Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 429 Three Kingdoms

A few days later, news of the closure of the Spirit Halls within the two great empires spread throughout the continent. However, the Spirit Halls within the kingdoms of Barak, Silvers, and others remained open, as did the Spirit Halls in the three elemental cities of Tianshui, Chihuo, and Shenfeng.

"Oh no! What are we going to do now? The Spirit Hall is closed, there's no one to help us awaken our spirits, and there's no more spirit master subsidies."

For a time, the low-level commoner soul masters within the two great empires were all wailing in despair, especially those low-level soul masters who had no ambition for advancement, whose lives became increasingly difficult.

Bibi Dong then instructed the Spirit Hall to issue a notice to the mainland: "Low-rank commoner spirit masters within the two great empires can go to the Spirit Hall in the Barak Kingdom, the Silvers Kingdom, the Hagendas Kingdom, and other territories to receive subsidies."

Now, the Spirit Hall has completely taken control of the rule and military power of these kingdoms. Those die-hard forces have long been secretly eliminated. After the tax reduction reform, the economies of these kingdoms and duchies are very good, and the people are rich. They have enough funds to provide subsidies to low-level commoner spirit masters.

Bibi Dong's move was also to win over the commoner soul masters within the two empires. In order to disgust the two empires, Bibi Dong also claimed that the two empires were in financial straits and did not have much money to subsidize soul masters. In order to help the two empires save expenses, she had no choice but to close all the Spirit Hall institutions within the two empires.

"The Kingdom of Barak declares its allegiance to the Spirit Hall."

"The Kingdom of Silves declares its allegiance to the Spirit Hall."

"The Kingdom of Häagen-Dazs declares its allegiance to the Spirit Hall."

"..."

Under Bibi Dong's instructions, the major kingdoms and duchies controlled by the Spirit Hall directly declared their allegiance to the Spirit Hall, forming a three-way division of power with Star Luo and Heaven Dou.

When the various kingdoms and duchies declared their allegiance to the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue quickly stationed the Spirit Hall's Soul Masters in major cities within the kingdoms of Barak, Silvers, and Hagendas, making every effort to expand their military strength, stockpile grain, and build fortifications to prepare for war. On the one hand, this was also to maintain social order, since there were still some die-hards in these kingdoms, and once discovered, they would be eliminated immediately.

Bibi Dong also sent titled Douluo-level experts to garrison the fortresses bordering the two great empires, especially Shuiyun Pass and Jialing Pass, which were the most important. In order to prepare for future wars, Bibi Dong wrote a letter directly, asking Shui Lanxin to send Niu Gao to lead the Yu clan to rebuild these two important cities and turn them into strong military fortresses.

"Elder Niu Gao, we've got a big job for you, it's up to you now."

Upon receiving the message from Bibi Dong, Shui Lanxin immediately summoned Niu Gao to discuss the matter.

"Sect Leader Shui, please rest assured. Leave everything to us. When it comes to construction work, we are professionals."

Niu Gao learned about the task and that he would receive several million gold soul coins for completing it. He jumped for joy and immediately organized his clansmen to begin preparations.

After Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue completed all these arrangements, they issued a strict order to all the high-ranking members of the Spirit Hall: manage their subordinates well, and kill anyone found to be corrupt or breaking the law.

"Xiao Chen's trick back then really worked. He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. It's just as he said."

"Yes! Yes! Using Young Master Ye's method, we can take over several kingdoms and duchies without losing a single soldier."

Inside the main hall of the Papal Palace in Wuhun City, Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and the high-ranking officials of the two major temples gathered together for a victory celebration banquet, discussing the current situation of the world. They were in a very good mood.

At the same time, the three elemental cities of Tianshui, Chihuo, and Shenfeng also strengthened their defenses to deal with the sneak attack from the Tiandou Empire.

However, the two super powers, Tianshui Sect and Tenglong Pavilion, are currently at their zenith. In addition, with some Soul Masters from the Spirit Hall, the number of Soul Masters in the three elemental cities has reached eight thousand, along with tens of thousands of special forces. Their overall strength is formidable, and they are not afraid of anything.

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"This is outrageous! What is the Spirit Hall trying to do?"

The royal families of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires were dumbfounded. They originally thought that the Spirit Hall would have to launch a war to take over those kingdoms, but unexpectedly, those kingdoms directly declared their allegiance to the Spirit Hall, which caused the two empires to lose control.

"Uncle, what should we do?"

Inside the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Xue Beng was in a panic. The Spirit Hall had suddenly made this move, seizing the initiative and ready to launch a war at any moment.

"What's the panic? Bibi Dong and her group have offended all the major powers and forces of our two empires this time, unintentionally forming an alliance between our two empires. In addition, Rakshasa Island, where Tang San is, is also our ally. Are we afraid that we can't deal with Ye Liangchen and Bibi Dong?"

Xue Xing's reason for calming Xue Beng was that with so many allies, plus the million-strong army of the Heavenly Dou Empire, it was uncertain who would win or lose in a fight.

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince of the Star Luo Kingdom, Davis, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning, and the sect leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School, Yu Yuanzhen, have arrived."

Just then, one of his men ran in with some big news.

"Uncle, they've arrived; they must be here to discuss the alliance."

"Is there even a question? Let's go see them."

Upon seeing this, Xue Beng was overjoyed and immediately led Xue Xing to greet everyone, then arranged for them to meet in the council hall.

Also attending the meeting were two titled Douluo from the Hammer Sect and Titan from the Power Clan.

"Gentlemen, Pope Bibi Dong has suddenly pulled this stunt; a great upheaval is brewing on the continent. What are your thoughts?"

Inside the palace council hall, Ning Fengzhi looked at the others and said frankly, Bibi Dong's sudden move caught him off guard. He had previously wanted Tang San and Ye Liangchen to fight to the death, but Bibi Dong's actions had directly forced the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to the opposing side.

"All of our major factions have been robbed by Bibi Dong and her group. The only solution is for us to unite. What do you all think?"

Davis offered his perspective: although the Star Luo Royal Family was only robbed of 500 million, they would never forget this humiliation.

"agree."

Everyone nodded. The opponent was powerful, but with the three upper sects and the two great empires united, and with ample troops, the advantage was in their hands.

"I heard Ye Liangchen isn't in Tenglong City right now. Should we launch a surprise attack?"

The avalanche was furious at the thought of that freak Ye Liangchen, so he planned to take advantage of the fact that the monster was not on the mainland and destroy his Tenglong City.

"It's best not to have any wishful thinking, otherwise the Heavenly Dou royal family will cease to exist, and even we will suffer."

Just then, Sword Douluo, who had been silent until now, spoke up, reminding Avalanche not to court death.

"Senior Sword Douluo, what do you mean by that?" Xue Beng didn't understand. With Ye Liangchen gone, now was the perfect opportunity to destroy Tenglong City.

"Because the war to come will be a battle between gods, not a simple war. If I am not mistaken about what I felt recently, Shui Lanxin has also obtained a divine inheritance. The strength she displayed in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile was even stronger than mine, seemingly reaching level 98. Add to that the other titled Douluo from the Tianshui Sect and the Tenglong Pavilion, and we have no chance of winning."

"In addition, Ye Liangchen also raised a 100,000-year-old soul beast, which is also very powerful. I checked the relevant records about the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. This kind of super soul beast is incredibly terrifying. A 10,000-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger can be as powerful as many 100,000-year-old soul beasts. Now that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has reached 100,000 years of cultivation, it is even more terrifying. Its true combat power is at least equivalent to a level 97 Title Douluo."

"Furthermore, Ye Liangchen has a close relationship with Qian Daoliu's granddaughter. If that old guy comes out, our sect will suffer a devastating blow."

Sword Douluo described the true power of Tenglong City to everyone, making them understand what the gap meant. He said that unless our side also had a level 99 expert, we could not fight.

Sword Douluo currently believes that Bibi Dong and Ye Liangchen are only level 98 soul power. If he knew that the two of them were also level 99, he would definitely question his life.

To be honest, the whole situation was caused by everyone's own gossip and badmouthing Ye Liangchen; otherwise, Bibi Dong and Shui Lanxin wouldn't have done it.

"I remember now. Back when Ye Liangchen took Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhulin away, that Dark Demon Evil God Tiger pulled my father and the others into a life-or-death arena and used a time-manipulation skill to turn them into six-year-old children. The tiger didn't kill them then, which must have been on Ye Liangchen's orders, otherwise my father and the others would have died long ago."

At this moment, Davis also spoke of the terror of the Dark Demon God Tiger. That skill was simply a dimensional reduction attack; once hit, there was absolutely no chance of victory.

"This is terrifying! How did Ye Liangchen manage to subdue that 100,000-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?"

"This is practically like acquiring a top-tier henchman!"

After hearing what Sword Douluo and Davis said, everyone gasped in shock.

"Uncle Jian is right. We only said some gossip about Ye Liangchen a while ago, and Bibi Dong and Shui Lanxin immediately came to our door. I heard that Bibi Dong knocked out all of Yu Xiaogang's teeth and broke all his limbs."

"Therefore, we cannot initiate a war at present."

Although Ning Fengzhi also wanted to destroy the Spirit Hall and Tenglong Pavilion, the time was not ripe. Attacking Tenglong City would be tantamount to offending Bibi Dong and Shui Lanxin, and everyone could not withstand the wrath of those two female demons.

"Sect Leader Ning, what should we do?" Xue Beng was numb at this moment, completely numb. He dared not fight back, so wasn't he just waiting to die?

"Accumulate strength, wait for the opportunity, send people to form an alliance with Rakshasa Island. We also have several inheritors of divine power on our side. Once Tang San and the others become gods, it will be time to counterattack."

Ning Fengzhi still hasn't given up on the idea of ​​reaping the benefits without lifting a finger; Tang San, this pawn, needs to be used properly.

Remembering how Bibi Dong and her group extorted 5000 million gold soul coins from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which made Ning Fengzhi feel extremely humiliated, he felt that he would not be a gentleman if he did not avenge this.

"Our Xingluo Kingdom also agrees with Sect Master Ning's method. My younger brother, Dai Mubai, also obtained the War God's inheritance. After he becomes a god, we will have high-end combat power."

Davis's purpose in coming to the Heavenly Dou Empire was to facilitate an alliance, not to urge everyone to start a war immediately.

News of the tripartite division of the mainland quickly reached Rakshasa Island, much to the delight of Yu Xiaogang and his companions.

"Hehehe...! Bibi Dong did not initiate a war, which means she gave us enough time to grow."

"The teacher is right!"

Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Dai Mubai were overjoyed upon receiving the news. They had been thinking about how to get the two great empires to form an alliance with the three upper sects, but they never expected Bibi Dong to suddenly pull this stunt, which directly achieved the most ideal effect.

"Wow, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was actually extorted for 5000 million gold soul coins by Bibi Dong and her group. That's ruthless."

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is the richest in the world; 5000 million is nothing to them."

Ma Hongjun and Tailong thought to themselves: "As expected of the rich, they are so generous."

"I wonder how Rongrong is doing."

Oscar sighed inwardly. The fact that Bibi Dong and her group were able to extort 5000 million gold soul coins from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School meant that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were powerless to help.

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After the major kingdoms and duchies declared their allegiance to the Spirit Hall, many commoner spirit masters within the two empires moved their entire families to the kingdoms controlled by the Spirit Hall. In a short time, the Barak Kingdom and the Silves Kingdom welcomed a large number of commoner spirit masters. Bibi Dong immediately ordered the staff of the Spirit Hall to settle all the commoner spirit masters and let them live a happy life.

Bibi Dong's move won unanimous praise from the common people, and subsequently, more commoner soul masters moved their families to the territory of the Spirit Hall.

"Let's get moving, or we won't be able to recruit any more Soul Masters."

Faced with the relocation of commoner soul masters within the empire, the two great empires of Tian Dou and Xing Luo immediately dispatched soul masters to restart the Spirit Hall, to awaken martial souls for commoner soul masters and provide subsidies. However, there was a strict requirement: these soul masters had to serve the empire.

However, the number of Soul Masters in the two great empires was limited, making it too difficult to complete the work of the Spirit Hall. This caused dissatisfaction among many commoner Soul Masters, who secretly fled the two great empires.

Seeing this, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School immediately sent out Soul Masters to help, trying every means to retain talent. However, their number of Soul Masters was still less than that of the Spirit Hall. In addition, since they were members of sects, their work attitude was far inferior to that of the grassroots staff of the Spirit Hall, which made many commoner Soul Masters dissatisfied.

At this time, Liu Erlong also closed Lanba Academy, wrote a letter to Yu Luomian, asking him to take over the academy, and then quietly headed to Tenglong City with a group of teachers who had been with him for many years.

Before leaving, Liu Erlong ordered several hundred commoner students from Lanba Academy to suspend their studies. He then instructed them to secretly sneak into Tenglong City and join the Tenglong Pavilion.

"Yu Luomian, Liu Erlong has betrayed the sect. How do you explain that?"

After the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan took over an empty shell academy, they were dumbfounded. Yu Yuanzhen was so angry that he was blowing his beard and glaring. He had just formed an alliance with the two great empires, but Liu Erlong directly joined the enemy forces. This was a blatant betrayal.

"I, as her father, have no say in her choice."

"Since Erlong refuses to return to the sect, he is not a member of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. How do you expect me to explain this?"

Yu Luomian shook his head helplessly, thinking: My daughter joined Tenglong Pavilion, wasn't that caused by our sect's perverted rules? If her mother had joined the sect back then, things wouldn't be like this now.

Yu Luomian knew that Ye Liangchen, that monstrous talent, had once saved Liu Erlong's life and even helped her hunt down a 70,000-year-old Crimson Flame Demon Dragon as her eighth soul ring. Such a great favor would surely be remembered by his daughter. Now that she had chosen to join the Tenglong Pavilion, he should support her.

Liu Erlong once told Yu Luomian that once Yu Xiaogang and Tang San returned, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would be dragged down and destroyed. Her daughter's actions now were also a way to leave herself a way out.

At this moment, Yu Luomian made a decision: once Yu Xiaogang and Tang San returned, he would immediately lead his clansmen away from the sect.

"No matter what, she is a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, yet she has betrayed the sect. This is utterly rebellious."

"We should capture her and abolish her martial spirit, otherwise what will become of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's reputation?..."

The elders were furious at Liu Erlong's actions and began to curse him, even insulting his ancestors for 18 generations.

"But she's already joined the Tenglong Pavilion. Go ahead and bring her back if you dare!"

Seeing the elders cursing so harshly, Yu Luomian handed the problem over to Yu Yuanzhen and the others, thinking to himself: Last time when Bibi Dong and Shui Lanxin came to our door, you weren't that tough either!

"You are her father, and she still doesn't listen to you?" Yu Yuanzhen threw the question back at Yu Luomian.

"Hehe...! If she had listened to me, she would have come back to the sect with me back then. Besides, she's already an 87th-level Soul Douluo. Even I might not be able to beat her."

Yu Luomian then passed the buck to Yu Yuanzhen, indicating that he was powerless to help. He thought to himself: Erlong is my daughter, and I already feel guilty towards her. You want to destroy her martial soul? You're just delusional.

(End of this chapter)