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Watching the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger rushing towards him, Tang San leaped aside, employing Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track with agile movements, evading the pounce.
Seizing the opportunity, Tang San threw the Haotian Hammer in his hand, hitting the nose of the dark demonic tiger.
"Roar!"
Though it was a level 3000 Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with astonishing defense, the nose, being a relatively vulnerable organ, naturally felt discomfort from the blow of the Haotian Hammer.
This move served Tang San's purpose of drawing attention to himself, diverting focus away from Zhu Zhuqing.
As expected, after being hit, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger stared fiercely at Tang San, completely ignoring Zhu Zhuqing standing at the edge of the platform.
"Intelligent but inferior." Tang San used the Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon technique to retrieve the Haotian Hammer thrown away by the dark demonic tiger, keeping his gaze fixed on it.
Swish!
Even though the Purple Demon Eye clearly saw the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger still in front, Tang San sensed the wind and instinctively leaped sideways, then swung the Haotian Hammer behind him.
Thud!
A dull impact resounded.
The dark demonic tiger had already reached Tang San's original position. Tang San's Haotian Hammer fiercely collided with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's demonic hook swung at him.
However, despite being only six years old, Tang San, even with the blessing of the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, lacking soul rings and with only a soul power of level ten, couldn't match the strength of the 3000-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. He was light in weight and was sent flying.
However, although his body and soul power had regressed to that of a six-year-old, he hadn't lost control over his soul power. Tang San quickly adjusted his state, dodging the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's pounce once again, then followed with another hammer strike, and then, being knocked away again.
However, as the number of times he was sent flying increased, Tang San's steps became steadier. With each landing, he rotated once or half a turn, gathering strength, condensing it on the Haotian Hammer.
This was Tang San's Hammer Method, improved over six years of forging, relying on the principles of vibration!
"So impressive!" Yu Tianheng exclaimed, "Is this the power of the Haotian Hammer? It can actually contend with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. It truly deserves its reputation as a top martial soul on par with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon."
"No," Huo Wu had a different opinion, "It's not the Haotian Hammer that's impressive, it's Tang San. Let's be honest, if your martial soul was the Haotian Hammer, would you have such agile footwork and the ability to leverage force like he does?"
"Is that the Chaotic Hammer Method?" Yu Tianheng asked.
"It doesn't seem quite like it," Qin Ming shook his head, "Before I joined the Tiandou Royal Academy, I visited the Gengxin City where the Divine Craftsman Tower once imitated the movements of the Chaotic Hammer Method for me. Although Tang San's technique also leverages force, it's different from theirs."
"This is a hammer technique that Tang San developed over six years of forging in the blacksmith's shop, focusing not only on leveraging force but mainly on vibration," Xiao Wu explained briefly to everyone, "Each swing not only accumulates force but also utilizes the force of the rebound to temper the body..."
The Jade Bone Method also drew inspiration from the principles of vibration.
"He truly deserves to be called a master, to be able to create such a unique martial soul skill," Qin Ming, who was unfamiliar with the Jade Bone Method, was nonetheless impressed by Tang San's hammer technique utilizing vibration.
However, this was still not enough.
Despite the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's inability to catch Tang San, he found it difficult to inflict damage on it.
The attacks of the Haotian Hammer were completely ineffective!
As expected!
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger realized Tang San was a nuisance. It gathered a layer of black thunder around its body.
Tang San's eyes narrowed. When the Haotian Hammer hit the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger again, he instantly let go, preventing the thunderous power imbued with darkness from entering his body.
A six-year-old body couldn't withstand the invasion of darkness and thunder.
However, the martial soul was still a part of the body. Even though Tang San released the Haotian Hammer, a trace of dark thunderous energy still invaded his body, causing all his hair to stand on end.
Instantly, he was paralyzed, unable to move.
"Tang San, are you alright?" Zhu Zhuqing ran to Tang San's side, her eyes filled with concern.
"I'm fine, just overestimated myself a bit." Tang San glanced at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. He saw its tail condense a black thunderball, which instantly shot towards Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing who were already unable to dodge.
"But I don't want to die yet!"
Tang San suddenly bit his tongue, using the pain to forcibly wake himself up, regaining control of his body. He pushed Zhu Zhuqing aside and raised the Haotian Hammer to shield himself.
Sizzle!
The Haotian Hammer unexpectedly blocked the thunderball, but Tang San was pushed to the edge of the platform.
The edge was a barrier invisible to the eye, preventing Tang San from falling down. He could only endure.
In the arena of life and death, it was either live or die!
"San Ge!"
"Tang San!"
Amidst the exclamations of Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, and Qin Ming, the lightning energy ball exploded, engulfing the entire platform. Tang San was covered in energy, while Zhu Zhuqing was thrown down, her scalp split open, blood flowing.
When the white light dissipated, Tang San was still standing in place, but his clothes and pants were torn, his body covered in cracks, with black lightning sparks shooting out, making him look as though he was about to explode at any moment.
At this moment, Tang San's mind wasn't as clear.
Just as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was about to pounce, the Haotian Hammer in Tang San's hand automatically began to move with his arm. It struck the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's chin, sending it flying.
"Does Tang San still have that kind of strength?" Qin Ming exclaimed!
"San Ge."
Xiao Wu and Guang Ling stared at Tang San, their eyes moistening involuntarily.
Zhu Zhuqing on the field climbed up again, looking incredulously at the dark demonic tiger that Tang San had struck down.
Tang San slowly stood up, holding the Haotian Hammer in his hand. It emitted a purple light and made cracking sounds as it transformed.
No!
It wasn't cracking!
It was transforming!
In the astonished gaze of everyone, the Haotian Hammer continued to enlarge and transform, forming a metallic dragon with four heads, covered in steel-like scales and bearing the patterns of the Haotian Hammer, with its limbs on the ground.
"What is this?" Ning Rongrong felt that the dragon formed by Tang San's Haotian Hammer resembled Ma Hongjun's three-headed Earthfire Lizard, but it was more majestic and handsome. "Is it a tool martial soul? Or a beast martial soul?"
At this moment, Qin Ming and the others couldn't explain.
But Yu Tianheng said, "There are some martial souls that possess both the characteristics of tool martial souls and beast martial souls. Perhaps Tang San's Haotian Hammer is one of them."
Guangling, as Tang San's disciple, also had some knowledge of martial souls and speculated, "Perhaps tool martial souls evolved from beast martial souls. Those martial souls with characteristics of both are transitional stages of evolution."
"But, San Ge, can he still hold on?"
At this moment, she wished she could go up and bear the pain for Tang San!
At this moment, the four heads of Jiuhao stretched out, picked up the semi-conscious Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing, placed them on its back, and then the eight eyes emitted purple light, and an extremely majestic voice echoed in the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's mind: "Who allowed you to touch my things?"
Plomp!
For the first time, fear appeared in the depths of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's eyes. Its huge body seemed to be suppressed by an invisible force and collapsed to the ground.
Then—
Crack!
The sound of bones breaking constantly emanated from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's body, which was already beyond redemption, barely clinging to life.
At this moment, Tang San, under the effect of the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, also recovered. The purple color in Jiuhao's eyes instantly faded away.
"What an opportunity!" Tang San realized when Jiuhao affectionately rubbed its face against him, then looked at the nearly finished dark demonic tiger, and suddenly understood—Austin Griffin had saved his life.
But now was not the time to dwell on these thoughts.
"Zhuqing, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's bones are all broken, and its spirit has been impacted. Go and kill it."
"Okay."
Zhu Zhuqing immediately took out a long sword from her storage soul device, ran to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and stabbed its eye socket with the sword, ruthlessly stirring its brain.
[Life and Death Arena ends, Zhu Zhuqing wins!]
[Life and Death Arena closed!]
Accompanied by the ethereal voice once again, everything around began to dissipate, and everyone's vision was filled with a white light.
When everyone reopened their eyes, they had returned to the outside world, and their shrunken bodies had also recovered.
The injuries and torn clothes on Tang San's body reappeared as if the life and death arena just now had been nothing but a dream.
Feeling the majestic soul power in his body, Tang San felt unreal—could gods casually deprive human soul masters of the soul power they painstakingly cultivated?
Is the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger one of the gods in the divine realm—one of the evil gods?
"So thrilling!" Yufeng patted his chest, "I didn't expect us to survive. It's all thanks to Tang San."
At this moment, everyone's gaze turned to Tang San, but they found that he had already been hugged by Xiao Wu, and GuangLing had also joined in... you could say, they were enjoying the blessings together.
"Alright, no need to worry so much, I'm fine, aren't I?" Tang San patted the backs of the two, indicating for them to let go, then looked at Zhu Zhuqing, "Zhuqing, go absorb the dark demonic tiger's soul ring. There's probably no soul ring of any soul beast in this world more suitable than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger."
"Thank you." Zhu Zhuqing came back to her senses, the fleeting blush on her cheeks quickly disappearing. She began to adjust her state and then started to draw the 3,000-year soul ring of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
The moment the soul ring was integrated into Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul, she felt an unprecedented pressure, as if it wasn't a 3,000-year soul ring but a 10,000-year one.
However, ultimately, it was just a 1,000-year soul ring. Even though the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had exceptional talent and could possess extremely strong spiritual power within a thousand years, inside the life and death arena, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had already been frightened by Jiuhao, and its spirit had already shattered.
Therefore, Zhu Zhuqing didn't need to endure the shock to her soul.
However, even so, absorbing this soul ring took Zhu Zhuqing nearly a day and night. It wasn't until the next morning that Zhu Zhuqing completely absorbed the soul ring.
Compared to before, Zhu Zhuqing's appearance didn't change much, but her figure became more enchanting, her waves more surging, and her eye pupils turned silver-gray, making her look even more charming.
Hiss!
Zhu Zhuqing's body trembled, her clothes behind her shattered, and a pair of black wings and a tiger tail similar to the dark demonic tiger's grew out from her waist, totaling nine sections, crystal-like.
"An external spirit bone?" Huo Wu herself had an external spirit bone: the Sun Goddess' Feather Dress. She was extremely sensitive to external spirit bones and realized that Zhu Zhuqing had gained the greatest benefit from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. "And two of them!"
"No, it's only one. This should be an external spinal spirit bone, and the wings and tiger tail are one entity," Tang San corrected, "Perhaps it can be called the Dark Demon Bone Armor."
Why choose such a name?
Because when this external spirit bone was used, it spread from the back to the front of the body like a tiger bone-shaped armor, covering Zhu Zhuqing's vital parts.
"Can we talk about this later? How do I retract this external spirit bone back into my body? And, will my clothes break every time I use it?" Although Zhu Zhuqing was delighted to obtain an external spirit bone, if her clothes broke every time she used it, it would be too... embarrassing.
"Sorry, it's a professional habit... Retracting the external spirit bone shouldn't be difficult; it's a part of your body." Tang San stared at the Dark Demon Bone Armor, explaining to Zhu Zhuqing how to retract the external spirit bone.
Zhu Zhuqing probably hadn't completely refined this soul bone yet, but with the compatibility between the Dark Spirit Cat and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, it probably wouldn't take her more than half a year to fully refine it and truly integrate it into her body.
After Zhu Zhuqing retracted the Dark Demon Bone Armor, she immediately put on a white dress. The blush on her face also dissipated. As for the others, the male students were quite conscientious and turned away, not trying to peek.
"The third soul ring has truly awakened your martial soul, hasn't it?" Tang San asked about the changes in Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul.
"Yes." Zhu Zhuqing raised her hand, and a black vortex of soul power appeared in her palm, accompanied by green hurricanes and blue thunder. "The dark attribute of the Dark Spirit Cat has truly awakened. Perhaps it's because of absorbing the soul ring of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger that my martial soul has gained wind and thunder elements. As for space and time, I only have a vague sense, or perhaps I don't have it at all. Maybe it's because I'm still too weak."
"The third soul skill, I've named it Dark Demon Abyssal Transformation. After using it, I can probably increase my strength by more than 230%, with all attributes enhanced."
"Moreover, I feel that this soul skill can continue to improve as my soul power grows."
After learning about Zhu Zhuqing's third soul skill, Tang San couldn't help but sigh. The power of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, combined with Zhu Zhuqing's Dark Spirit Cat, was truly a match made in heaven.
In the original work, giving the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to the protagonist was completely wasteful, just increasing a bit of soul power.
"Shall we give it a try?" Xiao Wu wanted to see what Zhu Zhuqing would look like after using the Dark Demon Abyssal Transformation.
"Let's do it later. I didn't bring too many clothes with me. I can't afford to keep tearing them." Zhu Zhuqing felt that if she used the Dark Demon Abyssal Transformation, the external spirit bone would also emerge, and her clothes would break again. She wasn't an exhibitionist.
"Alright, let's leave this Shadow Forest. Let's not talk about the experiences here to anyone." Qin Ming clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.
The experience in the Shadow Forest was probably the most unforgettable experience of their lives.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, the life and death arena.
Wasn't it thrilling?
Of course, even if they talked about it, unless Zhu Zhuqing proved it to the world, not many people would choose to believe it...
In the Divine Realm.
In the vast, dark-toned divine palace, the evil god sensed that the tiger that had obtained a trace of his aura had opened the life and death arena and had been defeated by someone.
If it was just entering, the evil god wouldn't care, after all, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was not even considered a pet to him. But this time, it seemed like more people had entered.
So, the bored evil god became a bit interested and decided to replay the scene, preparing to watch and see what was going on.
"Interesting, at such a young age, to have such strength, and that hammer, the aura of destruction... could it be the inheritor of that guy's legacy?"
Austin Griffin represented destruction, but he was still too weak at the moment, and he had means to hide his aura. Therefore, the evil god couldn't see it for now; he could only speculate that Tang San might be the inheritor of the destruction god.
But—
"The guy of destruction is associated with life. If life doesn't look for an inheritor, destruction won't either. And the guy of destruction is more responsible to the divine realm. Unlike Asura, who has always wanted to give up the divine position and explore the broader universe... Why does this Tang San still have such a strong aura of life?"
Sensing the aura of life on Tang San, the evil god even felt that Tang San might be the illegitimate child of destruction and life, just abandoned on the Douluo Continent.
"Interesting, they dare to casually come to the mortal world. Both of them are law enforcement officers. They are violating the law!"
The evil god grinned and decided to have some fun.
As the god king, he naturally saw that Tang San had no blood relationship with destruction or life, but the powers of destruction and life existed simultaneously in this child. Wasn't it too much of a coincidence?
Moreover, the divine realm was too boring...
So, the Divine Realm Council convened a meeting.
Goodness, Asura, Life, and Destruction were called by the evil god.
In front of the four major god kings, Evil released the scene of Tang San and the others encountering the dark demonic tiger, saying, "Destruction, Life, do you have anything to say?"
Destruction: "The power of destruction?"
Life: "The power of life?"
The two looked at each other, pretending to be puzzled.
Everyone present could see that this child had no connection with the two of them. However, life in the divine realm was indeed a bit boring, so they decided to go along with the performance.
However, Destruction and Life were genuinely curious about Tang San, wondering how he managed to reconcile the powers of destruction and life.
You see, the couple had always wanted a child, but because the powers of destruction and life were incompatible, they had been unable to conceive.
But now, on a mortal planet, such a child was born who could harmonize the powers of destruction and life. It was truly incredible.
Could it be that the will of the creator god noticed their desire, so he allowed this child to be born on a mortal planet?
Inadvertently, Destruction and Life developed a fondness for the twelve-year-old Tang San.
"Two of you, is he your child?" the Evil God asked, as if Tang San really was their son.
Speechless, Destruction was about to retort but was stopped by Life, who said, "Two god kings, may I ask, if he were truly our child, how would you punish us?"
Now, the Evil God was speechless. He thought: It was just a joke, did they have to take it so seriously?
However, he also understood that Destruction and Life were interested in Tang San. They harbored the idea of choosing him as their successor.
"Cough, no need to be so nervous, we are colleagues after all," Evil decided to play along, "Why don't you two go find Tang San and see if he's willing to inherit your godhead?"
"We just want to see if one person can bear two godheads."
"Besides, the two of you are not as keen on leaving the divine realm as Asura."
Asura: "???"
What does this have to do with me?
Does he think my desire to leave the divine realm is so obvious?
Does he think I want to retire? If it weren't for you two highest god kings shirking your duties and always wanting to gamble and have fun, would I be so tired?
"Very well." The Gods of Life and Destruction glanced at each other and agreed with the two god kings' suggestion. They also wanted to see if one person could bear two godheads.
If Tang San could achieve this in the future, then they could consult him on how to reconcile the powers of destruction and life. By then, they could also have their own offspring...
In a hazy dream, Tang San's consciousness suddenly woke up. Looking at the man and woman in front of him, he recoiled in fear, almost thinking he had encountered the non-mainstream black and white impermanence.
"I told you, you should change your clothes, you've scared him." The Goddess of Life showed a reproachful look, then smiled gently at Tang San and said, "Don't be afraid, child, I am the Goddess of Life, and the one beside me is the God of Destruction. We are a couple, the god kings of the divine realm. Would you be willing to accept our joint inheritance?"
"No."
Realizing who the two were, Tang San refused immediately.
Becoming a god?
Although he had initially planned for it and even thought about going to Sea God Island, as he traveled along the way, he became more interested in researching martial souls rather than accepting inheritance and skyrocketing to divinity.
At least, what he researched, no matter how immature it was, belonged to him, while what others gave, no matter how powerful, belonged to others. Especially after the experience in the life and death arena, he realized that he needed to thoroughly understand the essence of power; otherwise, the ultimate authority would always be in someone else's hands... So, he wanted to take it step by step.
Moreover, two gods suddenly came to him and even wanted to pass on their godheads. It looked like a trap no matter how you looked at it.
"Why?" Destruction asked, "Don't you know the power of gods?"
"I'm just a twelve-year-old child. Should I know the power of gods?" Tang San asked back.
Destruction: "Is that so? Why do I feel like you're not a twelve-year-old child?"
Tang San sighed, "I have to thank my old man for severing his father-son relationship with me. It's because of his irresponsibility that I can be independent."
"Humorous and pitiful child." The Goddess of Life looked compassionate and asked, "Are you really unwilling to accept our inheritance? That's the goal of all cultivators."
"I tend to prefer equal exchange. Since you are gods, why do you
want to pass your position to me?" Tang San asked, "Is eternal life not good? Or is eternal life a pain for you?"
"Why do you think our eternal life is painful?" The Goddess of Life was puzzled.
"Demand issue, just like mortals. There are different levels: the poor only seek for food and clothing, reproduction, and hope that the next generation will have a better life. They mainly pursue material satisfaction. The rich hope to gain other kinds of enjoyment, such as power, desire, respect, praise, and so on. In short, they tend to seek spiritual satisfaction."
Tang San said lightly, "As for gods, judging from the way you are talking to me now, you should not lack material aspects, but in terms of spiritual aspects, you seem to be extremely backward."
"You are no different from mortals, but mortals are fleeting, living only a hundred years, and then life is over. You gods are eternal, having seen everything in the mortal world, and you may have become bored. So you think it's boring."
The Goddess of Life: "······" What is he talking about? I don't understand a single word.
The God of Destruction: "······" I understand some of it. He's very smart, but he overestimates us because we basically don't care about changes in the mortal world, and there's a time difference between the divine realm and the mortal world.
"Alright, since you're unwilling, we won't force you. With your talent, you'll become a god sooner or later, and we'll meet again then." After saying this, Destruction disappeared.
"Sorry for disturbing your rest." The Goddess of Life was much more polite, apologizing to Tang San before slowly dissipating...
In the Divine Realm Council:
"He refused?" Evil asked.
"He refused." Destruction nodded.
"Weird, with your temperament, shouldn't you punish him?"
Destruction's temperament was quite hot-tempered. Shouldn't he be furious when someone he's interested in refuses?
Destruction's face turned black, saying, "As god kings and law enforcers, how can we quarrel with a mortal?"
Life also echoed, "That would be against the rules."
"Alright then, let's adjourn." Evil's words ended the meeting, and everyone else left the council chamber.
It was just a whim, and now it's gone.
The other god kings also left one after another.
"Shura."
Destruction called out to the Asura God.
"What's the matter?" Asura frowned. His relationship with Destruction wasn't great, and they didn't usually interact. Why would he suddenly be called out now?
"Do you really want to leave the divine realm?" Destruction asked.
"Yes, I do want to leave the divine realm and venture into the broader universe for adventures," Asura God explained. "This divine realm is too boring. I've been here for so many years and I'm getting bored. And those two highest god kings, they never do anything serious, always gambling and having fun. Aren't you tired?"
After saying this, without waiting for Destruction's answer, Asura left. There was a god-level power appearing on a certain mortal planet, and he wanted to send a divine assassin to investigate.
Which divine assassin should he choose?
Perhaps Kshar, this kid is the most obedient. He'll have him fly there without using spatial channels.
This way, he could also give himself a few more days off...
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Opening his eyes, Tang San woke up from his nap, recalling the memories of encountering Life and Destruction, and thought to himself, "Has my behavior caught the attention of the gods of the divine realm?"
Destruction and Life, the two major god kings, actually wanted to choose him?
What is it about him that attracts them?
Blue Silver Emperor, Life...
Haotian Hammer, hosting Austin Griffin, Destruction...
He hadn't noticed it before, but now he realized that the problem might be that he wasn't being noticed.
"No wonder... But I refused. They shouldn't be so petty, right?"
After feeling anxious for a while, Tang San finally calmed down and decided not to think about it.
Opponents will come and go, and strategies will change accordingly.
If those two dare to plot against him, when he grows up, he will definitely get his dignity back.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.
Led by Qin Ming, Tang San and the others finally arrived at Xingluo City.
Compared to Tian Dou City, the city walls here were also over a hundred meters high. The three characters "Xing luo City" were made of platinum, extremely luxurious.
The architectural style in Xing luo City was different from that of Tian Dou City. There were no stalls on the roadside, and if you wanted to buy something, you had to go into the shops on both sides of the road.
The people of Xing luo were rough and often fought over trivial matters. In order to reduce disputes, the officials of the Xing luo Empire decreed that merchants in large cities must put their goods in the shops and not set them up randomly on the streets.
In short, it was for better management.
However, only large cities like Xing luo were like this. In other small towns, common people still set up stalls by the roadside.
"Welcome, outstanding students of the Tian Dou Royal Academy, please follow us!"
After entering the city gate for some distance, three academic committee members and more than fifty students from the Xingluo Royal Academy came to the carriage, smiling and holding flowers, "Please follow us!"
"Thank you for your trouble." Qin Ming continued to drive the carriage, while Tang San and the others pulled open the curtains and looked outside.
The students of the Xingluo Royal Academy were wearing white school uniforms, and there was a badge with a "王" character embroidered on the shoulder.
Qin Ming explained, "This '王' character is not something that all students who join the Xingluo Royal Academy can have. You must reach the rank of Soul King or above to have it. It represents the face of the Xingluo Royal Academy."
"ε=(ο｀*))) Sigh!"
Speaking of this, Qin Ming sighed and said, "Compared to Tian Dou Royal Academy relying on you guys to support its prestige, the Xingluo Royal Academy is truly powerful. The average strength of the students inside is quite good. These fifty students, they are all young, not over twenty years old, and they are all geniuses."
Tang San understood that Qin Ming's words were not false.
Excluding those who were particularly talented in cultivating, like them, those who were eligible to participate in the elite competition of the Advanced Soul Master Academy on the whole continent, if others could become Soul Kings at around the age of twenty, they were already very outstanding.
Half an hour later, the carriage finally arrived at the Xingluo Imperial Academy.
Compared to Tian Dou Royal Academy built on the mountain, the Xingluo Royal Academy was built on the banks of a wide river, with a waterfall over fifty meters high not far away.
According to the teachers of the Xingluo Royal Academy, this waterfall was formed by an underground river rushing out and forming a river on the outside, flowing through the Xingluo Royal Academy,
wrapping around most of the imperial palace, and then flowing out of Xingluo City to merge with the rivers outside.
Such a design was indeed magnificent, but also too rough.
However, this was the style of the Xingluo Empire—
"Not sticking to conventions."
However, in terms of geographical location, there was no distinct seasonal climate like Tian Dou. There were only dry and rainy seasons.
Xingluo City was built on the basis of such a large waterfall and river, which was also taken into account.
Water could be taken during the dry season, and water could be stored during the rainy season.
At this time, many students of the Xingluo Empire were playing in the river, wearing only underwear and playing on the beach, or playing a game similar to volleyball on the beach.
"Are the students of the Xingluo Empire all so wild and open?" Huo Wu was also here for the first time and felt a little uncomfortable seeing the men and women of the Xingluo Empire playing on the beach in their underwear.
She thought she was open enough wearing short sleeves and skirts.
But compared to the people here, it was like wearing a cotton jacket!
"This is the boldness of the Xingluo people." Qin Ming explained, "They don't stick to trivialities. If there's a mutual attraction between men and women, they can get close to each other. If it doesn't feel right, they'll break up again... Currently, the atmosphere in Tian Dou Empire is actually similar to here, but most people are still more conservative, more sincere in their relationships. If men and women break up and meet again, they will generally feel embarrassed, but most people in the Xingluo Empire won't, and may even get back together."
Zhu Zhuqing corrected, "I'm different."
Qin Ming nodded, "Indeed, big families are more strict, after all, martial souls are passed down through bloodlines and can't be too casual, and they need to take contraceptive measures, otherwise, martial souls may be lost."
At this time, the three academic committee members of the Xingluo Royal Academy came up to receive Qin Ming and the members of the Tian Dou Royal Academy, and led them to visit the dormitory.
It was not possible to just come here for a fight and then go back. Tang San and the others would have to live here for nearly half a year at least.
However, on the first day, Tang San and the others met the Xingluo Royal Academy's combat team.
Team captain Dai Weisi, martial soul: White Tiger, level forty-three.
Vice captain Zhu Zhuyun, martial soul: Nether Ghost Cat, level forty-one.
Ying Wei, martial soul: Water Buffalo, level thirty-seven.
Tang Hongning, martial soul: Thunder Leopard, level thirty-six.
Li Yang, martial soul: Mirror of Reflection, level thirty-six.
Dong Hui, martial soul: Water, level thirty-five.
Yang Mingxin, martial soul: Water, level thirty-five.
"It's possible that, two years later, these members of the Xingluo Royal Team will all reach at least Soul Emperor level, especially Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, who have a high probability of becoming Soul Kings.
In the original work, Dai Weisi appeared as a level forty-nine, just one step away from becoming a Soul King. If it weren't for Dai Mubai's consumption of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, strengthening his physique and enhancing his soul power, he wouldn't have been able to match Dai Weisi.
"Members of the Tian Dou Royal Academy, please follow me. I'll take you to have a meal. Your leader, Mr. Qin Ming, will join the academic committee."
Dai Weisi resembles Dai Mubai to some extent in appearance, but his demeanor is completely different from Dai Mubai's.
If Dai Mubai is a playboy with some nouveau riche vibes, then Dai Weisi is a true nobleman. Although he exudes a king's aura, it doesn't make people dislike him.
It can be foreseen that after Davis ascends the throne, the Xingluo Empire will likely unify the continent after the collapse of the Spirit Hall.
Unfortunately, in the original work, his fate is somewhat ironic...
Inside the private room in the Royal Academy's cafeteria that had already been prepared, Davis arranged for Tang San and the others to sit down and ordered the food.
However, Dai Weisi noticed that the one sitting in the captain's position was not Yu Tianheng from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, but the seemingly very young Tang San. He was a bit curious, "I wonder if this person is the captain of the Tian Dou Royal Team?"
"Hello, I'm Tang San," Tang San introduced himself. "Thanks to the appreciation of the team members, I was elected as the captain."
"Tang San? This name is quite famous." Dai Weisi was first taken aback, then burst into laughter, shook hands with Tang San, but in his heart, he was speculating whether this Tang San was the same as the other Tang San.
After the two sat down, Zhu Zhuyun saw her sister mingling among the members of the Tian Dou Royal Team and asked, "Zhuqing, my dear sister, didn't you say hello when you saw your sister?"
"Sister." Zhu Zhuqing called out, then fell silent. After all, she didn't know what attitude to use towards this sister.
"Heh, members of the Tian Dou Royal Academy, forgive my little sister for her rudeness. She ran away a few days ago, thinking she went to see her fiancé, but unexpectedly she followed you guys. Thank you for taking care of her." Compared to the cold Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun's speech was much more charming and could be considered graceful.
At least, with Zhu Zhuqing's personality, she was definitely not suitable to be a queen.
Davis also inquired about Zhu Zhuqing's situation with a unique humorous tone, "Is my little sister here to join the Tian Dou Royal Academy?"
"No, she hasn't." Tang San said, "We met her on the way here, and since one of our team members needed a soul ring, we went hunting soul beasts together... She's very strong-willed, talented, and we just brought her along."
Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, and Huo Wu and the others also tacitly did not mention Shrek Academy.
After all, Zhu Zhuqing had been with them for a month and a half, they were familiar with each other, and they understood that this girl was very strong-willed, had a good personality, but just didn't like to talk much... She only spoke more when Tang San asked questions.
Understanding the cruel competition behind the scenes in the Xingluo Empire, they naturally hoped that Zhu Zhuqing could break free from Dai Mubai's influence.
"Sister, can we go out and talk for a while?" Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath at this moment, stared at Zhu Zhuyun, her tone calm.
"Of course we can, after all, I'm your good sister." Zhu Zhuyun nodded to Davis and got up, walking to the balcony of the private room.
Zhu Zhuqing followed closely behind and closed the door, muffling the sound.
"What's the matter?" The smile on Zhu Zhuyun's face disappeared instantly, and her tone revealed a hint of indifference.
"Your attitude now is completely different from before." Zhu Zhuqing felt relieved that she had figured it out—she definitely didn't want to become a woman like her sister, with two faces.
Zhu Zhuyun was surprised, feeling that her sister's personality had changed a bit. Before, at the dining table, her gaze shifted to Tang San several times. Could it be that Zhu Zhuqing was rebelling against her by not being with Dai Mubai?
Not with Dai Mubai anymore?
It made her look at her differently...
"I lost the soul connection with Dai Mubai. Can you help me annul the engagement with him?" Zhu Zhuqing got straight to the point.
"Lost the connection? Why?" Zhu Zhuyun couldn't completely believe it.
"My third soul ring comes from a soul beast called the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which carries the dark attribute, awakening the power of darkness in my Nether Ghost Cat." Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul manifested, with a pair of cat ears on her head, claws on her hands, and a nine-section cat tail behind her, like a black crystal, but without the Evil God Hook in the state of Dark Demon Bone Armor.
Looking at Zhu Zhuqing at this moment, Zhu Zhuyun's body trembled involuntarily.
That was the pressure of an upper-tier martial soul!
Zhu Zhuqing's awakening of the power of darkness from her third soul ring, and her bloodline power surpassing that of an ordinary Nether Ghost Cat, even surpassed the White Tiger martial soul, didn't have such pressure.
"Now I believe it." Zhu Zhuyun let Zhu Zhuqing put away her martial soul, showing a sincere smile on her face. "Since you and that waste Dai Mubai lost the soul connection, then annul the engagement, it's also possible..."
The rules of the divine realm are set by the god kings, not the rules of the world, so if they want to descend to the mortal realm, they just need to find a suitable reason. As long as their strength is strong, the other gods will turn a blind eye.