Chapter 354: Heaven Dou City's Reaction
Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's fortress, after a brief burst of battle, all movement quickly ceased. Clearly, the seven or eight hundred Spirit Hall members who had just charged inside had already been eliminated.
This was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's plan. Since Spirit Hall had planted insiders who wanted to open the gates at a crucial moment, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan simply used their own scheme against them, consuming Spirit Hall's strength through this method.
In fact, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan could have been even bolder and allowed more than a thousand people in before closing the gates and trapping them like dogs. However, Spirit Hall had mobilized too many people this time. The commander on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's side feared an accident, so for safety's sake, they only let in seven or eight hundred.
Salas's face turned ashen at this sight.
He now understood what had happened. He had been outmaneuvered by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
Actually, Salas could accept losing seven or eight hundred men. What truly troubled him was the fact that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had clearly purged their insiders.
This was troublesome. Without the cooperation of insiders, it would be extremely difficult to breach the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's fortress. After all, all of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's Spirit Masters were defending inside, and the fortress stored a considerable amount of supplies. Without powerful external intervention, breaching it overnight would be impossible.
"We can only rely on the Elders and Lord Enshrined Elder."
Salas shook his head helplessly.
"I hope they can win quickly and come help this battlefield."
Thinking this, Salas continued organizing the assault.
Although he did not hold much hope of breaching the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's fortress, the attack still had to continue. They could not simply have such a large force stand there and stare blankly at the fortress.
Just as the battle at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan entered a stalemate, Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, also became lively.
Emperor Xue Ye, who had been sleeping soundly, was startled awake by hurried footsteps. His imperial instincts immediately sharpened, and he quickly sat up, shouting, "Who is it?!"
"Your Majesty, it is me!"
Prince Xue Xing's voice answered from outside.
"I have urgent news to report. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan has been attacked!"
As he spoke, Prince Xue Xing quickly walked forward.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was attacked?" Hearing his brother's words, Emperor Xue Ye immediately reacted. "They made their move?"
Ning Fengzhi had already informed Emperor Xue Ye about the Soul Hunting Operation, so although Emperor Xue Ye was somewhat surprised, this was not entirely unexpected.
"Issue my command!"
Emperor Xue Ye, now fully aware of the situation, quickly ordered, "Order the Royal Knights to mobilize all forces and reinforce the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan!"
The Royal Knights were the Heaven Dou Empire's most elite force, numbering fifty thousand in total. Among them, all captains commanding a hundred men or more were Spirit Masters. Their equipment was extremely refined, and the Heaven Dou Empire relied on the deterrent power of the Royal Knights to keep the kingdoms and duchies under its command from acting rashly.
Emperor Xue Ye was also decisive. To support the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, he was prepared to deploy the entire strength of the Royal Knights.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was indeed very important to the Heaven Dou Empire. As one of the Upper Three Clans, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan openly supported the Heaven Dou Empire. This alone was enough for Emperor Xue Ye to send troops to aid them.
Moreover, if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan were destroyed, the Heaven Dou Empire's competition against Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire would become even more difficult.
After giving the order to mobilize the Royal Knights, Emperor Xue Ye still felt it was not stable enough. He then said to Prince Xue Xing, "Xue Xing, go explain the situation to Mister Dugu and ask whether he is willing to help. If he is unwilling, there is no need to force him."
Emperor Xue Ye actually hoped Dugu Bo would also help.
Speaking of which, Dugu Bo was still responsible for detoxifying Emperor Xue Ye. The poison in Emperor Xue Ye's body had not yet been removed. If Dugu Bo suffered an accident and died in this battle, Emperor Xue Ye would truly be dumbfounded.
"Yes."
Prince Xue Xing nodded in agreement.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. From what I know of Mister Dugu, he is very likely to agree."
Dugu Bo's ties with the Heaven Dou Empire had grown increasingly close. Generally speaking, he would not refuse requests for help from the Heaven Dou Empire. Moreover, this time, they were dealing with Spirit Hall, with whom Dugu Bo already had a strained relationship.
Thus, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family entered the fray.
With the Heaven Dou Imperial Family making a move, the various forces in Heaven Dou City also began to stir.
Because of the secrecy of the Soul Hunting Operation, most of these forces had no idea what had happened. For the time being, they could only send people to investigate and observe.
The fastest to grasp the situation was a clan that had recently moved to Heaven Dou City.
Inside the Strength Clan's assembly hall, Yang Wudi sat in the main seat, with Tai Tan and Niu Gao seated on either side. They seemed to be waiting for something.
Not long after, a white figure flashed into the assembly hall.
It was Bai He.
"Old White Bird, what happened?" Seeing Bai He arrive, Yang Wudi quickly asked about the situation. "Why is there such a huge commotion coming from the direction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?"
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan has been attacked!"
Bai He's expression was solemn.
"I saw Salas commanding the attackers. It is Spirit Hall's doing! The battle between both sides is extremely fierce!"
Spirit Hall had made a move against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?
The expressions of the other three instantly changed when they heard this news. It brought back deeply unpleasant memories.
"Spirit Hall!"
A trace of hatred flashed in Yang Wudi's eyes. He slammed the armrest of his seat and stood up.
"Let's go. Gather our men and support the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. We'll kill Spirit Hall!"
For Yang Wudi, supporting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was secondary. Eliminating Spirit Hall was the real goal.
"Old Goat, we cannot go!"
Before Tai Tan and Niu Gao could say anything, Bai He immediately spoke.
"There are too many people from Spirit Hall. I observed them. There must be over ten thousand!"
"How many people do we have? We cannot go!"
After the Four Single-Attribute Clans merged, their total number of Spirit Masters was only close to one thousand. Even if they brought everyone, it would only be a pointless sacrifice.
"Then we cannot just do nothing."
Yang Wudi was still rational and knew Bai He was right, but he was still unwilling to sit by and watch.
Just as he was feeling unwilling, a flash of inspiration struck his mind. He quickly asked, "Wait, Old White Bird. You just said Salas is leading a large force at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?"
Bai He nodded in confirmation.
"Good. Then we will go attack Spirit Hall!"
Flames seemed to burn in Yang Wudi's eyes.
"Let's take down the highest branch hall of Spirit Hall!"
Living in Heaven Dou City, they inevitably passed by Spirit Hall from time to time. Every time Yang Wudi saw it, he felt annoyed. Now that Salas was absent, he had decided to tear down that eyesore.
A Spirit Temple was the highest level among Spirit Hall's branch halls, and such temples only existed in the capitals of the two great Empires.
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