Tang Long and Tang Hu both nodded. Although the Holy Spirit Sect had been destroyed, it had left behind Soul Guidance Devices like the Godhood Ascension Ladder. The possibility of unfinished Bone Seeds still existing was plausible.
"We haven't entered the true interior of the Holy Spirit Sect yet. I suspect the real inner sanctum lies beyond that gate, where the Spirit Gathering Basin is also located."
"How do we get in then?"
Tang San took out the token obtained from passing the trial and said, "With this. Since the Godhood Ascension Ladder was the initiation test, this token should function similarly to an identification card from Spirit Academy."
Hearing this, half of the Clear Sky Sect disciples who had followed showed troubled expressions.
Noticing this, Tang San sighed helplessly, "Don't tell me you all chose the Titled Douluo difficulty level."
At Tang San's question, some shrank their heads sheepishly—clearly overconfident. After all, who didn't dream of becoming a Titled Douluo? They all wanted to test whether they could fight on par with such powerhouses. The remaining disciples looked even more ashamed, as they couldn't even pass the Soul Douluo difficulty.
However, Tang San wasn't particularly surprised. Among the three generations of the Clear Sky Sect—elders, middle-aged, and youth—Soul Masters who could become Soul Douluos were already exceedingly rare. Even in the Clear Sky Sect, the vast majority of Soul Masters could never break through to Soul Emperor in their lifetime, eventually fading into obscurity.
In the end, only Tang San, Tang Long, Tang Hu, Tailong, and two Soul Ancestor disciples from the Clear Sky Sect obtained the Holy Spirit Sect identity tokens.
"Those who didn't pass should continue exploring the surroundings. The rest of us, let's move."
Without further delay, Tang San walked to the massive gate beneath the Godhood Ascension Ladder. Pressing the identity token against the gate, it suddenly erupted with golden light, enveloping him and allowing passage through the Soul Guidance Device into the gate.
"They got in?!"
"Then why are we still fighting? Charge!"
Seeing Tang San disappear, the gathered Soul Masters immediately stopped ganging up on the Sacred Dragon Sect and rushed to the Soul Guidance Device's metal platform. They frantically infused their Soul Power, eager to verify their levels and enter to complete the trial.
The crowd of Soul Masters scattered in an instant, leaving only the battered Sacred Dragon Sect members behind, each sporting bruised and swollen faces.
Feng Liang, his head covered in lumps, gnashed his teeth and spat, "Clear Sky Sect! Our Sacred Dragon Sect will never coexist with you!"
However, they didn't follow to attempt the Godhood Ascension Ladder trial. As the earliest discoverers, they had already completed the challenge long ago. The result? Apart from their Young Sect Master barely managing the Soul Douluo level, the vast majority of disciples struggled to even reach Soul Saint. The elders, whose potential had long been exhausted, fared even worse.
Thus, they couldn't enter the inner sanctum at all.
After a few more helpless outbursts of rage, Feng Liang lowered his voice and said, "Let's go. This path is blocked. We'll find another way—we're heading to that place."
"Huh? That place... Didn't we already fail there? Are we really going again?"
"Oh?! You have objections?"
At the elder's words, the Sacred Dragon Sect members all shrank their heads, clearly reluctant but compelled to follow under the Soul Emperor elder's authority.
The Sacred Dragon Sect weren't the only ones closely watching Tang San's every move. In an unnoticed corner, another group of Soul Masters silently observed his actions.
"Ning Feng Hong, that Tang San from the Clear Sky Sect has entered the gate. Should we follow the Sacred Dragon Sect's suggestion and take the exam to obtain identity tokens to go inside as well?" a male Soul Master asked the lavishly dressed young man beside him.
Ning Feng Hong glanced at the gate, then in the direction where the Sacred Dragon Sect members had departed. With a thought, a seven-story glazed pagoda materialized in his palm.
Clearly, this Ning Feng Hong was a male descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School lineage—moreover, the sect leader's own son.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, adorned with five Soul Rings, was breathtakingly beautiful. At its appearance, everyone in Ning Feng Hong's team perked up, for they all knew this Martial Soul could not only enhance a Soul Master's combat power but also possessed an almost heaven-defying passive ability.
Ning Feng Hong exhaled slowly, closing his eyes as the pagoda began to glow faintly. Then it tilted in his palm, pointing unmistakably in the direction the Sacred Dragon Sect had gone—not toward the Holy Spirit Sect's interior.
"It's reacting!"
"This Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul is truly extraordinary—it even has treasure-seeking capabilities!"
Opening his eyes, Ning Feng Hong smirked smugly at the indicated direction. "Hah, those Clear Sky Sect blacksmiths are all brawn and no brains. No matter how strong their martial prowess, they're just crude fighters who can't even recognize where the real treasures lie."
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's treasure-hunting ability was exceptionally rare, often granting its wielders astonishing luck that led them to the greatest opportunities in ancient ruins. Though not infallible, succeeding just once could change everything.
"Let's move. Follow the Sacred Dragon Sect group."
Meanwhile, Tang San passed through the gate into an interior space filled with winding corridors and charred ancient halls, creating a labyrinthine atmosphere.
"These ruins hold many ancient halls. We'll split up—my Holy Spirit Sect disciple identity is the highest-ranking. I'll investigate the largest structure deep inside; perhaps I can open its gates." Tang San pointed toward a distant copper-hued pavilion, its entrance still bearing burn marks. The passage of countless years had only deepened the scorched patina of the bronze hall.
"Understood. Be careful, Third Cousin." Tang Long and Tang Hu wasted no words—both held Titled Douluo disciple tokens granting access to most ancient structures.
The group acted swiftly, knowing delay would only allow more competitors to enter.
Activating Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Tang San blurred toward the innermost hall—indeed sealed shut.
"Useless Sacred Dragon Sect—discovering this place so long ago yet probably couldn't even obtain a Titled Douluo token." Producing his God-level token, Tang San effortlessly unlocked the Soul Guidance Device gate.
To his surprise, the interior revealed devastation—collapsed walls and debris littering a battlefield strewn with ancient-clad skeletons.
"A great battle occurred here—likely between Holy Spirit Sect disciples and Six-Winged Angel Soul Masters."
Tang San walked forward to the innermost part, where amidst the ruins, a corpse was pinned to the wall. Even after so much time had passed, a holy white light still nailed the body to the wall. This Soul Skill had persisted without dissipating. Most importantly, the corpse's right arm bone was as white as jade, emitting a peculiar fluctuation of Soul Power.
Upon seeing the white bone, Tang San's pupils contracted sharply. This was undoubtedly an astonishingly valuable Spirit Bone, likely over ten thousand years old!
"Don't touch that Spirit Bone."
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