The two passed through numerous checkpoints, not lingering at the training ground, but instead arriving directly at the heart of the Tang Sect —a secret workshop three hundred meters underground.
This is the true core forbidden area of the Tang Sect.
The walls, gleaming with a metallic sheen, were covered with intricate isolation arrays. Although the massive soul-guided furnace had been extinguished, it still emitted residual high temperatures. The air was filled with the chilling aura unique to rare metals.
In the center of this empty and quiet workshop, a figure was staring blankly at a huge blueprint.
She was a woman who looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. She was extremely beautiful, with a hint of heroism in her brows, but it couldn't hide the anxiety and exhaustion of being trapped in a desperate situation. She was dressed in a dark blue outfit that allowed for easy movement, her long hair was casually tied back, and she tightly gripped a soul-guided drawing pen that had run out of ink in her hand.
Tang Sect Tang Ya.
Level 96 Super Douluo, Level 9 Peak Soul Engineer.
He is also a direct descendant of Tang San.
She stared intently at the intricate design drawing before her, titled " Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus," her eyes vacant and filled with despair.
"It's no use... it's no use..."
Tang Ya murmured to herself, her voice hoarse, "The core materials are exhausted, and the divine vein energy is depleted... Even if the design is perfect, we can't build a second one."
She closed her eyes in anguish, her mind replaying the horrors of the battle from a few years ago.
In order to break through that barrier, Huo Yuhao's otherworldly mentor burned his soul, all seven of his Soul Spirit fell into a deep slumber, and Huo Yuhao himself overdrawn all his Life potential in order to barely activate that world-destroying Hong Lian.
The cost was too high.
The Tang Sect has lost all its trump cards.
If the Douluo Federation were to make another move, if those greedy Demigod monsters were to truly break off all pretense of civility...
What can the Tang Sect use to stop them?
Is there really... no hope?
Tang Ya's hand holding the pen trembled slightly, and a tear fell onto the drawing, blurring the complex soul-guiding patterns.
Just then, a cool and indifferent voice suddenly rang out behind her.
"May I have your name?"
"Who?!"
Tang Ya was jolted awake and turned around abruptly like a startled cheetah.
Almost simultaneously, two completely different yet equally powerful auras erupted from her body.
"Roar--!!!"
A Destruction dragon roar reverberated throughout the underground workshop. A gigantic dragon phantom, its body entirely purple-black and radiating terrifying pressure, appeared behind her— the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon!
Immediately afterwards, countless deep blue vines sprouted from the ground like venomous snakes, instantly covering the entire workshop and sealing off every inch of space— Blue Silver Emperor, Blue Silver Domain fully activated!
Ultimate power and ultimate control—this is indeed a uniquely endowed Twin Martial Souls talent.
However, faced with this terrifying attack that could instantly kill Titled Douluo, the white-robed man who suddenly appeared merely raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
" The Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon and the Blue Silver Emperor?"
Xuan Ming looked at Tang Ya, his gaze seemingly piercing through time. "So that's how it is. A direct descendant of Tang San and Xu Hong's granddaughter? The bloodline is quite interestingly fused."
He neither dodged nor defended himself.
It was just a slight thought.
"Go back."
Just two words, yet they sound like an absolute decree from ancient times.
"Waaah--"
The illusory Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon, which was about to roar and pounce, let out a terrified cry the moment it heard those two words, like a chicken being choked.
That absolute, irresistible suppressive force from the depths of its bloodline instantly stripped it of all its ferocity. It transformed into a streak of light and scrambled back into Tang Ya's body, still trembling deep within her soul.
Although Xuan Ming has given the Dragon God's Power to Gu Yuena, his past experience as the Dragon God and his Primordial Beginning Godhead, which has already surpassed that of the Dragon God, give him absolute "kingly" authority when facing any beast, especially dragon-type Martial Soul.
This is a kind of domineering pressure etched into our genes, even more powerful than Divine Power.
Immediately afterwards.
"Click click click..."
The wildly growing Blue Silver Emperor vines around them seemed to have suddenly lost their Life, frozen stiffly in mid-air, unable to move an inch.
Tang Ya felt as if all the Soul Power in her body had been frozen at that moment.
Her proud Twin Martial Souls couldn't even withstand a second of this mysterious man's power, and they immediately "betrayed" her!
"You..."
Tang Ya's pupils contracted sharply, her face turned deathly pale, and her body trembled slightly with extreme fear. "Who... who are you?!"
Able to ignore the Tang Sect's defensive formations, able to repel the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon with a single word, able to instantly suppress her Blue Silver Emperor...
Even those Demigod monsters couldn't achieve this level of power!
Could it be... a god?!
"Ten thousand years ago, Tang San was a supporter of the old era and the biggest obstacle to the new era."
Xuan Ming's gaze Youyou, as if recalling that Wind Rises and Clouds Surge era. "I never imagined that ten thousand years later, his descendants would become rebels against the old era, raising the banner of breaking the shackles."
"These Tang family members... they really like to go against me."
Upon hearing this, Tang Ya's face turned deathly pale, and she even paused for a moment.
Ten thousand years ago? Going against them?
In the history of the Douluo Federation, there are very few people who are qualified to say such things.
Furthermore, the Tang Sect Secret Records clearly state that that era was an era in which gods roamed.
"You... you are..."
Tang Ya's voice trembled violently as her gaze shifted between Xuan Ming and Qian Renxue. "Are you... gods of the Angel Temple? Or from Sea God Island?"
She was in despair.
Although the Tang Sect had declined, its foundation remained, and she certainly knew that gods truly existed in this world.
But aren't the gods in legends supposed to be unable to interfere in the mortal realm at will?
Could it be because Huo Yuhao caused too much trouble and crossed the line of the Divine Realm, so... the gods themselves intervened?
If that's the case, what chance does the Tang Sect have? What chance does Huo Yuhao have?
"Take it easy."
Xuan Ming seemed to see through her inner fear, and waved his hand indifferently, the oppressive aura he had exerted vanishing without a trace.
"I was just passing by and came to take a look."
Xuan Ming casually pulled up a chair and sat down, his posture relaxed. "You don't need to be anxious. That so-called shortage of materials and depletion of divine veins are a desperate situation for you, but for some people, they are just minor episodes on the road to growth."
"As Child of Fortune, turning misfortune into good fortune is Huo Yuhao's basic skill."
"Your problem will soon be solved."
Tang Ya was stunned.
She couldn't keep up with this mysterious man's pace at all. He was ridiculously strong, yet he seemed to have no hostility? He was even... comforting her?
"Which side are you on?"
Tang Ya gritted her teeth, but couldn't help asking the question that had been lingering in her mind, " Angel? Or Sea God?"
In this world, besides these two major churches, she couldn't think of anyone else who could possess such power and aura.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Ming smiled.
He didn't answer directly, but turned to look to the side.
There, Qian Renxue was picking up an unfinished soul-guided Hidden Weapon with great interest. Her slender fingers gently stroked the intricate patterns on it, and her golden eyes gleamed with judgment.
"She?"
Xuan Ming pointed at Qian Renxue, "She is Angel God."
Tang Ya's pupils dilated suddenly, and her heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly.
Heaven... Angel God?!
That deity worshipped by billions of followers of the Angel God Church, a symbol of supreme light?!
She actually... descended upon us?!
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However, before Tang Ya could recover from the shock, Xuan Ming's next words struck her like a Startling Thunder, exploding directly in her mind.
As for me...
Xuan Ming turned his head and looked at Tang Ya.
"I am the 'sky' above the Douluo Federation ten thousand years ago."
"But..."
Xuan Ming's tone carried a hint of self-mockery and coldness, "It seems that people in this world have forgotten the existence of this 'sky'."
Tang Ya was completely stunned.
My mind went blank, and I even temporarily lost the ability to think.
sky?
In the history textbooks of the Douluo Federation and in the doctrines of the church, "Heaven" is a supreme concept, the source of all order, and the absolute ruler that transcends Angel and Sea God.
It is the origin of the Douluo Federation.
He is also the creator of the " Soul Ring Cycle System," which is now deeply hated and even wanted to be overthrown by the Tang Sect and Huo Yuhao!
Furthermore, in the top-secret ancient book of the Tang Sect, " Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record: Outer Chapter," which only the sect leader is qualified to read, there is a cryptic record about that era.
Our Tang San once lived in the same era as a prodigy named " Xuan Ming ".
That was a...
He once stood shoulder to shoulder with gods, and even surpassed them, ending the chaotic world, but he also became a terrifying existence that haunted his Tang San's lifelong Nightmare!
"You... you are..."
Tang Ya reached out her trembling hand, pointing at Xuan Ming, her throat dry as she uttered, "You are... Xuan Ming?!"
"Looks like Tang San hasn't forgotten to make a fuss about me in his little notebook."
Xuan Ming chuckled lightly, without denying it.
"What? Is this the expression the current Tang Sect Clan leader has when he sees your ancestor's old friend?"
No... it's not...
Tang Ya's legs went weak, and she knelt directly on the ground. This time, it wasn't because of bloodline suppression, but because of awe from the depths of her soul.
If the person in front of me is truly the legendary "Heaven"...
So everything they're doing now—overthrowing the Soul Ring System, challenging the Federation's order... aren't they... defying the heavens?!
"It's over..."
Tang Ya felt a chill run through her. "We... we're doomed."
Looking at Tang Ya kneeling on the ground, trembling, Xuan Ming shook his head helplessly.
Get up.
He flicked his fingers, and a gentle force lifted Tang Ya up. "I told you, I just came to take a look."
"If I wanted to kill you all, do you think you'd still be kneeling here talking to me right now?"
Xuan Ming stood up, walked to Tang Ya, and looked at the woman who, despite her fear, was still trying to protect the blueprints behind her. A hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.
"You want to overthrow the old order and establish new rules."