Chapter 554 The Seven Great Sects Tournament Arrives.
Time flies like an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, the day of the Seven Great Sects Tournament officially arrived.
At noon, the blazing sun hung high in the sky, and the towering mountain, resembling a divine sword, seemed to have descended from the divine realm to the mortal world.
This was Heavenly Sword Mountain.
Because for the rankings of the Seven Great Sects Tournament to be convincing, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had to participate. Therefore, after the two major sects objected to holding the tournament in Spirit City, the Spirit Hall considered their opinions.
Thus, under Bibi Dong's instruction, the Spirit Hall consulted with the two major sects. After several days of discussion, the location for the ranking battle was finally decided: Heavenly Sword Mountain, located at the border of the two great empires.
After all, it was a ranking battle for all the major sects across the continent, so the border of the two great empires was naturally the best location.
With the new Seven Great Sects Tournament starting today at Heavenly Sword Mountain, in addition to the sects participating in the ranking battles, Soul Masters curious about the final results have also flocked to the area.
For a time, Heavenly Sword Mountain was unlike any other, bustling with activity and a veritable gathering of powerful figures.
"Hey, buddy, did you hear? This year's Seven Great Sects Tournament actually includes the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School! It's almost a name clash with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!"
Among the crowd were some lively individuals. At this moment, a lean Soul Master dressed in black was speaking mysteriously to a group of Soul Masters beside him.
"What are you spouting nonsense about?"
The lean soul master was immediately ridiculed and scorned by many people. "The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School was originally the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Don't you even know that? Where did you come from? This matter has been spread far and wide. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was renamed the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School because the former young sect master, Ning Rongrong, had her martial soul advanced. You are truly ignorant."
"But speaking of which, it seems the Clear Sky Sect isn't participating in this year's Seven Great Sects Tournament."
"It's not just 'seems,' it's definitely true. The Clear Sky Sect chose to retire years ago, so why would they participate this time?"
Someone nearby responded, then glanced around and whispered, "And it's said that the Clear Sky Sect's retirement was largely related to the Spirit Hall."
"Sigh, what a pity. I wanted to see just how powerful the Clear Sky Sect, once hailed as the number one sect in the world, really was."
"It is a pity."
The nearby Soul Master nodded in complete agreement. "The Clear Sky Douluo was my idol back then. It seems the title of number one sect in the world will be claimed by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School this time. After all, the Sword Douluo is no pushover."
"Yeah, I think it's a foregone conclusion. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School will definitely be first, and second place should go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School."
"It's almost certain that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School will take first place, and as for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School in second place, I don't think so. You know, although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School has Yu Yuanzhen backing them up, most of their other top combat forces were wiped out in the last attack. But the Elephant Armor School and the Holy Dragon School each have a Title Douluo. What's more, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School also suffered heavy losses in its disciples. In team battles... I think they basically have no chance."
"Hahaha, that makes sense."
"Hey, have you guys heard? It seems like there's a new sect called Tang Sect here. Apparently, it's a newly established sect."
At this moment, a Soul Master interjected from the side.
"Tch! This kind of sect is just overestimating itself!"
Hearing the Soul Master's words, someone next to him immediately expressed his disdain, "Just a newly established sect, how can it compare to those old sects? They're just here to be humiliated!"
"Hehe, that's not how it works."
Just as that person finished speaking, a voice suddenly rang out behind him.
Turning around, he saw a long-haired blue-haired man with a girl holding his arm appear behind him.
"You...you are..."
Looking at the girl beside the blue-haired man and the four old men behind him, the Soul Master who had just said the Tang Sect was no good seemed to feel an invisible pressure on his heart, and he instantly trembled, clearly terrified, his voice even more trembling.
"Don't worry, we won't do anything to you."
The blue-haired man glanced at him slightly, understanding what was going on. However, he didn't react, but just smiled at the Soul Master.
"We just wanted to tell you not to look down on any emerging forces. Like Shrek Academy five years ago, who would have thought they could defeat the Spirit Hall on their first try?"
After saying that, he left with the group behind him.
The Soul Master also breathed a sigh of relief, his whole body covered in sweat as if he had just been pulled out of the water.
"They, they are..."
"They...seem to be the Tang Sect."
"What!?"
At this moment, Tang San, who had already left, was also there.
"Third Brother, shouldn't we teach them a lesson? How dare they look down on our Tang Sect like that!"
The hot-tempered Xiao Wu, seeing Tang San's nonchalant demeanor after he moved away from the crowd, couldn't hold back any longer and asked.
"Xiao Wu, why bother with those Soul Masters? They can say whatever they want, what can we do?"
Tang San gently stroked Xiao Wu's forehead.
"Wasn't our Shrek Academy like that back then? Not respected by most people. So, to shut them up, we have to rely on our own strength!"
Seeing the still displeased Xiao Wu, Tang San didn't say much, only gazing into the distance, "Let's meet up with Brother Mo and the others."
Meanwhile, at another location at the foot of Heavenly Sword Mountain.
"Hmm? It's those guys from the Elephant Armor Sect."
Xuan Mo and Ning Rongrong belonged to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, so they arrived here with Ning Fengzhi and the others.
Walking on the makeshift street at the foot of Heavenly Sword Mountain, Xuan Mo immediately recognized the group of people in the distance.
After all, with such intimidating physiques, only the Elephant Armor Sect could be there.
Xuan Mo's eyes gleamed as he looked at the old man standing before the Elephant Armor Sect. "Oh, so he's Hu Yanxiang, the one who became the sect leader after I killed Hu Yanzhen."
"Hmm."
At that moment, Hu Yanxiang, not far away, also noticed someone looking at him. Following the gaze, he instantly saw Xuan Mo and the others. Simultaneously, the other members of the Elephant Armor Sect also locked onto their targets.
However, upon seeing Xuan Mo, the sect members were instantly enraged.
Others might not know, but they knew very well that their previous sect leader had died at that guy's hands!
Just as they were about to rush forward, Hu Yanxiang stopped them with a single hand.
At the same time, "Sect Leader Hu Yan, congratulations."
(End of Chapter)