[Jing Hongchen: Hidden weapons? Those things the times left behind long ago?]
[Qiangu Dongfeng: The age of Tang Sect hidden weapons is over. Even the Tang Sect itself has abandoned hidden weapons and switched to selling soul tools.]
[Tang San: What? If the Tang Sect doesn't sell hidden weapons, how can it call itself the Tang Sect?]
[Tang San: From now on, the Tang Sect must sell hidden weapons, no matter the era!]
[Zang Xin: ?]
At that moment, a bad feeling suddenly rose in Zang Xin's heart.
Switch to selling hidden weapons? Wouldn't that send our Tang Sect down a dead-end road?
[Qiangu Dongfeng: Hahaha, did you hear that, Zang Xin? Your ancestor wants you to sell hidden weapons. Stop selling your soul tools.]
[Tang San: Exactly! From now on, every Tang Sect may only sell hidden weapons, not soul tools! Otherwise, you'll be expelled from the Tang Sect!]
[Zang Xin: Ancestor, it's not that we don't want to sell hidden weapons. It's just that no one needs them anymore.]
[Tang San: Impossible! My Tang Sect's hidden weapons can put up a fight even against gods!]
[Qiangu Dongfeng: Hahahahaha, that's the biggest joke I've ever heard. Even battle armor can't let a Limit Douluo take that step. How could hidden weapons possibly do it?]
[Tang San: That's because your knowledge is shallow and your experience narrow!]
[Tang Ya: Ancestor, are Tang Sect hidden weapons truly that powerful?]
[Tang San: Of course. If you don't believe me, find a seven-ring soul master and have them use your so-called Fixed Soul Cannon Shells and battle armor to fight me!]
Tang San was brimming with confidence when he said this. Back at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, he had relied on his dual domains to remain undefeated even against the seven-ring Qian Renxue.
On top of that, he had previously used Yama's Invitation to kill Shi Nian, who was already a Seven-Ring Soul Sage, so he now had absolute confidence.
Even if the Seven-Ring Soul Sages of the next era, or the era after that, used Fixed Soul Cannon Shells or battle armor, he, Tang San, would still stand invincible in this world!
[Jing Hongchen: Sure.]
How could he pass up a chance to give the Tang Sect's ancestor, Sea God Tang San, a good thrashing before he had grown strong?
[Qiangu Dongfeng: Then I'll provide the Soul Saint who uses battle armor.]
Qiangu Dongfeng's thoughts were much the same as Jing Hongchen's. With a chance to teach Tang San a lesson, why wouldn't he take it?
[Yun Ming: Does it have to be a Soul Saint?]
At that moment, Yun Ming wished he could roll his strength back to the seven-ring stage and fight Tang San.
He wanted to see which of them was stronger in a battle at the same rank.
[Tang San: Bring it on!]
Soon, the Level 7 Soul Engineer arranged by Jing Hongchen sent Tang San an offline PvP invitation.
After the two entered the offline PvP space, the Level 7 Soul Engineer kept Jing Hongchen's instructions firmly in mind and immediately released his martial soul, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.
"Come on, let me see just how powerful these so-called soul tools are." Tang San simply watched him quietly, in no hurry to attack.
Seeing that Tang San was in no hurry to act, the Level 7 Soul Engineer silently put away several Level 7 Invincible Shields.
Then he took out a Level 7 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell.
At the sight, Tang San said contemptuously, "Just one? Why don't you fire a few more?"
The Level 7 Soul Engineer: "?"
He really had never heard such a request before.
He then took out five at once and fired them in succession.
"So these are soul tools? The so-called Fixed Soul Cannon Shells? The firing process is so slow, it's full of openings." As Tang San spoke, he took out his Yama's Invitation and launched it at his opponent.
"It's over," Tang San declared confidently.
Yet the next second, two layers of Level 7 Invincible Shields unfolded before the Level 7 Soul Engineer, blocking Tang San's Yama's Invitation outside.
And during this process, he had already finished firing his Fixed Soul Cannon Shells.
"Boom!!"
As explosions rang out one after another, Tang San was simply blasted out of the offline PvP match.
[Jing Hongchen: ? It's over already?]
[Tang Ya: Who won?]
[Jing Hongchen: Us, obviously. How could hidden weapons possibly stand against Fixed Soul Cannon Shells!]
[Tang San: That round doesn't count! Hidden weapons are hidden weapons-their essence lies in concealment! This time, I won't be careless again!]
[Qiangu Dongfeng: Sure, then have another round with my man.]
[Tang San: Bring it on!]
Tang San and the Seven-Ring Soul Sage selected by Qiangu Dongfeng entered the offline PvP space.
For this battle, Qiangu Dongfeng had specifically selected a Seven-Ring Soul Sage with a full set of Three-Word Battle Armor.
As soon as the battle began, the Seven-Ring Soul Sage released his Three-Word Battle Armor, and his strength instantly soared.
No matter how Tang San used the hidden weapons he currently possessed, he simply couldn't break through the Three-Word Battle Armor's defenses.
Seeing that his hidden weapons had no effect, Tang San actually tried to use the Clear Sky Hammer to clash head-on with that Soul Saint...
The result was naturally easy to imagine. Tang San was no match for him at all and lost the match once again.
After losing two matches in a row, Tang San was already severely injured, but he still refused to accept it.
[Tang San: This isn't the true power of my Tang Sect's hidden weapons. Once I reach nine rings and forge the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus and Torrential Rain Pear Blossom Needles, I'll use hidden weapons to challenge your top-tier nine-ring soul guidance technology!]
[Kong Deming: No problem.]
At that moment, Kong Deming thought, This is the perfect chance for me to bully the former Sea God too!
[Yun Ming: Nine rings? I happen to be at that level too.]
Yun Ming thought, At last, a chance to fight Tang San at the same rank!
[Mu Ye: Once you reach nine rings, this old man will fight you with a mecha.]
[Tang San: Fine! Just you all wait!]
Tang San thought, I refuse to believe my Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus and Torrential Rain Pear Blossom Needles will lose! Besides, I still have my final trump card, Guanyin's Tears!
Meanwhile, the animation on the Sky Screen had reached the point where Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong had successfully passed Shrek Academy's first few tests and were on their way to the final one.
Dai Mubai was introducing Shrek Academy to everyone.
"We're neither an intermediate Soul Master Academy nor an advanced Soul Master Academy, because our requirements are different from theirs."
"We only accept students under thirteen, and they must be exceptionally gifted."
"To graduate from the academy, your soul power must exceed level forty before you turn twenty. Only then are you permitted to graduate."
Dai Mubai's voice grew increasingly impassioned.
"The academy has admitted sixty-two students in total, but only fourteen have actually graduated."
"After leaving the academy, every one of those fourteen became a figure who commanded the world's attention."
"The most outstanding among them is now the youngest elder in Spirit Hall, with authority second only to the Pope!"
"As for those who didn't graduate, they either failed to reach level forty before turning twenty or died while hunting soul beasts."
"The dean said that unless you reach level forty-one, you shouldn't go out and embarrass him!"
After Dai Mubai finished saying this in the animation, Jiang Yan could no longer keep a straight face in reality and burst out laughing.
"A Shrek Academy graduate is Spirit Hall's youngest elder? Is that actually true?" Jiang Yan asked, turning to Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue shook her head. "Every elder of Spirit Hall underwent a background check when they joined. Absolutely none of them came from Shrek Academy!"
At that moment, Ye Guyi followed up with a remark. "Then isn't Shrek Academy a scam academy?"