Douluo: The Body is Supreme

Yang Xiong and the others had been away from the Douluo Continent for almost three years. During these three years, the situation on the continent had undergone tremendous changes.

Just like in the original story, even though the Clear Sky Sect had re-emerged, the Spirit Hall still convened the Sect Assembly.

However, both the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect scoffed at this Sect Assembly, having no intention of participating whatsoever, nor did they want to directly oppose the Spirit Hall.

The Spirit Hall paid no mind to the actions of these two great sects and proceeded with the Sect Assembly as if the two great sects were insignificant.

As for the Body Sect, there were already several Titled Douluo guarding the sect. After its construction, the entire sect was fully developed with various facilities emerging one after another.

Even the Thunder Valley had begun to be utilized, primarily using the lightning from the outer perimeter of the Thunder Valley for disciples to practice Body Refinement.

The Spirit Hall had sent Titled Douluo Elders multiple times to recruit them, even promising them the position of the head of the Upper Three Sects.

Unfortunately, Yang Wudi's people refused to participate, citing that the Sect Leader was absent and no one could truly make the decision.

Even if the visiting Elders had opinions, the Body Sect was now incredibly powerful with a considerable number of Titled Douluo. Furthermore, the entire Body Sect was like an iron barrel, impossible to breach from the outside.

Moreover, the Body Sect had an excellent relationship with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Sword Douluo would frequently visit the Body Sect to spar with Yang Wudi, making the Spirit Hall hesitant to make any rash moves.

In these past few years, Yang Wudi and Bai He had successively broken through to the Titled Douluo realm. All five Great Elders of the Body Sect had reached the Titled Douluo level.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Wuji, the Immovable King who was once wanted by the Spirit Hall, had diligently cultivated over the years and also broken through to the Titled Douluo level.

Zhao Wuji held the titles of outer Elder for both the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Body Sect. When he had nothing to do, he would stay at the Body Sect for a while and was extremely impressed with the Body Sect's interior, especially fond of the Body Refinement method in the Thunder Valley.

However, Zhao Wuji spent more time in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He was not managed by anyone and lived freely. When his hands were itching for a fight, he would teach Yang Lin and Sun Yu combat methods.

The Spirit Hall's Sect Assembly was held as scheduled, but among the so-called Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects, there was only one Titled Douluo, who was also an Elder of the Spirit Hall, Saint Dragon Douluo Tuoba Xi.

The Upper Three Sects were the Holy Dragon Sect, the Wind Sword Sect, and the Black Tiger Sect. The Lower Four Sects were the Rock Antelope Sect, the Fire Leopard Sect, the Sparrow Bee Sect, and the Elephant Armor Sect.

The characteristics of these sects were very distinct. On one hand, they were inherently powerful, with at least a thousand Soul Masters combined within each sect. Furthermore, four of these sects were originally from the Lower Four Sects.

However, the Elephant Armor Sect, one of the original Lower Four Sects, suffered heavy losses among its high-level members and could only barely rank at the bottom of the Lower Four Sects based on its loyalty to the Spirit Hall and the foundation of its original thousand-plus disciples. This was also because Bibi Dong valued the Soul Masters of the Elephant Armor Sect.

It should be known that everyone in the Elephant Armor Sect had the Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul and were skilled in Defense, making them the most solid and strongest defensive Soul Master legion.

Regarding the establishment of the Seven Great Sects, neither the Heaven Dou Empire nor the Star Luo Empire acknowledged or opposed it. They made no statements throughout the entire process, acting as if they had not heard about it.

Moreover, the two great empires had been preparing for war, seemingly ready for a major conflict at any time.

As for the members of the Body Sect, after Yang Xiong's arrangements and explanations, they all appeared extremely low-key, diligently cultivating within the sect and maximizing the sect's defenses. The newly promoted Titled Douluo Bai He personally oversaw the sect's patrols.

Although everyone scoffed at the Spirit Hall's method of burying their heads in the sand, they could do nothing about it. After all, they couldn't personally go to Spirit City to contend for the title of the Upper Three Sects.

After the Seven Great Sects were established, they jointly petitioned the Spirit Hall, respectfully inviting Bibi Dong to ascend the throne and establish the Spirit Empire.

Bibi Dong did not hesitate. She consolidated all the personnel from the original Spirit Hall and simultaneously rallied all the kingdoms and duchies surrounding the Spirit Hall to establish the Spirit Empire, with herself as the first emperor of the Spirit Empire.

All Spirit Halls within the territories of the two great empires were closed, and all Soul Masters were withdrawn to form an extremely vast and terrifying Soul Master legion.

In terms of Soul Master strength, the Spirit Hall controlled approximately sixty thousand Soul Masters, accounting for about sixty percent of the total strength in the Soul Master world, including a large number of experts.

Even the newly appointed Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects all relocated their sects within the Spirit Empire, becoming interdependent with the entire Spirit Empire.

At the same time, the Spirit Empire received support from all the duchies and kingdoms within the two great empires, including the Barak Kingdom, where Shrek was originally located.

Geographically, the Spirit Empire's location was not ideal, being sandwiched between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire. However, with its powerful Soul Master legion, it was enough to deter the two great empires and began to gradually expand into their territories.

Although the Star Luo Empire had enough troops, many Soul Master sects had migrated into the Spirit Empire, causing a significant decrease in the country's Soul Master strength, and they did not dare to launch a war rashly.

As for the Heaven Dou Empire, since the Heaven Dou Palace Coup, the strength of the entire imperial family was greatly damaged, and the imperial family's treasure vault was secretly looted by Yang Xiong. It can be said that their financial, material, and human resources suffered immense losses.

However, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's remaining prestige was still present. By rallying some supporting nobles, coupled with the support of the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, they barely survived the most critical moment.

But because the Spirit Empire cut off the connection between the two great empires, the two empires could not form an alliance to jointly resist the Spirit Empire. Furthermore, the two great empires had been constantly at war for nearly a hundred years, accumulating deep grudges, making it impossible to reach a unified front.

Ultimately, the two great empires could only watch as the Spirit Empire encroached upon two provinces in each of their countries.

As a result, the three empires formed a tripartite balance of power. In terms of territory and area, the Spirit Empire was no longer weaker than the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire.

In these past few years, due to the Spirit Empire's excessively powerful Soul Master strength, and even relying on its influence in the Soul Master world, coupled with the prestige of the Seven Great Sects, it summoned all Soul Masters to join the Spirit Empire. All Soul Masters who did not join were considered heretics.

At this point, the Spirit Hall could be said to be filled with experts. Although the number of Titled Douluo did not increase, the number of Soul Douluo and Soul Saints increased significantly. Some neutral families and free Soul Masters all joined the Spirit Empire.

Especially under the deterrence of the powerful Soul Master strength, the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire could only watch as the Spirit Empire encroached upon their two provinces, and could only secretly accumulate strength to prepare for resistance.

During these two years, the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire accumulated millions of troops. Among them, the Star Luo Empire had a particularly large number of troops and very strong military quality, stationing over two million troops on the border with the Spirit Empire.

The Heaven Dou Empire was slightly weaker, but also stationed over one million troops.

In contrast, the Spirit Empire stationed twenty thousand Soul Masters on the borders of both great empires, plus hundreds of thousands of troops. Among the Soul Masters, there were Titled Douluo level Elders overseeing them, putting immense pressure on the two great empires.

As for the Titled Douluo of the two great empires, in terms of numbers, they were actually no weaker than the Spirit Hall. However, these individuals belonged to various sects and it was simply impossible for them to work together to jointly resist the Spirit Hall.

Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect supported the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, their level of support varied.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect now had a large number of Soul Masters, estimated to be around four thousand in total. However, since the Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Operation, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect publicly claimed heavy losses and did not display its true Soul Master strength. Furthermore, their support for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family was limited to providing a small number of Soul Masters and money.

The two newly promoted Titled Douluo hidden by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had never shown their faces to the world, and no one could find any information about them.

As for the Clear Sky Sect, the number of Soul Masters was even smaller. All the Soul Masters combined were less than a thousand, and this was after coming out of the mountains and recruiting many rogue cultivators and former affiliated personnel.

The Clear Sky Sect did have seven Titled Douluo. They sent one Titled Douluo to the front line to oversee, but other than that, there was no real Soul Master support.

No matter how much the Heaven Dou Imperial Family invited them or offered great benefits, the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, although verbally expressing absolute full support, took no further action.

As for the Body Sect, they also offered verbal support and sent dozens of Soul Masters to the front line. However, these were unofficial personnel, mainly responsible for gathering information and the like, and were completely not under the command of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. The leader was an Elder from the Agility Clan.

Both the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were very clear that a true great war was about to break out. Before that, all sects were trying their best to preserve their strength, and within the sects, they were trying their best to cultivate and improve.

As for when the true great war broke out, that would likely be earth-shattering, a moment of life and death.

Moreover, with the experience of the Clear Sky Sect abandoning its affiliated families back then, no sect would truly stake all of its foundation.

Of course, whether it was the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, or even the Body Sect, they were all stalling for time. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Body Sect were waiting for Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong and others to return, while the Clear Sky Sect was waiting for Tang San and the others to return.

Given the talent of Yang Xiong, Tang San, and others, if they were given ten or twenty years, they would definitely become an extremely powerful force in the future, and might even truly shake the foundation of the Spirit Hall.

Another point was Qian Daoliu's deterrent power in the Soul Master world. As the only level ninety-nine Limit Douluo on the continent, no one dared to imagine how strong Qian Daoliu's strength truly was.

Tang Hao and Tang Xiao and others tested repeatedly and confirmed that the Slaughter King was the Clear Sky Sect's ancestor, Tang Chen. However, they had no way to deal with the current Slaughter King. Whether in terms of strength or geographical location, the Slaughter King was basically an invincible existence. Even if Tang Hao went all out, there was nothing he could do.

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