Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

Before Wu Qi could respond, the information about the fifth test appeared in the minds of the three of them.

"The Fifth Trial of Destruction: Dragon King Soul Bones. Descend to the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well Spring, gain the approval of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, and obtain the soul bones of both dragon kings. The trial will last for six months!"

"Assessment completed. Reward: 15% Destruction Affinity, Soul Ring Age Increased by 20,000 Years."

"Assessment Failure"

"Given the successful completion of the previous assessment, completing this assessment will earn you a special reward—a recommendation opportunity."

According to the introduction in the Divine Test, Wu Qi knew that this opportunity for recommendation was extremely precious.

Wu Qi can recommend the name of a partner, and the God of Destruction will then connect him with a suitable divine successor.

This is practically a backdoor system; those recommended are guaranteed instant success.

However, Wu Qi did not consider these things for the time being. As time went on, the difficulty of the God-King level assessment would increase exponentially.

Having received the sacrifice of the Azure Phoenix, Wu Qi possesses the bloodline of a divine beast, making it easy for him to converse with the two Dragon Kings. However, let's not forget that descending to the bottom of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire is no simple task.

The deeper you go, the more violent the energy contained in the spring becomes. Coupled with the terrifying water pressure, the slightest mistake could cost you your life.

Now he had no choice but to respond to Ning Rongrong, "Sorry Rongrong, our next training location is not in Hurricane Canyon, but it's not far from here, in Sunset Forest."

The test for Qian Gu Chang Kong and Chen Ping was to dive to a specific depth in the spring.

Wu Qi was well aware of Ning Rongrong's feelings, but unfortunately, at this moment, he was ultimately not qualified to talk about love.

If we don't improve our strength quickly, once Bibi Dong becomes a god, the Spirit Hall will be completely overthrown.

At that time, even if Wu Qi had extraordinary abilities, how could he silence the public opinion?

Feng Xiaotian said, "We have been training here for several months, and we don't know what the situation is like on the mainland."

"Captain, if you're not in a hurry, why don't you go back first and make the necessary arrangements?"

……

Recently, significant events have indeed occurred in both empires.

While Wu Qi and his companions were training in Hurricane Canyon, the intelligence agents of the Spirit Hall dared not interfere with their training and could only wait anxiously in Heaven Dou City.

Upon seeing Wu Qi and the other two return, he quickly reported the situation.

After this assessment, Chen Ping has broken through to the Soul Saint level. He was quite lucky; after the assessment, the God of Destruction bestowed upon him a divinely granted Soul Ring.

At this moment, he went into seclusion to absorb the soul ring, while Wu Qi and Qian Gu Chang Kong received information from recent times.

First, the Juyi Sect, which Wu Qi secretly controlled, was officially established not long ago and announced it to the whole continent.

The only pity is that Juyi Sect missed the re-election of the seven major sects. Therefore, even with Dugu Bo in charge, in terms of reputation, it is still inferior to the Sparrow Bee Sect, which is at the bottom of the four lower sects.

In the original timeline, the re-election of the seven major sects wouldn't have been held this early. It's likely that Bibi Dong sensed something was amiss and started the conference ahead of schedule, deliberately keeping her Juyi Sect outside the seven major sects to weaken her influence.

Wu Qi doesn't need to react to this for the time being.

The original purpose of the Juyi Sect was to unite and support each other in order to cope with the upcoming situation on the mainland.

Even if Wu Qi loses in the internal power struggle within the Spirit Hall, with the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Gathering Righteousness School, he will at least not be ostracized from the core circle and will still be able to maintain his influence within the Spirit Hall.

Of course, these are worst-case scenarios and may not necessarily happen. Next, the Spirit Hall's intelligence personnel informed Wu Qi of the recent friction between the two empires.

A month ago, the Tian Dou royal family discovered that the Haotian Sect had established a presence in the Xingluo Empire, and used this as a pretext to put pressure on the Xingluo royal family.

Haotian Sect was Xue Qinghe's father's killer, so his reaction was reasonable and no one could find fault with it.

The response from the Star Luo Royal Family is quite intriguing.

They stated that it was the Haotian Sect's freedom to choose where to settle down, and the Xingluo royal family did not concern themselves with such trivial matters.

Wu Qi knew that the Heaven Dou royal family had long been under the control of the Spirit Hall, and Xue Qinghe's actions must have been instigated by Bibi Dong.

After returning to the Hall of Offerings, Qian Renxue has been undergoing the test of the Angel God and has no time to attend to other matters.

Qian Daoliu had always adopted a laissez-faire policy, and at this moment, the Spirit Hall was ostensibly Bibi Dong's personal fiefdom.

Bibi Dong had long wanted to provoke a war on the mainland, and she had no reason to miss such a perfect pretext.

Thus, the Xingluo royal family became the subject of gossip, and Xue Qinghe completed the reorganization of the army, immediately deploying 300,000 troops on the border.

According to the latest news from the border, the two empires have engaged in fierce clashes. Although it has not escalated into war, hundreds of soldiers on both sides have been wounded, and the number of dead has exceeded one hundred.

This is clearly a sign of an impending major battle.

The Star Luo Empire has always acted domineeringly, and they cannot back down in the face of the extreme pressure exerted by the Heaven Dou Empire.

If Bibi Dong stirs things up, a major war will be inevitable. Of course, the only good news is that things are different now than in the original timeline. The Spirit Hall has taken over the Heaven Dou Empire and can launch a proxy war, so it doesn't have to get involved directly for a while.

As long as the Spirit Hall doesn't get involved in the war, there's always room for maneuver.

Faced with the tense situation, Qian Gu Chang Kong, unusually calm, analyzed: "The fighting strength of the soldiers of the Tian Dou Empire is generally inferior to that of the Xing Luo Empire. Although the casualties of large-scale battles between ordinary soldiers are difficult to estimate, they will not fight to the end."

Wu Qi picked up the thread: "Are you worried that the Soul Master legions of the two great empires will join the battle?"

On the battlefield, a Grand Soul Master is worth dozens of ordinary soldiers. If either side sends out a legion of Soul Masters first, the casualty count will inevitably increase, and at that point, the two sides will be locked in a fight to the death.

The Star Luo Empire may be able to maintain restraint, but as a puppet, Xue Qinghe's decisions are ultimately made by Bibi Dong.

The war had escalated to an uncontrollable point, and even if Wu Qi were to ascend the throne, the war would have to be fought to the very end.

Of course, this is a concern that has existed for millennia, not Wu Qi's.

Wu Qi couldn't wait for the two great empires to fight to the death, so that his dream of unifying the continent could be realized.

……

Hanhai City.

Along the way, Tang San and his group dared not stop for a moment, for fear of delaying their training.

Along the way, they learned more or less about the situation on the mainland, but the matter of the Juyi Sect was not widely known, and Tang San was still unaware of it at this time.

Originally, Tang San planned to use the coastal cities of the Star Luo Empire as a springboard to enter Seagod Island. Unfortunately, on the entire continent, only Hanhai City had the most developed shipping business, and it was also the only gathering place for Sea Soul Masters on the continent.

In order to adapt to the lifestyle of the Sea Soul Masters in advance, they had no choice but to come to Hanhai City.

Furthermore, only Hanhai City possesses large ships capable of navigating the open ocean. (End of Chapter)