Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 559 The Rebellious Soul Alliance, The Final Chapter Approaches
"To turn the tables on them? That's a good idea!"

The old apothecary stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then nodded, agreeing with Lin Yuan's proposed strategy.

As Lin Yuan said, resisting a behemoth like the Soul Hall requires strategy and cannot be done blindly... Before he advanced to the Dou Sheng and the Ninth Rank, he did not have the strength to clash with the Soul Hall, so using misleading methods was indeed a very good choice.

This idea can be extended further: even if Venerable Huangquan is not a spy for the Soul Palace, he should still recruit some people who might be spies for the Soul Palace within a controllable range.

As his thoughts wandered, Yao Lao suddenly thought of a question and looked at Lin Yuan with great interest.

"Speaking of which, what do you think the organization should be called?"

"A name? Let me think!" Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he tapped his temple with his fingertip for a moment before slowly speaking.

"I think we should call them the Four Directions Pavilion and the Reverse Soul Alliance!"

"The organization formed by merging the Starfall, Wind and Thunder, Myriad Swords, and Yellow Springs Pavilions is simply called the Four Directions Pavilion. Thus, although the saying 'one hall, one tower, two sects, three valleys, and four directions pavilions' has not changed, its connotation has changed."

"As for the organization that the Anti-Soul Hall was secretly established, its name is the Anti-Soul Alliance... The target is clear, which makes it easy to recruit staunch Anti-Soul Hall members in the early stages."

"After the Reverse Soul Alliance is established, it can go to the border areas outside Zhongzhou to attack the branch halls of the Soul Hall there."

"The reason why the Soul Palace is so powerful in the Central Plains is that its core combat forces, such as high-level Dou Zun, Half-Saint, and Dou Sheng, are gathered in the Central Plains, and it is also very convenient for them to support each other."

“Those Soul Hall branch halls in the border areas are no less dangerous than those in the Central Plains, but their strength is relatively weak. Moreover, due to the great distance, the Soul Hall in the Central Plains cannot easily come to their aid. If we plan ahead with a little scheming, it will not be difficult to severely damage them.”

"On the other hand, the Reverse Soul Alliance's annihilation of the Soul Hall's branch in the border regions can also divert the Soul Hall's attention and reduce the pressure on the Central Plains."

"When the time is right, we will reveal the existence of the Reverse Soul Alliance."

"At that time, the Reverse Soul Alliance and the Four Directions Pavilion can be merged to establish a new organization called 'Heavenly Mansion', launch a new round of expansion, and begin to directly confront the Soul Palace."

"What do you think of this plan and these names, seniors?"

Taking advantage of the opportunity when the old doctor asked the question, Lin Yuan not only told the old doctor the name of the organization, but also some of his plans for future development.

The old doctor, who had only wanted to ask for the name, fell into a brief silence upon hearing about the strategic plan.

After a moment, he gave Lin Yuan a deep look and broke the silence: "Four Directions Pavilion, Reverse Soul Alliance, Heavenly Mansion... What great names!"

"Your strategy is excellent, and I will take it into consideration when implementing it. Rest assured, I have not forgotten the most important task in our cooperation. I will arrange to strike at the branch temples on the border as soon as possible to prevent them from causing bloodshed there."

The cooperation between the two parties began with the goal of resolving the problem of the Soul Palace wreaking havoc on the border regions, and this matter was given extremely high priority.

Lin Yuan nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble you... Senior should be able to use this!" As he spoke, he took out two notebooks from his storage ring and handed them to Yao Lao.

"These are... the locations of the Soul Palace's branch halls... so many?!"

After taking the note and reading it for a while, the old doctor's eyes narrowed slightly, and a look of surprise flashed across his face.

Lin Yuan waved his hand and chuckled, "Before I went to the Starfall Pavilion this time, I 'wandered' outside for a long time, and I wasn't just doing nothing."

"Through various means, I've obtained a considerable amount of information about the border branch halls from the Soul Hall personnel! With this information, Senior, and after careful planning and arrangements, you should be able to severely cripple the Soul Hall's forces outside of Central State in the first wave of operations..."

This is a lie. The reason he wandered around Zhongzhou for several months after being ordered to leave Danta was mainly to search for the Nine-Colored Origin Stone.

As for the information given to Elder Yao, it was mainly internal information from the Soul Palace!

Of course, to prevent the higher-ups from suspecting him of leaking information, Lin Yuan also made certain additions, deletions and modifications based on the information from the Pill Tower and other Heavenly Venerables.

The identity of Yuan Tianzun is quite useful, and he doesn't want to give it up yet.

However, Lin Yuan was also serious about dealing with the Soul Palace branch halls in the border areas and preventing his own 'nursery' from being ruined.

Taking a deep breath, the old apothecary put the notes into his Bone Inflame Ring and nodded solemnly to Lin Yuan.

"Young Lin, since you've prepared to this extent, then leave the rest to me!" At this moment, Yao Lao was absolutely certain that the young man before him would be an important ally in his future resistance against the Soul Palace.

Decisions concerning the lives of hundreds of millions, billions, or even tens of billions of ordinary people were finalized during casual conversations between the two.

This is the Dou Qi Continent, a world where the strong reign supreme!

After the business was discussed, Lin Yuan and Yao Lao were much more relaxed. They both looked up slightly at the light screen that was displaying the battle scene.

At this moment, all four battles have come to an end, and the outcome has been decided.

Feng Qing'er vs. Tang Ying: This battle ended the fastest.

Feng Qing'er didn't even use any fighting techniques. With just a fierce palm strike that gathered immense fighting energy, she broke Tang Ying's Wanjian Pavilion's ultimate technique, "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin," shattering his azure greatsword and knocking him unconscious and causing him to vomit blood.

Unless there are extremely special circumstances, it is virtually impossible for a one-star Dou Zong to put up a fight against a peak Dou Zong.

Mu Qingluan vs. Xu Qiming (a random Dou Zong): This battle was the easiest.

In a battle between a Seven-Star Dou Zong and a One-Star Dou Zong, Mu Qingluan held the advantage. She used a strange sonic fighting technique, which led to Xu Qiming's defeat without him even realizing it.

Wang Chen vs. Zhao Lin (a passerby near-Dou Zong): This battle was the most intense.

Although Wang Chen was restored to his peak condition by Lin Yuan as soon as he entered this space, just like Nalan Yanran, his opponent was no easy opponent. His skills and fighting techniques were quite outstanding, and he seemed to be a disciple of a hidden sect.

In this duel, although Wang Chen had the advantage in cultivation, he went through a hard-fought battle before finally defeating his younger and weaker opponent.

Chen Yan vs. Nalan Yanran: This battle was the most incomprehensible to outsiders.

Anyone with eyes could see that Chen Yan's strength was overwhelmingly powerful, but in this battle he was neither slow nor hurried, allowing Nalan Yanran to use various methods and push her own power to the limit before easily defeating her opponent.

Despite the vast difference in strength between the two, this duel unexpectedly became the final one to end.

Even after the duel ended, the two had a friendly chat.

Of course, due to the numerous spatial barriers, no one could hear exactly what the two said... They could only assume that the two had a good relationship.

As expected, it won't be long before rumors start circulating in Zhongzhou.

"As expected, this is going to be fun!"

Seeing this, Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and asked with a playful tone, "Senior Yao, what do you think a certain ancient clan lady would feel if she knew about this?"

Thinking of Gu Xun'er's expression, he couldn't help but smile slightly, a pleased curve forming on his lips. For a top-tier noblewoman like Gu Xun'er, emotional setbacks would be far more damaging than losses in cultivation, wealth, or other 'worldly matters'... The Gu clan lady certainly didn't lack the wealth and strength of a Dou Zun-level cultivator.

In matters of the heart, Nalan Yanran, whose cultivation level was only average, was one of the very few women that Gu Xun'er valued.

The reason is nothing more than the title.

Regardless, Nalan Yanran was once Xiao Yan's fiancée, and someone for whom he had 'fought' for several years.

If this woman hadn't taken the initiative to break off the engagement, Gu Xun'er would have been in a very difficult situation!
"You personally divided the groups just for this?" Looking at Lin Yuan's wicked expression, Yao Lao felt a bit of a toothache and helplessly reminded him, "Playing with other people's feelings for amusement... that's not a good habit!"

As he spoke, he gently waved his sleeve, and a mysterious spatial fluctuation rippled outwards.

In an instant, the space around the battlegrounds suddenly rippled violently, engulfing the four unsuspecting individuals, whose figures vanished from their original positions in an instant.

At the same time, the four light screens also released a dazzling light, making it impossible for the people on Thunder Mountain to look directly at them.

A moment later, the bright light finally dissipated.

When everyone looked up again, they saw that the four light screens had merged into two, and in each of them, the two victors from before were facing off.

This is clearly the arrangement for the second round of matches:

Chen Yan (Xiao Yan) of Xingyun Pavilion faces off against Wang Chen of Huangquan Pavilion; Mu Qingluan of Xingyun Pavilion faces off against Feng Qing'er of Fenglei Pavilion.

"Miss Feng and Miss Qingluan, it's finally their turn!"

"At the last Four Directions Pavilion gathering, they seemed evenly matched. I wonder what the outcome will be this time? By the way, who do you think will win?"

"Of course I have more faith in Mu Qingluan. The current strength of the Starfall Pavilion is far superior to that of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion!"

"Hehe, I don't think so! In the first round, Feng Qing'er defeated Tang Ying with a single palm strike. That kind of terrifying strength is definitely at the level of a high-level Dou Zong, and she is definitely not inferior to Mu Qingluan... I bet she can win this time."

"Speaking of which, when Feng Qing'er, Chen Yan, and Mu Qingluan attended the last meeting, weren't they only at the Dou Huang level?"

"I remember this. Feng Qing'er and Chen Yan were six-star Dou Huangs back then, and Mu Qingluan was a seven-star Dou Huang... I didn't expect that only four short years have passed and they have both become high-level Dou Zongs!"

"I can understand Chen Yan and Mu Qingluan, but why is Feng Qing'er also so fast?"

"Indeed, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion shouldn't have such methods!"

The clash between Mu Qingluan and Feng Qing'er, two top contenders, and two beauties whose strengths seemed evenly matched, instantly ignited the atmosphere on Thunder Mountain.

Within the chaotic space, the two women, facing off in mid-air, were also locked in a fierce struggle.

"Mu Qingluan, are you not going to admit defeat?" Feng Qing'er raised her beautiful eyes slightly, glanced at the girl in green in front of her—her old rival of many years, and said indifferently, "You should know in your heart that you... are no match for me now!"

Her voice was so clear and melodious, like the cry of a phoenix, revealing an inner pride nurtured by her confidence in her strength and the nobility of her bloodline.

At the same time, a mysterious cyan light flowed gently in her phoenix eyes.

A noble and mysterious bloodline fluctuation echoed in this space.

Under the influence of this bloodline fluctuation, the circulation of blood within Mu Qingluan's body gradually slowed down, and her battle qi also gradually stagnated.

"Feng Qing'er, you have indeed become stronger, but I am not an opponent you can defeat with words!"

Sensing the abnormality within herself, Mu Qingluan acted decisively, biting her thin lips hard with her pearly teeth, using blood and pain to temporarily suppress the fear emanating from her bloodline. Her hands moved swiftly, forming a dazzling array of intricate hand seals.

The moment the seal was formed, she slightly opened her lips and let out an extremely strange phoenix cry. A wave of sound rippled out from her body in an instant.

Suddenly, the vast, chaotic space was filled with the harmonious chirping of a thousand birds, creating a violent energy storm that swept across the heavens and earth.

"Myriad Sounds Heavenly Wind Palm!"

With a sharp shout, an energy storm converged in her palm, condensing into an incomparably fierce cyan light seal.

Mu Qingluan coldly stared at the woman in the colorful dress: "Feng Qing'er, accept this move, and Mu Qingluan will willingly admit defeat!" After saying that, she raised her hand, and a blue light seal shot out, which instantly expanded into a giant energy palm tens of feet long, and blasted towards Feng Qing'er.

"As you wish!" Feng Qing'er remained calm and composed in the face of this fierce attack. "I'll use this move to give you some dignity..."

"Wind Killing Finger!"

She raised her right hand, her fingertips pointing towards the giant blue energy palm, and gently tapped it down.

Instantly, the space around Feng Qing'er fluctuated violently, and a storm of fighting spirit intertwined with wind and thunder erupted. Then, it contracted violently towards a single point, finally condensing into a dazzling silver light at the tip of her finger.

The next instant, a flash of silver light appeared, and an extremely thin beam of light shot out.

The light beam traveled at a terrifying speed, leaving a smooth, pitch-black crack in the space it passed through, which was extremely dazzling.

Before everyone's eyes, the giant energy palm and the silver light collided violently.

In an instant, a thunderous roar exploded beneath the gray sky, and a terrifying energy shockwave surged forth from the point of collision, creating a massive black sword-shaped spatial rift nearly a hundred feet long, centered on the point of contact.

However, the stalemate lasted only a moment before the silver light pierced through and dispersed the giant energy palm, its remaining force striking Mu Qingluan.

"puff--"

Struck by this heavy blow, Mu Qingluan's face turned ashen instantly, and a mouthful of blood spurted from her mouth. Her body plummeted from mid-air, raising a cloud of dust.

One decisive blow, the outcome is already decided!

A moment later, Mu Qingluan emerged from the dust, wiped the crimson from the corner of her mouth, and looked at Feng Qing'er with a complicated expression—she had lost, completely lost!
If a strange spatial force hadn't dissipated the force, her injuries would have been far more severe.

"Feng Qing'er, you've won!"

Taking a deep breath, Mu Qingluan looked at the girl in the colorful dress with whom she had competed for many years, and finally admitted defeat for the first time...

"Feng Qing'er has indeed become much stronger, defeating Qingluan in one move!"

In another battleground of the semi-finals, Xiao Yan stood leisurely with his hands behind his back, gazing at the distant light screen with a rather solemn expression.

Not far away, Wang Chen, who smelled of burning, lay unconscious on the ground...

(End of this chapter)