159 Tang Sec

Tang Wulin rejoiced that he had the Thousand Refined Cloud Titanium vest toprotect his body. He also realised that the strength of the girl’s attacklessened as her soul power ran out. A single glance at her martial souls madeit clear that she wasn’t a Power System Soul Master, but rather a ControlSystem Soul Master. It was shocking, however, that a Control System Soul Masterwas able to display such attack power.If I hadn’t shattered her cauldron, wouldI have been able to endure?

Tang Wulin crawled up from the ground. The girl had already disappeared, buthe was still in the same space as before.

It’s already been two trials. Is it possible that the test isn’t finished yet?Tang Wulin harbored this suspicion in his heart.

“Advanced test, first trial. Get ready.” Advanced? It’s been upgraded toadvanced now?

A figure appeared with a flash of light. Surprisingly, it was the same girl asbefore. This time, she appeared to be slightly older. Tang Wulin felt aggrievedas he saw two soul rings rise from her feet. He knew just what he was in fornow.

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Tang Wulin stumbled out of a flash of light, his face green and purple frombruises. He truly made for a sorry sight.

When he looked up, he saw Xie Xie standing relatively close, his appearanceeven more haphazard than his own. Xie Xie’s complexion was truly unsightly.

“How many trials did you pass?” Tang Wulin asked him thoughtlessly.

Xie Xie’s face darkened. “One trial. This test is too hard, my opponent wasway too powerful! There wasn’t anything I could do against her. She surpassedme in both explosive power and speed, and even in close combat ability! I washelpless to defend against her even with my twin martial souls.”

“What about Gu Yue? She still hasn’t come out?” Tang Wulin asked.

Xie Xie nodded. “In the end, she’s the strongest! How many trials did youpass?”

A bitter laugh escaped Tang Wulin’s lips. “Just two trials. I passed thesecond trial only because I’m good at taking a beating.”

From when they had entered until now, Wu Zhangkong hadn’t moved an inch fromhis previous position. The screens here were different from those of the spiritascension platform; they didn’t show everything that had occurred within thetest, so all he could do was wait patiently.

Another minute passed before a pale-faced Gu Yue stumbled out of a flash oflight. Tang Wulin, who just happened to be standing right in front of her, sawshock in her eyes.

“How many trials did you pass?” Xie Xie asked.

“Advanced, two trials. The final level was too hard, And I was defeated in thefirst trial. What about you guys?”

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie stood there, utterly speechless. They truly felt thatcomparing themselves to others could only lead to madness!

Wu Zhangkong turned towards the trio and nodded. “Come here.”

The trio approached before him. Having the worst results, Xie Xie hung hishead low, his heart filled with self-deprecation.

As these thoughts surged in his mind, a bright light flashed, and the triodisappeared in a spatial wave.

With another light flash, they found themselves in an expansive office. It wasat least 200 square meters in area. Off to one side, there was a large officedesk and a white sofa across from it.

“Take a seat. There are a few matters I need to discuss with you three,” WuZhangkong said as he pointed to the sofa.

Confused, the three sat on the sofa nonetheless.

Wu Zhangkong took a seat across from them.

“Each of you must have felt that today’s test was strange. You all haddifferent opponents who, at some point in time, were all Soul Masters that hadlived on this continent. Unfortunately, only seventy percent of their truestrength can be replicated by the simulation. How did you compare to youropponents?”

They were real Soul Masters?

Tang Wulin immediately recalled that girl with twin souls, while Xie Xierecalled the tall and beautiful girl whose waist seemed as flexible as a bow.

As for Gu Yue, she recalled the black-haired youth whose eyes twinkled with abizarre splendor. He had easily defeated her in the ultimate level trial. Sheshuddered at the memory of their battle.

“I brought you all here for two reasons. First, you are nearing the limits ofhow much spirit energy you can absorb in the spirit ascension platform. Afterentering a few more times, you’ll reach that limit, so you need another placeto gain real combat experience. Compared to the spirit ascension platform, theHall of Heroes can provide even better combat experiences as the injuries youreceive in there are all real. Of course, you’ll automatically be ejected whenyou’re injured to a certain degree. There also won’t be any mental reboundslike you received in the spirit ascension platform when you had your bodiesdestroyed. In other words, the experience you gain in the Hall of Heroes iseven more valuable than in the spirit ascension platform.

“Second, this test is actually unrelated to your final exam. Your final examhad already ended in the rebellion spirit ascension platform and your scoreshave already been given. The test here is instead an entrance test to anorganization. If you become a member of this organization, you’ll be able toaccumulate points in the future to use the Hall of Heroes again.”

Organization? This word, coupled with the memory of his opponent’s footworkfrom earlier, made Tang Wulin realize immediately that this was theorganization that Wu Zhangkong had told him about before. The very organizationhe had originally refused to join.

Xie Xie and Gu Yue stared at Wu Zhangkong with curiosity while thinking, SoTeacher Wu is actually part of some organization.

“Teacher Wu, what does this organization do?” Xie Xie asked. He was from alarge clan, so he couldn’t casually join any organization; the fact that thisorganization was able to have a base here in Eastsea City’s technology park,however, meant that its background should be nothing to laugh at.

Wu Zhangkong asked, “Have you heard of the Tang Sect?”

Tang Sect?

Hearing these two words, the trio began to tremble with excitement.

The Tang Sect? It’s the Tang Sect!

How could they not have heard of it before? There was practically no one inthis world who didn’t know of the Tang Sect! Legend had it that the Tang Secthad existed from the ancient era until now. It could be said that the greatesthistorical events of the Douluo Continent all involved the Tang Sect in one wayor another.

The Tang Sect’s founder was the guardian of the continent 20,000 years ago. Itwas rumored that he had ascended to godhood!

With the Tang Sect’s founder leading the first generation of Shrek’s SevenMonsters, Shrek Academy had also risen to power in that era. It could be saidthat without him, Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect would not have become suchlegendary existences.

At that time, the Martial Soul Hall had been ambitious in its attempts toconquer the entire continent and unite it under one banner. Against them, theTang Sect founder assembled the forces of nations and Soul Masters to fightwith the Martial Soul Hall in a final, decisive battle. In the end, he stood onthe side of victory.

It was said that while wielding the Sea God’s Trident, he had ascended as theSea God.

Tang Wulin had always loved to listen to the Tang Sect founder’s story becausehe also possessed the Bluesilver Grass martial soul!

It was possible for someone on the continent to not know of the Spirit Pagoda,but it was impossible for them to not know of the Tang Sect.

As time went on, the Tang Sect had nearly withered away due to the advancementof soul device technology, when suddenly, another legendary figure appeared outof nowhere. That was right, he was the founder of the Spirit Pagoda, as well asthe creator of spirit souls. His mark on history had completely altered thestructure of the world of Soul Masters to this very day.

After the Tang Sect’s resurgence into power, they had never declined again.Though, it was rumored that, along with the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven DouEmpire, they had long relocated to the two other continents. In the lastthousand years or so, they were rarely spoken of, but their legend had neverbeen forgotten.

The trio was truly shocked at the utterance of the two words that representedsuch a legendary organization.Could it be that we’re in the Tang Sect right now?

“Teacher Wu, didn’t the Tang Sect already disappear? Or move to the other twocontinents?” Tang Wulin blurted out in disbelief.

Wu Zhangkong shook his head. “No, the Tang Sect never truly disappeared. Whileit’s true that the Tang Sect has founded bases on the other two continents likethe Spirit Pagoda, but the Tang Sect has never left the Douluo Continent. Thefederal government knows of the Tang Sect too, but for the sake of adapting tothe current societal norms, the Tang Sect now operates in a low-key manner.After all, the Tang Sect’s reputation is truly too great. The building we’re inis actually owned by a company under the Tang Sect; the Dazzling Era Tang SectTechnology Company. They developed the Hall of Heroes as a learning system, andthe opponents you just fought were once members of the Shrek Seven Monsters.”

Tang Wulin was electrified. He recalled his opponent with the newfoundrealization of her identity. “My opponent… was she in the same generation asthe Spirit Pagoda’s founder from the Shrek Seven Monsters ten thousand yearsago? The possessor of the Three Cycles Soul Cauldron and the Nine PhoenixFlute, Xiao Xiao the Phoenix Flute Douluo?”

The dumbstruck Xie Xie gasped. “Then, wasn’t my opponent also from the samegeneration of Shrek’s Seven Monsters, the Demon Rabbit Douluo Jiang Nannan?”