Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City.
Tang Xiao stood before the imperial palace, his heart a tumult of emotions.
More than a decade ago, Tang Hao had attacked the Pope of Spirit Hall, bringing the Clear Sky Sect into conflict with Spirit Hall. To address the crisis, Tang Xiao, Tang Hao's elder brother, had visited the Heaven Dou Capital once. He had declared that the Clear Sky Sect would support the imperial family from then on, provided the imperial family stood in the same camp as them and openly opposed Spirit Hall.
Unfortunately, His Majesty Xue Ye had rejected that proposal.
After becoming the sect master of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Xiao had therefore devoted himself to strengthening the sect, hiding its brilliance and biding its time.
Now, the Clear Sky Sect had been destroyed. Never in his wildest dreams had Tang Xiao imagined that he would need to enter this tottering Heaven Dou Imperial Palace a second time.
"This is the imperial palace. Unauthorized persons must leave at once."
"I am Tang Xiao of the Clear Sky Sect."
Faced with the gate guards' rebuke, Tang Xiao gave his name. Before long, after reporting to the Heaven Dou emperor, a soldier led Tang Xiao into a grand hall.
Inside the hall, Yu Xiaogang, chief instructor of the Heaven Dou Empire's Soul Master army, was already standing below the steps. Above the nine steps, His Majesty Xue Ye sat on his throne, studying the disheveled Tang Xiao with a sense of foreboding.
"Sect Master Tang, could the Clear Sky Sect have..." His Majesty Xue Ye frowned.
"The Clear Sky Sect has fallen." Tang Xiao clenched his fists.
"Damn them! Damn Spirit Hall! They destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and now they've