With the instant deaths of Tang Xiao and the Second Elder, the Five-Point Alignment Great Formation broke without being attacked!
The remaining four Elders were completely exposed before Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, Qian Jun, and Subduing Demon.
"It's time to end this."
The Golden Crocodile Douluo's eighth spirit ring appeared beneath him, also a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring!
"Eighth Spirit Ability, Crocodile Emperor's Fatal Bite!"
A phantom image of a ten-thousand-meter-long Golden Crocodile Emperor opened its massive maw, large enough to swallow the heavens and earth!
"No..."
Two of the Elders were instantly swallowed by that massive maw, not even having time to scream.
"My turn." The Azure Luan Douluo's expression was cold. "Ninth Spirit Ability, Ten Thousand Blade Wind Slaughter Array!"
Azure flames descended from the sky!
Azure wind appeared out of thin air. The next second, the wind transformed into tens of thousands of Azure Luan Blades, sharper than knife edges, instantly forming a giant storm cage!
"Ah—!"
Another Elder, along with his Clear Sky Hammer, was literally sliced into countless fragments by the Ten Thousand Blade Wind Slaughter Array!
"Hahaha, it's our brothers' turn!"
"Unyielding Staff Technique, First Form: Battle Heaven and Earth!"
The Coiling Dragon Rods in their hands transformed into two colossal pillars reaching the sky and smashed down fiercely!
"Bang!" The last Clear Sky Sect Elder, along with his Spirit, was pulverized!
The battle was over.
From the moment Tang Chen was killed until Tang Xiao and the others were completely annihilated, the entire process took no more than thirty seconds!
Although these five Titled Elders of the Clear Sky Sect and Sect Master Tang Xiao used their Spirit Abilities in a final, desperate resistance, the disparity in strength was simply too vast.
All members of the Clear Sky Sect who came to Spirit Hall this time to demand an explanation—one Quasi-God, two Super, and five Titled—were wiped out!
... As the last four Elders perished, their bodies also fell from the sky.
As they fell, seven rays of light emanated from their bodies.
Spirit Bones!
Bibi Dong waved her delicate hand, and those seven Spirit Bones, along with the six Spirit Bones previously taken from Tang Chen's body, all flew before her.
Adding the Spirit Bones previously obtained from Tang Hao's body, there were a total of nineteen Spirit Bones!
These were the spoils of war, one of which was a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone!
"Hiss..."
Even Bibi Dong gasped when she saw these nineteen Spirit Bones, especially Tang Chen's hundred-thousand-year one and the other few Spirit Bones of extremely high quality.
This was a huge profit!
Suppressing the joy in her heart, she looked toward Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who were recovering cross-legged nearby, their faces still pale.
"Elder Chrysanthemum, Elder Ghost."
"The two of you have rendered outstanding service this time."
Bibi Dong's voice lacked any emotion, but her words instantly made the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo tremble with excitement!
"Once your injuries have recovered, you may choose any of these nineteen Spirit Bones that suit you and prioritize absorbing them!"
"As for the remainder, we will see if the other few Priests have any need for them." Bibi Dong then glanced at Azure Luan and the others.
If she remembered correctly, among the Great Priests, only Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile had a full set of Spirit Bones; the other Priests still had some vacancies.
"Thank you, Your Holiness the Supreme Pontiff!" Yue Guan and Gui Mei were ecstatic!
They knew that among these nineteen Spirit Bones, there was the hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone dropped by Tang Chen!
Of course, they were not arrogant enough to covet that hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone; even Bibi Dong herself was likely tempted by it, and even if she offered it, they wouldn't dare accept it.
Even excluding that hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone, the quality of the other Spirit Bones from Tang Chen, Tang Xiao, and the Five Great Elders would certainly not be low!
They truly made the right gamble this time!
"Where did this Clear Sky Sect get so many high-quality Spirit Bones?" While Yue Guan was ecstatic, he also muttered inwardly.
One must know that none of the Spirit Bones on Tang Chen's body were less than fifty thousand years old.
The thirteen Spirit Bones dropped by Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and his Five Elders also appeared to be of extremely high quality; half were over fifty thousand years old, and two or three of them reached the seventy-to-eighty-thousand-year level!
This was illogical!
Even for Spirit Hall, with its vast foundation, Spirit Bones over fifty thousand years old were strategic resources that would not be easily bestowed.
How could the Clear Sky Sect afford this?
The number of disciples in the Clear Sky Sect was far inferior to Spirit Hall; where did they get such a foundation?
Spirit Hall possessed so many Spirit Bones not only because of years of accumulation but also because they had a large number of Spirit Masters in Spirit Hall.
Since they brought many people to hunt Spirit Beasts, the number of successful hunts was high, and the probability of obtaining Spirit Bones was naturally incomparable to other Sects.
Of course, they had no intention of wantonly slaughtering Spirit Beasts; every hunt was for normal breakthrough requirements.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei were completely bewildered...
Just then, Qian Daoliu, who had been standing on the side like an outsider, finally moved.
He did not look at the Spirit Bones; he did not need them.
He merely waved his hand gently.
A sacred and gentle spirit power swept through like a spring breeze, instantly clearing the pungent smell of blood from the plaza.
It was as if the battle had never happened.
After completing this, Qian Daoliu spoke lightly. His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached the ears of everyone present.
"Someone."
"Patch up the remains of Tang Chen and those few Elders as completely as possible."
"Then, send people to deliver them back to the Clear Sky Sect."
"What?!" Hearing this, let alone Yue Guan and Gui Mei, even the Priests like Golden Crocodile and Azure Luan, and even Bibi Dong herself, showed extremely strange expressions.
What kind of action was this from the High Priest? Killing people, then stitching the corpses up and sending them back?
Was this meant to humiliate the Clear Sky Sect? Or was it a provocation?
The Golden Crocodile Douluo had the most straightforward temper. He couldn't help but step forward and say in a booming voice:
"Big Brother! Why go to such trouble!"
"In my opinion, we should seize this opportunity! I'll lead people to the Clear Sky Sect, wipe out everyone from top to bottom, cut the grass by the roots, and eliminate future trouble forever!"
However, Qian Daoliu merely shook his head: "There's no need."
"The Clear Sky Sect can no longer stir up any trouble."
"Choose a time to send these people's bodies back. Give the remaining people of the Clear Sky Sect two choices."
"First, the Clear Sky Sect must announce to the outside world that they have become a subordinate Sect of my Spirit Hall."
"Second, if they are unwilling, leave the elderly, weak, women, and children of the entire Sect, and kill the rest..."
These Priests, including Bibi Dong, all inwardly sighed in relief.
God knows what they thought when they first heard the three words "There's no need."
After all this, were they still going to keep the Clear Sky Sect around?
However, the two choices Qian Daoliu offered next could be considered a compromise.
The Clear Sky Hammer Spirit was, after all, a top-tier Spirit, and perhaps Qian Daoliu secretly didn't want its lineage to be severed.
The first method was slightly gentler.
The second method was comparatively more brutal.
Yet, many of them actually leaned toward the second option.
After all, they understood the principle of raising a tiger to suffer later...
Qian Daoliu instructing his subordinates to send the bodies back was, on one hand, truly out of a final sliver of respect for his old opponent, Tang Chen.
Death is paramount, and leaving a complete corpse was the last bit of dignity for a legend of his era.
As for whether the remaining people of the Clear Sky Sect would view this as a provocation? That didn't matter.
With the complete annihilation of its high-level combat power, the Sect existed only in name.
Qian Daoliu looked at Tang Chen's body and sighed inwardly:
"Tang Chen, ah Tang Chen, it truly wasn't my Spirit Hall's intention to sever the Clear Sky Sect's lineage."
Qian Daoliu muttered silently in his heart.
"But you came knocking on our door yourself. Not destroying your Sect now is my last shred of benevolence."
"If you must blame someone, blame your reckless grandson, Tang Hao."
(End of Chapter)
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