After returning to the office building, Shui Lingfeng and Lan Xiaodie discussed Ye Liangchen's spirit cultivation.
"Xiaochen! Which spirit do you plan to cultivate first?"
As teachers at the advanced academy, they knew the advantages of twin spirits: cultivating one spirit first. Once the first spirit reached level 90, the second spirit could be added directly without cultivation, and all of them could be ten-thousand-year spirit rings. Just thinking about it was incredibly powerful.
"I'm choosing to cultivate the Life Goddess spirit first," Ye Liangchen said, summoning the Life Goddess spirit.
After awakening his spirit, Ye Liangchen felt his physical fitness was several times stronger than before. Now, he could lift several times his own weight with one hand.
Furthermore, his Life Goddess spirit possessed both support and attack abilities, and the spirit skills within it seemed to have been pre-arranged. This change surprised Ye Liangchen! It seemed like the game within him had granted him these skills. Perhaps it felt that this spirit, simply healing, was too monotonous, so it had been given several attack abilities.
"My Life Goddess Martial Spirit possesses both support and attack abilities. I feel like the first skill is an attack skill, while the second is a support skill, a combination of the two."
"My Chunjun Sword Martial Spirit doesn't seem to have any inherent soul skills."
Ye Liangchen explained the amazing features of his own Martial Spirit to the three women, leaving them stunned.
"The Life Goddess Martial Spirit actually has two functions? And it even has its own soul skills? This... this is incredible!"
Lan Xiaodie and the others had never seen such a spirit before. They had previously assumed the Life Goddess Martial Spirit was support-oriented, but they hadn't expected it to possess dual attributes, and even possess its own soul skills. It was truly amazing.
"Guess we'll have to consult the Spirit Hall's Empress about the coexistence of twin spirits. After all, she's the only genius in history to have cultivated twin spirits to level 90!"
"Xiaochen, take the spirit back!"
Lan Xiaodie pondered for a moment. While guiding Ye Liangchen in cultivating a single spirit would be no problem, they had no experience with twin spirit cultivation. They needed to find a way to consult the Spirit Hall's Empress, but they weren't sure if she would agree.
Ye Liangchen wasn't worried about cultivating his twin spirits. As long as he had spirit bones and divine power, there wouldn't be a problem. He also had cheats, so perhaps he could even reach the rank of Titled Douluo without spirit bones or divine power.
Now that Ye Liangchen knew about the Life Goddess's spirit's inherent soul abilities, he was certain she had noticed him. Could that woman be trying to pass on the Life God King to him? If so, that would be fantastic. With the Life God King, the Destruction God King might follow suit; after all, he always listened to his wife.
"Sister, Xiaochen's second spirit is a sword. Can he learn from Sword Douluo?" Lan Xiaoling recalled the Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. His spirit was the Seven Killing Swords, and in terms of swordsmanship, few in Douluo Continent could match him.
"No, ever since Xiaochen's parents were murdered, I no longer trust anyone from a reputable and upright sect. Even those from the supposedly number one sect in the world are filled with that kind of scum. How much better can the other sects be? Don't underestimate Ning Fengzhi, who appears to be a modest gentleman, but he's a master of political intrigue."
"When Xiaochen's parents were fighting for justice, they taught many people a lesson. Ye Feng has beaten up some arrogant and domineering individuals from the major sects, including the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. If the little guy reveals his identity outside, he'll be targeted by those with ulterior motives. He's still young, so we have to protect him until he can protect himself. Otherwise, how can we face Ye Feng and Liu Ruyan in the afterlife?"
Lan Xiaoling's suggestion was immediately opposed by Shui Lingfeng and Lan Xiaodie. Which sect in Douluo Continent doesn't put profit above all else? The imperial family, the major sects, and the Spirit Hall are all the same. No one is any better, and there are no truly good people.
"Sister, Bibi Dong had a good relationship with Xiaochen's parents back then, and even gave them a token. I need to ask her for advice on how to cultivate Xiaochen's twin spirits." Lan Xiaoling pondered, and this was the only solution.
Lan Xiaodie nodded. "Well, six years ago, after Pope Qianxunji's death, that woman ascended the throne. Xiaochen's parents and I attended her coronation ceremony, but I sense her personality has changed a lot. I'll visit her sometime and see how things go."
Over twenty years ago, Lan Xiaodie, Ye Feng, and Liu Ruyan had also met Bibi Dong in Wuhun City. Back then, Bibi Dong was still a simple woman, in love with Yu Xiaogang. Ye Feng and Liu Ruyan were pessimistic about their relationship, believing it would never work out. A useless person falling in love with a genius saint was inherently mismatched, a mismatch between their families.
Liu Ruyan had even secretly warned Bibi Dong to be more discerning and careful not to be deceived. But Bibi Dong was just a simple girl at the time, her mind was overwhelmed, so how could she listen? Later, Qian Xunji broke them up and expelled Yu Xiaogang from the Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong still wanted to elope with Yu Xiaogang. In a fit of rage, Qian Xunji confined Bibi Dong to her house. No one knew what happened to Bibi Dong after that.
The incident at that time caused a lot of uproar. Lan Xiaodie, Ye Feng, and Liu Ruyan had not seen Bibi Dong for many years. It was not until six years ago, when Qian Xunji died and Bibi Dong ascended the throne, that Lan Xiaodie and Ye Feng and his wife met Bibi Dong at the Pope's coronation ceremony.
At that time, Bibi Dong also invited Ye Feng and his wife to join the Spirit Hall, but Ye Feng did not agree. Bibi Dong did not force him, but instead gave him a Pope's order.
Bibi Dong has been coaching the Spirit Hall for six years now. Her methods are ruthless and decisive, and she has also implemented reforms within the Spirit Hall. The subsidy for Spirit Masters, extending to the Soul Master level, was initiated by her, partly to recruit Spirit Masters from the civilian population for the Spirit Hall's services, and partly to ensure Yu Xiaogang's continued financial security.
Under her leadership, the Spirit Hall has grown increasingly powerful, and Bibi Dong has become known as the Iron-Blooded Pope, possessing the demeanor of a true empress.
Ever since her first encounter with Bibi Dong, Lan Xiaodie has sensed a powerful ambition and a shimmering malevolence. She suspects something significant must have happened to her, leading to this drastic change in Bibi Dong's personality.
If Bibi Dong had remained her former innocent self, she might have allowed Ye Liangchen to become her disciple. But now, she dared not risk Ye Liangchen taking such a risk. It was better for the little one to stay safe with her.
"We'll take it one step at a time. We'll see what happens in the future."
Shui Lingfeng pondered for a moment, then exchanged a glance with her two daughters, a tacit understanding.
Ye Liangchen listened quietly, utterly shocked. He was surprised to learn that his parents had a relationship with Pope Bibi Dong.
In Ye Liangchen's eyes, Bibi Dong was simply a naive, innocent woman who had misplayed a good hand and brought disaster upon herself. To put it bluntly, she was an ungrateful, treacherous woman. The Spirit Hall had painstakingly nurtured her, yet she rebelled and fell for a stranger, a worthless man at that. Where did the Spirit Hall's reputation stand? It was
also her naiveté and ignorance in her youth that led her to be deceived by the boastful Yu Xiaogang. In fact, Ye Liangchen saw Bibi Dong as someone so used to eating all kinds of delicious food that she found vegetables intriguing and eager to try them.
If Ye Liangchen had to choose the person he hated most in this world, it would have to be Yu Xiaogang. He was like those "experts" with fake academic credentials from his previous life on Blue Star, all he could do was talk.
Yu Xiaogang exploited Saint Bibi Dong's authority to copy some basic spirit master knowledge from the Spirit Hall, compiled it, and presented it as his own theory, claiming to be an unrivaled theoretical master. He even published it, along with some ten core spirit theories.
That guy, with his hands behind his back, acts so self-righteous everywhere, constantly claiming his ten core spirit theories are unmatched.
Bah! Shameless! The second person Ye Liangchen disliked was Tang Dachui, a sect slave obsessed with prestige, a treacherous hypocrite, and a murderous maniac.
The third was Prince Xuexing, a man obsessed with money and lust, a slave trader, and a man who treated the common people like dirt. He was definitely not a good person.
As for Tang San, a Tang Sect member who spent his days researching poisons and hidden weapons, he wasn't a good person to begin with. However, the most irritating moment was in Douluo Dalu 2, when he saw Tang San tear his daughter's soul into pieces, creating a patchwork monster, and then torture Huo Yuhao to death. It was unbelievable, too cruel.
But now that he was here, these guys would meet a bitter end.
As Ye Liangchen pondered the issue, Lan Xiaodie produced a jade-like spirit guide, placed it around his neck, and explained its use to him.
"Xiaochen! This is the jade pendant your parents left you. It looks like a jade pendant, but it's actually a soul guide with a storage compartment inside for storage."
Ye Liangchen took the soul guide and asked Lan Xiaodie about his parents.
"Aunt Lan! How did my parents die? The headmistress told me the enemy was a black-robed man wielding a hammer. Who was that man?" Ye Liangchen blinked at Lan Xiaodie. Although he had already suspected the enemy was Tang Dachui, he wanted to know the details.
"How did Xiaochen know all this?" Lan Xiaodie and her sister exchanged a glance, a sense of foreboding.
"When Xiaochen was four years old, he heard several teachers talk about his parents in the cafeteria. Later, in Zizhu Courtyard, he asked me about it, and I had no choice but to tell him some of the details. Don't worry! I've put a gag order on the teachers and students at the academy. They won't spread rumors." Shui Lingfeng gave Lan Xiaodie a reassuring look.
Lan Xiaodie felt distressed when she saw Ye Liangchen's pitiful expression. She immediately hugged him in her arms and burst into tears.
"Woo...! Child! It's my fault. I've dragged your parents down. They could have escaped, but they died trying to save me."
"Three months after you were born, your parents' soul power reached level 90, and I reached level 80, and your uncle reached level 70. The four of us went to the Star Dou Forest to hunt soul beasts, and I was the first to obtain the eighth soul ring. As we continued to explore deeper into the Star Dou Forest, we suddenly encountered a Titled Douluo in a black robe. His name was Tang Hao. Your parents and my husband died at his hands."
In order to confirm his speculation, Ye Liangchen asked curiously, "But my parents were not Tang Hao's enemies. Why did he kill them?"
"Child! You can't judge a person by his appearance. Few people knew about Tang Hao's love affair with the 100,000-year-old soul beast Blue Silver Emperor, but your parents knew about it. When Tang Hao took his soul beast wife to various major cities, your parents said: Tang Hao must have lost his mind."
"Sure enough, later, Spirit Hall's Pope, Qian Xunji, discovered that Tang Hao's wife was the Hundred-Thousand-Year-Old Blue Silver Emperor. Faced with such a temptation, no Titled Douluo could resist, so the Spirit Hall launched a hunt for the Blue Silver Emperor. We don't know the specifics of what happened afterwards, but we do know that the Spirit Hall later received word of Pope Qian Xunji's death. Tang Hao had also been promoted to Titled Douluo by then, and it's likely they engaged in a battle. After Qian Xunji's death, Spirit Hall's Saintess, Bibi Dong, appointed Pope and pinned the blame squarely on Tang Hao. She then led the Spirit Hall into a war against the Clear Sky Sect. In that battle, the Spirit Hall united its forces, severely damaging the Clear Sky Sect, forcing them to retreat and expelling Tang Hao from the sect. Naturally, the Spirit Hall would not let Tang Hao go, so they issued a continent-wide manhunt for him. He then hid throughout the land until we met him in the Star Dou Forest. He was holding a child, about seven or eight months old. We pitied the child and offered him some food and water, and Tang Hao expressed our gratitude."
"The reason Tang Hao wanted to kill us was because of what your father said at the time: Brother Tang Hao, you are too careless. The Blue Silver Emperor is a hundred thousand year soul beast, and you took her to wander around Spirit City. Although a hundred thousand year soul beast that has transformed and recultivated to maturity is invisible to ordinary Titled Douluo, the Blue Silver Emperor was pregnant at the time, so it was impossible to hide it. The super Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall could easily see through her soul beast identity. You are simply harming her."
"It was because of this sentence that Tang Hao flew into a rage on the spot, like a madman, with red light in his eyes and blood-red light all over his body. He was so murderous that he wanted to kill us. My husband was weaker and had no time to react, so he was killed by Tang Hao on the spot. Your parents used their martial soul fusion skills to fight Tang Hao, and they were not at a disadvantage, and they were even able to suppress him. Tang Hao was injured at the time and was about to collapse, but suddenly, a more powerful red light burst out from Tang Hao. Your parents immediately felt that the power was not possessed by mortals, so they immediately sent me away, threw me this soul guide jade pendant, and then both blew themselves up to buy time for me to escape."
"Thinking about it now, it should be that your father saw through Tang Hao's series of conspiracies and told them in front of him, making him lose face. In order to protect his reputation, he wanted to kill us."
Lan Xiaodie spoke of the tragedy of that year with tears streaming down her face, and she was sobbing.
"Hmph! This is the kind of scum that comes from the number one sect in the world? He dares to do things but not to take responsibility,
and is worse than a villain. So, he deliberately designed to kill the 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor, and his purpose was to get the 100,000-year spirit ring." "He wandered around the major cities on the mainland with his soul beast wife, and even went to Wuhun City with his soul beast wife. Isn't this deliberately exposing the identity of the Blue Silver Emperor? When Qian Xunji and the others came to kill him, the
Blue Silver Emperor was desperate. For the sake of her children, she had no choice but to sacrifice herself to Tang Hao." "It is said that when Tang Hao was wandering around with the Blue Silver Emperor, his spirit power had reached level 89, but he refused to obtain spirit rings to advance to Titled Douluo. Now it seems really insidious."
"He planned every step carefully, and finally obtained a 100,000-year spirit ring by sacrificing his soul beast wife. What a good plan! Is this the so-called Haotian Douluo?"
Based on these things, Shui Lingfeng deduced that everything Tang Hao did was for the purpose of getting a 100,000-year spirit ring to bring honor to his family. It's a shame that Qian Xunji's unexpected death disrupted Tang Hao's plans, leading to the Haotian Sect's retreat and his own forced retreat into hiding.
Ye Liangchen wasn't surprised that Tang Dachui was plotting against his soul beast wife; after all, he'd known about it from countless fan fiction in his previous life. Instead, after Lan Xiaodie recounted her parents' battle against Tang Dachui, an even more powerful red light erupted from him. This was likely due to the Ring Explosion and the God of Killing, though it's also possible that the Shura God was behind it.
At this point, Tang San wouldn't even be in the Shura God's sight, unless, as many online claim, he was pulled from another world by the Shura God. However, these are merely speculations.
In the original storyline, the old bachelor Shura God declared that gods couldn't interfere in the affairs of the lower realms, yet he and the Sea God were just as shameless and shameless in resurrecting Tang San. It's truly outrageous.
His own father was truly wicked back then. He saw that Tang Dachui was deliberately plotting against the Blue Silver Emperor, and you exposed it to him right in front of him. Where would his dignity be? The dignified Haotian Douluo turned out to be a hypocrite who schemed against his soul beast wife. If this were to get out, Tang Dachui and the Haotian Sect would lose face. To protect his own reputation and that of the sect, he would of course kill him.
This is a typical act of daring to do but not to take responsibility, a complete villain's behavior, but he had to pretend to be a righteous hero and vent all his hatred on the Spirit Hall, which was really disgusting. Ye
Liangchen gently wiped the tears from Lan Xiaodie's face with his hand and comforted her: "Aunt Lan! Don't cry! I will definitely kill that hypocrite and avenge my parents and uncle."
"Child! I'm sorry for letting you know the cruel truth at such a young age."
"Auntie just hopes that you can forget this hatred for the time being and live happily."
Seeing Ye Liangchen wiping away her tears like a little adult, Lan Xiaodie felt very distressed. She hugged his small body tightly, feeling very guilty and thinking: He is only a six-year-old child! What if the little guy lives in hatred in the future?
Shui Lingfeng and Lan Xiaodie also shed tears silently. Yun Hanxing also died in that incident, causing Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to lose their father since childhood.
Ye Liangchen was also brought into a sad mood by this sad scene. Besides, he is just a child now. He can't just not shed tears after hearing about the death of his cheap parents in this world? That would be too unreasonable.