Chapter 389: Mixing Sand into Each Other's Ranks
Re-ranking the Seven Great Clans involved all Clan forces across the entire Douluo Continent, so it was not something that could be held immediately after being proposed. After all, not just any third-rate Clan was qualified to participate.
Determining which Clans had the qualifications naturally required preparation time. Therefore, it was not until half a year later that the Clans participating in the ranking battle were officially decided.
Clans whose strongest members were only Spirit Saints were naturally unqualified. Even having a Spirit Douluo in the Clan was not necessarily enough. In fact, the minimum requirement to participate in the ranking battle was to have at least a rank eighty-five Spirit Douluo overseeing the Clan.
After all the preparations were settled, Spirit Hall, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School sincerely invited the qualified Clans to Talei City to participate in the Seven Great Clans ranking battle.
Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School were practically incompatible with Spirit Hall, the surface layer had not yet been torn apart, so they could still barely maintain harmony and jointly organize the Seven Great Clans ranking battle.
This slightly strange situation made those who knew the inside story criticize them in their hearts.
However, those people only grumbled inwardly. What they cared about more was which seven Clans would become the newly established Seven Great Clans.
In addition to the Clans participating in the ranking battle, many Spirit Masters who were curious about the final result also poured into Talei City. For a time, Talei City became the center of attention.
"Hmm, are those people from the Star Crown Clan?"
Yu Tianlin walked through the streets of Talei City, looking at a group wearing unified Clan insignias. After thinking for a moment, he recognized their origin.
As a direct descendant of the main line of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Tianlin was familiar with intelligence regarding many Clans. That was why he could barely recognize the Star Crown Clan.
The Star Crown Clan was located within the Star Luo Empire. Their inherited Martial Soul was the Star Crown, which was considered a very powerful Martial Soul. At the very least, in terms of quality, the Star Crown Martial Soul was slightly stronger than the White Tiger Martial Soul of the Star Luo Imperial Family.
The Star Crown Clan had once produced a Titled Douluo and ranked among the Seven Great Clans. However, due to their small population and the difficulty of passing down their legacy, they eventually chose to live in seclusion and withdrew from the Seven Great Clans.
After remaining in seclusion for so long, their sudden reappearance to participate in the Seven Great Clans ranking battle showed that they had developed quite well during their time away from the world.
"The people from the Star Crown Clan actually came. It seems the competition for the Four Lower Clans will be quite fierce this time."
Yu Tianlin sighed casually.
No matter how strong the Star Crown Clan was, it absolutely could not threaten the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. At most, it could only compete for a position among the Four Lower Clans.
Continuing to wander through Talei City, Yu Tianlin soon saw several familiar faces: the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple, Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang.
"The Dragon Snake Clan came too? Given the strength of the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple, there is a good chance they can secure a place among the Four Lower Clans."
Yu Tianlin could sense that Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang, who had previously only been a six-ring Spirit Emperor, had now reached the seven-ring Spirit Saint level. Her strength had clearly improved greatly.
In this situation, once the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they would officially possess combat power comparable to a Titled Douluo. Since the strength of the Clan Masters of the Four Lower Clans was generally comparable to that of a Titled Douluo, the strength of the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple could be considered up to standard.
If Yu Tianlin could see the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple, then they could naturally also see Yu Tianlin. However, they quietly pretended not to recognize him.
Previously, in the Star Dou Great Forest, the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple had some conflict with Yu Tianlin. Now that the experts of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were all gathered in Talei City, they were genuinely afraid that Yu Tianlin might bring up old grudges and ask his elders to deal with them.
Yu Tianlin did not know what the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple were thinking. Even if he did, he would only smile and dismiss it.
If he truly wanted to settle old grudges, would he still need to ask his elders to stand up for him?
With his current strength, fighting the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple alone would not be difficult at all. Even if the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it would still be useless.
After half a year of Cultivation, Yu Tianlin's current spirit power had reached rank seventy-nine. He would soon make another Breakthrough and would definitely reach rank eighty within a month.
If he went all out, his strength could approach that of a Super Douluo. As for the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple, even if they used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they could at most compare to an ordinary Titled Douluo. Comparing the two sides, there was still a clear gap, and the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple would not be Yu Tianlin's match.
Besides the Star Crown Clan and the Dragon Snake Clan, Yu Tianlin also saw the Four Attributes Clan led by Yang Wudi.
During the night of the Soul Hunting Operation, the Four Attributes Clan, under Clan Master Yang Wudi's lead, had burned down the Spirit Hall branch in Heaven Dou City. This action of drawing a clear line with Spirit Hall earned the favor of the Heaven Dou Empire. Coupled with the fact that Yang Wudi later helped Emperor Xue Ye detoxify the poison in his body, the Heaven Dou Empire now regarded the Four Attributes Clan as one of its own and provided them with massive support, allowing them to develop well during this period.
Yu Tianlin could clearly sense the cultivation levels of the four Spirit Douluo from the Four Attributes Clan.
Among them, Tai Tan, whose cultivation was the deepest, should have recently broken through to rank eighty-nine. Next, he would strive to reach the Titled Douluo level, though it was unknown whether he would fall into a long Bottleneck or achieve a rapid Breakthrough.
Next was Niu Gao, who possessed rank eighty-seven cultivation. Bai He had reached rank eighty-five, and even Yang Wudi, whose cultivation was the lowest among them, had broken through to rank eighty-four.
"Did they… take medicine?"
Yu Tianlin thought to himself.
That was right. Back then, Yu Tianlin had acted as a middleman and given the Heaven Dou Empire's several Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King roots to Yang Wudi. Yang Wudi was skilled in alchemy, so it was not difficult for him to refine medicinal substances that could increase cultivation using the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King's roots.
With their strength, securing a place among the Four Lower Clans should not be a problem.
Of course, Yu Tianlin did not only encounter the three Clans mentioned above. There were many other Clans as well, but in Yu Tianlin's opinion, those other Clans were merely there to make up the numbers this time. Only the Star Crown Clan, the Dragon Snake Clan, and the Four Attributes Clan possessed the strength to contend for the Four Lower Clans.
This time, besides securing the title of number one Clan, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan naturally had other objectives.
The original Four Lower Clans had completely become Spirit Hall's running dogs. Now, through the re-ranking of the Seven Great Clans, if a Clan antagonistic toward Spirit Hall could squeeze out one of Spirit Hall's running dogs, it would naturally be beneficial for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Spirit Hall intended to infiltrate the Upper Three Clans, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School wanted to place Clans hostile to Spirit Hall among the Four Lower Clans.
As for whose plan would ultimately succeed, that remained to be seen.
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