Chapter 532 - Return (2/2)

The Pavilion Master smiled and gestured for him to take a seat.

Although Zhen Hua was the only living Divine Blacksmith, he didn't dare disrespect this man. Years ago, before Zhen Hua had even been born, the Pavilion Master had shook the world with his power. This was the man proclaimed as the most powerful on all of Douluo, the one who looked down upon all others from the peak of the world. It was said that if the Realm of G.o.ds hadn't been closed off, he would have long since ascended to G.o.dhood.

Under his protection, Shrek Academy's position was unshakeable. No one dared provoke Shrek Academy, not even the Federation. This was why Shrek City operated as an autonomous city.

“Zhen Hua, please explain the situation for us,” the Pavilion Master said. A meeting at Sea G.o.d's Pavilion was never convened lightly. Only matters of grave importance would call for such a summons.

Zhen Hua nodded and proceeded to recount the attempt to a.s.sa.s.sinate him and Tang Wulin's abduction.

“You said there was evidence of a battle when you arrived?” asked the Pavilion Master.

“Yes.” Zhen Hua stood up and took out a small metal stick. He pressed a b.u.t.ton on it and projected onto the wall a video of the area he found Tang Wulin in. After the video was done playing, everyone present had pensive expressions.

“Hmmm. It looks like it was an intense battle. According to what Tang Wulin said, the malum soul master who abducted him practiced blood sucking and was at least a Hyper Douluo. The fact that whoever intervened could drive her off means they were at least a Hyper Douluo as well,” Elder Cai said, brows furrowed.

The Pavilion Master's eyes narrowed as he stared at one particular area of the replaying video. “Duskgold Dreadclaw.”

The rest of the elders turned to him in astonishment.

Yali put her hand on the Pavilion Master's. “The Duskgold Dreadclaw is really rare! I've never heard of any soul master who cultivated it to this level.”

The Pavilion Master frowned, his mind sinking into thought for a moment. “Yes. You're right. I can't think of anyone either. But that's definitely the Duskgold Dreadclaw. And they're at least a Hyper Douluo. All of you, look at the ground. There aren't just gashes in the earth. Much of the surrounding soil and rock were turned into powder. That's a clear sign of someone cultivating the Duskgold Dreadclaw to its peak. Zhuo s.h.i.+, I remember you saying Tang Wulin has the Duskgold Dreadclaw too?”

Zhuo s.h.i.+ nodded. “But his is different from a normal Duskgold Dreadclaw. It combined with his bloodline to become what he calls 'Golden Dragon Dreadclaw.' He obtained his dreadclaw from the spirit ascension platform. Wait, are you saying… that the person who saved them is from the Spirit PaG.o.da?”

The Pavilion Master gave a slight nod. “I think it's definitely a possibility. Any soul master this powerful that we're unaware of has a high chance of being part of the Spirit PaG.o.da. They've become more and more mysterious lately.”

Due to the fact that every soul master needed spirit souls in this era of cultivation, the Spirit PaG.o.da's strength and influence had rapidly grown. Their growth even accelerated in recent years as new breakthroughs in spirit soul research allowed them to offer many more powerful spirit souls. Their wealth and influence was simply immeasurable now.

“That's a very likely possibility. Gu Yue is a core disciple of the Spirit PaG.o.da, and the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo is her master,” Elder Cai said, her eyes flicking to Yali.

Yali's eyes widened at the mention of the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo. At her side, the Pavilion Master showered a flash of being unsettled, but he quickly covered it up. Even so, everyone present noticed and suppressed a snicker in their hearts. The legends said that the Pavilion Master once had a fling with the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, and his reaction this time seemed to support that legend.

The Pavilion Master forced out a cough. “I'll go confirm with the Spirit PaG.o.da. Let's move on to the malum soul master now.”

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