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"So? That little brat has already arrived in Heaven Dou City, huh? He's half a year earlier than in the original timeline! That means my foolish little brother must have arrived there as well."
Dai Weisi muttered to himself. Yang Wudi, of course, couldn't guess what he was thinking, so he continued offering advice on his own:
"Your Highness, I believe you should meet this Tang San. Not only is he the son of the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao, but he's also the third Twin Martial Soul wielder in a hundred years!"
Yang Wudi had spoken at length with Titan and naturally obtained a great deal of information about Tang San—such as the fact that he was not only the third Twin Martial Soul user in a century but also born with full innate soul power. With such terrifying talent, it was no wonder Titan led the Strength Clan to pledge allegiance to Tang San.
Upon hearing this, Dai Weisi was briefly stunned. He looked at Yang Wudi with surprise and exclaimed,
"Senior Yang, if I recall correctly, didn't you deeply resent the Clear Sky Sect? Why are you now advising me to get close to someone from their ranks? As you said, if Tang San is Tang Hao's son, then he's undoubtedly a direct heir of the Clear Sky Sect."
"Your Highness!" Yang Wudi's expression turned solemn and resolute.
"It's true that I resent the Clear Sky Sect, but I am now a loyal subject of the Star Luo Empire. Naturally, I must do my part for its future. Though the Clear Sky Sect has retreated to seclusion in the mountains, they remain the number one sect in the world, and their strength cannot be underestimated.
If Your Highness can get close to Tang San, it may open the path to meeting Tang Hao, and from there, discovering the whereabouts of the Clear Sky Sect. Should we succeed in drawing them into the Star Luo Empire's camp, then we would finally have the strength and leverage to stand against Spirit Hall!"
"Well said, Senior Yang. Your advice is nothing short of a national strategy." Dai Weisi nodded slightly. He wondered whether the five elders of the Clear Sky Sect had already reached the Titled Douluo realm.
If all of them had indeed become Titled Douluo, and you added Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, then there would be a total of seven Titled Douluo—two of whom were Super Douluo!
Tang Hao, after all, once gravely injured Qian Xunji with a single strike—he was without question one of the top powerhouses on the continent!
If you further counted Dai Tianxing, Zhu Lingyun, Dai Pojun, and Dugu Bo, that would make eleven Titled Douluo in total. Combined with the Star Luo Empire's massive army of several hundred thousand, they truly could stand toe-to-toe with Spirit Hall.
And if they could somehow rope in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as well, the empire's overall combat strength would double again. The problem was, that sect was deeply entangled with the Heaven Dou Empire—recruiting them wouldn't be easy.
Still, it wasn't entirely impossible. Dai Weisi held something in his hand that Ning Fengzhi would absolutely be unable to refuse.
Yang Wudi's proposal clearly aligned with the best interests of the Star Luo Empire.
However, Dai Weisi didn't trust Tang San. That guy always put on a front of justice, but he was nothing more than a double-standard hypocrite. Didn't both Dugu Bo and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect invest in Tang San? And what was the result?
Dugu Bo ended up dead, and both the Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo of the Glazed Tile Sect died as well. In the end, Ning Fengzhi was left alone, bewildered and lost in the wind.
Even the spirit beasts Da Ming and Er Ming, who sacrificed themselves for him, were later revived. Dai Weisi simply didn't believe that after becoming a god, "Tang the Buddha" couldn't also bring Dugu Bo and the other two back.
Besides, this Tang God-King could even watch his cousin, Bai Chenxiang, die of old age on the Douluo Continent. Dai Weisi dared not get too involved with someone like that.
Not to mention, both the Blue Silver Empress and her Right Leg Bone were in Dai Weisi's possession—and that was Tang San's own mother.
Dai Weisi had essentially stolen his mother.
In Tang San's own words, he already had a death wish.
So no matter now or in the future, the relationship between him and Tang San could only be that of enemies!
That said, the Clear Sky Sect itself was still worth drawing in. After all, the sect wasn't a monolith.
Tang Xiao might favor Tang Hao, but the five elders certainly would not—especially the Seventh Elder, Lieyang Douluo. His son had died in the war against Spirit Hall, and he blamed Tang Hao for it.
Those elders held significant influence within the Clear Sky Sect. Winning them over would be equivalent to winning over the entire sect.
As for how to locate the Clear Sky Sect?
Heh… In Heaven Dou City, the one who knew its location wasn't just Tang Hao—his younger sister did too.
Dai Weisi quickly made up his mind: he would do his best to win the support of the five elders. They had long hoped for the sect to rise again and reclaim its place atop the soul master world. This was the perfect opening to approach them and draw them into his camp.
"As long as I win over those five elders, there's no fear that the Clear Sky Sect won't eventually join the Star Luo Empire," Dai Weisi thought to himself.
But for now, the priority was taking Nana to acquire her fourth spirit ring in the Star Dou Forest.
No matter how strong the Clear Sky Sect was, in the end, they were still outsiders.
But Nana—she was truly one of his own.
"Senior Yang, I understand. In a few days, I'll make a trip to Heaven Dou City. I'll try to get close to Tang San and, if possible, find out the location of the Clear Sky Sect. I'll do what I can to recruit them to our side."
"With Your Highness personally taking action, success is all but guaranteed!" Yang Wudi cupped his hands respectfully, then pulled out a bottle containing twenty Peiyuan Pills.
"These are the pills I've refined over the past few days. Please accept them, Your Highness. I will continue refining more and deliver them to you as soon as they're ready."
"Then I must trouble you, Senior Yang."
After giving his advice, Yang Wudi took his leave from the crown prince's residence. Dai Weisi took out four of the Peiyuan Pills and handed them to Zhu Zhuyun, instructing:
"Zhuyun, I'll take Nana to the Star Dou Forest to obtain her fourth spirit ring. These four Peiyuan Pills—please help me deliver them to Xiaohui and Sister Chenxiang. They'll help speed up their cultivation."
"Mm. Just in time—Xiaohui and the others are close to reaching level forty. With the Peiyuan Pills, they might just break through."
Currently, the levels of Dong Hui and the others are as follows:
Dong Hui, Martial Soul: Shangshan Ruoshui (Supreme Goodness Like Water), Level 37 Support-Type Battle Soul Venerable.
Yang Mingxin, Martial Soul: Shangshan Ruoshui, Level 37 Support-Type Battle Soul Venerable.
Tang Hongning, Martial Soul: Fierce Thunder Civet, Level 39 Agility-Attack-Type Battle Soul Venerable.
Bai Chenxiang, Martial Soul: Rippling Flying Swallow, Level 24 Agility-Attack-Type Battle Soul Master.
As for the others, it's hard to say for certain. But at the very least, once Tang Hongning consumes the Peiyuan Pill, he stands a high chance of breaking through to Level 40 in one go—becoming a quasi-Soul Sect.
After bidding farewell to Zhu Zhuyun, Dai Weisi took Li Hu and Anna with him as they set off for the Star Dou Forest to obtain her spirit ring.
After a full week of travel, the three of them finally reached the outskirts of the forest. They left their carriage at a nearby inn and then entered the Star Dou Forest on foot.
"This time, we must at least find a plant-type spirit beast with ten thousand years of cultivation. Nana, to help develop your combat skills, I won't be assisting you. You'll need to personally kill the ten-thousand-year spirit beast yourself. How about it? Do you have confidence?"
"Brother Weisi, don't worry—I'll give it everything I've got!"
"Well said, hehe!" Dai Weisi smiled and reached out to gently ruffle Anna's hair.
But suddenly, a deafening lion's roar erupted from the depths of the forest!
"ROOOOAAAR!!"
The terrifying roar pierced through their eardrums. Even Dai Weisi was startled by the sudden outburst and quickly released his soul power to shield them from the devastating soundwaves.
(End of Chapter)