Douluo: The Pope at the beginning, suppressing Haotian

Chapter 102: Can't Fight, Can't Retreat
Murong Lie is feeling very uncomfortable now.

Looking at the blockade formation in front of him that had been attacked for a long time but showed no signs of being defeated, he began to doubt his life.

Such a large-scale blockade formation, under continuous attack by an army of tens of thousands of people, remained motionless. Is this really something a Titled Douluo can do?
It’s not that Murong Lie hasn’t seen a Titled Douluo before.

Although those Titled Douluo are terrifying, they are definitely not this exaggerated.

Just when he was feeling depressed, a loud noise suddenly broke out among the soldiers.

"What are you arguing about!" Murong Lie, who was in a bad mood, was about to yell, but suddenly stopped.

Before his eyes, the originally motionless golden magic circle began to retreat!
Was this a success?
Murong Lie was puzzled.

He himself was a little unconvinced.

After all, judging from the situation just now, the blockade formation doesn't look like it will collapse.

And soon his idea was confirmed.

A group of figures walked towards the mountain gate.

Most of them were wearing the uniforms of Haotian Sect disciples.

But the leaders did not.

Some of them were actually wearing the robes of the elders of the Spirit Hall!

After seeing the face of the person in front, Murong Lie's pupils suddenly shrank.

"Pei An?!" he couldn't help but exclaim.

Murong Lie was confused.

He didn't understand why this scene appeared before his eyes. He even thought he was dizzy and rubbed his eyes repeatedly.

Nothing has changed.

The people from the Haotian Sect followed behind the people from the Spirit Hall, and it seemed that they were following their lead?

Murong Lie suddenly felt that this world was so strange.

Didn't he lead the army here because he received an order from His Majesty and was worried that the Spirit Hall would attack the Haotian Sect?
The people from the Haotian Sect and the Spirit Hall are mixed together. What's going on with him?

But Murong Lie was a general who had experienced many battles after all. Although he was very confused now, he did not lose his composure.

He took a step forward and bowed slightly, "Xingluo Empire's General Murong Lie greets the Pope."

Pei An glanced at the man in front of him and the soldiers behind him, who were wearing fine iron armor and holding long spears, looking as if they were facing a great enemy, and said calmly: "What is the purpose of General Murong leading his troops here?"

Murong Lie did not seem to really want to provoke a conflict with the Pope who had killed princes and royal priests.

He explained the purpose of his visit: "Following His Majesty's order, I have come to mediate the conflict between the Pope and the Haotian Sect."

After saying this, Murong Lie's expression became obviously a little strange.

Judging from the current scene, there doesn't seem to be any conflict between the Spirit Hall and the Haotian Sect. Instead, he is leading his troops to block here, which makes him seem like a villain.

"Oh, reconcile the conflict~" Pei An waved his hand with some regret.

"What a pity, you seem to be a little late."

What do you mean?
Murong Lie didn't understand what Pei An meant for a moment.

"Your Holiness, what do you mean?"

Pei An didn't say anything, but just gave a look to Ghost Douluo beside him.

Ghost Douluo understood what he meant and threw a black bag containing a round object in front of Murong Lie.

A bad guess arose in my heart.

Murong Lie asked a soldier to bring the black bag over.

When I opened the bag, a strong smell of blood hit my nose.

After seeing the familiar face in the black bag, Murong Lie's pupils suddenly shrank.

Tang Hao? !
He finally understood what Pei An meant!

Looking again, Murong Lie realized something was wrong.

The top leaders of the Haotian Sect, including the First Elder, Second Elder, and Sect Master Tang Xiao, were nowhere to be found. The Haotian Sect disciples' clothes were also covered in blood, which had not yet dried, suggesting they had just been in a major battle.

He was indeed late.

The conflict between the Spirit Hall and the Haotian Sect has been resolved.

As for the result, the scene before us has already told it.

But why are there only these few people in the Spirit Hall? I haven’t seen any ordinary Spirit Hall members?

It was obvious that those disciples of Haotian Sect should have just fought a great battle.

Moreover, those bloodstains were definitely caused by equal forces, not by a one-sided massacre.

Could it be...

His eyes suddenly caught sight of several old men standing behind Pei An.

He recognized them; they were the third elder and several other elders of the Haotian Sect!
Murong Lie suddenly figured something out.

There is only one answer that explains the situation at hand.

"You rebelled against the Clear Sky Sect and joined the Spirit Hall?!"

Murong Lie asked sternly to several elders of Haotian Sect.

The only possibility is that these elders and disciples betrayed the Haotian Sect, causing a civil war within the Haotian Sect, and won the victory with the help of the Spirit Hall, which can explain everything.

Why are the leader of Haotian Sect and the first and second elders nowhere to be seen? Why are those Haotian Sect disciples obviously just experienced a great battle?

Facing Murong Lie's questioning, the third elder of Haotian Sect frowned.

Although he did it out of consideration for the sect's inheritance, if we only look at his actions, it is not wrong to say that he did betray the Haotian Sect.

If it was Tang Xiao who questioned him, he wouldn't think there was anything wrong with it.

But Murong Lie...

When will it be the turn of an outsider to question the affairs of their Haotian Sect?
The Third Elder snorted coldly and said, "We are only thinking about the future of the Haotian Sect. How can we talk about betrayal?"

"We are responsible for the entire Haotian Sect's disciples, not just the Sect Master's lineage."

"General Murong, do you think that if the Haotian Sect doesn't join the Spirit Hall but joins the Xingluo Empire, it will be different?"

Murong Lie's face changed slightly, and he forcefully argued, "The Xingluo Royal Family and Haotian's purpose is to cooperate, not to be vassals!"

As soon as these words came out, the Third Elder couldn't help but sneer: "General Murong, don't you want to laugh yourself when you say this?"

"Don't you know what your emperor's character is like?"

"Will he allow the power of the sect to be on an equal footing with the imperial power?"

Murong Lie was speechless.

It is precisely because I know it in my heart that I don’t know how to refute it.

Given Dai Tianfeng's personality, perhaps at the beginning, Haotian and the Xingluo Royal Family were indeed in a cooperative relationship, but he would definitely find ways to turn the Haotian Sect into a vassal later.

They may even be eradicated after they have no further use.

"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense." Pei An suddenly spoke up to stop the conversation between the two.

This kind of meaningless argument won't change anything.

He looked coldly at Murong Lie and the army behind him: "General Murong, since there is nothing else, you can withdraw your troops."

Murong Lie looked grim.

Indeed, now that the Haotian Sect has joined the Spirit Hall, the purpose of his coming here has been defeated.

But if we retreat like this, it will be difficult to explain to His Majesty.

After all, the failure was indeed largely due to his incompetence.

Murong Lie had a terrible headache and didn't know what to do for a moment.

It was not until someone arrived that he breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had found his backbone.

(End of this chapter)