Chapter 281

Early the next morning, Tang Wulin took Huo Yutong's hand and they went together to the hall of Sea God Pavilion.

At this point, Huo Yutong had recovered enough to move freely; according to her, her recovery ability seemed somewhat stronger than before.

Seeing the two standing together, Xuanzi teased:

"You two little rascals, how did your first day of reunion go? You should exercise some restraint, not be too indulgent."

If we had to say who is happiest about Tang Wulin's return, it would definitely be Xuanzi.

He at last didn't make a grave mistake; at least after death he could face Mu En with dignity.

Their faces flushed slightly; thinking that everyone in Sea God Pavilion knew about their affair, they wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide.

Xianlin'er gave Xuanzi a sharp look.

"What are you saying, Xuan Lao? It's perfectly normal for a young couple reunited after two years to be overcome with emotion; don't joke around."

Saying this, she smiled and patted the spot beside her, telling Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong: "Come sit here, don't sit with that bunch of shameless old-timers."

Amidst everyone's laughter, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, faces red, sat beside Xianlin'er.

After they were seated, Xuanzi wiped off his smile and asked seriously:

"Wulin, what exactly happened with that other space you went to? What was there? Why did the space collapse? How did you escape from inside? I hope you can explain it to us."

Everyone's gaze instantly focused on Tang Wulin.

The reason this Sea God Pavilion meeting was convened is simply because Tang Wulin has returned.

You should know Tang Wulin is the successor designated by Mu En, and the top young generation of Shrek Academy; his return is a major event for Shrek, so we must clarify the cause and effect.

Tang Wulin nodded and said:

"It's like this; after entering that space, I..."

Speaking, he gave a rough account of his experiences in Dragon Valley.

After he finished, the Sea God Pavilion hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

What Tang Wulin said was truly shocking.

Another little world, with dragon clouds filling the sky, dragon souls covering the ground, dragon bones spread throughout the valley, the power of the Dragon God, and the Light Dragon King ruling this small world—each of these sounds utterly fantastical, yet hearing them from Tang Wulin's mouth carries an inexplicable persuasiveness that leaves them no choice but to believe.

Xianlin'er furrowed her brows, thought for a moment, then asked: "Wulin, where do you think the perilous place the Dragon King mentioned is?"

After hearing Tang Wulin's words, the Shrek crowd's immediate focus naturally fell on the perilous place the Light Dragon King said hides the two Dragon Kings.

Tang Wulin now possesses five Dragon King soul bones; if he could truly gather all seven, he might, like the Sea God Tang San of ten thousand years ago, break through to the god level.

This allure is truly enormous.

As for this question, Tang Wulin had prepared an answer long ago.

"First and foremost, the five great forbidden lands of heaven and earth are certainly worth noting, and the most suspicious among them should be the Star Dou Great Forest."

The five great forbidden lands are the five most dangerous places on the Douluo Continent as ranked by people; they include the perilous region of the Star Dou Great Forest and the core circle of the Extreme North, which for humans is no different from a life-forbidden zone.

Originally there were only three, but after the emergence of the Ri Yue Di Guo, two more were added.

Among these five forbidden lands, the most suspicious is the Star Dou Great Forest. Because the remaining two Dragon Kings were called Xiao Hei and Xiaobai by the Light Dragon King, and given the Light Dragon King said finding Xiaobai could allow re-entry into Dragon Valley, we can infer they are likely the Dark Dragon King and the Space Dragon King respectively.

Moreover, it is well known that the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Gold-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian, is the current chieftain of the Black Dragon clan; to claim he has no relation to the Dark Dragon King, Tang Wulin does not believe.

As for the remaining Space Dragon King, he truly has no clue.

Xuanzi nodded.

"Just as I thought, unfortunately we cannot intervene in the Star Dou Great Forest."

Shrek's relationship with the Star Dou Great Forest is not good; the beast tide the forest launched years ago was blocked by Shrek.

Furthermore, the perilous region of the Star Dou Great Forest houses the current strongest on the continent, Di Tian; with Shrek's present strength, forcing a breakthrough is utterly impossible.

Tang Wulin shook his head.

"It's fine; I'm not in a hurry. My progress is already fast enough—I need to spend more time consolidating."

If necessary, after several decades when his cultivation advances, he will personally go to the perilous region of the Star Dou Great Forest for a visit.

At this moment, Huo Yutong interjected: "Regarding the core circle of the Extreme North, I have a way to keep Wulin unharmed there, but it can only protect him alone; later we can find a time for me to take him there."

"?"

A question mark appeared above Tang Wulin's head.

This was the first time he had heard of it.

Seeing he didn't understand, Huo Yutong quickly used the newly discovered cardiac resonance between the two to explain it to him.

Tang Wulin's expression gradually turned strange.

He knew Huo Yutong's earlier claim about her martial soul's origin was just casual nonsense, but he hadn't expected the origin to be so astonishingly exaggerated.

However, if what she says is true, then the Extreme North is for her practically like a backyard.

He gave a light cough, then, under the equally doubtful gazes of the others, said:

"What Yutong says is true; she indeed has a method. As for what the method is, please, elders, don't press for details now. Let's first discuss how to handle the other forbidden lands."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe gave him a deep look and echoed: "Exactly, since Yutong has a way, we needn't ask further. Xuan Lao, should we dispatch the Shrek Surveillance Team to investigate?"

Back when Mu En negotiated with the Snow Empress, he was present at the side, so he instantly grasped Huo Yutong's meaning.

Mu En never made that secret of the Snow Empress public; since Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong also don't wish to disclose it now, Yan Shaozhe respects their wishes.

Unfortunately, his suggestion was clearly a bad one; Xianlin'er was the first to rebut:

"Yan Shaozhe, what nonsense are you spouting? Don't you know how dangerous the forbidden lands are? The Surveillance Team mainly consists of academy children; I think we should deploy Sea God Pavilion's strength, and if that fails I'll go myself. Doing it your way would just harm the kids!"

Yan Shaozhe gave an embarrassed laugh.

"Lin'er, don't get upset; I was just speaking offhand."

Seeing they had finished speaking, Xuanzi hammered the decision: "Alright, let's settle it like this. In the future, the academy will look for opportunities to send Sea God Pavilion members to several forbidden lands to gather clues, striving to find the Dragon King's bones mentioned by the Dragon King as soon as possible. What do you all think?"

The elders each raised their hands, and the resolution was passed just like that.

(End of chapter)