"H-how is that possible?" Yu Mengdi, as an owner of the Angel martial soul, had naturally heard stories about Qian Renxue. Of course, both Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue had been relegated to the roles of negative historical figures.
But it was undeniable that in that decisive battle back then, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong had once killed Sea God Tang San, and no one else on the Douluo Continent could stand against them.
As for how Tang San won in the end, that would be a question for the first-generation Asura God of the Divine Realm.
"Alright, I'll explain to you all when there's a chance later. Check if your bloodline and the essence of your martial soul are of the same origin as hers," Huo Yuhao urged hurriedly.
Yu Mengdi had no choice but to put away those messy thoughts and circulate her soul power to try.
About a few minutes passed. Under Huo Yuhao's slightly dejected gaze, Yu Mengdi moved her hand away with apprehension.
Although their martial souls were extremely similar, and Yu Mengdi's martial soul could even evolve into a Six-Winged Angel after she broke through to become a Titled Douluo, she was ultimately lacking something compared to Qian Renxue.
Right, Huo Yuhao remembered that Qian Renxue possessed the noble Six-Winged Angel martial soul from birth; she didn't need to evolve step by step from a Two-Winged Angel.
This seemed to be one of the drawbacks of the Angel family. For the perfection of the bloodline, Qian Xunji had orchestrated all those events. The death power of the Death Spider Emperor and the evil power of the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor complemented each other, giving Bibi Dong her uniquely endowed talent.
Bibi Dong was chosen by Qian Xunji from among millions, the only one who could walk this path. However, at that time, she hadn't truly experienced the dangers of the world, and there wasn't enough negative emotion in her heart, so the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor couldn't be truly mobilized.
In other words, from ancient times to the present, Qian Renxue was the only perfect possessor of the Six-Winged Angel martial soul.
In that case, Yu Mengdi's lineage, which evolved from Two-Winged Angels to Six-Winged Angels, couldn't help him save Qian Renxue.
"Sigh." Huo Yuhao sighed. It seemed that no matter what, he had to make a trip to Mingdu. He still remembered that in the Soul Tool Competition held underground in Mingdu, there was a Holy Angel.
At this time, he received a telepathic message from the Snow Empress saying that Mermaid Princess Liya had woken up.
The Snow Empress and the Sea Princess were old acquaintances, so Liya naturally knew the Snow Empress too.
After waking up, she was full of vigilance towards everything around her, daring only to stay by the Snow Empress's side.
Huo Yuhao and Yu Mengdi's figures arrived in an instant. The former's gaze lingered on Liya for a moment before he politely withdrew it.
The Snow Empress hesitated, unsure if she should tell this poor mermaid princess about the Sea Princess's sacrifice.
"Mermaid Princess, Liya, right?" Huo Yuhao's eyes were very clear. He couldn't help it; compared to her sister Li Jing, Liya's curves weren't as exaggeratedly developed—it would really starve a child.
"Where exactly is this place?" Seeing Huo Yuhao appear, Liya's vigilance inexplicably faded a little upon seeing his handsome appearance.
"Who are you people?"
"Leave the explaining to your sister Li Jing. In short, you are safe and sound, which counts as fulfilling my promise to your mother." Huo Yuhao gave the Snow Empress a look; it wasn't appropriate for them to say certain things.
"It's very free here, sort of a small dimension. Just don't run around. I'll take you out to meet your sister later."
Saying this, Huo Yuhao used spiritual transmission to call all his partners to gather.
Not long after, the partners who had entered the Dragon Realm with Huo Yuhao put down their work and gathered here.
"Darling!" Zhongli Yu threw herself into Huo Yuhao's arms like a swallow returning to its nest, knocking him dozens of meters away.
Everyone was used to this. With her present, the other girls who secretly had feelings for Huo Yuhao didn't dare to be too presumptuous.
Zhongli Yu was now the strongest among the group, excluding the fierce beasts—a level 96 Super Douluo.
"Her strength has increased again." Huo Yuhao was instantly smothered, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. But business was important, so he put her down first.
Zhongli Yu curled her lips. They spent all day burying dragon bones and constantly absorbing dragon power, so their physical strength had basically surpassed that of normal humans.
Even support-type soul masters like Ning Tian and Ye Linlin could now fight hand-to-hand with combat-type soul masters of the same level without using their martial souls, just relying on their physical bodies.
"Let's talk business."
Huo Yuhao glanced over everyone and told them about his upcoming trip to Mingdu to supervise the Tang Sect.
Although the current Tang Sect wasn't revitalized like in the original timeline, it was composed of evil soul masters from the original Holy Spirit Cult. After the deaths of Ye Xishui and Xu Tianran, the Sun Moon Empire no longer cooperated with the Holy Spirit Cult.
So, when such a team composed purely of evil soul masters appeared in the competition, they would inevitably be targeted by various forces and might even be expelled by the Sun Moon Army.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao had to go. Without him controlling the situation, how could the new face of the Tang Sect be shown to the world?
Hearing Huo Yuhao's arrangement, Zhang Lexuan was undoubtedly the most excited. The day had finally come when she would witness the Tang Sect being spurned by the world and loathed by the times.
"Yu'er, you'll lead the team this time," Huo Yuhao arranged. In the current Holy Spirit Cult, Zhongli Yu's cultivation was undoubtedly the strongest.
"Yay!" Hearing that she could go out with Huo Yuhao, Zhongli Yu danced with excitement.
Although cultivating here was greatly beneficial to her, she was more willing to follow Huo Yuhao.
"Fatty, Yajie, Ning Tian, Ah Feng, Yun'er, and Juzi, you guys who followed me in the competition before don't need to go. The Sun Moon Empire has some understanding of your abilities, and you are all on their wanted list. It's better not to appear rashly."
Although Xie Huanyue and the others felt regretful about Huo Yuhao's arrangement, what he said was true. They were indeed not suitable to appear again. If they participated, public opinion might shift from the Tang Sect to them.
"You guys participating would be purely crushing noobs. What's the point of that?" Seeing the reactions of these partners, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but smile and comfort them.
"The age requirement for the competition is limited to under twenty. I need a few people to hold the line for the Tang Sect. Everyone under twenty, step forward!"
Hearing this, Ji Juechen and most of the others darkened their faces. Most of them knew they were born at the wrong time and missed the appropriate age for the competition.
The Lan sisters entered school in the same year as Huo Yuhao, so their age naturally met the requirement. The Hongchen siblings' age was right on the passing line; they had participated in the original timeline, so they also met the requirement. Plus Die Qiu, who had transformed into a human and was the same age as Tang Wutong—that was enough to crush all teams.
Zhang Lexuan had to go; this was what Huo Yuhao had promised her.
"Can I go too?" Yu Mengdi stared at Huo Yuhao with teary eyes.
"Big sister, you're well over twenty, aren't you?" Huo Yuhao smiled bitterly. In the Star Luo Competition, she had participated as a student of the Heaven Dou Academy with Ye Wuqing. At that time, she was already a Soul King. Five years later, there was no reason she would still meet the age requirement.
"B-but..." Yu Mengdi acted coy and aggrieved: "I... just turned eighteen~"
Huo Yuhao instantly got goosebumps, but thinking about Qian Renxue's situation and the plot involving Ye Guyi, he agreed.
Maybe he would need her to make contact with Ye Guyi.
This little girl insisted on following him out, definitely planning to stick to him. As for participating in the competition or whatever, could an Angel martial soul user enter an evil soul master organization?
After confirming the participants, Huo Yuhao prepared to set off for Mingdu.
However, before setting off, he had to help the Snow Empress pass her 900,000-year tribulation.
Having absorbed so much Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow, as long as the Snow Empress passed this tribulation, her comprehensive strength would completely surpass the Beast God Di Tian.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao turned his gaze to Xie Huanyue with a smile.
"Fatty, get to work!"