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The soul masters of the Spirit Hall split into multiple formations, rapidly advancing toward Hao Tian Mountain!
The Title Douluos flew ahead, while Pope Bibi Dong was pulled by tamed spirit beasts—these creatures were well-trained and posed no issue in pulling her carriage.
The Spirit Hall's massive mobilization had already caught the attention of both empires and most sects, yet the Hao Tian Sect remained unaware of the impending doom.
Meanwhile, the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect was on high alert. Ning Fengzhi feared that his sect might become the next target for retaliation, so he decided to play it safe and reinforce the sect's defenses.
After all, with the Hao Tian Sect having withdrawn from the world, the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect had emerged as the biggest beneficiary in recent years. Ning Fengzhi had recruited countless talents and powerful individuals for the sect.
The sect's total membership now exceeded four thousand people, though the number of direct disciples was relatively small, as most were outsiders who had joined later. This was because the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect offered generous rewards.
As a merchant sect, the direct disciples of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect lacked arrogance and treated others humbly—except for Ning Rongrong. Because their martial soul, the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, was an auxiliary-type martial soul, they understood their position clearly and excelled in interpersonal relations—again, except for Ning Rongrong.
As a result, the romantic relationships of the sect's direct disciples were remarkably loyal. Though they were weaker in combat, they were wealthy and treated others exceptionally well. What young man wouldn't be attracted to a rich woman? What young woman could resist a wealthy suitor?
Take Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect, for example. He had many wives, all of whom were at least Soul Sages, with one even reaching the Soul Douluo level.
He also had many sons, though none were particularly talented—the highest innate soul power among them was only Level 7. However, they all worked tirelessly on the front lines of building the sect.
This inspired all the direct disciples: if even the sect leader's sons worked hard to build the sect, what excuse did they have not to? Thus, internal competition intensified until Ning Rongrong was born, whose innate soul power reached an astonishing Level 9.5.
Because the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect had more male members, everyone doted on Ning Rongrong, especially the two protective Title Douluos of the sect, which contributed to her arrogant and domineering personality.
It wasn't that Ning Rongrong lacked business acumen—in fact, she was the most intelligent and clever of them all. She simply disliked the convoluted nature of these matters, but that didn't mean she was ignorant of them.
Thanks to this subtle internal competition, the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect had flourished, growing its disciple count to over four thousand members, surpassing even the peak numbers of the former top three sects.
At its height, the Hao Tian Sect had around five thousand disciples, but that included members of affiliated sects—and look what happened when trouble arose: they abandoned their loyal affiliates.
They deserved their downfall! As for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, those dragons looked down on others through their noses, valuing bloodline above all else. Anyone who wasn't a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was scorned, leaving the sect with only about eighteen hundred members.
What the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect currently lacked was a sufficient number of high-level fighters. They only had two Title Douluos—Sword Bone Douluo and another elder. If a few more Title Douluos emerged, their strength would improve significantly.
However, the sect wasn't short on mid-tier forces. Their number of Soul Douluo was among the highest of all sects, second only to the Spirit Hall. No other faction could match their quantity of Soul Douluo.
Moreover, the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect had four individuals whose soul power had reached Level 89. Unfortunately, they were all elderly and unlikely to break through further—even if they did, they would only reach the level of ordinary Title Douluos.
At this moment, Ning Fengzhi was sweating profusely. He was deeply worried that Bibi Dong might find an excuse to destroy his sect. He had always been acutely aware of the Spirit Hall's strength.
The so-called "alliance of the top three sects" was nothing more than to join forces and alleviate the pressure. But when the Hao Tian Sect surrendered outright, Ning Fengzhi abandoned any hope of relying on such alliances.
Later, he attempted to ally with the Tian Dou Empire to protect the sect, which theoretically increased their safety margin. However, the empire's decline in recent years made this strategy increasingly ineffective—he had seen it with his own eyes.
Now, their only potential ally was Shrek Academy, whose strength was formidable. However, the core of Shrek Academy, Li Luochen, was an elder of the Spirit Hall.
Ning Fengzhi had considered submitting to the Spirit Hall. After all, ensuring the sect's long-term survival was a worthy goal, even if it meant becoming the Spirit Hall's "lapdog."
But after a few hundred years, who would remember? He, as the sect leader, was willing to bear the shame alone. From the day he assumed leadership, he had resolved to shoulder this burden!
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Elsewhere, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family
Yu Luomian had long since joined the Spirit Hall and was now one of its elders. Though he had been assigned to this operation, Bibi Dong hadn't sent him to the battlefield. Instead, he was to observe as a spectator.
Yu Luo Mian sneered inwardly. Wasn't this just killing the chicken to scare the monkeys? Destroying the Hao Tian Sect was meant to intimidate his sect, the strongest beast-type martial soul lineage, into submission.
All Yu Luomian could do was sigh. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family was truly in a precarious state, with only him—a single Title Douluo—holding it together.
Perhaps things would improve once his grandson, Yu Tianxin, grew stronger.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Yu Luomian checked the time and headed toward the Hao Tian Sect. As a spectator, he couldn't miss witnessing the fall of the once-greatest sect in history.
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Meanwhile, within the Shrek Team
A significant number of people were heading to watch the destruction of the Hao Tian Sect.
First were Li Luochen, Dugu Yan, Qian Renxue, and the members of the Shrek team.
Among the teachers were Flender, Zhao Wuji, Liu Erlong, Li Yusong, Lu Qibin, and Shao Xin, among others.
There were also former graduates like Qin Ming and Mo Yu.
From Shrek City came Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and the Tiger Brothers—Dai Tianxing and Dai Tianyuan.
Actually, the Tiger Brothers were now the Tiger Trio. Recently, a Soul Douluo named Mo Qingcang had applied to join Shrek Academy, hoping to become part of Shrek City. Flender naturally agreed, and it was later revealed that Mo Qingcang had once been a member of the White Tiger Sect and a childhood friend of the Dai brothers. Together, they were known as the Tiger Trio—the future pillars of the White Tiger Sect and the three cornerstones of the Star Luo Empire!
However, their dreams were shattered by Dai Tianyao, nearly driving the old emperor to despair. Years of painstaking effort to cultivate three future Title Douluos had been ruined, causing them to leave the Star Luo Empire. How could anyone not be furious?
Mo Qingcang had left on his own after learning the truth about the Dai brothers. He had lost faith in the empire—he was born a commoner with a variant martial soul, the Dark Golden Tiger King, possessing the attributes of metallic gold.
His combat strength rivaled that of the White Tiger martial soul. Recruited into the White Tiger Sect, he witnessed his good friend Dai Tianxing being framed and Dai Tianyuan disappearing. Even though they were royal relatives and their father was a great general, they were still targeted!
What chance did he have? Afterward, he wandered the continent and even spent several years overseas before returning recently. Upon learning that the two brothers were in Shrek City, he came to join them.
Mo Qingcang was older than the Dai brothers, making him the eldest brother. His soul power had reached Level 86.
Li Luochen remarked, "That old bastard Dai Tianyao is truly something else. So good at driving people away! Did his brain get damaged during his rise to power? Such excellent subordinates—they're irreplaceable!"
Now, numerous factions across the continent were following the Spirit Hall's forces to the Hao Tian Sect—to witness history in the making.
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