Chapter 309

Soon, in the midst of intense sparring, a morning's time passed just like that.

As for the result, the winning side was Shilai Ke's participating team.

After all, the numbers gap between the sides was still too large; without Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong taking the field, the Tang Sect team found it hard to defeat Shilai Ke.

Although Xu San Shi defeated He Caitou in the first match with his strong strength, He Caitou's continuous barrage also inflicted considerable consumption on him.

Afterwards, Huo Yutong sent out Wang Dong, who battled the heavily depleted Xu San Shi, winning while expending about half of his soul power.

Thereafter, the combatants' strengths became roughly equal; when the Tang Sect had only Bei Bei left, Shilai Ke's team still had three members.

Although Bei Bei won two consecutive matches, evening the numbers, he still quickly lost when facing the formidable Di Yun'er.

This was also the first time the Tang Sect members saw Di Yun'er wield the Golden Dragon Spear; seeing that golden long spear, they instinctively gasped, thinking Tang Wulin had lent his weapon to the opponent.

And when they heard from Tang Wulin that Di Yun'er also possessed a Golden Dragon Spear just like him, their curiosity about Di Yun'er's true identity grew even stronger.

They looked almost identical, shared the same martial soul bloodline, and even wielded the same weapon; to claim they had no connection whatsoever was something nobody would believe.

Faced with their curiosity, Tang Wulin felt helpless and had no way to address it.

He himself wasn't even clear now what his relationship with Di Yun'er was, and couldn't explain it to his companions at all.

Seeing everyone finish their sparring, Cai Mei'er clapped her hands satisfiedly.

"Your performances were all good; keep it up, continue to refine your teamwork, don't slack off—I believe you can definitely win the championship and runner‑up in this competition."

She was in a great mood; in her view, based on today's performance by these kids, even without Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, their results would certainly not be poor.

Not to mention anything else, having at least two Soul Emperors per team was unthinkable in past tournaments; the Shilai Ke participants in this edition are truly extraordinarily gifted.

Seeing her happy expression, Tang Wulin suddenly thought of something; he hurried to Cai Mei'er's side and whispered in her ear:

"Dean Cai, I have some bad news: the Original Body Sect is very likely to participate in this tournament."

Cai Mei'er froze, then her face instantly turned wonderful.

The Original Body Sect has remained hidden for far too long; although there have been minor moves in the past five years, they never made any major moves, to the point that Cai Mei'er had almost forgotten them.

Now hearing Tang Wulin say that, she suddenly recalled this number‑one sect under heaven.

Indeed, for an event of this magnitude, how could the Original Body Sect—a sect that fears the world isn't chaotic enough—possibly not get involved?

Her expression turned serious; she nodded at Tang Wulin and said, "Understood, I'll consult a few teachers."

She said to everyone:

"Dismissed; let's regroup here tomorrow morning."

Having said that, she hurriedly left Dou Hun Qu.

Everyone looked at each other, then spontaneously split into several groups and left Dou Hun Qu.

The team has only just been formed; indeed, it sorely lacks cohesion.

The Tang Sect members walked together toward Shilai Ke City, chatting and laughing all the way, all quite excited.

Before coming to Cai Mei'er's office today, they never imagined that one day the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition would be open to sects, let alone that the academy would actually allow them to represent the Tang Sect; now they were all delighted, preparing to hold a celebration banquet together.

But as they arrived at the Tang Sect gate, the smiles on Tang Wulin's and Huo Yutong's faces vanished together.

They saw Xuan Ziwen standing at the Tang Sect gate.

They exchanged a glance, each seeing embarrassment in the other's eyes. Seeing Xuan Ziwen, they recalled that he had apparently asked them yesterday to come to the Soul Engineering Hall this morning to report.

This matter could be said to have been completely forgotten by them.

Looking at Xuan Ziwen's eyes full of bloodshot, they couldn't imagine what state of mind he was in now.

Seeing the two, Xuan Ziwen rushed over instantly, like a hungry wolf spotting its prey.

However, contrary to the two's expectations, Xuan Ziwen did not show any sign of anger.

He grabbed Tang Wulin's hand in one grasp and said excitedly:

"Tang Wulin, hurry up, you and Yutong come over together, I'll let you see something!"

"Um, Xuan, Xuan teacher?"

Tang Wulin had just wanted to say something, but Xuan Ziwen had already started dragging him toward the Soul Guide Hall.

Helpless, he could only say to Xuan Ziwen:

"I understand, I'll go with you, teacher, please let go of me first."

"Alright, then hurry up."

Facing Tang Wulin, Xuan Ziwen was surprisingly obedient; as soon as a request was made, he decisively let go of his hand.

Seeing this, Huo Yutong quickly explained the situation to the other few members of the Tang Sect, then followed as well.

After learning the full story, the members of the Tang Sect did not develop any resentment.

Over the past two years, Xuan Ziwen has proven his ability through his achievements; in the Tang Sect he originally possessed supreme authority, and anything that could make him this anxious must be a major matter, so it's quite normal for Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong to leave their seats for this.

After arriving at the Soul Guide Hall, Xuan Ziwen brought the two to a table, pointing at a small ball on it and excitedly said to them: "Look, this is the result of my research all night last night."

Tang Wulin looked at the small ball, bewildered, while Huo Yutong, after picking it up and examining it for a while, gradually showed an expression of disbelief, looking shocked at Xuan Ziwen.

"Professor Xuan, is this the core formation of a Nine-level Soul Guide Device?"

"Mm!"

Seeing Xuan Ziwen nodding vigorously, Huo Yutong couldn't help but be a bit dazed.

Looking at the two's expressions, Tang Wulin also somewhat realized what was going on.

"How, is this very impressive?"

"Of course."

Huo Yutong turned to him and explained: "You should know that Professor Xuan is currently a Soul Douluo; given his cultivation level, carving the core formation of a Nine-level Soul Guide Device should be very difficult."

If it were some Soul Guide Masters with better talent in martial soul cultivation, perhaps it would be different, but Xuan Ziwen's cultivation can be said to have been entirely forced up by medicinal pills.

Such a person, although not unable to barely carve some core formations of Nine-level Soul Guide Devices, would also need at least two days' time, whereas now only half a day has passed since last night.

Moreover, subtracting the time Xuan Ziwen spent researching metal properties, the time he took to produce this core formation is probably about ten times faster than before.

This is practically a miracle.

By the way, it feels like everyone else is just squabbling over nothing worth writing about, so I'll skip it. (End of chapter)