Chapter 3776: 3223
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As they stepped into the first floor of the Spirit Pagoda, they found the surroundings luxuriously decorated, emanating an invisible sense of vastness!
Beyond that, the most attractive feature was the mural paintings on the walls, each one recording the experiences of the Pagoda Master Huo Yuhao against the Beast Tide!
Yet Tang Wulin's gaze was drawn to another mural, puzzled he said, "That is..."
Long Hengxu glanced at the painting Wulin was looking at and explained, "That is Dragon-fly Douluo Tang Wutong, the dearest love of Huo Yuhao. She was adored by an elder of the Sea God Pavilion called Qian Yu as well, leading to the tragic loss of their love!"
"Because of his deep yearning, a mural of Dragon-fly Douluo Tang Wutong was placed in every Spirit Pagoda."
With a thoughtful nod, Wulin acknowledged, "I see."
For some reason, though, upon seeing the woman in the painting, he felt an intense familiarity...
But upon closer thought, how could that be possible!
The Dragon-fly Douluo from tens of thousands of years ago, how could she possibly be related to him?
Teacher Xu, however, raised an eyebrow, "Hmm? Even the existence of Qian Yu has been recorded?"
But it seemed not to be a very flattering portrayal...
Just then, Wei Xiaofeng seemed to have discovered a secret; after looking at the mural and then at Tang Wulin, he exclaimed, "Hey, don't you think the name of Dragon-fly Douluo Tang Wutong and Tang Wulin sound very similar?"
Wang Jinxi narrowed his eyes and said, "Hmm! Apart from a single character, they could almost be the same. Could there be some connection between them?"
Zhang Yangzi rubbed his eyes in disbelief, "Now that you mention it, the Dragon-fly Douluo's eyes are exactly the same as Tang Wulin's—as if carved from the same mold!"
Hearing this, the curious Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue carefully compared their eyes, indeed finding this to be true!
The former blinked her sparkling Beautiful Eyes in surprise, "Really!"
The latter declared with a serious face, "Yes! They can't just be very similar; they are identical!"
Xie Xie looked skeptically at Wulin and rested his chin in his hand, "Wulin, you couldn't possibly be a descendent of the Dragon-fly Douluo, could you?"
"But that doesn't make sense either, if you were the descendent of the Dragon-fly Douluo, why would your Martial Soul be Blue Silver Grass?"
Upon hearing this, Wulin's forehead creased with lines of confusion...
If he were truly a descendent of the Dragon-fly Douluo, would he be so poor?
Teacher Xu, who knew the true story, couldn't help but chuckle softly...
This turned a sibling relationship into that of mother and son...
Long Hengxu waved his hand to silence them, "Enough with the wild guessing based on a mere painting! Let's get moving."
With that, he once again led the group into the tech-infused elevator and slowly descended further down...
Several minutes later, they arrived outside the hall and followed the staff into a silver-white room...
The staff member glanced at Teacher Xu and Long Hengxu, "Those not entering the Spirit Ascension Platform please step back; you can get the details from the central soul-guided screen!"
After exchanging looks, Teacher Xu and the two calmly went to sit in the back...
Then, the staff member quickly went over all the rules for using the Spirit Ascension Platform with the members of Zero Class...
He then emphasized again, "Do you all understand? Everything you're about to do revolves around survival!"
To be easily eliminated would be the equivalent of wasting an opportunity to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform!
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Wei Xiaofeng confidently nodded, "Hmm! It doesn't sound too difficult..."
Zhang Yangzi echoed, "Just surviving, it feels like they're underestimating us!"
Gu Yue reminded, "Still, it's best not to take it lightly. Since they said to survive at all costs, it's probably not that easy!"
Xu Xiaoyan agreed, "Yeah, I also think it might not be as simple as we think."
The staff had said all that needed to be said, so without further hesitation, they pressed a green button...
In an instant, the room emitted a "buzz buzz buzz" of an irritating noise, and several pits appeared out of nowhere on the floor, from which arose coffin-like metal cabinets!
These metal cabinets were the interface for the Soul Masters' brainwaves!
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Tang Wulin pondered, "I see! If Teacher Xu had killed this soul beast with thousands of years of cultivation in a second, we'd gain nothing from it!"
But if they worked together to fight it, they could not only improve their combat experience but also deepen the cooperation among the Zero Class students; indeed, it was killing two birds with one stone!
As for the soul bone, compared to that, it was just an extra bonus!
Zhang Yangzi, with gratitude, wiped the corner of his eye, looking tenderly at Xu Sheng, "Worthy of Teacher Xu, to have thought everything through so carefully, I'm almost moved to tears!"
Beside him, Wang Jinxi suppressed the rising feeling of nausea and coughed lightly, "Cough cough, Yangzi, wipe your nose!"
Zhang Yangzi's mouth twitched, and he gave him an annoyed look, retorting, "What snot? These are tears of emotion!"
Hearing this explanation, Wang Jinxi said helplessly, "I really don't know if you've been influenced by that guy Wei Xiaofeng, you've become so talkative now!"
Ever since meeting Wei Xiaofeng, not only had Zhang Yangzi been influenced, but even he found himself sometimes unable to resist spouting nonsense!
Gu Yue unmercifully added fuel to the fire, "Hmm! Indeed!"
When she first joined Zero Class, Zhang Yangzi was cheerful, but not nearly as talkative...
Zhang Yangzi, "You guys... Jinxi, we've been good friends for years, and you betray me like this!"
Annoyed, Xie Xie interrupted the conversation with a cold voice, "Since Teacher Xu has already told us what to do, let's stop wasting time here and go take down that soul beast!"
He was very eager about anything that could improve his own strength!
Hearing this, the others weren't angry but nodded in understanding...
Immediately afterward, the group of six began to head continuously towards the east...
Along the way, they naturally encountered many soul beasts, but with their combined efforts, they easily dispatched them!
Each of them absorbed a considerable amount of Spiritual Power from the slain soul beasts, allowing both themselves and their Soul Rings to enhance significantly!
Just as they had killed several centennial soul beasts, a "boom boom boom" sound suddenly echoed ahead...
Following this, a black shadow, at least three to four meters in size, appeared out of nowhere, rapidly charging towards them...
Tang Wulin narrowed his eyes, "What's this???"
Wang Jinxi, on the other hand, instantly realized and exclaimed, "Not good! This is the soul beast with thousands of years of cultivation that Teacher Xu mentioned!"
Gu Yue also warned, "Everyone, get out of the way! This soul beast with thousands of years of cultivation is definitely stronger than others of its level!!"
Upon hearing this, everyone spread out without any hesitation, dodging the charge of the black shadow...