Chapter 343: Mission Rewards

In the following period, many regions of the Central Plains fell into intense turmoil.

The Heavenly Mansion and Langya Pavilion simultaneously launched large-scale attacks on the Soul Hall, with the great war directly affecting half of the Central Plains.

However, as if they had anticipated this war long ago, the Soul Hall proactively contracted its defensive lines. By the time the experts from the Heavenly Mansion and Langya Pavilion arrived, a large number of Soul Hall branch halls were already empty, and the few that still had people left only had a handful of stragglers.

Langya Pavilion.

Xiao Han sat together with many of the high-level members of Langya Pavilion once again.

Looking at the solemn crowd below, Xiao Han spoke in a deep voice,

"Now, begin reporting the battle results of the various teams."

Everyone looked at each other, all wearing troubled expressions, and then the Second Elder gritted his teeth, stood up, and said loudly:

"Reporting to the Pavilion Master, our strike this time yielded meager results."

"Meager results?"

The Second Elder explained: "The Soul Hall branch halls we had originally identified were completely unmanned, so..."

Xiao Han nodded and looked at the crowd, "Are you all the same?"

The others nodded with equal unwillingness; they had long been prepared for a big fight, but now they felt a sense of powerlessness, like punching cotton.

"How is the investigation into the Earth Fiend Branch Halls going?" Xiao Han shifted the topic.

During this time, the only things being attacked were the ordinary Soul Hall branch halls scattered across the Central Plains Continent. Like the Protectors of the Soul Hall, they were mere cannon fodder, and the strongest among them would be a Dou Venerate at most, meant to be abandoned at any time.

As one of the most important branch halls of the Soul Hall, the Earth Fiend Branch Halls were not so easy to move.

However, due to the successive attacks by Langya Pavilion and the Heavenly Mansion, a large number of Earth Fiend Branch Halls had been demolished, and they had been forced to change their locations, so much of the intelligence needed to be gathered again.

Hearing this, Yi Huang stood up, her jade hand raised slightly, and a map of the Central Plains was instantly displayed before everyone's eyes.

"Pfft~"

"This is..." The moment they saw the map, many could not help but laugh.

It was not a mockery of Yi Huang's incompetence, but rather a sense of absurdity regarding the distribution of the Soul Hall's Earth Fiend Branch Halls, which perfectly embodied the Soul Hall's image of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

The twenty-four marks on the map represented the twenty-four Earth Fiend Branch Halls. Contrary to everyone's expectations, the distribution of these Soul Hall branch halls was not uniform.

Yi Huang smiled and introduced: "As shown on this map, among the four regions of the Central Plains—East, South, West, and North—the Southern Region has no Earth Fiend Branch Halls."

Everyone knew the reason for this. Just kidding, the Southern Region was the home base of Langya Pavilion and Starfall Pavilion; opening a branch hall in the Southern Region would be like delivering meat to the mouths of two super powers.

Subsequently, Yi Huang continued: "Because the Eastern Region is the sphere of influence of the Ancient Clan, the Soul Hall is not so rampant there, with only a mere three."

"The Western Region and Northern Region have six each."

"There are more in the Central Region, totaling seven."

After all, the Pill Tower is in the Central Region. As a major performance area for the Soul Hall, it was clearly highly valued by them, and even though the Pill Tower had joined the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, it could not be spared.

"Besides that, there are two in the Beast Domain, which are not worth mentioning."

Pausing for a moment, Yi Huang said: "The Heavenly Mansion has already taken on the Earth Fiend Branch Halls in the Central and Eastern Regions, so there are only fourteen Earth Fiend Branch Halls left for us to deal with."

"Since that is the case..." Xiao Han pondered, "let us uproot these branch halls."

"Each team must dispatch at least ten Langya Guards and be led by a High-stage Dou Venerate Elder, equipped with Space Scrolls. Seven Half-Saint level Deputy Commanders and Dou Sheng Elders will be on standby, ready to provide support."

Although the power Xiao Han allocated to deal with the Earth Fiend Branch Halls was already overflowing, he still chose a safer approach to prevent any mishaps, sending experts to provide protection.

"This battle..."

Xiao Han scanned the crowd and said bluntly: "Is for our Langya Pavilion, and equally for all of you yourselves."

"For those with meritorious service, I, Langya Pavilion, will provide all future cultivation resources in full, and even..."

Xiao Han promised: "After you reach the Advanced Half-Saint stage, I, the Pavilion Master, will personally take action to help you break through to Dou Sheng!"

Hearing this, everyone's hearts burned with passion. They did not doubt that their Pavilion Master was making empty promises; his credibility had been absolutely guaranteed over the long passage of time.

It was precisely because of this that they were so excited. A Dou Sheng! Even within Langya Pavilion, which was known as the strongest super power in the Central Plains outside of the Ancient Race, the number of Dou Sheng experts was not very large.

Stepping into the Dou Sheng realm meant reaching the peak level between heaven and earth, which was nothing less than the most potent stimulant for those pursuing the path of the supreme.

Not knowing who it was, someone excitedly shouted, "I will die for Langya Pavilion!"

"I will die for Langya Pavilion!" everyone shouted in unison.

Watching the many figures walking out of the hall with their heads held high, Yi Huang said with a smile: "You are quite generous this time."

"You even promised a chance for a breakthrough to Dou Sheng."

Xiao Han smiled indifferently, "My opportunities are not so easy to take; they will need to work hard."

A Dou Sheng is not a cabbage that you can just break through to whenever you want. Therefore, the psychological expectation Xiao Han gave was only three spots; furthermore, if they did not reach his level of satisfaction, there would not even be three.

However, he still hoped that more people would take the spots from his hands; at the very least, in a few years, they would all be a powerful force to destroy the Soul Hall.

"I believe that with such powerful motivation, the Soul Hall will feel the sincerity of our Langya Pavilion."

Xiao Han could already foresee the scene of the Soul Hall being beaten like a dead dog by the red-eyed experts of his own faction.

There are rewards for merit and punishments for faults; Xiao Han had never been stingy with various benefits to increase the enthusiasm of the members in the Pavilion.

So-called collective honor and loyalty are ethereal; only tangible resources are within reach. As long as you give enough, collective honor will naturally emerge.

Xiao Han came out of his thoughts and asked: "The arrangements for Sound Valley have also been made, right?"

As the only ally of Langya Pavilion, Xiao Han would naturally not ignore the existence of Sound Valley. If the Soul Hall were to jump over the wall in desperation and take Sound Valley as a target, it would be too late to regret.

Yi Huang replied: "The Giant Strength Saint and Fairy Lingyi have already gone over."

After witnessing Xiao Han's formidable strength, the Giant Strength Saint had chosen to proactively integrate into Langya Pavilion. For the addition of such a Five-star Dou Sheng Late Stage expert, Yi Huang was naturally very welcoming.

This was the first heavyweight task for the former after gaining Yi Huang's trust.

As for Lingyi, as a survivor of the Ling Clan, after experiencing the pain of her clan's destruction, her cultivation speed had improved by leaps and bounds. With the open supply of resources, her cultivation had caught up and reached the Five-star Dou Sheng Late Stage, second only to Xiao Han within Langya Pavilion.

Xiao Han naturally trusted Yi Huang's arrangements completely. He believed that the former had a way to ensure the secrecy of Lingyi's identity, so he did not say more and nodded to indicate that this matter was settled.

Subsequently, the entire Langya Pavilion mobilized, gathered their forces, and marched toward their respective targets without any concealment.

However, Xiao Han's calculations were well-made, but the outcome of the war did not proceed along the path he had anticipated.