Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

They are relatively inexperienced. Although they inherited the divine positions of the two strongest god-kings in the divine realm, they did not fully inherit the power. Their strength is at the bottom among the five enforcers, so they are naturally insignificant and can only do some mediating work.

As expected, after Tang San said this, both the God of Destruction and the God of Life fell silent, but their dissatisfaction became increasingly clear.

Seeing the somewhat tense atmosphere, Tang San chuckled. He really didn't want to break with the God of Destruction before that great calamity arrived, so his tone immediately softened considerably:

"Of course, the new forces in the lower realms are also worth noting. If there are truly exceptionally talented individuals, we can settle for letting them take on some first-level godhoods. If there are no suitable candidates among the Gods of Destruction, I can completely relinquish my position as the Sea God."

After going around in circles, he finally revealed his true colors. The God of Destruction sneered, his robes fluttering even without wind.

"I will decide who my successor will be. If he is qualified, I will never hinder his path to godhood. As for the great calamity of the divine realm you mentioned," it gripped the hand of the God of Life, its eyes gleaming with unparalleled purple light.

"If it's true, I will naturally do what I should do."

……

Heavenly Soul Empire, Heavenly Spirit City.

Tianling City is a large city in the central part of the Tianhun Empire with a long history. It is not too far from Tiandou City, the capital of the Tianhun Empire. Therefore, compared with its size, the prosperity of the central street is a more prominent feature.

However, for the same reason, the population of Tianling City is disproportionate to its size. Beneath the prosperity of the city center lies an undeniable desolation and bewilderment.

Just like Tang Ya's state of mind at this moment.

The girl wrapped her white robe tighter around herself and pointed to the grilled fish on the stall in front of her.

"Excuse me, sir, how much is this grilled fish?"

"The large ones cost three copper soul coins, and the small ones cost two copper soul coins. They are all freshly caught green leaf fish from the Heavenly Spirit River. Would you like one, Miss?"

The barbecue stall owner was a sturdy middle-aged man who was flipping the grilled fish in his hand and spreading sauce on it while greeting customers warmly.

Tang Ya's voice was clear and melodious, and coupled with her youthful curves that could not be concealed even by her wide white robe, it was not difficult to discern her gender.

"Oh. Then give me a big one!" Tang Ya said readily, then rummaged through her pockets.

Wow, that's cheap! I never knew grilled fish was this cheap outside. Did I overprice the grilled fish for Yuhao back then?

The girl's thoughts drifted as she searched for a long time, but she couldn't find even half a copper soul coin.

Oh no, I left in such a hurry that I didn't prepare anything in my storage soul tool.

Tang Ya was somewhat embarrassed to discover that she didn't have a single penny on her, and the stall owner had already handed her the grilled fish. She could only awkwardly say:

"Sorry, sir, I don't have any money with me."

“It’s alright,” said the middle-aged woman who was helping out, sprinkling some spices on the fish. She then gave the man, who was clearly her husband, a disdainful look. “The fish tail was burnt. We were planning to have it for dinner. It’s free, take it.”

Tang Ya was clearly taken aback, as if she remembered something. Finally, urged by the stall owners, she hesitantly accepted the grilled fish.

"Thank you," she replied in a low voice, taking a small bite.

The crispy fish skin is slightly salty, which enhances its natural umami flavor. When you bite into the fish skin, a rich broth mixed with tender fish meat slides into your mouth. The taste is in no way inferior to what Huo Yuhao makes.

"Delicious!" Tang Ya's large, bright phoenix eyes lit up immediately. "Auntie, I will definitely repay you in the future."

The middle-aged woman waved her hand and said, "Young lady, you look about the same age as my daughter. You must have encountered some difficulties while you were out there all by yourself. Consider this fish a gift for you. It's alright."

The stall owner smiled sheepishly and remained silent.

Tang Ya's body trembled, as if she was about to say something. Just then, a commotion suddenly arose on the street, and a group of soldiers in full armor, led by several men in tight-fitting clothes riding horses, ran quickly toward them.

These soldiers were all tall and strong, and they ran with an aggressive attitude, not avoiding pedestrians at all. Some pedestrians who could not dodge in time were immediately knocked aside by them.

Although the barbecue stall was in a very remote location, and the owner was trying his best to pack up the equipment, the soldiers outnumbered him and he couldn't get away in time.

Just as they were about to collide, Tang Ya stretched out her arms, which were shrouded in her white robe. The armored horse at the front suddenly tripped over something and fell to the side. The originally neat formation immediately broke apart, the momentum of the charge stopped, and several soldiers were knocked to the side and stumbled a few steps.

The stall owners finally had time to quickly pack up their things and retreated to the area of ​​the street shops, still shaken. When they turned around, Tang Ya was nowhere to be seen.

On the street, in the gap between the blue bricks and the soil, a dark blue vine silently retreats back into the soil.

On the second floor of a restaurant directly opposite where Tang Ya had just been standing, a middle-aged man was sitting, and he was in a position that allowed him to see what was happening on the street.

Immediately, a glimmer of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Turning into a deserted alley, Tang Ya took small bites of the grilled fish in her hand. She had been the one to prepare it, and the dark blue vines clearly indicated that she had officially become a Dark Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul Master.

However, despite her best efforts to conceal it, her hood fell off her head as she used her martial spirit, revealing her somewhat pale face.

With a pert nose, an almost perfect oval face, and long black hair no longer styled in a ponytail but casually hanging down her back, she wasn't absolutely stunningly beautiful, but she possessed a refined and elegant air and a melancholic beauty.

However, her once bright and lively eyes seemed to have changed color. A dark blue tinge appeared in her beautiful pupils, and there was some purple eyeshadow at the corners of her eyes. Two lines of clear tears streamed down her cheeks.

The words "father" and "mother" are somewhat distant to her now, but the sudden thought of them, combined with her current situation, makes her unable to suppress her emotional fluctuations.

Initially, Tang Ya was unable to complete Shrek Academy's advancement assessment through normal means, so she resolutely dropped out and returned to Heaven Dou City to resume her work on the Tang Sect. However, upon returning, she discovered that things were not so simple. The sect's various affairs, coupled with the constant targeting by the Tang Sect's enemies, finally became unbearable for her. She chose to directly attack the Iron Blood Sect, the very sect that had destroyed the Tang Sect, even at the cost of revealing her abilities as a corrupted Dark Blue Silver Grass evil soul master.

Unfortunately, although her Dark Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul showed considerable potential after becoming an Evil Soul Master, she was only at the fourth ring cultivation level and no match for Tie Li, the sixth-ring sect master of the Iron Blood Sect. Just when she thought she was doomed, she was rescued by an old man in black robes and taken to a place called the Holy Spirit Cult.

Here, the confused girl gradually learned, under the tutelage of a group of powerful evil spirit masters, how to control her power and prevent it from being corrupted by her martial spirit. Because of her good martial spirit talent, she was directly trained as an external disciple of the Holy Spirit Cult. Strangely, although most of her instructors were evil spirit masters, most of those studying alongside her, hoping to become members of the Holy Spirit Cult, were normal spirit masters. Their daily activities were also completely different from what she had imagined an evil spirit master group to be. Surrounded by them, she gradually made a few friends and began to slowly find acceptance of her life.

Although Tang Ya longed to forget everything she carried, to stop thinking about it, and to embrace the Holy Light as the Holy Spirit teaches, truly becoming a part of it, her desire to revive the Tang Sect and her parents' entrustment to her tormented her constantly. Ultimately, under the condemnation of her heart, she secretly slipped away during a mission and returned to the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Perhaps, in the end, she still wanted to go home and visit.

"Sister Gu Yi, and Sister Meng Di, I'm sorry, Xiao Ya was still willful and let you down."

Tang Ya wiped away the tears on her face, and suddenly a hand was placed on her shoulder.

"Got you?"

Tang Ya instinctively turned her head, and the thick, python-like Blue Silver Grass had already stretched out from her sleeve. But upon hearing the other person's voice, all her attacks ceased.

Yu Mengdi pulled back her hood, revealing a pretty face as cold as ice. Behind her, one of the white-robed figures tilted his head back, instantly transforming into a pouting Nan Qiuqiu.

"Hey Tang Ya, I also risked my life to come out with Sister Mengdi and the others to find you, okay? How come you left me out!"

Only the white-robed figure standing at the back remained silent, only looking gently at Tang Ya. Beneath the half-hidden hood, her beautiful face clearly surpassed that of Yu Mengdi and Nan Qiuqiu.

"Sister Mengdi, Sister Guyi, and Qiuqiu, you're all here..." Tang Ya couldn't hold back her tears any longer. After joining the Holy Spirit Cult, Yu Mengdi and Yan Guyi were the ones who helped her the most. Although they hadn't spent much time together, they had developed a deep bond through eating and living together.

Now, at her most vulnerable moment, not only did the two of them rush to find her, but even Nan Qiuqiu, who joined them midway, came. Feeling so much care, she suddenly found it hard to contain herself.

Yu Mengdi patted Tang Ya's back tenderly, but still said sternly:

"Xiaoya, do you know how worried we were when you left without saying goodbye? If it weren't for the Holy Church's special tracking method, we would have thought something had happened to you."

Chapter 153 The Holy Angel Ye Guyi and the Holy Spirit Women's Executive Team

Yu Mengdi, the Angelic Soul King who was defeated by Kong Tianxu in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, actually went to the Sun Moon Empire alone after graduation.

After several twists and turns, she stumbled into the sights of the Holy Spirit Cult by relying on the scattered clues left by Kong Tianxu.

Because of the uniqueness of her martial spirit and her inexplicable and unwavering faith in Kong Tianxu, she quickly stood out in the first batch of training courses for cadres of the Holy Spirit Cult and became the leader in everyone's eyes.

Upon discovering Tang Ya's disappearance, she made a swift decision: while arranging for people to report to headquarters and remain on standby, she decided to personally go and search for her.

To her surprise, in addition to the always enthusiastic Nan Qiuqiu volunteering, Yan Guyi, whose origins were unknown and who was mostly taciturn, also expressed his willingness to go along.

For some reason, although both were Soul Kings, Yan Guyi was only a Soul Master, and his Martial Soul didn't seem to be the powerful type, Yu Mengdi, who was confident in his Angel Martial Soul, could still feel a strange pressure and threat from him.

"I'm sorry, Sister Mengdi..." Tang Ya's voice choked with sobs, her eyes darting away, "I just, I just wanted to go back and take one last look, just one last look. Tang Clan, that's my home."

“Home?” Yu Mengdi interrupted her cruelly. “Xiaoya, wake up! From the moment you revealed your evil martial spirit, you can never go back to that home. I don’t believe you didn’t see the Evil Knight’s wanted poster along the way. In everyone’s eyes, you are already an evil spirit master.”

"Evil Soul Master".

These words, like a poisoned ice pick, pierced Tang Ya's heart, instantly draining her of all color and causing her to stop breathing. The identity she had deliberately suppressed and temporarily forgotten in the eerie atmosphere of the Holy Spirit Cult was ruthlessly and completely torn apart by Yu Mengdi.

Yes, her hands are stained with blood, and her martial spirit grows stronger by devouring life... What right does she have to return to the Tang Sect, even the broken one?

Seeing her expression, Yu Mengdi's tone softened: "Let's go quickly, Xiaoya. Who knows when those people will—"

"Boom, boom, boom"

Heavy, rhythmic footsteps echoed from both ends of the alley, like a death knell, interrupting Yu Mengdi's conversation.

Several dark figures blocked the way like iron towers. They were covered in heavy armor, and their eyes were cold beneath their face shields. Various soul rings swirled silently at their feet, and their cold killing intent was almost tangible.

"So fast? Be careful, it's the Slaughtering Knights of the Heavenly Soul Empire, who specialize in hunting down evil soul masters." Yu Mengdi warned in a deep voice, his angelic wings unfurling behind him, a flash of golden light, and two holy swords were already in his hands. "Judging from their aura, they are the elite among them. Xiaoya, you most likely revealed your presence when you used your martial soul on the way."

Faced with Yu Mengdi's dazzling and holy angelic martial spirit, the Slaughter Knights visibly paused for a moment, but their long-term training and iron discipline allowed them to recover instantly. They shifted formation, like cold killing machines, and surrounded her with an aura of crushing everything in their path.

Looking around, they were all Soul King level experts. Moreover, their armor shimmered with a faint golden light, clearly indicating that it was also a kind of soul tool.

However, this configuration seems rather inadequate for Yu Mengdi's side.

With a low shout, Yu Mengdi unleashed five perfectly matched spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—in an instant. The first three spirit rings flashed one after another, and a pair of golden lightsabers instantly drew a complete cross in the air. The wings on his back spread out, radiating a strong golden halo that flowed into the cross.

A melodious and graceful song rang out from the cross, and a dazzling golden light, imbued with a holy aura, rushed straight towards the armored man before her. Faced with this attack, the man was once again shocked. By the time he reacted, Yu Mengdi's Holy Radiance Cross Slash, enhanced by her third soul skill, Angel's Blessing, was already descending upon him.

Almost instinctively, the man quickly slapped a joint on his armor. Instantly, a hazy golden light enveloped his entire body, making him look like a degraded version of Yu Mengdi.

Judging from his movements, he was actually trying to withstand Yu Mengdi's attack head-on.

Without a doubt, his life was tragic.

The once invincible golden light was instantly broken through by Yu Mengdi's Holy Radiance Cross Slash. Amidst the teeth-grinding metallic scraping sound, Yu Mengdi's sacred twin swords danced like leaves in a whirlwind. The Soul King's breastplate shattered, and he spat out a mouthful of blood as he flew backward.

The other armored men didn't fare much better. Behind Yu Mengdi, the white-robed man who never removed his hood wielded a three-foot-three-inch-long, gleaming gold seven-star longsword. In the hazy sword shadow, the power of the level-five melee soul tool was perfectly displayed, crippling the Soul King he was facing.

She looked younger than Yu Mengdi, but she also had five spirit rings in the best possible configuration and was a spirit master. No wonder Yu Mengdi valued her so much.

As for Nan Qiuqiu, with only a four-ring Soul Master cultivation level, she finished the battle the fastest. Facing that weak Soul King with an elemental martial soul, she used the Hand of Annihilation to absorb all of the opponent's soul power in no time.

With only one Soul King left, Tang Ya defeated him using only the poisoned hidden weapons of the Tang Clan. However, Tang Ya's face was even paler than that of the Evil Knight who had been hit by the poisoned needle, and she looked completely disoriented.

In the blink of an eye, the battle was over. The four evil knights lay sprawled in the alleyway, their speed exceeding even Nan Qiuqiu and the others' expectations.

"This is what they call a Slaughter Knight? Not so great." Nan Qiuqiu knocked the last Slaughter Knight unconscious with her falling helmet, then clapped her hands triumphantly.

Yu Mengdi also felt that the battle ended too easily. You must know that these Soul Kings are by no means simple. They belong to the Evil Slaughter Knights, an organization specially set up by the Heavenly Soul Empire to adjudicate evil soul masters. Not only are they all fearless, but each of them wears specially made level three defensive soul tools with their own power of light, which has a strong restraining effect on most evil soul masters. That's why some of them subconsciously activated their armor defenses to face Yu Mengdi's attack.

Even if it was because of his angelic light power and Soul King cultivation that he caught the opponent off guard, it shouldn't be that simple.

But she didn't think much of it. The most important thing now was to get out of this troublesome place as soon as possible, since their fight had been quite loud.

“No.” Just then, Ye Guyi, who had been silent all along, finally spoke. A faint golden light flashed in her eyes.

"Commander Niu is indeed more experienced. These young girls are so young, yet they have two Soul Kings and two Soul Masters. If we attack hastily, they might actually manage to slip away with one or two of them."

It was the same alley, but there was no one on the ground. The heavily armored Slaughter Knights stood motionless at the four corners. Yu Mengdi and the others emanated strong soul power, yet they stood there blankly like scarecrows.

Ten meters away from them, the tall, middle-aged man from the restaurant was emitting a dazzling black light from his sixth and seventh soul rings, silencing the entire alley. He looked surprised and spoke to the old man beside him.

The old man beside him was not tall, but he appeared very robust. He wore a set of black armor similar to that of ordinary Slaughter Knights, but much thicker, and he could still carry it off with ease. Only his head was exposed, and his long white eyebrows hung down on both sides of his cheekbones, making him look like a fierce and menacing god.