Tang San Spits Blood, Ma Xiaotao Loses Control

In Du Busi's view, as long as it came down to character and talent, he believed the Body Sect would never lose to any faction on the Douluo Continent.

What the Body Sect valued most was the Body Martial Soul, followed by a Soul Master's character.

Only a sufficiently strong character could bring out a Body Martial Soul's power to the fullest.

This so-called pagoda establishment ceremony and Soul Spirit ritual seemed tailor-made for his Body Sect.

In the past, the Body Sect had often come off worse against Shrek Academy.

His elder brother had even died because of Mu En.

Now was the time for the Body Sect to vent its grievances.

He summoned the three most outstanding disciples of the younger generation: Vina, a princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire, as well as Long Aotian and Mu Xuan.

He swept his gaze over the three.

Vina wore a plain white dress, her bearing cold and proud.

Her Body Martial Soul was her brain, an exceptionally powerful and unusual Body Martial Soul.

He believed that, with Vina guiding the others as their central coordinator, there would be absolutely no problem with this ceremony.

On the right stood Long Aotian, strong as a lion, with long, unruly red hair.

His Martial Soul was the skin of his body, and he had originally been the most promising candidate among the younger generation to inherit Du Busi's position as sect master. But that was now a thing of the past.

Because the Body Sect had Mu Xuan.

In the middle stood Mu Xuan, with black hair, sword-like brows, starry eyes, and an upright bearing. One glance was enough to see that he stood out like a crane among chickens.

His Body Martial Soul was his very self.

That made Du Busi value him all the more.

After all, everyone else's Body Martial Soul was a part of their body, while Mu Xuan defied the heavens: his entire body was his Body Martial Soul.

As a result, when Mu Xuan unleashed his strength, he alone could match ten men.

In Du Busi's eyes, Mu Xuan was a heaven-sent holy son!

Du Busi looked at Mu Xuan. "This time, our Body Sect is sending only the three of you from the younger generation to the Spirit Pagoda. Are you confident?"

Mu Xuan smiled confidently. "Rest assured, Sect Master. As it happens, I still need a Sixth Soul Ring. I hope the Spirit Pagoda can surprise me."

Du Busi patted Mu Xuan and exclaimed in admiration, "Good, good, good! It's good that you're confident!"

"Aotian, Vina, in one month, I will personally lead you to the Spirit Pagoda. Both of you already have a full set of Soul Rings, so this time you're mainly going to back Mu Xuan up."

"Mu Xuan, you must obtain a Soul Spirit of at least twenty thousand years for our Body Sect."

Mu Xuan nodded readily. "If it's under twenty thousand years, I won't make a contract with it anyway."

He thought to himself, When the time comes, I'll just have Wei Goat arrange a better Soul Spirit for me.

Du Busi said, "Mu Xuan, the future of our Body Sect rests on your shoulders."

Hearing those words, Long Aotian's expression changed slightly.

This was an outright declaration that Mu Xuan was only one step away from becoming the Body Sect's young sect master.

Once they returned from the Spirit Pagoda, he would have to address Mu Xuan as Young Sect Master.

It made his heart feel as though it were being torn apart.

What made him grind his teeth even more was this:

Vina, who was like Snow White, was gazing at Mu Xuan in admiration.

She didn't even bother to hide the sparkle in her eyes.

She was utterly cold toward him, yet practically threw herself at Mu Xuan. The contrast hurt Long Aotian so much that he could hardly breathe.

Meanwhile.

Up in the Divine Realm.

Tang San's expression was ugly as he stared at the statue of Sea God Tang San, which looked exactly like him.

Some time ago, he had received word that such a statue had suddenly appeared in the Divine Realm.

He had sent someone to bring it back, only to discover that it was the one from Shrek Square at Shrek Academy.

Tang San had been so angry he almost laughed.

He finally understood how the fake Sea God Tang San who had appeared at Shrek Academy had come to be.

This was a disgrace! He was a god who held the Dual Godhood of Sea God and Asura God, yet people from the lower realm had schemed against him.

He had even been beaten up and suffered a tremendous loss in secret.

Tang San's eyes were bloodshot, and he panted like a bull. "Zodiac Temple, you already have a way to die!"

Just then, however, another intelligence report arrived.

"A new faction called the Spirit Pagoda has risen between the Star Dou Great Forest and Shrek!"

He looked over the intelligence on the Spirit Pagoda, and his expression immediately grew even uglier.

He had a feeling that if the Spirit Pagoda succeeded in the future, it would have a major impact on the power of fate of the Douluo Continent.

And in Tang San's plans, the power of fate of Douluo Star was the most crucial link.

Now, there was a real possibility that this power of fate would fall into the Spirit Pagoda's hands.

What was more, the faction behind the Spirit Pagoda was none other than the Zodiac Temple.

Tang San's face alternated between green and pale.

"The Spirit Pagoda absolutely cannot be allowed to remain."

"And the Zodiac Temple! It must be eradicated too!"

He wished he could descend to the lower realm right now and wipe out the Zodiac Temple.

But reason told him that the God of Destruction watched the Sea God Hall every day. As soon as he, Tang San, dared interfere with the lower realm, Destruction would come knocking and gang up on him for another beating.

"Hmph, Destruction, do you think this means I'm out of options?"

A cold smile appeared on Tang San's face.

He still had a backup plan.

Long ago, he had already laid the groundwork in Qiankun Asking Love Valley.

He had originally intended to leave a strand of divine consciousness there to torment Huo Yuhao, the Child of Fate, in the future. Now it seemed he would have to use it ahead of time.

This time, he, Sea God Tang San, would destroy the Spirit Pagoda at any cost.

At the thought, the ugly expression faded from Tang San's face, and he threw back his head and laughed wildly.

"Hahaha, the advantage is still mine in this game..."

Even the God of Destruction would have to drink his foot-washing water.

Just then.

The gates of the Sea God Hall were once again blasted to pieces by a bolt of black-violet lightning.

A figure descended once more. It was the God of Destruction again.

The smile froze on Tang San's face.

The God of Destruction folded his arms and said:

"Sea God, you were laughing quite loudly."

"Why did you stop?"

Tang San said angrily:

"Destruction, what are you doing here? I haven't interfered with the lower realm again this time!"

The God of Destruction snorted coldly and said,

"Don't think I don't know you're still playing tricks."

"Don't say I didn't warn you. If I discover you've been secretly using divine power to disrupt order in the lower realm, I won't let you off lightly."

Tang San kept up a brave front, but his conscience was uneasy.

He still snorted and said, "That's none of your concern, Destruction! But you're so outrageous, barging into someone else's hall whenever you please. I'll demand an explanation from the other gods."

The God of Destruction paid no attention to Tang San's feeble retort. He gave him a dirty look and left.

Watching Destruction act this way, Tang San nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

He thought to himself:

Go on, investigate all you want. How could you possibly find out about Qiankun Asking Love Valley?

Destruction, I'll let you act arrogant a little longer.

I hope you can still be so smug when the time comes.

Chu Ye's original body was still chatting with Wang Dong, Tang Ya, and the others beside Sea God Lake.

Meanwhile, in the Zodiac Temple within his Sea of Consciousness,

his many clones had gathered.

Even the good-tempered Wei Goat said irritably, "Si Snake, Wu Horse, every one of you snuck away and left me here to do all the work. Have you no shame? As my seniors, shouldn't you be showing me the ropes?"

"And I even had to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Ferocious Beasts to help."

Si Snake chuckled. "How could someone like me, who's good at petty theft, be suited to a grand plan like the Spirit Pagoda?"

Wu Horse said, "I have to treat the sick and tend to the injured. My time is life itself..."

Black lines appeared on Wei Goat's forehead. Every one of them was smoother at making excuses than fighting.

He looked at You Rooster and Mao Rabbit.

You Rooster said, "I'll come when there's a fight to be had."

Mao Rabbit said lazily, "I'd rather get some more sleep."

Wei Goat sighed and finally turned to Zhu Hai and Mu Xuan.

Zhu Hai said, "The Sun Moon Royal Academy has appointed me as its team leader. I don't know whether Jing Hongchen will go, but he still has some doubts about me. After all, I'm not his grandson, so there's no way to make him trust me completely."

Mu Xuan said, "I'm the captain of the Body Sect's team. The Body Sect isn't sending many people this time, so we'll mainly be relying on Du Busi."

They also looked toward Chu Ye's original body.

Chu Ye said, "On Shrek's side, I'll naturally be leading the team."

Hearing that everything was developing as expected, Wei Goat finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Good thing I can count on you."

He glanced at the unreliable clones and said, "I've already prepared the trial for this ceremony, before the Soul Spirit contract. Take a look."

Zhu Hai, Mu Xuan, and Chu Ye's original body took it and nearly burst out laughing.

Chu Ye laughed and said:

"Are you sure you want to use this one? I reckon it'll catch some people completely off guard."

Zhu Hai said:

"I doubt many people will pass this trial. After all, this is the Continent of Love."

Mu Xuan agreed:

"With no women in your heart, your fists will strike like a god's."

"But for those love-brained people, I'm afraid it'll be difficult."

Hearing this, the other clones, especially the gossipy and lazy Mao Rabbit, came over and said:

"What? What is it? Is it a fun trial and test? Let me see too."

The others quickly put the questions away. Wei Goat rolled his eyes and said, "If you didn't help, you don't get to look."

Mao Rabbit pouted. "How heartless."

Chu Ye found it amusing. He then let them continue their discussion while he turned his attention back to reality.

Beside Sea God Lake.

Chu Ye strolled along with the other five.

"Senior Chu Ye, you're amazing!"

Tang Ya was hopping along like a little girl.

"After just a little guidance from you, I feel like my Mysterious Heaven Skill circulates much more smoothly!"

Chu Ye put his hands in his pockets, looking as if he had no match. "It's nothing!"

Seeing Chu Ye showing off again, Wang Dong, Bei Bei, and the others felt their temples throb.

His air of pretension was so overwhelming that they could barely stand it.

Just then, there was a sudden boom, and the previously calm Sea God Lake began to churn.

Thick clouds of steam rose from the water's surface.

A piercing phoenix cry filled with destruction and wildness rang out.

Chu Ye and the others, still beside Sea God Lake, suddenly felt a wave of heat wash over them.

A girl dressed in red, her hair tied in two buns, skimmed across Sea God Lake and hurtled toward the group like a flame phoenix that had lost control.

"Hot!"

"It's so hot!"

"Let me kill!"

She seemed to have lost all reason.

The sight left everyone stunned.

Bei Bei's face turned deathly pale.

"This is Senior Ma Xiaotao, one of the Shrek Seven Devils of the inner court. She's known as the Flame Maniac."

"Her Evil Fire Phoenix seems to have gone out of control."