This was the real reason Xu Tianming had wanted to travel with Zhang Lexuan and Ling Luochen.
Before the Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent, Martial Souls related to celestial phenomena such as the sun and moon had never appeared on the entire Douluo Continent.
The names alone made it clear that Martial Souls like the sun and moon must have originated from the Sun Moon Continent.
That made the origin of Zhang Lexuan's Moon Martial Soul highly suspicious.
"What you said is both right and wrong."
Seeing Zhang Lexuan fall silent, Ling Luochen hurriedly spoke up:
"The Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent have been joined for several thousand years already."
"During those thousands of years, although wars often broke out between the two lands, Spirit Masters and Martial Souls also spread through those wars."
"Perhaps Martial Souls from the Sun Moon Empire were passed down to our Douluo Continent during that process."
Xu Tianming gave Ling Luochen a somewhat surprised look before nodding slightly.
"Sister Ling has a point."
Although conflict between the two lands never ceased, truly top-tier Martial Souls found it exceedingly difficult to spread to the other side through war.
For instance, top-tier Martial Souls originally belonging to the Douluo Continent—such as the Clear Sky Hammer, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon—had never appeared within the Sun Moon Empire.
The reason Xu Tianming did not refute Ling Luochen's view was simply because he did not wish to reveal his intentions too soon.
Running into Zhang Lexuan and Ling Luochen in the Far North had already been beyond his expectations.
For now, all he needed was to plant a seed of suspicion in Zhang Lexuan's heart.
As for how to make that seed grow into a towering tree in