After the battle ended.
Chen Mo, Ji Juechen, Jing Ziyan, and Meng Hongchen reviewed the fight together.
Jing Ziyan was the first to question Ji Juechen. "Hey, blockhead, with fog that thick, you shouldn't have been able to see me. So how did you pinpoint my location?"
"Because of him." Ji Juechen pointed at Chen Mo.
Chen Mo then used his third Soul Skill on Jing Ziyan and Meng Hongchen and explained its effects.
Seeing this almost godlike Soul Skill.
Meng Hongchen couldn't help marveling. "That's incredible! I never knew a Soul Skill like this existed. Even with my eyes closed, I can clearly see everything happening around me."
Jing Ziyan was equally astonished.
But what surprised her even more was Chen Mo's Soul Ring configuration.
Purple, black, black.
Wait, had she fallen behind the times, or had the world changed too much?
Had their juniors' Soul Ring configurations already become this terrifying?
But on second thought, she spotted a flaw. "Hold on. No matter how you look at it, this is only a detection Soul Skill. I covered the entire arena in thick fog just now. How did you find me?"
"Because I can layer other Soul Skills onto this one."
With that.
Chen Mo also unleashed Three-Flower Pupils: Illusion Break.
Jing Ziyan looked at the scene before her and finally sighed. "All right, I accept my defeat wholeheartedly. I really didn't expect a little fellow like you to be so capable."
"No, no. It was all thanks to Senior Ji drawing their fire."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have had a chance to act."
Chen Mo scratched his head and said with a smile.
Meng Hongchen patted his shoulder. "Don't be so modest, Little Mo. I'd already fired my fixed Soul Cannon rounds. If you hadn't redirected them all with a wave of your hand, Senior Jing never would have been eliminated so quickly."
Ji Juechen nodded.
Indeed.
If Chen Mo hadn't redirected all the incoming Soul Cannon rounds elsewhere.
He would probably have had to split his attention to deal with them.
Jing Ziyan would certainly have escaped then.
Hearing this.
Jing Ziyan gave Chen Mo a strange look, her voice full of helplessness. "Looks like if I ever face a team with you in it, I'll have to eliminate you first. Otherwise, there's no playing this game."
Meng Hongchen agreed.
Not far away.
Watching the four review their battle, Jing Hongchen's lips curled slightly upward.
"Not bad, not bad."
"All that time I spent fanning the flames wasn't wasted."
"It looks like Chen Mo's Soul Skills really can play a huge role in team battles!"
"If he competes in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, our chances of defeating Shrek will be very high."
"It's just a pity that Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan are a little too old..."
The Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament had an age requirement for participating Soul Masters.
They had to be under twenty.
Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan were twenty-five and twenty respectively.
Both exceeded the age limit.
Not to mention that the next tournament was still nearly a year away.
The break soon came to an end.
All the students returned to school.
Chen Mo also began to shine in the new term.
Inside the Divine Realm Center.
Tang Buddha's expression was so ugly that his face was almost contorted.
As for the reason.
It was simple.
Tang Buddha had nearly been caught red-handed.
At the entrance stood a man wearing a purplish-black hood, striking a showy pose.
He watched Tang San with a teasing expression.
"Well, well, isn't this the Sea God? What a coincidence. What brings you here?"
"I should be asking you that, shouldn't I? Destruction, what business do you have in the Divine Realm Center? Don't you know this is a vital site of the Divine Realm, where outsiders aren't allowed to enter at will?"
Tang San stared straight at Destruction as he demanded an answer.
Just moments earlier, after our Tang Buddha had finished playing with his Star Fury, Xiao Wu.
He had checked on the Child of Destiny as usual.
Who would have thought that his investigation would send a shudder through his mighty frame!
The Child of Destiny's thread of fate had changed!
To reel in the Child of Destiny, our Tang Buddha had spared no effort.
First, he had released that million-year-old Ice Silkworm from the Lake of Life.
He had protected it all along the way, ensuring it escaped and encountered Huo Yuhao.
Afterward, he had even split his daughter into three parts behind his wife's back.
One part had been sent into the Lower Realm to become Wang Dong, another had merged with the Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and the last remained in his hands.
Everything had proceeded according to his plan.
Huo Yuhao had not only joined the Tang Sect but also entered Shrek and met Wang Dong.
Yet in just half a day.
Things had undergone an earth-shattering change.
Not only had the fortune borne by the Child of Destiny plummeted, but even the path of growth Tang San had so carefully designed had undergone changes.
To investigate the situation and correct it.
Tang San had immediately come to the Divine Realm Center, intending to intervene personally.
But just as he stirred his divine power, the God of Destruction appeared at the entrance.
Hearing Tang San's words.
The God of Destruction chuckled. "Sea God, haven't you misunderstood something?"
"The Divine Realm Center is jointly administered by us Five Great God Kings. It isn't your private garden, Tang San."
"As one of the Five Great God Kings, why shouldn't I, the God of Destruction, be allowed inside?"
"As for why I'm here, lately I've noticed that certain self-important gods in the Divine Realm have repeatedly interfered with the mortal world's development. Your homeland in particular has suffered the most interference, Sea God."
"This suggests that certain gods may be plotting something for their own selfish ends. To uncover the truth, I came to the center to see whether I could find any telltale threads."
"Sea God, who do you think that god might be?"
The God of Destruction's smile had long since vanished.
In its place was a pair of sharp purple eyes that seemed to pierce the soul.
Under that stare, Tang San felt a creeping dread.
He nearly revealed his true colors.
As for the self-important god Destruction had mentioned.
Tang San maintained that it had nothing to do with him. After all, he was renowned for being pure as ice and jade, a courteous gentleman.
As for selfish motives, that was even more impossible.
He had only taken such pains to interfere with the Lower Realm for the sake of his grand ten-thousand-year plan.
"Haha, Brother Destruction, surely you don't mean me?" Tang San restrained his emotions and said with a stiff expression, "Like you, I noticed that a god was attempting to interfere with the Lower Realm. I came here to investigate."
The God of Destruction stared at Tang San with an enigmatic smile.
Tang San grew increasingly unnerved beneath that gaze, but he continued his sophistry. "That said, God of Destruction, why did you appear immediately after I arrived? Could you be the god interfering with the Lower Realm?"
"Oh? Is that so?" The God of Destruction smiled indifferently. "If you insist on putting it that way, fine. I don't mind."
"I've already announced this matter to the Divine Realm. Since both of us God Kings are suspects."
"We must be monitored by the other God Kings and the First-Level Main Gods. Until the matter is cleared up, neither of us may enter the Divine Realm Center."
"What do you think, Sea God?"
Tang San's expression was almost ferocious now.
He had intended to dump the blame on the God of Destruction and force him to back down.
Who would have thought the other man would simply flip the table?
And he could hardly object to this decision.
Any objection would prove he had a guilty conscience. At that point, even a tongue as glib as his would be useless.
"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as agreement."
"All right, then let's leave the center at once. If we linger too long, we won't be able to explain ourselves."
With that, the God of Destruction turned into a streak of purple light and left.
Staring in the direction the God of Destruction had departed, Tang San nearly ground his teeth to pieces. "God of Destruction, you dare ruin my plans? You have already chosen the path to death!"
Helpless.
Tang San could only leave the center as well.
Meanwhile, in the Lower Realm.
Two months had already hurried past.
Inside a laboratory at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
After Chen Mo finished carving the final inscription on the formation core.
He shouted joyfully, "The Level Three Formation Core is finally complete!"
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