Chapter 266. Don't let my white stockings slip down!
"No, you're wrong again." Qian Xunji laughed, "With the current strength of our Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, nominally the number one sect in the world, is nothing more than a piece of cake in my eyes. Destroying it is always the right time for me."
Suddenly, Qian Xunji drew the sword from his waist. A gleaming sword flashed in Luo Ningshui's eyes, its sharpness frightening her.
Qian Xunji said, "Don't worry, I won't kill you."
He reached out and stroked the sharp blade of the sword, saying, "Do you know, since I reformed and adjusted the Spirit Hall, abolishing the seniority system and the system of determining everything based on birth, everything is based on ability and contribution points. The Spirit Hall now has warehouses overflowing with soul bones, countless soul tools manufactured, and opportunities for fame, status, wealth, and women—anyone who joins the Spirit Hall has the chance to obtain them."
"As long as you contribute to the Spirit Hall, you can get everything you want," Qian Xunji said.
"Why are you saying all this?" Luo Ningshui was clever; she didn't immediately understand what Qian Xunji meant, but a vague unease crept into her heart.
"Do you know the fastest way to gain contribution points?" Qian Xunji asked again.
"Political achievements, or—"
"Wrong, military merits," Qian Xunji said.
"Military merits." Luo Ningshui immediately understood. Earning merit by killing on the battlefield was far faster than accumulating merits through the Spirit Hall's promotion system to exchange for rewards. However, military merits could only be obtained in one direction: war.
"In other words," Qian Xunji said, "the entire Spirit Hall is eagerly awaiting my initiation of war to reshuffle the power structure across the continent. They're practically dying of anticipation."
Luo Ningshui's heart pounded. Hearing Qian Xunji's words, she immediately thought of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the predicaments of the two great empires and other forces.
To describe it in one word, the Spirit Hall was a hungry tiger, and the various forces on the continent were like harmless people. The tiger was eyeing them with drool, and they were completely unaware.
"The sword I hold in my hand symbolizes the sword of the countless warriors of the Spirit Hall who are eagerly awaiting my command. But I, Qian Xunji, am a pacifist."
Qian Xunji held a sword symbolizing war in his left hand and a pair of pure white stockings symbolizing peace in his right, saying,
"Madam, I hold in my left hand the sword that commands tens of thousands of warriors of the Spirit Hall, and in my right hand the white stockings that symbolize peace. I come with a peaceful heart. Please do not let my stockings slip."
Luo Ningshui swallowed hard. Although Ning Fengzhi's willingness to exchange her for him deeply hurt Luo Ningshui, she still held deep affection for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. After all, her beloved daughter was there.
"I...I understand," Luo Ningshui's eyes flashed with determination. Trembling, she reached for the white stockings and put them on her long, fair legs, which resembled works of art.
Forcibly taken back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Rongrong refused to eat or drink and ignored Ning Fengzhi. Ning Fengzhi was also extremely agitated.
He had a premonition that he was being cuckolded by that scoundrel Qian Xunji.
"Damn it!" Ning Fengzhi suddenly felt a deep empathy for Tang Hao.
"You scoundrel, you villain, you traitor, you rebel! I, Ning Fengzhi, will never forgive you!"
Ning Fengzhi declared angrily.
His brilliant mind began to work.
As the saying goes, "Life goes on, and the bond between people never ends." Ning Fengzhi wanted to unite all forces on the continent to resist the tyranny of the Spirit Hall and restore the world to a peaceful, idyllic era for the nobility of spirit masters.
In fact, Ning Fengzhi wasn't the only one with this idea.
Tang San also shared it.
During this time, Tang San had been searching for renowned doctors to help treat his father's illness.
However, very few healing-type spirit masters had reached the level of Soul Douluo, and they had no solution for his father's condition.
Tang San regretted that in his previous life, after learning of his father's recovery, he hadn't paid attention to who had cured him. If only he had known the spirit master's name then, he could have taken his father for treatment now. Why hadn't he bothered to find out who had cured his father?
As the father and son walked, Tang Hao suddenly asked, "By the way, Xiao San, you said you obtained two divine positions in your past life. The Asura God position came from the City of Slaughter, so the Sea God position, could it be…?"
"Dad, the Sea God position came from Seagod Island."
Tang Hao nodded and asked, "Then can you explain in detail how you obtained these two divine positions?"
Tang San then began to recount how he obtained the two great divine positions, first the Sea God position, and then the Asura God position.
"I see. The Heaven Dou Empire's national treasure, the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, is the Sea God's inheritance token. Son, wait here, I'll go to the Heaven Dou Empire tonight and bring it to you." Tang Hao said.
"But Dad, do you know where the Vast Ocean Universe Cover is?" Tang San asked.
"What's the point of knowing that?" Tang Hao said domineeringly. "When I take those two brats, Xue Qinghe and Xue Beng, to see Emperor Xue Ye, whether or not he hands over the Vast Ocean Universe Cover will be up to him."
Tang San was also intimidated by Hao Zi's imposing and domineering aura, thinking to himself, "This is my patriarch!"
However—
"However, patriarch, doing this will offend the Heavenly Dou Empire." Tang San said.
"What's there to be afraid of? The Heavenly Dou Empire is a nobody. The royal family doesn't even have a single title. If I, Tang Hao, take their national treasure, would Emperor Xue Ye dare to mess with me?" Tang Hao said with sharp eyes.
"No, of course we're not afraid of the Heaven Dou Empire, but Daddy, being an enemy of the Heaven Dou Empire won't do us any good. To deal with the Spirit Hall in the future, we not only need to crush them in top-tier combat power, but also gain an absolute advantage over the Spirit Hall in grassroots combat power. Therefore, both empires should be our targets for winning over."
"Only by uniting the vast majority of the continent's forces, in the name of the continent's righteousness, to resist the tyranny of the Spirit Hall, can we firmly unite my mother, Xiao Wu, and the Clear Sky Sect and other forces oppressed by the Spirit Hall. Only by working together, sharing the same breath, can we have the ability to defeat the Spirit Hall." As soon as Tang San finished speaking, a round of applause came from the side.
Tang San looked towards the source of the sound; it wasn't Tang Hao, but Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi looked at Tang San appreciatively and said, "Tang San is right. We should all work together, sharing the same breath, to have any hope of defeating the Spirit Hall."
(End of Chapter)