Chapter 226

the Spirit Hall dispatched troops outward to provide support, but they encountered a mysterious army of black-clad people blocking their way, leading to a major offensive battle in which the Spirit Hall's forces were completely wiped out.

the Spirit Hall's strength in this regard is considerable, so the Li family has secretly sent out a large army to destroy the Spirit Hall's external branch forces, thereby weakening the Spirit Hall's overall power.

the Li family's goal is to reduce the Spirit Hall's external strength to roughly the same level as that of the other powers.

under the Li family's intervention, this also succeeded.

originally, within the territory of the Heavenly Fight Empire, those who controlled the cities all declared independence and became small states.

the Heavenly Fight Empire now controls only Heavenly Fight City; it has lost control of all the outer cities.

the younger brothers all began to disobey orders.

the Heavenly Fight Empire exists in name only.

it has become the Heavenly Fight State, merely guarding its own little plot of land.

all armies have withdrawn, and large-scale construction of walls has begun to resist foreign enemies.

the same is true for the Star Net Empire.

a huge empire has literally become the Star Net State, occupying only the most prosperous and powerful city from before, maintaining its troops in self-defense.

on the continent, there are no longer empires, only small states.

the Li family still feels the number of fragmented small states is insufficient, and continues to let them split further, while also inciting war between these states.

taking advantage of this opportunity, the Li family slips in, using strong means and economic purchases to control all necessities of life in these countries.

this is the Li family's greatest conspiracy plan; the whole world is kept in the dark.

countless refugees flee, some die, some escape.

the Li family secretly gathers these people, feeds them medicinal pills to control their thoughts, and turns them into puppets of the Li family.

then they are given power, scattered, and sent out to cause trouble.

the more chaotic the world becomes, the happier the Li family is.

Eight Treasure Glazed Sect.

the entire sect is currently surrounded by a powerful force.

however, there are no dead inside.

because the mission given to the Eastern Azure Dragon Sect is to trap these people in place so they cannot go out to rescue the Heavenly Fight Empire.

the plan has already been completed.

Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong are very anxious and rise up in resistance, but they are nevertheless subdued by Flandre, Liu Erlong, and others working together.

during this period, several battles at the Title Douluo level have already taken place, yet Ning Fengzhi and the two still ended in failure.

the strength of the Eastern Azure Dragon Sect is terrifying.

"What exactly is your purpose?"

Inside the Eight Treasure Glazed Sect, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong stand off against Flandre, Liu Erlong, and others.

Eastern Azure Dragon Sect—previously unheard of, now possessing such terrifying combat power—truly shocks and frightens them.

on the continent, there originally existed such an unknown presence! The waters of this continent are deeper than they imagined! Moreover, this turmoil is driven by a great hidden hand! "As we said, we received orders from above to restrain you and prevent you from going to support the Heavenly Fight royal family." Flandre said with a calm expression.

Li Fei considered that Ning Rongrong was his woman, so he did not annihilate and kill the people of the Eight Treasure Glazed Sect.

the harshest punishment for rebels is to knock them out and lock them up.

if it were not for Ning Rongrong, the fate of the Eight Treasure Glazed Sect would be miserable.

"As long as you promise not to concern yourselves with the Heavenly Fight royal family, we can leave at any time."

"However, if we calculate the time, the outside affairs are also about to reach the expected time."

Flandre said calmly.

"What do you mean?"

"What exactly do you want to do to the outside world!?"

Ning Fengzhi questioned.

"Divide the empire, let there be no empire in this world, let countless forces become independent small states, making the world more rich and colorful."

"The Star Net Empire and the Heavenly Fight Empire have existed too long, ruled too long, so we want to see a different world."

"This is our purpose." Flandre said calmly.

"Splitting the empire, your ambition is not small!" Ning Fengzhi and the two others' pupils contracted, their faces changed greatly.

As for the Star Net Empire, they cannot control it.

but the Heavenly Fight Empire side is of great interest to them.

once the Heavenly Fight Empire splits into countless small states, that is not good news for them.

wanting to let those small states reunite, under such great resistance, it is basically impossible.

"Our superiors have ordered me to bring you a message."

"Do you want to hear it?"

Flandre said calmly.

"What words?"

since we can't beat them in a fight, Ning Fengzhi and the two others simply sat down to wait for the outcome.

the power gap between the two sides is huge; between sect and empire, naturally we preserve our own sect.

these people before us possess such terrifying power that they could completely launch an annihilating battle against the Eight Treasure Glazed Sect, yet they did not do so.

although their advance was blocked, within the sect no disciples died, and seriously injured disciples were few.

from this we can see that the other side does not want to completely break with the Eight Treasure Glazed Sect.

so everything can be negotiated.

Ning Fengzhi himself is originally a merchant.

The Heavenly Fight Empire is gone; worst case, we'll support another one later.

For now, let's first stabilize the foundation and then talk.

"My superiors told me to tell you that the Eight Treasure Glazed Sect cannot remain a sect; you need to establish your own small country, renaming the Eight Treasure Glazed Sect as the Eight Treasure Glazed Kingdom, with you as king, not sect leader."

"Our superiors' plan and future blueprint are already ready: to make the entire continent have no sects, clans, or other forces, only countries."

"So it's not just you; the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, the Clear Sky Sect, the Four Lower Sects, and the rest of the sect forces will all be approached by our people to persuade them to found their own countries and abolish the sect system except for the state."

Flandre sipped tea while speaking.

"You want to overturn the world's order and let countless countries appear; aren't you afraid your appetite is too big, you'll burst?" After hearing this, Ning Fengzhi and the three were shocked and spoke in a deep voice.

"Our superiors possess enough strong power to suppress everything; the whole world, including the Spirit Hall, cannot stir up a big wave."

"Eight Treasure Glazed Sect, will you accept our conditions?"

"As long as you accept the conditions and sign the contract, we will withdraw immediately."

"Moreover, I know you have long wanted to fix the flaws of the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda; the Dan Pavilion has so far produced no new elixir, but by chance, our superiors have researched an elixir that can evolve the Eight Treasure Glazed Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda."

"If you agree, we can sell it to you."

"Furthermore, we can long-term supply elixirs that can evolve the Seven Treasures into Eight Treasures and Eight Treasures into Nine Treasures; you yourselves consider this—miss this shop, and there will be no other, for the materials have been monopolized by us, and the Dan Pavilion could never produce them."

Flandre spoke.

He won't just give it away for free stupidly.

There's money to be made; not making it is stupid.

Ning Fengzhi, who had still wanted to struggle a bit, was greatly shaken in heart and mind upon hearing this.

Their lifelines have been grasped.

"You also can make elixirs?" Ning Fengzhi was shocked.

"Naturally, making elixirs is not too difficult."

"The power behind us is far stronger than you imagine."

Flandre said lightly.

"If you've decided, sign this contract agreement and press your thumbprint in blood."

At once, the contract floated into Ning Fengzhi's hand.

(End of chapter)