Douluo Continent: The World Shines with Stars

Chapter 54 The Star Crown Sect's Debut

Xu Mingxi was cultivating under the Star Tree when he heard the bell ringing to summon the sect elders. As the young sect master, his status was equivalent to that of an elder, so he naturally had to go to the sect master's hall.

Upon entering, one could see Zongmu sitting in a chair with a sullen face. The elders gradually arrived, but no one dared to speak. Even the First Elder and the Second Elder did not want to be the first to speak.

Once everyone had arrived, the sect leader waved his hand, and the doors to the sect leader's hall were closed. The conversation that followed was to be kept strictly confidential and not to be overheard by anyone else.

"I went to Xingluo City a few days ago, and I think you all know who I met. He asked me to go there this time because he wants to cooperate with my Xingguan Sect on something."

The elders waited for a long time, but the sect leader still didn't say what it was about. They all looked at the Grand Elder, thinking it was time for him to step forward.

"Sect Master, please tell us what he wants from us."

"He invited us to join forces and wipe out the Black Tiger Clan."

The scene fell silent. The Black Tiger Sect had some connection with the White Tiger Dai family. The first sect leader came from a collateral branch of the Dai family, the royal family of the Star Luo Empire, but was expelled from the family due to a mutation in his martial soul.

Later, for some unknown reason, he broke through to the Soul Douluo level, founded the Black Tiger Sect, and passed down his martial soul.

The details are now impossible to ascertain, but it is a fact that the Black Tiger Sect often clashed with the royal family. As for why the Dai family did not immediately annihilate them, that remains to be seen.

According to intelligence gathered by the Star Crown Sect, a powerful force is supporting the Black Tiger Sect from behind. It seems that the Dai family is hesitant to take action because they are wary of them.

Is it because they can't hold back anymore? Xu Mingxi flipped through the intelligence in his hand, and some fragments suddenly flashed through his mind. Black Tiger Sect, that name sounds familiar.

Wait a minute, isn't this the sect that joined when the Spirit Hall re-established the Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects? So the force supporting them is the Spirit Hall? Does the Star Luo Emperor know about this?

After hearing Xu Mingxi's guess, the sect leader felt that it was indeed very likely, as the Spirit Hall was the most powerful force besides the two great empires.

Apart from them, no one else supports the struggle between the two powers and the two empires, not because they dare not, but because it is not worth it.

Most sects on the Douluo Continent are centered around a family and inherit the same martial soul. This nature determines that the number of people in a sect is not very large.

Moreover, Soul Masters mostly rely on themselves for cultivation, at most supplemented by some herbs and Soul Beast meat. With fewer people in the sect, the resources consumed are less, and planting, raising, and hunting Souls are enough to cover their consumption.

Since that's the case, why bother fighting with the two great empires? Anyway, the Star Crown Sect wouldn't do something so foolish as to waste its own strength for nothing. If something happens to the two great empires, will the Spirit Hall let them off the hook? The sect leader didn't believe it.

"Sect Master, if the Spirit Hall is really behind the Black Tiger Sect, wouldn't we be asking for trouble if we agreed to their demands?"

"Yes, Sect Master, even if our Star Crown Sect doesn't agree to Dai Feng's demands, he wouldn't dare to attack us. Why bother?"

"Hmph, destroying the Black Tiger Sect is also a good thing for us. We can also get a share of the resources and soul bones inside."

"That's right. With the 30,000-year-old soul bone that Dai Feng promised, our gains from this trip will definitely be substantial."

The sect leader was annoyed by the chattering elders. After telling them to keep it a secret, he kicked them all out of the sect leader's hall, leaving only him and the young sect leader Xu Mingxi inside.

"Mingxi, what do you think of this matter?" The sect leader had already agreed in his heart. As long as the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire existed, the Star Luo Royal Family would not take action against powerful sects located within the Star Luo territory, thus cutting off their own arm.

Now, Dai Feng has personally come to invite him, offering him a generous price to make the move, so it seems there's no reason for him to back down now.

Moreover, it was the Star Luo Empire's royal family that destroyed the Black Tiger Sect. Even the Spirit Hall had no excuse to avenge the Black Tiger Sect, let alone involve the Star Crown Sect, based on family feuds.

"Sect Master, we were just hired to do this. With your intervention, the Dai family has been freed from a major threat. As long as Dai Feng isn't confused, I believe he will take full responsibility for the destruction of the Black Tiger Sect."

According to Xu Mingxi, they should just kill them directly. The Spirit Hall doesn't dare to defy the continent and openly support the Black Tiger Sect at this stage. By the time they truly reveal their ambitions, the Star Crown Sect will have already grown strong.

The Star Crown Sect did not want to lose any disciples in this war. The next day, the sect leader, along with two elders and the only junior, Xu Mingguang, appeared in the eyes of many forces as the representative of the younger generation of the Star Crown Sect.

Meanwhile, inside the Star Luo City Imperial Palace, Dai Feng sat imposingly in a chair, holding a chess piece in his hand, which he placed on the chessboard in front of him. Opposite him sat a beautiful woman, dressed in gorgeous clothes and still charming.

"His Majesty has finally removed the thorn in the side of the Black Tiger Sect, achieving his long-cherished wish."

"After uprooting the Black Tiger Sect, there's always the Black Lion Sect. These sects are like the Blue Silver Grass by the roadside, they're cut down again and again."

"Your Majesty has done more than enough, but what is the origin of this Star Crown Sect? It has a Title Douluo, but I have never heard of it before."

"They're nothing but jackals from the southwest; we'll deal with them sooner or later."

Thinking of the 30,000-year-old soul bone he had taken out, Dai Feng still felt a pang of heartache. However, when he thought of the good news the Empress had told him today, he couldn't help but grin.

I have a son! Let's name him Weiss. He will surely succeed in inheriting my great cause and lead the Star Luo Empire to conquer Tian Dou.

The struggle for the princes of the Star Luo Empire is not fair. The earlier one is born, the more advantageous it is. As long as the eldest prince has enough talent, he will basically be the crown prince. Dai Feng has high expectations for his first son.

Ten days later, the sect leader returned to the sect with nearly half of the Black Tiger Sect's resources and the soul bone given to him by Dai Feng.

The news of the Black Tiger Sect's destruction shocked the continent. Powerful and well-informed forces also learned that there was such a titled Douluo in the southwestern region of the Star Luo Empire.

With a dark look in her eyes, Qian Xunji walked into a secret room and vented her grief and anger.

The Star Luo Empire, the Star Crown Sect—how dare they? How dare they ruin my plans?

Qian Daoliu, far away in the Elder Hall, seemed to sense something. He sighed deeply, closed his eyes, and remained indifferent to everything that was happening in the Spirit Hall.

However, rumors have spread from the Spirit Hall that the porcelain in the Pope's Palace has been replaced again. It is unknown who has offended the somewhat narrow-minded Pope once more.

(End of this chapter)