Chapter 18 Who is standing before the gates of the Holy Court?
The Night Demon God of the War God Alliance!
While Dugu Bo was overjoyed, two figures were seen running swiftly through the forest until they reached the valley where the Holy Court was located.
"This is the Holy Court? Quite a few people have come here to join the fun, including members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Heavenly Dou Royal Family!"
"Hmph! These sects are truly brainless, actually believing that the Holy Court is the number one on the Heavenly Ranking?"
"Tomorrow morning, you and I will demand proof from the Clear Sky Sect to expose the true face of this Holy Court!"
The newcomers were none other than the two elders of the Clear Sky Sect!
After leaving the private room, Muse followed Jiang Che back to his room.
She released her soul power to isolate the room, then said, "Holy Master, did Dugu Bo discover your identity?"
Jiang Che nodded slightly and said calmly, "Yes, he probably guessed it."
To cultivate to the level of a Title Douluo without relying on sect support, how could he be incompetent?
Not to mention an old fox like Dugu Bo.
Muse was momentarily stunned, her brows furrowing slightly. "Could it be that he wants the Holy Lord to join the Heavenly Dou Royal Family's ranks?!"
During their free time within the Holy Court, Jiang Che would tell everyone about events on the continent. Although Muse and the others also lived in seclusion, they were somewhat aware of what was happening on the continent.
After the Heavenly Ranking was exposed, everyone within the Heavenly Dou Empire's camp felt insecure and naturally wanted to win over the Holy Court, ranked first on the Heavenly Ranking.
Dugu Bo's intentions were obvious.
Jiang Che shook his head slightly. "He came to me because of Dugu Yan and his innate poison."
The Dugu family's inherited martial soul, the Azure Scale Serpent Emperor, naturally also inherited the Azure Scale Serpent Emperor's innate poison.
Jiang Che had roughly deduced that Dugu Bo valued the Seven Illusions Cleansing Elixir, a supreme treasure among the Heavenly Ranking rewards, and wanted to use it to remove the poison from the grandfather and grandson's bodies.
Jiang Che crossed his arms, his index finger lightly tapping his forearm, silently calculating in his mind.
Although he didn't dislike Dugu Bo, he was unwilling to act rashly.
Since Dugu Bo wanted the divine artifact, he had to pay a price; otherwise, how could he manage when everyone in the world came begging to him? There had to be a threshold. Right now, the most valuable thing Dugu Bo possessed was the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well…
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, people from various sects emerged from their tents in front of the Holy Court Mountain Gate.
Even Ning Rongrong, the young master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and her husband Zhu Zhuqing, had gotten up early and stood like waiting stones, looking towards the Holy Court Mountain Gate, hoping for the Holy Lord's return.
Inside the tent, Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Yu Yuanzhen, and Xue Qinghe gathered together as soon as they woke up.
Ning Fengzhi spoke first, "I didn't expect that in just one day, so many more sect representatives would arrive."
The number of sects and forces that had set up camp in front of the Holy Court Valley alone exceeded one hundred.
"If the Lord of the Holy Court doesn't show himself, are you going to keep waiting here?" Yu Yuanzhen frowned, somewhat displeased.
As the patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex clan, he was incredibly proud.
He had just been defeated by Lei Yi yesterday and had been forced to wait in the tent for a whole day and night.
Yu Yuanzhen suddenly felt that the longer they waited here, the more humiliated the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex clan would be.
Gu Rong chuckled and teased, "Old Dragon, if you leave now, you'll have to queue up again when you want to come back."
The Holy Court's reputation was soaring that there weren't many places left to set up camp.
Just as Gu Rong said, if they left now, they wouldn't get such good spots in the front row.
Yu Yuanzhen's face turned ashen. He grunted and said nothing more.
Qian Renxue, still representing the Heavenly Dou Royal Family, spoke in Xue Qinghe's voice: "Hehe, I have seen all the sacrifices made by Sect Master Yu. Regardless of the success or failure of this trip, the Royal Family will remember the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for their contributions."
Upon seeing this, Yu Yuanzhen exhaled and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xue Qinghe, saying, "Then I will trouble Your Highness."
As the group continued their discussion, they suddenly heard exclamations coming from outside the tent.
"Who are those two?!"
"Anyone dares to trespass on the Holy Court?"
"..."
The four men's expressions changed, and they ran out of the tent together.
There were quite a few onlookers, and everyone looked up to see the Fourth Elder and Fifth Elder walking slowly towards the Holy Court's gate, treading through the void.
"Just walking through the void like that, they don't take the Holy Court seriously at all?!"
"It seems these two are at least Soul Douluo level experts, what a pity..."
"There'll be a good show to watch later, hehe~"
Hearing the surrounding discussions,
Gu Rong couldn't help but click his tongue twice and laughed, "Judging from their posture, these two are at least Title Douluo level cultivators."
"Trying to force their way into the Holy Court, their fate won't be good later."
Yu Yuanzhen glared at Gu Rong, then turned his head away.
He wasn't one of those fools. If it weren't for testing the Holy Court, would the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan have done this?
Ning Fengzhi pondered for a moment, then asked with some doubt, "These two are both Title Douluo, but I wonder which faction they belong to."
The Clear Sky Sect had been hidden for over twenty years; not only Ning Fengzhi, but even veteran powerhouses like Gu Rong and Yu Yuanzhen hadn't recognized these two elders.
Qian Renxue's face curved into a faint smile.
Everyone knew about the Heavenly Ranking; those who dared to be so disrespectful to the Holy Court were those arrogant sects that refused to accept the Holy Court's top ranking.
The major reclusive sects on the Heavenly Ranking all remained aloof from worldly affairs; looking at it this way, only the Clear Sky Sect fit the description!
In the blink of an eye, the two elders of the Clear Sky Sect stopped at the place where the barrier had been set up at the mountain gate.
Under everyone's gaze, the two extended their hands and clenched them, and the jet-black hammers simultaneously appeared in their hands. Then, a total of 18 spirit rings appeared, encircling the two of them.
"That's... the Clear Sky Hammer!"
"They're from the Clear Sky Sect!?"
Ning Fengzhi's face showed shock. "As expected of the head of the three upper sects, they've produced a new Title Douluo powerhouse during these years of seclusion."
Gu Rong's smile disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression. "They're actually from the Clear Sky Sect?!"
"..."
The Clear Sky Sect's arrogance was no less than that of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Seeing the two's expressions, Ning Fengzhi guessed why the Clear Sky Sect had come.
The Holy Court had warned them yesterday, and if they offended again, even if these two were from the Clear Sky Sect, they would likely perish here.
He was about to go and stop them when his gaze caught sight of Yue Guan and Gui Mei not far away, who were watching him.
"Damn it." Ning Fengzhi cursed inwardly.
This was a critical moment, and with the Spirit Hall's people present, he couldn't interfere in the Clear Sky Sect's affairs. He could only pray that these two would stop in time.
The Fifth Elder spoke, his voice enveloped in soul power, filled with arrogance: "The Haotian Sect has come to pay their respects! Why hasn't the Lord of the Holy Court shown himself yet!"
A moment later, there was still no response from within the Holy Court, while the crowd below erupted in commotion.
Ning Fengzhi, his face full of worry, shook his head helplessly.
After a while, the Fourth Elder, growing impatient, angrily declared: "The Holy Court is ignorant of etiquette and deserves punishment!"
With that, his seventh soul ring shone, unleashing his Martial Soul True Body.
The Haotian Hammer grew larger in the air, crashing down on the Holy Court like a mountain, only stopping just before it reached the gate.
Blocking the Haotian Hammer was a barrier formed by suddenly appearing black mist.
Beneath this barrier stood a tall, slender figure, shrouded in darkness except for a pale blue orb floating on his shoulder, emanating waves of purple energy, resembling a demon god.
(End of Chapter)