Recalling the eerie scenes they had encountered along the way, the Master felt a sudden jolt in his heart and hurriedly asked, "What does that mean?"
The Soul Emperor glanced at the Master indifferently and said, "The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has already disbanded. From now on, there will no longer be a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on the Douluo Continent."
Both the Master and Tang San were stunned.
The Upper Three Sects were the most powerful sects on the Douluo Continent.
Since the decline of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the seclusion of the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had effectively become the strongest sect of all.
Yet such a powerful sect had actually disbanded!
How could the Master not be shocked?
For a long while, he was unable to speak, the turmoil in his heart impossible to calm, utterly unable to accept such news.
In his view, if one wanted to oppose the Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was an absolutely indispensable force.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was the number one auxiliary-type tool martial soul on the continent. With its support, attack-type soul masters could easily fight one against two.
If the Clear Sky Sect were to reemerge in the future, joining forces with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and supported by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, they could definitely deal the Spirit Hall a devastating blow.
Add to that the joint blockade of the two great empires, and not a single member of the Spirit Hall would be able to escape.
This was the Master's most ideal plan of resistance.
But now, the most crucial link in that plan—the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—had actually disbanded.
Without the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it was no exaggeration to say that the odds of victory in this war would drop by several tenths.
Tang San did not think as far ahead as the Master. He did not know that the Master was planning to oppose the Spirit Hall; his thoughts were focused only on the Tang Sect.
Establishing a sect required not only massive financial resources, but also the backing of powerful forces to prevent suppression from other sects.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would undoubtedly have been a powerful ally.
Now that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was gone, establishing the Tang Sect would become much more difficult.
Seeing the Master and Tang San standing there in silence, the Soul Emperor grew impatient. He still had matters to attend to and had no time to waste here.
There were still portions of the sect's assets that had not yet been transported away. Their group was responsible for wrapping things up here.
They were all elite disciples. Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had tens of thousands of disciples and had disbanded, Ning Fengzhi had kept this small group of elites behind.
"You should leave. Don't linger here," the burly man said, waving his hand.
The Master snapped out of his dazed state and hurriedly asked, "May I ask where Sect Master Ning is now?"
The burly man replied, "Even if I told you, it would be useless. Our Sect Master is currently at a castle outside Tian Dou City. Even the Emperor himself couldn't get an audience—let alone you."
"Teacher, let's go," Tang San said, tugging at the Master as he guided him down the mountain.
Watching the two leave, the burly man let out a scornful laugh. "Another pair trying to latch onto the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Too bad—the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is gone."
All the way down to the foot of the mountain, the Master remained in a dazed, unfocused state.
Tang San brought over the carriage, helped the Master inside, then took out a bottle of golden wound medicine from his belt.
"Teacher, apply some medicine first," Tang San said.
Both of them were now bruised and swollen, even their eye sockets red and puffy. One of the Master's eyes had swollen almost shut, reduced to a narrow slit.
Tang San gently applied the medicine to the Master.
Afterward, the Master sighed, took the medicine from Tang San's hand, and began applying it to Tang San in turn.
"Xiao San, we can't give up on this matter. Even though the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has disbanded,—a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. The power they possess is still terrifying. We have to give it a try. After all, your hidden weapons are priceless treasures for auxiliary soul masters."
Tang San nodded and said, "I'm curious why such a powerful sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would suddenly disband. There must be a reason."
The Master said, "That's right. This matter is very strange, and we need to investigate it. However, I already have a guess."
"What guess?" Tang San asked.
The Master asked in return, "What is the most powerful soul master force on the continent?"
"The Spirit Hall," Tang San answered immediately.
This was common knowledge on the Douluo Continent. Not long after awakening his martial soul, Tang San had already known that the Spirit Hall was the strongest soul master force.
"But Teacher," Tang San continued, puzzled, "doesn't the Spirit Hall have a pretty good reputation? They help commoners awaken their martial souls for free and provide many benefits to soul masters. It doesn't seem likely that they would force the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to disband, right?"
The Master sighed. "Xiao San, you don't understand. Don't be fooled by the Spirit Hall's good reputation. In the shadows, they've done plenty of unspeakable things. The Spirit Hall has always operated on the principle of 'those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish.' Any soul masters or forces that pose a threat to them and refuse to submit almost always fall victim to their schemes."
Tang San frowned. "Really? Why have I never heard of this?"
"Do you know the Clear Sky Sect?" the Master asked.
Tang San nodded. "I do. The Clear Sky Sect is one of the Upper Three Sects and was once the most powerful sect. I just don't know why it suddenly disappeared later on."
He suddenly frowned. "Teacher, could the disappearance of the Clear Sky Sect be related to the Spirit Hall?"
The Master nodded. "That's right. Back then, the Spirit Hall's Pope, Bibi Dong, led a large number of soul masters in a surprise attack on the Clear Sky Sect, causing devastating losses. Not long after, the surviving Clear Sky Sect soul masters went into seclusion. There are many such cases. For example, Zhao Wuji and Dugu Bo were both hunted down by the Spirit Hall in the past."
Tang San was deeply shaken.
A sect as powerful as the Clear Sky Sect had disappeared because of the Spirit Hall.
And Zhao Wuji and Dugu Bo had also suffered at the Spirit Hall's hands!
At that moment, the image of the Spirit Hall as righteous and just completely collapsed in Tang San's heart. He had never imagined that the Spirit Hall was such a despicable and underhanded force.
The Master continued, "So the disbanding of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is very likely another case of the Spirit Hall taking action."
Tang San frowned. "The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was already so powerful—did they really have no ability to resist at all?"
The Master replied, "The Spirit Hall has no fewer than a dozen Title Douluo. A single Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect naturally couldn't stand against them."
"But the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has close ties with the Tian Dou Empire. Ning Fengzhi is even the Crown Prince's teacher. Didn't the Spirit Hall have any reservations?" Tang San asked.
The Master shook his head. "That's something I find puzzling as well. Moreover, it doesn't match the Spirit Hall's usual style. They specialize in annihilating strikes—once they move, it's with the goal of total destruction. Why would they only force the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to disband this time?"
The carriage fell silent.
After a while, Tang San said, "Let's not think too much about it. Once we see Ning Fengzhi, we can ask him directly. We talked quite pleasantly with him last time, so we do have some connection. He should be willing to see us."
The Master nodded slightly.
After a moment, he said earnestly, "Xiao San, a force like the Spirit Hall—don't ever get entangled with them in the future."
Tang San replied, "Teacher, don't worry. What I hate most are forces that are ruthless and underhanded in their actions."
As he said this, he couldn't help but recall the former glory of the Tang Sect in his previous life. He thought to himself, Once I establish the Tang Sect and help it grow, forces like the Spirit Hall—righteous on the surface but evil in the shadows—will have no reason to exist.
Master and disciple rode the carriage back to Tian Dou City, arriving in the middle of the night. They could only return to Shrek Academy first, planning to visit Ning Fengzhi at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's castle after daybreak.
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