Not long after, the door to the reception room was pushed open again, and Nguyen Mai walked in from outside.
As soon as she entered, her gaze fell on Tang San. After observing him for a moment, she walked straight towards him.
God King Tang San was still thinking about how to get rid of Lin Yuan's entanglement when he saw a strange woman suddenly appear in front of him, her gaze fixed on him. He immediately frowned.
Especially the way the other person looked at him; it didn't seem like they were looking at a person at all, but rather like they were sizing up some strange Xiao Bai.
"Mortal, shut your rude eyes!" God King God King Tang San coldly rebuked, "How dare you look at me like that?"
Nguyen Mai ignored him, simply walked halfway around him, and then looked at his forehead.
Lin Yuan walked over and introduced with a smile, "Ms. Ruan Mei, this is him. The Tang San I told you about, he has two consciousnesses within him, one of which claims to be from the future and is God King with Dual Godhood as the Sea God and the Asura God."
"Two consciousnesses from different periods, yet possessing the same soul characteristics." Ruan Mei nodded. "It's certainly worth examining."
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand, ready to undergo the test.
God King Tang San immediately became more vigilant.
From the moment this woman entered until now, there has been no fluctuation of her Soul Power. Strangely, no matter how he observes her, he cannot discern her strength.
He was once God King who held Dual Godhood and had seen countless powerful beings. Even though he has lost the power of God King, his insight and experience remain.
But he couldn't figure out anything about this seemingly gentle and weak woman in front of him.
Seeing Ruan Mei reach out to him, God King Tang San immediately prepared to retreat.
However, the next moment, he suddenly found that he could not move his body.
Both my legs and arms felt like they were firmly fixed in place, and I couldn't move even a single finger.
What happened?
God King Tang San immediately tried to circulate his Soul Power, and even mentally activated the Clear Sky Hammer, but no matter how much he struggled, his body remained motionless.
He glared at Ruan Mei, his anger blazing. "It's you! You damned mortal, how dare you plot against this God King! You deserve to die!"
Ruan Mei ignored his insults and took out a device from a small box she carried with her, pointing it directly at Tang San's forehead.
A pale blue light swept over Tang San's entire body, and complex data quickly appeared on the instrument.
God King Tang San was still cursing, but Ruan Mei didn't even raise her head, as if she couldn't hear him at all.
Flender and the others were dumbfounded.
Tang San, who just moments ago called himself the God King and even dared to curse Yu Xiaogang, was now easily frozen in place by a woman, unable to even put up a fight.
Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but ask, "Madam, what exactly did you do to the Little San?"
"His movements are temporarily restricted to facilitate the examination," Nguyen Mai replied casually, her fingers continuing to operate the instrument. "Don't worry, it won't affect his health."
Chen Xin stood beside Ning Fengzhi, but her gaze remained fixed on Ruan Mei.
He also didn't see how the other party made their move.
A moment later, two different sets of soul fluctuations appeared on the instrument.
Nguyen Mai zoomed in on the documents and carefully compared them.
"Indeed, there are two consciousnesses, and their soul characteristics are very similar, almost certainly from the same person."
Lin Yuan leaned closer for a look. "So, he wasn't lying?"
There is no part about the soul.
Nguyen Mai continued operating the instrument, retrieving the test results of one of the souls separately.
"However, this soul is somewhat special. It has lived for far longer than the body's age, and its soul structure is much more mature. Moreover, it still retains some Divine Power imprints, although they are very weak, they are completely different from the Soul Power of ordinary Soul Master."
Upon hearing this, God King Tang San immediately let out a cold snort.
"Now you know God King wasn't lying, right? I once held the Dual Godhood of Sea God and Asura God; how could you mortals possibly comprehend that!"
Nguyen Mai suddenly looked up at him.
"Since you claim to be from the future, what about your original body?"
God King Tang San was taken aback.
"What's the meaning?"
"Where is your body in the future now? Did you return to this time after death, or did you come here through some other means?" Nguyen Mai looked at him and then asked, "If you were reborn after death, how did you retain your Remembrance and enter your past self's body?"
God King Tang San opened his mouth, but did not answer immediately.
He really didn't know the answer to that question.
He remembered his experiences after becoming the God King, and he also remembered what happened in the Divine Realm, but he had no idea why he suddenly returned to the past.
What's even stranger is that the Douluo Continent of today has deviated significantly from the world he Remembrance.
The Spirit Hall not only deviated from its original historical trajectory, but also became entangled with things like the Interastral Peace Corporation and the Xianzhou Alliance. And then there's Lin Yuan — the Spirit Hall didn't even exist in the previous life.
Even the opportunities he had originally planned to seize kept running into problems.
The more God King Tang San thought about it, the more agitated he became. Finally, he could only snort coldly, "Why should I, the God King, explain these things to you?"
Nguyen Mai nodded. "It seems you yourself don't know either."
"You!"
God King Tang San was so angry that the veins on his forehead throbbed, but he couldn't even move.
Nguyen Mai did not press further, but instead looked back at the test results.
"There's one more question."
She displayed both soul fluctuations simultaneously and continued, "Although you come from the same person, you now possess your own independent consciousness. Both consciousnesses want to control this body, which easily leads to conflict between them."
Yu Xiaogang quickly pressed, "What will happen if this continues?"
"Continuing to fight for bodies will only lead to mutual harm sooner or later," Ruan Mei replied. "If one side gains an absolute advantage, it might even devour the other's soul."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang immediately became anxious.
"Devour souls? What about the Little San who gets devoured?"
His sense of independence will disappear.
Ruan Mei's answer was very calm, but Xiao Wu, who was standing next to her, turned pale and shook her head repeatedly.
"No! I don't want to!"
She hurriedly walked up to Tang San, her eyes instantly reddening.
"I don't want the current Third Brother to die, nor do I want the future Third Brother to die! You Mingdu Third Brothers, why must you fight to the death?"
Xiao Wu grabbed Tang San's sleeve, turned to look at Ruan Mei, and asked anxiously, "Sister, isn't there any other way? Can't we both live?"
Upon hearing these words, God King Tang San felt a warmth in his heart.
He looked at Xiao Wu with deep affection, his gaze gradually softening.
As expected of my Xiao Wu.
Even though she hasn't experienced those things in the future yet, she remains so kind, and doesn't even want to see herself get hurt.
However, deep down, Tang San was furious.
"Take your eyes off me!"
God King Tang San did not respond, still gazing at Xiao Wu.
Tang San, who had been standing at attention, immediately became furious. "I'm telling you! Stop looking at me like that! That's my Xiao Wu, not yours!"
God King Tang San gave a disdainful snort.
"What do you mean, 'yours' or 'mine'? Kid, what do you know? Xiao Wu and I have been together for hundreds of years, going through countless life-and-death situations. How could a mere brat like you possibly understand?"
Tang San was immediately stunned.
"Several hundred years?"
He quickly pressed, "You mean, in the future, I really will be with Xiao Wu? And we'll live together for hundreds of years?"
God King Tang San snorted and did not reply.
Tang San was extremely anxious. "Say something! How is Xiao Wu doing now? Has she become a god too?"
God King Tang San ignored him, focusing only on Xiao Wu in front of him.
Xiao Wu was waiting for Ruan Mei to answer her question when she suddenly noticed Tang San gazing at her affectionately, and her cheeks flushed slightly.
"Brother, why... why are you staring at me like that?"
She lowered her head somewhat shyly, but couldn't help stealing a glance at Tang San.
Just as God King Tang San was about to speak, Ruan Mei had already put away the testing equipment.
"Alright, preliminary examination complete."
She raised her hand and gently touched him, and the restraints on Tang San immediately disappeared.
God King Tang San finally regained control of his body, quickly moved his arms, and then looked warily at Ruan Mei.
He still doesn't understand what methods this woman used to make him completely powerless to resist.
Nguyen Mai, however, had already turned and walked towards the door.
"Let's go to the lab. The equipment here isn't enough; I need to study the connection between the two souls more closely."
Just as God King Tang San was about to refuse, Lin Yuan patted him on the shoulder with a smile.
"Let's go, God King Majesty. Don't you also not want to be crammed into the same body with another version of yourself? Perhaps Ms. Ruan Mei can really help you separate."
Deep within his consciousness, the original Tang San immediately shouted, "Go! I agree! Quickly get this guy out of my body!"
God King Tang San gritted his teeth in anger, but did not immediately object.
After all, even he himself didn't know how to resolve the issue of two souls sharing a body.
Ruan Mei walked to the door, then suddenly remembered something, stopped, and turned to look at Xiao Wu.
"Oh, right, little bunny, you come along too."
Xiao Wu was taken aback, and subconsciously pointed to herself.
"I?"
Ruan Mei nodded. "Perfect timing. I've recently become interested in Soul Beast Transformation, and the lab is lacking a suitable research subject. Why don't you come along?"
The color drained from Xiao Wu's face instantly.
She stared wide-eyed at Ruan Mei, her grip on Tang San's sleeve tightening involuntarily.
The Soul Beast Transformation!
This woman actually figured out my true identity!
Xiao Wu originally thought she had hidden herself well, at least the other members of Shrek hadn't noticed. But Ruan Mei had only been inside for a short while when she immediately revealed her background.
Before Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and the others could react, God King Tang San had already frowned.
Lin Yuan passed by Xiao Wu and saw that she was pale with fright. He leaned down slightly, put his ear close, and whispered with a smile:
"You don't think you've hidden it well, do you? The Titled Douluo of Spirit City aren't just sitting around doing nothing."