Chapter 339: The Holy Spirit Sect Stirs Restlessly

The next day, in an inconspicuous small tavern in Mingdu.

Hngh...

Huo Yutong put down the newspaper in her hands and smiled at Tang Wulin: "Wulin, guess how the people of Mingdu view you now?"

Tang Wulin tossed a snack into his mouth and said helplessly: "How else could they see me? They hate me to death."

He led his team to crush the Ri Yue Royal Soul Engineer Academy, which represented the honor of the Ri Yue Di Guo; naturally, the residents of Mingdu would not have a good impression of him.

Huo Yutong chuckled.

"No, that's not right. Sure, there are many who hate you to death, but there are also many who like you."

"Huh?" Tang Wulin was shocked this time. "Why?"

Huo Yutong raised the newspaper in her hand.

"I'm also surprised, but judging from the newspaper's content, there are surprisingly many people who don't care about the nation and only look at appearance and strength; as a result, although you embarrassed the Ri Yue Royal Soul Engineer Academy in your last match, many have taken a liking to you and become your fans."

"..."

Tang Wulin didn't know what to say for a moment.

What can you say? In a big forest, all sorts of birds show up. At that moment, a familiar voice came from behind them.

"Sorry, did you wait long?"

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong quickly stood up.

"It's nothing; we've only just arrived."

The comer was none other than Zhang Lexuan, the senior sister of Shilake Academy; after arriving in Mingdu, she had been busy with underground work, so they rarely saw her, and even when they did meet, it was only a brief chat.

Therefore, after receiving Zhang Lexuan's signal, they were somewhat surprised to come to this Shilake outpost in Mingdu to wait for her.

Zhang Lexuan pulled over a chair and sat down, gesturing for them to sit as well, then asked:

"Are you two planning to participate again in the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Competition?"

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong exchanged a glance, then nodded together.

"Yes."

In a few dozen minutes, today's underground competition will start again; last time Feng Ling told them they would be given a satisfactory explanation, so the match is extremely important in every sense.

Zhang Lexuan rubbed her brow.

"To be honest, I don't really want you to go."

"Huh?" Tang Wulin blinked and quickly asked: "Senior sister, why?"

Zhang Lexuan gave a wry smile and said:

"Because when I investigated the Xi Shui Alliance, I discovered that for some reason they've suddenly become excited these past two days; their formerly covert actions have grown much larger, and even the Holy Spirit Sect hidden in the shadows has faintly revealed some clues. Their originally cautious behavior has suddenly turned abnormal, indicating that something major is happening. You are far too important to the academy for me to let you take further risks."

"Um..."

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong looked at each other.

Then, Huo Yutong coughed slightly, feeling embarrassed.

"Um... senior sister, you might not know, but their big moves are likely because of me."

"Huh?" This time the shock fell on Zhang Lexuan; she gasped, jumped up from her seat, and asked: "You mean they've discovered your true identities?"

Huo Yutong quickly shook her head.

"No! It's because they seem to have taken a liking to my talent."

"Phew."

Zhang Lexuan immediately let out a breath of relief and sat back down.

"It's good they haven't found out, but it's still dangerous. Do you really still want to go?"

Huo Yutong hesitated, looking toward Tang Wulin.

He could see three words in her eyes: "What should we do?" Obviously, she wants to participate in this match, hoping to gather more information through this opportunity.

Tang Wulin asked her in his heart:

"Why do you want to go so badly?"

Huo Yutong's voice also sounded a bit lacking confidence: "Because my intuition tells me that this time the outcome will be a narrow escape without danger."

"Hmm..."

Tang Wulin pondered for a moment, then finally let out a long sigh and said to Zhang Lexuan:

"Senior sister, please let us go this time; Wulin and Yutong's current strength is no longer weak, and we can already protect ourselves well."

He ultimately still chose to trust Huo Yutong's intuition.

If it were someone else speaking directly, he would at most smile, but if it's Huo Yutong's intuition, he cannot help but believe it.

Because she possesses the Eye of Fate, her intuition is remarkably accurate compared to others'.

Moreover, even if Tang Wulin analyzes tonight's events, his conclusion is mostly that it will be a narrow escape without danger.

His opposition to Huo Yutong going undercover was against her doing it alone long-term; with him present, it's different.

He and Huo Yutong have a Soul Fusion Technique; when they join forces, not to mention an Evil Soul Master at the Honored Douluo level, even a Super Douluo-level Evil Soul Master—such as the Feng Ling they encountered a few days ago—might not be unbeatable.

Unless they encounter a Limit Douluo, their self-defense is absolutely fine.

And if they do encounter a Limit Douluo, they have no recourse but to call forth the two Dragon Kings from the Undead Half-Plane to gang up on the opponent.

In that light, tonight's competition is still worth attending.

"But..."

Zhang Lexuan still wanted to say something, but when she met Tang Wulin's gaze, the words on her lips died away.

She subconsciously recalled Tang Wulin's performance in the Star Dou Great Forest.

At least when facing the Zhongli Brothers, Tang Wulin's performance had far surpassed hers.

In the end, she still let out a long sigh.

Fine, but you must keep yourselves safe and never act recklessly; as far as I know, Xuan Lao will arrive in a few days, and then you can do whatever you want.

Huo Yutong instantly breathed a sigh of relief and beamed at Zhang Lexuan.

"Thank you, Senior Sister!"

"You… "

Zhang Lexuan smiled helplessly and said to Tang Wulin:

"Then I won't waste your time; I'm leaving now. You should hurry too and don't get suspected."

She still has other matters to attend to tonight.

"Alright."

Seeing Zhang Lexuan off, Tang Wulin looked at Huo Yutong.

"Shall we go then?"

"Mm."

The two rose together and walked out of the Little Inn.

On the way to the Qingse Inn, Tang Wulin said earnestly to Huo Yutong:

"Yutong, although I permitted you to enter the competition today, you must be careful—absolutely no taking risks, understand?"

His agreeing to let Huo Yutong participate doesn't mean he isn't worried; if he didn't give a couple of reminders, it would show he truly fears that this girl who doesn't care about herself might end up harming him.

"Mm, I understand."

Huo Yutong sensed the concern in Tang Wulin's words, gave a faint smile, and winked at him.

"Don't worry, I still have my strongest trump card."

As she spoke, a gray flash of light flickered deep within her eyes.

The half‑god‑level teacher in her Sea of Spirit is especially adept at dealing with Evil Soul Masters—truly a perfect match.

If it really doesn't work out, we'll have to trouble the old man to step in and take over.

(End of Chapter)