But after Huo Yuhao became a god, he still occasionally used his Spirit Eye martial soul.
The Spirit Eye, among Body Martial Souls...
Was one of the very best.
Its ability in spiritual detection remained irreplaceable even after becoming a god.
So...
Were the Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer truly that powerful?
Han Li really wanted to know.
At that moment, delight also appeared on Ye Yingluo's face.
She had not expected Han Li to agree so readily, and she immediately turned to Tang Wulin and said.
"Wulin, you've been ranked first in actual combat these past days."
"How about the two of you have a match?"
Tang Wulin was standing among the group.
When he heard Ye Yingluo's words, he froze for a moment, his gaze involuntarily turning toward Han Li.
Meanwhile, Han Li stood at the edge of the field without any particular stance, not even looking at him.
Tang Wulin thought for a moment, then nodded.
"Okay, Teacher."
Although back in the dormitory, he and Xie Xie had been intimidated by Han Li's single punch each.
He still remembered the power of those two punches clearly.
When they hit his shoulder, he could barely stay on his feet. That absolute suppression in strength was something he had never experienced before.
But Tang Wulin believed actual combat was actual combat, and strength was strength. The two could not be confused.
Having great strength did not mean being strong in actual combat. He had proven that repeatedly during previous combat training.
Some people were strong but slow to react.
Some were fast but weak.
Thus, everyone had their own strengths and weaknesses. If one found the right weakness, victory was not impossible.
So, he might not necessarily lose to Han Li.
And so...
The other students spread out, clearing the field.
Class One's students automatically retreated to the sidelines.
Class Five's students also stopped what they were doing, their eyes all turning in unison.
At that moment, nearly everyone on the entire training ground had focused their attention on the two people in the center.
One was Han Li, the strongest in Class One. The other was Tang Wulin, who had ranked first in actual combat these past days.
Just thinking about this match was enough to make people excited.
At this moment, Tang Wulin walked to the center of the field and stood opposite Han Li. He took a deep breath, adjusting his breathing and state of mind.
He looked at Han Li with a serious, focused gaze.
"Class monitor, I'm making my move."
Before attacking, Tang Wulin even gave him a warning.
This was not mere politeness, but his habit. No matter who his opponent was, he would always give a warning before attacking.
Han Li nodded slightly in response.
"Alright."
One word, brief and calm.
The students at the sidelines held their breath.
Then, Tang Wulin said no more. He stepped forward half a pace with his left foot, slightly bent his right leg, and assumed a fighting stance.
At the same time, he released his martial soul.
A white spirit ring slowly rose beneath his feet.
Yes, white.
A Ten-Year Spirit Ring.
At that moment, that white Ten-Year Spirit Ring...
Looked especially glaring beneath the sunlight on the training ground.
Especially compared to Han Li, who stood opposite him with two purple Millennium Spirit Rings. The contrast was stark.
A few low whispers came from the direction of Class Five.
But they were very quiet and quickly vanished.
And that was because Tang Ziran had no money.
They could not afford a Hundred-Year Soul Spirit.
In this era, most soul masters obtained spirit rings by purchasing soul spirits through the Spirit Pagoda.
Moreover, soul spirits could not only provide spirit rings, but also assist soul masters in battle. They were a more advanced and more humane option.
But soul spirits were expensive.
A Hundred-Year Soul Spirit sold for around one million Federal Currency.
For an ordinary person like Tang Ziran, that was an astronomical sum.
Tang Wulin's family was ordinary, and his father Tang Ziran had a limited income. Supporting the family was already difficult enough; there was simply no way he could come up with that much money to buy a soul spirit.
Tang Wulin also did not want to burden his family, so his first spirit ring had remained unresolved.
Originally, Tang Wulin had planned to join the Spirit Pagoda and receive its support.
After all, he possessed Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power.
Such talent was among the very best in the entire Sun Moon Federation.
As one of the most powerful organizations on the continent, the Spirit Pagoda had always been generous in investing in talented young people.
As long as Tang Wulin joined the Spirit Pagoda, let alone a Hundred-Year Soul Spirit, even a Thousand-Year Soul Spirit or Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit would be within its means.
But Qiangu Dongfeng happened to have a grudge against Shrek.
Qiangu Dongfeng was the Spirit Pagoda's highest leader.
And Shrek Academy had always been the Spirit Pagoda's greatest competitor.
For centuries, the open and covert struggles between Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda had never ceased.
Both sides wanted to lead the direction of the soul master world.
And Shrek Academy happened to have always been tied to the Clear Sky Sect.
Ever since Tang San founded the Tang Sect twenty thousand years ago and revitalized Shrek Academy, the Clear Sky Sect and Shrek Academy had shared fortune and misfortune, their honor and disgrace intertwined.
Although disciples of the Clear Sky Sect would not join Shrek Academy, whenever Shrek Academy had need of them.
The Clear Sky Sect would generally step in to help.
Thus, when Qiangu Dongfeng saw the information on Tang Wulin's two martial souls, he directly rejected Tang Wulin's application to join the Spirit Pagoda.
Blue Silver Grass, Clear Sky Hammer, Twin Martial Souls, and Innate Full Soul Power.
And in the history of Douluo Continent, only one person had ever possessed such a combination of martial souls—
Tang San.
And Tang San was the founder of the Tang Sect, the soul of Shrek Academy, and the sect master of the Clear Sky Sect.
Therefore, the instant Qiangu Dongfeng saw Tang Wulin's martial soul information, alarm bells went off in his mind.
What he especially could not understand was that the Clear Sky Sect had long since withdrawn from the world. Furthermore, it was extremely exclusionary, with its members never marrying outsiders and its bloodline never spreading beyond the sect.
Therefore, outside the Clear Sky Sect...
There was no inherited bloodline of the Clear Sky Hammer.
Then...
From whom had Tang Wulin inherited his Clear Sky Hammer?
Qiangu Dongfeng could not figure it out.
But he did not need to.
He only needed to know...
That this boy named Tang Wulin was highly likely to have some unknown connection with the Clear Sky Sect.
And the Clear Sky Sect might have sent Tang Wulin to infiltrate the Spirit Pagoda in an attempt to seize control of it.
And as the head of the Qiangu Clan and the Spirit Pagoda's highest leader, he would absolutely never allow anyone connected to the Clear Sky Sect to enter the Spirit Pagoda's system.
Thus, in the end, Tang Wulin could only rely on chance and randomly obtain a Ten-Year Soul Spirit.
Although the Spirit Pagoda had rejected his application to join.
It would not reject Tang Wulin's purchase request. Otherwise, if the matter blew up, it would not benefit the Spirit Pagoda either.
Thus, in the end, Tang Wulin spent thirty thousand to randomly obtain the lowest-grade Ten-Year Soul Spirit, which became the white spirit ring beneath his feet.
The white spirit ring slowly revolved beneath the sunlight.
But there was not a trace of inferiority or embarrassment on Tang Wulin's face.
"Class monitor, be careful."
After saying that, Tang Wulin suddenly charged forward.
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