Why Not Talk About Tang Ya from Ten Thousand Years Ago?
In the Heavenly Screen, Yin Hongye continued, "Now the Tang Sect uses Soul Tool. Nobody plays with Hidden Weapon anymore. They're weak and hard to make. The Tang Sect even admits that Hidden Weapon are inferior to Soul Tool. Even the few manual Hidden Weapon are rarely used anymore."
"Wait a minute, I remember someone using Peacock Plume or something ten years ago?" Mu Hongchen said with a mischievous smile.
"Didn't you know that person was me? I accepted the bounty from the Tang Sect back then, and I learned it after they used it once." Yin Hongye's voice was calm. "It felt pretty good, so I used it."
"I knew it! The Tang Sect was constantly giving you trouble during that time," Mu Hongchen said, trying to suppress a laugh. "And then? Why didn't they chase after you anymore?"
"Of course nothing's wrong. I'm just an assassin. If you're so capable, find someone to deal with. Anyway, I just watched them use a copycat." Yin Hongye didn't care at all. Wouldn't they all have been blown up by him anyway?
After realizing they couldn't kill me, they all gave up. The Tang Sect really has no perseverance at all; how few people did they send?
Couldn't they have tried a few more times?
They've gone to extreme lengths to kill me, even more so than Evil Soul Master Evil Soul Master themselves. Can't they expand their skill pool a bit more?
What if it succeeds?
The main thing is that his cultivation level increased really fast back then.
If you beat the young ones, the old ones will come; if you beat the old ones, the even older ones will come; if you can't beat them, you'll just self-destruct and run away.
The Tang Sect's investment is truly one that doesn't seek returns.
Normally, it wouldn't be possible to level up that fast.
Yin Hongye didn't become Evil Soul Master thanks to the Tang Sect's daily surveillance. This guy only kills, he doesn't devour life or souls, he just does things for money, occasionally cultivating fungi and bacteria, and then inexplicably sterilizing them.
It seems like they have severe mysophobia or something, but their behavior is within the range of a normal person.
This person really spends money fast. He had to pay for everything himself – the spiritual herbs for cultivation, the early stages of forging – all on his own...
Shrek Academy wouldn't even have the chance to label them.
Of course, the most important factor is the example of Yin Hongye's predecessor, Underworld Douluo. With his Undying Body, who would dare to gamble that they could truly kill him?
When Tang San heard that his Tang Sect was no longer making Hidden Weapon but instead making Soul Tool, he became so agitated that he almost fainted.
"Our Tang Sect's secret techniques have been stolen by outsiders, and they've even abandoned the very foundation of Hidden Weapon!" He gritted his teeth, staring at the Heavenly Screen. He refused to acknowledge the decline of Hidden Weapon, assuming these people hadn't even learned Hidden Weapon essence.
Just as Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen were discussing the Tang Sect, Ling Zichen suddenly joined the conversation, "Well, the Tang Sect's transformation actually dates back 14,000 years. Not 10,000 years ago, but back then it was a necessary change..."
"After the collision between the Sun Moon Continent Douluo Continent, following that cataclysmic war, Soul Tool began to flow into the original Douluo Continent. At first, no one paid attention, thinking that they couldn't compare to the sophistication of Hidden Weapon. But Soul Tool have an advantage that Hidden Weapon can never match—"
"Good quality and inexpensive," Yin Hongye added directly.
"Yes, the cost of one Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles is enough to make about 20,000 Soul Guidance Ray Gun. What's more, the upper limit of Soul Tool is much higher than that of Hidden Weapon." Even Ling Zichen, a member of the Tang Sect, felt that Hidden Weapon were no match for Soul Tool.
"Ninth-Level Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shell, as long as the coordinates are correct, can kill even Titled Douluo with a single shot. In terms of practicality and cost, Hidden Weapon lose out in every way. In the end, Hidden Weapon were almost completely ignored, and the Tang Sect almost lost its lineage."
Upon hearing this, Tang San, who had just recovered somewhat, sat up in shock from his deathbed, nearly scared to death.
His invincible Tang Sect had actually lost its lineage.
How could any Soul Tool compare to one's own Hidden Weapon?
Its power is comparable to that of his own Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus.
"The ancestral laws cannot be changed! The descendants of the Tang Sect can't even uphold their ancestral heritage; they're a bunch of useless trash. Why not just kill the people who developed the Soul Tool? That would solve the problem at its root."
He didn't think he was wrong at all; he still held onto old ideas and feudalistic views.
Ling Zichen from the Tang Sect dealt him a heavy blow to the heart, saying, "Until ten thousand years ago, when Ling Bing Douluo took over the Tang Sect, he incorporated the design concepts of Hidden Weapon into Soul Tool. He used the ingenuity of Hidden Weapon to compensate for the crudeness of Soul Tool, and used the power of Soul Tool to amplify the upper limit of Hidden Weapon. The reason why the Tang Sect can stand at the top of the Soul Tool industry today is rooted in that reform he carried out."
Mu Hongchen watched her retreating figure, picked up his thermos, took a sip, and said nothing more.
"As expected of the Tang Sect disciple, you know so much about the Tang Sect. Why didn't you mention which generation's Tang Sect Clan leader?" Yin Hongye asked directly. All the Tang Sect disciples present fell silent, not daring to speak or even breathe loudly.
Upon hearing this, Ling Zichen's expression immediately turned ugly. He couldn't mention Tang Ya, the Tang Sect Clan's leader from ten thousand years ago.
"She is, after all, a Titled Douluo, so there's nothing more to say. Since Sea God Tang San, all the sect leaders of the Tang Sect have been Blue Silver Grass Soul Master. This only changed ten thousand years ago."
She avoided the main point, not daring to Tang Ya at all that Tang Ya had been Evil Soul Master, and that she had not only been Evil Soul Master, but also a holy maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult.
Seeing Ling Zichen's appearance, Qian Renxue was extremely curious. What was so taboo about the past of a Titled Douluo?
Gui Mei and Yue Guan of the Spirit Hall had tragic pasts, but others knew a little about them.
What shameful things could a Tang Sect Clan leader possibly have?
She suppressed this question for the time being, intending to ask Yin Hongye later.
Beyond the Heavenly Screen.
Spirit City, Papal Hall.
Bibi Dong sat on the Pope's throne, one hand supporting her chin, the fingertips of the other tapping lightly on the armrest. She hadn't gone to the Far North; too much was revealed in the Heavenly Screen.
The Heaven Dou Empire is currently in chaos, and the Star Luo Empire is embroiled in internal strife; there is no rush to start a war.
"The past of Titled Douluo..." she repeated softly, also curious about what was so taboo about it, aside from private matters. What shameful things could a bunch of history buffs possibly know?
There are only a few possibilities that could make Tang Sect disciples so wary.
Depravity.
betray.
"Yue Guan, how is the Tang Sect doing now?" she couldn't help but ask. Having been in seclusion for many years, she really didn't know anything about the Tang Sect.
Yue Guan said, "The Tang Sect has disappeared. After Tang San left Heaven Dou City, they went their separate ways. Only the Strength Clan remained in Heaven Dou City; the others took most of their clansmen with them."
"And that Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King nearly wiped out everyone in Heaven Dou City with a single move; now it's just ruins."
"As for Lou Gao, we've already captured him and brought him to the Spirit Hall, where he's studying the forging techniques in the Worship Hall."
Upon hearing this, she immediately asked, "How is Xiaogang?"
"Living very well, the best-living Soul Master in Heaven Dou City," Yue Guan said honestly.
It wasn't the best; there were only two Soul Master, one in a wheelchair and the other in bed. The rest were all ordinary people, none of them Soul Master.
"That's good." Bibi Dong didn't suspect anything; as long as Yu Xiaogang was alive, that was enough.
Inside the Angel Temple, Qian Daoliu stood with his hands behind his back, his white hair gleaming faintly with gold in the Holy Light. He looked at Ling Zichen's slightly stiff face on the Heavenly Screen and couldn't help but smile.
He could see right through a young person's little schemes.
The Tang Sect, whose Blue Silver Grass Soul Master have been passed down through generations, must have encountered some trouble in the past.
However, compared to these old matters, he cared more about something else: Soul Guidance Technology. As long as he mastered these technologies, he would have the right to stand tall in the Douluo Continent for a long time.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi sat in the council hall, a stack of papers spread out in front of him, densely covered with various terms and concepts that Qian Renxue had mentioned in the Heavenly Screen.
He picked up a pen and tried to piece the fragments together into a complete system.
Soul Tool: Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, satellites, thrusters. He could understand every word, but the logical connections between them were completely missing.
Even when Qian Renxue was learning the four secondary professions, she was still self-taught, learning bits and pieces here and there. The basic system only existed in another era.
Ning Fengzhi put down his pen and rubbed his temples. He really cared about Yin Hongye's words, "Good quality at a low price." The cost of one Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles was enough to make 20,000 Soul Guidance Ray Gun.
He must research and develop Soul Tool so that he can enhance the strength of the disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School.
Yin Hongye seemed to understand Qian Renxue's doubts and whispered, "This thing is a secret of the Tang Sect. If they find out, the Passionate Douluo will most likely kill her to silence her."
"What exactly happened?" Qian Renxue knew the strength of the Passionate Douluo, but he shouldn't have done something like this.
"That's true. The Tang Sect thoroughly investigated that period of history; only the Mingdu has preserved complete records." Yin Hongye was about to reveal the truth when...
The Passionate Douluo walked in with a young man wearing non-prescription glasses, an executive jacket, and slicked-back hair.
What are you talking about?