Tang Sect Assessment, A Complete Lie!

As the Soul Rings on his body flickered.

Blue Silver Grass vines attacked through the air, making "swooshing" sounds!

Compared to the advanced assessment.

This time, the Blue Silver Grass vines Zhao Tao faced were faster, thicker, and tougher!

Not only that.

While activating his Soul Skill, the Tang San illusion suddenly raised its hand!

Immediately.

A strange power surged from his palm.

It seemed to grip Zhao Tao, intending to fix him in place!

This was the Tang Sect's ultimate technique, Controlling Crane, Capturing Dragon!

It could break the restriction of Soul Masters only being able to use Soul Skills, giving them more offensive options!

"Fleeting Bloom!"

Facing the ultimate version of the Tang San illusion, Zhao Tao naturally went all out.

As the Soul Rings on his body flashed.

Two waves of light enveloped both Zhao Tao himself and the distant Tang San illusion!

With the control and enhancement of Fleeting Bloom.

Zhao Tao swiftly drew his sword, cutting down the surrounding Blue Silver Grass vines.

Then, with a flash, he dodged out of the control range of Controlling Crane, Capturing Dragon!

"This is what the Tang Sect calls an illusion with only seventy percent of the real strength?"

"Heh heh..."

"I can only say that the Tang Sect's petty tricks are as despicable as Tang San himself!"

Sensing the Tang San illusion in the distance, Zhao Tao's heart was filled with disdain!

With his experience from before his rebirth.

He could tell at a glance that the Tang San illusion before him, whether in terms of internal energy levels or combat experience, was not at the Great Spirit Master level at all!

And as a Transmigrator.

Zhao Tao knew very well that Tang San during his Great Spirit Master phase absolutely could not possess such strength!

After all.

At that time, Tang San was basically still holed up in Nuoding Academy, with no real combat experience.

Moreover, his series of "golden fingers," such as the Eight Spider Lances, Ice Fire Golden Body, evolved Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, Asura Domain, and so on.

Were all things he gradually acquired after breaking through to the Soul Elder stage!

Tang San during his Great Spirit Master phase might have had a more substantial cultivation than ordinary Soul Masters thanks to Mysterious Heaven Skill.

But excluding hidden weapons, the true strength and cultivation Tang San should have possessed.

Were far from reaching the level displayed by the current Tang San illusion!

In other words--

The Tang Sect's claim that the historical figure illusions simulated in the so-called Hall of Heroes possessed only about seventy percent of the original's strength.

This was an absolute lie!

As for why the Tang Sect would lie like this...

The purpose, in the eyes of Zhao Tao, a Blue Star Transmigrator, was also glaringly obvious!

Ultimately, the essence of this so-called "assessment" was similar to many high-pressure interviews on Blue Star.

The core was not to test ability, but a form of indoctrination!

During the assessment.

The Tang Sect could create illusions of Tang Sect seniors whose strength far exceeded reality.

Thus creating the impression of the Tang Sect's immense power and prestige!

Furthermore, they could severely damage the trial-takers' self-confidence through crushing battles.

This way, they would easily mistake joining the Tang Sect as a great honor!

It could only be said that the Tang Sect's psychological manipulation tactics were exquisite.

They had perfectly inherited the techniques of their founding ancestor—Tang San's dog-training skills.

The latter had turned Huo Yuhao, the son of destiny, into Tang Wutong's lapdog.

Who would go so far as to self-castrate in Universe Seeking Love Valley, wear a chastity lock, and completely become a loyal slave of the Tang family.

The Tang Sect, on the other hand, was also skilled in brainwashing.

Even talented individuals like Wu Changkong could not escape the Tang Sect's indoctrination, willingly becoming loyal hounds of the sect!

And to achieve such a goal...

During the trials, besides unrealistically inflating the strength of historical figure phantoms.

The Tang Sect had also been meticulous and employed all sorts of insidious tricks!

For example.

Between each trial, the Tang Sect did not reserve any rest time for the trial-takers!

Instead, they engaged the trial-takers in continuous combat in a war of attrition, wearing them down!

At the same time, there were no hints at the beginning of the trials.

Ordinary trial-takers would have no idea there were so many stages.

Nor would they know that the opponents would get progressively stronger!

If not for Transmigrators and Reborn Ones like Zhao Tao.

They would not have conserved their stamina and Soul Power in the early stages of combat!

With all these factors combined.

Even if a talented trial-taker managed to break into the final trial.

They would likely be severely depleted, with less than half their Soul Power remaining.

In such a situation.

If they then had to face Tang Sect historical figure phantoms whose strength was greatly enhanced and who were at peak condition.

They would almost certainly be defeated, their Dao heart shattered!

Afterward, through a series of PUA tactics by the Tang Sect.

They would likely lose their original selves and convert to Buddha Tang!

"Shameless! Utterly shameless! The Tang Sect is simply beyond shameless!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Tao's eyes flashed with anger.

Such deceitful actions, coupled with the Tang Sect's outwardly righteous sect rules, were truly disgusting and made Zhao Tao want to vomit!

Of course, with Zhao Tao's current strength, revealing the Tang Sect's sordid dealings, or even completely crushing them, would require further growth.

However...

The good days for the Tang Sect were numbered!

Because--

He, Great Love Douluo, who in his first life had filled countless places with loyal Tang Sect slaves, had returned!

Silently thinking, Zhao Tao held the Time Burial Sword and charged towards the distant Tang San phantom!

Facing Zhao Tao's charge, the Tang San phantom, a control-type Soul Master, did not choose to confront Zhao Tao head-on!

Instead, he activated strands of Blue Silver Grass to continuously impede Zhao Tao's advance.

At the same time, his figure moved backward in a bizarre posture, leaving behind trails of illusions that made it impossible to discern his direction of movement!

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!

One of the Tang Sect's six great secret arts, a profound movement technique!

Although in a high-martial world, such a technique might only be the lowest-tier Yellow-grade technique among the Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow rankings.

In the fantasy sewer that was Douluo, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track was indeed considered a relatively powerful "secret art" for Soul Masters!

Ordinary Soul Masters would be utterly confused by such peculiar footwork!

Fortunately, before his rebirth, Zhao Tao had secretly captured a large number of Tang Sect members!

And through soul-searching and soul refining, he had successfully obtained all the secrets of the Tang Sect's six great secret arts!

The so-called Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track was no secret in Zhao Tao's eyes!

In fact, Zhao Tao had long since developed a method to counter Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!

However, Zhao Tao had no intention of simply and cleanly breaking Tang San phantom's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!

After all, doing so would definitely arouse the Tang Sect's suspicion!

Coupled with his certain refusal of the Tang Sect, the Tang Sect, in their rage, would very likely make a move against him!

The most stable approach was naturally to entangle with the Tang San phantom for a while longer, and then pretend to have luckily stumbled upon Tang San phantom's true body and finish him off!

This might seem like showing weakness.

But Zhao Tao understood that dealing with the ruthless, unscrupulous, and backstabbing scoundrels of the Tang Sect.

This was the most sensible choice!

And so.

Zhao Tao did not rush to break Tang San phantom's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track in one move, but instead engaged him in a protracted battle!