Answers, Blocked Road

After leaving the Martial Soul Branch Hall, Wang Sheng made his way to the gate of the courtyard his teacher, Ke Zhen'e, rented and knocked on it.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

Following Wang Sheng's knock, after a series of footsteps, the gate opened with a creak! Ke Zhen'e stood before Wang Sheng, holding his blind cane.

"Wang Sheng, you're here. Come in. What is it? Do you need your teacher for something again?"

Seeing that it was his Unofficial Disciple, Wang Sheng, Ke Zhen'e welcomed him into the courtyard while speaking slowly.

"Teacher..."

Wang Sheng followed Ke Zhen'e into the courtyard. He seemed hesitant to speak, but eventually gritted his teeth and said,

"Teacher, I went to the Soul Hunting Forest these past few days. There, I met someone who said he came from another world. Do you know about the All Heavens Reincarnation Palace, Teacher?"

Wang Sheng's words made Ke Zhen'e abruptly stop walking. He fell silent.

After a moment of silence, Ke Zhen'e turned to Wang Sheng. "You already know?"

His teacher Ke Zhen'e's words made Wang Sheng's heart sink. He found it hard to believe, yet also felt relieved.

So it was all true after all?

"Since you know about the All Heavens Reincarnation Palace, it seems he told you everything. But that's normal. Telling you the truth wouldn't do him any harm. On the contrary, it would benefit him."

Seeing that Wang Sheng did not answer, Ke Zhen'e was not surprised. He turned back around, continued walking forward, and spoke to himself.

"Teacher... aren't you going to ask me what the person I met was called, or what he told me?"

Realizing that his teacher Ke Zhen'e seemed completely unconcerned about what had happened to him, Wang Sheng could not help asking after coming back to his senses.

"Is that important?"

Ke Zhen'e asked in return.

"Actually, your teacher does not know much about the All Heavens Reincarnation Palace either. I only became a Reincarnator of the All Heavens Reincarnation Palace not long ago. I haven't descended into many worlds, and I don't know many Reincarnators."

Ke Zhen'e sighed, shaking his head as he spoke.

"Since you already know what you should know, you probably came to me because you have questions. Ask whatever you wish."

"Teacher, that... Reincarnator I met, Bai Feng, said that besides good people like you, there are also many bad people in the All Heavens Reincarnation Palace."

"After these bad people come to our world, they can unleash all kinds of disasters, even destroy our world. Is that true?"

Wang Sheng could not help asking.

"It's true..."

Ke Zhen'e spoke with a sigh.

"This world has always been difficult to distinguish between good and evil. Where there is good, there is evil. Among the Reincarnators who descended into your teacher's world back then, there were many evil Reincarnators."

"As far as I know, one Reincarnator descended into Wa Country, an island nation beyond the seas of my world, and spread a horrifying virus called the T Virus. He turned all of Wa Country into hell, transforming everyone into bloodthirsty walking corpses."

"Your teacher was still an ordinary martial artist at the time and could not cross the sea to Wa Country to investigate. But according to the senior Reincarnators I knew, it was all true."

"And that T Virus had even been specially altered by a Reincarnator, making it controllable. If it could not be controlled, then if the T Virus spread and proliferated freely, it could turn an entire world into hell in less than a few months!"

This...!

Ke Zhen'e's words left Wang Sheng utterly shocked, his heart filled with fear.

Because if that was the case, didn't that mean their Douluo Continent might one day be turned into hell by those evil Reincarnators as well?

As though he had seen Wang Sheng's fear, Ke Zhen'e comforted him again.

"But you needn't worry too much. Didn't your teacher tell you? Among the Reincarnators of the All Heavens Reincarnation Palace, there are both good and evil. Yet compared to the evil Reincarnators, there are still more who lean toward goodness."

"If evil Reincarnators truly cause some disaster, someone will resolve it. Besides, the T Virus is not some disaster that cannot be dealt with at all."

"As far as I know, the T Virus is merely a virus from an intermediate technological world. Your Douluo Continent is classified by our All Heavens Reincarnation Palace as a low-level fantasy world."

"Your world possesses a certain degree of consciousness. If a Reincarnator really spread the T Virus, your World Consciousness would certainly be alerted. And as long as your World Consciousness responds, suppressing such a virus would not be difficult."

Listening to his teacher Ke Zhen'e's reassurance, although Wang Sheng could not fully understand it, he learned that the T Virus seemed to be restrained in their world.

This made Wang Sheng breathe a sigh of relief.

But while he had relaxed for the moment, thinking of the dangers that might arise in the future, Wang Sheng still decided that when he returned in a few days, he would bring his parents to Notting City.

Now that he had become a Soul Master, he could receive a subsidy of one Gold Soul Coin every month from the Martial Soul Branch Hall. It should barely be enough to rent a room in Notting City.

After confirming the All Heavens Reincarnation Palace's existence from his teacher Ke Zhen'e, Wang Sheng also asked Ke Zhen'e about several issues in the Martial Arts Manual he had previously given him.

Afterward, under Ke Zhen'e's guidance, Wang Sheng began trying to cultivate in the courtyard.

This continued until evening, when the sun set in the west.

Only when he saw the dusky twilight had dyed the horizon and realized it was getting late did Wang Sheng reluctantly bid farewell to Ke Zhen'e and prepare to return to Notting Academy.

However, after leaving the courtyard and returning to Notting Academy, just as he reached the woods beside the dormitory building, a group of people suddenly blocked his path.

"Hehe, Wang Sheng, I heard you went to the Soul Hunting Forest with Director Lei these past few days. What, did you go hunt Soul Beasts? Come on, let me see your Soul Ring. Don't think becoming a Soul Master means you can turn your life around!"

After being stopped by the group, Wang Sheng saw that their leader was a tall, handsome youth around eleven or twelve years old, dressed in luxurious brocade robes. His arms were crossed, his face full of mockery and ridicule, and he looked utterly arrogant.

Several youths of similar build stood beside the brocade-clad youth. Each had either crossed his arms over his chest or wore an amused expression.

Behind them stood a group of richly dressed boys and girls, all watching with looks of eager anticipation.

As the brocade-clad youth mocked Wang Sheng, the crowd burst into peals of laughter.

"Xiao Chenyu!"

Seeing who had blocked his way, Wang Sheng's expression immediately darkened. His hands involuntarily clenched into fists, and his body tensed in an instant.

"What, are you deaf? Can't you hear what your grandpa is saying?"

Seeing Wang Sheng gritting his teeth without answering him, Xiao Chenyu frowned and strode toward Wang Sheng in annoyance, reaching out to shove him.

"Get out of my way!"