"In this World, there are only eternal interests between powers, and no eternal friends. You don't even understand this, it's laughable," Dugu Yan sneered.
It was like her; if it weren't for her and Xiao Ze, her grandfather and Chrysanthemum Douluo wouldn't be getting along well now; they would definitely be fighting.
Although they still fought a lot now, the purpose was different.
Tang Yuehua's expression was very grim; she knew the Clear Sky Sect could not escape this calamity.
She was also quite intelligent, knowing that Xiao Ze wanted to use her to threaten her Elder brother.
Ye Lingling was equally clever; she could tell Tang Yuehua's thoughts from her expression and said faintly, "Don't even think about biting your tongue to commit suicide. That's simply impossible.
Moreover, with me here, you won't be able to kill yourself. You're not even a Spirit Master; if you could die in front of me, a Spirit Saint, then I would truly have lived in vain."
Tang Yuehua's face was pale.
At this moment, she desired power more than ever before.
But that was impossible.
Several days later.
Xue Ye sighed in relief when he saw the Spirit Empire's army bypass Heaven Dou City and head in another direction.
"That direction seems to be the Clear Sky Sect, right? Spirit Hall has begun to act," Xue Ye said in a deep voice.
"Cough cough!!!" The next moment, Xue Ye started coughing violently, clutching his chest with one hand and covering his mouth with the other.
After a long while, Xue Ye saw that his palms were covered in blood, realizing that his days were numbered.
He knew he must have been poisoned, but even Dugu Bo couldn't identify the toxins in his body, which indicated that the perpetrator was extremely powerful!
Someone with such strength was likely from Spirit Hall, but when did Spirit Hall acquire such a powerful poison-type Spirit Master?
He had no idea.
"Father Emperor! Are you alright?" Qian Renxue, seeing Xue Ye cough up blood, felt a surge of joy in her heart. It seemed he wouldn't last much longer.
Once this poison caused one to cough up blood, it had already penetrated deep into the lungs, making recovery impossible.
Perhaps he only had about a month left.
"Qinghe, I'm not doing well. During this time, stay with me and learn well. I will entrust the rest to you." Xue Ye's face was as pale as paper.
"Alright, Father Emperor, you must take care of your body."
"Alas… Qinghe, although I don't know if you were responsible for what happened to your second and third brothers, I don't want to concern myself with it anymore. The struggle for the Crown Prince has always been like this; I was the same back then. However, don't bother Xue Beng; he's just a dissolute fop." Xue Ye was extremely weak now, his body swaying like a flickering candle in the wind. If Qian Renxue weren't supporting him, he would likely collapse directly.
"Father Emperor, I promise you." Qian Renxue seemed on the verge of tears.
"Don't cry. Spirit Hall is now incredibly ambitious, and in the future, they will definitely move against our Heaven Dou Empire.
The current Spirit Hall is unprecedentedly powerful. Our single Empire absolutely cannot stop Spirit Hall's advance. If possible, put aside your enmity with the Star Luo Empire and unite with them to fight Spirit Hall."
"Will the Star Luo Empire agree?"
"They will. The Star Luo Emperor is not a fool. Spirit Hall's power is unprecedented, and he at least understands the principle of 'when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold.'"
"Father Emperor, I remember."
"Mm."
"Take me back."
"Alright."
...Two days later.
The Spirit Hall army had arrived near a small village.
"The small village nearby is the Clear Sky Sect's outpost, and within this mountain peak lies the Clear Sky Sect! Gui Mei, go and eliminate this outpost. Do not make any noise."
"Understood."
Gui Mei's figure flickered, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in the small village ahead.
His second spirit ring beneath his feet flashed.
The ground suddenly cracked open, and sixteen blood-red skull-faced stone gates rose with a roar from the front, back, left, and right, forming a square barrier.
Numerous thick black iron chains were wrapped around each gate.
The ends of the iron chains were connected to ghost hooks.
"Enemy attack!" The villagers reacted extremely quickly, summoning their Clear Sky Hammers one after another.
As soon as their Spirits appeared, ghost hooks rained down, precisely hooking through their wrists, ankles, and even necks.
"Ugh ah!" Screams rose and fell.
Gui Mei's figure moved like a ghost within the barrier, and wherever he passed, his fingertips easily pierced their throats.
In just a few dozen breaths, the last strong man collapsed heavily, clutching his bleeding throat, his unwilling eyes wide open.
The sixteen blood-colored stone gates slowly sank back into the ground.
Gui Mei indifferently scanned the messy ground, found no survivors, and returned to the army.
"Saint Son Your Highness, it's done."
"Good."
The large army entered the small village, burned the bodies on the ground, and cleaned up the scene.
"Mount the soul tool cannons. Aim at the Clear Sky Sect, and fire three rounds first."
"Yes!"
Five hundred Soul Engineers quickly installed the soul tool cannons, totaling fifty of them.
As Xiao Ze waved his hand and gave the order, deafening roars suddenly tore through the silence.
In a round of concentrated fire, dense soul tool cannon shells, trailing brilliant tail flames, indiscriminately covered the Clear Sky Sect's mountain gate, palaces, training grounds, and even residential areas.
The precise locations had all been scouted by Spirit Masters.
Boom boom boom!!!
The first round of explosions erupted simultaneously across various parts of the Clear Sky Sect. Stone buildings collapsed and shattered in the energy light clusters, and Clear Sky Sect disciples who couldn't dodge were sent flying with screams in the shockwaves. Severed limbs and shattered rocks flew everywhere, and a strong smell of blood instantly permeated the air.
"Enemy attack!!" Piercing alarm bells mixed with the disciples' wails.
Just as the second round of cannon shells was about to fall, several immense auras shot up from the main peak.
Tang Xiao and several Elders were furious.
Although they didn't know where the attack came from, its power was immense, leaving them no time to ponder.
"Stop them!" Tang Xiao roared, his Clear Sky Hammer appearing. He swept it, detonating several cannon shells in mid-air.
The other Elders also used their respective methods.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Some cannon shells were successfully intercepted in the air, exploding into balls of energy flames.
But the impact force actually made the Elders' blood surge.
Feeling the power of the explosions, comparable to a Spirit Emperor's full-strength attack, their faces were filled with shock and horror.
"What kind of weapon is this?! How can it have such power!" The Third Elder blocked a cannon shell, his arm numb from the shock, and exclaimed in disbelief.
"I don't know. It looks like it came from down the mountain. I think it's Spirit Hall, after all, no other power would come to deal with our Clear Sky Sect," the First Elder said.
"Stop talking nonsense, there are still many more!"
Some cannon shells still slipped through, landing deep within the Sect, causing even greater destruction and casualties.
The entire Clear Sky Sect, under the sudden saturation bombardment, was plunged into a sea of fire and chaos.
Tang Xiao looked at the tragic scene below, his eyes instantly bloodshot.
"Damn it!!!"
The last time the Clear Sky Sect was this miserable was during their last conflict with Spirit Hall.
Don't let me find out who it was, or I'll kill you all!!
"Tang Xiao!!!"
(End of Chapter)
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