Tang San's Order

While Ming was still planning his future,

Elsewhere, at the Clear Sky Sect, Cloud Recesses.

Outside the Sect Master Pavilion, in a pavilion, two figures were idly playing chess and chatting.

However, not long after they started, the more burly figure was the first to lose patience.

"Damn... Big Brother, can't I drink something other than tea? This stuff has no flavor..."

The burly figure wore a pained expression. Before him, the middle-aged man in a sky-blue robe merely set down his teacup.

Raising his eyes slightly, he glanced at the burly figure and spoke calmly.

"When your head is clear, then you can drink."

"My head is already clear!"

"Clear enough to give Xiao Dong'er alcohol?"

"Uh..." The burly figure's gaze immediately became awkward as he muttered in protest.

"I meant well... I dug up the Monkey Wine I buried thousands of years ago because I thought its medicinal effects could strengthen Xiao Dong'er's body..."

"And then you made Xiao Dong'er sleep for months without waking up? She isn't even six yet! How many times have I told you not to apply the Soul Beast way of doing things to Xiao Dong'er?!"

The sky-blue figure spoke irritably, and the burly figure did not dare retort.

Just as the sky-blue figure was about to say a few more words, both he and the burly figure stiffened almost simultaneously.

Their former expressions turned completely solemn. Without hesitation, their figures flashed as they returned to a Secret Chamber within the Sect Master Pavilion.

The moment they entered the Secret Chamber, the two touched their brows at the same time. In an instant, two blue-gold streams of light emerged from their foreheads, rapidly landing before them and slowly condensing into a blue figure.

It was Tang San.

With a gentle smile, he looked at the two before him and slowly spoke. "Da Ming, Er Ming, long time no see."

Da Ming paused slightly, then directly dropped to one knee. "Sea God Lord."

Er Ming, beside him, came to his senses and hurriedly knelt as well.

"Why be so formal with me?"

Tang San spoke with a helpless expression, yet he did not tell Da Ming and Er Ming to rise. Without the slightest pause, he said,

"I need you to do something for me."

"Please give your orders, Sea God Lord." Da Ming still kept his head lowered, his expression unseen.

A hint of satisfaction appeared in Tang San's eyes as he slowly said,

"I want you to kill someone for me."

A moment later, inside the pavilion,

Da Ming and Er Ming returned to their previous seats. After sitting down, neither retained their earlier leisure, and the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

After a long while, Er Ming was ultimately unable to hold back and cautiously spoke.

"Big Brother, what do you think about this...?"

"Lying down."

"So we're not killing him?"

"No rush." Da Ming's gaze was calm as he spoke evenly. "Though we don't know the exact circumstances, at least for now, there's no need to hurry."

Da Ming pointed a finger at his own head. "Since he withdrew his Divine Sense from our Spiritual Seas, it proves that he doesn't want other beings to know he was the one who ordered us to kill someone.

"And the only ones who could make him wary are likely other Deities. If we act... whether we succeed or fail, I'm afraid..."

Da Ming sighed softly and did not finish his words, but the meaning was obvious enough.

"Then... are we supposed to just go die?" Er Ming looked furious, his voice full of unwillingness.

"What are you panicking for?" Da Ming glanced at Er Ming. "Let's stall for now. That guy was afraid of being exposed as the one who ordered us, so he removed all the restrictions in our Spiritual Seas.

"The Divine Sense in our minds was also withdrawn and self-sealed within the Secret Chamber. No matter what, at least for now, he can't influence us.

"One day in the God Realm is one year in Douluo. Let's drag this out for a few years... That guy is so pure and spotless. How could he possibly deal with us personally? He'd think we were dirty."

Er Ming laughed at himself, but nodded in agreement. "...True."

"Remember to send people to investigate the Sun Moon Empire. Put on a show, at least. We can't do nothing. If that guy doesn't press us, we'll leave things as they are for now."

"Understood."

Er Ming nodded slightly, then turned and left directly, preparing to pass on the orders.

Inside the pavilion, Da Ming drank tea alone, but his gaze was fixed on the distance.

And that direction was the Sun Moon Empire.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

Sun Moon Empire, Kong Family Residence.

Boom—! Boom—! Boom—!

The sound of fists tearing through the air echoed across the training ground.

Having already completed twice his daily training quota, Xiao Hongchen watched Ming in the field with a twitching expression, unable to stop himself from looking at his own sister beside him.

"Did you drug him?"

Meng Hongchen gave her brother a speechless look and shook her head. "I haven't had the chance yet."

"Then why has he been this absurd these past few days?"

Xiao Hongchen raised his voice several notches.

Four full hours of high-intensity, limit-breaking Body Forging Method training—this was no longer overtraining. This was outright self-destruction!

If it were him, he would probably already be receiving emergency treatment. Why was this guy still acting like nothing had happened?!

"Who knows? Maybe... it's Ming'an's latest achievement."

Miss Meng spoke casually, showing no surprise at all.

Her Ming'an was just like this. Every so often, he would produce some incredible result, advancing at a terrifying pace. She had long grown used to it.

Compared to such unimportant matters... Miss Meng's ice-blue eyes remained fixed on Ming, who was training shirtless not far away.

Hmm... Ming'an's body is actually this good? I wonder what he feels like... It should be quite nice, right?

With narrowed eyes, Miss Meng's lips curled slightly, inexplicably giving her an even more relaxed air.

Time slowly passed. After a long while, Ming finally withdrew his fists and closed his eyes to settle his body.

At the same time, the phantom visible only to Ming watched him with great interest and commented,

"Using Soul Power as a foundation, simulating special Soul Skills to stimulate Acupoints throughout the body and achieve the effect of body forging...

"It is somewhat similar to the Cultivation Methods used in knight training, but also vastly different..."

"That is merely a fundamental difference caused by different power systems... Besides, compared to the framework I designed, the current Body Cultivators are still far too rudimentary."

Kong Ming'an shook his head inwardly. He was speaking the truth, without the slightest false modesty.

Faced with the possible threat of a God King, he only felt that his current achievements were far from enough.

With calm eyes, he slowly spoke.

"The Knight System is not suited to the Douluo World, but I believe the Blood Refinement Golden Body you gave me offers considerable reference value."

Electrolux became interested. Over the past few days, he had been observing Ming's experiments, and it was precisely these experiments that made him increasingly certain that the youth before him was the same kind of person as himself.

—Someone with immense interest in exploring the unknown.

At first, he had wanted to take this youth as his disciple, but now... his attitude toward the youth was more like that of an equal facing a fellow researcher.

"You plan to use Soul Beast essence blood in place of magical beast blood?"

"No..."

Kong Ming'an shook his head, anticipation entering his tone. "Actually, it can be even more direct. For example... using Vitality directly in place of demon god blood, thereby achieving...

"Blood Essence Cast Golden Body."