Chapter 99 The Pill Hall is established, and the two peaks of the Spirit Hall appear simultaneously
The thought of how one Clear Sky Sect member after another died in that great battle filled Tang Chen with unbearable pain and deep regret.
"Father, what's going on? Are there such terrifying beings on the high seas?"
Listening to Tang Chen's story, Tang Zhen felt saddened by the deaths of the Clear Sky Sect members. However, what intrigued him even more was the nature of the being that had so severely injured Tang Chen.
"That was a demonic whale soul beast, an extremely terrifying soul beast. If there were no gods in the mortal realm, I would suspect that the soul beast was already a divine beast."
"While I was hunting sea spirit beasts and obtaining Whale Glue, I encountered this soul beast. In order to protect the members of our Clear Sky Sect, I chose to fight it."
"But in the end, I was still defeated by that soul beast. Not only did I suffer severe injuries, but all the members of the Clear Sky Sect were wiped out, and all the Whale Glue that I had worked so hard to obtain over the past year was lost at sea."
"With no other choice, I could only flee back to the Douluo Continent like a defeated dog. Zhen'er, do you know how much I was suffering?"
"Watching my members die one by one in front of me, while I was powerless against the culprit, I realized then that I was not strong enough."
Tang Chen recounted what had happened at sea to Tang Zhen, and in the end, tears streamed down Tang Chen's face.
"Father, I..."
Tang Zhen originally wanted to comfort his father, Tang Chen, but seeing the tears falling on Tang Chen's face, the words of comfort seemed to get stuck in his throat, and he could not say them.
Now, he could only stand silently to the side, waiting for Tang Chen to sort out his emotions. He believed that with Tang Chen's mental fortitude, he would be able to handle it.
Just as Tang Zhen had expected, after a long while, Tang Chen slowly stood up. Although his eyes were still red, his gaze had become extremely firm.
As a Peerless Douluo, these setbacks were painful for him, but Tang Chen could not live in the past. He still had to carry the banner of the Clear Sky Sect, and he could not give up on himself.
Having made up his mind, Tang Chen's eyes became somewhat weary as he looked at Tang Zhen beside him and slowly spoke:
"Zhen'er, in the year I've been at sea, has anything major happened at the Clear Sky Sect?"
This year-long absence made Tang Chen want to know how capable Tang Zhen was at managing the sect. After all, the Clear Sky Sect would eventually be handed over to Tang Zhen.
Upon hearing this, Tang Zhen lowered his head, sighed inwardly, and then began to recount the incident to Tang Chen.
"Father, there is indeed something important to tell you, but please don't get too excited."
Tang Chen frowned, his thoughts drifting. Could it be that one of his sect's useless disciples had offended the Spirit Hall again?
"In the past year, the Breaking Clan, an affiliated force of our sect, broke away from our Clear Sky Sect and joined the Spirit Hall."
As soon as Tang Zhen finished speaking, Tang Chen exuded a terrifying aura, as if he were a demon god.
"How dare they! They are so ungrateful! Have they forgotten all the protection the Clear Sky Sect has given them over the years? This is outrageous!"
Just then, Tang Xiao walked in from outside the hall. He saw his grandfather, Tang Chen, furious. Although he did not know why, he still told them the news that the Spirit Hall had just spread.
"Father, Grandfather, another major event has occurred on the continent. The Spirit Hall has established a new branch, the Pill Hall. The establishment ceremony will begin in ten days, and they have invited forces from the continent to attend. Should we go and take a look?"
Upon hearing this news, Tang Chen connected it to the matter of the Breaking Clan breaking away from the Clear Sky Sect and instantly understood the whole story.
"Good, good, so it's the Spirit Hall trying to poach members from our Clear Sky Sect."
Then, he looked at Tang Zhen and Tang Xiao, and his domineering voice rang out.
"Zhen'er, Xiao'er, in ten days, I will take you to Spirit City. This time, we will not only hold the Breaking Clan accountable for daring to break away from our Clear Sky Sect, but also demand an explanation from Qian Daoliu for our Clear Sky Sect."
The Spirit Hall had poached members from the Breaking Clan, so in Tang Chen's eyes, it was the Spirit Hall's fault. It was not unreasonable for him to demand an explanation.
Last time, their Clear Sky Sect was in the wrong and lacked strength, so they lost three ten-thousand-year soul bones.
This time, it was the Spirit Hall that acted immorally, poaching members from their Clear Sky Sect. He felt that as long as he pressured them in public, given Qian Daoliu's personality, there was a high chance they would give the Clear Sky Sect some compensation.
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Ten days later, in Spirit City.
At this moment, Spirit City was bustling with activity, as Soul Masters from various forces appeared in the city. Their target for the day was the newly established Pill Hall of the Spirit Hall.
In the plaza in front of the Pill Tower, seats were set up for the major powers, with members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, along with the two great empires, taking their seats.
Finally, members of the Clear Sky Sect arrived, and everyone was deeply shocked when they turned their attention to the location of the Clear Sky Sect.
"That's... a legend in the Soul Master world! That level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo, Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Chen!"
The knowledgeable Soul Masters shouted the moment they saw Tang Chen, their words filled with excitement and exhilaration.
A living legend indeed! One of the two great masters of the contemporary Soul Master world. They never imagined they would meet him again today.
After Tang Chen's identity was recognized, the noisy square gradually quieted down, and everyone's eyes were on this Clear Sky Douluo.
Standing at the Clear Sky Sect's location, seeing the reverence in everyone's eyes for Tang Chen, Tang Hao could not help but feel proud and expectant.
He hoped that in the future he could be like his grandfather Tang Chen, stunning the audience with his appearance. He found this feeling particularly satisfying.
After the various factions took their seats, members of the Pill Hall gradually emerged from the Pill Tower. Yun Yuan stood in the center, with Ye Zhiyun and Yang Lie standing on either side of him, and a group of alchemists behind them.
Today, all members of the Pill Hall were wearing special attire with embroidered patterns near the shoulders. Yun Yuan's pattern was a crimson-gold pill cauldron, representing a Celestial-grade pill refiner.
Near the shoulders of Ye Zhiyun and Yang Lie's clothes were embroidered a bronze cauldron and two stars, signifying that they had become sixth-grade alchemists.
Several other alchemists also wore robes embroidered with bronze cauldrons, but with different numbers of stars.
In the Pill Hall's classification, a bronze cauldron represented entering the ranks of a fourth-grade alchemist, a silver cauldron represented entering the ranks of a seventh-grade alchemist, and a crimson-gold cauldron signified entering the ranks of a Celestial-grade alchemist.
As for ranks below the fourth grade, they were represented by the number of stars, with one star representing one rank.
After the members of the Pill Hall appeared, Qian Xunji, as the Pope of the Spirit Hall, naturally had to be present as well. He wore a gilded papal robe and stood in the spot that Yun Yuan had prepared for him.
Finally, Qian Daoliu's figure gradually emerged from the Hall of Offerings and arrived at the high platform on the second floor of the Pill Tower.
As the Grand Priest of the Hall of Offerings and the former leader of the Angel Clan, he naturally had to attend the newly established branch hall of the Spirit Hall.
"Angel Douluo has also arrived. The two peaks of the Spirit Hall have appeared at the same time. What a shocking scene this is."
Among the crowd, the older generation of Soul Masters recognized Qian Daoliu and could not help but sigh.
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