That night.
The experts who heard the commotion hurried over through the night, only to find that the castle and mountaintop where the Clear Sky Sect stood had been razed to the ground. Sect disciples' corpses littered the wilderness, and blood flowed in rivers.
Early the next morning, even more terrifying news arrived: over eighteen hundred members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, from the Sect Master down, had all fallen. Even the few disciples away from the sect had been unable to escape death.
Within days, two of the Upper Three Sects had been utterly wiped out, stirring towering waves across the continent and leaving everyone fearing for their own safety.
The Soul Master World currently had Seven Great Sects. Four were in the Heaven Dou Empire: the Upper Three Sects-the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect-along with the Elephant Armor Sect, one of the Lower Four Sects. The other three were in the Star Luo Empire.
Since this had happened within the Heaven Dou Empire's borders, someone had long since rushed to inform the imperial family.
At that very moment, the imperial court was also arguing itself hoarse over the matter. Anyone with eyes knew Spirit Hall had done it. After all, no one else could mobilize such an enormous force of soul masters in so little time.
But even so, without evidence, who could challenge them?
With the vast number of soul masters Spirit Hall currently commanded, never mind the Heaven Dou Empire-even the two great empires combined would not dare act rashly.
After a morning of arguments, "Xue Qinghe" returned to the bedroom. Light and shadow flickered, transforming him into a beautiful woman.
Lin Qian set down his teacup, somewhat surprised. "Were they arguing that