Divine Son.

They had truly found themselves a path to death!

That was the real reason Tang Tian had been delighted when he heard Tang Long address Tang Qi as "My Lord."

Did they have any idea what it meant for Sea God Tang San to repay a drop of kindness with a gushing spring?

"Some shabby academy in the middle of nowhere didn't even have the qualifications. It became the continent's top academy only because it basked in the Sea God's glory."

"And that useless Gangzi, who was still Level 29 after turning fifty, became the Sea God's teacher by sheer accident.

"He didn't lift a finger and coasted to victory the whole way. In the end, he became a Titled Douluo and was revered by countless people." Tang Tian bristled, his voice thick with disdain.

"And Shrek keeps going on about how the Seven Gods helped one another rise. What kind of joke is that? Without the Sea God, could the other Shrek Five Monsters have become gods?"

"They didn't become friends with the Sea God because they had the potential to become gods. They had the potential to become gods because they were his friends."

Tang Tian gave a cold snort.