Hearing Ma Hongjun directly state his identity as an Evil Soul Master,
Tang San immediately felt extremely guilty.
His eyes flickered uncertainly.
His speech stuttered.
"Fat... Fatty, what... what are you talking about?"
"What Evil Soul Master?"
"I have no idea what you're saying."
Seeing that Tang San wouldn't admit it,
Ma Hongjun gave a crooked smile.
He stepped forward and slapped Tang San on the shoulder.
"Jie jie jie..."
"Third Brother, stop pretending."
"During the day, when you used the Black Blue Silver Grass to suck that person's blood, I saw it crystal clear."
"Shh!"
Tang San reached out and covered Ma Hongjun's mouth.
Since his identity as an Evil Soul Master had been exposed,
he simply stopped pretending.
"Fatty, keep your voice down."
"You must keep this a secret."
"Don't let anyone else know, especially Teacher."
"If he finds out I've become an Evil Soul Master, he'll definitely be disappointed."
Ma Hongjun nodded.
Indicating he should rest easy.
Seeing this,
Tang San finally removed his hand.
At the same time, a hint of killing intent was hidden in the look he gave Ma Hongjun.
But Ma Hongjun didn't think much of it.
Thinking his Third Brother...
...was just a bit nervous...
...after having his identity exposed.
He asked curiously, "No wonder, Third Brother. When you came back last time, I felt an aura from you similar to mine."
"I didn't expect you to be a kindred Martial Soul."
"By the way, when did you become an Evil Soul Master?"
"During the days I spent cultivating in the Slaughter City, I accidentally..."
Tang San gave a brief overview of his experience becoming an Evil Soul Master.
Ma Hongjun listened with great interest.
At the end of the story,
Tang San punched the tree trunk beside him heavily.
"I've become like this all thanks to Spirit Hall."
"So I've made up my mind that no matter what, I will destroy this evil power!"
"By the way, Hongjun, when did you become an Evil Soul Master?"
Seeing the topic shift to himself,
Ma Hongjun waved his hand. "Don't mention it. Three years ago, I went to a Spirit fight and met an opponent with a strange Martial Soul. That guy's Martial Soul could amplify the Evil Fire in my body tenfold."
"Although I eventually defeated him, I was hit by his technique during the battle, which amplified my Evil Fire tenfold."
"I couldn't control it for a moment, and the Evil Fire invaded my body."
"Then I became an Evil Soul Master."
Afterwards,
he pointed at the several corpses on the ground.
He said with a grin, "Third Brother, I see you can't hold back anymore, right? Want a couple of bites? These few are all Soul Masters; the taste of their blood is much better than that of ordinary people."
"Gulp..."
Tang San swallowed his saliva.
The scent of blood had long since made him ravenous.
Not to mention, upon hearing that these were Soul Masters,
his eyes turned blood-red.
Then, abandoning his reserve,
he lay on one of the corpses and began to suck the Essence blood.
Ma Hongjun chuckled and joined in.
After they were done,
the two returned to their respective rooms and washed off the scent of blood.
They went to sleep.
A night passed.
Until the next day,
as the sky began to brighten,
Tang San and the others followed Dai Mubai into the Star Luo Imperial Palace to meet Dai Tian.
Immediately following,
under Yu Xiaogang's illogical persuasion,
whether it was because Dai Tian's intelligence had dropped or for some other reason,
he actually, as if possessed, agreed to his request.
He unilaterally announced
that he would attack Spirit Hall and even sent an invitation to the Tiandou Empire to join forces.
After receiving the news, Fake Xue Qinghe...
...immediately sent the situation back to Spirit Hall... to the Holy Sons Hall.
Jin Mian looked at the fresh intelligence in his hand.
His brows furrowed tightly.
He couldn't help but wonder, "What the hell? Spirit Hall hasn't become the Spirit Empire yet. Has Dai Tian lost his mind? Why would he declare war on Spirit Hall for no reason?"
"Could it be that the matter of planting people in the Star Luo Imperial Family was discovered?"
Suddenly, something came to mind.
Over three months ago,
a report came from Heaven Dou City,
saying that Yu Xiaogang wanted the Tiandou Empire to join forces with the Star Luo Empire to launch a war against Spirit Hall.
At that time, he hadn't paid much attention to it.
He only thought that this Level 20-something buffoon...
...couldn't possibly cause any trouble.
Furthermore, turning around to persuade Dai Tian.
But as a ruler of a nation, Dai Tian should at least have some intelligence.
Yu Xiaogang's honeyed words shouldn't have been able to deceive him.
But now,
looking at the war plans in his hand,
he couldn't help but doubt Dai Tian's intelligence.
"It couldn't really be as I thought, could it?"
At the same time,
Ghost Douluo walked in quickly with a look of panic.
"Reporting to the Holy Son! Urgent intelligence has arrived from the Star Luo Empire!"
"Dai Tian is going to launch a war against Spirit Hall!"
Jin Mian spoke calmly, "I already know."
"You already know?" Ghost Douluo was somewhat stunned. Looking up, he saw the report from the Tiandou Empire on the table and hurriedly knelt on one knee. "Holy Son, please forgive me. Because the spies in the Star Luo Empire are newly planted and aren't familiar with some situations yet, there was a slight delay."
"This is quite normal."
"I am not an unreasonable person."
"You don't need to be so panicked."
"By the way, did the intelligence sent back by the Star Luo spies describe the situation in detail?"
"Yes! Holy Son, please take a look."
Ghost Douluo handed the intelligence to Jin Mian.
Jin Mian looked at the content written on it and suddenly slammed his fist on the table.
"It's exactly as I guessed."
"It really was that bastard Yu Xiaogang who instigated Dai Tian to launch a war against Spirit Hall."
"But has Dai Tian's head been kicked by a donkey? He actually believed the nonsense from that Shrek bunch?"
Looking at what was written in the report,
the Star Luo Empire would provide troops, money, and provisions
to declare war on Spirit Hall.
As for Shrek and the Tang Sect,
the former was invited to move the academy into Star Luo City.
In the future, all expenses for Shrek Academy would be borne by the Star Luo Empire.
Furthermore, the area belonging to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was allocated to Shrek for building the academy.
When Flender heard this news,
he was almost flying with joy.
Not only that, but Yu Xiaogang was also hired by the Star Luo Empire as the National Preceptor,
responsible for commanding all Star Luo soldiers.
The latter received a large order,
specifically responsible for forging weapons and Hidden Weapons for the soldiers in the war.
At the same time, hearing that Tang San wanted to build a new Sect,
Dai Tian waved his hand and allocated a piece of land to Tang San
for the establishment of the Sect.
Jin Mian was completely speechless.
Ghost Douluo added, "Holy Son, the Star Luo Empire has already begun arresting people from our Branch Halls across their entire territory..."
Before he could finish,
Jin Mian said directly, "Immediately send word for the people in the Branch Halls to evacuate in an orderly manner."
"In addition, you and Yue Guan must immediately organize personnel to provide support. I will notify the Seven Great Consecrated Elders to join the support effort as well."
"No matter what, we must ensure that the people from the Branch Halls return safely to Spirit City."
"Yes!"
Having received his orders,
Ghost Douluo quickly left the Holy Sons Hall
to find Yue Guan and gather men.
Jin Mian looked at the report and thought, "Yu Xiaogang? I can't believe I let this guy live until now."
"This matter is my oversight."
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