Chapter 391

Wulin, Wulin, wake up quickly.

Mm……

In a hazy mist, Tang Wulin felt someone gently pushing him.

Upon opening his eyes, Huo Yutong's gentle face appeared before him.

She brought the clothes to Tang Wulin's face and said softly, "The Sea God Pavilion meeting is about to start; Song Lao and the others have all gathered—get up quickly."

Oh.

Tang Wulin sat up on the bed and stretched his arms wide.

Mm——

Last night he had been concentrating on forging in the soul tool hall almost the entire night, and only after returning did he get a little sleep, about an hour.

Although his physical condition would not cause any bodily problems, he was still somewhat mentally fatigued.

But there's no choice; this is a necessary task. Currently, Xuanziwen's soul tool technology is the core of Shilake Academy's development, and he must help him quickly break through to become a ninth-level soul tool master.

The reason is simple: the Ri Yue Di Guo is about to launch a war.

It has been more than three months since the Qiankun Wenqing Valley incident.

After returning from the Ri Yue Di Guo, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's soul power levels rose several levels, breaking through level sixty.

It seems that the energy overflowing when Ilex used the super divine artifact entered their bodies, giving them such great progress.

In order to obtain their sixth soul skill, they sent inquiries to the immortal herbs in the Life God Domain and successfully gathered two herbs willing to become their soul spirits; thus they are now genuine Soul Emperor-level powerhouses.

This also gave their already strong strength another leap.

Now they are not just peers; even within the Sea God Pavilion, they count as pivotal pillars of strength.

Thanks to this, their influence in Shilake Academy is now greater than before.

Tang Wulin put on his clothes while taking the meat bun Huo Yutong handed him to pad his stomach, and asked:

Has there been any news from the Body Sect?

Hmm.

Huo Yutong smiled and nodded, stepped forward to tidy his somewhat messy hair from sleep, and said softly, "They have agreed to your cooperation request; the upcoming operation will be carried out jointly by us."

Great!

Hearing this good news, Tang Wulin's spirit was instantly shaken, and his previously somewhat muddled mind cleared up at once.

With their help, our success rate for this operation will rise sharply.

Hmm.

Seeing his happy expression, Huo Yutong also smiled slightly, feeling somewhat excited.

In the aftermath of the recent conclusion of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, the Ri Yue Di Guo blockaded Mingdu; although powerful forces like Shilake Academy and the Body Sect eventually escaped, large numbers of students and sect members from the three original countries of the Douluo Continent were still detained there.

Obviously, this is a threat from the Ri Yue Di Guo, which is using these geniuses from the three original countries as hostages to force the Douluo Continent's three original countries not to act rashly.

These geniuses are the future of the three original countries of the Douluo Continent; if they all perished, the loss would be enormous, and as a result the situation across the entire continent has suddenly become tense, filled with the smell of gunpowder, ready to explode at a spark.

The one who made this decision is clearly the newly enthroned emperor of the Ri Yue Di Guo, Xu Tianran; anyone who knows a little about this new emperor knows how ambitious he is, and during his reign he will certainly launch a war.

Regarding this situation, after discussion, the senior leadership of Shilake Academy unanimously decided to rescue the detained personnel.

This is undoubtedly not a simple matter; the Ri Yue Di Guo not only possesses the continent's most top-tier soul tool technology, but also boasts what can be called the highest peak combat power in the Soul Master World—the Limit Douluo—and Shilake Academy lacks any advantage in either soul tools or soul master strength.

Therefore, a faction of Sea God Pavilion members led by Tang Wulin proposed cooperation with the Body Sect for a joint rescue.

This was not a snap decision; in the past, even Tang Wulin would not have thought that the independent-minded Body Sect would come to aid Shilake Academy when none of its own members had been captured, after all, that bunch is essentially no different from terrorists.

But times have changed; now the Body Sect is the guardian sect of the Tianhun Empire, and as long as they wish to maintain their cooperative relationship, they must dispatch forces to rescue the captured participants from the Tianhun Empire.

Under these circumstances, their situation is no easier than Shilake Academy's—in fact, the pressure may be even greater; they are the ones most eager to cooperate and seek allies, and the only reason they haven't approached Shilake Academy for cooperation is probably just that they can't bring themselves to lower their pride.

This is the confidence behind Tang Wulin's proposal; he believes the Body Sect will agree to their cooperation request.

However, when this proposal was first made, many of the Sea God Pavilion's senior elders expressed opposition.

The reason is simple, similar to what Tang Wulin anticipated from the Body Sect's side: they have a long-standing grudge, so why should Shilake be the one to speak first? Doing so would damage Shilake's reputation; Tang Wulin's reply was even simpler: not cooperating with the Body Sect is fine, but everyone who opposes must contribute to rescuing the participants and go to Risheng City to face any possible Limit Douluo.

His words instantly left the senior elders speechless; precisely because they are strong, they better understand how vast the gap is between them and a Limit Douluo—an existence that has reached the limits of humanity and is utterly beyond their ability to oppose.

However, the true reason this resolution passed was thanks to Song Lao's strong support; after Xuanzi's mishap, within the Sea God Pavilion she became the highest in seniority and strongest in strength, and her backing swiftly cleared obstacles for Tang Wulin, allowing the first major matter after his inauguration to be settled smoothly.

It can be said that those closest to Tang Wulin in the Sea God Pavilion now are the younger generation represented by Huo Yutong and the soul tool lineage represented by Song Lao.

They also symbolize the emerging forces within the Sea God Pavilion.

After tidying their attire, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong walked out of the room together and arrived at the hall used for meetings.

As Huo Yutong said, the senior elders had already gathered here.

Moreover, there was a new face here: Bei Bei, as the head of the Tang Sect, also joined the Sea God Pavilion.

It's a pity that the original Sea God Pavilion Master, Xuanzi, is no longer present.

Tang Wulin took a deep breath, walked toward the seat that had originally been Mu En's and later Xuanzi's, and sat down beside Song Lao.

After sitting down, he glanced around the hall at the attendees, then spoke as the newly appointed Sea God Pavilion Master:

Well then, let's begin the meeting.

By the way, I let Wulin rise to this position so quickly mainly to give him control over Shilake Academy's decision-making authority.

In the original story, Shilake Academy has a rather funny situation: those senior elders never leave the Sea God Pavilion, they just sit around on Haishen Dao all day, and for the major matter of resisting the death god soul tools on the Ming Dou Shanmai, they send only a few students who don't even have the rank of Soul Douluo—it's utterly ridiculous.

Now that Wulin has become Sea God Pavilion Master, their leisure days are over—everyone, mobilize! Don't think about continuing to retire (end of chapter)