Chapter 269: Sudden Change! The Star Luo Empire Makes Its Move!
Qin Mu seemed not to notice the shock of those around him.
"Elder Qin, do not worry, tell us clearly!"
Elder Qin kept his eyes tightly shut, letting tears stream down his cheeks as he adjusted his emotions.
After a long while, Elder Qin reopened his eyes, but they were already bloodshot.
"Pope, you know that I am stationed at the Spirit Hall in Star Luo City."
"That day, I was performing my duties in Star Luo City as usual."
"Suddenly, four men in black burst directly into my room."
"Without a word, they launched an attack on me!"
Hearing Elder Qin's words, Qin Mu could not help but frown deeply.
One must know that although Elder Qin's strength ranked in the middle to lower tier among the Elders of Spirit Hall, he was still a Titled Douluo with Soul Power as high as level ninety-three.
Even if four level eighty-nine Soul Douluo ambushed Elder Qin, they would not have been able to force him into such a state.
"Could it be that those four men in black were all Titled Douluo?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ling Yuan and the others all looked at Qin Mu with surprised expressions.
Apart from Ling Yuan, many other idle Elders in Spirit Hall had heard about Elder Qin's situation and arrived one after another.
Upon hearing Qin Mu's words, these people, without exception, all wore expressions identical to Ling Yuan's.
Subsequently, under the incredulous gazes of these people, Elder Qin nodded slowly.
"How is that possible? There are only a few well-known Titled Douluo on the continent who have not yet joined Spirit Hall."
"Setting aside the major Sects, the remaining people can be counted on one's fingers."
"How could the Star Luo Empire possibly recruit all of them?"
"Furthermore, are they not afraid of our retaliation?!"
Many Elders analyzed the situation through gritted teeth, and some even proposed sending troops to Star Luo.
"Pope! Sending troops to Star Luo requires caution!"
After hearing the words of these Elders, Elder Qin could not help but become agitated.
"Elder Qin, are you familiar with those Titled Douluo who attacked you?"
"Or rather, was there anything strange about them?"
"Furthermore, Spirit Hall is still a long distance away from Star Luo City; did you make any other discoveries along the way?"
Unlike the other Elders of Spirit Hall who were angry, Qin Mu was exceptionally calm at this moment.
Upon hearing Qin Mu's words, Elder Qin fell silent, carefully recalling his journey while fleeing.
Before long, Elder Qin suddenly looked at Qin Mu.
"Pope, there were indeed some differences!"
"First of all, regarding the four Titled Douluo who ambushed me, I am almost unfamiliar with three of them."
"But the last one, his moves were very similar to an old friend of mine."
"However, that old friend had gone missing fifty years ago!"
Elder Qin's words once again left everyone stunned in place.
Three Titled Douluo not in their records?
This was almost impossible!
One must know that the influence of their Spirit Hall covers almost every corner of the continent.
As long as you have appeared on the continent and engaged in combat with others, you would inevitably leave a mark within Spirit Hall.
Unless you could truly manage to go into secluded cultivation for decades, from the moment your Martial Soul awakened until you became a Titled Douluo, without ever interacting with anyone.
But such a situation is basically impossible to happen!
"Additionally, during the process of fleeing back to Spirit Hall, I passed through several cities and likewise sensed the aura of Titled Douluo within them!"
"I passed through seven such cities!"
"In other words, the current Star Luo Empire has at least eleven Titled Douluo!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar!
Eleven Titled Douluo!
This number has almost reached half of Spirit Hall's!
And this is only what is known.
Perhaps within the Star Luo Empire, there exist other Titled Douluo who have not appeared and whom Elder Qin did not sense!
Could it be that the number of Titled Douluo in the Star Luo Empire is now on par with Spirit Hall?!
This thought appeared in the hearts of almost every Elder of Spirit Hall present.
Only Qin Mu did not care about this.
"Tell me the main point, did they have anything different about them?"
Facing Qin Mu's inquiry, Elder Qin once again fell into deep thought.
After a long while, Elder Qin said with some uncertainty.
"Speaking of strange things, there indeed are some."
"I felt a sky-high killing intent on all of these people!"
"This killing intent is extremely intense, and I fear it would require decades of constant killing to condense it."
After speaking, the confusion on Elder Qin's face grew even greater.
"But this situation generally would not appear on a Titled Douluo."
"After all, as a Titled Douluo, almost everyone has their own pride."
"Under normal circumstances, we would not casually attack some weak Soul Master, or even commoners."
"Therefore, a situation like the sky-high killing intent on them would almost never exist on a Titled Douluo."
The Elders of Spirit Hall did not pay much attention to what Elder Qin said.
What they cared more about was exactly how many Titled Douluo powerhouses the Star Luo Empire currently possessed.
But when Qin Mu heard this, his expression changed drastically.
"Extremely intense killing intent? Titled Douluo powerhouses generally would not kill like this..."
"Could it be?!"
A bold and chilling thought emerged in the depths of Qin Mu's heart.
Before Qin Mu could say anything else, Elder Qin, who had slightly recovered, continued.
"The Spirit Hall branches in the Star Luo Empire have likely all fallen victim to those powerhouses!"
"Pope, please make preparations early!"
As he spoke, Elder Qin stood up with the help of others, then knelt in the direction of Qin Mu.
"Pope Qin Mu! I previously had grievances with the Pope, but fortunately, the Pope forgave me and was still willing to entrust such an important task to me."
"But I was incompetent, allowing the Spirit Hall in Star Luo City to be destroyed!"
"I ask the Pope to act according to the law!"
"I am willing to bear all responsibility!"
After speaking, Elder Qin was about to lower his head.
Just at this moment, a strong and powerful hand grabbed Elder Qin's shoulder.
"This matter is not on you. Elder Changqing, please trouble yourself to treat Elder Qin with all your might!"
"Elders of Spirit Hall, listen to my orders! Notify all units, as well as the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the two great Sects, of Elder Qin's information!"
"Besides this, have Yue Guan and the others infiltrate the Star Luo Empire to investigate the situation of the Star Luo Empire!"
Hearing that Qin Mu did not punish Elder Qin, the hearts of all the Elders breathed a sigh of relief.
Regarding the tasks Qin Mu ordered afterwards, the Elders agreed and immediately took action.
Several figures of Elders flew out of Spirit Hall one after another, and many of the masses who were still unaware of the truth could not help but smell the scent of an impending great war.
As expected.
In the following seven days, news of Spirit Hall branches being destroyed in the Star Luo Empire came one after another.
This news spread rapidly across the continent!
Countless people were shocked by the actions of the Star Luo Empire.
At the same time, the small team led by Yue Guan and Gui Mei also successfully infiltrated the Star Luo Empire.
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