Tang San Faces Peril, Fighting for His Life! Double Pupils Evolution Path!

Tang San was tempted!

Visibly tempted!

He seemed on the verge of nodding and "returning" to the Tang Sect.

Yet Tang Lan was not worried in the slightest.

Leaving aside the fact that the current Tang Sect had been built by his own hand.

If Tang San wanted to take it over, Ning Fengzhi would be the first to refuse.

—Even if Tang Lan were willing to give it his full support, he still would not agree!

When it came to something as important as unification, every additional person involved meant another layer of uncertainty.

Not to mention...

Tang San's talent was decent, but compared to Tang Lan, it fell far too short.

He was unworthy of cooperating with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

Setting aside anything else.

Just look at what was right in front of them.

"Hey! Tang San!" Xiao Wu could not stand it anymore. "Your brother has always taken care of you, ever since you were little!"

"His Soul Power Path, his Self-Created Soul Skills, even all the wages he earned—he gave them all to you!"

"When you wore new clothes, his were covered in patches!"

"He could have gone to a better noble academy, but because he was worried about you, he came to Shrek with you!"

"And now you want to steal the fruits of your brother's labor?"

"Are you his little brother, or are you his parasite?"

Tang San's face flushed with shame under the scolding, and he could not refute her.

Ever since they were young...

Although Tang Lan suppressed him in every way, he also yielded to him in every way.

After their father left home, Tang Lan had shouldered the family's responsibilities as well.

Calling him a father-like elder brother would not have been an exaggeration.

And now...

I was actually tempted.

If I had agreed just now, Brother definitely would have given the Tang Sect to me. What would the world think of me then?

Ah...

Forget it, forget it.

Ever since I was little, as long as I asked, Brother would give me anything that belonged to him.

Today is the first time Brother has asked me for something.

I can give my things to Brother too!

With that thought in mind,

Tang San said, "Brother, I want to add a Hidden Weapon Hall to the Tang Sect, dedicated to teaching my abilities. Is that alright?"

Hmm.

The Tang Sect belonged to his brother. If he taught disciples, wasn't that the same as "giving" them to his brother?

Tang Lan smiled.

After selling misery for so long, you finally took the bait!

You even wanted to establish a Hidden Weapon Hall?

How much energy would that take up?

Your cultivation would definitely be delayed!

No!

He had to sweeten the deal even more!

"Little Sanzi, you can't focus only on your hidden weapons."

"These firearms also originated from hidden weapons, so let's call them firearms."

"You'll have to handle the future improvements to firearms too, Little Sanzi."

"I think we should establish an Armament Hall, specifically responsible for researching hidden weapons and firearms."

"It can also produce core confidential components, such as Bullets."

"As for the other firearms and simple hidden weapon parts, I'll hire a group of blacksmiths later to work with you on production."

"Also, I appoint you as Vice Sect Leader. Everyone and everything in the sect will be at your command!"

"What do you think?"

If he wanted authority, he got authority. If he wanted people, he got people. If he wanted money, he got money.

Tang Lan gave him everything, both substance and face.

How could Tang San refuse?

He could only nod in agreement.

"Thank you, Brother. I'll work hard!"

"The two of us brothers will carve out a world together!" Tang Lan patted Tang San on the shoulder and smiled. "When Father comes back, he'll definitely be proud of us!"

Tang San also revealed a yearning expression at those words.

Although Tang Hao favored one over the other.

Deep down, Tang San still longed for his approval.

"Oh, right." Tang Lan changed the subject. "When I tested the Gunpowder for those Bullets before, igniting it on a large scale caused a huge explosion. Perhaps we could follow that line of thought and make explosive objects, like bombs?"

Tang San immediately

thought of the number one hidden weapon among mechanical hidden weapons—the Wrath of the Buddha Tang Lotus!

In his previous life,

Tang San had spent twenty years creating three Wrath of the Buddha Tang Lotuses using incomplete manufacturing blueprints.

But one of the key ingredients—the Explosives.

It required a type of explosive lava powder that did not exist on Douluo Continent.

If the Gunpowder Tang Lan had invented could replace that Explosives formula...

The light in Tang San's eyes burned bright and fierce!

"Brother! I'm taking a few days off. Help me tell the Dean!"

Then he ran off in a flash.

Judging by his direction,

he had gone back to the dormitory to conduct research.

Tang Lan was very satisfied.

His definition of the Armament Sect was a research and confidentiality organization.

As long as he kept throwing out research projects that interested Tang San,

Tang San would become addicted to research and be unable to pull himself free. Naturally, his cultivation progress would fall behind.

Whether they were hidden weapons or firearms,

even if their power was enough to slay gods, they were ultimately external objects.

In the future,

Tang Lan would become a God King with an infinite lifespan.

Tang San would spend his time on research, neglect his cultivation, and have all his opportunities snatched away by Tang Lan.

At best, he would only become a Titled Douluo.

Even if he could slay gods with hidden weapons and firearms, what use would that be?

How long could he live?

When that time came,

Tang Lan would definitely say Tang God King's famous words—if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for not cultivating hard enough back then!

Tsk, tsk. He was looking forward to it!

For the next three days, Tang San was nowhere to be seen.

Flender had no objections to that.

The sound of hammering iron in the dormitory never stopped, even late at night. The body-tempering intensity was far more exaggerated than what they did here.

Although Tang San was absent,

Oscar did not slack off at all. He trained like his life depended on it.

His willpower was astonishing!

Barring any surprises,

this Disciple was as good as his.

Tang Lan's mood improved once again.

He stopped hammering iron too.

In any case, Tang San would handle the firearms and hidden weapons in the future.

The Nine Yang Divine Skill cultivated automatically. All Tang Lan could do was temper his body.

Zhao Wuji had entered the first layer of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, his Soul Power transformed into Hazy Purple Qi, and his Soul Skills had become more enduring.

But there was truly no way to increase the gravity further. The others could not withstand it.

Tang Lan carried the Thunder Flame Haotian Hammer on his back and trained Lingbo Microstep with Xiao Wu and the other two girls.

He led from the front while the three girls followed behind.

They stepped where Tang Lan stepped, imitating his movement technique.

Their progress was encouraging.

On the sixth night after Ning Fengzhi left.

Xiao Wu knocked on Tang Lan's door and told him that Chi Feng, the Sixth Elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, had arrived with a large group of people!

"They're finally here!" Tang Lan smiled. "Little Sanzi, stop hammering iron. Go receive the supplies."

The hammering next door stopped.

A few seconds later,

a bearded and disheveled Tang San pushed open the door, but his eyes were astonishingly bright.

"Where are the ores?"

"There are too many. They're all piled up on the training ground."

Before Xiao Wu could finish speaking,

Tang San had already shot off like lightning, rushing toward the training ground.

Xiao Wu curled her lips in displeasure.

"Brother, isn't your little brother too rude?"

"Don't mind him." Tang Lan soothed her. "He's recently been stuck on metal materials, so I wrote Old Brother and asked him for a batch. They should have been delivered together."

Hearing that, Xiao Wu did not dwell on it.

She pulled Tang Lan in another direction.

"That Sixth Elder is in the Dean's office. He said he has something important that he must hand over to you personally."

It sounded as though they took this very seriously.

But...

If they truly valued it, should he not have come directly to the door?

Instead, he was sitting in the Dean's office.

Tang Lan did not say anything more.

After all, in their eyes, the Tang Sect was merely an insignificant nobody.

Tang Lan and Xiao Wu arrived at the Dean's office.

They heard an angry roar from inside. "They dared to bully our Rongrong? That Bai whatever must pay the price today!"

Hm?

Tang Lan frowned. Had Ning Rongrong started complaining the moment she arrived?

"Sixth Grandpa, don't listen to the guards' nonsense!" Ning Rongrong's voice came from within. "I was the one who first poked at his sore spot. Besides, aren't I fine, anyway?"

Oh!

So the guards had been meddling—Ning Fengzhi could not possibly have left Ning Rongrong here alone.

Tang Lan glanced at Xiao Wu, who understood and stepped forward to knock.

The discussion inside abruptly stopped.

"Come in," Flender called out.

Xiao Wu pushed open the door, and Tang Lan followed her inside.

There were only three people in the Dean's office.

Ning Rongrong, Flender, and a white-haired middle-aged man.

"Xiao Lan, you're here." Flender stood to greet him. "This is Chi Feng, the Sixth Elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, an eighty-fourth-rank Soul Douluo!"

"You two talk. I'll go take a look outside."

He took the initiative to leave the Dean's office and even closed the door behind him.

Chi Feng gave Tang Lan a nod, his expression calm.

With a touch to his belt,

a pile of ores appeared on the ground, along with a large wooden box beside them.

"These are precious ores that Sect Leader Ning specifically had transferred from Xingeng City."

"The wooden box contains Thousand-Year Whale Rubber purchased from nobles, nine pieces in total."

"They are now all handed over to you. Check them over."

His tone was businesslike, neither warm nor distant.

Tang Lan checked the minerals. Everything on the list was there, and in double the quantity.

Each piece of Whale Rubber was substantial, with an age of several thousand years.

Ning Fengzhi was reliable when it came to getting things done.

As for ten-thousand-year ones...

Those were something one could only stumble upon by chance. Even money could not buy them.

But since the items were here, Tang San would come up empty-handed.

He stored everything in Blue King.

—Blue King had been reforged by him, expanding its space to fifteen meters on each side.

It could hold quite a lot.

"I have another mission this time." Chi Feng spoke up at the right moment. "Sect Leader Ning asked me to bring a group of disciples and hand them over to your Tang Sect."

"Rumble—"

A massive roar came from the direction of the training grounds.

The four of them turned to look, only to see a burst of fire rising into the air.

Was that...

Explosives?

The host made Tang San reverse the Undying Imprint Technique, overdrawing his own potential and lowering his future achievements, seizing a small amount of Tang San's Luck!

Reward: "Level +1"!

A small stream of Nine Yang Divine Skill Inner Force emerged, and Tang Lan's expression tightened!

Tang San had practiced the Undying Imprint Technique wrong. He could ignite his Soul Power with his potential and life force, unleashing tremendous combat strength.

But the backlash was immense. He would never use it unless it was a life-or-death situation!

He had only gone to retrieve something. How had it come to risking his life?

"Not good!" Chi Feng exclaimed. "That's where the supplies are stored!"

A golden-winged eagle manifested behind him. His First Soul Ring lit up, and his hands transformed into wings as he shot out through the window.

"You two, look after each other."

Tang Lan gave them a brief instruction.

He also activated the flight Soul Bone Skill of the Blue Silver Right Leg Bone, pouring a massive amount of Inner Force into it as he caught up with Chi Feng.

Chi Feng looked over in surprise.

When he saw the Blue Silver Right Leg Bone, his eyes narrowed slightly.

He had not recognized it as a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

He was merely surprised that Tang Lan possessed a Soul Bone at such a young age.

But a Soul Bone Skill like flight was useless to him.

So he withdrew his gaze.

—Unless it was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, a Soul Bone generally had only one Soul Bone Skill.

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

Amid the dense explosions, bursts of flame bloomed across the training grounds.

The source was the small iron balls Tang San kept throwing out.

All around him,

A group of people dressed in Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect uniforms had activated their martial spirits and were unleashing Soul Skills.

Every attack targeted Tang San's vital points!

Fortunately,

Tang San had Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and had activated the Reverse Undying Imprint Technique, greatly boosting his speed and reactions.

He always managed to find gaps amid the dazzling Soul Skills and slip through them.

Narrowly dodging attack after attack.

Farther out,

Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai were also fighting.

Dai Mubai was of a higher level. Even while besieged by three Three-Ring Soul Elders, he was not at a disadvantage.

But he would not be able to break out anytime soon.

Zhu Zhuqing was only a Two-Ring Great Spirit Master, yet two Three-Ring Soul Elders were surrounding her.

But relying on Lingbo Microstep to dart left and right, counterattacking from time to time, she actually held a slight advantage.

Heh!

It had turned into an all-out brawl?

Tang Lan was fiercely protective of his own, so he did not care about the reason!

The Double Pupils in his left eye shone purple—Soul Bone Skill: Life Burial!

From over a hundred meters away,

The Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor erupted with Tang San at its center. In a single breath, it spread across a ten-meter radius, binding more than a dozen people.

It greedily devoured all forms of energy!

"What is this thing?!"

"I can't cut it apart!"

"It can absorb Mental Power too!"

"Why are my legs going weak?"

Soul Masters below the Four-Ring Soul Grandmaster rank immediately weakened and collapsed to the ground.

Even Four-Ring Soul Grandmasters found their limbs weak, unable to attack.

The several five-ring Soul Kings fared better, but they still could not break free.

Six-Ring Soul Emperors...

There were none.

Otherwise, even with Tang San activating the Reverse Undying Imprint Technique, he would not have lasted until now.

When Tang San saw the Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor, he let out a huge sigh of relief.

He hurriedly stopped the Reverse Undying Imprint Technique. A few strands of white hair appeared on his forehead, and cold sweat began to seep from his body.

He swayed, about to collapse.

Tang Lan caught him as he landed, pouring in Nine Yang Divine Skill Inner Force without restraint.

He repaired Tang San's depleted life force while also muddling up his Mysterious Heaven Skill Inner Force.

As for the life force absorbed by the Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor, Tang Lan stored it up, intending to discard it later.

—The whole point was to torment Tang San!

At the same time,

A great deal of Mental Power was also accumulating.

It unexpectedly stimulated the Double Pupils, which began slowly absorbing the foreign Mental Power as nourishment for their evolution.

It could increase the age limit by one year roughly every five seconds.

Tang Lan's eyes lit up!

There was a benefit like this too?

Very good, very good!

He pretended to look around in fury as the Blue Silver Domain expanded to its limit.

"First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Emperor Thorns!"

Dense Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor vines surged forth, entangling over seventy percent of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples.

Though the absorption efficiency was inferior to Life Burial, there was strength in numbers!

The Double Pupils immediately rose to one year per second, soaring wildly upward!

Tang Lan was delighted.

These people had forced Tang San to risk his life, and now they were offering themselves up.

What wonderful people!

On the outskirts,

Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai were also able to escape.

They stared in shock at the "small forest" before them, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Those were dozens of Soul Masters!

They had all been bound just like that?

When Tang Lan had fought Flender and Zhao Wuji before, they had only thought Tang Lan was incredibly powerful.

Now that they saw him fight people of the same rank, they realized just how monstrous he was!

In the sky,

Chi Feng was likewise astonished by Tang Lan's strength.

But after confirming that Tang Lan had not killed anyone and was merely absorbing Soul Power to weaken their resistance,

He did not speak up to stop him.

He knew Tang San was Tang Lan's younger brother.

They had relied on each other since childhood and shared a deep bond!

With the eyesight of a Soul Douluo, it was not hard for him to see that Tang San had just used a method of overdrawing himself for explosive power.

It had damaged his foundation!

No matter what the reason was,

Now that this had happened, the impact on the cooperation between the two sects could be either major or minor.

It was fine to let Tang Lan vent his anger.

He turned and found a disciple at the edge. He needed to understand what had happened as quickly as possible.

Seeing this, Tang Lan was happy to maintain the situation.

His left eye grew slightly warm, as if he could see a string of—

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