Tang San's Unease

"Guang Biao?" The Evil Soul Master's gaze darkened at the sight of the black Mecha.

Mecha grades, like Soul Ring grades, were divided into white, yellow, purple, black, and red.

Among them, Black-grade Mechas were forged from special materials using unique designs and techniques. Soul Spirits could merge with them to a certain extent, making them like an extension of their operator's limbs.

Operating a Black-grade Mecha required cultivation at the Soul Emperor level or above, along with Spiritual Power at the Spirit Sea Realm or higher. Only one person in the East Sea Mecha Brigade met those requirements—Guang Biao.

He had not expected the captain of the Mecha Brigade to arrive so quickly.

What was his useless companion doing? Hadn't he been told to keep watch at the Mecha Master Association and make some noise to draw the Mecha Brigade's attention away? Where was he?

The Evil Soul Master cursed inwardly, but he did not sit around waiting to die. He swiftly seized Tang Ziran, pressed his staff against the man's throat, and faced the Black-grade Mecha.

"Come any closer, and I'll kill him."

"Dad!"

Tang Wulin lay sprawled on the ground, staring fixedly at the Evil Soul Master with his teeth clenched. He wanted to get back up, but then he suddenly saw a figure appear behind the Evil Soul Master, and his face lit up with delight.

Seven Soul Rings, and a Mecha... Could it be the one Xie Xie had mentioned...?

Guang Long, his face green, barely managed to open his eyes. He smiled faintly when he saw that figure, then immediately passed out.

"Honestly, you're not the protagonist of some storybook. Next time, don't cut it so close when saving someone..."

When the Black-grade Mecha failed to respond, the Evil Soul Master caught sight of Tang Wulin's expression. His heart lurched, and he suddenly remembered something.

Because he had no Soul Spirit, he had overlooked one of a Mecha's traits—Soul Spirit operation!

As Soul Beasts integrated into human society, some people—mainly the Spirit Pagoda—had specifically researched how to equip Soul Beasts with Battle Armor and Mechas. After all, Soul Beasts differed from humans, and human Battle Armor and Mechas were not suited to them.

The inspiration for Soul Spirit-operated Mechas had come from that. The difference between Soul Spirits and Soul Beasts lay in their state of existence and strength; their intelligence and other traits remained unchanged. If Soul Beasts could do it, then Soul Spirits naturally could as well. Moreover, once a Mecha reached the Black grade, Soul Spirits could even merge with it, and progress in the related research had been encouraging.

By now, some Thousand Year Soul Spirits could operate Mechas after training. The Legendary Soul Spirits of certain Mecha Master families might even be better at operating Mechas than beginners. (Xie Xie: That's right, I'm exactly who you're talking about!)

Given the strength of a Black-grade Mecha and its close connection to its owner, a Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit could operate it. Then... where was Guang Biao himself?

A burly shadow covered the Evil Soul Master from behind. His body stiffened as he turned around. Before he could see the person, he saw only the configuration of two yellow, two purple, and three black Soul Rings, then his vision was swallowed by a fist covered in scales.

Bang!

The Evil Soul Master's body traced an arc through the air before slamming heavily into a wall. A trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and shock and terror filled his eyes.

Yet before he could recover from the agonizing pain, the Black-grade Mecha had already appeared before him like a shadow.

The Black-grade Mecha's metal hand clamped onto the Evil Soul Master's shoulder like an iron vice. Its glowing eyes flickered with a cold light, as though it were examining its prey.

Its other metal hand rose and came crashing down onto the Evil Soul Master's head with a clang.

"Ah!!!"

The Evil Soul Master only had time to let out a brief scream before the heavy blow left him dizzy and disoriented. His vision blurred, and his consciousness gradually scattered.

But the Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit seemed to have inherited Guang Biao's fury and did not let him off so easily. It proceeded to pound the Evil Soul Master dozens more times with fists as large as heads.

Bang, bang, bang—

The terrifying pounding carried far into the distance, leaving the residents who heard it trembling in fear. Only when the Evil Soul Master's face was covered in blood and he had completely lost consciousness did the Mecha finally stop.

Tang San's Divine Sense: "..."

This Mecha Master had earned himself a death sentence!

Why did you have to arrive so promptly?

This Evil Soul Master was pathetic enough to earn himself a death sentence too!

Why become an Evil Soul Master if you're this pathetic?

Of course, the most important thing was... Wulin, what was with that shining look in your eyes as you stared at that Black-grade Mecha and Guang Biao?!

Seeing how Tang Wulin looked at Guang Biao with such admiration, Tang San's Divine Sense felt an inexplicable sense of unease.

But Wulin's crisis was now over. Though he was somewhat unwilling, Tang San's Divine Sense still chose to withdraw.

Only the Golden Dragon King God Core in Tang Wulin's body could replenish his Divine Sense power to a certain extent, but that required Wulin to break the seal before he could absorb it. Therefore, his Divine Sense power had to be used where it mattered most.

If it was depleted too much and he really lost his memories as he had said before, then it would all be over...

At the Mecha Brigade's base, Guang Biao brought his younger brother and Tang Wulin's family inside. He handed the Evil Soul Master over to his subordinates, then found a healing Soul Master to treat the injured.

Afterward, he walked to his office and looked at the middle-aged man waiting inside. His expression was grave as he asked, "What did you find? Why were they targeted by an Evil Soul Master?"

He was not in a good mood. His damned younger brother had completely forgotten his instructions. If the Spirit Pagoda had not alerted him and he had not arrived in time, they might have already died.

But no matter how bad his mood was, he could not neglect official business.

The middle-aged man took out two documents and handed them to Guang Biao.

"Captain, I pulled some records from above. Tang Ziran and his wife were both Mecha Designers and Medicine Researchers formerly affiliated with the Federation. Later, for reasons unknown, they resigned and went into seclusion. They only recently began working at the Mecha Master Association, seemingly to make money."

"Oh?" Guang Biao raised an eyebrow as he took the documents. While reading them, he asked, "You mean the Evil Soul Master had been watching them ever since they worked as Federation researchers?"

Otherwise, there was no explanation for why two former Federation Mecha Designers and Medicine Researchers had gone into seclusion, only to now be desperate enough to earn money at the Mecha Master Association.

They probably did not even dare use their old bank cards.

"That's right." The middle-aged man frowned. "But I haven't determined the exact reason yet. We may have to ask them directly."

"I'll go later."

Guang Biao flipped to Tang Ziran's place of origin and looked somewhat surprised. "He was originally from the Star Luo Federation?"

"Yes. He smuggled himself from Star Luo into the Federation. Still, if the Federation recruited him as a researcher, there shouldn't be any issues." The middle-aged man nodded.

Ten Thousand Years Ago, although the Sea God Tang San had appeared and halted the war for a time, everyone understood that it was only temporary.

The Sun Moon Empire's Silver Moon Douluo and Soul Engineer Legion were unmatched, and even Shrek Academy could not withstand them. The other nations could only seek another way out.

In the end, the Heaven Dou Remnants and the Star Luo Empire truly found one.

They crossed the ocean and each discovered a continent. They then relocated their citizens and occupied the continents they had found, naming them Heaven Dou Continent and Star Luo Continent respectively.

Heaven Dou retained its imperial system and became the Heaven Dou Empire, while the Star Luo Empire adopted a federal system and became the Star Luo Federation.

Tang Ziran had originally been a resident of the Star Luo Federation.