Chapter 301

Moreover, the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect still has several Titled Douluo who haven't been deployed! For example, the Nine Heart Begonia Douluo Ye Haitang in the Binghuo Liangyi Yan, the Breaking Soul Douluo Yang Wudi, the War Dragon Douluo Youming Luo currently guarding the imperial palace, the Spirit Armor Douluo, the Spirit Kite Douluo, and the Lion King Douluo Zhang Jinyuan guarding the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, as well as the Opening Mountain Douluo and the Giant Axe Douluo.

Just this force alone amounts to as many as eight Titled Douluo, and the current Seven Treasure Glazed Sect truly deserves the title of the number one sect under heaven.

However, because Gu Xuan became emperor, of the nine Titled Douluo who once served the Spirit Hall, five have become imperial priests: they are the Ghost Leopard Douluo, the Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo and the Snake Spear Douluo, as well as the Spiny Pig Douluo.

Moreover, several Titled Douluo of the Nine Heart Begonia Family have also become imperial priests: the Nine Heart Begonia Douluo Ye Haitang, the War Dragon Douluo Youming Luo, and the Lion King Douluo Zhang Jinyuan.

Yang Wudi remains the head of the Medicine Hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, but Ye Haitang has become the chief of the imperial Bureau of Alchemy.

After all, Gu Xuan has become emperor; he needs capable subordinates, and adding the various talents and officials formerly of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, the present Sun Moon Empire has become like a massive weapon, with no worry of collapse.

Thus the current Sun Moon Empire also has nine Titled Douluo serving as priests, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect now has left only the Nine Treasure Douluo Ning Fengzhi, the Sword Bone Douluo, the Wind God Douluo Zuoyi, the Breaking Army Douluo Mihe, the Violent Dragon Douluo Longwu, the Opening Mountain Douluo, the Spirit Armor Douluo, the Giant Axe Douluo, and the Spirit Kite Douluo as its Titled Douluo.

Nevertheless, the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect remains the number one sect under heaven, and it is also the guardian sect of the Sun Moon Empire.

Of course, this is only what is said on the surface; in reality, the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect and the empire remain very close, as intimate as one family.

After all, Gu Xuan is absent; all major and minor affairs are handled by Ning Fengzhi, and even though Gu Xuan has become emperor, his trust in Ning Fengzhi remains unchanged, for Gu Xuan was raised by Ning Fengzhi as a son since childhood.

I won't comment on how the future will be for Gu Xuan, but at present, the Sun Moon Empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect will certainly not have any rifts or a series of authority issues.

Moreover, Ning Fengzhi will not be greedy for this power; after all, he has already begun to pave the way for Gu Xuan, the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect is the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect, and the Sun Moon Empire is the Sun Moon Empire.

The empire will always be greater than the sect; even if he cannot foresee the future, he will certainly prevent the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect from someday raising troops to seize the throne.

But we won't discuss that now, for the army is currently marching toward the mountain gate of the Clear Sky Sect!

The Wind God Douluo Zuoyi and the Ghost Leopard Douluo did not directly kill the Clear Sky Sect's spies in the village; instead, they captured them and handed them over to Ning Fengzhi for disposal.

Ning Fengzhi glanced at these five people: one Soul Emperor and four Soul Kings; placed on the continent, that is also considerable strength.

"Take them away first." Ning Fengzhi glanced at the towering mountains and lightly said to the more than ten Titled Douluo behind him: "Lords, since the Clear Sky Sect refuses to submit to the empire, we can only treat them as rebels; although I feel pained, His Majesty said that mercy cannot be shown to rebels."

Thereupon, Ning Fengzhi's expression turned icy and his voice grew cold: "Sword Elder, Thunder Douluo, Radiant Feather Douluo, you three as the vanguard shall lead the Thousand Jin Douluo, the Demon-Subduing Douluo, the Chrysanthemum Douluo, the Ghost Douluo, the Snake Spear Douluo, and the Spiny Pig Douluo to directly attack the Clear Sky Sect's mountain gate."

"Zuoyi, Ghost Leopard Douluo, Divine Wind Douluo, you three shall lead three hundred flying Soul Masters in the air and the periphery to prevent anyone inside the Clear Sky Sect from escaping via secret passages or other means; in this operation, I do not wish a single mosquito to fly out of this mountain range."

"The Divine Fire Douluo and the Mystic Warrior Douluo shall be responsible for leading the rear troops up the mountain, closely following Sword Elder and his vanguard; today I want the Clear Sky Sect to know the consequences of refusing to submit to the empire."

Afterward, Ning Fengzhi also said to Gu Rong: "Bone Elder, you must work harder; open the spatial gate and lead a thousand Soul Masters directly into the Clear Sky Sect; await my order to launch the attack!"

As Ning Fengzhi issued his icy orders one after another, more than ten Titled Douluo and the army launched an attack on the Clear Sky Sect with thunderous force.

Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi ascended the mountain step by step under the protection of Mihe and Longwu, for in his view—or anyone's view—the strength of the massive force he brought makes it impossible for the Clear Sky Sect to possess any power to resist.

But just in case, Longwu and Mihe still guard him; this is not out of fear of death, but because as the mainstay, if he meets with an accident, this force could possibly go berserk.

After all, this is the father-in-law of the Sun Moon Emperor; they still vividly remember the scene when the Sun Moon Emperor single-handedly slaughtered the three Titled Douluo fused into the Netherworld White Tiger in the Xingluo Empire.

Even a rank ninety-nine peerless Douluo probably does not possess the Sun Moon Emperor's strength, right?

Although they were shocked that Gu Xuan, at such a young age, possessed such heaven-defying power, that incident indeed shook these sect powers, giving them a clear understanding of the Sun Moon Emperor Gu Xuan's strength.

As the army advanced, Tang Xiao, who was training, instantly sensed several auras not inferior to his own from super Douluo; suddenly, Tang Xiao's heart was filled with astonishment, for he never imagined that the Sun Moon Empire would dispatch so many strongmen to encircle and annihilate the Clear Sky Sect.

Such a thing would have been absolutely impossible in the past; after all, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse, and no one has ever dared to scheme against the Clear Sky Sect.

But the Sun Moon Empire is too vast; it is like a terrifying iron giant, and it cannot tolerate any sand in its eyes.

"Elders, quickly organize the sect disciples into a defensive formation!" Tang Xiao roared loudly, his voice echoing throughout the Clear Sky Sect.

At the same moment, Tang Xiao's figure instantly vanished inside the sect master's residence, rushing toward the mountain gate.

The next instant, just as Tang Xiao had just reached the mountain gate, a heaven-shaking sword aura emanated from the Clear Sky Sect's mountain gate, accompanied by a terrifying boom; the extraordinarily sturdy huge mountain gate of the Clear Sky Sect was split open by Chenxin's sword.

Moreover, Chenxin's sword showed no mercy; after cleaving the mountain gate, the shocking sword light continued to crisscross into the interior of the Clear Sky Sect, the terrifying sword intent rampaging.

Tang Xiao started in shock; he had just broken through to rank ninety-seven, his strength could be said to already stand at the continent's top tier, yet Chenxin's sword still brought him an incomparable killing intent and threat.

"How… how is this possible? When did Chenxin become so terrifying?" Tang Xiao's heart cried out in shock, but he dared not slow his movements in the slightest, for if he did, that sword could cause the Clear Sky Sect to lose more than half.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Heavenly Sky True Form!"

Only then did Tang Xiao's body surface suddenly show nine soul rings; in his right hand appeared a two-meter-tall, ink-black Heavenly Sky Hammer, the black soul ring arranged seventh on his body already lit, and terrifying soul power surged forth.

The next moment, a huge Heavenly Sky Hammer appeared out of thin air, blocking that sword whose killing intent was fully exposed.

Although using his martial soul true form blocked Chenxin's sword, this only increased Tang Xiao's inner shock further, for the sword's power was too great—so great that he needed to use his martial soul true form to block it unharmed.

Then, without giving him time to think, Chenxin, Yuyuan Zhen, and the Radiant Feather Douluo leading, several Titled Douluo have already completely occupied the mountain gate, surrounding Tang Xiao within.

Gazing at the nine soul rings on the bodies of those Titled Douluo in the sky and the soul power fluctuations they emitted, Tang Xiao's heart now felt a hint of despair.

Rank ninety-eight peak Chenxin, rank ninety-seven peak Radiant Feather Douluo, rank ninety-six Thousand Jin Douluo and Demon-Subduing Douluo, plus rank ninety-five Yuyuan Zhen, Ghost Leopard, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo……

Just the super Douluo alone are already this many; is this meant to utterly destroy his Clear Sky Sect?

At this moment, Tang Xiao feels somewhat despairing; was his original choice truly correct? In the face of such a terrifying Sun Moon Empire, does his Clear Sky Sect really have any room to resist?

Now he does not know, nor does he want to know, for even if the sect's five elders have broken through to Titled Douluo, adding Bi Bi Dong, an existence comparable to a super Douluo, it still seems there is no chance……

The sole chance for a turnaround is Bi Bi Dong becoming a god; however…… she still has three trials left to complete the nine trials, while the Sun Moon Empire has already massed its troops before the Clear Sky Sect, leaving them no opportunity.

Locked by the aura of several Titled Douluo, even though he used his martial soul true form, Tang Xiao still felt immense pressure; just as he was about to speak, Ning Fengzhi, under the protection of Mihe and Longwu, slowly appeared at the shattered mountain gate, his gaze icy as he looked at Tang Xiao.

"Xiao Tian Douluo, the Clear Sky Sect was once also the number one sect under heaven, but under your father's hand it ended up in seclusion; do you now wish for the Clear Sky Sect to be destroyed in your hands?" Ning Fengzhi's icy voice rang out:

"The sovereign's holy words: water can carry a boat, yet it can also capsize it. He will not let his dictatorship cause the continent's Soul Masters to wither; as long as one is willing to submit to imperial rule, he would rather see a scene of myriad schools contending and a hundred flowers blooming in the Soul Master world."

"I now give you one final chance: submission or destruction lies in a single thought of yours."

ps: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)