Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 437: Peak Battle
"Therefore, before the Elite Tournament, I wish to personally set up a venue to invite a group of experts from the continent to exchange their experiences. All the winners will not only receive generous gifts, but will also be granted a title within the Empire."

"I would call it the Battle of the Pinnacle."

The Battle of the Summit?

For a moment, many eyes swept over the group of experts in the arena, and then unanimously fell on Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao remained expressionless and closed her eyes briefly.

This epic battle was also a preparation for Douluo Continent to face the Abyss Plane.

On this continent, all Soul Masters and Soul Mentors keep their cultivation methods hidden, and they are unwilling to pass them on even to their own disciples or descendants.

If this continues, it will not only hinder the improvement of cultivation methods, but some traditions may even be quietly lost.

From the emergence of Soul Masters until now, the fact that there are only a handful of cultivation techniques available on the entire continent shows just how secretive each Soul Master has been about their cultivation methods.

Such a stagnant cultivation environment is not conducive to facing the Abyss Plane in the future.

Only by allowing different cultivation methods to collide and improve each other can the entire Soul Master cultivation system be changed.

Perhaps new techniques or secret arts will emerge from these clashes.

If the Elite Tournament is for selecting talented children to nurture, then this pinnacle battle is to use the competition between masters to give other Soul Masters an opportunity to learn the techniques of these masters.

Seeing the gazes of everyone around her, Ju Zi also turned her head slightly to glance at Lin Xiao beside her.

"I am well aware of what you all think, and I am willing to acknowledge the previous two battles for the pinnacle. How about we take advantage of this opportunity and hold the third battle for the pinnacle today?"

"And for this competition, I have established a special reward."

As he spoke, Ju Zi's expression turned solemn. "I have already said that wherever the sun and moon shine, that is the territory of the empire."

"Nowadays, sects are numerous on the continent. Located in the territory of my Sun and Moon, they are naturally my Sun and Moon people."

"I hereby issue this decree that all sects shall form a Soul Alliance, under the unified management of the Empire. All sects belonging to the Soul Alliance shall abide by the alliance's common covenant."

"From now on, the winner of the final battle at the summit will also be the leader of the Soul Alliance. Therefore, today's battle is also the battle to determine the first leader of the Soul Alliance."

Before anyone from the various sects could react, Ju Zi began to speak without pause.

Kong Deming, who had been listening to what Ju Zi had said, changed his expression slightly and immediately understood.

If the oranges given to Mingde Hall and Jing Hongchen, who symbolize the pinnacle of the Sun Moon Empire's soul guidance technology, represent the power to manage the army, then the oranges given to Lin Xiao and Tongming Sect, who symbolize the pinnacle of the Sun Moon Empire's strength, represent the power to manage all the soul masters of all sects on the continent.

All the sects were gathered here; all the previous preparations were merely paving the way for this moment.

What peak battle? Forming a Soul Alliance and electing its leader is Orange's ultimate goal.

As for whether the major sects will join, and whether there will be any surprises regarding who will become the leader of the alliance... just look at Lin Xiao next to Ju Zi and you'll already know the answer.

After a few breaths of silence, the surrounding sects quickly reacted.

As expected, the banquet turned out to be anything but pleasant. The Sun Moon Empire's invitation to the major sects, including Shrek Academy, was certainly not just to simply watch a coronation ceremony. Rather, it was a ploy to consolidate control over all the sects after the ceremony.

Some disciples from smaller sects were only slightly taken aback, but quickly came to terms with it.

Previously, when the three great empires still existed, some smaller sects were actually backed by the royal family's power. However, now that the Sun Moon Empire has unified the continent, they have lost their backing. Now that the Sun Moon Empire intends to incorporate them into an alliance, it's just a matter of changing their backer, which is much easier to accept.

However, some major sects have different ideas.

Some sects not only manage themselves, but also their surrounding territories, which have become somewhat independent of the major empires, handling their own affairs like states within a state.

Now that they are to be unified by the Sun and Moon Empire, they are naturally not very willing.

What exactly is the Sun Moon Empire's unification law? Will it demand the secret techniques and cultivation methods of various sects? Will we still be able to obtain the same cultivation resources as before?

These are all things that these major sects need to consider.

On one side of the square, two people from the Tongming Sect, also accompanied by the Abomination, sat to one side. One of them was Wu Yu, and the other was wearing a bamboo hat. Only the woman could be seen, but her appearance was not clear.

Not far from him, Tang Ya's face was a little pale, and she clenched her fist slightly as she listened to Ju Zi's words.

She didn't have much of a grudge against this so-called Soul Alliance. The scene of the Tang Clan's annihilation was still vivid in her mind. If the Heavenly Soul Empire had intervened back then, the Tang Clan wouldn't have fallen to this state.

Unfortunately, ten thousand years later, the Heavenly Soul Empire had long forgotten the friendship with the Tang Sect.

Beside Tang Ya, Bei Bei raised her arm and took her hand, seemingly understanding what she was thinking.

Tang Ya finally stopped resisting as much as she had at the beginning and moved slightly closer to Bei Bei.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya's little actions naturally did not escape the notice of the Shrek Academy students who had been watching them since they appeared.

Xuanzi withdrew his gaze, sighed softly, and looked at Zhang Lexuan, Huo Yuhao, and the others beside him, "This matter is ultimately a major one, and it is not appropriate for me to make a decision alone."

"Now that the Sun Moon Empire has unified the continent, its actions are even more domineering." Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, "Announcing this matter in public now, they've probably already made preparations, in case what happened back then happens again..."

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi looked at Zhang Lexuan again, "Lexuan, what are your thoughts?"

"I don't know either." Zhang Lexuan shook her head and glanced at the figures in the square.

Such discussions occurred among various sects. Even a sect like the Body Sect, whose decisions were made by Poison Undying with a single word, could not easily make a decision in a short time, since no one could predict what changes would occur after joining the Soul Alliance.

"Your Majesty."

While everyone was still discussing, someone suddenly stood up.

Upon hearing the voice, everyone looked over and realized that the person was none other than Ning Tian, ​​dressed as a man, from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Ju Zi smiled slightly, "So it's Young Master Ning Tian of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School."

Ning Tian felt somewhat uncomfortable when others mentioned the term "young master," after all, although she was exceptionally talented, she was ultimately a woman.

However, now, looking at Ju Zi, who is also a woman but has been able to ascend the throne as empress, Ning Tian's thoughts suddenly changed.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. I need to return to the clan and discuss it with my father before I can make a decision. I beg Your Majesty to grant me a few days' grace."

The smile on Ju Zi's face did not diminish. "It was my oversight. You all can discuss it slowly."

(End of this chapter)