Chapter 1300: What a Pity (1/2)
Hu Jie's brows furrowed tightly. ”Are you sure you want to take on this bet? The Star Luo Empire is definitely going to be broadcasting the matches to as wide an audience as possible. There's no shame in losing at your age, but I'm concerned that losing will traumatize you and hinder your future cultivation progress; that would be catastrophic!”
Tang Wulin turned to the Smiling Douluo with a serious look on his face. ”When I was 10, I finally saved up enough money to buy my first soul spirit and cultivated to rank 10 in soul power. At the time, I was just a nobody with the most mediocre Bluesilver Grass martial soul. However, I never gave up hope. After I went to the Spirit Pagoda, I was told that the money I'd saved up would only be enough for one lottery pick. I didn't have exceptional luck; my luck was exceptionally bad, if anything. I picked a defective soul spirit that may not even be able to bring me any soul skills.
”Even so, I fused with it, and continued to work hard in my cultivation. At the time, my rate of cultivation was slower than everyone else, and I could only progress at a snail's pace. I put in hard work and dedication that was unimaginable to the average person to make it into Shrek Academy, and now, here I am today. Failure has never been able to break me; it's only acted as motivation for me to continue to advance onward. The Trial of Five Gods is just another obstacle that's been thrown my way, and I'll take on all five challenges, even if it means losing five out of five times. I'm sure that this will be an important stepping stone for me to reach greater heights.”
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this, and Hu Jie looked into Tang Wulin's eyes, only to see a fiery yearning for battle.
”Alright, but I have to inform the Amorous Douluo of this, and I must ask you to remember at all times that you are currently representing the Tang Sect,” the Smiling Douluo said in a serious manner.
Tang Wulin replied, ”It is of the utmost honor to me that I am able to represent the Tang Sect, and I will give everything I have to defend the honor of the Tang Sect.”
His birth father was the founder of the Tang Sect, and his goal was to follow in his father's footsteps to find the Divine Realm. There was virtually no chance for him to complete the trial, but Tang Wulin firmly believed that the experience would bestow upon him many things that he wouldn't be able to attain from cultivation alone.
In stark contrast with the warm and grand welcome they'd received when arriving at the palace, their departure was a very sullen and cold affair. Even Dai Yueyan hadn't come out to accompany them, clearly still enraged by Tang Wulin's rejection toward Dai Yun'er.
After returning to the headquarters, Shrek’s Seven Monsters went back to rest, while Hu Jie arrived at the information transference hub and made an intercontinental call.
As soon as the call was connected, the Amorous Douluo's lazy voice rang out from the other end. ”What is it, Old Man Hu?”
”Vice-palace Master, we've had a bit of a situation here in the Star Luo Empire.”
Thus, Hu Jie delivered a brief recount of events, and Zang Xin allowed him to speak uninterrupted before finally heaving a faint sigh at the conclusion of his story. ”That's a pity.”
”Indeed it is, but the sect master can't be blamed for this; no one could've anticipated that such a curveball would be thrown at us, and things like love and relationships can't be forced. Besides, it would be an even greater sign of disrespect if the sect master were to accept the princess's feelings without actually reciprocating them,” Hu Jie sighed.
The Amorous Douluo suddenly burst into laughter on the other end. ”Are you defending the sect master, Old Man Hu? That's not like you at all! I didn't think you would acknowledge the sect master so easily.”
Hu Jie replied, ”I've acknowledged him due to the power he's displayed, and what he did in the Dou Spirit Empire. I've been wanting to stomp the Spirit Pagoda into the ground for a long time, and the sect master accomplished that over at the Dou Spirit Empire; it was really satisfying just for me to hear about it! Getting back on topic, the situation in the Star Luo Empire will be rather troublesome; do you have any backup plans, Vice-palace Master?”