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"But the Tiandou Empire did give us a lot of support when our family was gradually declining. We cannot deny this. We owe a favor to the Tiandou royal family."
"Therefore, Jingxing and Xingyu, if you two accept the title, you can expand the influence and ruling power of the Tiandou Empire royal family; suppress the other kingdoms and make them continue to be loyal to the Tiandou royal family; help Xue Ye to form a check and balance within the court, which can be regarded as repaying him for this favor. As long as Xue Ye does not cause trouble again, we are willing to live in peace with him and support his Xue family to continue to rule the Tiandou Empire."
"I, the second supreme elder, and the chief core elder will not accept the invitation of the imperial guest. Our clan cannot be too closely tied to the Tiandou royal family. At the same time, we also want to let other forces understand our family's true position."
(Position: Independent. Does not oppose Xue family's rule over Tiandou. Will give some support to Tiandou royal family to repay favors, but not too much)
Sure enough, after the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan’s position was announced, the four affiliated kingdoms of Tiandou, which had stopped paying tribute for many years, also went to Tiandou City to pay tribute.
Chapter 65 Tianshui College voluntarily surrenders
At the same time, Tianshui College became the first force to come to Chunyang Holy Leopard City after the Chunyang Holy Leopard Clan announced that they had three Titled Douluo.
It turned out that Tianshui College was originally planning to visit the Chunyang Holy Leopard Clan. When they received the invitation, they were almost at the Chunyang Holy Leopard Clan, so they rode their horses as fast as they could and were the first to arrive at Chunyang Holy Leopard City.
Tianshui College is one of the very few high-level soul master colleges on the mainland that recruits civilian soul masters. It only recruits water-attribute soul masters, and they must be beautiful women.
There are more male soul masters than female soul masters in Douluo Continent, which also makes Tianshui College well-known in Douluo Continent.
Shui Qinghan, the dean of Tianshui College, the lord of Tianshui City, the head of the Shui family, and the level 83 soul fighter, leads the family delegation: 5 soul saints; there are 20 young students, including 14-year-old Shui Binger, 12-year-old Shui Yueer, 17-year-old Xuewu, some passers-by, and the contestants from Tianshui College in last year's Soul Master Competition (the previous Soul Master Competition in the original novel).
Walking in the inner city, I saw many patrol teams of soul masters passing by from time to time.
Shui Qinghan had a face full of envy, thinking to himself, "Each of these patrol teams has three Soul Kings and a dozen Soul Sects. If they were placed in Tianshui College, they would be middle-level and could serve as teachers. But in the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan, they can only patrol. This is just the inner city. There is also the core city and the City Lord's Mansion inside. How powerful can they be!"
The vice president of Tianshui College, the deputy head of the Shui family, Shui Qinghan's sister, the 78th level Soul Saint Shui Qinglan, was also very frightened and secretly sent a message to Shui Qinghan: "Sister, the Pure Yang Saint Leopard Clan is too powerful. We only have two Soul Douluos in Tianshui College. Sister, you have the highest soul power, but it is only level 2. Standing here, I can feel the huge pressure coming from the core city ahead. It feels like there are people who can crush me no matter where I am."
"Sister, the gifts we brought are too few. We originally came here to seek cooperation with them on an equal footing, but they now have three titles and many strong people in their clan. The strength of our Tianshui Academy is simply not enough!"
"Besides, our academy was established in Beiyuan when the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan declined and shrunk its sphere of influence. We can't compare with the Pegasus Clan and other loyal affiliates of the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan. We have a shallow relationship with them and are not strong enough."
"I'm afraid we don't even have the qualifications to be a first-level subsidiary force, we can only be a second-level subsidiary force."
"Hey, why do you think the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan is hiding so deeply?"
Shui Qinghan sent a voice transmission to comfort them, "Calm down, calm down. At least we are the first to arrive. As for the gifts, I have already sent people back to the academy to get them. Besides, with the tolerance of the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan, they won't care about the gifts at all. What's important is our attitude."
At this moment, a hearty laugh came from the front, and the leader of the four core tribes at level 86 stepped forward and said, "It's Dean Shui, welcome! I didn't expect you to come three months in advance."
Shui Qinghan quickly bowed in return: "Senior, you are too polite. Congratulations to the two great elders and the chief core elder of the nobles for being promoted to Titled Douluo. Everyone in our academy has admired them for a long time! It is really an honor for Tianshui Academy to be able to come to the nobles to congratulate you today."
"Dean Shui, you are too polite. You have come from afar. Come to the Pavilion of Sages and have a rest! The clan leaders are too busy now, so I will entertain you." (The Pavilion of Sages: the place where the Pure Yang Saint Leopard Clan entertains guests)
"Thank you for your trouble. The nobles do not need to worry about us. We can just wait here for the celebration."
After the four core elders left, Shui Qinglan patted her chest and said in shock again: "Sister, the aura of the four core elders is too strong. I feel like they completely crush you."
On the other hand, the other four Soul Saints of Tianshui College are not members of the Shui family. They are affiliated forces of Tianshui College and usually submit to the Shui family. But now that they have a better choice, they naturally want to join the Chunyang Holy Leopard Clan. After all, who does it matter who you depend on?
Soul Saint Armor advised: "Dean, let's take advantage of the opportunity of the first Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan to quickly submit to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan!"
Soul Saint B: "Yes, Dean! We are not right. This Beiyuan was originally the private land of the Pure Yang Saint Leopard Clan. They used to rule here for hundreds of years. They gave up their interests because they declined. Now they are rising again. Any force in Beiyuan that does not submit to them will definitely be thoroughly liquidated. Not only did they not ask us to pay off, they also treated us to good food and drinks. This is already a great honor for us. If we don't know what's good for us, only destruction awaits us!"
Shui Qinghan frowned and was a little hesitant, but Shui Qinglan was very interested.
Soul Saint Bing: "Dean, this is our chance! The Pure Yang Saint Leopard Clan is so powerful. If we submit to them, we will have a backer, and the academy will also have more funds and better students. Why not? When the rest of the Beiyuan forces come, the competition will be fierce. We must seize the opportunity!"
Soul Saint Ding: "Dean, make a decision quickly! Think about why the four sects have developed so fast in recent years? Not only are they known as the seven major sects on the continent, but they have also produced several Soul Douluo. I heard that their sect leaders are expected to break through to the Titled Douluo! Why is this? Didn't they all start by submitting to the Spirit Hall? This is the benefit of having a background. Look at our Tianshui Academy, we can't even compare to them!"
Soul Saint Armor advised again: "Dean, the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan has always treated its subordinate forces very well. According to their previous methods of treating subordinate forces, after you submit to them, you will still be the dean, and your Shui family will still be the leader of Tianshui City and the leader of Tianshui College. We must take the initiative. If we wait for others to bring it up, I'm afraid... we won't get this treatment."
Among these elemental academies, except for the Thunder Academy supported by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan and the Elephant Armor Academy supported by the Elephant Armor Clan, the remaining three academies are the same.
They are all formed by a core family, and then absorb several smaller forces to join. For example, the Shui family is the founder of Tianshui College, the Feng family is the founder of Shenfeng College, and the Huo family is the founder of Chihuo College.
To put it bluntly, it is an alliance, just a group of people who come together for warmth.
When there is no external pressure, everything is peaceful and harmonious. But as soon as there is external pressure, everything collapses in an instant.
Just like in the original time and space, after the Spirit Hall launched the clarion call to unify the Douluo Continent, more than 3/4 of the spirit masters of the Four Elements Academy left. Except for the group of founders of the academy, the remaining spirit masters all defected to the Spirit Hall. Finally, they were forced to go to Tiandou City to form the Four Elements Academy. The total number of people in the four academies was only more than 600.
This also shows that the cohesion of these academies is not strong. They do not have their own Titled Douluo to suppress them, and they do not even have high-level Soul Douluo. They are not connected by blood ties like a family, and are completely a mess.
The four Soul Saints saw Shui Qinghan still hesitating, and secretly decided in their hearts that if the Shui family did not submit to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan, they would directly join another level 81 Soul Douluo in the academy and bring their respective families to join the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan. After all, that Soul Douluo had been disgusted with your Shui family for a long time. He would never die with your Shui family.
Shui Qinglan also made up her mind at this time, "Sister, it's not bad for us to submit to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan. According to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan's previous rules, our Tianshui College can still be retained."
"Besides, they have just announced their strength to the public and are in need of people. This is our chance, isn't it?"
Shui Qinghan pondered in his heart: "The current situation on the continent is turbulent. Tianshui College is relatively weak, so we must rely on a force. Now it seems that only the Wuhun Hall and the Pure Yang Saint Leopard Clan are better places."
"If we submit to the Spirit Hall, Tianshui College will most likely be merged into the Spirit Hall College and can only be a subordinate of the Spirit Hall. If we submit to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan, at least we can keep the college."
"Also, the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan has a very good moral character. They won't do what the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect did, asking our Tianshui College's young and beautiful female spirit masters to go, go..."
Shui Qinghan finally made up his mind and said, "Let's let Tianshui College submit to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan! This is the best choice. I will go to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan to discuss this matter later. Teacher He, go back to the college and tell the other senior leaders of the college about this. I believe they will understand."
Hearing this, the four Soul Saints also smiled happily, "The Dean is wise!"
Beiyuan = a vast inhabited area near the Arctic Icefield, in the northwest of the Tiandou Empire
Chapter 66: Re-establishing Beiyuan's dominance!
I am from the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan?
At the same time, other forces in Beiyuan also received the news.
Those affiliated forces that had always followed the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan were overjoyed when they heard the news.
For example, the leader of the Pegasus tribe at level 82, "Hahaha, the Pure Yang Holy Leopard tribe is so mighty! The Pure Yang Holy Leopard tribe has done a great favor to our family. When the Pure Yang Holy Leopard tribe was in the most difficult time, I took the initiative to give 2/3 of the resources in the family treasury to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard tribe to repay their kindness."
"You all disagreed. Some of you even advised me to leave the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan as soon as possible and stop being their subordinate force. Why are you all silent now?"
"It's easy to add icing on the cake, but it's hard to help someone in need. Given the style of the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan, will they treat us unfairly?"
"We, the Pegasus, are really going to take off this time!"
The other tribesmen also admired the tribe leader's vision at this moment, and greeted him respectfully: "The tribe leader has a keen eye, and we are the ones who are foolish."
“Hahaha! Stop flattering me! Come on, prepare some generous gifts for me. Great Elder, take some people to stay behind in the family, and the rest of you who are Soul Emperors and above, all follow me to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan! We want to be the first force to reach the Pure Yang Holy Leopard City!”
As for those affiliated forces that had once separated from the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan, they now had mixed feelings.
But they did not dare to escape and could only go to the Chunyang Holy Leopard Clan to apologize.
Because their roots are in Beiyuan, if they leave here and start developing elsewhere, they will lose at least 2/3 of their vitality.
Besides, which force would dare to offend the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan and take them in? If the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan specifically asked for their heads, even the Spirit Hall would not be willing to spend the effort to conflict with the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan, not to mention these half-hearted fence-sitters, no one would want them!
Some wanted to ask for forgiveness and send someone to send the family heir away, so that they could have a backup plan. But how could the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan not be prepared? They had been waiting for them for a long time!
And those forces that were not affiliated with the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan also planned to surrender.
For example, the Jun family.
The deputy clan leader of the Jun family said: "Clan leader, do we really have to submit to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan?"
The Jun family leader explained: "Of course! [After all, becoming a subsidiary of the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan has huge benefits!] Although it requires some costs, overall, the pros>>cons."
"First, when the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan expanded, we could drink some soup, and if we did well, we could eat meat, but the soup alone was enough to fill us up and make us fat."
"Secondly, I have someone to back me up. I don't have to worry about being bullied anymore. When I travel around the continent, if something happens, everyone will have to give me some respect because I have the Pure Yang Saint Leopard Clan as my banner."
"Think about it, have we been living like human beings these years?"
Thinking of what he had experienced over the years, the deputy patriarch of the Jun family angrily slammed the table and roared:
"Not human! Over the years, Beiyuan has no one to take the lead. It is completely scattered, like a child holding a gold brick. Except for the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan and its affiliated forces, all other areas are often bullied."
"Only Tianshui College is better, but every year Tianshui College has to secretly send five young and beautiful female spirit masters with medium talent to the four forces of Tiandou Empire, Qibao Liuli Sect, Landian Tyrant Sect, and Wuhun Hall for the Youth Exchange Meeting. As for what they are for, everyone knows, but Tianshui College can only be forced to endure it."
"Today the Spirit Hall comes to trample on us, tomorrow the Heaven Dou Empire comes to collect taxes, and in a few days the spirit masters from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan come to visit us. We have to treat them well, for fear of causing trouble. We also have to give them local specialties (gold spirit coins) before they leave."
"The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is dumping its products here again. Except for the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan and its affiliated forces, none of the forces in Beiyuan can do business and none of them can make money."
"Stagnation is the least of our worries. Not regressing is a blessing. And the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan treats its subordinate forces well, and this is obvious to all."
The head of the Jun family also said again: "What are we waiting for? Let's go to Chunyang Holy Leopard City quickly! If we go too late, we will have no chance!"
The above three scenes are being played out among the various forces in Beiyuan.
All the forces in Beiyuan rushed to Chunyang Holy Leopard City as soon as possible, wanting to arrive first, but unfortunately they were unlucky and were overtaken by Tianshui College.
One day later, Zhuang Jingxing, Zhuang Xingyu, the chief core elder, some core elders and other elders met with various forces in Beiyuan in the hall.
The forces in Beiyuan that had never submitted to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan requested to become its affiliated forces.
After listening to what these people said, Zhuang Jingxing looked at the people in front of him and asked, "So, you all came to submit to my Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan this time and want to become a subsidiary force of my clan?"
(PS: The word "Supreme" below is the respectful title given to the leader of the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan by the affiliated forces of Beiyuan. "Zunzu" is the name for the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan)
The chief of the Jun clan fell to the ground first and said, "Your Majesty, our clan is willing to offer 50% of our clan property, and 50% of our annual taxes and other income will be handed over to the Zun clan. I beg Your Majesty to accept our clan!"
The Jun family was also a rising star. Even during the period of decline of the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan, they still showed great respect to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan. After thinking for a moment, Zhuang Jingxing agreed.
"Stand up, I agree. But from now on, you only need to hand over 30% of your clan's annual income, and you don't need to hand over the clan property."
The head of the Jun family immediately knelt down to express his gratitude, saying, "My reverence and worship for the Supreme is like the endless flow of the Pure Yang Holy Leopard River. If the Supreme Lord grants me an order, I will go through fire and water and die without hesitation!"
Zhuang Jingxing also took over Tianshui College, as well as several forces with good reputations that had shown great respect for the Chunyang Holy Leopard Clan in the past.
Zhuang Jingxing then looked at the forces that had betrayed the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan, "Chief core elder, take action!"
The chief core elder immediately released his martial spirit, and the level 92 pressure instantly pounced on those betrayed forces and began to reap their lives.
They took benefits from the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan, but betrayed them at the critical moment. Such people must not be kept!
"Please spare my life, my Lord! I was wrong, I was wrong."
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"Supreme Lord, all the mistakes are my fault. The children in my family are innocent. I am willing to die to atone for my sins. Please leave some descendants for my family."
Zhuang Jingxing scolded, "It's too late. Everything was doomed the day you betrayed my Pure Yang Saint Leopard Clan. As for your family, I sent people to destroy them after you left home. The heirs and fire seeds that you wanted to send out in advance were also sniped by me.
"Also, I will not spare any of your family's relatives, married daughters, etc."
"According to the time, they should all be extinguished by now."
The chief core elder continued to take action, and in less than a quarter of an hour, he killed the traitors.
The ground was covered with blood and the strong smell of blood filled the hall. Zhuang Jingxing did not send anyone to clean up, but looked at the remaining forces coldly.
The forces of Tianshui College were also severely intimidated, and they all swore: "Supreme One, please calm down. We, the forces, will swear to be loyal to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan and the Supreme One until death, no matter now or in the future. If we dare to disobey, all our blood relatives will die!"