met free Chapter 45 Pretending to be something you're not is also a skill
Chapter 45 Pretending to be something you're not is also a skill
Chapter 45 Pretending to be something you're not is also a skill
The stronghold of the Power Clan.
The air was still filled with the pungent smell of burning and blood. Although the battle was over, the tragic atmosphere lingered for a long time.
Bibi Dong sat on her gilded throne, clutching the newly compiled battle damage report in her hand, her face ashen.
"Snapped!"
She slammed the report on the table and looked down at the Demon Bear Douluo standing below.
"Elder Demon Bear, can you explain this battle report to me?"
The Demon Bear brought a thousand Soul Masters, including three hundred elite Soul Kings and above.
In last night's chaotic battle, a staggering 236 people were killed and 218 were seriously wounded!
As for the Power Clan and the Haotian Sect, the number of corpses left on the spot did not exceed two hundred.
Moreover, most of the people in the Haotian Sect were killed by her Death Domain and the Netherworld of Death!
"I'd like to ask, are your thousand elite troops here to serve as a ceremonial guard on the battlefield? Or are they here to test the hardness of the Haotian Hammer?" Bibi Dong said speechlessly.
"Your Majesty—you are unaware of the truth!" Demon Bear Douluo wiped the cold sweat from his brow and protested, "Those barbarians of the Power Clan are alright, they're just a bit thick-skinned. But those reinforcements from the Clear Sky Sect—"
"That's the Haotian Hammer!"
"Most of our Soul Masters only have intermediate-level Martial Souls; there are very few with advanced-level ones. Against a Soul Master with a top-tier Martial Soul like the Clear Sky Hammer, they'd shatter with a single touch and be sent flying with a single smash!"
"and----"
Demon Bear Douluo glanced at Bibi Dong with a hint of resentment, "And your later Gray Mist Domain—although incredibly powerful, it terrified our people, throwing their formation into chaos, which is why—"
"Shut up!"
Bibi Dong snorted coldly, "You're incompetent, yet you blame my domain for being too strong?"
"If it weren't for that field, would you still be standing here talking to me?"
Demon Bear Douluo shrank back, not daring to utter another sound.
Having witnessed Bibi Dong's strength last night, he no longer dares to confront her directly.
In the sea of the spirit.
Nan Feng was also speechless and annoyed.
"I glanced around during the chaos. Our Soul Masters, even the Soul Kings, were unleashing a whole bunch of flashy Soul Skills, with fire and ice attacks, which looked pretty intimidating. But where were the disciples of the Clear Sky Sect?"
"No fancy moves, just one technique—the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique!"
"Just swing the hammer and smash it!"
"They can bully rogue cultivators with their numbers, but when they encounter a tough opponent like the Haotian Sect, even if the other side has fewer people, these guys will collapse at the first touch."
"One blow not only shattered the shield and sent the man flying, but also crushed his courage."
"These cannon fodder are just freeloaders, no matter how many come."
Bibi Dong sighed, her voice tinged with deep weariness: "Now you know? I told you long ago not to overestimate these good-for-nothings. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so wary of the Elders' Hall."
"Only Title Douluos are truly the key to determining the course of the war. The rest—are nothing more than expendable fodder used to wave flags and shout slogans."
The true strength of the Spirit Hall lies in the Title Douluos of the Elder Hall, the Holy Emperor Warriors of the Pope Hall, the Douluo Warriors of the Douluo Hall, and the Angel Legion hidden deep within the Spirit Hall!
But now, both the Holy Emperor Warrior Corps and the Douluo Warrior Corps are controlled by Golden Crocodile!
The Angel Legion will only obey Qian Daoliu's orders!
This group of cannon fodder is fine for scaring small sects, but when it comes to a top-tier sect like the Haotian Sect, they're just easy prey!
If Nan Feng hadn't still had that monstrous self-fusion martial soul technique in her hand last night, she wouldn't have come to support the Demon Bear, she would have walked right into a trap!
"Nanfeng, let's get down to business," Bibi Dong asked in her mind. "What's the next plan? Support the Yu Clan and the Po Clan?"
"Support my ass." Nan Feng lazily rolled over. "Rest."
"Rest?" Bibi Dong frowned slightly.
"Big sister, don't you even look at our current achievements?" Nan Feng said, counting on his fingers, "You, the Pope, personally led the team to suppress the Min clan with thunderous force, and you also made brilliant predictions to Tang Xiao's movements and support the attack on the Demon Bear of the Li clan."
"Not only did they severely damage the Power Clan, but they also directly confronted the main force of the Haotian Sect, killing two elders and forcing one Grand Elder to commit suicide."
"Looking at the history of the Spirit Hall, how many popes have achieved such a feat?"
"For a violent organization like the Spirit Hall, war is the fastest and simplest way to establish prestige."
"After this battle, your prestige as the new Pope in the Spirit Hall will be at its peak."
"If you flaunt this achievement, and those three old foxes, Ghost Leopard, Snake Spear, and Porcupine, still dare to slack off, you'll have a perfectly legitimate reason to skin them alive afterward."
"Moreover, the move 'Double Emperor Annihilation' from last night will soon spread throughout the entire Elder Hall via the mouth of the Demon Bear's megaphone."
"By then, everyone will know that the Pope is not a vase in Qian Daoliu's hands, nor is he a pushover. When you go crazy, you really can kill them."
"From now on, even if Golden Crocodile wants them to cause trouble for you, these people will have to think twice before doing so, for the sake of their own lives."
"After all, Qian Daoliu could kill them, and now you—can too!"
"Of course I know about these political benefits," Bibi Dong interrupted Nan Feng, her gaze still grave. "I'm asking about the upcoming war."
"The Clear Sky Sect sent over three hundred Soul Masters to support the Power Clan this time, all of them elites at the Soul King level or above. Over a hundred of them died in the battle last night. This is absolutely a crippling blow to the Clear Sky Sect."
"Although they fled, their main force is still there, and Tang Xiao is still there. The Yu Clan and the Po Clan are still locked in a stalemate."
"Should we press our advantage, or call it a day?"
"Should we quit while we're ahead?" Nan Feng asked, somewhat puzzled.
"What do you mean by 'knowing when to quit while you're ahead'? Last night, that old bastard almost dragged me into a mess, and you call that 'good'?"
"Of course we have to keep fighting!"
"Are you crazy?" Bibi Dong said speechlessly.
"You know my physical condition better than I do! Last night's self-fusion martial soul technique was powerful, but it was too much of a drain on my energy!"
Both of my martial souls are extremely weak, and I won't be able to unleash that move again anytime soon!
"Moreover, my soul power recovers extremely slowly; I'm basically just an empty shell right now!"
"If we continue the pursuit and really push Tang Xiao to the brink, or if the Clear Sky Sect pulls some kind of suicidal move, the Spirit Hall will suffer enormous losses, and I might even be exposed!"
"Once the deception is exposed, all the previous deterrent efforts will be wasted!"
"You've been exposed?" Nan Feng chuckled. "Little Dongdong, aren't you being a little too honest?"
"The self-fusion skill from last night can indeed not be activated again for a short period of time, but, apart from the two of us—"
"And who knows?"
Bibi Dong was taken aback.
"Does the Clear Sky Sect know you're weak? Or do those useless Soul Masters from the Spirit Hall know?"
Nan Feng shrugged, a sly look on his face: "They have no idea!"
"They only saw you break the Haotian Battle Formation with a single move, instantly killing two elders. The Haotian Sect was utterly powerless against you!"
"Right now, in their eyes you are an invincible Grim Reaper! An unbeatable monster!"
"Do you still remember the first time you ventured into Death Canyon and entered my lair?"
"Back then, I was just a dead body, but I was only bluffing, and I managed to fool you into losing your bearings."
Bibi Dong's face darkened. "Try bringing that up again!"
"Ahem." Nan Feng felt a little guilty.
"What I mean is, you can play like that now."
"The Haotian Sect doesn't know you're weak; they only know you're incredibly powerful."
"Moreover, precisely because you are currently weak, you absolutely cannot back down! You must not show the slightest hesitation!"
"You have to keep going strong! You have to be even more arrogant than last night! Even more overbearing!"
"You were so awesome last night, but today you chose to take it easy and rest."
"As long as Tang Xiao isn't out of his mind, or if that cunning Second Elder thinks about it for a moment, they'll realize that your fierceness comes at a price."
"Those old foxes in the Elders' Hall will also guess that you can't stay that strong forever."
"Once they see through your facade, your painstakingly built invincible image will crumble!"
"so----"
Nan Feng leaned closer to Bibi Dong's consciousness, his eyes flashing with a crazed purple light: "Putting on airs is a skill in itself."
"We'll use this empty shell to completely terrify the Haotian Sect! We'll frighten the Yu Clan and the Po Clan into surrendering!"
"So what do you plan to do?" Bibi Dong took a deep breath and had to admit that Nan Feng's words made sense.
"It's very simple."
Nan Feng snapped his fingers. "No need to really launch a full-scale attack and risk everything."
"Give orders to the Serpent Spear, the Porcupinefish, and the Ghost Leopard!"
"Tell them that I have dealt with the Min and Li clans. If they still don't make a move, I will personally go and loosen their bones!"
"At the same time, issue an ultimatum to both the Imperial Clan and the Destroyer Clan!"
"Tell Yang Wudi and Niu Gao that the Min clan has been captured, the Li clan has suffered heavy casualties, and the main force of the Haotian Sect has been driven away by me."
"Give them three days."
"Either surrender obediently and submit to the Spirit Hall."
"Want one?
"I will take that same gray mist from yesterday and make my way to their territory!"