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"Tian She, you have plotted so much, do you really think you have my Sky Serpent Mansion cornered?"
There was no so-called right or wrong between the two sides' positions. Since that was the case, Jin She, the Mansion Master of the Sky Serpent Mansion, did not want to continue bickering over this topic.
The Sky Serpent Imperial Family was not wrong to want complete rule over this country, and the Sky Serpent Mansion was not wrong to want to maintain its superior strength without being ruled!
Therefore, obsessing over these points was meaningless.
Next, it would simply come down to whose methods were superior.
"Why not try and see? Once the arrow is fired, there is no turning back."
"Since my Imperial Family has acted today, there is no path for retreat. Either your Sky Serpent Mansion completely submits to my Imperial Family today, or after today, my Imperial Family will become a mere decoration of the Sky Serpent Empire."
The moment he moved against the Sky Serpent Mansion, Emperor Tian She had already made all the necessary psychological preparations.
One must worry about defeat before victory; he understood this principle well.
"Sigh, I didn't expect that just as the Old Mansion Master said, the two of us would eventually reach this point!"
Looking at the resolute expression on Emperor Tian She's face, Jin She, the Mansion Master of the Sky Serpent Mansion, had already reached a decision in his heart.
Thinking back to the origins of the Sky Serpent Imperial Family and his Sky Serpent Mansion at the time of the nation's founding, and looking at their mutual hostility today...
For a moment, Mansion Master Jin She felt quite conflicted. Even though he had prepared to face all of this, he still found it difficult to hide the emotions stirred within him.
Mansion Master Jin She's words clearly triggered many memories for Emperor Tian She as well.
In this instant, his expression flickered involuntarily, but in the end, he said nothing more. What did it matter if the ancestors of the Sky Serpent Imperial Family and the Sky Serpent Mansion were fellow disciples?
The friendship between the two sides had long since ceased to exist after eight hundred years.
So, what else was there to say?
Actually, unlike the Imperial Family who wanted to completely rule the entire Sky Serpent Empire, the Sky Serpent Mansion's side originally only wanted to maintain the current situation forever.
That was: the Sky Serpent Mansion holding a transcendent status within the Sky Serpent Empire, yet not being ruled by the Imperial Family. However, the Imperial Family could no longer tolerate this state of affairs.
A chilling atmosphere began to permeate between the three members of the Sky Serpent Imperial Family and the three members of the Sky Serpent Mansion.
"Jin She, let the Old Mansion Master of your Sky Serpent Mansion come out. You are not my opponent."
Just before striking, Emperor Tian She suddenly spoke.
He hadn't reached the level of Nine-Star Dou Zong just now by drinking the Red Flame Celestial Liquid; rather, he had broken through to this realm several years ago.
Coupled with the cultivation techniques he practiced and the Dou Techniques he mastered, he did not take Mansion Master Jin She, who was only an Eight-Star Dou Zong, seriously. The only person who truly posed a threat to his rule over the entire Sky Serpent Empire was one person.
That was the Old Mansion Master of the Sky Serpent Mansion, who was still in closed-door cultivation beneath the Heavenly Water Cold Pond!
Before Mansion Master Jin She could speak, Emperor Tian She spoke again: "Jin She, you don't actually think that under these circumstances, your Old Mansion Master can still break through to the Dou Zun realm, do you?
"The semi-finished Red Flame Celestial Liquid I prepared for so many Dou Zong powerhouses was precisely for them to absorb here at the Heavenly Water Cold Pond."
"With over thirty Dou Zong powerhouses breaking through their cultivation levels within the pond, I don't believe your Old Mansion Master can still cultivate peacefully at the bottom."
"Even if you just signaled that old snake to notify him, it's impossible for him to break through to the Dou Zun realm in such a short amount of time. Therefore, I suggest you invite your Old Mansion Master out."
These words caused Mansion Master Jin She's face to change drastically.
He hadn't expected his series of small actions to all fall within Emperor Tian She's sight. It had to be said that whether in terms of personal strength or cunning, Emperor Tian She was a cut above Mansion Master Jin She.
If the Sky Serpent Mansion didn't have the existence of an Old Mansion Master, the mansion truly might not have been a match for the Sky Serpent Imperial Family!
"That might not be—"
Boom!
Just as Jin She indignantly wanted to refute Emperor Tian She, the Heavenly Water Cold Pond exploded once again.
Accompanied by a pillar of water shooting into the sky, a figure walked out from within. It was unexpectedly a middle-aged man with graying hair and beard, dressed in gray robes, yet the skin on his face did not appear old at all?
Indeed, the appearance of this figure looked even younger than the current Mansion Master Jin She.
"Old Mansion Master! x3"
Jin She, Mu She, and Tu She of the Sky Serpent Mansion called out simultaneously.
That's right, this figure was precisely the Old Mansion Master of the Sky Serpent Mansion, the previous generation's Jin She!
After the Water Serene Demonic Python returned to the bottom of the Heavenly Water Cold Pond, it naturally informed the Old Mansion Master of everything that had happened above in full detail.
When the Old Mansion Master felt over thirty Dou Zong powerhouses entering the Heavenly Water Cold Pond, he also knew he could not continue his closed-door cultivation.
After all, if things went wrong, forget about a breakthrough—he would have to thank the heavens if he himself didn't suffer an accident!
Unlike the thirty-plus Dou Zong powerhouses above who only needed the environment of the pond to refine and absorb the massive energy in their bodies to seek a breakthrough, they wouldn't affect each other.
But the Old Mansion Master's situation was different.
He was absorbing external energy to achieve a breakthrough. If those Dou Zong powerhouses broke through after absorbing their internal energy, it would naturally cause the surrounding spiritual energy to become chaotic.
Under such circumstances, if the Old Mansion Master continued to absorb this chaotic spiritual energy to cultivate, it would be a wonder if problems didn't occur!
Therefore, after the Water Serene Demonic Python informed him of the situation above, he naturally had no choice but to stop his cultivation and come out to deal with external matters first.
This was precisely Emperor Tian She's goal.
To interrupt the Old Mansion Master's cultivation and prevent him from breaking through to the Dou Zun realm!
As long as the Old Mansion Master's realm remained within the Dou Zong stage, the Imperial Family would have a certain grasp of victory against the Sky Serpent Mansion this time!
At this moment, Xiao Lin, who was refining and absorbing the energy within his body inside the Heavenly Water Cold Pond, also immediately discovered the Old Mansion Master who had broken out of his seclusion.
Unlike the other Dou Zong powerhouses who were still working hard to refine the energy, Xiao Lin had actually almost finished refining it the moment the Old Mansion Master emerged.
Naturally, Xiao Lin's Dou Qi cultivation had also risen accordingly to the level of Nine-Star Dou Zong. Not only that, Xiao Lin could clearly feel that the deeply hidden internal injuries within his body, which currently seemed to have no impact, had all completely vanished!
It had to be said that the effect of this Red Flame Celestial Liquid was indeed miraculous; it was well worth the century and the countless resources the Sky Serpent Imperial Family had spent to brew it.
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