Chapter 104: The Haotian Stars and the Coming Storm
Most of the other Elders in the Clear Sky Main Hall were also like this, their sallow old faces revealing expressions of doting.
Only the Seventh Elder frowned, glancing at the young girl with open displeasure.
The young girl in white was none other than Tang Yuehua, the daughter of the Clear Sky Sect's current Sect Master, Tang Tian, and the younger sister of Tang Hao and Tang Xiao.
The reason the Seventh Elder disliked the young girl was entirely because her Spirit had undergone a mutation. Her Spirit Power was permanently stuck at Level 9, preventing her from inheriting the pure Clear Sky Hammer Spirit.
If not for her being the Sect Master's daughter, he would have long since sent Tang Yuehua to the outer Sect. How could she then be qualified to step into this 'sacred and solemn' Clear Sky Main Hall?
Upon hearing the talk of the Sect Competition, Tang Yuehua's beautiful eyes, as deep as stars and bright as the moon, instantly lit up.
"Will Brother Xiao and Brother Hao also go then?"
"Mm," Tang Tian nodded, a rare, soft smile touching his stern face.
"Hehe, then I want to go too!" Tang Yuehua's beautiful eyes curved into two shallow crescent moons.
"The Sect Competition is no small matter," the Seventh Elder reprimanded, his voice sharp. "Any Spirit Master who accompanies the Sect Master represents the face of our Clear Sky Sect."
"It's fine that your Elder brothers are exceptionally talented, but what are you, a young girl with no combat power, going there for?"
His words were extremely harsh, almost implying that Tang Yuehua was useless.
This caused Tang Tian, and even the other six Elders, to frown. The atmosphere in the hall grew tense.
A flicker of disappointment crossed Tang Yuehua's eyes, but she was incredibly smart.
To avoid putting her father in a difficult position, before the awkward atmosphere could settle, she made a playful face at the Seventh Elder.
She quickly ran to Tang Tian's side and linked her arm through his, acting pitiful, all while not forgetting to playfully blink her bright, big eyes.
"Father, please take me, okay? I haven't seen Brother Xiao and Brother Hao in so long. I've almost forgotten what they look like!"
"Yuehua, I'm afraid it's more likely they've forgotten what you look like," Tang Tian laughed heartily, the tension broken.
When Tang Hao and Tang Xiao went out for training, she was still an 11 or 12-year-old girl. Now, 4 years later, she had grown into a vibrant, beautiful young woman.
"Sect Master, I think you should take Yuehua along. It would be good for the three siblings to reunite," one of the other Elders chimed in, amused by Tang Yuehua's mischievous demeanor. The rest murmured their agreement, unable to stop smiling.
This was also why, even though Tang Yuehua had no cultivation talent, the Elders still liked her so much.
She was not only sensible but also had a high emotional intelligence, and her presence brightened the otherwise stern hall.
The Seventh Elder also knew he had spoken incorrectly just now, so he snorted lightly and no longer objected.
Ultimately, Tang Yuehua got her wish.
In a certain Soul Beast Forest, far from the peaks of the Clear Sky Sect, a bonfire burned by a riverside.
Two men were roasting fish. Several consecutive days of fighting high-level Spirit Beasts had taken a toll on their physical strength. Before reaching the point of transcending the mortal coil, eating was always necessary.
The rich, savory aroma of the roasted fish wafted everywhere, attracting many low-level Spirit Beasts, their eyes gleaming in the twilight.
But these low-level Spirit Beasts only watched from a safe distance, not daring to approach.
The two men appeared ordinary, but their strength was exceptionally formidable.
The gruesome deaths of those 10,000-year Spirit Beasts a few days prior were still vivid in their minds, and they dared not attempt to snatch the food.
"How is it, Big Brother? What did Father's letter say?" One of the men, who looked younger and had a more rebellious aura, took a big gulp from a wine jar and then asked.
As he spoke, a hint of blood-red light flashed in his eyes, and a palpable white light—his Domain—emanated from his body, before turning colorless.
The surrounding air instantly became cold, and the low-level Spirit Beasts, sensing the terrifying killing intent, scattered like birds and beasts.
"Father wants us both to go to Spirit City and meet up with him." The other man looked a bit older than the first, his personality more composed.
If the former was impetuous in his youth, then the latter was as steady as a mountain, giving off a mature, reliable feeling.
Of course, even if he wasn't mature, it wouldn't do; he was almost 50 years old.
The former was also not young, in his 30s.
Their faces were extremely similar. It was not hard to see that they were blood brothers.
And they were none other than Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, the two brothers who had gone out to train.
In the Spirit Master's world, they were the Haotian Twin Stars, whose names had become famous in recent years.
"Why go to Spirit City?" Tang Hao frowned, his voice laced with disdain.
Ever since High Priest Qian Daoliu lost to their grandfather, Tang Chen, the Clear Sky Sect disciples had become arrogant.
They felt that Spirit Hall, despite losing to the Clear Sky Sect, was relying on its numerical superiority to constantly suppress the Clear Sky Sect in the Spirit Master's world.
This also led to most Clear Sky Sect disciples having no good feelings towards Spirit Hall.
They even looked down on Spirit Hall Spirit Masters, just as Tang Chen had looked down on Qian Daoliu.
Tang Hao, with his proud and rebellious nature, was naturally no exception.
"The new Sect Competition is about to begin, and the venue is Spirit City."
"As one of the Upper Three Sects, the Clear Sky Sect is naturally invited."
"Father wants us both to go and broaden our horizons."
Tang Xiao picked up the wine jar and took a big gulp, his mood becoming much heavier.
He was considerably older than Tang Hao, by a full 15 years.
In his youth, he had been fortunate enough to accompany his grandfather, Tang Chen, to Spirit City to watch the previous Sect Competition.
Although Tang Chen had rampaged and brought supreme glory to the Clear Sky Sect, similarly, the tragic state of the participating Sects was also vivid in his mind.
Each one fought desperately for rankings, battling to the point of bloodshed.
Now that Tang Chen was not present, although the Clear Sky Sect was still powerful, it no longer possessed the absolute crushing strength it had last time.
Facing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which now had two Titled Douluo, this would be no small challenge for his father.
Upon hearing this, Tang Hao became even more displeased with Spirit Hall, and he snorted coldly, "Since when did the status of our Clear Sky Sect as the World's Number One Sect depend on Spirit Hall's decision?"
"This is a rule from ancient times, which has been in effect for over a hundred years," Tang Xiao said with some helplessness.
"Hmph, it's nothing more than Spirit Hall's means to weaken the various Sects. Sooner or later, I will break this rule!" Tang Hao took a fierce swig of wine, angrily smashed the wine jar, and declared his ambition with soaring spirit.
"How can it be that easy?" Tang Xiao smiled bitterly and shook his head, not saying anything to dampen his brother's spirits.
Then, as if he remembered something, he added gently, "Oh, right, when the time comes, that girl Yuehua will also go, so the three of us siblings can have a good reunion."
Upon hearing this, Tang Hao's mind conjured an image of his sister's cute smiling face when he left home, and a gentle smile also appeared on his face.
"Then I'm really looking forward to it. Speaking of which, that girl must have grown up by now."
As the two spoke, two figures, one black and one white, floated out from the opposite hillside, their movements silent as ghosts.
"One Spirit Saint, one Spirit Douluo. Are these the Haotian Twin Stars that our Lord wanted us to secretly monitor?"
"Their strength is indeed formidable, but they lack vigilance too much," Mo Ya said, his voice low as he gazed at the bonfire below.
Bai Feng stood beside him with his arms crossed. "It's not a lack; it's simply unnecessary."
"In this Soul Beast Forest, the strongest Spirit Beast will not exceed 50,000 years. For them, with their Spirit Saint and Spirit Douluo cultivation, it poses no threat whatsoever."
"You, you really are as merciless as ever when you speak," Mo Ya pouted. "Speaking of which, our Lord clearly gave us half a year to learn the knowledge and language of this new World and acquire spirit rings."
"Why, in less than two months, did you impatiently seek out the Haotian Twin Stars?"
"The language of this World has been mostly mastered, knowledge can be accumulated slowly, and spirit rings only need to be selected appropriately based on our Lord's theory," Bai Feng found a whole host of reasons for himself.
In reality, he was uneasy about Qin Xuan.
He wanted to complete the task Qin Xuan assigned as quickly as possible to prove his and Mo Ya's value.
Only tools that prove their value will not be discarded, and only then can his and Mo Ya's lives be preserved to the greatest extent in this strange, new world.
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