Tang Feng put away the Clear Sky Hammer and landed in front of Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo. Ning Rongrong flew into her father's arms and sobbed softly.
Ning Fengzhi gently patted his daughter's back, looked at Tang Feng, Tang Lie, Yang Wudi, and the others, and bowed deeply. " The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will never forget this life-saving grace!"
Tang Lie helped Ning Fengzhi up and said in a deep voice, " Sect Master Ning, you flatter me. It is only right that we share the same boat."
The solemn gazes of the crowd were now filled with unwavering resolve. The war had only just begun.
Meanwhile, definite news also came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, whose devastation was even greater than that of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The Spirit Hall's emphasis on this sect is evident from the sheer number of troops they've deployed.
To eliminate the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, which had fewer than two thousand disciples, a total of eight thousand Soul Master were deployed.
The Titled Douluo are centered around the Four Sons of the King Flag. These four Titled Douluo are twin brothers, and their Martial Soul are all the rare " King Flag ". Their Soul Power is between Level 91 and Level 94.
(P. S., the characters of Four Sons of the King Flag are from the comic version.)
In individual combat, they may not be the best, but what is terrifying is that they possess the combined attack techniques carefully cultivated by the Spirit Hall.
At the start of the battle, the four occupied the four directions, and four huge battle flags, embroidered with different ferocious totems, were planted on the ground, instantly forming a dark domain that covered half of the mountain gate!
Death Barrier!
Within the barrier, light was distorted, Soul Power was stagnant, and the area was filled with a deathly stillness that made people feel drowsy and an invisible cutting force.
The raging lightning that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciples were famous for was greatly weakened within this barrier.
Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen, a Level 95 Thunder Douluo, fought alone against the Four Sons of the King Flag. His azure Thunder Dragon True Body and charged, attempting to tear open the barrier, but was firmly trapped by the rotating and coordinated Soul Power of the four King Flag and the strange power of the barrier.
Although they were temporarily undefeated, they were unable to break the deadlock and could only watch helplessly as their sect disciples fell one after another under the barrier and the overwhelming attacks of the Spirit Hall's Soul Master.
The situation is extremely critical!
Just as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's defensive line was on the verge of collapse, three incomparably violent auras slammed into the outer perimeter of the battlefield!
It was the Clear Sky Sect team that arrived just in time, led by Tang Ran (Level 96), Dugu Bo (Level 96), and Tai Tan (Level 92), a newly promoted Titled Douluo!
" Old Monster, break that ghostly barrier first!"
Tang Ran immediately saw the key point.
Dugu Bo let out a long roar, and the evolved Jade Phosphorus Poison Dragon True Body. A solid, gray-green beam of light shot towards the energy core of the " Death Barrier "!
Wherever the beam of light passed, the distorted, deathly aura of the " Death Barrier " was corroded, hissing and fluctuating violently.
Four Sons of the King Flag ' expressions changed drastically. What they feared most about their barrier was this kind of attack that directly targeted the energy structure and had strong corrosive and disintegrating properties.
The four were forced to divert their attention, gathering a large amount of Soul Power to stabilize the barrier and resist the pervasive corrosive poison.
Just as the barrier began to loosen and fluctuate!
" Sect Master Yu! Follow me to defeat the enemy!"
Tang Ran moved. Without any fancy moves, the Clear Sky Hammer True Body appeared. The hammerhead seemed to bear the weight of a mountain, carrying an indomitable momentum. He unleashed the most powerful " Pierce Formula " among the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, transforming into a stream of dark golden light, and smashed fiercely towards the King Flag Douluo who was facing Dugu Bo head-on!
At the same time, with the pressure greatly reduced, Yu Yuanzhen's long-accumulated anger and rage suddenly erupted!
The Thunder Dragon True Body roared to the sky, drawing down endless lightning from the heavens and merging with its own Soul Power. It transformed into a giant dragon several times larger than before, composed entirely of destructive azure lightning. With the power to shatter the void, it slammed into another King Flag Douluo on the flank!
"Big brother! Fourth brother!"
The other two King Flag Douluo were terrified and wanted to help, but they were held back by Tai Tan, who seized the opportunity to break in, and several Soul Douluo from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
"Boom! Crack!!"
Two deafening roars, almost simultaneous, echoed through the mountains!
Tang Ran's Clear Sky Hammer, striking from a single point, shattered the protective soul flag and hastily formed defense of the King Flag Douluo. The hammer's force penetrated his body, severely injuring him, causing him to cough up blood and fly backward, his fate unknown.
Yu Yuanzhen's Thunder Prison directly devoured its target!
The raging lightning power instantly engulfed the King Flag Douluo. A short scream rang out amidst the blinding lightning, and then his aura vanished, leaving only a charred mess. A Titled Douluo had fallen!
The Death Barrier collapsed instantly!
Two out of four were gone, their combined attack was broken, and the remaining two King Flag Douluo suffered severe mental injuries, their Soul Power backfired, and they spat out blood, their faces as pale as paper.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Seeing that the situation was hopeless, with one brother dead and another seriously injured, and fearing that the entire army would be wiped out if the fight continued, the leader of the King Flag Douluo let out a shrill scream of retreat in resentment.
The army collapsed like a house of cards.
With the barrier no longer suppressing them, and seeing the fall of Titled Douluo and the serious injury to their commander, the Spirit Hall's army of Soul Master, which had already been fiercely resisted by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, completely collapsed in morale and fled at an even faster pace than when they arrived.
"Chase them! Keep as many as you can!"
Yu Yuanzhen, filled with murderous intent, led the two families of Soul Master, along with Tang Ran, Dugu Bo, Tai Tan, in a relentless pursuit, driving the remnants of the Spirit Hall army dozens of miles out of Thunder Canyon before finally withdrawing.
Post-battle inventory revealed that the Spirit Hall suffered heavy losses, with over 3,000 of its 8,000 Soul Master killed or wounded, leaving corpses strewn across the battlefield. The wounded numbered in the thousands, and the hall also lost a King Flag Douluo, while its other three members were all seriously injured.
Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was prepared due to the warning from the Clear Sky Sect and was spared annihilation thanks to the timely assistance of Tang Ran and others, the initial war of attrition against the " Death Barrier " still dealt a near-devastating blow to this fierce sect.
Nearly a thousand disciples of the sect died in battle, almost half of the sect's entire membership!
Among them were many elite and core members, and the sect's strength was severely damaged. It would be difficult to recover to its original state in several decades or even a hundred years.
The Clear Sky Sect immediately dispatched a group of powerful Clear Sky Sect experts, including Ye Qingxin, the patriarch of the Nine Heart Begonia Clan, and Ye Lingling, to the two sects to assist in treating their injuries.
The healing effects of Ye Qingxin and Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Holy Begonia Martial Soul, evolved from the Immortal Herb, far surpassed those of ordinary martial spirits.
Wherever they went, the broken bones of the seriously wounded were quickly mended, and the injuries that penetrated deep into the internal organs were gently soothed.
Many disciples who were on the verge of death were immediately saved from danger under the sacred radiance of the crabapple blossoms.
The news that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been attacked and nearly wiped out swept across the entire Douluo Continent like a hurricane.
For a time, everyone in the Soul Master World was in danger, and all the major sects, academies, and families were terrified.
Two of the Upper Three Sects, a top-tier power with a long history, were suddenly attacked by the Spirit Hall with such a massive military force and such ruthless methods, almost without warning!
This completely shattered the balance and rules that the Soul Master World had maintained on the surface for so long.
Today it's the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, who will it be tomorrow?
Beyond fear, there was even more anger and vigilance.
Many small and medium-sized forces began to secretly connect and seek ways to protect themselves, and originally neutral families also began to re-examine their positions.
A sense of impending chaos permeated the air of the Soul Master World on the mainland.
The royal families of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Imperial Family issued extremely strong statements at almost the same time, condemning this "sneak attack that violates the ethics of the Soul Master World," accusing it of seriously undermining the stability of the continent, and pointing the finger directly at the Spirit Hall.
Despite the Spirit Hall's vehement denials, everyone with discerning eyes knows the truth.
Taking this opportunity, the two empires further tightened their supervision of the Spirit Hall Branch within their borders and openly strengthened their ties with the Upper Three Sects, especially the Clear Sky Sect, which had demonstrated its formidable power.
When the battle report reached the Pope's Hall in Spirit City, the temperature inside the magnificent and solemn hall plummeted to freezing.
"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"
Bibi Dong's angry roar was like the cold wind of winter, sweeping across the backs of every elder and bishop who stood with their heads bowed.
Her purplish-red eyes burned with an almost tangible rage and sinister intent.
The loss of nearly eight thousand elite Soul Master!
The Ling Yuan Douluo has fallen; of the Four Sons of the King Flag, one is dead and three are seriously injured; Mad Lion, Demon Bear, Snake Lance, Pufferfish are all wounded...
Despite paying such a heavy price, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan have not been destroyed, their top combat power remains, and because of this calamity, their alliance with the Clear Sky Sect has become stronger than ever before!
This was a complete and utter defeat! A foolish move that squandered a huge amount of capital!
The hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Some elders who already had doubts about Bibi Dong's radical strategies, though they dared not raise their heads, could not help but harbor their grievances.