There is no time in the mountains. In the blink of an eye, Xu Mingxi had been in this world for twenty-eight years.
Ever since the fragments given by the two elders that day were integrated into Xu Mingxi's body, he felt that his cultivation speed had increased to an even higher level.
The sect would gather the information regarding the hundred thousand year soul beast needed for his eighth soul ring first, and all he needed to do was reach level eighty as soon as possible.
His soul power level increased rapidly under multi-layered amplification, and in just three years, his soul power level had reached level 80.
In recent years, the sect has also collected some soul beast imprints that are thought to be hundreds of thousands of years old.
Xu Mingxi set out again accompanied by the sect leader and grand elder, and successfully hunted down a hundred-thousand-year-old fire-stealing lizard in a cluster of volcanoes in the southern part of the Star Luo Empire. He also absorbed the hundred thousand year old left arm bone it produced, and his soul power reached level eighty-three.
Things were going smoothly, but when he and the sect leader returned to the sect, they found that the third elder was seriously injured, and the person who took care of him was the head of the Yuan family, Yuan Ting.
A few days ago, the third elder was invited by Yuan Ting to assist the Yuan family elder in obtaining the eighth soul ring.
Unexpectedly, in the midst of the soul hunting, the soul beast that they had beaten to near death was instead snatched away by the people from Clear Sky Sect who suddenly appeared.
The opposing team was led by two Soul Douluo, and their Clear Sky Hammer spirits were extremely powerful. The third elder was barely able to withstand one person, but the Yuan family's team was no match for the others.
In the end, the Soul Saint of the Yuan family who wanted to obtain the eighth soul ring died on the spot. Only Chen Hou and the third elder escaped with Yuan Ting despite being seriously injured.
Yuan Ting did not dare to return to Dongji City. She rushed to the Star Crown Sect alone at night with Chen Hou and the three elders to seek help.
Everyone in the Star Crown Sect was filled with sadness and anger as they saw the Third Elder, who was bedridden with bandages wrapped around his entire body, after receiving treatment from the Fourth Elder. How dominating the Clear Sky Sect was.
At the elders' meeting, all the elders looked towards the sect leader. They simply could not swallow this humiliation. If they didn't fight back, would anyone really think that their Crown Star Sect was weak and could be bullied?
The sect leader continued to tap on the table with his right hand. As the sect leader, the entire sect's rise and fall was in his hands. He must not act on impulse. The pros and cons were what he needed to consider first.
Xu Mingxi sat nearby, the only thing that crossed his mind was the pitiful appearance of the Third Elder. The Star Crown Sect had a sparse population and harmonious atmosphere, and these outstanding youths grew up under the care of several elders.
The Clear Sky Sect had actually dared to harm the third elder, which had touched its limits. Xu Mingxi signaled the sect leader to let the elders go, as he had news to convey to the sect leader.
Ten days later, the Clear Sky Sect leader was furious inside the mountain gate. He threw the information in his hand on the ground and looked at the seven elders sitting in the hall with red eyes.
"Who can tell me what is going on? Why would a secret matter like this spread to the entire continent?"
The seven elders also had very grim expressions. They had no idea how the news had spread.
Clear Sky Sect began to secretly recall its disciples and send Tang Xiao at the same time. They needed to find Tang Hao and ask him if the news was true or false.
After Xu Mingxi left that day, the sect leader sat in the hall for a long time. He didn't know where Xu Mingxi had gotten the news from, but if it was true, a big earthquake might really happen on the Douluo Continent.
He began to spread the news Xu Mingxi had just said throughout the Star Luo Empire through the Star Crown Sect's secret channels, and the Heaven Dou Empire's Blood Knife Pavilion also began to act amidst the disbelieving gazes of its leader.
It didn't take long for the news to spread. Pope Qian Xunji of the Spirit Hall also received the news from his subordinates. He looked towards the Clear Sky Sect with a bloodthirsty smile.
After hearing the news, Qian Daoliu in the Hall of Elders suddenly opened his eyes, and a beam of light radiated from his golden pupils.
"Tang Chen, are you trapped in the City of Slaughter?"
Almost all the major powers had two pieces of news on their desks. The first was that Tang Chen, the previous leader of the Haotian Sect, was trapped in the City of Slaughter and would never be able to escape. The second was Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Sect's twin star. His wife was a hundred thousand year old soul beast that had been reborn as a human.
Except for Xu Mingxi, no one could confirm the authenticity of these two pieces of news. Many troops didn't even know where the City of Slaughter was.
However, these two pieces of news would awaken a latent desire in the hearts of some ambitious people. As time passed, Haotian Sect would eventually be unable to withstand the gaze of the outside world.
The mastermind behind the scenes, Xu Mingxi, sat cross-legged under the Star Tree to practice, ignoring outside affairs. He waited for the moment when the war with the Star Crown Sect would break out completely.
If anyone dared to harm their Star Crown Sect, then the Clear Sky Sect must prepare for retaliation.
The storyline or whatever was no longer important.
Time could make things calm, or it could make things worse.
The Clear Sky Sect could no longer drown out all the noise. Tang Chen was gone, and the current sect leader, a Titled Douluo, was not enough to deter all parties.
The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Sect and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect each had their own little thoughts. They also wanted to get a piece of the pie from the 100,000-year-old beast.
The Clear Sky Sect recalled almost all of its followers. Outside the mountain gate were spies from various sects, with the largest number of them coming from the Spirit Hall.
In the outside world, Tang Hao's whereabouts had been discovered. A Soul Douluo warrior saw him from afar. The news that his wife was a hundred thousand year soul beast had spread among the continent's upper class.
In Clear Sky Sect, Sect Master Tang Zhen saw the letter sent back by Tang Hao in his hand. He was so angry that he almost fainted. His wife was actually a hundred thousand year old soul beast.
What's more, he even wanted to ask for help from Clear Sky Sect, saying that with his Soul Douluo power, he was unable to stop the many Douluo-titled powerhouses coveting Ah Yin.
"Father, I think we should help Brother Hao. He's a member of our Clear Sky Sect. How could we let others oppress him?"
Tang Xiao felt depressed when he saw in the letter that Tang Hao and A Yin were being hunted across the continent. Why did the world treat beautiful women like this?
When Tang Zhen heard his eldest son suddenly say this, he was stunned for a moment. Help? What could they do to help?
After all, Tang Hao stayed to give up that hundred thousand year old soulless beast. No one wanted to kill it.
The next time he turned his head, he saw Tang Xiao's eyes filled with worry, and he suddenly felt a bad premonition in his heart.
"Xiao'er, you've long known that your brother's wife is a beast, right?"
"Father, A Yin is the most beautiful woman in the world, she..."
Tang Zhen held out his hand to stop Tang Xiao from saying anything further. He finally understood that although these two sons of his were strong, they were both complete idiots.
Clear Sky Sect, this time would be difficult.
The next moment, Tang Zhen suddenly felt that the soul power in his body was uncontrollable, his blood and qi surged, and he fainted.
The seven elders rushed forward anxiously to check. The sect leader must not fall now. If the sect's only Title Douluo fell, then Clear Sky Sect would be in big trouble.
Such a big thing happened in Clear Sky Sect, and the patriarchs of the four single-attribute affiliated families all gathered at Haotian Sect's mountain gate.
After Yang Wudi's examination and treatment, the old sect leader slowly woke up, but he must better control his emotions in the future and must not get angry again.
But when he saw Tang Xiao, Tang Zhen almost lost control again. Fortunately, he averted his eyes in time and restrained the anger in his heart.
"Let all the strong people above the Soul Sage level in the sect and all the affiliated forces come to the main hall to discuss this matter. Now is a time of life and death for our Clear Sky Sect."
Putting aside the countermeasures discussed by the people of Clear Sky Sect, Tang Hao and his wife had been chased like wild dogs.
After someone reported his whereabouts and destroyed the village where he lived for two or three years with a single blow, he began his escape.
A hundred thousand year soul beast, even if it doesn't absorb the soul ring, the soul bone alone is already the most ultimate treasure in the Douluo Continent.
Tang Hao was now just a Soul Douluo. Even if he held the Bright Sky Hammer, he couldn't stop the greed of the strong people on the continent.
Now the strong were still afraid of the Clear Sky Sect and had yet to take action. The two of them were forced to experience great pain from the sporadic attacks.
Ah Yin was only at the Soul King level and became an obstacle in the battle. Tang Hao could only protect her while fleeing.
At the same time, he tore up the letter sent by the Clear Sky Sect asking him to hand over Ah Yin. Tang Hao knew that the sect would most likely not send anyone to support him.
He could understand this. Everyone had their own responsibility for their actions. He would never bring trouble to the sect.
The crowd surrounded Tang Hao and his wife, and deliberately forced them to move north, further and further away from the Star Dou Great Forest.
Currently in the Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji couldn't stand it anymore. He slammed his staff on the ground, the door opened, and Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo entered.
He took Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo and started gathering people. He, Qian Xunji, was determined to get the 100,000-year soul bone.
Qian Daoliu closed his eyes and rested in front of the angel statue in the Hall of Elders. With three Title Douluo deployed, how could a Soul Douluo get away with a 100,000 year old soul beast?
He didn't care about Tang Hao and that hundred thousand year soul beast. If Tang Chen didn't come out, Clear Sky Sect was nothing more than trash to him and could be destroyed at any time.
The Spirit Hall issued an announcement to the mainland that Tang Hao of Clear Sky Sect was colluding with the soul beast with evil intent and anyone could kill him. Anyone who dared to get involved with him would become a public enemy of mankind.
As soon as the statement came out, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Sect and Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect took the lead in drawing a clear line between themselves and Tang Hao, stating that they would never associate with anyone who colluded with the beast.
While inside Clear Sky Sect, Tang Zhen listened to the elders' reports with a grim expression. Amidst Tang Xiao's pleas, he ordered that Tang Hao be expelled from Clear Sky Sect thus completely drawing a dividing line between them.
In name, the two had been separated, but the great powers in the mainland all knew what the situation was. Saying one thing and doing another was completely different.
No one will take this statement seriously, and it will not affect their decisions at all. They will always do what they want to do.
In a small village on the northern border of the Heaven Dou Empire, Tang Hao learned that he had been expelled from the Clear Sky Sect and was filled with despair.
Ah Yin comforted him gently, and she regained his fighting spirit and looked for the next place to hide.