Next, we headed to Spirit City Spirit City the finals, and everyone traveled there by carriage.
Heaven Dou Team One went together, but to everyone's surprise, Heaven Dou Second Team had a lot more carriages. In addition to Yang Podi eight companions, there were also Teacher An Ya and Teacher Li Xiang. These two had been with the team the whole time, and Teacher Li Xiang was the team's deputy leader.
Besides these ten people, there were also Yang Podi's grandfather Yang Wudi, maternal grandfather Niu Gao, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, and maternal uncle Niu Mang. Basically, people from both families went.
As for the residences of the two major families, some arrangements were made. Mother Niu Jinfeng returned to the Defense Clan under the pretext of visiting her parents' home, while Second Grandfather Yang Wushuang secretly returned to the Breaking Clan, supposedly to protect the family.
Meanwhile, Yang Zhentian, the father, secretly followed the group to Spirit City, acting as a covert protector. After all, almost all the elite juniors from both families had gone to Spirit City this time, and any losses would be a huge loss.
Of course, there was also a special person accompanying the team, namely Shi Nian, the former leader of the Canghui Academy. It is said that Shi Nian suddenly disappeared during the preliminary rounds of the Soul Master Tournament, but later returned. Instead of leading Canghui Academy again, he resigned voluntarily.
Then, for reasons unknown, Shi Nian surprisingly reformed himself and voluntarily joined the Breaking Clan. He is now an outer elder of the Breaking Clan, which is considered a significant event in the Soul Master World.
This is not surprising. Families that possess Titled Douluo generally have relatively powerful forces. For example, the Upper Three Sects all have countless outer disciples and elders. For instance, the Clear Sky Sect in the past had three to four thousand outer Soul Master. And the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect today has even more outer disciples. After all, those who can be considered inner disciples are only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master and a small number of direct descendants.
There are various rumors circulating, including one that he Shi Nian to ambush a junior member of the Breaking Clan but was captured and ultimately forced to join the Breaking Clan.
Such things are nothing new to these large families. Many families' outer sect elders are obtained in this way. It would be a pity to kill such high-level Soul Master, but not killing them would be like letting a tiger return to the mountain. In the end, they are all brought under their own control.
And so, the group set off for Spirit City in a grand procession.
At this moment, there was only Shi Nian, Yang Podi, and Yang Wudi in the carriage.
Yang Podi Shi Nian: "Elder Shi Nian, according to Tang San's habits, given the distance between us and Tang San's two carriages, could you pull Tang San and me into the dream at the same time, with me controlling the dream?"
Shi Nian seemed to hesitate for a moment before speaking, "Young Clan Leader, your Divine Power is too powerful; I'm afraid it will be quite difficult."
Yang Podi shook his head. "During this process, I will relax my mind and not resist your Martial Soul, but you need to be especially careful. Although Tang San is only Soul Ancestor, his Divine Power has at least reached the level of a high-level Soul King, and may even have reached the Soul Emperor realm. Do not take any measures to harm him in the dream. Let everything take its natural course, otherwise it will be easy for him to discover you."
Shi Nian finally nodded seriously, confirming that he could do it. After all, after obtaining the Ten -Ten-Thousand-Year Illusory Spirit Flower, Shi Nian's Divine Power had increased dramatically, and in terms of Divine Power alone, he was no weaker than a Soul Douluo.
Grandpa Yang Wudi seemed a little worried. " Podi, do you really have to do this? If people find out, it will probably cause a lot of trouble."
Yang Podi shook his head. " Tang San has something I want to obtain. That thing is of paramount importance, related to the rise of our Breaking Clan. We must take the risk no matter what."
"Furthermore, Tang San has been spending every night with all his teammates lately. Both Flender and Liu Erlong are quite far away. This is our only chance now. Once we reach Spirit City, it will probably be much harder to move around."
"Grandpa, you keep an eye on things from here. If any experts approach, immediately notify Elder Shi Nian."
Perhaps because of Tai Tan's hatred towards the Spirit Hall, Tai Tan didn't provide protection along the way. Instead, Bai He kept scouting on the perimeter, seemingly ready to call the police immediately if any danger was encountered. According to Yang Podi's estimation, Tang Hao should also be following the team on the perimeter.
In the following days, whenever Tang San meditated deeply, he seemed to easily enter a strange dream, a dream that felt both real and illusory.
In his dream, Tang San seemed to have returned to his previous life when he was studying at the Tang Sect, or rather, when he was secretly learning the inner Tang Sect's secret techniques. He was very careful and studied very hard.
For several days in a row, Tang San seemed to have the same dream. After waking up, he did not seem to feel anything unusual in his body. The things in the dream were also Tang San's biggest secret in his past and present lives. He had not told a word about them, not even to his closest friend, Xiao Wu.
During these past few days, based on the plot of the anime he had seen in his previous life, Yang Podi disguised himself as an ordinary spectator and secretly observed what Tang San saw and heard in his dream. In particular, he secretly recorded the various martial arts techniques Tang San practiced and the various Hidden Weapon he saw in his dream, without deliberately disturbing him, but rather guiding him intentionally or unintentionally in the dream.
Just seven days later, Tang San seemed to have returned to normal and never had such dreams again, as if nothing had ever happened.
Meanwhile, Yang Podi, based on what he saw in Tang San's dream, had already compiled everything, including all of Tang San's secrets.
These things are mainly the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record ). It includes various martial arts manuals of the Tang Sect. The Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record only six kinds of martial arts: the internal energy cultivation method Mysterious Jade Hand Tian Gong (Mysterious Heaven Skill ), the hand training method Xuan Yu Shou (Mysterious Jade Hand), the eye training method Purple Demon Eye ), the grappling method Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and Capturing Dragon), the lightness method Gui Ying Mi Zong ( Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track ), and the method of using Hidden Weapon, Hundred Solutions of Hidden Weapon.
There's even the Clear Sky Sect's inherited technique that Tang San obtained: the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
After Yang Podi recorded everything, he couldn't help but admire it: It truly deserves to be called a top-tier martial arts technique in the martial arts world, and it is indeed the foundation for Tang San's ascension to godhood. It is indeed profound and extensive.
Meanwhile, Shi Nian and Yang Wudi stared blankly at these items, swallowing hard. Yang Wudi finally understood why his grandson was so determined to subdue Shi Nian. These few cultivation manuals alone were priceless.
Yang Podi handed the cultivation manual directly to his grandfather. "Grandpa, don't pass on anything in this Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record for now. You can cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill first. The other techniques are too conspicuous. I'll think of a way later."
Immediately afterward, Yang Podi spoke to Shi Nian, "Elder Shi Nian, today's matter is of great importance. These are the secret techniques of the Clear Sky Sect that are not to be passed on to outsiders. Once these things get out, you will likely face endless pursuit from the Clear Sky Sect. I hope Elder Shi Nian will not make a mistake."
Shi Nian quickly replied, "Young Clan Leader, rest assured, I know the importance of these matters. I swear on my Martial Soul that I will not let anyone know about what happened today, otherwise my Martial Soul will be shattered and I will die a horrible death."
Shi Nian wasn't stupid. He had done something so big, especially since it involved the secret techniques of the Clear Sky Sect that were not to be passed on to outsiders. If he made the slightest move, he would probably be killed to silence him.
Yang Podi nodded in satisfaction. "Elder Shi Nian, you can rest assured. You are now an outer elder of our Breaking Clan. The Breaking Clan will do its best to nurture you in the future, and you will definitely have a glorious future. However, for now, we should all keep a low profile. Besides, you will also receive a share of the treasures we obtained today."
Shi Nian quickly replied, "Young Clan Chief, please rest assured, I, Shi Nian, will definitely do my best for the Breaking Clan and treat the Breaking Clan as my own home."
Upon hearing Shi Nian's words, both Yang Podi and Yang Wudi nodded in satisfaction: Shi Nian was indeed useful and quite pragmatic.
Yang Wudi couldn't help but speak up, " Podi, I've always been an elder of the outer sect of the Clear Sky Sect, how come I didn't know the Clear Sky Sect had these unique techniques? Also, when can we let the core disciples of our family begin learning them?"
Yang Podi spoke calmly, " The Clear Sky Sect has a history spanning countless years, and Tang Chen is a genius that appears only once in ten thousand years. It's normal that they have many secrets."
"As for these unique skills, our Breaking Clan will not be the first to learn them. We can train disciples after others have mastered them."
Yang Wudi was still a little surprised. "But if everyone learns these unique skills, wouldn't we have no advantage at all?"
Yang Podi shook his head. "Among all the ultimate techniques, the Mysterious Heaven Skill is the foundation of everything. As long as the Mysterious Heaven Skill is not passed on to outsiders, even if others learn it, they can only learn the most superficial part and will not be able to reach the highest level. We just need to preserve the Mysterious Heaven Skill. As for how to deal with it specifically, we'll think of a solution after the Soul Master Tournament ends."
Hearing this, Yang Wudi nodded in satisfaction.
Yang Podi then spoke to Shi Nian again, "Elder Shi Nian, Tang San shouldn't be aware of what happened today, right?"
Shi Nian spoke very seriously, "Young clan leader, you can rest assured. Although I pulled Tang San Tang San the dream, I did not cause him any harm, nor did I do anything excessive. Even if Tang San is aware of it, he will only think that he had a dream."
Yang Podi nodded in satisfaction. The next step was to find a way to ensure that these techniques could be practiced openly and legitimately, so that they wouldn't become the first to be targeted.
After a twenty-day journey, the group finally arrived at their destination, Spirit City. To Yang Podi's surprise, the Spirit Hall did not send anyone to launch a sneak attack this time. Could it be that the addition of his grandfather and maternal grandfather, bringing the number of Titled Douluo in the group to two, made them more cautious?
Just like in the original story, Yu Xiaogang seems to have left the group ahead of time and headed to Spirit City alone.
In the Pope's Palace of Spirit City, Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong, the former lovers, seemed to be worlds apart in terms of status and strength, and even their appearances had become vastly different.
After all, one was the high and mighty Pope, possessing the strength of Titled Douluo, whose appearance was almost ageless, while the other was merely Soul Grandmaster who had been decadent for countless years, his face already showing signs of vicissitudes.
Although Bibi Dong is known as the biggest traitor of the Spirit Hall, she is equally ambitious. Although she still has some affection for Yu Xiaogang, she did not expect that Yu Xiaogang would travel thousands of miles to the Spirit Hall to meet her alone, just to obtain the cultivation method of Twin Martial Souls.
Unless Bibi Dong is completely brain-dead, she will understand the threat posed by the Clear Sky Sect to her, and even more so, she will understand Tang San's potential and future threats. Therefore, she would never teach the cultivation method of Twin Martial Souls.
Although Yu Xiaogang repeatedly assured Tang San that he would not become an enemy of the Spirit Hall in the future, it was simply unbelievable for a Soul Grandmaster to say such a thing. Especially considering the decades-long feud between the two sects, coupled with the hatred of Tang San's mother, how could Yu Xiaogang so easily cover it up?
The result was that former lovers became enemies. Bibi Dong was furious and kicked Yu Xiaogang out of the Pope's Palace.
The finals officially begin tomorrow, Yang Podi will make his dazzling debut.