Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 216 Davis's Conspiracy

Tang Yuehua and Tang Xiao returned to the Haotian Sect together. Tang Yuehua had been mingling with the nobles of the Tiandou Empire for many years and was very eloquent.

After her eloquent analysis, the five elders of the Haotian Sect, whose minds were filled with nothing but muscle, were quickly persuaded.

The only thing that made Tang Yuehua somewhat discouraged was that they did not agree to let Tang San return to the sect immediately. However, their attitude softened a bit. After all, Tang Hao was already dead. As the saying goes, when a person dies, it's like a lamp going out. Tang Hao was already dead, so even the Fiery Sun Douluo Tang Lie, who had lost his beloved son, could not pursue the matter any further.

No matter what, he was a direct descendant of the Clear Sky Sect, and according to the blueprint Tang Yuehua described to them, the friendship between Tang San and Dai Mubai, the third prince of the Star Luo Empire whom they chose to support, was an important linchpin for future cooperation between the Clear Sky Sect and the Star Luo Empire.

Finally, after discussion, the elders put forward several conditions as in the original story. Only after he fulfilled all of them would he be allowed to be recognized as a member of the clan. This included the possibility of moving his father Tang Hao's memorial tablet into the ancestral hall of the Haotian Sect so that it could be worshipped by the descendants of the Haotian Sect.

The first requirement remains level 80 in soul power. Thanks to the efforts of Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua, the timeframe has been extended from ten years in the original story to twenty years.

However, given Tang San's current situation, even if the timeframe is extended to twenty years, breaking through to level eighty is still extremely uncertain.

After all, he had a hidden injury that was difficult to heal, and Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua dared not let the elders know about it. The only thing they could do was to buy Tang San more time and secretly find some rare and precious herbs to help him recover. The rest was up to Tang San himself.

The second task was to bring back the head of a Title Douluo powerhouse from either the Spirit Hall or the Nine Star Hall. Although Tang Hao's actions had brought immense disaster to the Clear Sky Sect, he was ultimately a direct disciple of the sect. The Nine Star Hall, which had killed Tang Hao, was naturally regarded as a mortal enemy by the elders of the Clear Sky Sect. As for the timeframe, it was also extended to twenty years.

The third thing is the soul bones. Because Tang San absorbed the two sect inheritance soul bones left behind by Tang Hao, those two soul bones should have been absorbed by the sect leader's successor. Now, Tang San is not only not the sect leader's successor, but he is not even a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect. Therefore, he must take out two soul bones of the same quality and age as those two and return them to the sect.

As for the 100,000-year spirit ring mentioned in the original work, Tang San doesn't have the physical strength to absorb spirit rings beyond his level. His current four spirit rings are all standard and optimal combinations. The elders wouldn't be so whimsical as to let him absorb a 100,000-year spirit ring that could potentially cause him to explode and die.

After the five elders and Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua reached a consensus, Tang Xiao set off to personally visit the Star Luo Empire's capital, Star Luo City, to meet with the Star Luo Emperor and express the Haotian Sect's support and high regard for the Third Prince, Dai Mubai.

Emperor Xingluo ascended the throne by personally killing his own brothers, and he held a very low regard for so-called blood ties. Even his own sons were nothing more than pawns in his eyes, and self-interest was the only criterion for his choices.

Now that Dai Mubai has the support of the former number one sect in the world, he will naturally not abolish Dai Mubai's soul power and demote him to a commoner to fend for himself. On the contrary, in order to gain the support of the Haotian Sect, he began to tilt the royal resources toward Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai was overjoyed. Bringing up the Haotian Sect was just his last struggle. Originally, this was just a pretext to buy time. In reality, he had been plotting to escape, but he couldn't find an opportunity to get away because of the strict watchful eyes of the royal family.

Just when he was about to despair, such a huge windfall fell from the sky, almost making him faint with joy.

He was deeply grateful to his good brother Tang San. He had no connection with the Clear Sky Sect, so the fact that the Clear Sky Sect had chosen to openly side with him must be the result of Tang San's efforts.

The throne, which he had thought was out of reach, seemed not so distant after the support of the Haotian Sect. Dai Mubai's confidence was rekindled, and he began to devote himself to cultivation.

His talent was not bad to begin with, but he became self-destructive and wasted his talent by being suppressed by his elder brother Davis for a long time. Now, with renewed confidence and the massive resources supplied by the Star Luo Royal Family, his soul power began to increase rapidly. In a short time, he became famous in the Star Luo Royal Family and showed signs of rivaling Davis.

"Damn it!"

The situation suddenly turned out this way. Davis, who had been so confident of victory, was furious. He threw a tantrum in his bedchamber, smashing his collection of antique treasures to pieces while cursing incessantly: "Damn Dai Mubai, damn Tang San, damn Haotian Sect, damn Tang Xiao, they all deserve to die!"

"Weiss, calm down!"

His fiancée, Zhu Zhuyun, gently comforted him.

"How can you expect me to stay calm?"

Davis's eyes were bloodshot, his tiger-like eyes filled with veins: "That bastard Dai Mubai has the support of the Haotian Sect, and many people in the court have switched sides to him. Even my father has started to cut off my cultivation resources. I'm really afraid that one day my father will suddenly issue an edict to cripple my soul power and exile me!"

Zhu Zhuyun saw things more clearly than Davis. She smiled gently and comforted Davis, saying, "Weiss, don't worry. The rules of the Star Luo Empire's royal family have been in place for over a thousand years, and even the sect leader of the number one sect in the world has no right to change them. Just because of a single word from the sect leader of the Haotian Sect, does the Star Luo Empire intend to abolish the rightful heir? If this gets out, where will the royal family's face be? Father is only giving Dai Mubai another chance because of the Haotian Sect."

"But."

Davis's expression improved slightly, but he was still somewhat worried: "You know Dai Mubai's talent; it's definitely above mine. I've been suppressing him relentlessly all these years to keep him under control. Now he has the support of the Clear Sky Sect, which was once the number one sect in the world. The sect is full of powerful experts, and the guidance from just one or two experts is enough to benefit an ordinary soul master for a lifetime. I'm really afraid that in a few years this guy will surpass me."

Zhu Zhuyun curled her lips into a smile: "Weis, you don't need to worry about that either. As the saying goes, it's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature. I don't think that playboy's personality will ever change in this lifetime. I have plenty of ways to deal with him."

As she spoke, Zhu Zhuyun moved closer to Davis and whispered her plan in his ear.

Upon hearing this, Davis's furrowed brows immediately relaxed. He wrapped his arm around Zhu Zhuyun's slender waist and laughed heartily, "Excellent, excellent, Zhuyun, you truly are my virtuous wife!"

(End of this chapter)