Chapter 56: Compensation, the Clear Sky Sect Loses Most of Its Foundation
After giving his instructions, Tang Chen brought the Great Elder and Tang Xiao out to face the Seven Great Worships of Spirit Hall together.
At this moment, outside, Qian Daoliu and the others had yet to retract their martial soul true bodies. The seven martial soul true bodies continued to suppress the entire Clear Sky Sect.
Such a commotion naturally drew the attention of the other members of the Clear Sky Sect. The high-ranking soul masters of the sect stepped out, looking at the martial soul true bodies suspended above the sect. Not a single person dared to speak, remaining silent.
The current Clear Sky Sect, aside from Sect Master Tang Chen—a level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo—had only two Titled Douluo. One was the Great Elder of the sect, and the other was Tang Zhen, the young sect master. He was the father of Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, and Tang Chen's son. However, both had only just entered the Titled Douluo realm.
Tang Zhen looked at the seven martial soul true bodies suspended above the sect, his heart filled with both worry and confusion.
What exactly was going on? Why had the Seven Great Worships of Spirit Hall appeared above the Clear Sky Sect?
At this moment, Tang Chen's voice rang out, echoing throughout the entire sect.
"Brother Qian, I will give you an explanation. Let's withdraw these martial soul true bodies first and talk below."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Chen's figure appeared beneath Qian Daoliu, with the Great Elder and Tang Xiao beside him.
"Alright."
Hearing this, Qian Daoliu nodded. The hundred-meter-tall angel true body was withdrawn, and the Worship Elders beside him followed suit, retracting their martial soul true bodies and descending to the ground.
"Great Elder, Xiao'er, kneel and apologize!"
Hearing Tang Chen's command, Tang Xiao hesitated not and immediately knelt. This matter had started because of him, and he could bear this responsibility.
The Great Elder beside him, looking at the Seven Great Worships of Spirit Hall before him, showed a trace of unwillingness on his face. But thinking of the predicament of the Clear Sky Sect, he gritted his teeth and knelt before Qian Daoliu and the others.
Seeing this scene, all the members of the sect present felt deep humiliation.
But recalling the seven martial soul true bodies that had just hung in the sky, they could only clench their fists and remain silent.
Only now did they truly recognize the gap between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect. Facing the pressure of the Seven Great Worships of Spirit Hall, even Sect Master Tang Chen, a level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo, had no choice but to lower his head.
Qian Daoliu coldly watched the Great Elder and Tang Xiao kneel. In the next moment, the holy sword condensed from angel soul power in his hand slashed off one of the Great Elder's arms with lightning speed.
"Ahhh—!"
After having an arm severed by Qian Daoliu, the Great Elder let out a painful scream. His soul power rank directly dropped by ten ranks.
At this moment, he could only clutch his wound, lowering his head and not daring to look at Qian Daoliu, preventing him from noticing the venomous hatred in his eyes.
"Acting without dignity as an elder and bullying the younger generation. Consider this arm a small lesson."
Hearing the Great Elder's screams, Qian Daoliu remained extremely calm, his expression unmoved.
Then, he looked toward Tang Xiao.
"As for you, this old man will not stoop to bullying a junior. The matter you caused, your grandfather Tang Chen will pay for it."
After speaking, Qian Daoliu turned his gaze toward Tang Chen beside Tang Xiao.
"Tang Chen, it's your turn to show your stance. How will your Clear Sky Sect compensate for this matter?"
Hearing this, Tang Chen raised one finger, his gaze constantly observing Qian Daoliu's expression.
"Brother Qian, one ten-thousand-year soul bone. Will that suffice?"
In response, Qian Daoliu shook his head, clearly dissatisfied with Tang Chen's compensation. This time, he had promised his son, Qian Xunji, to severely extort the Clear Sky Sect. How could a single ten-thousand-year soul bone satisfy him?
Next, Qian Daoliu slowly raised three fingers and said to Tang Chen:
"Tang Chen, three ten-thousand-year soul bones. One of them must be over thirty thousand years old. Then, I will not make things difficult for your sect."
"If you disagree, I don't mind having a match with you. And the brothers behind me wouldn't mind having a match with your sect either."
After Qian Daoliu spoke, the six Worship Elders behind him appropriately released powerful auras. The soul power fluctuations characteristic of Super Douluo spread out, causing the members of the sect behind Tang Chen to tighten their hearts.
Seeing this, Tang Chen let out a sigh. Though he felt pain in his heart, he had no choice but to accept Qian Daoliu's conditions.
"Brother Qian, it's a deal."
After saying this, Tang Chen seemed to age several years instantly. The current sect truly could not stand against Spirit Hall.
Upon learning of this compensation, the Great Elder with the severed arm could not help but feel regret for his actions.
"I am the sinner of the Clear Sky Sect."
Three ten-thousand-year soul bones, one of which had to be over thirty thousand years old. This was practically taking away most of the sect's foundation.
In this era, soul bones were extremely rare. Even the Clear Sky Sect possessed only a few ten-thousand-year soul bones.
After confirming Tang Chen's agreement, Qian Daoliu glanced at the ground, where the severed arm lay. This arm was the Great Elder's right arm, which contained a ten-thousand-year soul bone. He circulated his angel soul power and instantly extracted the soul bone from within, storing it in his storage soul tool.
"Tang Chen, you still owe me two more. Go retrieve them from the sect yourself."
Seeing his right arm soul bone taken away, the Great Elder was nearly driven to despair. Qian Daoliu's actions were effectively crippling him permanently.
After a soul master absorbs a soul bone, if it is removed and the body is left defective, not only will their soul power rank drop drastically, but more importantly, it is almost impossible to return to peak cultivation.
He, the Great Elder of the sect, would never again break through to the Titled Douluo realm in this lifetime, forever remaining at the Soul Douluo level.
Seeing this, Tang Chen let out another heavy sigh. Originally, he had planned to keep the Great Elder's right arm soul bone and find a way to reattach it in the future, giving him a chance to return to the Titled Douluo realm and strengthening the sect's foundation.
But now, with the soul bone taken away, unless a miraculous opportunity appeared, it would be impossible for him to break through to Titled Douluo again.
Immediately afterward, following Qian Daoliu's demand, Tang Chen returned to the sect and retrieved two long-preserved soul bones from the treasury.
One was fifteen thousand years old, and the other was thirty-two thousand years old. As for why he did not take a soul bone exactly ten thousand years old, Tang Chen could only say, "Did you think soul bone ages were measured so precisely?"
After retrieving the two soul bones, Tang Chen returned to Qian Daoliu and handed them over.
"Brother Qian, regarding the matter in Heaven Dou City, our sect and your Spirit Hall are now even."
After storing the two soul bones in his storage soul tool, Qian Daoliu did not further make things difficult for the sect.
After all, Tang Chen was someone of the same level as him. If pushed too far and forced to act recklessly, he would become a huge threat to Spirit Hall.
Although he could contend with Tang Chen, he could not kill him, even with the help of the brothers behind him.
To successfully hunt an Ultimate Douluo of the same level required two such experts to act together. Otherwise, if Tang Chen chose to flee, they couldn't stop him.
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