Douluo Dalu: Tiger Roars in the Universe

Chapter 234: The Unauthentic Haotian Sect

After chatting for a while about the Qiluo Tulip and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tower, Ning Fengzhi felt a lot more relaxed, and the somewhat weird atmosphere between him and Dai Yaochen also eased.

In this situation, the two chatted casually for a few more words, and then Ning Fengzhi suddenly changed the subject and said, "Speaking of which, Your Highness, did you predict the current situation on the continent a long time ago? That's why you were able to provide timely support to our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect when the Tiandou Empire was in turmoil..."

"That's about right." Dai Yaochen said, "As for the Spirit Hall, since Bibi Dong ascended to the position of Pope, today's situation has been difficult to avoid. If I were from the Heaven Dou Empire, I could still exert influence and maybe change something, but I have always been from the Star Luo Empire, and I am out of reach of the Heaven Dou Empire and cannot fully control it, so the situation in the Heaven Dou Empire inevitably developed to the current situation."

"Under such circumstances, your clan and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan will both be powerful forces against the Spirit Hall in the future, so we naturally cannot let the Spirit Hall be damaged easily. Therefore, our support at that time was also necessary."

It was because the two major sects could play a role in the subsequent confrontation with the Spirit Hall that they were willing to support them. Although what Dai Yaochen said was realistic, Ning Fengzhi did not object. Instead, he nodded and said, "Indeed, we did not expect that the Spirit Hall's current strength has expanded to this extent. It is absolutely difficult for any single force to fight against the Spirit Hall, so we must unite."

"Although you only came to support us with the intention of winning over powerful forces, no matter what, you have saved our two major sects. Yu Yuanzhen and I will never forget this great favor."

"But since you have supported our two major sects in order to win over the power to fight against the Spirit Hall, have you not considered the Clear Sky Sect, which is also one of the top three sects and the leader of the top three sects? With the strength of the Clear Sky Sect, it may be even stronger than our two major sects combined."

Haotian Sect?
Hearing Ning Fengzhi say this, Dai Yaochen couldn't help but feel moved.

Indeed, because the Haotian Sect has retired, they seem to have ignored the Haotian Sect to some extent. However, if you think about it carefully, the hostile relationship between the Haotian Sect and the Spirit Hall is inevitable. Moreover, Dai Yaochen knows that the Haotian Sect now has seven Titled Douluo. If they can pick out the Haotian Sect to fight against the Spirit Hall, then Dai Yaochen and the others will be really relaxed.

Thinking of this, Dai Yaochen said, "From what Sect Master Ning said, it seems that he has some ideas about the Haotian Sect. I am all ears."

"I can't really say I have any thoughts." Ning Fengzhi shook his head and said, "It's just that I can't help but feel a little emotional."

“Now that I think about it, the reason why the Spirit Hall’s power has expanded to this extent is because of the Haotian Sect’s retreat back then. It was because of their retreat that the balance of the spirit master world was broken, leading to today…”

What Ning Fengzhi said was quite right. All the changes came from the retreat, or withdrawal, of the Haotian Sect back then.

When the Haotian Sect was at its peak, there were more than ten thousand spirit masters in the entire sect, including its affiliates. The three upper sects were of the same blood, and the four lower sects at that time were not lackeys of the Spirit Hall. The seven major sects were closely united, with sufficient high-end combat power at the Titled Douluo level, and the total number of spirit masters added up to more than 20,000, constituting the most powerful representative of the sect forces on the continent.

You must know that the total number of soul masters on Douluo Continent is definitely less than 100,000. In this case, the seven major sects alone control more than 20,000 soul masters. Excluding the free soul masters, soul masters from the two empires, and soul masters from other miscellaneous forces, the actual number of soul masters in the Spirit Hall is almost the same as that of the seven major sects.

Therefore, at that time, the seven major sects and the Spirit Hall just happened to maintain a wonderful balance. Under this state of balance, the continent could always be peaceful. Although conflicts often broke out in the spirit master world, they were essentially benign and the scale of the conflicts could be controlled.

However, all of this ceased to exist with the retreat of the Haotian Sect.

When the Haotian Sect retired, they only took their direct descendants, that is, those who possessed the Haotian Hammer as their martial spirit, and hid in a mountain valley. Then everything was fine. However, those affiliated forces that depended on the Haotian Sect were in a really miserable state.

It can be said that those affiliated forces were completely abandoned by the Haotian Sect and scattered like stars and clouds. The vast majority of them were eventually swallowed up by the Spirit Hall, which greatly increased the strength of the Spirit Hall. A small number were unwilling to side with the Spirit Hall. The representatives of them were the four clans with single attributes, and as a result, they were besieged and killed by the Spirit Hall. Some were directly wiped out, while others were greatly damaged and barely survived.

In any case, the balance on the continent has been completely broken since the Haotian Sect retired. The Spirit Hall swallowed up most of the affiliated forces abandoned by the Haotian Sect, and then expanded to the point where it could no longer be checked. Even later, even the four lower sects, either actively or passively, chose to side with the Spirit Hall.

No one was aware of all these things before, but now thinking back, the source of these changes started with the retreat of Haotian Sect. After realizing this, even though the three sects have always been closely connected, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but feel some resentment towards Haotian Sect.

You Haotian Sect were so comfortable that you didn't care about anything and just retreated and hid away, but ended up screwing everyone over...

If the Haotian Sect was just a hidden sect from the beginning to the end, it would be fine. The key is that the Haotian Sect used to be the number one sect in the world and the leader of the seven major sects. When it was in its heyday, it was a powerful force on the continent. However, when something happened, it took its direct descendants and ran away, regardless of its affiliated forces and allies, just to preserve itself. This is indeed not very authentic.

It's good that Ning Fengzhi only has some resentment towards the Haotian Sect now. For example, the resentment of the four single-attribute clans towards the Haotian Sect is about to reach the sky. Even the Titan among them only believes in Tang Hao and is not very interested in the entire Haotian Sect.

After complaining about the Haotian Sect, Ning Fengzhi continued, "Although what the Haotian Sect did before was not very decent, they still have some strength. In the current situation where all forces are united against the Spirit Hall, if we can use the power of the Haotian Sect, it would be good anyway."

"Although the Haotian Sect has retired, most people don't know where they are, but we have a special way of communicating with each other. If we want, we can still contact the Haotian Sect..."

(End of this chapter)