"Xiao Ya?"
Xu Sanshi couldn't imagine that they would meet Tang Ya here, and she seemed to have been with Beibei for some time.
More importantly, judging from Tang Ya's soul power fluctuations, she was actually about to advance to the level of a Soul Douluo.
"Xiao Ya saved me from the ruins of Sunrise City about a year ago..." Beibei roughly recounted his reunion with Tang Ya, making Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong feel extremely incredible.
Most importantly, judging from the faint aura on Tang Ya, she was undoubtedly an Evil Soul Master at this moment.
This made alarm bells ring sharply in Tang Wutong's heart. She quickly went to Xu Sanshi's side and pulled him away.
Seeing Tang Wutong's action, Beibei didn't seem surprised. Instead, he held Tang Ya's small hand, "Don't be afraid. Her martial soul is a bit special. To reach her current level, she can only constantly devour life, but she will absolutely not hurt us."
"Wutong, Sanshi, you don't need to be afraid. Just treat me as I was before." Tang Ya held Beibei's hand back. That sweet smile looked as youthful and moving as many years ago.
Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong's eyes were somewhat complicated. For a while, they found it difficult to accept the fact that the sect master of their sect was an Evil Soul Master.
"Is there no way to solve the mutation of Xiao Ya's martial soul?" Xu Sanshi asked tentatively.
To his surprise, a touch of pride rose on Beibei's slightly sickly face, "So what if it's an Evil Martial Soul? I only know she is my Xiao Ya. She was abducted by Evil Soul Masters back then, and who knows how much suffering she endured."
"Now, my Xiao Ya is back. She has become stronger, even not inferior to those companions of Huo Yuhao. Doesn't our Tang Sect need someone with powerful strength to hold the fort?"
"But..." Tang Wutong said somewhat hesitantly: "The situation of Evil Soul Masters on the continent is like rats crossing the street. I'm worried..."
"Then kill them all!"
When Beibei said this, his face was obviously distorted, and his eyes were a bit red. If anyone dared to take Tang Ya away from him again, he would fight them desperately!
"This..." Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong looked at each other, both seeing worry in each other's eyes.
The current Beibei was obviously mentally unstable. Xiao Ya missing, Zhang Lexuan defecting, Mu En dying, Shrek destroyed. Too many tragedies happened to him. Not going completely crazy was already a blessing in misfortune.
"What, you two went out for a trip, and now you don't even have the determination to contribute to the sect?" Beibei hardened his face, looking like he was about to flare up.
"No, Beibei, I think..." Xu Sanshi wanted to admonish a few more words, but was pulled by Beibei upstairs.
"Come, let me take you to meet the members of our Tang Sect participating in the competition this time."
Seeing Xu Sanshi being pulled away, Tang Wutong showed worry on her face and quickly followed.
Along the way, it could be seen that there were extremely many teams coming to participate in the competition this time. Even among those registering, there were actually more than thirty Soul Sage level powerhouses.
Undoubtedly, powerhouses of this level of cultivation should all be team leaders or teachers of various participating teams. This also proved from the side the importance attached to this competition by sects and academies on the continent.
Normally speaking, soul masters above Soul Sage were figures who could make the whole city tremble with a stomp anywhere.
The construction of Mingyue Hotel was mainly based on steel bars and concrete. Some key parts used high-strength steel, which could support the hotel's height of over forty meters.
Because of this competition, probably more than one-fifth of the top soul masters on the entire continent would gather in Mingdu.
Just in this Mingyue Hotel, there were nearly two thousand rooms. The main body of the hotel occupied an area of over a hundred mu. Each floor had nearly two hundred rooms, and there were as many as ten corridors on the floors.
Only a hotel of this scale could host such a large-scale event. Although it seemed a bit crowded for all participating teams to live here, as long as two people shared a room, they could barely be accommodated.
"Eh, an acquaintance is coming." Xu Sanshi, who was being pulled forward, showed a trace of surprise in his eyes.
Following Xu Sanshi's gaze, they saw a team of people walking towards them from not far away. Everyone knew the one walking at the very front. It was exactly Her Highness Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire, who shone brilliantly in the last competition.
Everyone didn't know much about the people behind her. After all, those who participated in the last competition were students who had reached the optimal participation age of twenty. They would definitely be replaced in this one.
Princess Xu Jiujiu's personal arrival was quite surprising. However, looking at those young people, each with introverted brilliance, they were obviously also experts.
Those selected by the Star Luo National Academy were naturally elites among elites. It was just a pity that they encountered Huo Yuhao and his partners in the last competition.
"You are Sh..." Just as Xu Jiujiu walked in front of everyone, Beibei hurriedly waved his hand to signal her not to speak recklessly. You know, because of the blind date conference held by Shrek Academy, Demon King Huo Yuhao was attracted, leading to the entire Sunrise City being razed to the ground. The loss to the Sun Moon Empire was immeasurable.
Xu Sanshi had a face full of black lines. It's very uncomfortable for you to stop halfway. At least say one less word, or even one more word would be fine.
Facing Xu Jiujiu, Beibei smiled refinedly as always and said: "Your Highness Princess, long time no see."
Xu Jiujiu said with a surprised face: "How dare you still come to the Sun Moon Empire to participate in the competition?"
Beibei hurriedly said: "We are not participating on behalf of Shrek Academy this time."
"Could it be in the name of a sect?" Xu Jiujiu certainly knew about Shrek being targeted by the Sun Moon Empire's anger. Since Beibei and the others dared to come, it meant they were likely representing a certain sect to fight.
Tang Ya smiled slightly and said: "We represent the Tang Sect."
"Tang Sect?" Xu Jiujiu didn't have a very deep impression of this ancient sect that had long vanished without a trace for many years. But the Tang Sect had a huge reputation on the continent after all, so she reacted quickly.
The history of the Tang Sect could be traced back to ten thousand years ago when a generation of legendary Sea God Tang San turned out and founded the once glorious Tang Sect.
Beibei nodded and said: "We are all people of the Tang Sect. The Tang Sect once declined, but our goal is to revitalize the prestige of the Tang Sect."
Xu Jiujiu looked at him deeply, then at the other few people, nodded, and said: "You can do it."
Her sentence was definitely not a compliment. She could sense that these few people from the Tang Sect had some impressive cultivation. Especially that girl standing beside Beibei whose smile was refreshing, inexplicably gave her a sense of fear from the bottom of her heart.
For a sect, if there could be a Titled Douluo level powerhouse holding the fort, then it would definitely be a high-level sect.
Although these few people from the Tang Sect were not old, they were bound to become Titled Douluos in the future.
Five years later, Xu Jiujiu was already a level 69 Soul Emperor. Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and others, whose cultivation was inferior to hers back then, had now grown to a level she couldn't see through at all.
"Then, I wish you all success here." Princess Xu Jiujiu smiled politely at them, then led her people away.
"Thank you for your auspicious words, Princess." Beibei thanked her.
Unlike in the original timeline, Xu Jiujiu didn't have the idea of befriending them. No matter how you looked at it, the current Tang Sect's reputation wasn't prominent, nor was there a Titled Douluo holding the fort. Beibei and the others were even on the wanted list of the Sun Moon Empire.
Even if their talents were not weak, there was currently no necessity worth investing in.
"Let's go. It's time to take you to meet our Tang Sect's participating team members this time. Later, we'll have to use some means to change our appearance." Beibei continued to urge Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong.
Xu Sanshi had to follow first. He could only place his hope on Tang Wutong's God King father. Maybe there would be a way to solve the problem of Tang Ya's martial soul mutation in the future.
As long as the other Tang Sect members didn't drag them down, they were confident in winning the championship of the competition without Tang Ya fighting.
After all, while the vast majority of peers were still just Soul Kings or Soul Emperors, the two of them had both reached the Soul Douluo cultivation and obtained the eighth soul ring.
Not long after, Beibei took the two to the private room where they lived. Several people had been waiting inside for a long time.
As the room door opened, several new Tang Sect members of different builds came into Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong's view.
"Let me introduce. These are the Tang Sect elites who will go on stage with us in the upcoming competition."
One of them was even a size larger than He Caitou used to be. His shoulders were very broad. He stood at the very front, blocking all the remaining team members.
"Tang Sect, Lu Genggeng."
This person's voice was loud and full of masculinity.
With him as a contrast, the other few people standing there gave the first impression of—being uneven.
"Tang Sect, Ji Li."
"Tang Sect, Wang Xiaolei."
"Tang Sect, Tang Dai."
"Tang Sect, Yan Feng."
"Tang Sect, Gu Yu."
Listening to their self-introductions and feeling the hidden aura on these people, Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong couldn't help but gradually open their mouths wide.