Holy Spirit Cult, Activate!

"What about you, Gu Yue?"

Wu Zhangkong turned to Gu Yue. In Class Zero, aside from Tang Wulin, Gu Yue was the one he thought most highly of.

"No, I already have an organization I want to join."

Gu Yue calmly declined Wu Zhangkong's invitation.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were just about to ask why when Wu Zhangkong raised a hand to stop them.

"Since you already have an organization you want to join, Gu Yue, I won't force the matter."

Wu Zhangkong felt somewhat regretful that he had failed to recruit Gu Yue into the Tang Sect, but his main purpose for coming here had already been achieved.

Wu Zhangkong had primarily come to recruit Tang Wulin into the Tang Sect. Xie Xie and Gu Yue had merely been incidental.

Just after Wu Zhangkong finished registering Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, the Soul Guidance Communicator in his pocket rang.

The moment he answered, he received news about Su Mo.

"Teacher Wu Zhangkong, your student Su Mo has woken up. Please come to the hospital."

Upon hearing that Su Mo had awakened, Wu Zhangkong immediately took Tang Wulin and the others to the hospital to visit him without hesitation.

"Hiss..."

On the bed in the intensive care ward of Donghai City First Hospital, Su Mo had only moved slightly after waking up when a heart-rending pain shot through his body.

"Was the burden of activating Fourth Activation and the Gate of Pain at the same time still too great for my body?"

Looking at the bandages wrapped all over his body, Su Mo sighed helplessly.

Even though he had used the Ice and Fire Body Tempering Method to strengthen his physique, the backlash from using the Seven Heavenly Breaths and the Eight Inner Gates simultaneously was still too severe.

Su Mo had not needed to end up this badly injured in the first place.

Against Tang San, who had gained a twentyfold increase in strength, using either the Fifth Activation of the Seven Heavenly Breaths or the fifth gate of the Eight Inner Gates, the Gate of Limit, would have been enough.

Although there would still have been backlash, at worst he would have spent a few weak days in bed. How could he have ended up unable to move like this?

The reason he had endured such immense backlash by using both the Seven Heavenly Breaths and the Eight Inner Gates at once this time was to create a reason to get close to Tang Wulin.

Because of the persona he had established before, he was destined to be unable to openly become friends with Tang Wulin.

Otherwise, he might fool Tang Wulin, but he would never fool that old fox Tang San.

After what happened at Hero Hall, Su Mo did not know what had gotten into Tang San for him to attack him.

But he was at least ninety-nine percent certain that Tang San, that old bastard, was residing within Tang Wulin's body.

So Su Mo planned to imitate how Xie Xie had met Tang Wulin and craft himself a persona that was cold on the outside but soft-hearted within.

That was why, the moment he was teleported out, he had fallen in Tang Wulin's direction.

Speaking of which, he should thank Tang San.

If Tang San had not attacked him, he really would not have found an opportunity to connect with Tang Wulin anytime soon.

As for why he had gone to such lengths to become friends with Tang Wulin, it was naturally because of the anomaly on Tang Wulin's body.

Regarding Douluo Continent, Su Mo had only read the first part while he was on Blue Star. He had merely heard that there was a book called Peerless Tang Clan, the second part.

Everything Su Mo knew about what happened after Tang San became a god came from his partner, the Plane Master of Douluo Continent—the Plane Spirit.

The owner of the mysterious voice that had sounded beside Su Mo's ear when he took human form and left Star Dou Forest three years ago had been the Plane Spirit of Douluo Continent.

Yet even the Plane Spirit itself did not know what was going on with Tang Wulin.

If it knew what was wrong with Tang Wulin, it would have informed Su Mo long ago without delay.

After all, unlike Su Mo, it had no way out.

If Su Mo could not defeat Tang Hao and his wife, he could simply hide.

But the Plane Spirit could not. If Su Mo failed—

its fate would be to be devoured by Tang Hao and his wife, who would divide its authority between them.

As for why he had cooperated with the Plane Spirit, that involved his resurrection from the dead.

After he had been blasted away by the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb, Su Mo had no idea why his soul had not returned to the Pure Land and had instead crossed into the Douluo Universe.

Because his soul did not belong to this world, the Underworld of Douluo Continent could not guide it in.

If no one intervened, Su Mo's soul would slowly dissipate into the vast heavens and earth.

Just when Su Mo had despaired and believed he was doomed, the Plane Spirit of Douluo Continent acted and rescued his soul from the boundless universe.

After some friendly negotiations, Su Mo agreed that as long as the Plane Spirit revived him, he would help it deal with Tang Hao and his wife.

As for why he had been reincarnated as a Soul Beast, it was naturally because the Plane Spirit did not trust him.

If it had reincarnated him as a human, what if humans brainwashed him into worshipping Tang San? Then it would not even have its last hope.

There was no helping it. Although the Sun Moon Federation was not fond of Tang San, it would not openly stand up against him.

Moreover, under the millennia-long influence of Shrek and the Tang Sect, ordinary humans on Douluo Continent had long regarded Tang San as their sole faith.

It could be said that aside from Evil Soul Masters, there were basically no forces on the entire Douluo Planet that opposed Tang San.

Make Su Mo an Evil Soul Master?

That path would not work either, because of Ha Luosa, whom Tang Hao had accidentally created using the authority of the plane.

Because Su Mo was its last hope, when Su Mo reincarnated, it used what little authority it had left to elevate him into a Child of the Plane.

Although Ha Luosa had been created by Tang Hao, like Huo Yuhao and Su Mo, he was also a genuine Child of the Plane.

"Kings do not meet kings."

Once two Children of the Plane met, they would instinctively develop the urge to devour one another.

So, to be safe, the Plane Spirit had deliberately reincarnated Su Mo among the Soul Beasts, who had a deep-seated enmity with humans.

This would not only avoid human brainwashing but also prevent him from encountering Ha Luosa. It killed two birds with one stone.

Surely Su Mo would not worship Tang San after becoming a land-based Soul Beast, right?

The Plane Spirit had originally been as ignorant and pure as a blank sheet of paper, wishing only to bless all living beings. Yet under the relentless pressure of Tang Hao and his wife, it had not only developed a strong self-awareness but also learned to weigh gains and losses. It was rather ironic.

Of course, becoming friends with Tang Wulin did not mean he would not make a move against Tang Wulin.

There was an old saying on Blue Star: "What are friends for, if not to betray?"

Besides, letting a grudge go unavenged was not his style.

Who did not know how to strike from the shadows?

Especially when he had the perfect excuse in Wu Zhangkong.

He wanted to see just how many times the power Tang San had left in Tang Wulin could protect Tang Wulin.

Holy Spirit Cult, activate!

Su Mo had just been about to make a call and give Tang San a surprise when Wu Zhangkong entered with Tang Wulin and the others.

"Su Mo, are you all right?"

Wu Zhangkong's first words upon entering left Su Mo speechless. Did he look all right when he was covered in bandages from head to toe?

If you could not talk, then do not talk.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, who were following behind Wu Zhangkong, exchanged a glance. Their expressions were indescribable.

"Sorry!"

Only when the others' gazes toward him became increasingly strange did Wu Zhangkong realize he had said the wrong thing. For once, he apologized to Su Mo.

"How are you doing now?"

"Not good at all!"

As Su Mo spoke, he coughed violently several more times.

Wu Zhangkong fell silent upon hearing that. Only after a long while did he slowly say, "On behalf of the Tang Sect, I apologize for this accident."

"However, rest assured. I have already reported your situation to Tang Sect headquarters, and they have sent people over."

"During your hospitalization, all expenses will be covered by the Tang Sect. I believe headquarters will also give you satisfactory compensation."

Su Mo nodded noncommittally. Wu Zhangkong was right about that.

If the Tang Sect did not want him to expose this matter, it would definitely pay a hefty price to keep his mouth shut.

Though the Tang Sect was an arms dealer, it placed exceptional importance on maintaining its public reputation.

The Tang Sect understood very well that once it lost its reputation among the people, it would be no different from other arms dealers.

At that point, it would no longer be so easy for the Tang Sect to recruit talent from Shrek.