Bonus Chapter. Enjoy!
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Just at this moment—a voice of incomparable majesty suddenly boomed in the minds of Da Ming and Tai Tan without any warning!
"Da Ming, Er Ming, what on earth is going on?!"
That was Tang San's voice!
According to Tang San's original arrangement, Wang Dong'er was indeed supposed to join the Tang Sect, but it would have been the half-dead Tang Sect where Tang Ya was located, and then she would bring the Tang Sect back to glory with that child of destiny.
"What is this hidden branch?"
As a high and mighty First-Class God with dual Divine Origins (he only became a God King after Huo Yuhao ascended), he certainly did not remember the Tang Sect ever having such a hidden branch!
Hearing this voice in his mind that felt like a death warrant, Da Ming couldn't help but wail in his heart.
This is truly suffering!
He didn't expect that guy Tang San to have heard those words. This was just a lie he had casually made up earlier; Tang San hadn't said anything back then, and now he was coming to ask him—how was he supposed to know?
Well, this is great. Later on, he would definitely have to waste his breath, rack his brains to explain for half a day, and might even have to cover up the lie.
How is being a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast more tiring than being a dog?
Tai Tan felt the same way. Although his honest face remained calm, he was already rolling his eyes frantically in his heart.
He thought to himself, as a powerful figure in the Divine Realm Committee, is this guy Tang San really so bored that he has absolutely nothing serious to do?!
Why is his divine sense scanning back and forth across the Douluo Continent all day long?
You even eavesdrop on casual conversation? You are way too idle as a Divine Realm enforcer!
However, complaining was one thing, but Wang Dong'er was standing by, looking at them with an excited face. Even if Da Ming and Tai Tan had ten thousand curses running through their minds, they couldn't just ignore Wang Dong'er at this moment to converse with Tang San in their heads.
Anyway, since the two of them didn't know either, it would be more practical to just ask Wang Dong'er directly.
Da Ming took a deep breath, tried his best to squeeze a gentle smile onto his face, and looked at Wang Dong'er.
"Xiao Qi..."
Da Ming tentatively asked, trying to extract more information.
"Then, do you know anything about that hidden Tang Sect? What kind of ultimate techniques do they usually teach?"
Tai Tan also pricked up his ears; he wanted to know too.
However, when Wang Dong'er heard Da Ming's question, she shook her head.
"Big Dad, actually, I don't know much about it either."
She truthfully stated that she knew nothing about this faction.
"Teacher Shen Yi only announced the names of the factions today and didn't go into detail. I only heard Teacher Shen say that this hidden Tang Sect is as famous as the Spirit Pagoda, Body Sect, Blood God Army, and War God Palace within the academy. They are collectively one of the five core factions of this academy!"
Hearing this, Da Ming and Tai Tan exchanged a glance, their hearts trembling.
Although the two of them had never delved into the core of this academy, they were well aware of what kind of terrifying monsters this airborne Shrek Academy possessed.
Since this Tang Sect could rank among the five major factions and stand on equal footing with those factions that sounded deeply established, then... that Tang Sect must be extremely terrifying, and its strength must be very powerful!
Meanwhile, far away in the Divine Realm, Tang San naturally heard every word Wang Dong'er said.
In the Sea God Hall, Tang San sat upright on his divine throne, his brows slightly furrowed as he fell into deep thought.
One of the five major factions as famous as the Blood God Army and the War God Palace?
He didn't know about these messy factions, but... it sounded like they were doing quite well.
Tang San stroked his chin, his eyes flickering as he thought, could it be... that back when he founded the Tang Sect, some small Tang Sect branch he hadn't noticed had truly quietly entered that strange Shrek Academy to avoid the chaos of the outside world?
And after so many years of secret development, they had actually become one of the five major factions inside?!
The more Tang San thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.
After all, as an Enforcement God of the Divine Realm, he was busy with a thousand tasks and had so many things to manage that it was impossible to observe every corner of the lower realm at all times.
Over these ten thousand years, perhaps he really had missed something, allowing a branch of the Tang Sect bloodline to thrive in the shadows.
He thought to himself that this hidden branch was doing quite well!
To be able to occupy a seat among the five major factions in an academy that even he couldn't see through—not only did they not lose face for him, the founder of the Tang Sect, but they actually brought him great honor!
Tang San's vast divine sense descended once more, his gaze piercing through the endless void and landing on the airborne Shrek Academy on the Douluo Continent, which was shrouded in mist and completely impenetrable.
He thought that if that were the case, then this unfathomable Shrek Academy could be considered to have an inextricable connection with him.
If that "Tang Sect" in this academy was sensible enough to proactively offer tribute to him and acknowledge their ancestry, as their ancestor, he might be able to show mercy and bestow upon them some immense benefits!
As for whether this powerful "Tang Sect" might not be his Tang San's Tang Sect at all?
This ridiculous thought had never once appeared in Tang San's mind!
What a joke!
The Tang Sect was the Sect he belonged to in his previous life!
It was he, Tang San, who personally brought the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons, Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, and peerless cultivation techniques to this Douluo Continent!
On this Douluo Continent, as long as it is called the "Tang Sect," it is naturally his private property! This is an ironclad rule that cannot be doubted!
When Da Ming and Tai Tan heard Wang Dong'er list the names of those five factions, their attention was drawn to three other words.
"Body Sect?!"
Da Ming and Tai Tan couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled, looking at each other.
As beings who had lived on the continent for countless years, the two of them certainly knew of the organization called the "Body Sect."
That was also a mysterious, domineering, and eccentric hidden Sect, famous for specializing in developing the limits of the body.
They didn't expect that this bunch of lawless lunatics had actually taken root in that airborne Shrek Academy?!
When exactly did they join? What kind of incredible hodgepodge is this academy?!
However, Tai Tan, whose train of thought was usually quite direct, suddenly had his eyes light up after a brief moment of confusion!
"Big Brother!"
Tai Tan secretly transmitted his voice to Da Ming in his heart.
"Think about it! Although the Body Sect is powerful, that's about it! Since even that bunch of guys from the Body Sect could join and even become one of the so-called five major factions of this academy..."
The more Tai Tan analyzed it, the more he felt it made sense. His breathing even became a bit heavy, and his eyes flashed with excitement.
"That means the top combat power of this academy is actually just at the level of the Body Sect! If we use the Body Sect as a benchmark, then with our strength, placed inside that Shrek Academy, we would definitely count as top-tier existences, right?!"
Da Ming was slightly stunned upon hearing this, then nodded.
That's right, the Body Sect is indeed very powerful, but their strongest is ultimately only at level 98.
Thinking of this, Tai Tan suddenly felt enlightened. Originally, because that guy Er Ming (dragon king version) had directly snatched his name, he had thought he was just a weakling in that academy, and his self-esteem had been shattered. Now it seemed it wasn't that he was too weak, but that he had just happened to encounter a formidable opponent.
"Right, I remember now, I think I can see Sect information on my bracelet, let me check."
Wang Dong'er seemed to have thought of something, then raised her fair wrist to display her bracelet.
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A/N:
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