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250 The Founding of the Wuhun Empire
It has been almost three years since Yang Xiong and others left the Douluo Continent. During these three years, the situation on the continent has undergone tremendous changes.
Just like in the original novel, even though the Haotian Sect had already left the mountain, the Spirit Hall still held a sect meeting.
However, both the Haotian Sect and the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect scoffed at this sect conference and had absolutely no intention of participating, and certainly did not want to confront the Spirit Hall head-on.
The Spirit Hall didn't care whether the two major sects had any actions or not, and continued to hold the sect meeting, not taking the two major sects seriously at all.
As for the Body Sect, there were already many Titled Douluo in the sect. After the construction of the entire sect, the interior of the sect has been completely improved, and various facilities have emerged one after another.
Even the Thunder Canyon has begun to be used, mainly relying on the lightning outside the Thunder Canyon for the disciples to train their bodies.
The Spirit Hall had sent Titled Douluo elders to recruit him many times, and even promised him the position of the head of the top three sects.
Unfortunately, Yang Wudi's people refused to participate, saying that the sect leader was not there and no one could really make the decision.
Even if the elders who came here had some objections, the entire Body Sect was now very powerful, with a large number of Titled Douluo. The entire Body Sect was like an iron barrel and could not be broken through from the outside.
Moreover, the Body Sect and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect had a very good relationship. Sword Douluo would come to the Body Sect to spar with Yang Wudi whenever he had time, which made the Spirit Hall dare not make any rash moves.
In the past few years, Yang Wudi and Bai He have successively broken through to the level of Titled Douluo, and the five elders of the Body Sect have all reached the level of Titled Douluo.
Surprisingly, Zhao Wuji, the Acala who was once wanted by the Spirit Hall, has actually practiced hard over the years and has broken through to the Titled Douluo level.
Zhao Wuji also holds the title of outer sect elder of both the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and the Body Sect. When he has nothing to do, he goes to live in the Body Sect for a while. He is extremely impressed by the internal affairs of the Body Sect, especially the body refining method of the Thunder Canyon.
However, Zhao Wuji still spends more time in the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect. But he is not managed by anyone and is free and alone. Whenever he feels like it, he teaches Yang Lin and Sun Yu how to fight.
The Spirit Hall's sect conference was held as scheduled, but the so-called upper three sects and lower four sects actually only had one Titled Douluo, and that person was also the Spirit Hall's elder, Holy Dragon Douluo Tuoba Xi.
The top three sects are the Holy Dragon Sect, the Wind Sword Sect, and the Black Tiger Sect; the bottom four sects are the Rock Antelope Sect, the Fire Leopard Sect, the Sparrow Bee Sect, and the Elephant Armor Sect.
The characteristics of these sects are very obvious. On the one hand, they are powerful in themselves, with at least a thousand soul masters within the sect, and four of them were the original four lower sects.
However, the Elephant Armor Sect, which was originally one of the four lower sects, suffered heavy losses in its top leadership and could only rely on its loyalty to the Spirit Hall and the original foundation of more than a thousand disciples to barely rank at the bottom of the four lower sects. This was because Bibi Dong valued the soul-returning masters of the Elephant Armor Sect.
You know, everyone in the Elephant Armor Sect has a diamond mammoth spirit, and they are proficient in defense. They are the most solid and most defensive spirit master army.
Regarding the establishment of the seven major sects, neither the Tiandou Empire nor the Xingluo Empire recognized nor opposed it. They did not make any statement throughout the process, as if they had never heard of it.
Moreover, the two empires have been preparing for war, and seem ready for a war to break out at any time.
As for the people of the Body Sect, after Yang Xiongxiong's arrangements and explanations, each of them seemed unusually low-key. They all just practiced hard in the sect, and raised the sect's defense to the extreme. The newly promoted Titled Douluo Bai He was personally responsible for patrolling the sect.
Although everyone was a little disdainful of the Spirit Hall's method of covering up the truth, there was nothing they could do. After all, they couldn't go to Spirit City in person to compete for the title of one of the top three sects.
After the seven major sects were established, they jointly wrote to the Spirit Hall, respectfully inviting Bibi Dong to ascend the throne and establish the Spirit Empire.
Bibi Dong did not hesitate to gather all the original Spirit Hall personnel, and at the same time win over all the kingdoms and principalities around the Spirit Hall to establish the Spirit Empire, and she herself became the first emperor of the Spirit Empire.
All the Spirit Halls within the two empires of the Spirit Empire were closed, and all the spirit masters were withdrawn to form an extremely large and terrifying spirit master army.
In terms of the strength of soul masters, the Spirit Hall has almost 60,000 soul masters, accounting for about 60% of the total strength of the soul master world, including a large number of top experts.
Even whether it was the newly appointed upper three sects or the lower four sects, all the sects moved to the interior of the Wuhun Empire, and relied on each other as they depended on each other.
At the same time, the Wuhun Empire received support from all the principalities and kingdoms of the two empires, including the Barak Kingdom where Shrek was originally located.
From a geographical point of view, the Wuhun Empire is not in a good position, being sandwiched between the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire. However, with its powerful army of soul masters, it is enough to intimidate the two empires and has begun to gradually expand towards the two empires. Although the Xingluo Empire has enough troops, many soul master sects have moved to the Wuhun Empire, causing the strength of the country's soul masters to be greatly reduced, and they dare not rashly start a war.
As for the Tiandou Empire, since the Tiandou Palace coup, the strength of the entire royal family has been greatly damaged, and the royal treasury was secretly looted by Yang Xiong. It can be said that financial, material and human resources have suffered great losses.
However, the Tiandou royal family still had some power, and by gathering some supporting nobles, plus the support of the Haotian Sect and the Qibao Liuli Sect, they barely survived the most critical moment.
However, since the Wuhun Empire cut off the connection between the two empires, the two empires could not form an alliance to fight against the Wuhun Empire. In addition, the two empires had been fighting for nearly a hundred years and had deep resentment, so they could not form a united front at all.
In the end, the two empires could only watch as the Wuhun Empire invaded two provinces of their respective countries.
In this way, the three empires have become a tripod. In terms of territory and area, the Wuhun Empire is no weaker than the Xingluo Empire and the Tiandou Empire.
In the past few years, because the power of the soul masters of the Wuhun Empire was too strong, they even relied on their own influence in the soul master world, plus the reputation of the seven major sects, to summon all soul masters to join the Wuhun Empire, and all soul masters who did not join were regarded as heretics.
At this point, the Spirit Hall is full of powerful people. Although the number of Titled Douluo has not increased, the number of Soul Douluo and Soul Saint has increased a lot. Some neutral families and free soul masters have joined the Spirit Empire.
Especially under the intimidation of powerful spirit masters, the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire could only watch the Wuhun Empire invade their two provinces and could only secretly accumulate strength to prepare for resistance.
During these two years, the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire have accumulated millions of troops. Among them, the Xingluo Empire has a particularly large number of troops and very strong military qualities. It has stationed more than two million troops on the border with the Wuhun Empire.
The Tiandou Empire is slightly weaker, but it also has more than one million troops.
In contrast, the Wuhun Empire has stationed 20,000 soul masters on the borders of the two empires, plus hundreds of thousands of troops. Among the soul masters, there are elders at the level of Titled Douluo, which puts great pressure on the two empires.
As for the Titled Douluo of the two empires, in fact, in terms of number, they are no weaker than the Spirit Hall, but these people all belong to major sects, and it is impossible for them to work together to fight against the Spirit Hall.
Although the Qibao Liuli Sect and the Haotian Sect support the Tiandou royal family, the degree of their support varies.
The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect now has a large number of soul masters, and it is estimated that the total number of soul masters should be around four thousand. However, ever since the Spirit Hall's soul hunting operation, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect has announced that it suffered heavy losses and has not demonstrated its true soul master strength. Moreover, its support for the Tiandou Royal Family is limited to a small number of soul masters plus money.
The two newly promoted Titled Douluo hidden in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect have never shown their faces in front of the world, and no one can find out any information about them.
As for the Haotian Sect, the number of soul masters is even smaller. All the soul masters added up are less than one thousand, and this is after they have recruited many independent cultivators and former subordinates after coming out of the mountains.
The Haotian Sect does have seven Titled Douluo, and they have sent one Titled Douluo to the front line, but other than that, they have no real spirit master support.
No matter how many times the Tiandou royal family came to invite them, and no matter how much they promised huge benefits, although the Haotian Sect and the Qibao Liuli Sect verbally expressed their absolute full support, they did not take any further action.
As for the Body Sect, they also gave verbal support and sent dozens of soul masters to the front line. However, these were non-staff personnel, mainly responsible for gathering information and the like, and were not under the command of the Tiandou royal family. The leader was an elder of the Min clan.
Both the Haotian Sect and the Qibao Liuli Sect were very clear that before the real war was about to break out, all the sects would try their best to preserve their strength, while at the same time, they would try their best to practice and improve themselves within the sect.
As for when the real war breaks out, it will probably be earth-shattering and a matter of life and death.
Moreover, with the experience of Haotian Sect abandoning its affiliated families in the past, no sect would really put all its resources on the line.
Of course, whether it is the Haotian Sect, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, or even the Body Sect, they are all stalling for time. The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and the Body Sect are waiting for Yang Xiong, Ning Rongrong and others to come back, while the Haotian Sect is waiting for Tang San and others to come back.
Considering the talents of Yang Xiong, Tang San and others, if they could be given ten or twenty years, they would definitely become an extremely powerful force in the future, and might even shake the foundation of the Spirit Hall.
Another point is Qian Daoliu's deterrent power in the world of soul masters. As the only level 99 Ultimate Douluo on the continent, no one dares to imagine how strong Qian Daoliu is.
Tang Hao, Tang Xiao and others tried again and again and confirmed that the King of Slaughter was Tang Chen, the ancestor of the Haotian Sect. However, they had no way to deal with the current King of Slaughter. Regardless of strength or geographical location, the King of Slaughter was basically undefeated. Even if Tang Hao tried his best, there was nothing he could do.
(End of this chapter)