Jiang Chen agreed very straightforwardly.
If Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun died now, how could he still fight Shrek in the arena?
Moreover, if these two died, it was very likely that the matter of the Pope being teased back then would be exposed.
Although it was only verbal, Bibi Dong might not care, but Jiang Chen had to care.
"Little San, don't you still have something you want to talk to me about? Let's go."
Jiang Chen didn't look at Dai Mubai and the others again, lifted his foot and left.
Tang San comforted: "Teacher, it's fine now. You guys go back first."
The Master nodded without speaking, his mood not very good.
All the Shrek members were in a heavy mood. If Jiang Chen really brought the Pope out, even Sword Douluo might not be able to protect them anymore.
This matter concerned the Pope's reputation after all, and it was within the Spirit Hall's headquarters.
Flanders fiercely kicked Ma Hongjun's butt and roared furiously: "Get back first, I'll deal with you later."
Ma Hongjun's fat body trembled as he flew out, his legs kicking randomly on the ground, almost falling over.
Zhu Zhuqing looked lost and dejected. She forcefully shook off Dai Mubai's hand that tried to hold her and ran back to the hotel.
Dai Mubai fiercely slapped himself, his face turning bright red from the slap.
...
The competition venue was not far from the foot of Pope Mountain. Jiang Chen didn't walk far either. He brought Tang San into a restaurant closest to Pope Hall.
He roughly guessed what Tang San wanted to talk to him about, so he booked a private room with closed doors.
After ordering a few small dishes, the two sat there drinking tea.
Tang San was not in a hurry. Both of them sat quietly without speaking.
Only after all the small dishes were served did Tang San put down his teacup and look at Jiang Chen with a smile.
"Eight years apart, you've changed a lot," he said.
"People go higher, water flows lower. My changes are only to make myself more suited to survive in this world," Jiang Chen replied.
After eight years, between the two who were once fairly familiar and considered friends, there now seemed to be an invisible barrier.
Although they were once friends, Tang San had always been wary of Jiang Chen. Coupled with today's scene where Jiang Chen humiliated Shrek and even scolded the Master.
Although it was Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun who brought it upon themselves, Tang San still felt somewhat uncomfortable inside, feeling that Jiang Chen had become like a stranger.
Jiang Chen also sighed inwardly. It was only after their official meeting today that he realized he and Tang San could no longer return to their previous friendship.
Tang San had already begun walking the path of opposing Spirit Hall.
"Jiang Chen, have Yu Tianheng, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan from Heaven Dou Imperial Academy already become zombies?" Tang San looked at Jiang Chen with sharp eyes, not missing any subtle changes in expression on the other's face.
But he was quickly disappointed. Jiang Chen first showed a bit of surprise, then asked back: "Didn't you watch today's match? Yu Tianheng and the others don't know my subordinate Jing Wuming at all, and they have no connection with me."
Tang San couldn't see anything unusual in Jiang Chen's face and fell silent.
After a long while, he poured a cup of wine, drank it in one gulp, then looked at Jiang Chen and said: "I have a suggestion, I hope you can consider it."
"What suggestion?" Jiang Chen looked at him curiously.
Tang San said: "Leave Spirit Hall and join Shrek Academy together."
Jiang Chen smiled without speaking, just smiling at Tang San like that.
Tang San explained: "Although Spirit Hall is powerful, when it comes to teaching, my teacher is superior. If you cultivate with us, your progress will definitely be much faster. Catching up to me isn't impossible either. Your talent is very good and shouldn't be wasted."
So he thinks I'm still not as good as him… Jiang Chen found it somewhat amusing inside.
He asked: "The soul master world says the Master's theory is unrivaled. Although this is mostly sarcasm, what do you think? Do you believe the Master is truly unrivaled in theory?"
Tang San nodded: "Teacher's theoretical knowledge is profound and indeed unmatched in the current soul master world."
"Heh." Jiang Chen chuckled and didn't refute immediately. Instead, he slowly drank a cup of wine.
"What do you mean?" Tang San frowned.
Jiang Chen put down the wine cup, smiled at him, and asked: "Then is your fourth soul ring already at the ten-thousand-year level within the Master's theoretical range?"
Tang San was stumped. He was silent for a moment before saying: "That was an accident. I went through nine deaths and one life to absorb that soul ring."
"An accident?" Jiang Chen stood up. With a thought, five black soul rings appeared around him, emitting a heart-palpitating aura.
"Is this also an accident?"
"How is that possible?" Tang San cried out in shock. He suddenly stood up, his eyes wide open, looking at Jiang Chen in disbelief.
Soul King. Jiang Chen had actually already become a Soul King, not the Soul Elder he thought he was.
And all the soul rings on his body were actually black.
At this moment, Tang San's worldview was strongly impacted, almost on the verge of collapsing.
Was this something humans could achieve?
At this moment, Tang San's face showed unprecedented loss of composure.
Decades of mental cultivation from his previous life and this life combined couldn't let him remain calm at this time.
Jiang Chen withdrew his soul rings and calmly asked: "You and I both had innate full soul power. Logically, our cultivation speeds should be about the same. Tell me, if I had also taken the Master as my teacher back then, could I have achieved what I have today?"
Tang San's thoughts were in chaos. He opened his mouth but didn't know how to refute Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen sat down and said: "You said your fourth soul ring was an accident. If there hadn't been that accident, you definitely would have obediently absorbed a thousand-year soul ring according to the Master's theory. In the end, what difference would there be between you and those ordinary geniuses?"
Tang San's mind was somewhat dazed. For the first time, he questioned the Master's theory.
Jiang Chen continued: "The things the Master researched have never been practiced before, and you are the first guinea pig for his theory practice."
"He has researched a large number of examples and is indeed a research genius, but his theories are only suitable for most soul masters. Geniuses like us, the peerless kind, are not within the scope of his theories. Tell me, if I learned from him, what could he teach me? Teach me to give up ten-thousand-year soul rings and absorb thousand-year or hundred-year soul rings instead?"
Tang San remained silent, but his mind grew more and more confused.
"Jiang Chen is right. If I hadn't been impulsive at that time, I definitely would have chosen a thousand-year soul beast for my fourth soul ring. Teacher's theory does have flaws."
Jiang Chen continued: "So, asking me to leave Spirit Hall and follow the Master to study is simply a joke. On the contrary, why don't you leave Shrek and join Spirit Hall? I can make your cultivation advance by leaps and bounds. Your cultivation speed will definitely be much faster than now."
Tang San immediately shook his head. "No, I will never join Spirit Hall."
Jiang Chen interlocked his ten fingers, placed them behind his head, leaned back on the sofa, and asked somewhat casually: "Tell me the reason."
Tang San pondered for a moment and said: "Spirit Hall has great ambitions and plans to annex the two empires and unify the continent."
"Just because of this?" Jiang Chen asked.
Tang San nodded: "If war breaks out, Douluo Continent will surely fall into misery and suffering. The people will live in misery, and countless families will be torn apart."
"Heh, so you mean Spirit Hall shouldn't unify the continent?" Jiang Chen asked.
Tang San nodded: "The consequences of war are not something the common people can bear."
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