Chapter 102: Finding One's Own Path

The room belonging to the two beauties, Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan, did not have much decoration; it was simple and refreshing. One could see that the bedding on Jiang Nannan's bed actually had patches on it.

Tang Ya pulled Bei Bei to sit on the bed, leaned into his embrace, and hugged him tightly. "You were gone for so long, yet there wasn't a single bit of news. How was the tournament?"

Bei Bei looked at her deeply, but did not press further on the doubts in his heart; instead, he recounted the experiences of this trip in detail.

He had always been a person with patience, so he spoke very thoroughly. It was not until the sky outside had already darkened that he finished telling the story of their ups and downs during the competition.

When he mentioned that the seven of them in the Reserve Team had been granted the title of Shrek Seven Devils for life, Tang Ya was also taken aback. The subsequent events were even more spectacular; according to the inside information Bei Bei had obtained, Su Yu's confrontation with the various elders in the Sea God Pavilion and his brazen abandonment of anything to do with the Shrek Seven Devils left her so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth for a long time.

"This, this, this..." Upon hearing these shocking pieces of news, Tang Ya was actually unable to say a single word for a moment.

"Then, doesn't that mean the future development of the Tang Sect can only rely on Su Yu? You have all become the Shrek Seven Devils, and have been branded with too many of the Academy's marks." Suddenly, Tang Ya seemed to have thought of something.

Bei Bei's expression froze, and he immediately thought of one thing: back then, this guy had fought tooth and nail not to go to the Martial Soul Department, and later did not want to participate in the Soul Master Tournament. According to Wang Dong's explanation, the reason he went to participate in the tournament back then was because Su Yu had promised Wang Dong he would accompany him.

Now that he had abandoned the title of Shrek Seven Devils again, it seemed Su Yu had always just wanted to be a Soul Engineer developing in the field of Soul Guidance Devices...

"It won't be like that. The Academy won't restrict our freedom, and besides, the Academy has always had a decent relationship with the Tang Sect..."

Speaking up to this point, even Bei Bei felt it was a bit far-fetched, but he couldn't very well contradict Tang Ya.

"What do you mean 'decent'? Tell me about it!" Tang Ya said indignantly. "Where was Shrek Academy when our Tang Sect was gradually declining? When I was driven out of my home, what help did Shrek Academy give me? When the final foundation of the Tang Sect disappeared, who ever came to help my Tang Sect!"

When Tang Ya finished speaking, Bei Bei looked at her in surprise. "Xiao Ya, are you alright? How could you..."

Just as Bei Bei wanted to step forward to comfort her, Tang Ya took out a letter and placed it in front of him.

"This is what Su Yu gave me when he left Shrek Academy before the tournament started. See for yourself."

Bei Bei picked up the letter, and after he finished reading it, he fell into a long silence.

"It's quite ironic, isn't it?" Tang Ya's smile was somewhat sorrowful. She hadn't expected that while she was still worrying about the future development of the Tang Sect, someone had already paved the way for her. To verify this matter, she had even specifically asked for leave to make a trip to Heaven Dou City.

When she was in Heaven Dou City and saw that a Tang Sect had already been established and was still recruiting disciples—although the scale was not large and the number of people was not many, it had already established the prototype of a sect—after Tang Ya revealed her identity, the person in charge indicated that they could move the current location of the sect back to the original location of the Tang Sect.

When the rebuilt Tang Sect was backed by the Su Family, all problems were no longer problems. When the recruited disciples bowed to her in unison and addressed her as Sect Master, Tang Ya cried...

This was the reconstruction of the Tang Sect she had dreamed of. The most ridiculous thing was that she hadn't received help from Shrek, nor had she received help from the Clear Sky Sect; yet, everything today was actually realized by a newly entered disciple who was also a junior.

He hadn't even told her about all of this; only after the matter was completed did he nonchalantly entrust someone to send her a letter, telling her that the Tang Sect had already been rebuilt in Heaven Dou City.

Tang Sect, Tang Sect...

So, what Su Yu said that day was true; he really had done it...

"I have been to Heaven Dou City. At our original location, the people from Su Yu's family have already built it up according to my requirements. Bei Bei, I really find it hard to trust Shrek anymore. Perhaps I understand Su Yu's intention; the future of the Tang Sect has been pressed onto my shoulders. I cannot let Su Yu's efforts go to waste."

As she spoke, Tang Ya wiped away her tears, and the gloom between her brows was swept away.

Establishing a sect that is still in development is not difficult, but making it big and strong is hard...

The subsequent development could only be decided by Tang Ya, the Sect Master. Originally, Tang Ya had planned to start a business herself, but after learning relevant information from the person in charge of the Tang Sect's construction and operations in Heaven Dou City, she ultimately decided to stay at Shrek Academy to study.

No wonder Su Yu had urged her, the Tang Sect Master, that she absolutely must not fall...

With things having developed to this point, Bei Bei couldn't say much more, so he could only go along with Tang Ya and say, "Since someone has already paved the way for the Tang Sect, then you must study hard. Only when you, the Sect Master, are strong will the Tang Sect have a greater opportunity for development."

Tang Ya buried her head in Bei Bei's embrace. "You're right. Originally, I had planned to submit my withdrawal application, but now I have decided to study hard. When I become a powerhouse, I will definitely slaughter all the enemies of the past, and make them pay in blood!"

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In the blink of an eye, two days had passed. Under this high-intensity pressure, the massive Life Force within Su Yu's body was stimulated once again, which allowed his already powerful physical fitness to be improved further. In just two days, Su Yu had already broken through level thirty-four and successfully reached level thirty-five.

On the twelfth day, Su Yu's soul power showed signs of another breakthrough. The aura of the Golden Tree in the Sea God Pavilion was exceptionally compatible with him, which resulted in Su Yu's cultivation being exceptionally smooth.

On the twenty-fifth day, Su Yu's Spirit Sea did not change, but his Spirit Power became incomparably solid. His current spiritual strength was at least twice what it had been before.

On the twenty-sixth day, Su Yu broke through to level thirty-six and came out of seclusion.

Pushing open the door, as soon as Su Yu stepped out of the cultivation area, he saw Mu Lao's kind face.

"Su Yu, tell me what your path is."

Mu Lao's gentle voice echoed in Su Yu's ears. Currently, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao had not yet come out of seclusion; he was the only one who had come out the earliest.

Looking at the kind Mu Lao before him, Su Yu slowly said, "Soul Guidance."

Mu Lao nodded and said, "Tell me why you would make such a choice."

Why make such a choice? In fact, Su Yu had the answer in his heart long ago. True gods do not easily bestow godhood; even someone as powerful as the Dragon God Douluo Mu En had failed to receive the favor of the gods, so there was no need to pay too much attention to the path of the Soul Master.

There are only three types of paths to becoming a god. The first is like the original five God Kings, born when the God Realm appeared.

The second type is the inheritance of godhood, inheriting a God Position after passing assessments.

The third type is like the Sea God, who fought across the oceans of the Douluo Continent for a thousand years, eventually unified the seas, was worshipped by all the Sea Soul Beasts and sea clans, and finally created his own God Position to ascend.

Becoming a god is too difficult, so the current Su Yu did not have such ethereal plans. Only the Soul Guidance Devices he was currently continuing to study were the correct path for future development.

To put it bluntly, if you aren't the protagonist, sorry, but a God Position won't be your turn to inherit...

In terms of strength, Su Yu could say that people in the same tier as Mu En and Long Xiaoyao could beat the six monsters of that year to a pulp. As long as Tang San didn't make a move, it would be a complete slaughter. If it weren't for them basking in the protagonist's light, the vast majority of people would never have had such an opportunity.

Even if they took immortal herbs, at most their upper limit would just be a bit higher...

Reality is just that cruel. Of course, these things cannot be said out loud.

Facing Mu En, Su Yu could feel an invisible pressure. This pressure was something he could only perceive with the assistance of Electrolux. Electrolux told Su Yu that various signs indicated that the old man before him was very powerful, but it was a pity that his days were numbered...

It was not that there was no way to save him; the only useful method currently was to use Life Force to extend his life. However, the amount required was not small. Even as a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo, there would come a day when his life force would drain away.

The Life Force within Su Yu's body could already be said to be worthy of being the number one on the Douluo Continent. Such a large piece of Life Gold would need at least two hundred thousand years of gestation in the Star Dou Great Forest; what a massive amount of Life Force that was!

A single drop of his blood was enough to rival any heaven-sent treasure; this was the power of Life Gold. However, in the original work, after it was mentioned once, it started to underperform. Su Yu suspected that it had all been absorbed by the Ice Empress and Tian Meng.

After all, with such massive power, it was impossible for it to have no effect.

Looking at the kind old man before him, Su Yu said, "When we at Shrek were still obsessed with the idea that the development of Soul Masters was the mainstream of the Douluo Continent, a battle between the Sun Moon Empire and the Three Great Empires thousands of years ago had already given the answer."

"The development of Soul Masters is the foundation, and the development of Soul Guidance Devices is inevitable. Although we at Shrek have the most powerful Martial Soul Department on the continent and the most powerful Soul Masters, the development of Soul Guidance Devices is obvious to all. If we remain stubborn and insist that cultivating martial souls is the glory of a Soul Master, then in the future, we will encounter the tragedy of the Shrek Supervisory Team again. If it weren't for Soul Guidance Devices, Senior Chen Zifeng would have lost a leg, and Senior Yao Haoxuan would have lost his life."

"If they had chosen to combine martial souls with Soul Guidance Devices at that time, I guarantee that not a single one of them would have been injured. With their strength, they would certainly have been able to perfectly utilize level seven or even level eight Soul Guidance Devices, but they didn't. Today, the gap between us and the Sun Moon Empire is getting wider and wider. Although we achieved victory in the tournament, except for me and Brother He, all the other teams basically used Soul Guidance Devices."