Chapter 267: Searching for Tang San

"Xiao Quan, you seem to value that Oscar quite a bit?" Ye Lingling asked curiously.

Shi Quan nodded, "Xiao Ao's talent is actually very outstanding. If he can be properly cultivated, it would be an easy matter for him to become a Title Douluo with his talent. If he is nurtured with care, it is highly likely he will obtain the inheritance of the Food God."

Among the Shrek Seven Devils in the original work, excluding Tang San, Oscar is the only one who, relying on his own ability, is most likely to become a god.

A Food-type Spirit with Innate Full Spirit Power, his existence is almost unique.

This chance encounter also made Shi Quan ponder the issue of Ning Rongrong. Although Ning Rongrong did not consume an Immortal Herb, her martial soul still transformed into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda because of him. If Ning Rongrong could become a Title Douluo before the age of thirty, there is a high probability she would also obtain the God Position inheritance of the Nine-Colored Goddess, just like in the original work.

However, without some stroke of fortune, it is almost impossible for Ning Rongrong to break through to Title Douluo before the age of thirty; after all, in the original work, Tang San gave Ning Rongrong no shortage of cheats.

In the initial God Creation Plan, Shi Quan only considered the three women, as well as Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong.

Previously, he had also considered whether to include the Shi brothers and Yu Feng and the others, but their talent is limited, and they have already missed the golden age for a Spirit Master. Helping them become gods would require massive resources, and Shi Quan does not have that many resources right now.

Not to mention Oscar's talent, after Ning Rongrong's martial soul transformed, her talent was also improved. Their talent is inherently stronger than that of Shi Mo and the others, and Oscar and Ning Rongrong also have the advantage of being young.

Although the Nine-Colored Goddess and the Food God are both Second-level Gods, one must never underestimate the role of any support. In the original work, before becoming gods, they were able to release a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to directly resurrect a god; after becoming gods, their support capabilities would only be even more astonishing.

On the contrary, Tang Hao has been dead for so long, yet Tang San has not reacted at all. This actually makes Shi Quan somewhat surprised; after all, back then, he would turn hostile and go crazy just from someone slightly touching Xiao Wu. Now that his own father is dead, he hasn't come out to jump around. It is unknown whether he has learned to be smart and is hiding because he knows he cannot win, or if it is for other reasons.

Hearing Shi Quan's affirmative answer, Ye Lingling also said, "After all, Oscar was on the same team as Tang San before. Before cultivating him, Xiao Quan, you must be sure that he is worth cultivating."

Skills are not about quantity, but about precision.

As the Son of Destiny, Tang San surely would not fall so easily. Thinking about it, he must be secretly developing somewhere right now.

"Mm."

"As long as there is a vacancy for a period of time, that is enough." A sharp glint flashed in Shi Quan's eyes. "If they rebel, then we will keep them on Douluo Star forever before they ascend to the God Realm. In that case, we can still guide as many people as possible to become gods. If they can be used, that is best; if they cannot, after they become gods, we kill them. A vacant God Position is also a boost for us."

"The process of dissecting and preparing many special ingredients is very troublesome, and it has extremely astonishing requirements for knife skills and strength, not to mention that during the cooking process, one also needs to be precise to the extreme with various factors such as flame, temperature, and time. This also has extremely high requirements for Mental Power."

"It seems you have some new candidates?" Gu Yuena smiled faintly.

Ye Lingling understood what Shi Quan meant, and immediately asked, "So, Xiao Quan, do you want to cultivate him?"

"Tang San! If used well, it should be no problem to leave a God Position vacant in the Douluo God Realm." A sharp glint flashed across Shi Quan's eyes.

Gu Yuena's expression paused, "The God Position will indeed be left vacant. If the God Position is not damaged, these Divine Powers will autonomously choose a successor in the future and will not remain vacant forever."

Gu Yuena said faintly, "The Food God possesses very strong support capabilities, and the Food God's own combat power is considered strong among Second-level Gods. If Oscar possesses the talent to inherit the Food God, he is absolutely worth cultivating. Every additional ally will cause exponential losses to the God Realm."

No wonder the Food God would choose Oscar to be his successor. The Sausage martial soul can both inherit his gourmet power, and at the same time, Oscar's special copying ability also gives him considerable combat power.

"The Food God's strength is that strong?" Shi Quan was somewhat surprised.

He no longer needs to specifically improve his Internal Energy. His focus is now divided into two points: one is planning for the future, and the other is consolidating his own strength. Internal Energy is just a foundation. He now possesses numerous skills, and his mind holds even more martial arts. His goal is to integrate all these numerous abilities.

"No wonder!" Shi Quan could not help but mutter to himself.

"Strong is naturally the best, but these all have a prerequisite, which is that they are used by me. If they are not used by me... it seems they can also be utilized?" Shi Quan's expression paused slightly as he looked at Gu Yuena, "Gu Yuena, after a God Position is inherited, the previous god will leave the God Realm, right? If their successor is killed directly in the Lower Realm at this time, then will this God Position remain vacant forever?"

"Naturally." Shi Quan nodded; he naturally did not want to cultivate an enemy for himself.

"It's just that that guy, the Food God, is obsessed with various delicacies all day long, and almost no one has seen him fight, so most people think he is just a support god. If one underestimates him, I'm afraid even a First-Level God would suffer at his hands."

It can be said that in every aspect, it is extremely fitting.

"Must investigate Tang San's whereabouts well after returning." Shi Quan decided in his heart.

Shi Quan's goal is to integrate soul skills and martial arts to create a set of his own abilities.

Three days later.

The three of Shi Quan returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

After a month of separation, after catching up on recent events, it was inevitable for everyone to have some intimacy.

The next morning.

"Xiao Quan, the things you asked Xue Qinghe to find have already arrived at the research institute." Dugu Yan snuggled in Shi Quan's arms and said softly.

Ye Lingling was on the other side of Shi Quan.

"Good." Shi Quan kissed Dugu Yan lightly and said softly, "You rest for a while longer, I'll go take a look."

After kissing Ye Lingling as well, Shi Quan got up and walked out of the room, arriving at the research institute.

On a specially made table, pieces of pale yellow crystals were quietly placed on the desktop. Upon getting closer, one could even smell a faint, pungent odor.

"This is sulfur?" Shi Quan curiously took a small piece from the crystal. With just a little force, the sulfur in his hand immediately emitted a blue flame, and the pungent smell also intensified.

"I don't know how gunpowder is actually made. Besides sulfur, there seem to be other things, right?" Raising his hand and clenching it, the blue flame dissipated, leaving only some charred powder.

"Pure sulfur doesn't have any explosive power; some other things should be added. In this regard, I can let my subordinates keep trying. As long as gunpowder can be developed, firearms, muskets, and cannons should be able to be made in a short time. With the support of these weapons, Qian Renxue should be able to inherit the throne."

Shi Quan pondered in his mind.

The previous Soul Spirits had already given Xue Ye the idea of letting Xue Qinghe inherit the throne. The appearance of Soul Spirits allowed Xue Qinghe to win over a large number of Spirit Master forces. Besides that, apart from the combat power of Spirit Masters, most of the Empire's combat power is actually ordinary soldiers.

If gunpowder is developed, relying on gunpowder, some powerful weapons can soon be developed. Moreover, the cost is not high and it is easy to popularize; the combat power of ordinary soldiers will be greatly improved.

In this way, Xue Qinghe inheriting the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire would be a certainty.

Gunpowder is not like Soul Spirits; this kind of thing can be developed and produced even by ordinary people. With a direction and the feasibility confirmed, relying on the manpower and material resources invested by Xue Qinghe, developing gunpowder is just a matter of time.

"However, Tang San seems to know how to make gunpowder?"

Shi Quan suddenly thought of this point.

"Before Tang San was wanted, he cooperated with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for a long time. Perhaps the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect already has those notification fireworks? If I could get some samples of fireworks from there, then the production of gunpowder would become much simpler."

"I can let Xue Qinghe ask."

With his mind made up, Shi Quan already had ideas regarding Tang San's tracks.

Night fell.

Shi Quan's figure left the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy silently.

Yuexuan.

The people keeping watch were still monitoring Yuexuan secretly, regardless of day or night.

The illusory figure merged into the night, passing through the green walls, and Shi Quan's figure appeared in the bedroom where Tang Yuehua was.

Relying on his powerful Spirit Sense, he only needed a simple scan to easily lock onto the location of Tang Yuehua.

There are only a few places Tang Hao could send Tang San to, and Slaughter City is certainly on that list.

If Tang San went to Slaughter City, he would most likely return to Yuexuan, and Tang San's only current reliance is Tang Yuehua; Shi Quan does not believe there would be no interaction between Tang San and Tang Yuehua.

Shi Quan's hand slowly landed on the center of Tang Yuehua's brow.

"Dream Reading."

Powerful Mental Power instantly surged into Tang Yuehua's sea of consciousness.

Tang Yuehua's past memories appeared in the form of dreams within her slumber.

"Xiao San..." Tang Yuehua's eyes were tightly shut, yet she could not help but murmur Tang San's name.

Tang Yuehua only has nine levels of soul power; how could she possibly resist Shi Quan's search?

Soon, all sorts of information regarding Tang San surfaced before Shi Quan's eyes.

"Tang Yin?" After Shi Quan finished reviewing Tang Yuehua's memories, a look of surprise could not help but appear in his eyes.

On the day he successfully developed the Soul Spirit, Tang San happened to return to Yuexuan, and as a result of the commotion he caused, Tang San left Heaven Dou City like a frightened bird.

Apart from the nine months Tang San spent studying at Yuexuan, Tang Yuehua and Tang San only met twice: the first time was on the day the Soul Spirit was successfully developed, and the second was after the Soul Spirit theory conference.

A flash of light flickered in Shi Quan's eyes, "He is unaware of the Soul Spirit matter; the place where he is cultivating is sparsely populated. Judging by his appearance, he should have started to Devour again; it is possible he is in the Sunset Forest..."