Star Luo Empire.
The moment Emperor Star Luo received the news, he immediately summoned all the high-level Spirit Masters of the Star Luo Empire; those with insufficient strength didn't even qualify to attend the meeting.
Because the attitudes of those who only knew how to talk were not important.
"Everyone, what are your thoughts?"
Emperor Star Luo's gaze swept over the people below them. Among them were Spirit Douluo, Spirit Saints, and Spirit Emperors, though Spirit Emperor was the minimum requirement to attend this meeting.
Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads.
Thoughts?
What thoughts? Spirit Hall has been annihilated by someone, what else do you want to think about?
The Star Luo Empire couldn't even defeat Spirit Hall, and they still tried to fight Li Qing, who could silently destroy Spirit Hall? Wouldn't that be purely throwing their lives away?
"Alas!"
Seeing this, Emperor Star Luo couldn't help but sigh inwardly, as everyone's attitude was already very clear, but it wasn't that difficult to understand.
In the face of absolute disparity in strength, any schemes or tricks were useless.
Li Qing being able to destroy Spirit Hall without them noticing indicated that his strength had reached a level they couldn't comprehend.
Let alone their Star Luo Empire, even with the addition of the Heaven Dou Empire, the Upper Three Sects, the Lower Four Sects, and even all other forces combined,
They might not be Li Qing's match.
Moreover, Li Qing was not alone. Leaving aside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, just Dugu Bo alone was not someone that forces without a Title Douluo could contend with.
Numbers meant nothing to Dugu Bo, and Li Qing was in charge of dealing with quality.
This situation was unsolvable.
In his helplessness, Emperor Star Luo looked at Dai Weisi and said, "You lead a team to Spirit City. Whatever Li Qing wants, you can directly agree to it, even if he wants the Star Luo Empire."
These words seemed to drain all of Emperor Star Luo's strength.
His perfectly straight posture unconsciously bent, and his spirit also withered considerably. He looked as if he had aged more than ten years in an instant.
"Yes!"
Although Dai Weisi had myriad unwillingness in his heart, he couldn't say much, because facing this situation, the only thing they could do was save their lives.
Heaven Dou Empire.
After Emperor Xue Ye received the news, he also summoned all his civil and military officials, but instead of discussing countermeasures, he directly asked who was willing to lead a team to Spirit City for discussions.
Countermeasures?
He was already without an heir, so what countermeasures did he need? If the other party wanted this Empire, he would give it to him. It just so happened that he still didn't know who to let take over this mess.
Prince Xue Xing could, but his age was a factor; how long could he endure?
And none of his descendants were reliable; they couldn't hold onto this Empire if given it. Rather than that, it would be better to hand it over to Li Qing, after all, if it weren't for Li Qing, he might already be dead.
Everyone looked at Prince Xue Xing.
Prince Xue Xing's relationship with Dugu Bo was evident. While there might not be a deep friendship with Li Qing, there was certainly some connection.
This already surpassed everyone else.
Prince Xue Xing said, "It's no problem for me to go, but you all have to give me some insight. If Li Qing really wants to unify the continent, what should I do?"
Emperor Xue Ye said, "If he wants it, give it to him. If he doesn't want it, you can also ask him if he wants it."
"???"
Upon hearing Emperor Xue Ye's words, the civil and military officials were full of questions. What did he mean by "if he doesn't want it, you can also ask him if he wants it"? So, you originally intended to give the Empire to him, right?
Prince Xue Xing said, "Alright then, I'll go."
He truly had no great interest in the position of Emperor of Heaven Dou. Otherwise, with his relationship with Dugu Bo, he would have long since overthrown Emperor Xue Ye.
This was not difficult for Dugu Bo. If he were to ask the other party, the other party would not refuse.
And now it wasn't a question of whether he was interested or not. Li Qing's strength was evident; even if he were interested, if the other party wanted it, he could only obediently give it.
Clear Sky Sect.
Tang Xiao also summoned the various Elders, but as a Sect force, they didn't need to worry about things other than their lives, unlike the two Empires.
Li Qing lacked nothing that they possessed.
As for their lives, they had never offended Li Qing, so they weren't too worried that Li Qing would target them. After all, Li Qing wasn't some lunatic.
Tang Xiao said, "I plan to personally lead a team to Spirit City. Do you have anything to add?"
"Cough cough—"
The Second Elder coughed twice lightly, and said without blushing or skipping a beat, "I think the Sect Master can bring more female disciples. Perhaps one of them might catch Li Qing's eye."
Tang Xiao: "???"
The Third Elder nodded and said, "I think that's a good idea. Li Qing already has several women by his side, a few more wouldn't hurt. What if a female disciple really catches his eye—"
The Fifth Elder said, "Agreed."
The Fourth Elder nodded and said, "Whatever Li Qing's purpose is for inviting all parties, it's certain that his strength and status will be unshakeable. It's indeed worth a try."
Tang Xiao thought about it and then agreed.
Compared to the Clear Sky Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was much more apprehensive. After all, there was Yu Xiaogang first, then Liu Erlong, and even Yu Tianheng had a small friction with Li Qing.
Who knew if the risen Li Qing would conduct a purge?
However, regardless of whether the other party would purge them, they still had to go, because going offered a glimmer of hope, while not going meant truly no hope at all.
Unless they immediately disbanded their Sect and scattered to various parts of the continent to hide.
Even then, it couldn't be said to be absolutely safe. After all, if Li Qing truly intended to purge them, there would definitely be people watching them outside now,
Just waiting for them to make a move.
The only thing they could do was bring gifts and go to apologize.
The Lower Four Sects were even more panicked. After all, they had secretly pledged allegiance to Spirit Hall long ago. Outsiders didn't know, but how could the high-ranking officials of Spirit Hall not know?
Now, Li Qing must have already learned about this from many bishops.
However, upon closer thought, it seemed there wasn't a big problem. After all, Li Qing only eliminated the Title Douluo of Spirit Hall; he didn't touch any other Spirit Masters.
If those people could live, why couldn't their Lower Four Sects?
Li Qing had already shown through his actions that his strength far surpassed Spirit Hall. If the Lower Four Sects could be Spirit Hall's dogs, they could naturally also be Li Qing's dogs.
Changing their master to the more powerful Li Qing was a good thing.
As for the most relaxed, that would probably be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. After all, they were the 'lying-down winners'; they didn't suffer any losses, and Li Qing took down Spirit Hall.
After a brief debate over who had the keenest foresight, they happily boarded the carriage bound for Spirit City.
Yang Wudi, Ye Tianxing, and even the Elders of the Netherworld Sect, also headed towards Spirit City with smiles and laughter; they similarly felt no pressure.
However, on the way to Spirit City, Hu Bitian's face was full of cunning.
Among the many living dead, quite a few, upon returning to their families, were not only met with skepticism but some even feared their power would be affected and wanted to eliminate them.
Hu Bitian was one of them, and he belonged to the latter. Now was the time for a reckoning.