Tang Sect, Tang Ya

Under Jiang Qingtong's gentle persuasion, Huo Yuhao, though still harboring some doubts, accepted that she was his cousin.

After all, he was penniless and an insignificant nobody.

Huo Yuhao then asked about how Jiang Qingtong had Imprinted his martial soul earlier. Jiang Qingtong did not hide anything and said, "This is my soul skill. It can Imprint a person's martial soul."

As she spoke, Jiang Qingtong showed Huo Yuhao her martial soul, Mirror Flower.

Looking at the faintly appearing Spiritual Eye pattern on a Crystal Petal, Huo Yuhao exclaimed, "There's actually a martial soul like this? That's incredible!"

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness was also repeatedly amazed. It claimed that despite having lived for so many years, it had never heard of such a martial soul! As long as its owner did not die, becoming a powerhouse was practically inevitable!

Monstrous!

Absolutely monstrous!

Huo Yuhao became even more convinced that Jiang Qingtong had not lied to him! With such a martial soul, along with the Titled Douluo behind her, Jiang Qingtong's status had to be extraordinary. There was even less reason for her to deceive a nobody like him.

Watching Huo Yuhao stare at her martial soul in astonishment, Jiang Qingtong asked, "Yuhao, why are you here?"

"I came to hunt for a soul ring," Huo Yuhao answered truthfully.

Jiang Qingtong continued, "What about afterward? What are your plans?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head and said, "I don't know where I should go next. I just want to grow stronger, then take revenge! Maybe I'll try my luck at Shrek Academy..."

Shrek Academy?

How could that do!

Now that she was here, how could she let Shrek Academy snatch up such a bargain?

Jiang Qingtong said to Huo Yuhao, "You don't necessarily have to go to Shrek Academy to become stronger!"

"Hm?"

Huo Yuhao was slightly stunned by Jiang Qingtong's words, unsure why she had suddenly said that. But he quickly added, "Shrek Academy might not even want me. My talent is terrible."

Before obtaining his Second Martial Soul, Huo Yuhao's talent truly could only be described as poor. At this point, his only advantage was the Million Year Soul Ring provided by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

Jiang Qingtong took Huo Yuhao's hand and said, "It's fine if Shrek Academy doesn't want you. You can go to the Sun Moon Empire!"

"The Sun Moon Empire?"

Huo Yuhao froze for a moment. Though the continent's situation was currently peaceful, public and official portrayals of the Sun Moon Empire within the Original Douluo Continent Three Kingdoms still leaned negative.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao had never considered going to the Sun Moon Empire in the first place.

Jiang Qingtong continued, "My brother, Jiang Shengyu, is at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. If you go there, they'll definitely accept you! With the talent of your Mental-type martial soul, you'll surely shine brightly on the path of a soul engineer!"

"Really?"

Hearing Jiang Qingtong's words, Huo Yuhao became somewhat excited. Right now, he only wanted to become stronger. As for whether he followed the path of a soul master or a soul engineer, he did not care.

What did it matter whether he was a soul master or a soul engineer?

As long as he was strong, that was enough.

Jiang Qingtong nodded. "That's right! My brother—your cousin—is also at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Once you go there, you won't be alone."

Without hesitation, Huo Yuhao nodded and accepted Jiang Qingtong's invitation. "Alright! Then I'll go to the Sun Moon Empire!"

After Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement, Bei Bei and Tang Ya emerged from the Star Dou Great Forest and arrived here.

When the two saw Huo Yuhao, along with Jiang Qingtong and Old Hong beside him, they could not help but look surprised. After all, they had only just met Huo Yuhao earlier.

"Yuhao, who are they?"

Seeing the two of them, Huo Yuhao was pleasantly surprised. He said, "Bei Bei, Little Ya Jie, this is my cousin, Jiang Qingtong! This is Old Hong."

"So she's your cousin!" Bei Bei and Tang Ya suddenly understood. They had no idea they had arrived a step too late and missed out on a capable aide who could have revitalized their Tang Sect.

Huo Yuhao then introduced Bei Bei and Tang Ya to Jiang Qingtong. Although Jiang Qingtong had long known that the two were from the Tang Sect, she still put on a surprised expression upon hearing it.

"The Tang Sect? The Tang Sect founded by the legendary Sea God Tang San?"

Seeing Jiang Qingtong's astonished expression, Tang Ya could not help feeling a little proud. She nodded and said, "That's right. The founding sect master of our Tang Sect was Lord Sea God Tang San!"

"A pleasure to meet you!"

Jiang Qingtong smiled and struck up a friendly relationship with Bei Bei and Tang Ya, then asked, "If I remember correctly, the Tang Sect is in Heaven Dou City. Did Sect Master Tang Ya come to Shrek Academy to visit relatives and friends?"

Jiang Qingtong's question made Tang Ya somewhat embarrassed. But seeing Jiang Qingtong's curious expression, she could not bring herself to blame her. After all, as far as Tang Ya knew, Jiang Qingtong did not know what had happened to the Tang Sect.

Tang Ya sighed and said, "The Tang Sect is no longer what it once was. A sect called the Iron Blood Sect has occupied the Tang Sect's base in Heaven Dou City. I was the only one who escaped and came to Shrek Academy. Now, the Tang Sect only has Bei Bei and me left."

"I've heard something about the relationship between the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy. After something like this happened, Shrek Academy didn't help the Tang Sect?" Old Hong seemed to ask casually.

Tang Ya's expression dimmed at his question. After a moment of silence, she said, "Shrek Academy must have its own considerations."

"Hmph! If you ask me, they simply don't want to get involved," Old Hong snorted.

"Old Hong!" Jiang Qingtong cried out.

Then she looked at Tang Ya and Bei Bei, whose expressions had turned somewhat unpleasant, and soothed them, "Old Hong is just blunt by nature. Please don't take offense."

Tang Ya took several deep breaths, then smiled and shook her head. "It's alright. I understand!"

"Little Ya." Bei Bei gently patted Tang Ya's shoulder, unable to say much himself. Although he had joined the Tang Sect, he was also a student of Shrek Academy. It truly was difficult for him to say anything more on this matter.

Perhaps the Venerable Elders of Sea God Pavilion truly had their reasons.

At this moment, both Bei Bei and Tang Ya could only comfort themselves with that thought.

But Tang Ya, who had witnessed the few remaining disciples of her sect being slaughtered, watched her parents die before her eyes, and traveled alone for thousands of miles to Shrek City to seek help, understood that the hope of restoring the Tang Sect by relying on Shrek Academy was growing increasingly slim.

She simply did not want to face it.

Looking at Tang Ya's expression, Jiang Qingtong had already roughly guessed what she was thinking. She smiled and said, "Meeting is fate. If there's anything you need my help with, Sect Master Tang Ya, feel free to tell me. As long as I can help, I will never refuse."