Douluo Continent: I, Tang Wulin, a Kamen Rider

Chapter 103 Tang Clan's Recruitment, Gu Yue's Test

"By the way, since none of you are choosing to join the Tang Sect, you should carefully consider other forces in the future."

"After all, other organizations, unlike the Tang Clan, do not have the longest history and the deepest foundation on the continent. These are things that other organizations do not possess."

He paused, then continued, "Therefore, I hope you can carefully consider this during your holiday. Joining the Tang Clan will only bring you benefits!"

At this point, his gaze fell particularly on Tang Wulin.

“Especially you, Wu Lin, your surname and the combined power of the Blue Silver Emperor and the Clear Sky Hammer within you.”

"Its significance to our Tang Clan is far greater than you think."

"With your Flaming Sword and the Seven Heroes storybook, you could even say that if you join the Tang Clan, you will become the next generation of Tang San, the Sea God of our Tang Clan."

"Moreover, our two sect leaders are also two masters of swordsmanship."

"You are one of the few level 99 Limit Douluo in the world, and they greatly admire your story and intend to take you as their disciple, so you understand what I mean, right?"

Normally, given Wu Changkong's personality, he wouldn't have wanted to say so much.

However, Tang Wulin and Gu Yue's talents were simply too dazzling.

Tang Wulin, in particular, is practically an alternative version of Tang San, the God of the Sea. In fact, he should be said to be an existence with even greater potential than Tang San.

After all, with the Storybook Martial Soul and the Flame Sword, Tang Wulin has far more potential than Tang San, the Sea God, who only has the Blue Silver Emperor and the Clear Sky Hammer!
Didn't you see that Tang Wulin could even write a story like "The Seven Swordsmen," which features seven swords with their own elemental attributes and even seven heaven-defying martial arts techniques?

To put it bluntly, even Wu Changkong felt that if he were to have a life-or-death battle with Tang Wulin right now, given this talent...

Even though he was nearly fifty levels ahead of Tang Wulin, he still felt that his chances of winning were not very high.

Because he knew that his recent special training/sword duel with Tang Wulin seemed to be evenly matched.

But the 50/50 split was merely a matter of respect left for him, Tang Wulin, as his teacher.

Because he could sense that Tang Wulin was in a seemingly evenly matched training session.

Tang Wulin, this student, actually turned the tables on his teacher, secretly feeding him sparring techniques and teaching him more advanced combat skills and swordsmanship!

Moreover, as the two sides sparred with swords.

Although Tang Wulin did not use his full strength, he could gradually sense Tang Wulin's Flame Sword.

The fire element attribute inherent in its sword is actually superior to the ice attribute of its Heavenly Frost Sword!
This refers to the so-called martial soul restraint/superior/subordinate relationship.

Given that his swordsmanship and martial spirit were both inferior to his opponent's, his strength was also inferior to Tang Wulin's.

Therefore, in Wu Changkong's view, the difference in strength between him and Tang Wulin was basically negligible.

His only hope of winning is to put on the battle armor and use its amplified strength and full-body protection to forcefully suppress his opponent.

But the question is, how old is Tang Wulin now?
This actually forced him, a Soul Emperor from Shrek Academy, to wear battle armor in order to fight him.

To put it simply, this talent means that the current Shrek Academy principal, Sky Douluo, and the Sea God Tang San are the strongest geniuses he, Wu Changkong, have ever heard of.

But Tang Wulin is the strongest genius that Wu Changkong has ever seen!
Even Wu Changkong felt that, let alone him, even Yun Mingxiao—no, even the young Tang San, the Sea God—might not be able to defeat Tang Wulin.

Therefore, he absolutely cannot let Tang Wulin, such a promising talent, go astray!
That's right. As a teacher, your job is to guide your students onto the right path!
Now, Tang Wulin's repeated rejections have made him wonder if Wu Changkong is really bad at speaking and persuading people.

That's why Tang Wulin didn't join the Tang Sect at all, and even had some feelings of disgust towards it!
Tang Wulin's expression remained unchanged as Wu Changkong tried to persuade him to stay. He simply stood up and walked away, leaving behind only one sentence.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Wu, I'm a very free-spirited person, just like the wind. I don't want to be tied down, so I really have no interest in joining any organization."

"Also, I'm not some new generation of Sea God Tang San, because I am just me, an ordinary person who writes novels - Tang Wulin!"

"The Blue Silver Emperor and the Clear Sky Hammer may be his symbols, the faith of your Tang Sect, but to me, they are merely drafts for writing other new stories!"

Hearing Tang Wulin's words, the man from the Tang Clan was clearly about to lose his composure.

What a joke! You're just a ten-year-old brat, how dare you belittle the founder of our Tang Sect, the Sea God Tang San!
They actually compared the great Sea God, and even the faith of our Tang Sect, to a draft! To a stepping stone?!
They really think they're something special!
Even Xie Xie, who was standing to the side, felt that Tang Wulin might have been a little too direct this time.
Although he knew Tang Wulin was very strong, he also believed that Tang Wulin was no weaker than the Shrek Seven Devils when they were young.

But did he really need to be so direct in the Tang Clan's headquarters, subtly mocking their beliefs and founders?

But at that moment, a chanting suddenly rang out.

"BOOK GATE!"

The Gate to Books!
Suddenly, Tang Wulin found himself holding an open book.

As the chanting of the fantasy book began, a large door suddenly appeared before everyone and then opened automatically.

"OPEN THE GATE!"

Open the door!
Looking at the scenery they had just seen when they entered the park, Xie Xie stood up in shock.

Even Gu Yue, Wu Changkong, and the man showed expressions of shock!

Tang Wulin actually possesses a spatial soul skill!

Moreover, they can actually ignore the space technology that the Tang Clan has painstakingly researched over thousands of years!
"A mere Great Soul Master? How could this be!"

The man shouted in shock.

"Nothing is impossible, because it's just like you, as a technician, secretly increasing the strength of the Shrek Seven Devils backstage while we were taking their test."

As he spoke, Tang Wulin took off the bracelet from his wrist that could block the Tang Clan's defense system, and then casually tossed it in front of the Tang Clan man.

"Then everything in the story is naturally up to me, the novelist!"

After saying that, Tang Wulin took a step forward, completely ignoring the space technology and all defense systems of the base, and traveled to the other side of the world.

Meanwhile, Tang Wulin had already stepped through the gate and appeared in the other world.

The Tang Clan man finally believed it.

The Tang Clan painstakingly researched and perfected their space technology over thousands of years.

It was actually broken by the martial spirit of a ten-year-old kid!

Seeing this, Gu Yue also smiled.

Then, without hesitation, she followed Tang Wulin's example and took off the bracelet on her wrist.

After casually tossing it aside, she walked towards Tang Wulin without any precautions.

As if she trusted Tang Wulin completely, her steps were firm and composed, with no fear or hesitation in her eyes.

Tang Wulin watched Gu Yue walk towards him, a slight smile playing on his lips. He then bowed slightly in a gentlemanly manner, extending his right hand in a gesture of welcome.

Seeing this, Gu Yue naturally extended her delicate hand and placed it in Tang Wulin's hand.

After taking a single step, Gu Yue was transported to the other side of the world.

Then, Tang Wulin held Gu Yue's hand and walked away into the distance without looking back.

Only the astonished Tang Clan man, Xie Xie, and Wu Changkong remained standing there, dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, Xie Xie, who was still sitting on the sofa, only realized what was happening as he watched Tang Wulin and Gu Yue walk away and the bus that was about to arrive.

Wait a minute, if you two just leave like this, what am I, Xie Xie, going to do?
I haven't even gotten on the bus yet!

Seeing this, Xie Xie gritted his teeth, quickly stood up, took off the bracelet on his wrist, and placed it on the coffee table to the side.

"Well, Ms. Wu, now that the assessment is over and Wu Lin and Gu Yue have left, I'll be going too. See you at the end of the holiday, bye-bye~"

After saying that, Xie Xie ran towards the gate, then closed his eyes and quickly slipped through.

"Wu Lin, Gu Yue, wait for me!" "No, driver, wait for me! Don't drive yet!"

"I haven't gotten on the bus yet! I haven't gotten on the bus yet!!!"

Watching Xie Xie chase after the bus, Wu Changkong frowned slightly and stood up.

But before he could do anything, the gate summoned by Tang Wulin vanished in the next second!

"No, Wu Changkong, those brats can't leave, especially that guy named Tang Wulin. He has to stay in the Tang Clan!"

Upon seeing this, the Tang Clan man hurriedly took out a device and was about to start operating it.

But at that moment, Wu Changkong reached out and stopped him.

"Don't be ridiculous! This is a new generation of space technology that we just recently developed. He just cracked it like that?!"

Seeing that Wu Changkong was about to stop him, the man hurriedly shouted.

"Enough! They are my students, not outsiders or enemies of the Tang Clan!"

Wu Changkong said coldly.

“But…” The man was about to speak, but was interrupted by Wu Changkong again.

"Enough! Didn't you notice that you started to get attached to appearances while Tang Wulin was undergoing the Hall of Heroes trial? Calm down!"

As Wu Changkong shouted, a chilling soul force spread out.

At this moment, the Tang Clan man, who had been forced to calm down by Wu Changkong, finally realized what was happening.

He does seem to be getting a little too carried away?

Could it be because he met a true genius Soul Master that he subconsciously felt unwilling to be relegated to the back office?
Seeing that the man was gradually calming down, Wu Changkong finally released his grip on him.

Indeed, when Tang Wulin mentioned the Hall of Heroes, he realized why Tang Wulin refused to join the Tang Sect and even felt some disgust towards him.

It's obvious that Tang Wulin isn't a naive and innocent kid like Xie Xie.

Tang Wulin is not only incredibly strong, but he also has complete control over his power.

Therefore, Tang Wulin had already noticed something was wrong when they were adjusting the Seven Devils' stats.

She just didn't say it out loud, but her initial goodwill towards him had already decreased by half.

In the end, the clever guy next to him seemed to be trying to take advantage of Tang Wulin's pace, and even brought up Tang Wulin's family.

This is what made Tang Wulin completely despise the Tang Clan.

Of course, perhaps there's also the problem with him as a teacher; he's not very good at speaking.

Moreover, they did not hinder Tang Wulin's participation in the Hall of Heroes project, and even provided him with specific numerical assistance.

In the end, Tang Wulin was even described as the new generation of Sea God Tang San.

This prompted Tang Wulin to respond with a "draft" in return.

"It seems I'm really not suited to be a persuader."

Wu Changkong carefully reviewed everything that had just happened in his mind. Then, he silently marked his role as a lobbyist with an "X".

"It seems I was indeed a bit too hasty this time, and I didn't expect this kid to care so much about his family and be so resistant to acknowledging his ancestors."

After hearing Wu Changkong's advice, the Tang Clan man finally realized what was going on.

"So what do we do now? We can't just let this kid hold a grudge against us and the Tang Clan, can we?"

"That's what the man asked after he recovered," the man replied.

Upon hearing this, Wu Changkong pondered for a moment, then looked at Xie Xie's retreating figure and said calmly.

“It’s alright. I know my student’s personality very well. He is a very gentle and calm person.”

"and"

On the return journey, Tang Wulin sat quietly on the bus.

And on his face, which was usually gentle and sunny, a look of annoyance appeared, which was extremely rare.

It's hard to believe that he only came to participate in an assessment.

He was subjected to such mockery, first by recklessly increasing his opponent's stats during the assessment.

Then they played the trump card of family ties, attempting to morally blackmail him into joining the organization.

Furthermore, he arrogantly declared that he would help him improve his martial arts techniques.

Finally, he directly threw out the so-called claim that he was born a true descendant of the Tang Clan, thereby negating all his previous efforts and his family!

"What an infuriating organization! How dare they play tricks on us like this."

Just then, Gu Yue appeared beside him without him noticing, gently grasped Tang Wulin's clenched fist, and said calmly.

Seeing this, Tang Wulin immediately relaxed.

He was afraid that when he was angry, he might accidentally lose control and hurt Gu Yue.

"It's okay. Maybe I'm just being a little too sensitive about my parents and sister."

Hearing Tang Wulin's response, and feeling his fist soften instantly in her palm.

A barely perceptible glint suddenly flashed in Gu Yue's eyes.

"So that's why their Tang Clan's Hall of Heroes is so hard to beat. Turns out they've rigged it."

"But never mind, it's all in the past. We just won't join that organization."

At this point, Gu Yue asked, feigning curiosity.

"By the way, Wu Lin, speaking of your family, I've only seen you video chat with your parents occasionally."

"I've never met your sister before. What's her name? How old is she? What grade is she in?"

Upon hearing Gu Yue's question, Tang Wulin fell silent instantly, his eyes dimming.

Gu Yue felt a strange unease rising within her as she sensed Tang Wulin's body trembling involuntarily.

She regretted it a little; she regretted testing Na'er's position in Tang Wulin's heart.

After a long pause, Tang Wulin spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.

"My younger sister's name is Na'er. She's a little younger than me. She should be nine and a half years old now."

"However, I don't know what grade I'll be in right now."

Recalling the blurry image of Na'er leaving tears on the beach from his memory, Tang Wulin felt a sharp pain in his heart.

"Because she was kidnapped by bad guys, and because I was too weak at the time, I not only failed to keep my promise to protect her, but I didn't even get to see her one last time."

As he spoke, Tang Wulin unconsciously clutched the silver pendant on his chest, his eyes filled with sorrow and self-reproach.

"The reason I want to become stronger is so that one day I can find my sister and protect her properly!"

Gripping the silver pendant tightly at his chest, Tang Wulin's eyes became incredibly determined.

(End of this chapter)