Qian Renxue did not press Lin Mo further with his excuses.
She nodded, her tone softening. "It's good that you've conveyed the message, brother."
"If Your Majesties wish to be accepted into the imperial court, the Heaven Dou Empire welcomes them at any time. If not, there is no need to force them."
After chatting for a while, she once again reminded Lin Mo to be careful of the Spirit Hall's actions in the near future, and the unexpected meeting came to an end.
Lin Mo stood up to take his leave.
Ning Fengzhi, along with Ning Rongrong and the two Titled Douluo, got up and left the Imperial Garden together.
Qian Renxue sat in the pavilion, watching Lin Mo's departing figure, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes.
When Lin Mo returned to the Dugu Manor, it was already dark.
Dugu Bo was sitting on a stone bench with his eyes closed, resting. Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling sat side by side beside him, talking in hushed tones.
Ye Linyuan had little opportunity to study that piece of Gold of Life today.
Hearing footsteps, all four looked up at the same time.
Dugu Yan was the first to stand up and quickly came forward. " A-Mo, what did Xue Qinghe want with you? Why did it take you so long?"
Lin Mo walked to the pavilion and sat down. He took the tea that Ye Lingling handed him, took a sip, and then recounted what he had seen and heard in the Imperial Garden:
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect suffered a devastating defeat; Sword Douluo lost an arm but still broke through to Level 97; the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was wiped out; and the Spirit Hall was suspected of being the mastermind behind it all.
as well as--
Qian Renxue, representing the Heaven Dou Empire, invited Dugu Bo and Ye Linyuan to join the royal family as retainers.
"Having you, One-Character Prince Equal to the Emperor, isn't enough? He wants to drag me and Old Ye over as royal retainers as well?"
Dugu Bo scoffed after hearing this.
"Back when Prince Xue Xing was still in Heaven Dou City, he approached me several times, each time using all sorts of sweet words to try and recruit me as a royal retainer."
I refused them all.
"Now that Prince Xue Xing has been demoted and can't even enter the court, Xue Qinghe is suddenly trying to win me over?"
"You wish!"
Ye Linyuan also raised his head, " Old Poison Master, you're being reasonable. At our age, we've long since lost the desire to be bound by anything."
"Whether it's the Heaven Dou Empire or the Spirit Hall, they've both offered plenty of benefits. But if we wanted to join either faction, we would have done so long ago. Why wait until now?"
He was indeed not worried about the Spirit Hall's attitude.
The Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul holds a very special position among healing-type Soul Master, and he is also Titled Douluo- level Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master.
Everyone gets hurt sometimes.
Ye Linyuan's Nine Heart Begonia is the strongest healing-type Martial Soul in the world. As long as the person doesn't die on the spot, he is confident that he can pull them back from the brink of death.
Which Titled Douluo would want someone like that?
If the Spirit Hall dares to take action against him, those Soul Master who have received his favors will be the first to object.
Dugu Bo was not worried at all.
He fears neither Beat Up nor large-scale battles the most.
If he had been there the night the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was attacked...
He might not be able to keep those four Titled Douluo, but he wouldn't let any of those nearly ten thousand black-clad Soul Master go.
With his current cultivation level and poison skills, if he were to unleash his full power on the battlefield, those Soul Master below the Soul Douluo level would be no different from weeds in his presence.
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison spreads extremely quickly and over a wide area; ordinary Soul Master cannot even get close to it.
The title of "God of Group Battles" is well-deserved.
Dugu Bo waved his hand, bringing the topic back on track. "Just find any excuse to postpone Xue Qinghe's matter."
He said, "I'm used to a leisurely life and can't stand being tied down. Thank you for your kindness; I appreciate it."
Lin Mo nodded.
The news that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been crippled and destroyed in a short period of time spread like wildfire throughout the entire continent.
For a time, all the major sects and forces were filled with unease.
In particular, those medium-sized sects that were affiliated with the two great empires held meetings overnight to discuss countermeasures.
There is only one force on the entire continent capable of launching simultaneous attacks on two major Upper Three Sects, and achieving such results.
Spirit Hall.
Although the Spirit Hall has not admitted it to this day, in the eyes of truly insightful people, it is already a self-evident fact.
only--
Even if they knew it was the Spirit Hall that did it, who would dare to publicly accuse them?
The annihilation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan serves as a cautionary tale.
Seven days after the news broke, the Spirit Hall issued a statement.
The statement was earnest and solemn in tone.
The Spirit Hall strongly condemns the perpetrators Destruction the two major sects and calls on all Soul Master across the continent to unite and jointly safeguard peace and order in the Soul Master World.
At the same time, the Spirit Hall proposed:
The Seven Great Sects have existed for a very long time, and their current rankings no longer accurately reflect their strength.
To uphold the honor and authority of the Seven Great Sects, it is recommended that Seven Great Sects be re-ranked based on their military strength.
The Spirit Hall will act as the organizer, providing all sects across the continent with a year to prepare.
One year later, all sects on the mainland will be able to register for the Seven Great Sects Competition.
The competition will determine the new Seven Great Sects, who will be ranked according to their strength.
This statement immediately caused a huge uproar in the Soul Master World.
The Seven Great Sects represent the highest honor in the Soul Master World on the continent.
Any sect that can secure a place among the Seven Great Sects is a top-tier force with a history spanning hundreds or even thousands of years.
The number of Soul Master under its tutelage, the cultivation resources, and the recruitment of disciples are vastly different from those of ordinary sects.
Being ranked among the Seven Great Sects is itself proof of their strength.
Now, the Clear Sky Sect has gone into seclusion, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is in ruins, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is gone.
Three seats are now empty.
In a short time, more than 80% of the sects in the two empires began to take action.
Some held emergency meetings to discuss whether to participate in the competition; others began to integrate resources within their sects and focus on cultivating top-tier combat power.
As for the true intentions behind the Spirit Hall's statement, only they themselves know.
The pavilion in the backyard of the Dugu Manor.
Lin Mo held a statement from the Spirit Hall that a servant had just brought from outside, his brows furrowed slightly.
He waved the paper in his hand and looked at the people in the pavilion. "What do you think of the Spirit Hall's statement?"
Dugu Bo remained indifferent, saying, "It's none of my business."
"I am Titled Douluo, not a sect leader. Whether the Seven Great Sects are vying for supremacy or the Spirit Hall wants to unify the continent, as long as they don't cross me, let them do whatever they want."
Ye Linyuan remained calm. " The Nine Heart Begonia lineage is passed down through a single heir, so it's not my business. This matter has nothing to do with me."
The two Titled Douluo made their stance clear: they were just watching the show.
Ye Lingling, however, keenly Frisk something. She looked at Lin Mo, " A-Mo, you specifically brought this statement over to ask us... do you have some thoughts on this?"
Lin Mo did not answer immediately.
Dugu Yan also realized what was going on, "You... want to participate in this competition?"
Lin Mo nodded.
There was a moment of silence in the pavilion.
Dugu Yan asked, puzzled, "But can we, just a few people, really be called a sect?"
She counted on her fingers. "Grandpa, Grandpa Ye, you, Lingling, and me, that's only five people in total."
Dugu Yan looked at Lin Mo, her eyes full of doubt. "Even if a sect is established like this, there will only be a few people. What will you use to compete in the tournament a year from now?"
Five-person sect?
This scale is larger than any blacksmith shop apprentice in Heaven Dou City.
" The Seven Great Sects Competition will be held in one year."
Dugu Yan continued, "Even if you wanted to establish a sect now, A-Mo, you wouldn't be able to catch up."
Registration qualifications, sect headquarters, and staffing—these are not things that can be resolved in a day or two.
The Seven Great Sects Competition is not about the strength of their top fighters, but about the overall strength of the sects.
A sect may have one or two Titled Douluo in charge, but the number, quality, and foundation of its disciples are also important standards for measuring the sect's strength.
These individuals are indeed on par with any sect in terms of top-tier combat strength.
In terms of numbers, they are not even as numerous as many third-rate sects.
Lin Mo did not answer immediately, but lowered his eyes, his thoughts drifting away.
He never spoke in detail about his days in the Slaughter City.
There are no rules, no morality, only the most primitive law of the jungle, which can be described as the epitome of all the evils on the Douluo Continent.
For thousands of years, the Spirit Hall has used such places as prisons to confine evildoers.
Lin Mo's understanding of the significance of the Slaughter City's existence.
But he loathed that place, loathed every inch of its land.
What made him even more uneasy was Bibi Dong, who would become the Rakshasa God in the future.
This Pope of the Spirit Hall displayed drastically different attitudes in the actions that severely damaged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and annihilated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
She only sent four Title Douluos to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which was barely on par with the combination of Sword Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi.
The focus should be on killing disciples, rather than directly destroying the sect.
She dispatched three Titled Douluo to Thunderclap the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with overwhelming power.
They didn't even spare Yu Yuanzhen's corpse, digging out his Soul Bone on the spot.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has no grudge against her; severely damaging it and weakening its influence will suffice.
It's even possible that Qian Renxue herself was involved, as she also wanted to bring the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect under her control.
But the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is different; they are all Yu Xiaogang's clansmen.
Bibi Dong Dong's decision to annihilate the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was partly motivated by a desire to help Yu Xiaogang.
Whether Yu Xiaogang will accept this help is something only he himself knows.
Lin Mo didn't care about the feud between Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang.
He was concerned about something else.
Bibi Dong's revenge will not stop at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
The Spirit Hall is her next target.
Then there's the entire continent.
This woman has gone mad.
Once she completes all of this, Lin Mo's planned path to godhood will be completely severed.
Everyone's dead, where is he going to gather the Power of Faith?
Moreover, even if not everyone dies, under the influence of the Rakshasa God, the continent is likely to evolve into Slaughter City.
Lin Mo couldn't accept this either!
One Slaughter City is enough; there's no need to spread it across the entire continent!
The unification of the mainland is inevitable.
Whether the unifier is the Spirit Hall, the Star Luo Empire, or the Heaven Dou Empire, it makes no difference to Lin Mo.
But the final outcome must not be Destruction after unification.
The Spirit Hall can unify the continent.
But the power to rule must never fall into Bibi Dong's hands.
Coming to his senses, Lin Mo looked at Dugu Yan and said calmly, "You don't need to worry about this; I've already made preparations."
Dugu Yan was taken aback. "Ready?"
Lin Mo nodded. "Since the Spirit Hall has proposed to determine the ranking of the Seven Great Sects by force, then we will go and compete for it."
"I'll take care of the manpower shortage!"