Da Ming: Just Who Had a God Backing Them?

Clear Sky Sect.

The hinterland.

On a secluded mountain peak, seemingly floating in the clouds, two figures sat facing each other in a pavilion. The pavilion was filled with wine jars, some even broken into pieces. Although the two were among the strongest on this continent, they looked dejected.

"Big brother, drink..."

Er Ming, slightly drunk, handed over a jar of murky wine, his face forlorn, and said, "Drink some more!"

"Call..."

Da Ming looked disappointed but did not refuse.

Instead, he took the wine jar and drank it all in one gulp.

"Seriously, when will this ever end?" Er Ming said dejectedly.

"Does Tang San still truly care about the mainland?"

The situation on the mainland is becoming increasingly unpredictable. Tang San, who once had lofty ambitions and had been laying out plans on the mainland, has suddenly disappeared without a trace. Even they can't contact him. They can't understand his series of mysterious actions. He sent a young girl to the mortal realm and is now disobeying orders.

In addition, the Sun Moon Empire launched a war, Shrek Academy invited the two of them to fight several times. However, because they were not clear about the situation on the continent, they dared not fight rashly. Therefore, the two of them kept drinking to drown their sorrows and used the excuse of staying in this place.

But if the Sun Moon Empire really attacks...

That's troublesome too.

At least for now, the inability to contact Tang San means that their only remaining advantage has been lost.

To be honest, they were reluctant to have anything to do with those guys from the Shrek Academy. After all, all the trouble they were in stemmed from those short-sighted idiots, and now they had to drag the Clear Sky Sect into cleaning up their mess. It was really unpleasant...

"Report!"

"Reporting to the Sect Master, great news! Battle reports from the front lines indicate that the entire Sun Moon Empire army has halted at the Ming Dou Mountain Range and retreated!"

A disciple of the Clear Sky Sect rushed into the place excitedly, knelt on one knee, and said joyfully.

"What?!!"

Da Ming Er Ming exchanged a glance, and the effects of the alcohol were suddenly suppressed.

Why?

Something unusual must be going on, unless it's...

"Those guys made their move?!"

"Indeed, the Sect Master guessed correctly. It was the experts from the Body Sect who made the move. According to reports from our scouts, the Body Sect dispatched many of its younger disciples to the Ming Dou Mountain Range to provide support. In just half a day, they successively annihilated and severely damaged the main forces of the Sun Moon Empire's two major Beast Soul Engineer Legion, and more than half of the other elite corps were also killed or wounded..."

"How is that possible? Who's leading the team?" Da Ming was completely dumbfounded, the effects of the alcohol now fully worn off.

He approached and stared intently at the Tang Sect disciple who had delivered the message.

"It should be... Lang Ya, the head of the second-generation disciples of the Body Sect, known as Big Head Lang Ya."

"Big Head? Who gave you that nickname?" Da Ming's lips twitched.

He naturally knew Lang Ya's background; he was one of the people initially Body Sect to contact Lu Cheng. "Moreover, the current leader of the Body Sect's second-generation disciples is not him, but... Lu Cheng."

Da Ming waved his hand impatiently, "Never mind, go down."

It's pointless to correct this common sense for a disciple.

Whether he knows or not doesn't affect the overall situation.

"Etc!"

Just as the Tang Sect disciple was retreating outside the pavilion, he was suddenly stopped by Da Ming, who looked at him with confusion and said, "Wait a minute, how can the Body Sect challenge the Sun Moon Empire with just these disciples? These second-generation disciples are not weak, and the strongest among them are Titled Douluo, but without the first generation taking action, and without that... monstrous talent showing up, how can they possibly defeat the Sun Moon Empire?!"

He finally remembered.

Here's the problem.

The Body Sect is indeed strong. Those guys pushed their physical bodies to the limit and even developed bizarre things like Second Awakening, raising the strength of their Martial Soul to a ceiling that ordinary Soul Master could hardly reach.

However, they were just a group of low-level titled individuals, along with Soul Douluo and Soul Saint powerhouses.

No matter how elite they are, they can't compare to the steel legion of the Sun Moon Empire.

How did they manage to achieve such an incredible record?

He was talking in his sleep.

"It is said that... those second-generation disciples all wear a kind of armor, and with the enhancement of that armor, the combat power of all second-generation disciples has increased by more than one level. Ordinary Soul Saint become Titled Douluo after wearing that armor, and Titled Douluo are almost at the Limit Douluo after wearing it..."

That's what the Tang Sect disciple said.

"Although the Sun Moon Empire possessed a linked defensive Soul Tool Technology, for some unknown reason, it was disrupted by a peculiar array. Several legions attempted to rebuild it multiple times, but all attempts failed. Ultimately, without the linked defensive soul-guided array, the entire Sun Moon Empire suffered a crushing defeat. The second-generation disciples of the Body Sect descended like heavenly soldiers, slaughtering the enemy without leaving a single survivor!"

"Hiss..."

Da Ming's face turned ugly, and the corner of his eye twitched violently.

The Body Sect actually possesses such a treasure?

How come I've never heard of this before...?

He knew that Jing Hongchen had gone to the Body Sect, but he didn't expect that the other party could develop the Body Sect's Soul Tool level to such a terrifying degree in such a short period of time.

They were actually able to rival the Sun and Sun Moon Empire.

It's really...

Extremely exaggerated.

Moreover, even the Sun Moon Empire probably couldn't have researched and developed this kind of mysterious armor.

Da Ming waved his hand, signaling the Tang Sect disciples to leave.

This time, the Body Sect's display of power not only left the Sun Moon Empire completely bewildered, but even intimidated these old forces from the original continent.

Goodness...

What kind of armor can elevate a person from Soul Saint to Titled Douluo?

Even a divine artifact like this would likely struggle to achieve this level of power.

After all, in reality, ordinary Soul Master cannot unleash the full power of a divine artifact, and the power they can unleash is limited to what their bodies can withstand, making it impossible to achieve such an amplification.

Not to mention that twenty or thirty people are equipped with the same equipment.

Who exactly has a deity standing behind them?!

For the first time, Da Ming was confused.

The Tang San they're relying on isn't like that...

"Big brother?"

Er Ming also looked completely bewildered, casting a blank stare at him.

"..."

Da Ming waved his hand. "Now, all we can do is wait..."

"By the way, keep a close eye on that girl. Don't let her sneak out. Otherwise, if she gets injured, we won't be able to explain it to Tang San. She is Xiao Qi's true Divine Soul."

"Yes." Er Ming nodded dejectedly.

But a moment later, he returned with a panicked expression. "Big brother, something terrible has happened! That girl is gone!!!"

On the other side.

In the dense forest.

A handsome young man stood smiling on an ancient tree, looking at a tearful girl curled up in a ball. Below him, a 30,000-year-old Fire Spirit Snake was also cowering, its head lying on the ground, not daring to make the slightest move.

They seemed intimidated by the imposing presence of the ridiculously young man.

"Tang Wutong?"

Lu Cheng spoke with great interest, a smile playing on his lips.

I never expected to stumble upon this Sunset Forest.

But then I encountered this person...