A handsome man was standing by the radiant golden tree, accompanied by an equally beautiful women, who was leaning on his chest. The two didn't speak, just stood there, enjoying the comfortable silence. If someone saw this sight, it would seem like a beautiful picture showcasing two people who given their hearts to each other.
Too bad for them, this picture was soon ruined when the branches of the Gold Tree shot out and converged to form a small dome, accompanied by bright golden light. When the light died down, a figured walked out. A boy who looked to be at the age of 12 or 13, his face more handsome than any else, with the long blue hair adding to his looks. His eyes, so deep and blue as the boundless sea.
Both Yun Ming and Ya Li were entranced by the youth in front of them. But Ya Li seemed to have come back to her senses quickly, as she hastily moved away from Yun Ming, her gorgeous face, bright red. Seeing her face again, Wulin's heart was in turmoil. If it wasn't for his strong mental strength, he would have rushed up to hug his God mother without a second thought.
Yun Ming also came back to his senses, and his face changed to a bit of annoyance. "Who are you young man? And how did you get in here?", he asked.
"Outer court first year disciple Tang Wulin greets Pavillion master", Tang Wulin bowed. "I am sorry for entering without permission, but the matter I wish to speak is of atmost importance, and i wish to speak with you alone ", Tang Wulin said and then looked at Ya Li.
No matter how respectful Tang Wulin was being, Yun Ming could still feel the unyielding presence he was radiating, a presence that seem to disregard everything else in the world, much to his surprise. "You can speak what you want, and how you got here in her presence ", Yun Ming said indifferently, contrast to his usual calm and peaceful personality. This was because Yun Ming was subconsciously becoming vigilant around Tang Wulin.
"I'm afraid I can't do that ", Tang Wulin replied, his words respectful yet resolute.
"Are you defying me?", Yun Ming narrowed his eyes as sharp aura radiated from his body, suppressing Tang Wulin. "Brother Ming, what are you doing?!", Ya Li spoke up, worried at the turn of event.
But suddenly, another aura filled the hall, which completely erased the aura Yun Ming released, and in turn suppressed him. Ya Li was taken aback when she saw that something was able to suppress Yun Ming, the strongest in continent. Then that aura has to be some stronger than that of a limit doulou.
"God level!", she looked at the source of the aura as she reached realisation. Her eyes landed on the Gold tree, which extended its branches around Tang Wulin, as if guarding him, while the its aura suppressed Yun Ming. 'The Gold tree actually attained Godhood?'.
Tang Wulin raised his arm and touched the branch and thought mentally, 'it's fine grandmother, please retract your aura '. With that, Yun Ming was finally able to move, but his face was pale. This was the first time in years that he felt this powerless.
"Brother Ming, I'll leave you two alone ", Ya Li understood the situation well enough, and walked out of the hall, leaving only the two behind.
"I'm really sorry Pavillion master, but I had no choice. This matter can't be disclosed to everyone, even elder Ya Li. This is for her safety as well", Tang Wulin bowed again. Despite what happened, Tang Wulin had deep rooted respect for the atlas doulou. If it wasn't for him, he and the rest of the students wouldn't have made out of the catastrophe Shrek alive.
Yun Ming was still shocked at what happened. The Gold tree attained Godhood? What is this boy's connection with the tree? Why is the tree protecting him? All these questions flooded his mind. But he calmed down quickly and let out a sigh, "speak up. What is it you wanna talk? Before that, what's your connection with the Gold tree?".
"It's not the tree alone that I have connection with. It's the life core of the entire Douluo star ", started. These words surprised Yun Ming," what do you mean?".
"The life core, is actually a connected to person, who descended on the Douluo star when the divine realm was swept away by the space time turbulence ten thousand years ago . And her name, is Ah Yin", Tang Wulin said.
These words flooded Yun Ming's mind with new set of questions," you mean you know what happened to the Devine realm? And by Ah Yin, are you talking about the mother of Sea God Tang San?".
Tang Wulin nodded slightly in agreement. "And what is your connection with her and the sea God? Are you a descendent of Tang San?", Yun Ming asked, although he couldn't believe his words.
Tang Wulin understood that he couldn't speak with Yun Ming properly, if he didn't have a strong enough standing. He understood that words are empty if you don't have the ability to back it up. And even of he is still weak, his family wasn't.
Tang Wulin raised his hand. A golden Trident mark appeared on his forehead, and the Sea God Trident materialized in his arm. Followed by an aura he released filling hall, one that of absolute pride, one that involuntarily demanded other party to bow down in reverence. It was the aura created within him in his previous life, as a God. "I'm not just his descendent, I am
"The son of The Sea God "
these words echoed in the hall, and in Yun Ming's ears. The words were direct, but these words shook him to the core. The Sea God Tang San, one who lead soul masters against The Martial Soul hall, and gave birth to a new Era of soul masters. His very name demanded respect. And Tang Wulin claimed to be his son!
If it was spoken in any other situation, Yun Ming would never believed him. He would have even punished him for this disrespect. That was the value this claim holds. But at this moment, he had to believe. The weapon held by Tang Wulin was without a doubt, The Sea God Trident. He could never mistake the divine aura radiating from it. Even if he was the strongest in the continent, at this moment, his mentality was shaken, he was speechless. It took a few minutes for him to speak up,
"Even if you say is true, why did they leave you behind when the Divine realm was swept away by the space time turbulence as you said?", Yun Ming enquired.
"Family reasons, not what you need to be concerned with ", Tang Wulin replied indifferently. "For now, you got something else you need to be concerned with".
"What do you mean?", Yun Ming asked.
"What are your thoughts about spirit Pagoda, and your relation with Shrek and Tang Sect?", Tang wulin question.
"Although they aren't smooth, there's nothing major ", Yun Ming replied indifferently.
"I know your suspicions about them. So I suggest Shrek and Tang Sect raise up your defenses to the best possible level. And do your best to investigate into them", Tang Wulin said.
"Why is that? And what should we be defending ourselves against?", Yun Ming asked. Even though he knows why he needs to investigate into spirit Pagoda, but he wanted to confirm it. After all, despite Tang Wulin being a 13 year old, his identity as the son of Tang San had an undeniable weight to it.
"It doesn't hurt to look into potential threat? And as for defense, I'm just a 13 year old kid, so I don't know what could harm the Shrek Academy with you here. But you should know about it right? What could have the potential to threaten Shrek and Tang Sect within the federation?", Tang Wulin answered.
At first, Yun Ming could come up with an answer, but soon realisation hit him. Even though Shrek doesn't interfere with the federal affairs, his words had great significance within the federation and hence he also aware of developments within the federation, and the fire power they had. But he didn't speak up, because, like Tang Wulin said, he was still '13 year old'. So he simply nodded and spoke up," I understand. Is there anything else you wanna say?". For some reason, Yun Ming couldn't shake off the feeling that he wasn't talking to a kid.
"Two things. First, other than the Amorous doulou and the Heartless doulou, no one should know about my identity. What we spoke should remain within this hall, other than these two. Even Elder Ya Li shouldn't know about it. It's for her own safety".
Yun Ming understood why Tang Wulin was so adamant on speaking with him alone. Even if he was the strongest, Tang Wulin's identity was too special. So it's dangerous if more people knows about it. Because affairs of God hood was still beyond him. "And the other thing?", Yun Ming asked.
"I need to speak with your disciple, Na'er ", Tang Wulin said seriously. This caused Yun Ming's face to change again. Yun Ming considered Na'er as his own daughter, and when Tang Wulin asked about her, he instinctly took on the protective father role, and glared at him. Luckily he didn't release his pressure, since the Gold tree would suppress him. But it didn't prevent him from glaring daggers at Tang Wulin. 'Even if he is the son of Tang San, it doesn't mean he could meet my disciple!'
"Please don't misunderstand, but Na'er is my adopted sister. She went missing around 6 years ago and we never heard from her ever since. And I heard she's your disciple. I wanna meet her again ", Tang Wulin clarified. He clearly remembered how Yun Ming treated Na'er. He almost beat him down when Na'er suddenly left.
Hearing this, Yun Ming sighed. He also heard about Na'er having a sister but never got b to know who he was. "Fine. You will find her by the western side of the gate about now.