Soon, the members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan within Thunderclap Academy discovered—
It was all true.
One teacher from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, determined to disprove what he believed to be mere rumor, personally traveled back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan's location to "clarify the facts."
But when he arrived…
What awaited him was nothing but devastation. The towering mountain that once held the mighty sect had completely vanished—replaced by a massive crater, as though struck by a meteorite and swallowed by the earth itself.
He stood there frozen, a chill gripping his very soul. His lips trembled.
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan… is really gone?!"
The teacher dropped to his knees, overwhelmed.
"What?! The Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan is gone?!"
Back in Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue was stunned by the news. It sounded unbelievable.
In all of the continent, there was only one force she knew capable of wiping out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan in such silence and efficiency—Spirit Hall.
But as far as she knew…
No such extermination order had ever been issued.
"Did that woman act on her own?"
When she learned that even the mountain itself had collapsed and become a massive pit, Qian Renxue couldn't help but wonder—
"Was this divine retribution?"
But no... Whether it had been an earthquake or a meteor strike, such events would have shaken all of Heaven Dou City. People would've felt it. Someone would've seen it.
The truth behind the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan's destruction had become a complete mystery.
Meanwhile, at the former Lanba Academy, now rebranded as Shrek Academy—
Following a training session, news came in that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan had been utterly annihilated. No survivors. Not even the mountain remained—it had been reduced to a sunken crater.
Yu Xiaogang and Yu Tianheng, uncle and nephew, both froze in place.
Their faces went blank. Knees buckled. Vision blurred.
Then came their grief-stricken wail—
"NO!!!"
"How could this happen? How could our clan suffer heavenly retribution?!"
Falling to his knees, Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot, his breathing heavy and erratic. He roared hoarsely, his voice trembling with hatred and disbelief.
"Whether it was an earthquake or meteor, we're so close to Heaven Dou City—we would've felt something!"
"No! This was no accident! Someone targeted us!"
"And only one power on this continent could eliminate our entire clan without a sound—Spirit Hall!"
"Bibi Dong… After all these years, are you still unwilling to let me go?!"
"Whatever you do to me, I'll endure it—but why destroy the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan?!"
His rage and sorrow boiled over. Yu Xiaogang glared ahead, his voice filled with resentment and fury.
In his mind, there was no question:
Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall were the most likely culprits behind the massacre.
First, they had the power to do it quietly and cleanly. And second—he still remembered how, years ago, when he was with Liu Erlong, Bibi Dong had sent people to threaten him.
Now that he had once again reunited with Liu Erlong...
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan had been destroyed.
What a "coincidence," right?
Clearly, in Yu Xiaogang's mind, it had to be jealousy. Bibi Dong had learned he was back with Liu Erlong, and in a jealous fit, ordered the clan's extermination.
"Makes sense!" (To him, at least.)
"Bibi Dong?!"
Upon hearing the name, Yu Tianheng, Tang San, and the rest—who didn't know the truth—were stunned.
"Isn't that the name of Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff?"
"Why would Teacher... or Uncle... mention her?"
Among them, only Liu Erlong knew the full story.
And when she realized that Yu Xiaogang now believed Bibi Dong had made such a monumental mistake—eliminating the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan—she was secretly delighted.
Even though the extermination meant her father, Yu Luomian, had perished too…
Still, if this meant that Bibi Dong would lose all chance of getting back into Yu Xiaogang's life—
Then it was worth it!
"She's finally out of the picture!"
"Uncle… Are you saying Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff, Bibi Dong, sent people to destroy our clan?"
Yu Tianheng's voice was filled with disbelief.
Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists tighter, his eyes still blood-red.
"Tianheng, you've always wondered what happened after I left the clan, haven't you?"
"Today… I'll tell you everything."
His voice was heavy with grief and fury. He began recounting his past—not just his exile from the clan, but also what came afterward.
How he'd traveled to Spirit City seeking knowledge on evolving his degraded Martial Soul, the Luo Sanpao...
How he had unexpectedly met Bibi Dong...
How their shared love of books drew them together...
How they fell in love...
And how, in the end, Bibi Dong looked down on him for being "useless" and broke things off.
He told it all.
"Back when I first got together with Erlong, she sent people to threaten me."
"Now that I'm with her again, the clan is suddenly wiped out."
"Tell me—what are the odds?"
Yu Xiaogang bellowed, veins bulging, hatred radiating from every word.
"Even if she masked it with tricks—making it look like an earthquake or meteor strike—do you think I'm an idiot?!"
"If it were natural, Heaven Dou would've noticed!"
"Only Spirit Hall has the power to do this."
"And Bibi Dong has the motive!"
"The timing is way too convenient!"
"So if not her—then who?!"
Hearing all of this, even Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, two seasoned players with sharp instincts, exchanged glances.
Something smelled... off.
Still, when it came to who had the power to eliminate the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan—
They had to admit:
Spirit Hall was the most likely suspect.
Yu Tianheng, still drowning in grief and rage, suddenly thought of the letter he had written to his grandfather, Yu Yuanzhen…
And then remembered Ye Yu.
But now, after hearing his uncle's reasoning—and placing absolute trust in his "unparalleled wisdom"—Yu Tianheng was fully convinced:
"It has to be Spirit Hall."
After all, while Ye Yu was strong—strong enough to defeat their teacher Qin Ming—was he really strong enough to wipe out their entire clan?
Yu Tianheng shook his head internally.
"Impossible. Absolutely impossible!"
Thus, while public rumor continued to spread the theory that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan had been smitten by the heavens...
A more sinister theory took root behind the scenes:
Spirit Hall had done it.
Back in Spirit City, within the Hall of the Supreme Pontiff...
When Bibi Dong learned that the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan had been exterminated—mountain and all…
And when she found out that Yu Xiaogang and Yu Tianheng both suspected her and Spirit Hall…
She was utterly dumbfounded.
"What?! When the hell did I send anyone to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan?!"