Douluo Continent: The World Shines with Stars

Chapter 39 Grand Ceremony

"Did Brother Mingguang absorb that illusionary soul bone? It seems to fit his control path quite well."

What Xu Mingxi was thinking was that with the Starry Bewitching Soul Skill and the 70,000-year-old Illusion Soul Bone, if he also obtained the Soul Bone from that year, would Xu Mingguang really be able to kill people without them even realizing it?

However, Shi Nian is currently hiding somewhere and has not appeared at Canghui Academy.

Seven days later, the Starlight Sect recalled all its disciples, and all of them were present except for those who were unable to attend.

In the Star Crown Sect's training ground, almost all the Star Crown Sect members and their families had gathered. The sect leader stood above, looking at the more than one hundred people in the training ground, feeling a surge of pride.

Finally, we have not let down the trust placed in us by our predecessors. The sect leader is still relatively young, only about a hundred years old. We can wait for Xu Mingxi and Xu Mingguang to grow up. At that time, the Star Crown Sect will reach a new peak.

Xu Mingguang also rushed back and stood in the audience section below, eagerly awaiting Xu Mingxi's arrival.

As the sect leader's grandson, and now a level 59 control-type battle spirit king, he would most likely have succeeded Xu Mingxi if it weren't for him.

However, given their childhood friendship and the fact that the sect leader had always taught Xu Mingguang to prioritize the overall interests of the Xingguan Sect, he would only be happy for Xu Mingxi's achievements.

"Everyone, today is the succession ceremony for the young sect master of my Star Crown Sect. Mingxi's talent is evident to all. He has been honing his skills alone in the Star Dou Great Forest for three years and is the number one among the younger generation of our sect."

I believe there is no one more suitable than him within the sect. If no one objects, then he will become the next sect leader of my Star Crown Sect.

The sect leader and the elders had long since reached a consensus that the second generation lacked a capable leader, and Xu Mingxi was the most outstanding candidate for the third generation.

If three years ago they would have hesitated between Xu Mingxi and Xu Mingguang, now Xu Mingxi has proven his worth through his transformation.

The crowd below the stage all looked at Xu Mingguang, and when they saw him shake his head, they knew that the position of the young sect leader had probably already been decided, and no one else had the ability to compete with him.

Amid cheers and stares from everyone, Xu Mingxi, dressed in a golden Soul Master robe, slowly walked into the training ground, his handsome face full of determination.

He walked onto the stage and made a promise to all the members of the Star Crown Sect.

He will definitely lead the Star Crown Sect to glory.

The sect leader sat in the chair at the top, looking somewhat dazed. He seemed to see his younger self in Xu Mingxi, both of them filled with such lofty ambitions.

However, due to his limited talent, he is currently stuck at level 96 and cannot make any progress. Perhaps he can break through to level 97 over a long period of time, but going higher is probably impossible.

However, he believed that for Xu Mingxi, as long as he didn't waste his talent, level 98 was just a threshold.

"But before that, we still need these old guys to light the way ahead."

The sect leader looked with satisfaction at Xu Mingxi, who was standing on the stage with high spirits, and the sect disciples cheering for him below the stage. Protecting the Star Crown Sect was the only cause he had ever undertaken in his life.

After the ceremony, the sect leader called Xu Mingxi to his room and handed him a stack of documents.

"Mingxi, the top one is intelligence about the Heaven Dou Empire sent by the Blood Blade Pavilion, the middle one is from some close families and sects of my Star Crown Sect, and the last one is from some contacts that Mingguang has established in the southeastern region of the Star Luo Empire over the past few years."

Brother Mingguang? Xu Mingxi's feelings were somewhat complicated. She hadn't expected that she had casually mentioned to Xu Mingguang before leaving that she wanted to win over the family forces in the southeast.

He remembered that short sentence perfectly and devoted himself to it during the time I was away.

Xu Mingxi first looked through the information below. Apart from Dongji City, where she had gone before, Xu Mingguang's figure appeared in the other four important cities.

Compared to Xu Mingguang's surprise, the other two pieces of information were rather unremarkable, with only one worth Xu Mingxi's attention.

A mysterious woman appeared beside the twin stars of the Haotian Sect, her origins unknown. "The wheels of fate have begun to turn," Xu Mingxi sighed, handing the documents back to the sect leader.

"Sect Master, I wonder what our Star Crown Sect should do next?"

"Mingxi, instead of asking me this question, I should ask you: if you were in my shoes, what would you do next?"

As the sect leader organized the documents, he smiled at Xu Mingxi. As the young sect leader and the future leader of the Star Crown Sect, he was already qualified to offer his opinions on the future development of the sect.

Xu Mingxi was momentarily stunned. Having lived in seclusion in the Star Dou Great Forest for three years, even after reading the information just now, he really couldn't think of what to say for a moment.

His understanding of Douluo Continent comes from his general education over the past twenty years and the original novel he read in his previous life.

Moreover, Xu Mingxi was just an unemployed youth in his previous life who hadn't even had a chance to start working yet, so his talk of management was all theoretical.

Seeing the sect leader's expectant gaze, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

"Sect Master, since the situation on the mainland is so complicated, why don't we just stay in Falling Star Mountain and cultivate peacefully, and observe how things develop?"

Of course, we must not sever ties with the outside world. We cannot let Mingguang's efforts go to waste, and perhaps in the future, the sect's focus can be shifted to the Heaven Dou Empire.

He understood the previous sect leaders, but he was genuinely puzzled by the last one who focused on the Heaven Dou Empire.

Since its establishment, the Star Crown Sect has been deeply rooted in the Star Luo Empire for many years. It is not something that can be moved away at will.

"Sect Master, the power of the Star Luo Empire is basically in the hands of the royal Dai family. If we want to develop, we will inevitably have to overcome this hurdle."

The Heavenly Dou Empire is divided into four kingdoms and one duchy, with a weak royal family, making it fertile ground for the development of sects.

Moreover, I'm not saying we can proceed slowly with our plans regarding the Heaven Dou Empire right now; perhaps we can start with the Star Luo Kingdom and the Blood Blade Pavilion.

Xu Mingxi racked his brains and managed to come up with a reason to fool the sect leader.

Could he possibly predict that in twenty or thirty years, the three major sects upon which the Heavenly Dou Empire depends for its survival will be either in seclusion, destroyed, or crippled?

Then the kingdom betrays us, and the Snow Night Emperor's lineage will be wiped out, leaving only the useless Avalanche. Can the sect leader believe this if it gets out?

The current Heavenly Dou Empire is a powerful empire that rivals the Star Luo Empire.

With the three major sects above them, the various Soul Master Academies in the middle nurturing talent, and Marshal Golong leading a large army below, the several kingdoms under their command dare not disobey them.

No one could have imagined how weak the Heavenly Dou Empire would become in the future.

The sect leader accepted Xu Mingxi's suggestion and promised to arrange the Star Crown Sect's power into the Heaven Dou Empire through the Blood Blade Pavilion's channels, but he would not invest too much, as Star Luo was the sect's core strength.

That's enough. Xu Mingxi doesn't expect the sect leader to do exactly what she says. This is a good start.

There's still plenty of time. Tang Hao is thirty-four years old now, and it will be a full ten years before he becomes a Title Douluo. That's enough time for Xu Mingxi to grow up and become an elder, gaining a certain degree of influence within the Star Crown Sect.

(End of this chapter)