Chapter 337: Chapter 337: The Escape of Yu Xiaogang and His Group
With the fall of Vast Sea City, Yu Xiaogang and his group managed to secure two ships and fled overseas.
Inside the cabin, the atmosphere was heavy with silence. Their path ahead was uncertain, as if there was no escape from their predicament.
As countless spirit masters fled overseas, Bai He also received the news and joined up with Taitan and the others on the ship. However, when he learned about the recent struggles of the Speed Clan and the destruction of the Clear Sky Sect, his entire body nearly collapsed from shock.
For the spirit masters who fled overseas, there were essentially only two paths available to them.
The first option was to seek refuge on Seagod Island and attempt to join them.
Seagod Island was considered the holy land of sea spirit masters, and they generally did not reject those seeking to join. However, their trials were incredibly difficult, and for land-based spirit masters, this path was almost impossible.
By now, many already understood the difficulty of Seagod Island's trials. As land-based spirit masters, they had only one year to complete the tests—an almost insurmountable challenge. In particular, Yu Xiaogang, a mere Rank 29 Grandmaster, had no hope of passing the trials and becoming a part of Seagod Island.
The second option was to claim an island and establish their own territory, which was the path many sea spirit masters had chosen.
However, this path also came with a major flaw—becoming island rulers was essentially the same as becoming pirates. Without a steady source of resources, future cultivation would become impossible. For land-based spirit masters, survival would be even harder; even securing food would be an issue. Most of them couldn't even swim, let alone fish for food—they would likely end up being eaten by the fish instead.
No matter how Yu Xiaogang and the others looked at it, fleeing overseas felt like a slow death.
They had originally planned to wait for Tang San to leave Seagod Island, but now it seemed that even if Tang San did escape, he would have no place to call home.
As for surrendering to Spirit Empire, that was also not a viable option for Yu Xiaogang's group.
If it were just Yu Xiaogang and the remnants of Shrek Academy, there might have been a slight chance. However, the Strength Clan and Speed Clan were both on Spirit Empire's most-wanted list. As staunch loyalists of the Clear Sky Sect, there was no way Spirit Empire would allow them to surrender.
Furthermore, given the fiery tempers of the two clans, they would rather die fighting than surrender to Spirit Empire.
As everyone stared at the large map spread out on the table, it felt as though there was no longer a place for them anywhere in the world.
At that moment, Tai Nuo suddenly spoke up. "Father, at this point, pride shouldn't matter anymore. Our only remaining option is to flee to Heavenly Academy. Right now, Heavenly Academy is the only force that hasn't sided with Spirit Empire, and they're the only ones strong enough to oppose them."
Titan roared furiously, "What nonsense are you spouting?! The four single-attribute clans severed ties long ago! I have no more brotherhood with Yang Wudi and Niu Gao. Do you expect me to go crawling back to them like a dog? I would rather die!"
But this time, Tai Nuo did not back down. Instead, his face was filled with defiance. "Father, what are you still holding on to? The Upper Three Sects have already been wiped out! Even Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect have sided with Heavenly Academy! After all these years of loyalty to the Clear Sky Sect, what have we gained from it?"
"Because of your past mistakes, our Strength Clan had finally begun to recover—we had over 500 spirit masters! But time and time again, we suffered relentless assaults from Spirit Empire. Now, we have fewer than fifty left. Are you going to let our entire clan be wiped out?"
"You have always clung to the protection the Clear Sky Sect once offered us, treating them as our masters. But what have they given us in return? Aside from drawing the wrath of Spirit Hall upon us, all they've done is push our clan closer and closer to extinction."
After saying this, Tai Nuo practically roared in fury, his face twisting with emotion, as if he were confronting an enemy rather than his own father.
For the first time, Taitan was left speechless by Tai Nuo's words. He collapsed into a chair, as if all his strength had been drained from him.
Yet Tai Nuo refused to back down. "Ever since we left the Clear Sky Sect, it has been just over twenty years. The Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan have both produced Title Douluo one after another. Even Spirit Empire does not dare to provoke them lightly. But what about our two clans? Whether it's the older generation or our generation, the gap between us has only grown wider. And as for the next generation, the difference is even more glaring!"
"If we continue like this, in less than twenty years, our Strength Clan may completely disappear! Are you really not going to consider the survival of our family?"
Hearing these words, Taitan coughed up a mouthful of blood, his lips trembling as he muttered, "We are merely going through a rough patch. Our young master has twin martial souls, his talent is unmatched under the heavens. Given time, he will surely lead us back to the peak of the spirit master world!"
Tai Nuo's voice cracked with emotion, his eyes filled with despair. "Father, wake up! So what if Tang San has twin martial souls? Right now, Yang Podi has already reached Rank 99! Even Spirit Empire's Qian Daoliu has been defeated by him! He may even be stronger than Tang Chen was back in his prime! Do you really think Tang San can catch up to him in spirit power?"
Everyone fell into a stunned silence upon hearing this.
In both reputation and strength, Yang Podi was already the undisputed strongest in the world. Even Spirit Empire had no choice but to avoid direct confrontation with him.
Back when the four single-attribute clans left the Clear Sky Sect, they had been as close as brothers. Yet now, in just over ten years, two clans had risen to power, while the other two had withered away like dying embers.
At this moment, Bai He suddenly spoke up, "Tai Nuo, given our current circumstances, do you think Heavenly Academy would even accept us? Would they be willing to take us in?"
Tai Nuo immediately fell silent.
Over the years, many other forces had attempted to seek refuge with Heavenly Academy, and it was no secret that they had strict requirements. Anyone wishing to join had to swear an oath upon their martial soul—from that moment on, they were forbidden from engaging in any further conflicts within the spirit master world.
If they ever broke this oath, the best-case scenario was that their cultivation would halt forever, and the worst-case scenario… they would be hunted down by Heavenly Academy's Soul Douluo or even Title Douluo.
Simply put—it was extremely difficult to join Heavenly Academy, but even harder to leave.
Suddenly, Yu Xiaogang turned to Bai He and asked, "Clan Chief Bai He, do we have any news about Xiao San? Has there been any word from Seagod Island?"
Bai He shook his head. "Ever since we separated from the young master, I have received no news of them at all. No information from inside Seagod Island can be sent out."
Once again, silence filled the room.
The person they had pinned all their hopes on—Tang San—was completely out of reach. Meanwhile, their pursuers could arrive at any moment. Their current situation was nothing short of dire.
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