Douluo: The Dragon King - I Planted the Divine Tree in Douluo.

Faced with Su Mo's enticement, Ling Zichen was somewhat tempted.

Although she is nominally the chief scientist of the Tang Sect, she is not a die-hard follower of the Tang Sect.

If the Tang Sect hadn't extended an olive branch, offering to support her research on "single-unit positive cyclic arrays," she wouldn't have even joined them.

Before she joined the Tang Sect, her Ling family had been upright federal scientists for three generations, and her ancestors had even participated in the development of the level 12 fixed-mount soul-guided cannon shell "Eternal Heaven".

If it weren't for her insistence on researching the "forward cyclic array" project, which had been explicitly banned by the federal government, her job application would have been rejected by the federal government.

Otherwise, she would probably have already followed in her parents' footsteps and was working at the Federal Soul-Guided Artillery Research Center.

Joining the Tang Sect was merely a reluctant choice for her after being rejected by the Sun and Moon Federation.

Her relationship with the Tang Clan was merely that of an employer and employee.

The Tang Clan funded her research, and she, in turn, provided feedback on her research findings to the Tang Clan.

Now that a better platform is in front of her, it's hard for her not to be tempted.

Moreover, Su Mo is right. She has already died once for the Tang Clan, and she has repaid all the favors she owed them.

Just because she joined the Tang Clan doesn't mean she has to serve the Tang Clan for generations to come.

Ling Zichen took a deep breath, stared intently at Su Mo, and said with a serious expression, "You brat, why should I believe you're not lying to me?"

Seeing Ling Zichen's expression, Su Mo knew that the situation was in the bag.

Why don't you take a look at who's next to me?

Su Mo pointed with her thumb at Leng Yulai, who was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed.

Ling Zichen was stunned for a moment, then carefully examined Leng Yulai in the direction Su Mo pointed.

"You are... Heavenly Phoenix Douluo?"

Looking at the face in front of him that bore a striking resemblance to the poster for the Spirit Pagoda, Ling Zichen's voice was tinged with shock.

Leng Yaozhu, the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, is the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda. She is recognized as the number one female soul master on the continent, and her strength is no less than that of the two sect masters of the Tang Sect. Her appearance is also unmatched.

If it weren't for the immense contributions that Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li made to the Federation, even the title of "the most beautiful woman on the continent" would probably belong to Heavenly Phoenix Douluo.

So even a fanatic like Ling Zichen, who was always obsessed with scientific research, had heard of the legendary reputation of the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo.

Seeing that Ling Zichen mistook her for her older sister Leng Yaozhu, Leng Yulai sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

She had lost count of how many times she had been mistaken for her older sister, Leng Yaozhu. "You've got the wrong person. I'm her younger sister, Dark Phoenix Douluo Leng Yulai."

Because of Su Mo's involvement, there was no deep-seated hatred between Leng Yulai and his sister Leng Yaozhu.

As long as Leng Yaozhu doesn't become enemies with Su Mo, Leng Yulai is still willing to acknowledge Leng Yaozhu as her older sister.

"Huh~?"

Upon hearing Leng Yulai's self-introduction, Ling Zichen's face flashed with surprise. She hadn't expected that the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo would have a younger sister.

Seeing Ling Zichen's shocked expression, Leng Yulai felt a mischievous glint in her eyes. She curled her lips into a faint smile and said, "Besides being the sister of the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, I am also one of the Four Dark Heavenly Kings of the Holy Spirit Cult."

"The Holy Spirit Cult!!!"

Upon hearing those three words, Ling Zichen's pupils constricted sharply, and his gaze toward Leng Yulai was filled with vigilance and hostility.

She never imagined that Tianfeng Douluo's sister would join the Holy Spirit Cult, such an evil organization that everyone hates.

On the Douluo Continent, everyone with a bit of ability knows about the Holy Spirit Cult, which is recognized as an evil organization by everyone on the entire continent.

On how to deal with the Holy Spirit Cult, the various forces on Douluo Continent reached a rare consensus: "Kill!"

Anyone who encounters a member of the Holy Spirit Cult can kill them.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Ling Zichen's mind, making her scalp tingle and her face turn deathly pale.

Ling Zichen turned to look at Su Mo, her voice trembling slightly, "You brat...you wouldn't happen to be a member of the Holy Spirit Cult too, would you?"

"You didn't orchestrate this attack, did you?"

Aside from the Holy Spirit Cult, Ling Zichen couldn't think of anyone else who would dare to openly attack and kill Tang Clan disciples.

But if Su Mo is a member of the Holy Spirit Cult, then all of this makes sense.

The malfunction of the Hall of Heroes system and Su Mo's serious injury were both pretexts used by the Holy Spirit Cult to lure her away from the Tang Sect headquarters. The Holy Spirit Cult's real target was her, or rather, the "positive cycle array" she was researching.

Ling Zichen thought about it more and more and felt that this was possible. Then he said righteously, "If you are really people of the Holy Spirit Cult, I would rather die than research positive cycle arrays for you."

Su Mo didn't take Ling Zichen's accusations to heart at all; her attention was completely drawn to Ling Zichen's words about "positive cyclic array."

Su Mo was no stranger to the term "forward circular array," as he was also conducting research on it extensively.

The so-called positive circulation array refers to a technology that uses the "source" extracted from rare metals to achieve efficient energy circulation through the structural constraints of the soul-guided array structure.

Its principle and function are similar to "controlled nuclear fusion" on Earth.

Once the positive cycle array is realized, the Soul Guidance Mech will become great again, and the status of Soul Masters will be challenged once more.

Back then, the Sun and Moon Federation organized a large number of people to research this technology, but as with any research, some problems will inevitably arise.

At the time, for reasons unknown, the source used by the Sun and Moon Federation for experiments suddenly went out of control and exploded, leveling the entire experimental base to the ground.

The Sun Moon Federation's Soul Guidance Research Department also suffered a major setback due to the loss of a large number of scientific research elites in that experiment, causing the federal government to lose its leading position in Soul Guidance technology.

From that time onward, the federal government ordered that no force should research positive cycle arrays anymore.

Once discovered, they will all be dealt with as treason.

Su Mo was surprised that the Tang Clan was so bold as to dare to conduct research in private against the federal government's ban.

If this gets out, the Tang Clan will definitely suffer a lot.

Seeing that Su Mo remained silent and stood there in a daze, Ling Zichen grew impatient. "You brat! Answer me!"

Su Mo raised her head and glared at Ling Zichen, saying irritably, "You're overthinking it! I have nothing to do with the Holy Spirit Cult."

"hehe!"

In response to Su Mo's statement, Ling Zichen pointed at Leng Yulai and said dismissively, "If you weren't a member of the Holy Spirit Cult, how could you be associating with a high-ranking member like her?"

"Are you brain-dead? Don't you even consider her status and position? If you were her, would you genuinely join the Holy Spirit Cult?"

Su Mo's words left Ling Zichen speechless.

Putting everything else aside, Leng Yulai's identity as "Tianfeng Douluo's younger sister" already puts her ahead of 99% of the people in the Douluo Continent.

The Leng family, to which she belongs, is the second most influential family in the Spirit Pagoda, second only to the ancient families. Not to mention that Leng Yulai herself has cultivated to the level of a Title Douluo.

Ling Zichen couldn't fathom why someone of Leng Yulai's noble status and bright future would join the Holy Spirit Cult.

Suddenly, Ling Zichen seemed to realize something and said with an embarrassed smile, "Your Excellency Dark Phoenix, you wouldn't happen to be an undercover agent for the Holy Spirit Cult, would you?"