"Back already?"
In the new Tang Sect headquarters, Cao Dezhi lifted his eyes from the documents he had been staring at for a long time, looking at Zang Xin as he walked through the door with a dejected air. He let out a soft sigh and asked, "He still refuses to come back?"
"He refuses. He said that ever since Cai Yueer expelled them from Shrek Academy back then, he has had no connection with the Tang Sect."
Zang Xin pulled out a chair and sat opposite Cao Dezhi, spreading his hands in a sigh before gritting his teeth. "Old Cao, why don't we go and kill Cai Yueer?"
Cao Dezhi felt blackness before his eyes and immediately rejected Zang Xin's irrational suggestion. "Don't talk nonsense. Even if we framed someone, we wouldn't find a scapegoat right now."
"Besides, killing her now won't help matters. Tang Wulin doesn't want to come back, and that's that. You've already invited him three times."
Zang Xin was extremely angry but helpless. He hung his head, his voice dropping low. "Then what are we going to do in the future? Although Tang Wulin's talent isn't the absolute peak, his symbolic significance is too great. I suspect Feng Zaixing and the others might have their own speculations."
The Spirit Pagoda and Shrek once had deep ties. He could accept Tang Wulin becoming a member of the Spirit Pagoda, but if one day he were to become a member of the Body Sect, or even a member of the federation, shouting, "I, Tang Wulin, son of Tang San, am a citizen of the Sun Moon Federation, fighting for the Sun Moon Federation" —
Such a beautiful scene, Zang Xin felt he would cough up three liters of blood just seeing it.
It would also deal a devastating blow to the morale of the Tang Sect, with power no less than a tenth-level fixed-load soul tool cannon shell.
Cao Dezhi's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. After thinking silently for a while, he shook his head and said, "No need to worry. The fact that there has been no movement for so long indicates that Feng Zaixing is no longer intervening, nor has he invited Tang Wulin to join the War God Hall."
"People below say that he is explaining the Beast Spirit Cultivation method at the stadium, and to this day, hundreds of people have not yet woken from deep meditation, forcing the Star Luo Empire to postpone the competition."
Zang Xin said helplessly, "This person can stir up trouble wherever he goes. I don't know how many people have benefited from him this time, yet we can't stop it."
Even with Long Yeyue's brain, one could understand that Feng Zaixing had his own purpose in explaining the new cultivation method; it was nothing more than winning people's hearts so that he could conquer them without fighting in the future.
Because of local reasons, the Star Luo Empire had a majority of Beast Spirit powerhouses, from top-tier combatants like En Ci and Tong Yu, down to the eight heavenly kings led by Long Yue; the number of those affected was uncountable.
But seeing that Feng Zaixing had ill intentions was useless; the Tang Sect could not stop it, otherwise, they would be blocking the path of progress for many people. How many times in a person's life can one enter deep meditation? They would definitely consider whether this was their only opportunity in this lifetime.
Moreover, a large portion of these people were Tang Sect Disciples. One couldn't just shout, "Better to have the Tang Sect's ordinary Mysterious Heaven Skill than Feng Zaixing's deep meditation."
A positive scheme, an unsolvable positive scheme. Zang Xin felt very weary.
Cao Dezhi said, "If we can't stop it, then don't stop it. The Tang Sect has operated in the Star Luo Empire for countless years; its Foundation cannot be shaken by his single act of kindness."
"Rather than worrying about this, it is better to accelerate the construction of the soul tool factories. The nine newly planned giant military factories are landing one after another. This is the limit of the resources the Star Luo Empire can mobilize within a hundred years."
Zang Xin lifted his head. Years of friendship allowed him to easily hear that Cao Dezhi was implying something. "What do you mean?"
Cao Dezhi flipped through the files he was processing, crossing his hands, his eyes burning. "If possible, I think we can attempt to investigate the situation of the Douling Empire again. The Holy Spirit Cult is worried about being surrounded by all parties, so they certainly wouldn't dare to show their faces in the Douling Empire for a while."
"We can openly propose this matter and invite the federation to investigate with us."
When in doubt, just fight the Holy Spirit Cult. Hunting down Evil Soul Masters is a universally recognized act of justice.
Zang Xin's expression softened upon hearing this. He blinked and said, "Now it just depends on whether Feng Zaixing is willing to cooperate with us."
Cao Dezhi said, "It's nothing more than each having their own hidden agendas and calculations. I think he won't refuse."
Meanwhile, in an underground secret room near the harbor.
With soul rings surrounding him, shooting into the sky, Feng Zaixing and Gu Yue met the "core figure of the Holy Spirit Cult" captured by the Star Dou Fierce Beast Group.
This was a young girl with sea-blue hair. Her bright blue eyes were crystal clear, flashing with an innocent and weak light. Her forehead was full, her posture graceful, and her fair, bright cheeks revealed a pitiful beauty. A few strands of hair on her forehead added to her temperament.
"A 100,000-year-old Deep Sea Demon Whale that has taken human form? How did you manage to bully such a beast into this state?"
Feng Zaixing's mental force was profound; he saw through the true identity of the little blue whale at a glance. It was just that the Demon Whale phantom behind the girl was also in a weak, curled-up state, completely lacking the dominance and strength of an ocean overlord.
— A pitiful girl who looked like she had been abused by a gang.
Gu Yue covered her lips with a paper fan, concealing her upturned red lips, and smiled faintly. "It's all because Di Tian and the others are good at teaching Spirit Beasts and persuading this little sister to turn over a new leaf. It has nothing to do with me."
"Little sister Lan Fozi, don't you think so?"
Gu Yue's bright eyes glanced sideways, gently raising her eyebrows as she looked at the daughter of the Demon Emperor, the pitiful Young Miss Lan Fozi.
Lan Fozi lifted her head, her gaze fixed on Gu Yue's face, and said impatiently, "No, it's mainly because I like you. You are even more beautiful today than before — — — —"
Feng Zaixing's tiger-like body shook, and he took several steps back, his calm eyes rippling with large waves.
It's ruined, it's a lesbian. Another bizarre trait of the Tang Clan continent; we are beyond saving.
"Hmm~? Little blue whale, you'd better think clearly~. Did you not sleep well these past two days and say the wrong thing?" Gu Yue's dragon eyes narrowed, her tone drawn out, the red pupils of the Silver Dragon King full of majesty.
The bold Sea Soul Beast actually had designs on the Dragon Clan's sovereign. How rebellious!
Lan Fozi immediately remembered that she was currently a prisoner of war and hurriedly changed her words. "Oh no, it's because the living environment here is good, and everyone speaks so nicely. I super like it here — — — —"
Feng Zaixing scanned the damp walls of the secret room. The light was dim, and he felt that this had nothing to do with a good environment.
However, this didn't have much to do with him. He coughed twice and began to question her.
"Do you know what your identity is?"
"I know, a captive of the Holy Spirit Cult, but I am definitely not an Evil Soul Master — — — —"
"I know you're not." Feng Zaixing's voice was somewhat regretful. There was not a trace of evil energy on the little blue whale, which left him with no reason to take action.
Young Miss Lan Fozi was terrified by Feng Zaixing's stare. This male human looked so good, why were his eyes so scary? It was exactly the same as the frustration she felt when she was looking for food, found a target, and swam close only to realize it was a Devil Spirit Great White Shark she couldn't swallow.
"Gender, name, age, background, home address, what bad things have you done in your life, what hobbies do you usually have — — — — never mind, don't talk about hobbies, tell me everything else truthfully!"
Feng Zaixing sat on the chair, not knowing where he got a judge's hat, looking like Judge Bao presiding over a case of a major criminal.
Gu Yue conjured a gavel, cooperating with Feng Zaixing's performance, the corners of her mouth curling into a light ripple.
Lan Fozi immediately slumped her shoulders, opened her big eyes, and confessed honestly, "Gender female, or woman? Name Lan Fozi, age 35,000 years, background Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan, father died 20,000 years ago, died at the hands of Tang San, mother Demon Emperor, one emperor of the Holy Spirit Cult."
"Bad things done in life — — — — does loving to eat Sea Soul Beasts count?"
"Of course not. As for carnivorous Spirit Beasts, you can eat whatever you want. As long as you don't eat humans, it has nothing to do with me."
Feng Zaixing slammed the gavel with a "bang" and smiled. "Next, please honestly confess the strongholds of the Holy Spirit Cult. That is what I am interested in."
Lan Fozi shrank her neck and asked in a low voice, "Does my confession now count as surrendering or uprising? Can we get the best surrender treatment and surrender together with my family?"
Feng Zaixing asked with a smile, "Why? You want us to let your mother go?"
"Mm-hmm!" Lan Fozi nodded like a pounding garlic, saying seriously, "You just said that as long as we don't devour humans and only eat Sea Soul Beasts, it's none of your business. Although my mother has been crazy for a long time, she has always been committed to killing Sea Soul Beasts, especially killing Sea God believers."
She blinked secretly while speaking, trying to show her core value.
"Your mother is full of evil energy. After staying in the Holy Spirit Cult for so long, she's evil even if she wasn't before. Do you dare to say that the Ghost Emperor and the others didn't give her humans as cultivation Materials?"
Feng Zaixing shook his head. Lan Fozi's complexion turned visibly pale.
But the next moment, Feng Zaixing's gentle voice rang in her ears again.
"However, if your mother can also get the intelligence on those Sea God believers, I can let her die more easily. Perhaps she could even die without illness?"