Tang Wulin sighed, "Alright, then be very careful, there could be evil Soul Masters from the Holy Spirit Cult lurking here."
Nanali dared to be so brazen in taking action on the Soul Guidance Train, I'm afraid the surroundings might be a base for the Holy Spirit Cult!
Gu Yue chuckled lightly, "Okay, I'll be careful, hurry up and go!"
Tang Wulin took a step, walked a few paces, then turned back with a blush, "Then I'll leave first. Gu Yue, return to the Academy as soon as possible, I... miss you!"
After saying this, he followed Guo Xiaoxu and left...
Gu Yue looked deeply at his back, "I miss you too, but... inheriting the position of the Spirit Pagoda's master is equally important to me!"
Then she bent down and gathered the young man's head and remains...
Then, speaking into the communication device by her ear, "Notify the Pagoda Master for me, we just encountered the Dark Bell of the Four Great Kings of the Holy Spirit Cult, Qian Gu..."
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On the way, Zhao Chong asked curiously, "Young lad... the girl just now, she must be your girlfriend, right?"
Tang Wulin scratched his head awkwardly, "You could say that..."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Chong sighed, "How wonderful, if the old man had such a handsome appearance like yours, I'd definitely have tons of girlfriends!"
Guo Xiaoxu glared at Zhao Chong, "Hall Master Zhao, keep irrelevant talk to a minimum. Wulin, did you encounter the Dark Bell of the Holy Spirit Cult by chance?"
Tang Wulin's light blue eyes flickered, "No, I felt she came specifically for me!"
Zhao Chong snorted, "You're overthinking it; that person is one of the Four Great Kings of the Holy Spirit Cult, how could she act alone for a mere Soul Douluo like you!"
Once again interrupted, Guo Xiaoxu was already somewhat annoyed, "Hall Master Zhao, can you not interrupt my conversation with Wulin?"
Zhao Chong immediately waved his hand, "Hehe... no more talking, no more talking!"
Guo Xiaoxu then continued to ask, "Wulin, since you say you're targeted by the Dark Bell, could it be because of the artifact?"
Tang Wulin firmly denied, "No, impossible, the Sea God's Trident was just obtained at the Academy yesterday! And I haven't used it!"
Guo Xiaoxu put his hand on his chin, "So it was obtained at Shrek Academy, that's odd, why would the Dark Bell target you then?"
Tang Wulin suddenly realized, exclaiming, "Hall Master Guo, you're deliberately trying to trick information out of me!"
Guo Xiaoxu casually waved his hand, "Ahem, after all, it is a Divine Artifact, a bit of curiosity is quite normal!"
Tang Wulin just rolled his eyes without saying much more...
Though it was just a guess, the reason the Dark Bell targeted him was likely due to the situation where he pleaded for her last time!
If not, given her strength, she could have killed him from the moment she appeared!
Nanali, what kind of "evil Soul Master" are you?
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The Douling Empire, Imperial Palace!
A soldier bent down solemnly and said, "To Your Majesty, according to our investigation, we indeed found at least a hundred corpses of evil Soul Masters in black robes at the Spirit Transmission Tower Branch in Lingbo City!"
"It can be confirmed, Shrek Academy's raid on Lingbo City had no intention of starting a war!"
Xue Yuntian, sitting on the throne, secretly sighed in relief and said, "Hmm, as I expected!"
If Shrek Academy really invaded Lingbo City and killed innocents, then it would be truly questionable on how to handle it!
Thankfully, it did not disappoint me!
The other Daijin also relaxed a bit...
"I said, Shrek Academy is the number one academy on the Continent, famous for its public benevolence; how could such sneaky tactics be possible!"
"Indeed, thanks to Shrek Academy this time, otherwise, thoroughly cleaning up Spirit Pagoda Members colluding with evil Soul Masters would definitely cost us a lot of forces in the Douling Empire!"
"Your Majesty, I propose praising the Shrek Seven Monsters and giving them a certain reward!"
"I second this motion, doing so will not only save face for Shrek Academy but also win over the new Shrek Seven Monsters! It's beneficial without any harm!"
Xue Yuntian pondered over the words, then nodded, "I approve, pick some precious forging metal and send two soul bones as a reward to the Shrek Seven Monsters!"
The Daijin echoed in unison, "His Majesty the Emperor is wise!"
However, the soldier responsible for reporting earlier hesitated a bit before speaking, "Your Majesty, the details of Shrek Academy's raid on Lingbo City are clear, but there's another matter, I'm uncertain whether to speak."
Xue Yuntian merely glanced at him, "Today I'm in quite a good mood, speak!"
The soldier gathered his courage and said each word clearly, "Your Majesty, over the years, we in the Douling Empire have focused all efforts on increasing our population, even resorting to close-relative marriages!"
Xue Yuntian seemed to guess something, raised his eyebrows, "And so?"
The former swallowed and continued, "This... this has led to an increase in our population, but the weapons used by the army are still at an ancient level!"
"Without exaggeration, if the Douling Empire were to go to war with the other two empires, there would be no chance of victory!"
Xue Yuntian immediately shouted, "How dare you!!"
The soldier heard this and immediately knelt down, trembling, "Your Majesty, calm your anger!"
The other Daijin also cursed silently in their hearts and quickly bowed their heads, fearing to anger Xue Yuntian!
After a moment, Xue Yuntian with a gloomy face asked again, "Is there really no chance?"
The soldier hit his head hard on the ground, "Your Majesty, if I have spoken half a word of falsehood, I would not complain even if torn apart!"
Xue Yuntian opened his mouth but still waved a hand and sighed, "I understand, step back!"
The soldier gave a sign and then turned to leave the hall...
Xue Yuntian then looked towards the Daijin bowing their heads before him, "My dear subjects, do you have any plans to ease my worries?"
One Daijin cautiously said, "Your Majesty, the Douluo Federation strictly blockades Soul Guidance Tool technology, acquiring from them is basically impossible!"
Another Daijin proposed, "Your Majesty, even if we can't have the Douluo Federation sell the technology, let's not forget there's the Tang Sect!"
"Impossible, the Tang Sect has always sold Soul Guidance Tools but never leaked Soul-guiding Core Technology!"
"Tang Sect and Douluo Federation secretly cooperate a lot, how could they offend the latter because of us!"
"I reckon the only solution now is to cut other expenditures of the empire and use most of the economy for purchasing Soul Guidance Tools, spreading them to all armies as soon as possible!"
Xue Yuntian's cheeks showed some disappointment; what the Daijin could think of, he had already considered!
Just obtaining Spirit Souls from the Spirit Pagoda had already consumed a large amount of funds!
If relying on importing Soul Guidance Tools for spread, the economy of the Douling Empire would inevitably collapse!
"Enough, you may withdraw as well and let me think deeply about what to do next!
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Shrek Academy, practice field!
The Shrek Seven Monsters were seen slumped on the ground, gasping heavily...
It's undeniable that they overestimated their own strength!
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