Tang Sect? What Kind of Trash Organization Is the Tang Sect? Who'd Want to Join It?!

In the sky screen,

A rocket stood silently on the ground, drawing everyone's gaze.

Everything was ready; all that was missing was the east wind.

Xiang Bei immediately instructed Xiao Yu, "All right, prepare for the ignition countdown."

"5!"

"..."

"1!"

"Ignition and launch!"

Fwoosh!!!

Scorching sun fire erupted from the rocket's tail. The engine structure, made with rare metals and inscribed with Soul Guidance Arrays, was highly heat-resistant.

To ensure nothing went wrong, Xiang Bei had even incorporated a tiny portion of the Snow Empress's origin into it to prevent overheating.

Ma Xiaotao stared blankly at the rocket as it launched into the sky. The pure flame at its tail filled her with envy; it was the pure flame she longed for most!

Open and righteous, it represented the sun's resplendent heavenly might!

She understood.

Moved by a sudden insight, she immediately sat cross-legged. Sunlight in the air streamed toward her and merged into her body.

Gradually, a layer of pale gold covered her body.

Seeing this,

Xiang Bei could not help being secretly astonished. People like her were the scariest: ask her whether she had won or lost, and she would say she had gained enlightenment.

When Ma Xiaotao rose again, her Soul Power had actually increased by two levels on the spot, leaving her one step away from becoming a Soul Saint!

"Thank you, Xiang Bei. If you hadn't inspired me, I don't know when I would have grasped the profound mysteries of my Martial Soul."

She looked at Xiang Bei, her tone earnest.

"..."

Soon,

A lower section of the rocket ran out of fuel and gradually detached, while the remaining stage continued toward the starry sky.

Beyond the reach of their eyes, the satellite successfully broke through the atmosphere. After separating from the rocket, it automatically entered orbit and revolved along with the planet.

"Master, the signal has been established, and the virtual world is connected. The picture is clear, and the onboard Soul Guidance detection system, ultra-long-range imaging system, autonomous energy circulation system, Heaven's Punishment Weapon System, and so on have all completed their self-checks. There are no problems!"

Countless lines of code flashed through Xiao Yu's eyes. Shortly afterward, he spoke.

"Good." Xiang Bei nodded. "How much has this one satellite expanded the area of the Soul Guidance Virtual World?"

"An estimated twofold increase at least. Its current position is directly above the boundary between the inner and outer regions of the Star Dou Great Forest. We only need to place an energy array outside the forest as a relay, and within a hundred-li radius,

"Whenever a Soul Beast dies or is hunted for its Soul Ring, it will automatically absorb the dispersed energy and generate Soul Beast remnant spirits as needed."

Xiao Yu had long stored all kinds of information about the Soul Guidance Virtual World. Now was the time for him to put it to use.

"Very good. Keep observing the Star Dou Great Forest, and remember to notify me if there's any information."

After giving that instruction, Xiang Bei took out a terminal-like Soul Tool to receive the images and data transmitted back by the satellite.

Just then,

Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, and Xu Sanshi came over.

Pushed forward by Bei Bei, Tang Ya spoke with an embarrassed expression. "Hello, Xiang Bei. I'm Tang Ya, the current Tang Sect leader. The Tang Sect was founded by the Sea God ten thousand years ago... and possesses... Would you like to join us?"

"If you're a brother, join us! You definitely won't lose out!" Bei Bei said with a hearty laugh.

"That's right, Brother Bei. If you join the Tang Sect too, I can often come to you for the fascia-scraping Soul Tool. You don't know this, but because of my Martial Soul, my legs get overworked and often ache."

Jiang Nannan smiled radiantly, leaving Xu Sanshi stewing with anger.

"Hmph! He's from the Sun Moon Empire. If he joins the Tang Sect, won't he steal our core secrets? After all, Yuhao and Caitou are both here."

Xu Sanshi let out a cold snort.

"The Tang Sect?" Xiang Bei asked curiously. Xiao Yu offered an explanation at just the right moment, his voice stiffly formal, as though he were reading from a script, with a strong AI flavor.

"I'll put it as plainly and directly as possible... The Tang Sect is now waiting to be rebuilt in every respect. It's essentially a new city built on ruins."

"That's not true. With Yuhao joining us, our Tang Sect is now working with the academy, and we have many unique insights into Soul Tool research and development."

Tang Ya argued.

"Oh." Xiang Bei responded, then shook his head. "So if I join, I'm expected to provide technical support, and in return I get this so-called fusion of Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools?"

"Are the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Skill, Purple Demon Eye, Mysterious Jade Hand... still around?"

Tang Ya's pupils contracted sharply. Her voice was low. "Most of the cultivation methods in our inheritance have been lost. Only the Mysterious Heaven Skill remains fully intact."

"Then sorry. Compared with my flourishing Mingde Hall, what kind of trash organization is the Tang Sect? I'm afraid I'm not interested."

Jiang Nannan frowned, seemingly giving serious thought to whether joining the Tang Sect had been a mistake.

Xu Sanshi laughed to himself. "Good, don't join. As if anyone wanted you."

"Brother Bei, if you're not joining, I'll follow you." Jiang Nannan walked over to Xiang Bei of her own accord and looked apologetically at Tang Ya.

"Nannan, you..." Xu Sanshi's jaw nearly dropped to the ground.

"Fine! Fine, then! Do you hate me that much? You're actually leaving the Tang Sect because of me."

Xiang Bei said nothing. Xiao Yu spoke for him instead.

"Everyone says the two-faced turtle is a simp, but you with your Black Tortoise Bloodline are no better. Your skin's as thick as a turtle shell."

Xu Sanshi's face alternated between red and white.

Tang Ya seemed to have been shaken. Her face turned frighteningly pale, and faint wisps of black Qi seeped from her body.

When the discussion was over,

Xiang Bei projected the image from the terminal onto a holographic screen. Using the technology of the Soul Guidance Virtual World, he gave everyone present the illusion that they were standing in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Xuan Zi put down the chicken leg in his hand. "This... I'm absolutely certain I'm not mistaken. This is the Star Dou Great Forest! The picture is so clear, it's as if it were right in front of us."

Ma Xiaotao thought carefully. "If this could be used as a simulated setting for training and combat, it would surely be a great help when hunting Soul Beasts in the forest in the future!"

Yan Shaozhe, dean of the Martial Soul Department, could barely tear his eyes from the image. Nearly half the outer-court students died in the Star Dou Great Forest each year. It was true that this was a place that nurtured monsters, but even more people lost their lives here early on.

"If this technology could be used for everyday teaching simulations to improve the students' wilderness skills, couldn't it greatly increase their survival rate?"

For a moment,

Everyone from Shrek looked on with burning desire.

Douluo Continent.

A golden prompt appeared beneath the sky screen.

[This is a Satellite Soul Tool. The Rocket Soul Tool shown earlier was only a means of delivery. The Satellite Soul Tool is an important node connecting the virtual world and possesses powerful detection and attack capabilities.]

Spirit City.

The Pope's Hall.

Bibi Dong stared at the images on the sky screen without blinking, as though she meant to engrave them deeply in her mind.

"To observe the ground so clearly from such a height... The future of Soul Tools is truly terrifying."

As a Titled Douluo, she too had once flown upward with all her might. After reaching a certain altitude, she had found herself unable to breathe, and going any higher would probably have endangered her life.

"It seems... only a god can break through that barrier of death."

"Xiang Bei, oh, Xiang Bei, I'm truly growing more and more interested in you. You're like a treasure trove that can never be exhausted."

Bibi Dong thought to herself.

"Your Holiness, a scout reports that Yu Xiaogang, the renowned Martial Soul Theory Grandmaster, has asserted that this rocket is a type of Soul Tool weapon."

A man in a black robe spoke while kneeling on one knee.

Bibi Dong glanced at him. Hearing Yu Xiaogang's name, she could not help recalling something, and her eyes filled with disdain.

"That good-for-nothing can't do a single thing right, but never leaves a scrap when he eats. He's just like his Martial Soul."

"Everyone says I was blind back then. Only now do I know just how blind I was!"