Chapter 501

Wulin, your teacher is pretty good.

Leaving East Sea Academy, Huo Yutong suddenly said to Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin blinked in surprise.

That's true, but why do you say that?

Wu Changkong is indeed a good person, but his habitual blank expression easily gives a bad impression.

Perhaps ordinary girls would find him handsome and strong like that, but for Huo Yutong, whose strength has reached the pinnacle, such an expression probably deserves a beating.

Huo Yutong smiled and said:

Because he could have ignored us, yet he warmly helped us find a solution—he's a cold‑outside, warm‑inside person.

Actually, if Wu Changkong hadn't helped them, with their current strength, resolving their identity issues probably wouldn't have taken much effort either.

But it's also true that Wu Changkong's assistance helped them a lot; at least the two no longer need to spend excessive energy on finding the organization and solving their identity problem.

But the Spirit Pagoda… perfect, I'm quite interested, Wulin—let's go take a look.

Recalling Wu Changkong's suggestion before they left, Huo Yutong, feeling somewhat excited, proposed to Tang Wulin.

To be honest, she was very curious about that legendary organization she had only heard of from Tang Wulin's words, especially regarding the rumored Huo Yuhao.

At that moment, Ilex suddenly interjected.

Hmm, good suggestion; I'm actually also quite interested in the Spirit Pagoda.

As the developer of spirit souls, to say Ilex has no interest in the Spirit Pagoda organization would be an outright lie.

Spirit Pagoda...

Hearing that both were interested, Tang Wulin also smiled somewhat nostalgically.

Indeed, it's been a while since I've been there; let's go take a look. By the way, the founder of the Spirit Pagoda, Huo Yuhao, is still somewhat of a childhood idol of mine.

Hmm, I've heard you mention him before.

Not long after they met, Tang Wulin had already told Huo Yutong about Huo Yuhao.

According to Tang Wulin, Huo Yuhao can be called a legend of an era: he not only brought about the revival of the Tang Sect, but also founded the Spirit Pagoda, spreading this novel way of obtaining spirit rings across the entire Douluo Continent, ushering spirit masters' cultivation into a new age.

Such a legend, I believe no child would dislike it.

To be frank, Huo Yutong is also very curious about this legendary figure.

Not only are their names very similar, but initially both of their martial souls were Spirit Eyes, and since spirit souls were mostly invented by Ilex, it's hard not to think Huo Yuhao is related to her.

It can't really be as Ilex initially guessed—that Huo Yuhao is actually her descendant, right? 'By the way, Wulin, why is his title Lingbing?'

Um… probably because his two martial souls are Spirit Eyes and Ice Jade Scorpion.

The two chatted as they walked toward the Spirit Pagoda branch in East Sea City.

On the way to the Spirit Pagoda, Huo Yutong fully displayed what it means to be like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden—whenever she saw something novel, she pulled Tang Wulin aside to ask about it in detail.

For her, who came from an era ten thousand years ago, everything here seems extraordinarily novel and interesting.

Wulin, Wulin, what is that long thing running?

Oh, that's a soul‑powered train, our era's means of transport, allowing many ordinary people to travel at high speed; once we get our identification sorted out, I'll also take you for a ride.

Perhaps because they hadn't been this relaxed in a long time, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong had a lot to say, and their mood stayed high the whole way.

These years, they've either been busy cultivating or buried in handling various affairs; it's been a long time since they've experienced such carefree laughter.

Precisely because their spirits were too high, they failed to notice that many passersby with soul‑power auras glanced at Huo Yutong with somewhat strange looks.

The two proceeded straight to the Spirit Pagoda's location in East Sea City; upon entering, the first thing they saw was a splendid hall.

A young woman walked over, her face full of smiles.

May I ask what business you two soul masters have come to handle?

While speaking, she also gave Huo Yutong a thoughtful glance.

Nothing much; we just wanted to stroll around and see what the Spirit Pagoda is like.

Tang Wulin answered truthfully.

Oh, I see.

The woman's smile instantly cooled a bit.

In her mind she instantly labeled Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong as 'unsophisticated' and 'not here to spend money.' Still, since they were guests, she didn't want to be too obvious, so she kept a friendly smile on her face and gave them a slight bow.

Well, I wish you both an enjoyable visit; I'll get back to work now.

Having said that, she turned and prepared to leave.

Tang Wulin watched her retreating back, thoughtful.

Then he suddenly struck out, quickly poking her back twice.

Ah!

The staff member let out a sudden exclamation, turned, and warily looked at Tang Wulin.

What are you doing?!

Tang Wulin smiled and said:

Just wait a few seconds and you'll find out.

Through those two fingers he just used, he infused a stream of pure life force into the staff member's body.

That life force is actually of little use to him now, since his own soul power has already transformed into exceedingly pure divine life force; ordinary life force is merely scrap to his power.

But for this ordinary staff member, that pure life force is quite different—it will bring her all‑around benefits.

You say wha—

The staff member was about to question what Tang Wulin meant, when, as expected, her face was replaced by disbelief.

This, this is…

She actually felt a powerful force surge within her body, so strong she could hardly resist it, yet this force meant her no harm; instead, it rapidly improved her physique, even raising her soul power, which had been stuck at rank sixteen for a while, by one level.

Besides, her meridians had also obviously expanded considerably, and the flow speed of her soul power greatly increased.

This staff member is indeed a soul master, no doubt, but her talent can only be described as ordinary; she knows best her own talent, and in her view, given her situation, she probably will never reach the realm of a Soul Elder in this lifetime.

Tang Wulin, however, changed her talent with just a move, and incidentally raised her soul power by one level—what kind of strength is this? Under the staff member's astonished and delighted gaze, Tang Wulin gave a light smile and asked:

"I want to bring my lover to tour this place; you can be our guide and help us introduce it, okay?"

Only after arriving here did Tang Wulin suddenly realize that he had never been to the Spirit Pagoda of East Sea City before, and he knew nothing about this place.

Since we are bringing Huo Yutong to visit the Spirit Pagoda, we naturally need someone who knows the way, and this staff member before us is a good choice.

After all, as a worker here, she should be quite familiar with it.

With her leading the way and giving introductions, many things afterward will be much more convenient.

The staff member immediately nodded vigorously.

"Alright, I understand! Please entrust yourselves to me with peace of mind!"

Although leaving her post without permission would cause her work performance to drop and even lead to wage deductions, in the face of her talent's improvement, these are nothing.

The power Tang Wulin just transmitted to her saved her at least several years of effort.

She led Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong toward the interior of the hall.

It must be said, the Spirit Pagoda of a big city like East Sea City differs from that of a small city: the ground is paved with dark-gold stone, adorned with splendid natural patterns, massive stone pillars support a dome tens of meters high, and even more impressive are the magnificent colorful murals on these pillars and the dome.

These murals are resplendent with gold and blue, depicting landscapes and figures, as if recording a story.

The staff member said:

"This mural records the first-generation Spirit Pagoda Master, a legendary soul master of a generation and the inventor of soul spirits, telling how Spirit Ice Douluo initially led human soul masters against the soul beast tide. The murals here are only a part; concentrating the eighteen branch Spirit Pagodas can complete the story, while the murals at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters depict the scene of Spirit Ice Douluo's battle against the strongest soul beast, the Beast God Emperor Tian. It was after that battle that Spirit Ice Douluo disappeared and never appeared again. However, according to legend, the victor was Spirit Ice Douluo, for after that, the Beast God Emperor Tian with the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King likewise never appeared again."

She explained with utmost seriousness, for in her eyes these two figures before her were big shots among big shots; perhaps by pleasing them she could earn a couple more points and achieve another leap.

But precisely because she was overly earnest, she failed to notice that Tang Wulin's and Huo Yutong's expressions turned extremely strange upon seeing the mural.

The mural depicted a city resisting a great army of soul beasts, a city that Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong knew all too well—it was Shrek City from ten thousand years ago.

And above the city floated a figure, his eyes especially bright; around his body hovered several figures: a peerless woman in white, a woman in green, on his shoulder was something like an ice flower, plus a giant bear and a huge white insect; beneath their support, the youth's body was encircled by one wondrous soul ring after another.

Upon seeing this figure, Tang Wulin felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity, for this figure resembled Huo Yutong by as much as eighty percent.

And as for those figures beside him, aren't they precisely Huo Yutong's soul spirits?

What is going on? Why are they on Huo Yuhao's body? At this moment, Tang Wulin felt immense doubt in his heart, and he believed Huo Yutong's mood must be the same as his.

By the way, welcome to watch, 《Tang Wulin: About My Idol Being My Wife》.

(End of Chapter)