Chapter 229: Treat Others as They Would Have Treated You
When Tang Xiao's vital signs stabilized, Tang Yuehua and the three elders breathed a sigh of relief.
The Second Elder frowned and said, "Your Majesty, although the Ninth Elder and the Thorny Porpoise Elder of the Spirit Hall are both dead, my Fifth and Sixth Brothers are also dead. While the Sect Master has survived, his strength has declined.
The Spirit Hall still has six Titled Douluo. Your Majesty, what are your plans going forward?"
"Elders," Dai Pojun bowed. This was a veteran of the Spirit Master world, naturally worthy of a proper bow. He then laid out his plan.
"There are only two things we need to do next. First, we must reinforce the defenses of Clear Sky Fort and prepare for a protracted battle with the Spirit Hall forces. However, we don't need to defeat them; we just need to hold our ground. Second, we simply need to wait for the Spirit Hall forces to withdraw."
"What? The Spirit Hall withdraw?" Now, not just the Second Elder, but all the other elders were stunned. Why would the Spirit Hall withdraw?
The Spirit Hall still has over 5,000 Spirit Masters. If they weren't frightened off, why would Ju and Ghost Douluo of the Spirit Hall withdraw their forces?
"Yes, when I arrived, my father had already raised an army of 300,000 and was marching towards Spirit City. They should have surrounded Spirit City by now.
Most of the Spirit Hall's Spirit Masters are here now, and Spirit City is bound to be empty. Once my Xingluo army begins its attack, Spirit Hall will inevitably suffer heavy losses. I will then order Elder Ju and Elder Ghost to lead their troops to support Spirit City. In this way, the crisis for the Clear Sky Sect will be resolved.
At the same time, we will also set up ambushes in the border areas, encircling and attacking the reinforcements. This will definitely deal a heavy blow to the Spirit Hall forces!"
After hearing Dai Pojun's plan, the three elders' eyes lit up. If the plan succeeded, they would definitely be able to tear a piece of flesh off the Spirit Hall!
"So, what we need to do next is conserve our energy. There's no need to attack Ju, Ghost Douluo, and their camps. As long as they don't provoke us, we won't have to fight them."
"We understand."
Upon learning of Dai Pojun's plan, the three elders immediately ordered the disciples of the Clear Sky Sect to take shifts to stand guard. The others should either rest or help treat the wounded in preparation for the upcoming battle.
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On the border of the Star Luo Empire, a 300,000-strong army had gathered near Spirit City, completely encircling the city's walls to the east, west, and north, effectively impenetrable.
A full 5,000 artillery pieces were trained on Spirit City's walls. Leading the charge was Lie Tianhu, the Star Luo Empire's great general and deputy commander of the White Tiger Legion. He was now a level 88 powerful attack-type Soul Douluo, and his strength should not be underestimated.
Behind the White Tiger Legion lay the Gale Legion, including the Min Clan, and other units. At Lie Tianhu's command, 5,000 artillery pieces would fire simultaneously, bombarding Spirit City and potentially razing it to the ground.
Inside the Pope's Palace, upon learning that the 300,000-strong Star Luo army had completely surrounded Spirit City, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, a sneer crossing her coolly beautiful face.
"Hmph, the Star Luo Empire, they've finally lost their temper and are ready to attack!"
"Your Holiness, the Star Luo army is advancing with such force, and now the elders are away. There are less than 5,000 spirit masters in Spirit City. What should we do?"
"What should we do? Hmph!" Bibi Dong snorted, glancing in the direction of the Worship Hall with a slight tug.
"What should we do?"
Although she and Qian Daoliu were at odds, the Spirit Hall was, after all, the Qian family's property. If Spirit City were to suffer a devastating disaster, the Worship Hall, led by Qian Daoliu, would not stand idly by.
Just like two weeks ago, when Tang Hao rampaged through Spirit City, killing numerous spirit masters with his hammer, Bibi Dong had been too sluggish, deliberately not putting in any effort to stop Tang Hao.
Just as he was about to continue his rampage, a golden light suddenly blazed, and a terrifying soul pressure erupted, enveloping Spirit City and driving Tang Hao away!
The one who struck was none other than Qian Daoliu, the High Priest of the Spirit Hall and the Elder of Judgment.
With Spirit City now surrounded by a 300,000-strong army, Bibi Dong was certain that if Spirit City were truly destroyed, Qian Daoliu would not sit idly by.
"Let's go, let me meet that old immortal Dai Tianxing. I heard the Star Luo Empire has developed some new type of firearm, and I'd love to see it!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Bibi Dong summoned her soul power, her delicate body lightening as she slowly floated into the air. Then, a burst of nitrogen-fueled acceleration, she flew directly to the South City of Spirit City, arriving before the White Tiger Legion.
She was accompanied by over a thousand Spirit City spirit masters, and another three thousand or so spirit masters were stationed in the East, West, and North Cities of Spirit City.
Bibi Dong looked on, oblivious to the mighty 300,000-man army. Her beautiful lavender eyes fixed on Dai Tianxing and his wife, who were stationed at the rear of the White Tiger Legion, and she scolded them.
"Dai Tianxing, you old fool, now that you're here, why are you hiding? Wouldn't it be better to come out and see us?"
"Hahaha!"
Dai Tianxing let out a hearty laugh before he even arrived. "I've heard that His Holiness the Pope is the Spirit Hall's greatest genius in a hundred years. Seeing her today, I can see she's truly worthy of her reputation. I hid so well, yet the Pope still found me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dai Tianxing and his wife arrived before Bibi Dong. Bibi Dong's expression was grim, a hint of anger lingering, though she hid it well.
"Hmph, Dai Tianxing, let me ask you this! My Spirit Hall and your Star Luo Empire have no past or present grudges, so why are you leading an army of 300,000 to attack Spirit City?
Are you trying to use this to threaten me into withdrawing the Spirit Hall troops from the Clear Sky Sect?"
Bibi Dong demanded directly. If Dai Tianxing nodded, she would be in the clear. Even if she killed Dai Tianxing and his wife, the other forces in the spirit master world wouldn't say anything, and it wouldn't affect the Spirit Hall's image in the eyes of the common people.
After all, I attacked the Clear Sky Sect to avenge the dead. If you, the Star Luo Empire, attacked me, and I destroyed you, it would be your own fault. No one could find fault with that.
However, Dai Tianxing shook his head slightly and stated, "Your Holiness the Pope is wrong. Haotian Douluo has been doing evil in Spirit City. Your Holiness the Pope is seeking revenge on the Clear Sky Sect. I have nothing to say."
"Oh?" Bibi Dong was stunned. She never expected that Dai Tianxing would say that. She immediately asked, "Then why did you bring 300,000 troops here?"
"I didn't come here to seek an explanation for the Clear Sky Sect, but to seek justice for the deceased people of my Star Luo Empire."
"What did you say?"
"On the eve of the Soul Master Competition finals, your Elder Ju and Elder Gui led the soul masters of the Spirit Hall to ambush in the Jincheng Mountains, killing many Star Luo warriors. Even my grandson was almost killed by Elder Ju.
Your Holiness the Pope must have heard nothing about this matter, right? So I came here this time to seek justice for those dead Star Luo warriors."
Dai Tianxing was eloquent and never talked about helping the Clear Sky Sect. Instead, he used their own method to give them back.
Tang Hao killed hundreds of Spirit Hall members, and Bibi Dong sent troops to attack the Clear Sky Sect; then Yue Guan killed hundreds of Star Luo warriors, and I, Dai Tianxing, led the troops to attack the Spirit Hall. It makes perfect sense, right?
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