"Porcupinefish Douluo is right. We need to handle Tang San's situation carefully, preferably settling it once and for all."
At Xue Qinghe's words, Snake Lance Douluo She Long's brows knitted even tighter, his face full of puzzlement.
"Do we need to handle Tang San like this? Why not gather our people and simply intercept and kill him?"
Xue Qinghe was in no hurry to refute Snake Lance Douluo She Long and continued.
"Assuming everything this Qian Renxue from the future said is true, we still have time. There's no need to rush."
Snake Lance Douluo She Long's voice carried a trace of defiance.
"So what if we have time? That doesn't stop us from striking first, does it?"
Xue Qinghe looked at the Shadow Doll Puppet Qian Renxue for a long while before slowly speaking.
"Gathering enough people to ensure nothing can go wrong would cause quite a stir. The other major powers would very likely notice, and unexpected changes could easily arise."
Snake Lance Douluo She Long reacted extremely quickly. Following Xue Qinghe's words a little further, his expression shifted, and he too looked at the Shadow Doll Puppet Qian Renxue.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Clear Sky Sect, the two great empires..."
These powers could all be said to have contributed considerably to Spirit Hall's eventual destruction!
To quietly gather enough people to kill Tang San, who had Clear Sky Douluo protecting him, right under the noses of these future allies of Tang San, they could afford neither weak fighters nor small numbers!
One had to remember that in the battle between the previous Supreme Pontiff Qian Xunji and Clear Sky Douluo, Qian Xunji's side had three Titled Douluos. Against the newly advanced Clear Sky Douluo, they had ended up with two seriously injured and one dead.
To deal with the current Clear Sky Douluo without leaving him the slightest chance of escape, their best option was to deploy every enshrined of the Worship Hall.
But such a massive operation would inevitably let these powers catch wind of something through back channels, unless their intelligence networks were blind.
Perhaps a sliver of unforeseen change would arise as a result.
Seeing Snake Lance Douluo She Long gradually accept this, Xue Qinghe drew his point to a close, his tone instead growing grave.
"Information about the future and control over the bigger picture are our greatest advantages right now!
Even if we don't rush to snuff out Tang San now, we can use what we know to lay a trap at the most suitable moment and wait for him to jump into it himself."
Snake Lance Douluo She Long narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Xue Qinghe as he spoke slowly.
"You mean the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament?!"
Hearing this, Porcupinefish Douluo Ci Xue's eyes lit up, and he murmured to himself.
"That's right, the timing is good. The finals of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament are held right in front of Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff Hall!"
On their own home ground, there would be no need to gather anyone at all. They only needed to send word, then strike together when that day arrived!
"If you really are my future self, then, future me, what's going on with your current form?"
Only after provisionally settling on a direction for their future actions did Xue Qinghe turn his gaze back to the Shadow Doll Puppet Qian Renxue.
The Shadow Doll Puppet Qian Renxue shook her head.
"I don't know. Normally, even my best possible ending would have been to die of old age in captivity. I don't know why I suddenly came to the past, either, or why I'm residing in a child's Martial Soul."
Without betraying anything, Xue Qinghe asked about a few more details, and the Shadow Doll Puppet Qian Renxue recounted everything she knew in full.
Time slowly crept toward evening. Xue Qinghe looked out the window, then gave the Shadow Doll Puppet Qian Renxue a noble, elegant bow of thanks and spoke calmly.
"It's already getting late. Why not eat here and stay the night, then head back tomorrow? What do you think?"
There was too much information. They needed time to absorb and digest it, then verify it piece by piece, and did not want the Shadow Doll Puppet Qian Renxue, their source of information about the future, to leave just yet.
"A very good suggestion."
The Shadow Doll Puppet Qian Renxue showed not the slightest objection.
His thoughts returned to the present. Only Xue Qinghe and Porcupinefish Douluo Ci Xue were in the room.
Porcupinefish Douluo Ci Xue was an enshrined of the Worship Hall, someone Qian Daoliu had selected and approved of. With Porcupinefish Douluo Ci Xue here, there were, one could say, no outsiders present, nor could anyone eavesdrop on their conversation.
"Do you think it's true or false that our Spirit Hall will be destroyed in the future?"
Porcupinefish Douluo Ci Xue shook his head.
"I don't know. It's only been a day, and this happened too suddenly. There are few people we can mobilize right now, and many of the things that self-proclaimed Qian Renxue from the future mentioned are still being verified."
Xue Qinghe understood what Porcupinefish Douluo Ci Xue meant.
Once they had verified the things the future Qian Renxue had said, they could roughly judge whether she was credible, and to what extent.
"How is the verification of the recorded information on Tang San coming along?"
Porcupinefish Douluo Ci Xue paused.
"According to the records at the Heaven Dou City branch headquarters, there is indeed someone named Tang San with innate full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls. This Tang San did come from a place called Holy Soul Village, and he has a father named Tang Hao. That matches what the child said.
Six years ago, this Tang San registered as a Soul Master in Nuoding City, Fasinuo Province, and collected his Soul Master allowance on time every month. There is indeed someone named Yu Xiaogang at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.
As for this Yu Xiaogang's identity, we've now essentially ruled out the possibility of someone sharing his name. He should be the 'theoretical Grandmaster' Yu Xiaogang, the man who will teach..."
At this point, Porcupinefish Douluo Ci Xue wore an utterly baffled expression, as though he had eaten shit.
"Teach two gods."
Xue Qinghe's expression was complicated as well as he looked toward Spirit City.
"Forget it. In another couple of days, we'll be able to make detailed plans."
Two days later marked Jing Shanshan's fourth day in Heaven Dou City, as well as the day Qian Renxue finished her business and returned to his side.
"My king, what will you do next?"
"Go to Nuoding City in Fasinuo Province and see this Yu Xiaogang for myself."
Meeting Yu Xiaogang had been part of Jing Shanshan's plans all along.
Using the token Great Enshrined Qian Daoliu had given him, he had looked up Yu Xiaogang's current whereabouts at the Spirit Hall Branch headquarters in Heaven Dou City!
He had heard that the theoretical Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang had done considerable research into Martial Souls, and wanted to hear what this theoretical Grandmaster thought about certain questions.
For instance, why Soul Rings shattered after the Gate of Babylon absorbed them.
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's lovely face instantly lost its color, and a storm raced through her mind.
This won't do!
The plan they had drawn up was to let events follow their original course as much as possible before the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, avoiding extra branches growing from the stem and bringing unforeseen changes.
If Jing Shanshan contacted Yu Xiaogang now and changed the known future, that would be terrible!
Qian Renxue was racking her brains for something to say when an elderly, kindly voice suddenly rang out.
"What a coincidence, child."
Jing Shanshan looked toward the voice and froze slightly.
"Qian Daoliu?!"
This man was like a ghost. How had he suddenly appeared so close by!
Jing Shanshan raised his head slightly and looked at Qian Daoliu in an almost condescending posture.
"What are you doing here?"