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Divine Realm.
Within Shura God Temple, Xiaowu finally saw Tang San emerge.
Unlike the previous time she had seen him, Tang San now had a trace of vitality in his expression despite the paleness of his face.
"I'm sorry for worrying you."
Gazing at Xiaowu, Tang San forced a smile.
Seeing him like this, Xiaowu felt a heartache. She gently touched his cheek with her delicate hands and softly said, "Tang, speak out about anything that's troubling you. Don't keep it all bottled up inside and suffer alone."
"Actually, it's nothing much. It's just that some things have happened on Soul Land that were beyond my expectations and control."
Hearing Tang San's words, Xiaowu's face showed shock. "What has happened?"
Tang San sighed, "You should know that the current leader of Shrek Academy is Mu En, the descendant of the teacher."
Xiaowu answered:
"I know, you've told me. He has the Holy Radiant Dragon's martial soul, a Level 99 limit powerhouse, and there are hardly a few people on Soul Land who could compete with him."
"That's right, it's him. But he has died, truly and completely dead."
"How could this have happened? Hasn't Soul Land always been under your control, Tang? Under normal circumstances, you would find a suitable successor before allowing him to die, wouldn't you?"
Xiaowu realized that even Tang San was very surprised by this event.
"This is also why I have been fighting the Destruction God until now. He has been constantly interfering with my control over Soul Land. That's why such a thing happened..."
"The reason I hastily gave up the battle with the Destruction God was also because of this incident. Just now, I reconnected with Soul Land using Divine Power.
But the situation is worse than I imagined. Shrek Academy has somehow gotten involved with evil Soul Masters. Now, the three Empires – Dou Spirit, Sky Soul, and Xingluo – have their armies at the gates, demanding an explanation from Shrek Academy.
Beyond that, in the place where Mu En died, I detected a remnant aura of the Destruction God Power. So I have concluded that this matter must somehow be related to the Destruction God."
As Tang San spoke, his expression grew increasingly grim.
"That damn Destruction God, always daring to do things without admitting to them. I often find his traces, but he refuses to confess. If it were not against the rules to intervene in the conflicts on Soul Land, I would have taken the Destruction God to the Council of the Divine Realm!"
Tang San was grinding his teeth in anger.
The hatred for the Destruction God had penetrated deep into his bones.
However.
If the Destruction God were aware of all these occurrences, he would surely throw back at Tang San, "I'm innocent as well."
I don't know who the bastard is, always trying to pin the blame on me.
Suddenly, Xiaowu remembered something, "Tang, I remember you once told me about a grand plan for Soul Land that would span ten thousand years or even longer. If successful, you would take charge of the Divine Realm... Has this plan been affected as well?"
This...
At those words, Tang San involuntarily furrowed his brows.
He truly didn't know how to answer Xiaowu's question, feeling she really had a knack for touching on the most sensitive issues.
"I'm sorry, Tang, I spoke out of turn again."
Seeing this, Xiaowu couldn't help but lower her head.
"It's alright."
Tang San sighed, "Initially, I didn't want to tell anyone about this grand plan. The more people who know, the more likely it will fail, but now it doesn't matter anymore because it was stillborn from the start..."
Also, what he didn't say was, due to his overwhelming anger earlier, he had slipped up and spoken out loud. The Destruction God King had, more or less, learned of his plan, so it couldn't be considered a secret anymore.
"Has it come to this?"
Xiaowu's expression changed yet again.
At this moment, she finally understood why Tang San had returned looking so dispirited and distraught.
One blow after another, who could endure it?
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"In Soul Land, there was a Gold Tree, the symbolic representation of the Plane Will. After discovering it, I erased its will and planted it inside the Sea God's Pavilion, or in other words, had Shrek's powerhouses guard the Gold Tree for me, to prevent any issues."
"My original plan was to find a suitable time to let my mother fuse with the Gold Tree, becoming the will of Soul Land. Then I would attract other powerful planes to invade Soul Land, secretly striking and killing the powerful foes from other planes, using them as fertilizer to continuously elevate Soul Land's level."
"I believe that one day Soul Land could evolve into an existence comparable to the Divine Realm. Sadly..."
At this point, Tang San couldn't help but sigh deeply, "Sadly, the Gold Tree was completely destroyed by the destructive power, and waiting for Soul Land's Plane Will to recongeal is not something that can be done overnight..."
Xiaowu was utterly stunned after hearing this.
She knew Tang San was ambitious, but she never imagined his ambition was so vast, actually dreaming of creating a Divine Realm!
If the Divine Realm's Deities knew about this, it would be a serious crime.
Moreover, the Destruction God King had been single-mindedly intent on expanding the Divine Realm's territory, yet Tang San had thwarted him in every way.
You, Tang San, actually want to create your own Divine Realm. If the Destruction God King found out, would Tang San still have a good outcome?
"This is also good, Third Brother, let's not think so much anymore. Wouldn't it be nice just to peacefully stay together in the Divine Realm?"
Xiaowu tried to wake Tang San up, not to chase after those illusory powers anymore.
Besides, Tang San was already a Divine King. One of the most revered individuals in the Divine Realm, what more could he be dissatisfied with?
Is that position above all deities really so enticing?
Xiaowu didn't understand.
"Xiaowu, don't worry. From today on, I won't think about any grand schemes anymore..."
Tang San solemnly promised Xiaowu.
Xiaowu was almost moved to tears, but just as the tears were about to flow, she heard Tang San continue.
"From now on, I'll only seize the day. Although one plan after another has failed, I still have one important plan..."
"What?"
Xiaowu was numb.
At that moment, she suddenly felt that her earlier emotional investments were somewhat superfluous.
"Have you forgotten? Our daughter Xiao Qi is still in Soul Land. There is also a Son of Plane there, an extraordinary individual. Not to mention Soul Land, but even when he ascends later, he will be a strong left-hand man for me in the Divine Realm, with the qualifications of a Divine King.
If I were to get his help, even if the Destruction God King had the God of Life on his side, I could still confront him. Then I could legitimately carry out my plan."
The more Tang San spoke, the more excited he became, his eyes blazing in a way that made Xiaowu's heart skip a beat.
She felt increasingly that the man who had shared her bed for thousands of years had become a stranger.
"But I remember you telling me that you have tried using Xiao Qi to get close to the Son of Plane multiple times without success. They haven't formed any bond, and even now, you still don't know who the Son of Plane is, so how can you use him?"
Xiaowu pleaded, "Third Brother, Xiao Qi has been in the lower realm for so long, she must have had her fill of fun by now. And I've been missing her; can we bring her back, please?"
Tang San didn't worry about his daughter as much as she did. After all, Princess Tang was a piece of her own flesh.
"Of course not!"
Tang San rejected Xiaowu's suggestion without hesitation, "When I originally sent Xiao Qi's soul into Soul Land, she suffered a lot. You saw it with your own eyes.
If I bring her back to the Divine Realm now, having achieved nothing, wouldn't all her previous hardships be in vain?"
"This..." Xiaowu was stunned at his words.
Xiao Qi indeed had endured pains unimaginable to most.
Not to mention the agony of soul splitting, how many people could bear such pain?
Naturally.
The prerequisite for enduring such pain is having a father cruel enough to inflict it.
Seeing that Xiaowu was biting her lips tightly, not speaking, with her eyes brimming with tears that were swirling in her eyes, looking delicate and fragile, Tang San couldn't help but sigh again, "Just hold on a bit longer, I believe it's going to be a success."
"You haven't seen Xiao Qi for a long time either, right? She has grown up in Soul Land now, let's take a look at her together."
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Upon hearing Tang San's suggestion to check on their daughter whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Xiaowu couldn't help but think of Xiao Qi.
She wondered how the child was doing now...
"San Ge, then let's take a look at Xiao Qi..."
When Xiaowu spoke, a smile appeared on the corners of Tang San's mouth.
Heh, a woman is still a woman after all, a child is her Achilles' heel. Now that I've brought up Xiao Qi, how are you going to respond?
Isn't all the anger gone in an instant?
After living together for so many years, Tang San had a tight grip on Xiaowu's mentality.
"Alright, don't worry, we'll take a look now."
As he spoke, Tang San gently patted Xiaowu's hand and then conjured a light screen in front of them using his Divine Power.
Xiaowu stared at the light screen, full of anticipation, hoping to see her daughter's figure in the next moment.
However, as time moved on, no image appeared on the light screen.
"San Ge."
Xiaowu turned her puzzled gaze to Tang San and found that his expression was grim, as if he was brewing something.
Suddenly, Xiaowu's heart sank, and she thought of something very unpleasant.
"San Ge, it's not that something has happened to Xiao Qi, is it?"
At her words, Tang San nodded gravely, "You're right. Something has happened to Xiao Qi. Just now, I tried to track her whereabouts but was unsuccessful."
"What?"
Xiaowu's face changed drastically, "Where did you take my Xiao Qi..."
She rarely got angry at Tang San, but this time she truly couldn't hold back and accusatorily raised her voice.
Tang San frowned deeply and replied solemnly, "Calm down, getting angry at me won't solve any problems. Besides, I wouldn't want such a thing to happen either."
Xiaowu quieted down quite a bit after Tang San's loud rebuke.
She shrank back slightly in fear, holding the corner of her clothes with her hand, and did not dare to look at Tang San again, lowering her head to look at her toes.
Seeing this, Tang San's expression softened a little, "Alright, what I just meant was that there is some trouble, but it doesn't mean it can't be dealt with."
A look of surprise reappeared in Xiaowu's eyes, "So, there is still a way to contact Xiao Qi?"
"Of course," Tang San affirmed, "It just requires some sacrifice."
Having said that, a cold, gleaming blade appeared in his hand, and he sliced it across the palm of his other hand, leaving a bloody wound from which golden blood flowed out.
Tang San quickly swung his hand, casting the blood into the light screen.
"San Ge, what are you doing?"
Xiaowu was shocked, she hadn't expected Tang San to harm himself.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. This is the price I have to pay. Xiao Qi and I share the same bloodline, and with my Divine Blood as the guide, I can find her."
Tang San spoke and once again activated his Divine Power.
This time, an image finally appeared on the light screen in front of him and Xiaowu.
First was a magnificent and vast city.
"This is...Shrek City!"
Xiaowu became somewhat excited.
After all, it had been a very long time since she had last seen Shrek City. She felt an inexplicable sense of affection.
Tang San nodded lightly, "That's right, I can feel that Xiao Qi is inside the city. Let's see what she's doing."
As his words fell, the image on the light screen changed again.
The scene shifted to inside Shrek City, where a building appeared before him and Xiaowu.
When the plaque on the building became clear, Tang San was startled, "Soul Guidance System Experiment Building? Why is Xiao Qi here?"
He found this very inappropriate, as there were prohibitions he had set on Wang Dong. In theory, Wang Dong should have a strong aversion to soul tools.
Even the mention of the soul tools should provoke an intense dislike.
There was no reason for him to be in the Soul Guidance Department's laboratory at all.
"San Ge, San Ge, where is Xiao Qi?"
Xiaowu's voice was full of expectation and excitement.
She only knew that Tang San had sent Xiao Qi's soul to Soul Land to revitalize the Tang Sect, but she didn't know exactly what Tang San had done to Xiao Qi.
"Don't worry, I'm going to check now..."
After Tang San responded, he waved his hand again, and this time the scene changed to the interior of a laboratory.
A figure with pink hair, holding a carving knife, was engraving a core of an array.
Seeing this figure, Tang San's pupils suddenly constricted.
Xiaowu even let out a soft cry, "Xiao Qi, it's really Xiao Qi..."
Although Wang Dong looked somewhat different from Tang Wutong in her memory, she was sure that this was her child.
At that moment, the brilliance of motherly love overflowed on Xiaowu's face.
However.
Tang San silently clenched his fist, making creaking sounds as veins visibly bulged on his arm.
This showed how turbulent his inner world was.
At this time, the soul tool core that Wang Dong was working on was also completed.
The Array activated, emitting flickering lights.
Although it was a simple level-one array, it looked like a piece of exquisite artwork.
"I did it, I finally succeeded!"
Wang Dong jumped up excitedly.
Ever since Qin Xiao left, he had locked himself in the laboratory, diligently learning the knowledge of a Soul Master.
Today, he had finally carved a complete array.
Even though the array was only a rudimentary level-one, it was a milestone-like progress for him.
This signified that he had successfully taken the first step on the path of a Soul Master.
And with the first step taken, could the remaining 2345678 steps be far off?
"Third brother, look how outstanding Xiao Qi is!"
As a mother, Xiaowu felt a sense of shared joy.
She even wanted to pass this happiness on to Tang San.
Little did she know that Tang Shan had already become a volcano on the verge of eruption, ready to be ignited.
"Enough!"
Tang San roared.
Xiaowu was startled by Tang San's sudden change, "Third brother, what's the matter? You're so angry all of a sudden. Aren't you happy to see Xiao Qi's success?"
Should I be happy?
Happy my ass!
The daughter of the founder of Tang Sect, actually switching to learning soul tools, wasn't that a slap in the face for him?
Tang San was so angry that he stomped his foot, "I just want to know who the hell got him into learning soul tools!"
Xiaowu felt at a loss, "Why are you so irritable? Besides, I think it's a good thing that Xiao Qi is exposed to new things."
She didn't know Tang San's plans, so she couldn't understand his feelings.
"Good for nothing!"
"Our Tang Sect's hidden weapons have immense killing power and don't require categorization to support; commoners can slay gods with them. Aren't they stronger than those so-called soul tools?"
"Xiao Qi is casting aside the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds, completely missing the point!"
Tang San felt as if his heart was bleeding.
Was Xiao Qi carving a core for an array?
It was like taking a knife to his own flesh.
He had meticulously planned and spared no expense to send his daughter into Soul Land, all to capture the child of destiny and revitalize the Tang Sect.
Now, however, before the child of destiny had even been captured, his own daughter had already fallen.
What a disaster!
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