Tang Wutong Returns to Clear Sky Sect

Song Mu followed the staff's guidance and arrived at Auction Hall No. 9.

The auction proceeded smoothly, and the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade was successfully purchased.

After the exchange of payment and goods, Song Mu left the Starlight Auction House.

Song Mu stored the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade in an empty Storage Soul Guidance Device. He remembered that this carving knife would corrode such devices, so he had prepared several spares.

Returning to the hotel.

With a flash of white light, Wang Dong'er appeared in the room.

Song Mu took out the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade and said, "Try to see if you can purify it, but don't force it to avoid getting hurt. If anything feels wrong, I will recall you immediately."

The fierce blade was placed on the table, and instantly, a portion of the table was corroded into black. The material of this table was far from ordinary, and its price was not low.

He would, of course, pay for the damages.

Wang Dong'er stared at the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade with a solemn expression and said, "I will definitely prioritize my own safety."

Seeing that Wang Dong'er was ready, Song Mu retreated to the doorway.

If any accident were to happen to Wang Dong'er, Song Mu would immediately retract her.

To prevent himself from being affected by the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade, he stood at a considerable distance.

Once Song Mu was in position.

Wang Dong'er channeled her light-attribute soul power, attempting to purify the evil soul power.

The initial stage of purification went smoothly; the evil aura on the fierce blade slowly weakened. Although the reduction was small, it was indeed diminishing.

At this rate, the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade would eventually be fully purified.

Suddenly, an anomaly occurred. A surge of evil energy erupted from the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade, stabbing toward Wang Dong'er.

However, Wang Dong'er could not return; she seemed to be pinned in place by this evil force, unable to move.

Seeing this scene, Song Mu immediately recalled Wang Dong'er.

Just before the evil aura could strike her, she transformed into a streak of light and flew toward Song Mu.

After recalling Wang Dong'er, Song Mu immediately exited the room and closed the door, waiting for the Soul-Devouring carving knife to calm down.

Fortunately, his martial soul possessed this function; otherwise, Wang Dong'er would have been struck by that evil energy.

Reappearing outside the room, Wang Dong'er said with lingering fear, "That evil force actually possessed a sliver of consciousness. It feigned weakness against my light-attribute soul power, only to deliver a fatal blow the moment I let my guard down."

Song Mu said, "It's fortunate you weren't injured. Let's keep this Soul-Devouring carving knife for now. We can try again once you reach the Soul Saint or Soul Douluo level."

Hearing Song Mu's words, Wang Dong'er nodded. With her current strength, she was completely helpless against this blade filled with evil energy.

After waiting a while, Song Mu pushed open the door and saw that the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade on the table had calmed down, but he still did not approach it personally to prevent a sneak attack.

Beside him, Wang Dong'er stepped forward, her body flowing with light-attribute soul power. Holding a Storage Soul Guidance Device, she prepared to put the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade away.

The storage process went smoothly, and it did not attack again.

Song Mu's primary goal in Star Luo City was complete. Next, he planned to stay for a few days before heading to the next city on the date agreed upon with Chen Yunlin.

Heaven Dou Empire, Clear Sky Sect territory.

A young girl with long powder-blue hair strolled into the Clear Sky Sect's grounds.

The guards at the gate saw the girl and bowed respectfully, saying, "Young Lady."

The girl did not respond and walked straight inside.

This left the guards somewhat confused, as she usually responded with a smile when they greeted her. However, they thought to themselves that perhaps she was just in a bad mood today.

After entering, the girl followed her memories and headed straight for the innermost room.

Pushing open the door, she found a burly man already seated inside. The man was about three meters tall, with bronze-colored skin and short, dark red hair that stood on end.

The moment the girl saw the burly man, she said happily, "Second Uncle!"

The man stood up and embraced the girl as she ran toward him, saying, "Ah, Little Dong, Second Uncle missed you so much!"

The girl was, in fact, Wang Dong with her disguise removed—Tang Wutong—though she currently believed her true name to be Wang Dong'er.

The burly man whom Tang Wutong called Second Uncle was named Titan. He was the current Vice Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect, and more importantly, Titan served as the eyes and claws of the Sea God Tang San on the Douluo Continent.

"Second Uncle, I miss Big Uncle too. Let's go back," Tang Wutong said excitedly.

"Alright, let's go home."

Immediately, Titan took Tang Wutong and returned to the Clear Sky Sect.

The Clear Sky Sect was located in the northern territory of the Heaven Dou Empire, atop a mountain peak.

The area around the Clear Sky Sect was shrouded in a strange mist, causing anyone who was not a member of the sect to subconsciously turn away. This was the result of a defensive formation, primarily used by Tang San to protect the Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Wutong followed Titan all the way into the main hall of the Clear Sky Sect to see the Sect Master, Niu Tian.

Upon entering the hall, Tang Wutong saw Niu Tian sitting in the high seat and ran over excitedly, "Big Uncle!"

Niu Tian also stood up and embraced Tang Wutong, his face beaming with a smile.

The three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, the atmosphere lively and warm.

At this moment, Niu Tian said, "Xiaodong, go to the Ascension Pavilion first."

Hearing this, Tang Wutong thought to herself that while the Ascension Pavilion was the most mysterious place in the entire Clear Sky Sect, she visited it often; however, she did not truly understand its real purpose.

The Ascension Pavilion was the place where disciples of the Clear Sky Sect went to obtain soul rings, yet in Tang Wutong's memory, Niu Tian often asked her to go there even when she did not need to obtain one.

Therefore, she was not surprised when she heard Niu Tian say this, and after giving a nod, she followed him to the exterior of the Ascension Pavilion.

Tang Wutong lifted her foot and slowly walked into the Ascension Pavilion.

In the center of the Ascension Pavilion stood a massive jade pillar, carved with complex and incredibly ornate patterns.

Previously, regardless of whether she was there to obtain a soul ring, Tang Wutong would always reach out to touch the exquisite jade pillar in the center whenever she visited.

This time was no exception; she stepped forward and placed her right hand upon the jade pillar.

After Tang Wutong placed her hand on it, she felt nothing out of the ordinary.

However, beyond her field of vision, a beam of light shot out from the exquisite jade pillar she had touched, flying straight into the sky, piercing through the cosmos, and reaching the God Realm.

God Realm, Asura God Temple.

Sea God Tang San was sitting on the main throne of the Asura God Temple, eyes closed in meditation.

Suddenly, he sensed a beam of light emanating from the jade pillar he had left behind in the Clear Sky Sect in the lower realm.

He immediately opened his eyes and sensed the beam, then revealed a smile and muttered to himself, "It seems the first semester at Shrek has already concluded. I wonder how the Radiant Goddess Butterfly, whom I carefully prepared, is getting along with the Child of Destiny?"