Investigation Results

Leng Yaozhu felt a twinge of doubt in her heart, wondering if Anping and Gu Yuena really had some ulterior motive. But she dismissed the thought, since there was no sign of any attack on the Spirit Pagoda. She decided to wait until he met Anping and Gu Yuena and ask them directly.

The reason Anping was suspicious was not only because of Gu Yuena's soul beast identity, but also because he and Gu Yuena had moved the Star Dou Forest, as Zang Xin had mentioned. She doubted that Zang Xin would let it go. He probably knew something but kept it to himself.

So Leng Yaozhu said, "I have a question. Amorous Douluo, you insisted that my two disciples moved the Star Dou Forest. Did you discover something you can't share?"

Zang Xin didn't expect Leng Yaozhu to grasp this issue, and sighed slightly. "There's no harm in telling you. I witnessed them using a similar method with my own eyes, and I also fought against Di Tian. That's the main reason why we're so anxious about this."

"From that fight, I realized that Di Tian had a serious problem with his strength. As a Limit Douluo, I was no match for him. Di Tian's strength might have surpassed that of a normal Limit Douluo, and the pressure he exerted on me was even greater than that of Atlas Douluo."

"We suspect that the soul beasts have acquired some way to quickly enhance their strength. It might not be a big deal now, but if they really have such a method, the soul beasts could become the enemies of humanity in the future."

He didn't mention this to Le Zhengen because he didn't trust him. Although Leng Yaozhu was the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, everyone knew that she loved Yun Ming, and she was also from Shrek Academy. He didn't think that she would do anything to harm Shrek Academy.

When Leng Yaozhu heard that Zang Xin had seen Anping and Gu Yuena use a similar method to move the Star Dou Forest, and that the soul beasts might have a way to increase their strength rapidly, she suddenly remembered a legend. He said, "What are you talking about? Are you referring to the Ice and Fire Eyes?"

Zang Xin knew he couldn't conceal it from him, so he nodded slightly. "It's the Ice and Fire Eyes, but that's not the method I was talking about to improve their strength."

Leng Yaozhu was slightly startled. Zang Xin said that the reason why the soul beasts had the ability to increase their strength quickly was indeed because of Di Tian. He said, "Not that? Then what's the reason? Just because of Di Tian?"

Zang Xin shook his head slightly and said, "It's not just because of Di Tian. That time, I met not only Di Tian, but also Mr. Xiong, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji. I couldn't gauge their strength either. They might not be as good as Di Tian, but they were definitely not normal."

"And don't you think that Anping and Gu Yuena are advancing too fast? According to the news from the Star Luo Empire, they are now soul emperors, and they even have six hundred thousand year soul rings. By human standards, they are both less than sixteen years old."

"Throughout history, there have been quite a few soul beasts that have transformed into humans. Even our ancestor, Soft Bone Douluo, who ascended to the God Realm, was not as powerful as they are at their age. Not to mention, Atlas Douluo was far behind them when he was the same age. Especially the one named Anping, he is a real human. The data shows that his innate soul power is only level six, right?"

Leng Yaozhu was taken aback by this. She had thought that Anping and Gu Yuena were still at the soul king level. She didn't expect them to have reached the soul emperor rank, and upgraded their soul rings to a hundred thousand years.

She wouldn't have known about Anping's current strength if Zang Xin hadn't brought it up. As far as she knew, Anping and Gu Yuena had never shown their soul rings except for the battle at Sun Moon Academy that had stunned the federation.

What puzzled her most was that she hadn't heard of Anping and Gu Yuena visiting any Spirit Pagoda branch to ascend the spirit platform, and yet Zang Xin claimed that they had enhanced their soul rings to a hundred thousand years. But she didn't question him and kept her doubts to herself.

She listened as Zang Xin went on: "So we suspect that the soul beasts have found a way to increase their strength quickly. We even suspect that they have found a way to become gods without relying on the divine realm."

Leng Yaozhu was aware that there might be something wrong with the divine realm, and she asked curiously: "How can they become gods without the divine realm? Where did you get this idea?"

Zang Xin gestured to Zhuo Shi to explain, and Zhuo Shi said: "I'm sure Heavenly Phoenix Douluo knows about the inaccessible sea area outside Skysea City. You may not know that this sea area can't even be breached by our Pavilion Master. According to our investigation, we found that this area is connected to the one named Anping."

"We think that the reason why the soul beasts are not making any moves now is because they are waiting to become gods and minimize their losses. If our guess is right, humanity may be facing its greatest crisis."

Leng Yaozhu fell silent. She knew what Zhuo Shi was talking about because Yun Ming had told her. Combined with what Zang Xin had said about Di Tian's strength, she also believed that the soul beasts might have really discovered a way to boost their power, and that this method had something to do with Anping.

After a while, Leng Yaozhu said: "Since you are concerned about the safety of human society, I'll tell you the truth. The last time I heard from them was before the federal exchange group departed, and I don't know where they are now."

Leng Yaozhu wasn't lying. The last time she had trained with Anping and Gu Yuena was before they left. Since they had gone to the Star Luo Empire, they had never contacted her again.

But she didn't fully trust Zang Xin and Zhuo Shi's speculations. After all, Anping and Gu Yuena had done many things, such as extracting Tang Wulin's bloodline, plotting the Tang Sect's secret realm and the Ice and Fire Eyes, and even moving the Star Dou Forest. It was understandable that they would be hard to reach.

When they heard the same answers from Leng Yaozhu and Le Zhengen, Zang Xin and Zhuo Shi realized that they had been too naive. Judging from what Anping and Gu Yuena had done, they were not fools. They doubted that Le Zhengen and Leng Yaozhu really knew where Anping and Gu Yuena were.

With no other choice, they bid farewell and left. Leng Yaozhu watched them go, her mind racing. She didn't know what to do about Anping and Gu Yuena.

She hadn't expected that her two apprentices, whom she had taken on a whim, would cause such trouble. And she also realized that apart from knowing their talents were outstanding, she had never really understood them.

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