Chapter 36 I, Tang Xiao, will go to the rescue myself with just one hammer!
Chapter 36 I, Tang Xiao, will go to the rescue myself with just one hammer!
Chapter 36 I, Tang Xiao, will go to the rescue myself with just my hammer!
Just then, the Second Elder, who had been silent all along, suddenly stepped forward and stood in front of Tang Xiao.
"Second Uncle! What do you mean by this?!" Tang Xiao glared at this highly respected elder within the sect. "That's my uncle! He's the uncle we dragged down! Do you expect me to stand by and watch him die?!"
"Sect Master, calm down!"
The Second Elder's face was ashen. "I know you're anxious, and I know they're relatives. But you are the sect leader now!"
Your every move is related to the survival of the entire Haotian Sect!
"Since the Spirit Hall dared to launch a large-scale attack on the Min Clan, even deploying two Title Douluos, yet still managed to send these people out to send a message for help, what does that mean?"
"This means it's a trap!"
"They're just waiting for you to get out! Waiting for you to lead the elite of the Haotian Sect straight into their encirclement!"
"That rebellious son Tang Hao has already caused an immense disaster. The Spirit Hall is currently driven by a thirst for revenge and high morale. If we rashly attack now, if the Spirit Hall launches a full-scale attack—"
The Second Elder took a deep breath, his tone heavy: "At that time, let alone saving the Min clan, we might even have to lose the entire fortune of our Haotian Sect!"
"Are we just going to stand by and watch?!"
Tang Xiao clenched his fists so tightly his nails dug into his flesh. "Are we just going to watch them kill my uncle? Kill my clansmen? How can the Clear Sky Sect ever stand in the Soul Master world again?!"
"This isn't just observation; it's a long-term plan!"
The Second Elder said in a deep voice, "The most urgent task is to immediately notify the other three clans and tell them to strengthen their defenses or immediately align themselves with the sect. If the Min clan is in trouble, the other three clans are probably in danger as well."
"In addition, we should immediately send someone to contact the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School."
"The three upper sects are closely connected. The Spirit Hall's perverse actions, attempting to destroy my Clear Sky Sect's vassals, are shattering the balance of the Soul Master world! Those two sects, for their own survival and out of a sense of interdependence, might—"
"fart!!"
Before the Second Elder could finish speaking, the Seventh Elder, whose temper was the most fiery, jumped up, pointed at the Second Elder's nose, and yelled, "Second Brother, are you senile?!"
"Ask those two families for help? When did my Haotian Sect fall so low that we have to be beholden to those two families?!"
"We are the number one sect in the world! We wield the Clear Sky Hammer! Should we ask Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for help? Should we bow down to those arrogant mudskippers of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex?"
"I can't afford to lose face like this!!"
"Xiaoqi is right."
The Grand Elder, who had remained silent until now, slowly spoke, a hint of helplessness flashing in his cloudy eyes.
"Second brother, this trick won't work."
"Our Clear Sky Sect is usually arrogant and has no relationship with those two families. In fact, we've had some friction with them. Now we're in trouble because we've offended the behemoth that is the Spirit Hall."
"You're going to ask for help? You'll be lucky if they don't kick you when you're down!"
"If we go and are turned away, or ridiculed and forced to return, then the last shred of dignity our Haotian Sect has left will truly be torn off and used as a rag!"
"What should we do then?!"
Tang Xiao watched the elders arguing incessantly, feeling a splitting headache and a heart-wrenching pain. "This won't work, that won't work! Are we just going to stand by and watch the Min clan be wiped out?!"
"metropolitan----"
The Grand Elder sighed, looking at Tang Xiao with a complex expression: "The only solution now is—"
"Only what?" Tang Xiao asked urgently.
"We must endure." The Grand Elder closed his eyes. "Enduring for a while will bring peace. As long as we hold Haotian Peak and rely on its natural defenses, even the Spirit Hall will not dare to attack easily."
"As for the Min clan—"
"That was Tang Hao's doing; they were just unlucky."
"you----"
Tang Xiao stared wide-eyed at the most respected elder of the Haotian Sect in disbelief.
"Tolerate?!"
"My uncles are all going to be killed! You expect me to just sit here and wait?!"
"If you can't bear it, then the entire sect will be buried with you!" The Grand Elder suddenly opened his eyes and shouted sternly, "Tang Xiao! Do you want to become a sinner of the Haotian Sect?!"
The hall was deathly silent.
Tang Xiao slumped into a chair, clutching his head with both hands, and let out a low growl of extreme pain.
He knew the Grand Elder was right.
But he was unwilling to accept it!
I'm so unwilling to accept this!
Just then, another disciple rushed in in a panic.
"Report—!!!"
"Sect Master! Elders! Something terrible has happened!"
"The Power Clan, the Defense Clan, and the Destruction Clan—all were also attacked by the Spirit Hall!!"
"What?!"
The entire audience was stunned!
All the elders stood up abruptly, their faces filled with horror.
Attacking four tribes simultaneously?!
The Spirit Hall is really trying to wipe them out completely!
"and----"
The disciple swallowed hard, his voice trembling as he said, "According to the news that came back, the force besieging the Min Clan is—the Spirit Hall's new Pope, Bibi Dong, personally leading the attack!"
"She announced that she wanted to—want—"
"What do you want? Speak!!" Tang Xiao roared.
"She said—she's waiting in the Min clan, waiting for the Haotian Sect to come and rescue people."
"If you don't dare to go—"
The disciple lowered his head and spoke in a voice barely audible: "Then prepare the coffins and collect the bodies of the four great clans."
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"This is outrageous!!"
Tang Xiao was completely enraged.
"First it was Brother Hao, then the four major clans. Does the Spirit Hall think my Clear Sky Sect has no one left to rely on?!"
As he spoke, Tang Xiao suddenly stood up and headed to the sect square to gather manpower.
"Wait!"
Just as Tang Xiao was about to step out of the hall, the Second Elder's gloomy voice rang out again, carrying an unquestionable calmness, forcefully stopping the enraged Tang Xiao.
"What are you trying to say now?!" Tang Xiao whirled around, his eyes bloodshot, like an enraged lion. "Second Uncle, I've already backed down once. If you dare to stop me from rescuing Uncle again, don't blame me for disregarding seniority!"
"Sect Master, you're confused!"
The Second Elder pointed at the few Min Clan scouts on the ground and analyzed sternly, "It's reasonable that the news of the Min Clan's attack came back quickly, after all, their martial spirit is flight, and their speed is unparalleled. These scouts were also deliberately released by the Spirit Hall."
"But what about the other three races?"
The Second Elder whirled around, pointing at the disciple who had last rushed in, his voice icy: "The Power Clan, the Defense Clan, and the Destruction Clan—these three clans are scattered throughout different parts of the Heaven Dou Empire, far from the Clear Sky Sect. Not to mention they don't possess the extreme speed of the Swift-tailed Swallow, even if they broke through and sent word immediately, how could the news have reached the mountain almost exactly a moment after the Agility Clan?!"
Upon hearing this, the elders, who had been in complete chaos, instantly fell silent, and Tang Xiao's bloodshot eyes narrowed slightly.
Yes.
too fast.
The news came at the perfect time, as if someone had deliberately timed it perfectly, shoving all four "battle reports" into their hands at once, forcing them to react immediately.
"This is clearly false information deliberately spread by Bibi Dong! It's meant to confuse us!"
Seeing the crowd wavering, the Second Elder pressed his advantage: "She wants to throw us into chaos, to make us panic! To make us feel that the four major affiliated clans are in trouble at the same time, forcing us to either divide our forces to rescue them or launch a full-scale attack and plunge headlong into her trap!"
"I dare say! Apart from the Min clan, which is truly under attack from the main force, the reports from the other three clans are most likely false, or exaggerated!"
"It's even possible that there was no attack at all, just a smokescreen released by the Spirit Hall!"
"There's only one objective—to lure the enemy out!"
"The Haotian Sect occupies a natural stronghold, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack; that is our greatest advantage. If we abandon this natural stronghold and launch a full-scale attack to rescue the Min clan, which is already heavily surrounded, based on a few pieces of information that may or may not be true—"
The Second Elder took a deep breath, his tone extremely heavy: "That's like walking into a trap! Playing right into Bibi Dong's hands!"
Tang Xiao's clenched fists trembled slightly, his knuckles cracking. Reason told him that the Second Elder's analysis was extremely reasonable; this was very likely a deadly trap targeting the main force of the Haotian Sect.
but----
"So what if it's a trap?!"
Tang Xiao abruptly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot rather than clearing, revealing the pride and responsibility of a sect leader. "The Min clan's demise is an undeniable fact! My uncle is still in their hands! Those clansmen are still waiting for me to save their lives!"
"Second Uncle, your analysis is very logical, but let me ask you, what if—I mean, what if the other three races also really suffer a calamity? What if the Spirit Hall really goes mad and tries to exterminate all the forces that are affiliated with us?!"
"Can we afford to gamble?!"
"I can't gamble with my uncle's life! Nor can I gamble with the last shred of integrity of the Haotian Sect!"
Tang Xiao suddenly flicked his sleeve, and the phantom of the Haotian Hammer flashed behind him. The overwhelming aura made all the elders present feel a jolt in their hearts.
"My mind is made up!"
"No matter what, I must go down the mountain! I'm determined to save the Min clan! Even if it's a mountain of knives and a sea of fire ahead, I'll brave it!"
"If you elders are afraid of death or falling into a trap, I will not force you!"
"I, Tang Xiao, will go and save them myself, hammer or two!"
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