Chapter 492

A few days later, on the frontier line, Du Bu Si reluctantly clung to Tang Wulin's hand, sincerely pleading:

"Are you really not going to stay here a bit longer?"

It proves that for men, nothing strengthens friendship more than facing a strong enemy together.

This war was undoubtedly the one in which the three countries originally belonging to Douluo were most united against a common foe, with the greatest number of powerful participants, the enemy's strength unprecedentedly formidable, as the Three Great State Guardians and three Limit Douluo-level powerhouses gathered together; such an opponent was absolutely a first-time experience for everyone who took part in the war.

I believe everyone who participated in this battle will never forget this world-shaking war, nor forget that, in order to defend their homeland, everyone set aside past grudges and jointly faced the strong enemy.

And after experiencing this pinnacle battle, Tang Wulin has already established good relations with the top powerhouses of the three countries originally belonging to Douluo—at least enough to be acquainted—and even Du Bu Si now truly regards him as a friend.

Even a couple of days ago, Du Bu Si seriously asked Tang Wulin whether they should become sworn brothers, which startled Tang Wulin quite a bit.

If that actually happened, his seniority would skyrocket, rising to the same level as Song Lao.

Therefore, Tang Wulin now has no doubt about Du Bu Si's reluctance; he genuinely hopes Tang Wulin can stay here a bit longer.

But Tang Wulin still smiled and shook his head.

"No, the upcoming matters are no longer something Shilake Academy should continue to interfere with."

The war has ended; next comes the strategic maneuvering between the three countries originally belonging to Douluo and the Ri Yue Di Guo.

Tang Wulin has no interest in participating in affairs between nations, and that is also not the stance the Academy should take.

He is merely a conscientious ordinary human who, when confronting the deranged aggressors collaborating with Evil Soul Masters, chooses to step forward to protect those ordinary people incapable of resistance.

How the three countries originally belonging to Douluo negotiate with the Ri Yue Di Guo is their business; for Tang Wulin now, nothing is more important than hunting down the members of the Holy Spirit Sect.

Yesterday he and Huo Yutong had already extracted the exact location of the Holy Spirit Sect's headquarters from Zhongli Wu's mouth; he now intends to go and overturn the Holy Spirit Sect's headquarters.

"Alright, take care on your journey."

Du Bu Si placed his hand on Tang Wulin's shoulder.

"But remember, no matter what, I, Du Bu Si of the Original Body Douluo, will always be your friend; if you ever run into trouble, please be sure to come to me for help—I will devote everything I have to resolve your worries."

"Mm, thank you."

Tang Wulin gave a gentle smile.

Although his initial impression of the Original Body Sect was poor, considering them terrorists, in fact they really were quite similar.

But after becoming the State Guardian Sect of the Heavenly Soul Empire, this sect has indeed become much more honest, at least now bearing the appearance of an official organization.

Moreover, given his understanding of Du Bu Si, any oath sworn by this Original Body Douluo will certainly be kept.

Probably, if Shilake Academy ever encounters trouble in the future, all Tang Wulin needs to do is call for aid, and Du Bu Si will bring the entire Original Body Sect to help.

Having such a friend truly puts one in a good mood.

He finally waved at Du Bu Si again, then took Huo Yutong and flew toward the Ri Yue Di Guo.

The headquarters of the Holy Spirit Sect lies within the Ri Yue Di Guo, and moreover, in a place Tang Wulin could never have imagined.

"I never expected it to be in the Evil Demon Forest—this is somewhat troublesome."

Huo Yutong nodded lightly beside him, her face also showing a hint of worry.

"Mm, we will likely come into conflict with the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord; I hope he is someone reasonable to talk to."

The Holy Spirit Sect's headquarters is located in the Evil Demon Forest, the largest gathering place of soul beasts in the Ri Yue Di Guo.

Just as the Star Dou Great Forest has its leader, the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian, the Evil Demon Forest also has its ruler—namely, the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord, the Evil Emperor, who ranks second among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.

For the Holy Spirit Sect to be able to station its headquarters here, to claim it has no good relations with the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord is something Tang Wulin absolutely does not believe.

But unfortunately, Tang Wulin and his companions cannot let the Holy Spirit Sect go, so they can only seek the Evil Emperor's consent.

If the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord ultimately refuses to hand over the Holy Spirit Sect… then Tang Wulin can only say that Huo Yutong happens to need a powerful Spirit-type Ninth Soul Ring.

"Yutong, can you help me summon Snow Emperor and the others?"

"What's up?"

"I want to ask for some information about the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord."

"Sure."

Huo Yutong instantly understood Tang Wulin's meaning and issued a call into the Sea of Spirit.

Soon, as several rays of light shone forth, the figures of Snow Emperor and the other souls appeared beside the two, flying along with them.

Tang Wulin asked, "Snow Emperor, have you ever dealt with the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord?"

Snow Emperor nodded, but did not answer immediately; instead, she wore a strange smile and glanced toward Tianmeng not far away.

"I have indeed dealt with that old Evil Eye, but I'm not sure just how strong he is; I suggest you ask Tianmeng—she should have more authority to speak."

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong were both startled at once.

"Ah? You mean, Sister Tianmeng, you've crossed blows with the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm twitched the corner of its mouth and said irritably:

"Don't drag me through the mud, you two—you don't even know my strength yet? To fight that guy and not be instantly killed is already a blessing from heaven."

She sighed helplessly.

"I personally witnessed the entire process of Di Tian battling that guy."

Afterwards, she roughly gave Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong an account of what happened then.

It is said that the Evil Eye clan led by the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord were not originally native to the Douluo Continent; this kind of soul beast was entirely bred in the Ri Yue Continent.

Not long after the Douluo Continent collided with the Ri Yue Continent, the Ri Yue Di Guo's strongest soul beast, the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord, personally came to the Star Dou Great Forest to duel with Beast God Di Tian, who holds the top rank among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.

This battle was not only about seizing the first place among the Douluo Continent's new generation Top Ten Ferocious Beasts; the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord also sought to use this chance to deceive the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm into his grasp.

He had even tried to coax the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, saying that if they fused they could possibly create a new god position with a not‑small probability, since the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord himself was a soul beast of nearly 800,000‑year level and the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's energy had hardly been devoured, making it feasible; but the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was no fool, knowing that with the Overlord's power a fusion would likely see her origin power completely devoured, so she ultimately refused.

The Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord flew into a rage over this, and even after his narrow defeat to Ditiān he still intended to casually destroy the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm on his way out, but a sudden mysterious voice intervened and stopped him, causing him to relent.

"Mysterious voice?"

Tang Wulin interrupted:

"What do you mean, Tianmeng sister? You mean the owner of that voice is stronger than the Beast God Ditiān?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm slowly shook its head.

"Actually I'm not sure either, but I seem to have heard Emperor Tian call that voice 'Your Majesty'."

"Your Majesty?"

Tang Wulin's heart jolted.

Just hearing the name Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Emperor Tian, one knows he is a member of the dragon clan.

To be called Your Majesty by him, at least one must be one of the Dragon Kings.

Tang Wulin subconsciously recalled the words the Light Dragon King had reminded him of when he left Dragon Valley:

"Beware the Silver Dragon King."

Could the owner of that mysterious voice be the legendary Silver Dragon King? Tang Wulin couldn't make heads or tails of it.

But he still kept this detail in mind and continued asking: "Tianmeng Sis, do you know what specific moves the Evil Eye Tyrant Monarch has?"

Knowing oneself and the enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles; since the Evil Eye Tyrant Monarch could escape from Emperor Tian's hands and even still had the energy to destroy Tianmeng when leaving, it means his strength is absolutely not much weaker than Emperor Tian, the continent's strongest.

Although Tang Wulin was confident he could defeat him by joining forces with Huo Yutong, he still needed to be more careful.

After a moment of thought, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said: "Hmm… regarding the Evil Eye Tyrant Monarch's abilities, you all first need to understand that although that fellow, the Evil Emperor, is a pure mental-attribute evil eye, that doesn't mean he only uses mental power."

Tang Wulin's heart tightened.

"What does that mean?"

The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm spread its hands, looking helpless.

"That old thing knows a lot; his mental realm is quite high, unlike me who just has a large amount. Whether quality or quantity, he is at the world's peak, and over the long years he has, through mental power, dabbled in and grasped the thresholds of destructive power and spacetime power. You especially need to watch out for his move called Spacetime Light, which once severely injured Emperor Tian in their battle, and even Emperor Tian needed a full thousand years to heal from those wounds."

"Perhaps to you humans he seems the second-ranked among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, but in my view his strength compared to Emperor Tian's is actually not weaker, only stronger. Fighting Emperor Tian on his home turf in the Star Dou Great Forest, he could retreat with considerable strength intact, while Emperor Tian, as his opponent, suffered heavy injuries. Moreover, Emperor Tian's victory over him relied heavily on the secret technique Dragon God Claw, and I strongly suspect that secret technique was taught to him by that mysterious voice."

"In short, if you see his eyes start glowing blue during battle, do everything you can to dodge; you must never be hit head-on, or you will surely die."

Listening to the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's words, Tang Wulin's expression gradually became solemn.

He never expected the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's evaluation of the Evil Eye Tyrant Monarch to be so high.

As an eyewitness to the battle between Emperor Tian and the Evil Eye Tyrant Monarch, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's statement should be the most credible among those present; her assessment basically means the Evil Eye Tyrant Monarch truly possesses that level of strength.

He felt somewhat resigned, but at this point he and Huo Yutong had already entered the Ri Yue Di Guo's territory, very close to the Evil Magic Forest, so they couldn't retreat now.

Moreover, if the delay drags on, who knows whether the Holy Spirit Sect will relocate its hideout; if it really comes to that, we might never be able to root them out, so we must eliminate them quickly.

The Evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Sect's headquarters are all utterly wicked villains, not worth pitying; if any one of them escapes, countless people in the world will die because of it.

Soon, the Evil Magic Forest entered their field of view.

Without Tang Wulin speaking, Huo Yutong first deployed Mental Detection Sharing.

What she probed was the underground on the side of the Evil Magic Forest near Mingdu.

Until they learned the location of the Holy Spirit Sect's headquarters from Zhongli Wu's mouth, no one had discovered the sect's base in the Evil Magic Forest, indicating that the sect's hiding place is definitely not above ground.

And since Mingdu is an important activity site for the Holy Spirit Sect, it's easy to guess they would establish their base in the underground outskirts on the side of the Evil Magic Forest near Mingdu.

As expected, the two soon discovered the Holy Spirit Sect's headquarters hidden underground in the Evil Magic Forest.

For a moment, both couldn't help but simultaneously suck in a breath.

Beneath the outskirts of the Evil Magic Forest stood a building almost palace-like.

The complex covers over a thousand mu, its interior entirely built of solid granite, with every decoration extremely lavish.

Many people were busy; roughly calculated, there were over a thousand, most of whom had relatively weak cultivation, ranging from three to six rings, but also one or two hundred with stronger cultivation, directing the weaker ones in transporting goods.

No need to verify; Tang Wulin knew he had found the right place—aside from the Holy Spirit Sect, who else would be this wealthy?

From the materials currently being moved—rare metals, piles of gold soul coins, various precious materials—their value is immeasurable; although not said to be rich enough to rival a nation, it is certainly no less than Shilake Academy, all wealth the Evil Soul Masters usually extort from ordinary people and earn through human trafficking.

Tang Wulin gripped Huo Yutong's hand.

"Yutong."

"Hmm?"

"When we move in later, be careful not to damage these supplies; we need to bring them back and hand them over to the Three Kingdoms so they can improve people's livelihoods."

"Hmm."

Huo Yutong's lips curled into a faint smile.

"I knew you'd say that."

She felt immensely proud to have such a kind companion.

The two activated simulated soul skills and quietly came underground.

Because the Holy Spirit Sect's high-end combat power of Honored Douluo and above had almost all gone to the front lines of the Tian Hun Empire and been wiped out there, the highest rank of Evil Soul Masters here is basically Soul Douluo.

At least in Huo Yutong's Mental Detection, there are only two Honored Douluo-level experts; the rest are insignificant small fry.

The two exchanged a glance, then began their operation together.

(End of chapter)