Chapter 503: Amorous Douluo (5k)

After returning to East Sea Academy, the two unsurprisingly got a room from Yu Chen.

It is said this is a room prepared by the academy for senior teachers; the room isn't particularly large, but compared to Wu Changkong's pitifully small office, it is already more than enough.

There is only one bed inside, but it's not small, enough for two people to lie on.

At night, they lay together on the bed, yet neither felt sleepy.

"Wulin."

"Hmm?"

"You're planning to go find your parents next, right?"

"Yes, what's up?"

"They won't dislike me, will they?"

"You..."

Tang Wulin couldn't help but laugh helplessly.

"You need to have confidence in yourself; believe me, they will surely like you."

Rather, Tang Wulin only hopes that after his parents hear he 'abducted' the Ice Spirit Douluo as his girlfriend, they won't suspect his mental state.

"But..."

"There's no 'but'; I guarantee with my character that they will have no objections to you—do you still not trust me?"

"Mm, I got it..."

Huo Yutong fell silent, hugging Tang Wulin's arm as if lost in thought.

After a while, Tang Wulin heard Huo Yutong softly call: "Wulin, are you still awake?"

"Awake, what's up?"

"Um... why do you think Huo Yuhao gave up revenge on the Duke's Mansion and instead helped Dai Hao ascend the throne?"

Huo Yutong's voice sounded very torn.

Evidently, after hearing from the Spirit Tower staff during the day about Huo Yuhao's life story, she began to worry about this issue.

She now truly has no thought of completely destroying the Duke's Mansion, yet not only does she not destroy it, she even helps them ascend the throne—this is something Huo Yutong just can't figure out.

Tang Wulin actually can't figure this out either; after all, this is something that happened in the world he didn't rewrite, and anything could happen.

But he also knows that what Huo Yutong actually needs is not the truth, but encouragement.

So he reached out with his other hand, took her small hand, and spoke softly:

"I don't know either, but you just need to do what you think is right; you don't need to worry about what your counterpart in this world once did."

"... Mm."

Huo Yutong gripped his broad hand tightly, and the emotion in her voice noticeably calmed.

"Wulin."

"What?"

"It's great having you."

"Mm."

Over the next few days, the two basically spent their time strolling around.

Although they had no ID or money, it didn't matter—Yu Chen had money, so they just needed to ask him for it.

Naturally, Tang Wulin wouldn't shortchange him; each time he asked for money, he'd give something nice, with the result that Yu Chen now looks forward most each day to Tang Wulin coming to ask for money.

Tang Wulin fulfilled his promise to Huo Yutong, buying her a camera; she now enjoys carrying it around every day, snapping pictures of scenery she likes.

If she encounters a scene she truly loves, she will also ask others to take a photo of her and Tang Wulin together.

Seeing her so happy, Tang Wulin's mood also improved unconsciously; the pressure he had accumulated seemed to fly to the heavens under the radiance of Huo Yutong's smile.

Several days passed in a blink; one evening, Wu Changkong knocked on the door of their room.

"Ah, who is it?"

"Me."

"Coming, coming!"

Huo Yutong opened the door; seeing her slightly flushed face, Wu Changkong's eye twitched, he chose to pretend not to notice, and said lightly: "Come out for a moment, the Tang Sect people have arrived."

"!"

Huo Yutong's eyes lit up instantly, and she turned to shout inside:

"Wulin, Teacher Wu has brought the Tang Sect people!"

"Got it!"

Soon, Tang Wulin also came out, closed the door, and walked out of the school together with Wu Changkong.

He asked curiously:

"Teacher Wu, do the Tang Sect people believe my words?"

Wu Changkong gave him a bland glance and said indifferently: "I doubt they believe you, but two Honored Douluo are willing to come and participate; of course they're just coming to have a look. According to that person's words, even if you really are a nonsensical madman, at least you're a madman with the strength of an Honored Douluo."

"Uh..."

"Looks like they completely don't believe."

Wu Changkong led the two to the East Sea Soul Technology Park.

Huo Yutong instantly became interested.

If you asked her what, aside from Tang Wulin's family, interests her most about coming to the era ten thousand years later, the answer would certainly be the soul technology of ten thousand years hence.

As a disciple of Xuan Ziwen, a ninth-rank soul tool master, she has no resistance to such advanced technology.

Wu Changkong glanced at Huo Yutong, whose eyes were shining, and his expression turned somewhat odd.

Tang Wulin should have taken her to the Spirit Pagoda.

But they didn't show any strange reaction.

Given Wu Changkong's understanding of Tang Wulin, he couldn't have missed the problem with the mural.

In other words, they don't consider this a problem?

Wu Changkong's heart relaxed considerably at once.

That's fine too.

He didn't mean to ruin their relationship; he just wanted to remind them of what they might encounter later.

If they could accept this smoothly, that would be best; Wu Changkong also had no interest in prying into other couples' privacy.

He brought the two to a dark-blue small building, then placed his right hand directly on the glass door.

A blue light flashed, and a steady voice sounded.

"Did you bring the person?"

"Mm."

"Then bring them in."

"Yes."

Tang Wulin was surprised to find that Wu Changkong's tone was extremely respectful when answering those two sentences.

You know, that's the ice-cold handsome guy Wu Changkong; Tang Wulin had never seen him be so courteous to anyone before.

For a moment, he was full of curiosity about the identity of the voice's owner.

Wu Changkong waved at the two of them.

"Let's go."

Following Wu Changkong into the blue small building, Tang Wulin was astonished to discover that there was another world inside.

At the same time, a familiar feeling welled up in his heart, and he subconsciously asked:

"Is this... spatial power?"

That voice just now sounded again.

"Hey, young man, you've got keen eyes. According to Xiao Changkong, you went to ten thousand years ago at nine years old; logically you shouldn't know about this technology, meaning you have spatial abilities?"

"Mm."

After obtaining the Space Dragon King's soul bone, Tang Wulin gained control over spatial power.

The dual soul core already had the trait of controlling spatial ability, and with the Space Dragon King's soul bone, Tang Wulin's mastery of the spatial attribute is actually the strongest among all attributes.

"Hey? Is that so?"

That voice murmured thoughtfully, then joked: "Then can you directly pass through this spatial channel to find my location?"

"I can, I can." Tang Wulin frowned slightly, "But really, is it okay? Isn't it a bit rude for you?"

"Hahaha, you brat, you don't realize that what you're saying right now is already impolite enough?"

The mysterious voice seemed to find it amusing and burst out laughing.

Then he stopped laughing and said seriously: "Sure, if you have the ability, give it a try; even if you really break through this space, it would only show that our Tang Sect's technique is lacking, but I'll say this first—this space isn't that easy to break..." "Understood."

Without waiting for him to finish, Tang Wulin raised his hand, and intense silver light flashed in his eyes.

Then, gigantic golden-silver dragon wings unfurled violently behind him, a terrifying spatial turbulence erupted instantly, and the next second they appeared inside a small room.

Several people sat on chairs, staring agape at Tang Wulin appearing before them.

Tang Wulin retracted his dragon wings and smiled: "Is this enough?"

""

For a moment, several people were unable to speak.

Seeing their surprised expressions, Tang Wulin silently nodded in his heart.

No matter what, the effect he wanted was basically achieved.

He also knew how hard to believe his words were, so his purpose in coming here was to demonstrate his strength.

In the Soul Master World, fists are always the most persuasive; as long as one's strength meets the standard, even utter nonsense will be heeded as doctrine.

So far, the effect is good.

After several seconds had passed, the leading middle-aged man finally coughed embarrassedly.

"Alright, I underestimated you. Sorry, little brother, hello, my name is Zang Xin."

"?" Tang Wulin tilted his head and asked, "Are you the sect master of the Tang Sect?"

Zang Xin raised his eyebrows.

"No, I'm just the vice sect master. But why are you asking me this?"

"Because you're strong."

Tang Wulin replied in a deep voice.

He certainly hadn't heard of Zang Xin's name before, but that didn't prevent him from seeing the opponent's strength.

With Limit Douluo-level cultivation, if such strength isn't the Tang Sect's sect master, then the Tang Sect's strength in this era would be excessively strong.

Zang Xin scratched his cheek, his expression a bit awkward.

"Just now you slapped my face like that, and then you said I'm strong; I just feel kinda weird."

"I'm being sincere."

"Mm, I know, so that's why it's troublesome."

Zang Xin let out a light sigh, looked at Tang Wulin, and wore an inscrutable smile on his face.

"My epithet is Duo Qing, so I'm highly sensitive to emotional fluctuations; I can still tell whether you're lying on this small matter."

Tang Wulin suddenly understood.

That's why I had you come to me to confirm whether what I said is true.

Zang Xin lightly shrugged.

"Half and half; your talent is also an important factor."

He crossed his arms before his chest and said in a deep voice: "Regardless of whether what you say is true, the fact that you became an Honored Douluo at nineteen is not to be ignored; even the most talented person I know only broke through to Honored Douluo at twenty-three, and your talent surpasses even his. We cannot abandon you; even if you are truly just a liar or a madman, we will still focus on cultivating you."

"That's how it is."

Tang Wulin couldn't help but wryly smile.

To be honest, reaching Honored Douluo at twenty-three is already terrifying, right?

At least in the era ten thousand years ago, aside from him and Huo Yutong, no one could achieve such a feat.

Even the most talented youth of the Body Sect, Long Aotian, whom he knew, had only just broken through to the Soul Sage realm at twenty, and at twenty-three had only reached the Soul Douluo realm.

He asked: "So, now, do you believe me?"

Zang Xin shrugged and said:

"We can only say the credibility has risen from just above zero to over half, a qualitative leap."

He thought he had already paid enough attention to Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, but he never expected that Tang Wulin could personally break through Tang Sect's space technology.

Generally speaking, only a space-system powerhouse at the Limit Douluo level could possibly achieve such a feat.

Tang Wulin instantly felt helpless.

"What would it take for you to fully believe me?"

He thought he had already been sincere enough.

Zang Xin stroked his chin, then rose from his chair, and with a reach, a longsword appeared in his hand.

It was a silver longsword; merely appearing here caused the air in the small room to violently twist.

At the same time, pieces of armor emerged from his body, arming him; in an instant, Zang Xin transformed from an ordinary-looking middle-aged man into a heroic, divine war god.

He casually swung the longsword twice, pointing it at Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, and said: "Just defeat me, and let me see the power of the so-called Sea God Pavilion Master from ten thousand years ago and his companion."

Just as Tang Wulin had thought, in the Soul Master World, fists are the ultimate truth.

The Affection Douluo actually already somewhat believed his words, but to gain full recognition, he still needed to prove his strength.

In an instant, towering spiritual power erupted from Zang Xin's body like a surging tide, rushing toward Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong.

This is precisely Zang Xin's prideful skill, the domain skill 'Affection Since Ancient Times Leaves Only Regret.'

'Affection Since Ancient Times Leaves Only Regret' takes the meaning of lingering affection between men and women; once the domain is released, it brings a sense of emotional entanglement, unable to extricate oneself. It is an extremely powerful, large-scale supportive domain; those within it have all attack methods weakened and speed greatly reduced, the degree of weakening depending on the cultivator's own level.

Zang Xin's martial soul is the Affection Sword, so many mistakenly think he is an assault-type battle soul master.

But this is absolutely a misunderstanding; the Affection Douluo is not assault-type, but a spiritual control-type battle soul master.

This is also why he is fearsome: all his soul skills relate to spiritual control, and he has even been hailed as the current top controller; at least among known Limit Doulo, in terms of control ability, especially large-scale control, he is absolutely second to none.

But this time he truly kicked an iron plate.

Facing the Affection Douluo's spiritual power, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong had no reaction.

Tang Wulin's eyes flashed a faint golden light; the Light Dragon King Skull's ability exists precisely to prevent him from being affected by destructive emotions, so against emotion-infecting abilities, only heavenly restraint can describe it.

And Huo Yutong, due to her terrifying spiritual power, completely ignored Zang Xin's strength, her emotions entirely undisturbed.

Even compared to Zang Xin himself, Huo Yutong paid more attention to the armor on his body.

This is... a humanoid soul tool from ten thousand years later? How interesting; it looks highly valuable for research. If she weren't still unfamiliar with Zang Xin, Huo Yutong would want to strip off his armor to study it.

After the battle ends, we'll inquire about the specifics of this armor.

But before that, we need to deal with Zang Xin first.

Huo Yutong thought this, extended a hand to point at Zang Xin, and a rose-gold light flashed in her eyes.

Instantly, Zang Xin let out a muffled groan, staggered back two steps as if struck by lightning, and the domain skill he was currently deploying was completely broken.

He gritted his teeth, preparing to unleash the next strike, when he discovered that Tang Wulin, who had still been standing at the entrance, suddenly teleported to appear before him.

Space movement? Zang Xin's heart gave a slight start, but he quickly steadied himself, flipped his hand, and the silver sword slashed down at Tang Wulin.

The result: his sword hadn't even swung down when it suddenly stopped.

Upon closer look, Tang Wulin had at some point extended his hand and used his fingers to pinch Zang Xin's Affection Sword.

!

In an instant, everyone's gaze in the room changed.

Zang Xin had even donned his four-word battle armor; even if he wasn't using his full strength, at least he wasn't holding back.

But his attack was so easily blocked by Tang Wulin, which could already be called a crushing dominance; Zang Xin tried to pull his sword from Tang Wulin's hand, only to find the opponent's strength surprisingly great—pure brute force alone couldn't achieve it.

His eyes narrowed, and terrifying sword aura burst forth, sweeping toward Tang Wulin.

Although he is essentially a spiritual control type, that doesn't mean he lacks offensive means; his martial soul is a sword, after all, so he still has many physical attack methods.

Yet what surprised Zang Xin was that, facing such a fierce assault, Tang Wulin neither dodged nor evaded, simply smiling as he looked at him.

What Zang Xin didn't know was that Tang Wulin himself wasn't entirely clear on how strong he currently was, so he wanted to use Zang Xin to gauge his level a bit.

The result far exceeded his expectations; at least before becoming an Honored Douluo, Tang Wulin would never dare to use his fingers to intercept Zang Xin's Affection Sword, and even if he managed to snag it by luck, he would definitely launch an immediate attack rather than doing nothing provocatively, because Zang Xin's next strike could very well injure him.

Under everyone's watch, the sword aura erupting from the Affection Sword instantly pierced Tang Wulin's body, causing his figure to be instantly engulfed by a torrent of sword aura.

But when the sword aura's light gradually faded and Tang Wulin's figure reappeared, everyone saw no injury on him.

The answer is now obvious beyond doubt: Affection Douluo Zang Xin's attack simply cannot break through his defense.

At this moment, everyone subconsciously believed Tang Wulin's words.

Otherwise, who could possess such power at nineteen? Unlike the others, a hint of contemplation rose in Tang Wulin's eyes.

At the instant he was attacked, the soul core located at his heart suddenly accelerated its beat, bursting forth many nine-colored energies that helped him passively dissolve most of Zang Xin's attacks.

He faintly felt that the grade of this nine-colored energy surpassed most powers he had encountered so far, even exceeding divine power; only Huo Yutong's Fate Power could barely match it.

It seems his exploration of dragon god power still has a long way to go; if he could truly master the use of this second soul core, his strength might reach a terrifyingly formidable level.

By the way, respectfully welcome the pivotal figure of the Tang Sect's revival, the successor of Shilake Academy's Sea God Pavilion Master (skipping a generation), the current ancestral forefather of the Star Net Empire's imperial family, the former ancestral forefather of the Sun Moon Federation's imperial family, the founder of the Spirit Pagoda, the Holy Spirit Sect's Son of the Holy candidate (the Sect Master Zhongli Wu and Vice Sect Master Feng Ling both had intentions to take him as the Holy Son), the Spirit Ice Douluo, the Imperial Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, descends upon her loyal Douluo Era Three (bushi).

By the way, from now on it should be daily eight, I'm a college student, I don't have that much free time; originally today should have been an eight o'clock update, but seeing the monthly tickets and tips are quite many, I added an extra chapter; tomorrow I estimate it will return to normal.

(End of chapter)