Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 259 Badge of Honor
Seeing that Gula seemed to be lost in thought, the Evil Soul Emperor was puzzled when he suddenly realized that his feet were covered with silk-like vines, and the plant-like roots wrapped around his body, injecting paralyzing toxins into his body.

For Gura now, a single thought can release a large number of tiny spores into the air, making them difficult to detect during intense battles.

"Ten thousand swords return to the clan!"

At the beginning, Gula unleashed hundreds and thousands of sword energies, each condensing into a sword shape and intent, from all directions, penetrating the Evil Soul Emperor's body. His battle armor creaked under the strain, and the Evil Soul Emperor coughed up a mouthful of black blood, collapsing to his knees, lifeless.

Gula looked dissatisfied. This was far from the destructive power he had expected. Moreover, it took the spiritual power of a peak Spirit Abyss Realm cultivator to condense a few hundred sword intents. It seemed that the method of condensation still needed to be innovated.

The fighting stopped, and Tang Wulin peeked out from the doorway: "Is it over?"

He walked in, looked at the dead Evil Soul Emperor, and sighed to himself. Even the Evil Soul Emperor had died at the hands of Gula. He was gradually losing track of Gula's true strength.

The train was attacked, but the situation was being dealt with in advance, so the train did not stop and continued on its way to Tiandou City.

Gula was communicating telepathically with the observing teacher: "If you've dealt with an evil soul emperor, count me as a few more assessment targets."

He was unwilling to create trouble out of nothing, and even less inclined to challenge a group of weaklings.

The observing teachers have a certain degree of autonomy, but the first-year students' final exams are related to Shrek Academy showcasing their young geniuses to the mainland, which has a certain political significance. So, after much persuasion, they finally agreed to replace three challenge slots.

"cut."

Gula was dissatisfied and decided to find something to do at Shrek Academy to stir up trouble.

He hadn't forgotten that he was a core disciple of the Spirit Pagoda. He couldn't very well challenge the Spirit Pagoda like Tang Wulin. He was different from that traitor Gu Yue. Although he might not be discovered, he couldn't damage his reputation within the Spirit Pagoda.

There were also evil spirit masters in other carriages, but they were all small fry. Having lost their leader, they were easily suppressed.

The Soul-Guided Train arrived safely in Tiandou City, and the passengers, still shaken, quickly disembarked.

The afterglow of the setting sun cast a blood-red hue over Tiandou City. At the Soul Guidance Train platform, medical personnel were busily transporting the wounded. Mo Lan stood pale-faced beside her father, Mo Wu, her slender fingers clutching the list of casualties tightly, the paper trembling slightly in her hand.

Staff members checked the casualty list: "17 dead, 43 seriously injured... Fortunately, two Shrek Academy students intervened in time."

Mo Wu listened quietly, offering no comment.

"Miss, you should also get checked out," the accompanying doctor advised for the third time.

Mo Wu put his hand on his daughter's shoulder: "Go on, I'll take care of things here."

Inside the Special Operations Division.

Gula and Tang Wulin are being questioned. The Director of the Special Operations Division personally hands them two cups of hot tea.

"Thank you both for stopping the attack by the evil spirit masters. Our investigation revealed that these evil spirit masters are remnants of the Holy Spirit Cult. They previously targeted Councilor Mo Wu with a terrorist attack and were arrested by us. It seems their remnants haven't given up their evil intentions."

Tang Wulin frowned: "So they chose to attack Miss Mo Lan's train?"

Mo Wu pushed open the door and entered, followed by his secretary carrying a brocade box.

Upon hearing Tang Wulin's words, Councilor Mo Wu's resolute face revealed an unusual weariness: "It seems that our reforms have indeed affected the interests of some people."

Gula understood that some evil spirit masters were not respectable and might not necessarily be members of the Holy Spirit Cult; they might just be the black gloves of some councilors.

There were already people within the Federation who had connections with the Holy Spirit Cult. Otherwise, the level 12 soul-guided cannonballs that would destroy Shrek Academy in the future would have been under strict control. It would have been absurd if two of them had been stolen by evil soul masters without the help of an insider.
Mo Wu turned around and bowed deeply to the two young men: "On behalf of the millions of ordinary people of Tiandou City, and as a father, I thank you both for your righteous act."

"Tian Dou City will grant you honorary citizenship. This honor is insignificant, but please accept it." Inside the brocade box lay two purple-gold badges, the outline of Tian Dou City meticulously engraved on the surface, with strange patterns entwined around the edges—this was the highest honor that only heroes who had saved the city could receive.

Mo Wu's ability to become a councilor demonstrates his keen insight. After learning about the strength of the evil spirit master, he conducted a brief investigation and quickly ascertained the identity of the core disciple of the Gula Spirit Pagoda, thus elevating his regard for Gula to an extreme level.

Compared to Shrek Academy, which is known for causing trouble, the Spirit Pagoda has a slightly better reputation within the Federation and has many associated legislators. In any case, it's not worth offending.

Gula wasn't interested in any of this. Despite being bullied by Shrek Academy and Tang Sect, the Federation was actually corrupt and rotten inside, with resources controlled by various Soul Master families. If it weren't for the fact that strength was the most important thing in the Soul Master world, the Federation would never be so peaceful.

As they left the Special Operations Division, the setting sun cast long shadows of the two men.

However, the final exams had to be taken separately, so the two went their separate ways.

However, despite their separation, the two met again at the Tian Dou City Forging Association. Among the people they knew in Tian Dou City, the master craftsman Zhen Hua had the highest status.

Having presented the credentials given to them by Zhenhua, the two smoothly entered the top floor of the Forging Association, where Zhenhua was frowning as he looked at the design drawings. Muye emerged from the kitchen carrying a plate of golden-brown roasted meat, its rich aroma instantly filling the entire room.

“You two little ones have come at the perfect time.” Makino placed the plate on the table. “Try this, tenderloin from a ten-thousand-year-old golden hornwhale.”

Gula's eyes lit up, and he was about to reach for the plate when Mu Ye moved it aside: "Let's get down to business first. The Martial Soul Master you mentioned in the communication..."

"Don't be impatient."

Gula calmly anticipated Makino's movements and snatched the plate away. A hint of surprise flashed in Makino's eyes, but he didn't try to take it back.

"You make it sound so easy. Stop keeping me in suspense and explain it clearly."

Mu Ye became serious. The Body Sect's inheritance was not as orderly as that of other sects, and it needed to constantly absorb disciples from the outside world who randomly awakened their Body Martial Soul.

Because he was obsessed with mecha, he was stuck at level 94 and could not break through. On the contrary, the Spirit Pagoda had a deputy tower master, Han Tianyi, whose martial soul was the brain and who was a level 99 Limit Douluo.

He had stayed at the Body Sect for a period of time, but he was ultimately a member of the Spirit Pagoda. After undergoing a series of exchanges and training, he did not stay even though the Body Sect tried to persuade him to.

In addition, Hu Jie, known as "Golden Belly and Silver Hips," is a level 98 Super Douluo with twin Body Martial Souls. Because of unrequited love, he angrily left the Body Sect and declared that he would never have anything to do with them again.

In short, in this era, the strongest member of the Body Sect is only Mu Ye, a level 94 Title Douluo, who can be said to be living a rather miserable life.

Mu Ye had no choice but to be anxious, otherwise he wouldn't have targeted Tang Wulin, who wasn't his original martial soul, later on.

Gula had a good appetite and quickly finished a plate of pork tenderloin. She then sat down next to Zhenhua without saying a word and said, "I'm hungry, and my memory is a little hazy."

"Hey, you kid."

Mu Ye knew perfectly well that Gula had his eye on his cooking. If chefs had ranks, he would definitely be the number one chef in the world, and even some food-type titled Douluo couldn't compare to him.

Unfortunately, even though Gula and Tang Wulin had studied forging at Zhenhua, they didn't often get to eat meals cooked by him personally.

However, since Gula and he were already familiar with each other, it wouldn't be a problem for Gula to extort a meal from him.

"Okay, if you recommend a disciple that I'm satisfied with, I'll cook you a big meal."

Besides mecha, what Mu Ye loves most is eating, because one of the ways his martial soul nourishes his blood and qi is through eating.

Besides serving as Zhenhua's bodyguard, he usually goes to the deep sea to catch rare ingredients. He has quite a lot of rare ingredients on him, and even Tang Wulin, who has the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King, benefited greatly from them in the original work.

(End of this chapter)