Although Lin Yi had given him no instructions for the present, Wang Xin knew what he should do now.
Lin Yi wanted people who could influence the course of a war in the future.
Naturally, what he needed to do now was increase his strength and influence.
Wang Xin looked toward his family.
His eyes were full of struggle.
But in the end, he could only sigh helplessly.
"Among the younger generation of the family, there's no one who can take my place."
For now, Wang Xin could only hope that his children would give him a pleasant surprise, inherit his mutated Martial Soul, and successfully shoulder the burden in a few decades.
"As long as I'm here, the Wang Family will stand."
"As long as I hold the reins, even if there are no high-level Soul Engineers among the Wang Family's younger generation, the family will remain at the core."
He hadn't come to this realization because of Lin Yi's appearance.
That was already the Wang Family's situation.
"Cultivate, break through, then dominate all of South Abyss City."
"Once the five major forces have merged under my leadership, we'll be able to play our part when His Eminence the Chess God needs us."
Wang Xin's gaze flickered, and he silently resolved to seize this opportunity.
He didn't know where Lin Yi had gone, but he felt the man would be keeping an eye on this place.
If he did nothing, the Blackback Twin Spines in his body would very likely be taken away.
Then he would sink back to where he had started.
He would see no hope on the road ahead, and once again have to bear enormous pressure because of the struggles between the forces.
That feeling had been far too painful. He didn't want to experience it again.
Besides, whether he could even survive after being abandoned was another question.
Wang Xin was a clever man. He knew that the moment Lin Yi set his sights on him, he could no longer get off the boat.
Without realizing it, he was already on board.
Lin Yi didn't stay with Wang Xin for long. He continued searching for his next chess piece.
The images shown by the Heavenly Screen never stopped, shifting constantly with Lin Yi's point of view.
During this time, no more large golden characters appeared.
Lin Yi was also fairly certain that the large golden characters would only appear over the chess pieces he chose.
And that choice was a matter of the mind, not of action.
Rather than saying Lin Yi had made a decision in his heart, it was more accurate to say that the moment he set his sights on Wang Xin, the game could only have been played this way.
After all, Lin Yi was the player. He wasn't a chess piece, and he wasn't in the game.
When he placed a piece, whether on one side or the other, he couldn't make a mistake.
After South Abyss City, Lin Yi invested in several more people in the surrounding cities. This time, none had the potential to become a Level 9 Soul Engineer, but all were key figures in their respective cities, and he gave them a chance to advance further.
As long as Wang Xin successfully took control of all of South Abyss City, these people would cooperate with him to form an alliance across the southwestern region of the Sun Moon Empire.
After doing all this, Lin Yi didn't stop. He came to the vicinity of the Ming Dou Mountain Range.
Douluo I.
"What a profound method! Can it really allow a Soul Master whose potential is exhausted to advance further?" Some Soul Masters were filled with deep longing.
They couldn't understand Lin Yi's methods. From the fragments of the two men's conversation, they had only gathered that Wang Xin, a Soul Douluo who could advance no further, could actually continue cultivating through meditation.
It was truly inconceivable.
With a wave of his hand, he could change a Soul Master's future.
At that moment, who knew how many Soul Masters were willing to become Lin Yi's chess pieces?
Unfortunately, even if they wanted to become chess pieces, they had no such opportunity.
Nuoding City.
When Yu Xiaogang found Tang San again, he discovered that his disciple had developed many ideas of his own.
After being taken to a secluded place, he actually met the Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao from back then.
After a discussion, Tang Hao still entrusted Tang San to Yu Xiaogang, just as he had in the original story.
However, Tang Hao didn't allow Yu Xiaogang to continue slowly training Tang San. Instead, he wanted Yu Xiaogang to train him as quickly as possible.
"I can take him to Shrek Academy," Yu Xiaogang said.
Shrek Academy?
Tang Hao had no recollection of the academy. He looked at Yu Xiaogang, waiting for an explanation.
"It's an academy founded by Flender."
After hearing Yu Xiaogang's explanation, Tang Hao wasn't convinced.
"Without a Mimicry Cultivation Environment, it doesn't matter how many geniuses there are or how much they compete," Tang Hao said. "A Soul Master's early cultivation is tedious. It's a process of accumulation."
Yu Xiaogang had no rebuttal to that.
In front of this youngest Titled Douluo, Yu Xiaogang didn't have much confidence either.
Tang Hao said, "What about the other corner of your Golden Iron Triangle?"
Yu Xiaogang shook his head. He didn't know where Liu Erlong was.
"The Heavenly Screen has revealed many secrets. Although it hasn't been specific, the images it shows from now on will surely lean toward everyday life and touch on details. You can imagine that the Soul Master World will undergo an unprecedented transformation," Tang Hao said.
Yu Xiaogang frowned without speaking.
"Your Golden Iron Triangle needs to reunite. Otherwise, I won't feel assured about Xiao San's safety."
"Absorbing Soul Rings above one's level, and all sorts of secret cultivation methods from the future, could appear on the Heavenly Screen at any time. If you can't observe them immediately, you'll miss those opportunities. You're here alone without help, so you could easily miss the images."
Tang Hao's meaning was clear. He had no time to look after Tang San himself and needed the Golden Iron Triangle to train him together.
"I'll contact Flender as soon as I can," Yu Xiaogang said.
Tang San stood to the side, listening to their conversation. A strange glint flashed in his eyes.
He still knew nothing about how Soul Masters cultivated in this world.
Theory was still what he needed most.
That was also why he had asked Tang Hao to bring him back.
Spirit Hall.
Qian Daoliu returned to the Worship Hall.
"Great Enshrined, do you have orders for me?"
Qian Daoliu said, "Golden Crocodile, I may have to trouble you to make a trip to Heaven Dou City yourself and bring Xue'er back."
Golden Crocodile was somewhat taken aback.
"The replacement has already been completed there. If we bring Xue'er back now, the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire will vanish into thin air. There's bound to be a thorough investigation."
Qian Daoliu nodded and said gravely, "In an era like this, Xue'er shouldn't be focusing her efforts there. Besides, I have an ominous premonition. I feel Xue'er will be exposed sooner or later."
As he spoke, his gaze kept drifting outside.
The images on the Heavenly Screen clearly came from the future.
And not the near future. It was very likely the distant future.
In a future like that, if historical images appeared and concerned their present era, how many secrets might they reveal?
For example, Qian Renxue's scheme to substitute herself for the crown prince and steal information from the Heaven Dou Empire?
If that really were broadcast through the Heavenly Screen while Qian Renxue remained with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, impersonating the crown prince, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Qian Daoliu was still wondering how the two empires, the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Dou Ling Empire, had come into being.
Was it because Qian Renxue's substitution for the crown prince hadn't been entirely successful?
If that were the case, any discussion of how the Douluo Three Kingdoms developed might mention that origin.
That was dangerous!