"If I were in the timeline of the first part, when Tang San had just arrived on Douluo Continent, I probably wouldn't have been able to earn this many points."
Zhong Kui held the Bronze Sword as he looked at the many Evil Soul Master corpses, smiling.
He said this because during the first part of Douluo Continent, there had been an organization called Spirit Hall. This organization had both the ambition and ability to unify the continent. It also provided benefits to commoner Soul Masters, allowing them to live with more dignity instead of robbing ordinary people for money. Furthermore, Spirit Hall specifically hunted Evil Soul Masters.
As long as a Soul Master's martial soul had an evil attribute and they used murder as a method of cultivation, they would be deemed an Evil Soul Master. They would either be imprisoned in the City of Slaughter or executed on the spot.
During the first part of Douluo Continent, simply possessing an evil martial soul would not get one classified as an Evil Soul Master.
After all, Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall at the time, possessed two martial souls with evil attributes, yet she could still serve as Pope.
But in the timelines of Peerless Tang Sect and even Legend of the Dragon King, anyone whose martial soul had an evil attribute would be classified as an Evil Soul Master.
They would all be hunted down by Douluo Continent, Douluo Three Kingdoms, and even Shrek Academy.
The problem was that if someone within Shrek possessed a martial soul with an evil attribute, they would be said to have had no choice, that their fate had been too cruel. To put it bluntly, Shrek and even the upper echelons of Douluo Three Kingdoms' imperial family were no better.
That was why Evil Soul Masters had flourished more and more in the timeline of Douluo Continent: Peerless Tang Sect.
They had even reached the point where they could crush Douluo Three Kingdoms and overwhelm Shrek Academy. After all, the Holy Spirit Cult had two Limit Douluo, while Shrek Academy had only one.
This was the order under Shrek's leadership.
The order under Tang San, the great God King's leadership.
After Spirit Hall was gone, Evil Soul Masters flourished, while ordinary commoners had no way to survive. They might make it through one day only to be killed by Evil Soul Masters the next, their entire families wiped out.
It could be said that Peerless Tang Sect had an exceptionally high difficulty for clearing, but it was only ranked third. The second-highest difficulty was Legend of the Dragon King, while the highest was Ultimate Douluo.
After all, those two eras were already completely under Tang San's control. The entire Douluo Continent and God Realm had begun to fall under the Tang Clan's control.
Trying to rise up in those two eras, defeat Tang San, and overthrow the Tang Clan's rule was far too difficult. Only top-tier powerhouses could manage it.
"Let me see what kind of Dou Techniques I can obtain now."
Zhong Kui then opened the transparent panel and the System Shop. Among the many Dou Techniques from Battle Through the Heavens, one called [Angry Dragon Art] caught his attention.
"A high-grade Xuan-tier Dou Technique... I think I remember it. Back when the Battle Through the Heavens animation showed Xiao Yan fighting the Misty Cloud Sect and dealing with Yun Shan, that watered-down Dou Zong, he used this move in the manga. But no one knew what the move was called, and Yun Shan never said its name.
It seemed that the motion comic later named this move the Angry Dragon Art. If that was the case, it should be worth buying...
After all, it was a skill capable of clashing with Xiao Yan's Buddha Fury Fire Lotus during his Dou Wang stage."
Zhong Kui recalled Xiao Yan's Buddha Fury Fire Lotus from the motion comic. It had already fused the power of three Heavenly Flames, making it tremendously powerful. Yet Yun Shan had used the Angry Dragon Art to collide with it, and they had ultimately ended in a draw.
Although the greater reason was that Yun Shan was a Dou Zong and possessed more Dou Qi energy than Xiao Yan, the problem was that Xiao Yan's Buddha Fury Fire Lotus at that time had fused three Heavenly Flames.
For the Angry Dragon Art to clash with a Buddha Fury Fire Lotus fused from three Heavenly Flames made it quite an impressive move. And it was only a Xuan-tier Dou Technique.
"I'll buy it. It can count as another skill move, and it's pretty cheap anyway—only 500 points."
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Angry Dragon Art."
An Angry Dragon Art Dou Technique scroll then appeared in Zhong Kui's hand.
"The effects of this Angry Dragon Art are quite good. It's already very powerful and ranks among the stronger Xuan-tier Dou Techniques. Its destructive power and lethality are also higher than those of the Roaming Dragon Art. The Roaming Dragon Art is a sword technique, while the Angry Dragon Art is like a sniper rifle bullet and can be used in beam clashes."
Finally, Zhong Kui stored the Angry Dragon Art scroll in his Storage Ring. This was also Yao Lao's Bone Flame Ring, though it was merely a Storage Ring of the same style. It did not contain Yao Lao's Dou Techniques or cultivation methods—just a ring with the same design.
Zhong Kui then continued toward the Sun Moon Empire, preparing to begin developing there and establish a foothold.
"Little Yuhao, you need to know that Shrek Academy and our Tang Sect had a very good relationship long ago, as close as family. Dean Flender and Tang Sect founder Tang San had the legendary relationship of headmaster and student. That is why Shrek Academy gives the Tang Sect some slots, and this slot has been given to you.
Beibei and I have basically already passed the examination and can remain at Shrek Academy.
But no matter what, you must work hard. You have to know that Shrek Academy's examinations are especially strict. If you fail to make it through the elimination rounds, you can only leave Shrek Academy or live in Shrek City. We won't be able to help you much, because our Tang Sect now... sigh..."
Tang Ya truly found herself unable to say it aloud. After all, the Sea God Tang San had personally founded this super sect, and it possessed cultivation methods and secret techniques, predating even the Secret of the Body.
Yet it had somehow dwindled to only two or three people. It was simply absurd.
Beibei understood why Tang Ya had not said it. In truth, if Tang Ya had not wanted to revive the Tang Sect, Beibei would never have joined it. He would never have chosen to join a sect that could basically be said to be completely finished.
In the original timeline, Huo Yuhao revived the Tang Sect. The reason Beibei had been willing to devote himself wholeheartedly during that process was because he liked Tang Ya.
Even after Tang Ya fell into becoming an Evil Soul Master, Beibei was willing to help her. One had to know that Evil Soul Masters were hated by everyone on the continent. Yet Beibei did not reject Tang Ya because of her identity as an Evil Soul Master. He even concealed her identity and made excuses for her.
It could be said that Beibei was love-brained and selfish. Those Shrek people treated their own words like farts.
When others were Evil Soul Masters, their crimes were unforgivable and they had to be eliminated and killed immediately. But when it came to their own people, such as Ma Xiaotao and Tang Ya, they had their reasons.
They were utterly shameless.
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