An Uneasy Tang San

"Guang Biao?" The Evil Spirit Master's gaze darkened when he saw the black mecha.

Mecha ranks were the same as soul ring ranks, divided into white, yellow, purple, black, and red.

Among them, Black Level Mechas were forged from special materials and used unique designs and craftsmanship. Soul spirits could fuse with the mecha to a certain degree, making it seem like an extension of the operator's own limbs.

Operating a Black Level Mecha required cultivation above Soul Emperor and Spiritual Power above the Spirit Sea Realm. In the East Sea Mecha Brigade, only one person had those qualifications—Guang Biao.

He had not expected the captain of the mecha brigade to arrive so quickly.

What was that useless companion of his doing? Hadn't he told him to go watch the Mecha Master Association and stir up some trouble while he was at it to draw away the mecha brigade's attention? Where was he?

The Evil Spirit Master was secretly furious, but he did not sit there waiting for death. He quickly took Tang Ziran hostage, pressed his staff against Tang Ziran's neck, and looked at the Black Level Mecha.

"If you dare come over, I'll kill him."

"Dad!"

Tang Wulin lay on the ground, staring fixedly at the Evil Spirit Master, his teeth clenched tight. He still wanted to climb back up, but then he suddenly saw a figure appear behind the Evil Spirit Master, and his expression turned to one of surprise and joy.

Seven soul rings, and a mecha too. Could it be the person Xie Xie mentioned...

Guang Long, his face greenish, barely opened his eyes. When he saw that figure, a faint smile appeared on his face too, and he passed out on the spot.

Seriously, it's not like you're the protagonist of some storybook. Next time, don't cut it so close when saving people...

Seeing that the Black Level Mecha before him did not respond, the Evil Spirit Master caught sight of Tang Wulin's expression from the corner of his eye. His heart lurched, and he suddenly remembered something.

Because he had no soul spirit, he had overlooked one of a mecha's traits—Soul Spirit Control!

As Soul Beasts integrated into the human world, some people—mainly the Spirit Pagoda—had specifically studied how to equip Soul Beasts with Battle Armor and mechas. After all, Soul Beasts were different from humans, and human Battle Armor and mechas were not compatible with them.

The inspiration for Soul Spirit Control over mechas came from this. After all, the difference between soul spirits and Soul Beasts lay in their state of existence and their strength. Other things, such as intelligence, did not change. If Soul Beasts could do it, then of course they could too. Moreover, once it reached the level of a Black Level Mecha, soul spirits could even fuse with mechas, and progress in related research had been gratifying.

By now, some Thousand Year Soul Spirits could also pilot mechas after training, and some Inherited Soul Spirits from mecha master clans might even be better at mecha control than beginners. (Xie Xie: That's right, you're talking about me!)

Given the strength of a Black Level Mecha and its close connection to its master, a Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit could control it. Then... where was Guang Biao himself?

A burly shadow covered the Evil Spirit Master from behind. His body stiffened as he turned his head, but before he could even see the person, he only saw a configuration of two yellow, two purple, and three black soul rings before his vision was covered by a fist coated in scales.

—Bang!

The Evil Spirit Master's body traced an arc through the air and slammed heavily into a wall. A trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and shock and terror appeared in his eyes.

However, before he could recover from the intense pain, the Black Level Mecha had already appeared in front of him like a shadow.

The Black Level Mecha's metal palm was like an iron clamp as it seized the Evil Spirit Master's shoulder. The mecha's glowing eyes flickered with a cold light, as if scrutinizing its prey.

Its other metal palm lifted and smashed down onto the Evil Spirit Master's head with a clang.

"Ah!!!"

The Evil Spirit Master only had time to let out a short scream before that heavy blow left his head spinning. His vision began to blur, and his consciousness gradually scattered.

But the Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit seemed to have accepted Guang Biao's anger and did not let him off just like that. It hammered the Evil Spirit Master dozens more times in succession with fists as large as a head.

Bang, bang, bang—

The terrifying pounding spread far into the distance, making the residents who heard it tremble with fear. Only when the Evil Spirit Master's face was covered in blood and he had completely lost consciousness did the mecha finally stop.

Tang San's Divine Sense: "..."

This Mecha Master already had a path to death!

Why did you have to arrive so promptly?

This Evil Spirit Master was also so pathetic that he, too, had a path to death!

Why are you an Evil Spirit Master when you're this weak?

Of course, the most important thing was... Wulin, what's with the way your eyes are shining as you look at that Black Level Mecha and Guang Biao?!

Looking at the way Tang Wulin seemed to admire Guang Biao quite a bit, Tang San's Divine Sense inexplicably felt uneasy.

But now that Wulin's crisis was gone, although somewhat unwilling, Tang San's Divine Sense still chose to withdraw.

On Tang Wulin, only the Golden Dragon King God Core could replenish his divine sense power to a certain degree, but that required Wulin to undo the seal before it could be absorbed. Therefore, his divine sense power had to be used where it mattered most.

If he exhausted too much of it and truly lost his memories like he had said before, then it would all be over...

At the mecha brigade base, Guang Biao brought his younger brother and Tang Wulin's family inside, handed the Evil Spirit Master over to his subordinates to deal with, and found a Healing Spirit Master to treat the group of injured people.

Afterward, he walked toward his office. Looking at the middle-aged man waiting inside, he asked with a grave expression, "How did the investigation go? Why were they targeted by an Evil Spirit Master?"

He was in a very bad mood right now. That brat of a younger brother had completely forgotten his warning. If the Spirit Pagoda had not reminded him and if he had not arrived in time, the man might already be gone.

But no matter how bad his mood was, he could not let it delay official business.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man took out two sets of documents and handed them to Guang Biao.

"Captain, these are some files I retrieved from above. Tang Ziran and his wife were both Mecha Designers and Pharmaceutical Researchers who formerly belonged to the Federation. Later, for some unknown reason, they resigned from their jobs and went into seclusion. It was only recently that they entered the Mecha Master Association to work. It seems to have been for money."

"Oh?" Guang Biao raised an eyebrow, reached out to take the documents, and asked as he read, "You mean the Evil Spirit Masters had already set their sights on them back when they were Federation researchers?"

Otherwise, there was no way to explain why two former Federation Mecha Designers and Pharmaceutical Researchers had gone into seclusion, and why they were now so short of money that they had to go to the Mecha Master Association to earn a living.

They probably wouldn't dare use their old bank cards at all.

"Exactly." The middle-aged man frowned. "But I still haven't found out the specific reason. Perhaps we'll have to ask them in person."

"I'll go later."

Guang Biao flipped through Tang Ziran's records and was somewhat surprised. "He was originally from the Star Luo Federation?"

"Yes. He smuggled himself into the Federation from Star Luo. However, since the Federation recruited him as a researcher, there shouldn't be any problems." The middle-aged man nodded.

Ten thousand years ago, although the Sea God Tang San's appearance had brought the war to a halt for a time, everyone understood that it was only temporary.

And with the Sun Moon Empire's Silver Moon Douluo and Soul Engineer army unmatched, even Shrek Academy couldn't hold out. The other nations could only seek another way out.

In the end, the remnants of Heaven Dou and the Star Luo Empire really did find a way out.

They crossed the distant seas and each discovered a continent. Afterward, they relocated their citizens and occupied the continents they had discovered, naming them Heaven Dou Continent and Star Luo Continent respectively.

Among them, Heaven Dou still followed an imperial system and was called the Heaven Dou Empire, while the Star Luo Empire changed to a federal system and became the Star Luo Federation.

As for Tang Ziran, he had originally been a resident of the Star Luo Federation.