Chapter 390: Dragon Snake Clan, Star Crown Clan, Four Attributes Clan
"How do you feel?"
After returning to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's residence in Talei City, Yu Tianlin went to see Yu Yuanzhen, who asked him this question.
Yu Tianlin directly stated his judgment. "The Star Crown Clan, Dragon Snake Clan, and Four Attributes Clan all have the strength to contend for a spot among the Four Lower Clans. As for the other Clans, they will only have made a wasted trip this time."
"Not bad." Yu Yuanzhen nodded in agreement. "We old fellows made the same judgment."
When the ranking of the Seven Great Clans was re-established, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School were naturally guaranteed a place. This meant two spots were already taken, leaving only five spots for the various Clans to compete over.
The three Clans Yu Tianlin favored, combined with the original Lower Three Clans, made a total of six Clans. In other words, one of them was destined to fail.
Thinking of this, Yu Tianlin asked, "Grandpa, I've been Cultivating for a while and haven't paid much attention to the outside world. Aside from the Four Attributes Clan, what are the positions of the Star Crown Clan and Dragon Snake Clan?"
Yu Yuanzhen said, "The Dragon Snake Clan is located within the Fabia Kingdom, and the Fabia Kingdom is under Spirit Hall's control. Because of that, the Dragon Snake Clan has inevitably sided with Spirit Hall."
The Dragon Snake Clan had sided with Spirit Hall? Did that mean the Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple might become enemies in the future?
"However, even if the Dragon Snake Clan has sided with Spirit Hall, it is entirely out of a need for survival. They may not have much goodwill toward Spirit Hall in their hearts," Yu Yuanzhen continued. "If they can replace one of Spirit Hall's loyal lackeys, it would be relatively beneficial to us."
Yu Tianlin nodded.
The current Lower Three Clans had completely become loyal lackeys of Spirit Hall. Under such circumstances, if the Dragon Snake Clan could replace one of them, that would naturally be a better outcome.
After all, as Yu Yuanzhen had said, the Dragon Snake Clan had only chosen to side with Spirit Hall because their ancestral land was within Spirit Hall's sphere of control. In truth, they did not truly identify with Spirit Hall.
"As for the Star Crown Clan..." After introducing the general situation of the Dragon Snake Clan, Yu Yuanzhen turned to the Star Crown Clan. However, when he mentioned the Star Crown Clan, his brows rarely furrowed slightly. "The Star Crown Clan's attitude is very ambiguous. They do not seem to want to side with Spirit Hall, but they also do not want to resist Spirit Hall together with us."
"The Star Crown Clan only wants to obtain a title among the Seven Great Clans and then remain neutral?" Yu Tianlin said. "That is a nice thought, but their plan is destined to fail. In the end, they will still have to stand against Spirit Hall."
What did Spirit Hall want to do? Control everything on the Douluo Continent. Naturally, Spirit Hall would not allow the Star Crown Clan to remain neutral. When the time came, under Spirit Hall's coercion, if the Star Crown Clan wanted to preserve itself, it would eventually have no choice but to oppose Spirit Hall.
However, the Star Crown Clan's base was in the Star Luo Empire. Even if they opposed Spirit Hall in the future, it was unlikely they would have much contact with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Of course, for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, as long as one opposed Spirit Hall, then they were good friends.
Yu Yuanzhen nodded in agreement with Yu Tianlin's words.
After the attitudes of the Dragon Snake Clan and Star Crown Clan became clear, the grandfather and grandson did not mention the Four Attributes Clan.
The Four Attributes Clan had a grudge against Spirit Hall, so their stance was extremely clear. Moreover, with their strength, securing a spot among the Four Lower Clans was quite stable and basically would not be a problem.
Thus, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's second objective for this trip was set: to help the Star Crown Clan, Dragon Snake Clan, and Four Attributes Clan secure spots among the Four Lower Clans.
While the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was formulating its strategy, inside the main Spirit Hall branch in Talei City, Bibi Dong was also meeting with the Clan Masters of the current Lower Three Clans.
"This time, in the re-ranking of the Seven Great Clans, your three Clans must retain your positions." Bibi Dong sat lazily in the main seat. "Tuoba Xi, your Sacred Dragon Clan can even go one step further and enter the Upper Three Clans."
"We paid such a huge price to help you Breakthrough to the Titled Douluo Realm. If you still cannot secure a spot among the Upper Three Clans, then you know the consequences."
Tuoba Xi quickly bowed and stated his position. "Your Majesty the Pope, rest assured. I will not fail."
The other two Clan Masters looked at Tuoba Xi with envy.
With Spirit Hall's help, Tuoba Xi had Broken Through to the Titled Douluo Realm and was about to lead the Sacred Dragon Clan into the Upper Three Clans. This made the two Clan Masters deeply feel that siding with Spirit Hall had been the right choice.
Today, it was Tuoba Xi. In the future, it might not be impossible for it to be them. As long as they faithfully served as Spirit Hall's lackeys, they too might become Titled Douluo with Spirit Hall's help and then enter the Upper Three Clans.
They seemed to have already seen a beautiful future.
As for whether doing so would cost them their dignity, how much was dignity worth per catty?
It was just being a lackey for Spirit Hall. As long as there were benefits, then being a lackey was being a lackey.
"Tuoba Xi," Bibi Dong continued. "I want you to challenge Yu Yuanzhen in the internal ranking battle of the Upper Three Clans and test his strength."
"I challenge Yu Yuanzhen?" Tuoba Xi, who had still been immersed in the beautiful fantasy of leading the Sacred Dragon Clan into the Upper Three Clans, froze when he heard Bibi Dong's words. He quickly said, "I am happy to serve Your Majesty the Pope, but the gap between Yu Yuanzhen and me is quite large. I'm afraid I won't be able to test much."
Bibi Dong said indifferently, "You only need to challenge him. I will personally watch your battle."
Bibi Dong naturally knew that Tuoba Xi was no match for Yu Yuanzhen. Yu Yuanzhen might even defeat Tuoba Xi effortlessly. But as long as Yu Yuanzhen made a move, Bibi Dong would be able to glimpse some of his strength from it.
Having learned her lesson, Bibi Dong now had to personally confirm Yu Yuanzhen's strength. Otherwise, Spirit Hall's subsequent plans would be difficult to unfold. Even if they were forced forward, they might end up like before, failing unexpectedly because they had misjudged Yu Yuanzhen's strength.
After assigning tasks to Tuoba Xi and the others, Bibi Dong continued to ponder.
If the Sacred Dragon Clan entered the Upper Three Clans, then two spots would open up among the Four Lower Clans. She needed to think carefully about how to allocate those two vacant spots, preferably giving them to her own people so she could firmly control the Four Lower Clans.
"We can give one spot to the Dragon Snake Clan."
The Peerless Dragon and Snake Couple's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Dragon Snake Fusion, was quite famous on the Douluo Continent. Bibi Dong had also heard of it and knew that it could rival the combat power of a Titled Douluo. Furthermore, since the Dragon Snake Clan had already sided with Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong planned to let the Dragon Snake Clan enter the Four Lower Clans.
"As for the other spot..." Bibi Dong muttered, her index finger tapping rhythmically on the armrest of her seat. "Who should I give it to...?"
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