Motive

Seeing that the staff had stopped talking, Xie Xie pointed to the building floating in the air and asked, "What is that?"

The staff knew what he was referring to and said, "That's a library. There's one like that in every area of the City of Miracles."

Tang Wulin was curious and said, "A library? How do you get up there? Do you use a floating car or something? Wouldn't you die if you fell?"

The staff shook his head and said, "No, of course not. Haven't you noticed that the flying heights of those vehicles are fixed? There's another way to get to the library."

They looked at the strange vehicles and saw that the staff was right. They seemed to be at different heights, but they actually had a fixed altitude.

Dai Yun'er asked eagerly, "What other way? Can you take us up there?"

The staff shook his head again and said, "It's supposed to be a teleportation formation. The library isn't open yet. You'll have to wait until it opens later."

Dai Yun'er was disappointed by the staff's answer. But they were here to congratulate them, and they couldn't complain if they didn't let them in.

They followed the staff to the central square of the City of Miracles, where the celebration was being held.

The staff led them to their seats and then left. Xie Xie pointed to the huge bell tower in the center of the square and said, "Wulin, do you think this bell tower looks like the one Atlas Douluo showed us when we were on that mission?"

Tang Wulin looked at the bell tower and nodded. "It should be. I remember you saw it in East Sea City. Does it look like this?"

Xie Xie shook his head slightly. "It's been too long and I don't remember much, but I think so. Do you remember the bell we heard before? Could it be from this?"

The bell Xie Xie mentioned was the one that rang in the minds of all creatures on Douluo Planet when Anping broke through. He guessed that it was related to this bell tower because the news of the City of Miracles came out soon after.

Dai Yun'er heard them talking and came closer to Tang Wulin. She asked doubtfully, "Are you talking about the bell that rang when I first came to Douluo Continent? How could it come from this bell tower? That doesn't make sense."

She asked because it wasn't the first time she had heard it. She had heard it once before when she was still in the Star Luo Empire. If it really came from this bell tower, it would be terrifying.

Tang Wulin shook his head slightly and said, "I think it's this. I don't know how it works."

He told Dai Yun'er about the previous sightings of the bell tower and analyzed, "The first time it was just a phantom, the second time it was clearer, and now it's real. It's impossible."

Dai Yun'er listened to Tang Wulin's analysis and dropped the subject. She said, "Anyway, this City of Miracles looks more prosperous than Shrek City, but it's a pity..."

Dai Yun'er didn't finish her sentence, but everyone knew what she meant. The City of Miracles was built by Anping and Gu Yuena, who didn't belong to the Tang Sect or Shrek Academy. They were destined to be their future enemies.

Xie Xie said dismissively, "What's the point of being prosperous? Shrek City has survived for 20,000 years through thick and thin. No matter what the City of Miracles does, it can't compare to Shrek City's rich heritage."

The others nodded in agreement. They thought that the City of Miracles was just a new creation, no matter how miraculous it seemed. It couldn't match the 20,000-year-old Shrek Academy.

Zhuo Shi disagreed. He said, "Don't look down on the City of Miracles. You can't see much because you're too weak. I have a feeling that Boss Yun Ming and Le Zhengen are close to breaking through."

"By then, the City of Miracles will have three god-level beings. And speaking of heritage, have you forgotten who built the City of Miracles?"

They thought of the two people who had defeated them easily. If Shrek City had been standing for 20,000 years, then the soul beasts had been around for who knows how long.

The soul beasts didn't care much about anything, but they had accumulated a lot of treasures over the years. They were not inferior to Shrek Academy.

Tang Wulin clenched his fists as he thought of Anping and Gu Yuena. They had taken away the blood of the Golden Dragon King from his body, and he felt that his forging progress had slowed down.

If it weren't for his grandmother's help, he wouldn't have broken through to the Soul King level and given his martial soul, the Blue Silver King, a powerful vitality. He didn't know when he would become a level six blacksmith.

He called out to Tang San's consciousness in his mind. After getting a reply, he asked, "Old Tang, do you think they will really return the Ice and Fire Eyes to the Tang Sect? You know that they are a treasure trove."

That was one of the reasons why Zhuo Shi and the others had come to the City of Miracles, to exchange for the Ice and Fire Eyes from Anping and Gu Yuena. Tang Wulin and the Tang Sect had grown fast, but they were still far behind Anping and Gu Yuena.

Maybe even Le Zhengen and Xu Xiaoyan were ahead of them. For their sake, they had to come to the City of Miracles shamelessly. They hoped that even if they couldn't get back the whole Ice and Fire Eyes, they could at least get some suitable fairy grasses.

Tang San's spiritual consciousness said, "The abyss is getting ready to strike. If they don't want to face the abyss alone in the future, they should agree."

That was what they had planned, and they had used the life and death of Douluo Planet as their moral leverage to pressure Anping and Gu Yuena. Even if they didn't care, the others in the City of Miracles would care about the planet where their ancestors had lived for generations.

Tang Wulin asked another question, "Master said that Atlas Douluo and Angel Douluo might become gods soon. Is that true?"

He asked that because he was worried. If Yun Ming and Le Zhengen became gods, the City of Miracles would have three gods. He feared that they would face the abyss alone and not give up the Ice and Fire Eyes.