Ji Siyuan, who had been thrown into the space tunnel, suddenly felt a violent shaking.
Then he appeared on Douluo Continent.
He propped himself up and gathered his strength.
Of course it hurt. His parents and all the elders had disappeared, and he would have to wait for them to come back.
At least he still had an elder with him.
Tang San: "This is Douluo Continent. Let's find Spirit Hall first. They can awaken your Martial Soul."
As a superpower that ruled the entire continent, Spirit Hall spared no effort when it came to matters like this.
Someone like him, who hadn't awakened his Martial Soul yet, would naturally be helped to awaken it.
Ji Siyuan shook his head and answered Tang San with a yes.
Tang San: "Siyuan, don't be sad. As long as you become a god, you'll be able to wait for your parents to come back."
Though he was only a remnant soul, Tang San was doing his best to guide Ji Siyuan out of his grief.
"Looks like you're in a forest. Be careful. Many Soul Beasts on Douluo Continent are stronger than Soul Masters." Tang San patiently explained things to Ji Siyuan.
As someone who had read Peerless Tang Sect, Ji Siyuan knew this stuff too.
"Uncle Tang, what does Spirit Hall look like? How do I find it?"
"There's no need to look for Spirit Hall. It's a superpower." Tang San began reminiscing about his glorious past. "Spirit Hall is a very good organization, even though it has this problem and that problem, and its leaders are ambitious. But its existence is necessary. You just have to ask anyone, and they'll tell you how to get to Spirit Hall."
Tang San proudly lifted his head. He had killed Bibi Dong but hadn't destroyed Spirit Hall. In fact, he had even made some changes to it, turning Spirit Hall into a truly people-serving organization.
Ji Siyuan looked around. "Those two over there should do."
He quickly picked out his targets: a boy and a girl three or four years older than him.
The girl was much more lively, with enough energy to skip around.
Before Ji Siyuan could approach them, the two spotted him and came over on their own.
"Hello, I'm Tang Ya, a student at Shrek. Did you get lost in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
His bewildered appearance had caught their attention. They thought he'd gotten separated from his elders in the Star Dou Great Forest.
They weren't entirely wrong. He had indeed been separated from his elder, just not in the Star Dou Great Forest.
And he was certainly lost, since he didn't know the way at all.
"Y-yes, Sister Tang Ya?" he said cautiously. Seeing her delighted expression, he continued, "Do you know where Spirit Hall is?"
The moment he spoke, the smiles on Tang Ya and Bei Bei's faces froze.
Who didn't know what had happened to Spirit Hall?
"Little brother, what are you looking for Spirit Hall for?" Tang Ya forced down her anger, her face turning ashen.
Ji Siyuan said, "Sister Tang Ya, you don't look well. Are you sick?"
Bei Bei immediately pulled Tang Ya away before she could explode. "Little brother, Spirit Hall was destroyed ten thousand years ago. Didn't you know?"
How could Ji Siyuan know? He was still asking Tang San what was going on.
"Spirit Hall was destroyed? That's absolutely impossible! How could a superpower like that be destroyed? Siyuan, ask them how Spirit Hall was destroyed. Was it because another superpower rose up, or because of a Soul Beast uprising?"
Ji Siyuan asked, puzzled, "How was Spirit Hall destroyed?"
Now it was Tang Ya's time to shine.
"Heh heh, Tang Ya's little classroom is now in session." Tang Ya struck a dashing pose. "Of course it was because of our Tang Sect's great founder, Senior Tang San!"
"Ten thousand years ago, Spirit Hall committed every kind of evil under the sun. It burned, killed, looted, and robbed, bringing misery to the common people. Our Tang Sect's ancestor, Senior Tang San, rose up from humble beginnings. He joined Shrek and became one of the Shrek Seven Devils, then founded the Tang Sect and led the Shrek Seven Devils of his generation to overthrow Spirit Hall."
Tang Ya was getting carried away with her story, but Tang San couldn't take it anymore.
To him, none of this was the real history.
"Absolutely impossible! I killed Bibi Dong, but I absolutely didn't overthrow Spirit Hall. I only reformed it. I'm still an honorary elder of Spirit Hall!"
He was howling, deeply dissatisfied with this version of events.
Ji Siyuan, meanwhile, was wondering why the names Tang Ya and Bei Bei sounded so familiar.
After Tang Ya finished, Bei Bei took over. "Little brother, what are you looking for Spirit Hall for?"
"To awaken my Martial Soul. I haven't awakened it yet."
"How old are you?"
"About eleven."
"You can still be unawakened at eleven?" Bei Bei was surprised at first, then realized it made sense. In this era, there were many people who hadn't awakened their Martial Souls. Even the Star Luo Empire's army had soldiers who hadn't awakened theirs.
"That's why I'm looking for Spirit Hall."
This was completely different from the story Tang San had planned. He'd imagined going to Spirit Hall to awaken Ji Siyuan's Martial Soul, then having him join as a student because of his talent and begin a glorious life.
But they were already stuck at the very beginning.
"This is Douluo Continent, but it absolutely can't be Douluo Continent in our time."
Tang San gritted his teeth as he voiced his guess.
"Even if the times changed and Spirit Hall disappeared, there's no way the stories about me would say I destroyed Spirit Hall. This has to be Douluo Continent in another time and space—and it has to be."
"Uh, Uncle Tang, why don't you calm down first?"
"How could I possibly calm down? We don't know anything anymore."
Ji Siyuan hadn't despaired yet, but Tang San had already lost hope. They'd crossed into another time and space, one that wasn't even their own.
"Little brother, what's your name? Would you like to join our Tang Sect? We can awaken your Martial Soul."
Those words made his eyes light up. He remembered now—this was the plot of Peerless Tang Sect!
Tang San was still shouting in his mind.
"Uncle Tang, don't get worked up yet. Should I join the Tang Sect?"
"Join! Awakening your Martial Soul is the most important thing. Only after you awaken it can you set out on the path to becoming a strong expert."
As he spoke, Tang San's lips curled into a smile. "Besides, your Uncle Tang San was an outstanding disciple of the Tang Sect. If the Buddha Fury Tang Lotus hadn't been so powerful when I tested it, I wouldn't have ended up in this world."
That's right. He was still an outstanding Inner Sect disciple, not an Outer Sect disciple who stole secret manuals.
As long as he could awaken his Martial Soul, he would definitely be able to set out on the path to becoming a strong expert.
And even if nothing else, the Sword of Three Realms Judgment was an absolute God-Level Martial Soul.
Tang San was full of confidence. "Your Sword of Judgment contains the power of three gods. Your Innate Full Soul Power will be the minimum."
"Besides, with your Uncle Tang here, your Tang Sect techniques will only be stronger than theirs. By then, you'll be able to become an Inner Sect disciple of the Tang Sect and cultivate faster."
Ji Siyuan decided not to tell Tang San just yet. He'd let him be happy for a while.
"Um, Sister, I'm Ji Siyuan. I haven't awakened my Martial Soul yet, and I'd like to join the Tang Sect."
Tang Ya was delighted. "I'm Tang Ya, the current sect master of the Tang Sect. I'll be your teacher from now on. He's your senior brother, Bei Bei."
She looked a little sad as she added, "But right now, there are only three of us in the Tang Sect."
"What do you mean, only three of you?" Tang San had gone berserk in the Sea of Consciousness.