Chapter 67

"Find out clearly." A man in black respectfully said, "There's only an outpost of the Light Martial Association there, no experts at all."

"An outpost of the Light Martial Association is set up there?" A woman wearing a mask was somewhat puzzled.

Her voice was low, with a unique, smooth quality. Her snow-white, slender neck and delicate, exquisite collarbone added a touch of sensuality. The black martial attire could not conceal her graceful curves, and her cold demeanor made her seem mysterious.

"The subordinate has investigated. It's said that a Light Martial Association warrior once sensed the fluctuation of a secret treasure there, but failed to find it. The outpost has remained ever since." The man in black chuckled, "Now it has become a place of exile for the Light Martial Association, where they send new recruits with no future."

The woman naturally understood what "no future" meant.

"A single outpost is not a concern," the woman said indifferently, "but we must not be careless."

"Yes!" The black-clad subordinate hurriedly replied.

"If this mission is completed, I will recommend you to go to the Little Soul Island," the woman said indifferently.

"Thank you, my lord, for your cultivation!" The black-clad subordinate was overjoyed.

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"The Martial Soul Temple?" Tang Tian was always curious about the new things that Uncle Bing mentioned.

"Yes, a place that collects fragments of martial souls," Bing's usual stiff voice sounded, "There are two ways to strengthen a martial soul. One is to strengthen oneself, which many forces have methods for. The other way is to devour."

"Devour?" Tang Tian was startled. These two words seemed to have a special kind of magic.

"Exactly, devouring fragments of martial souls to strengthen one's own martial soul," Bing continued, "The Martial Soul Temple in the new recruit camp, to be precise, is an entrance to the Martial Soul Temple. Inside the Martial Soul Temple, there are a large number of ancient martial soul fragments. We were not the first to discover the Martial Soul Temple; the first to find it was the Scorpio Corps. However, not long after, we and the Serpent Corps also found the entrance. We speculate that the Martial Soul Temple should be in some unknown corner of the Heavenly Path."

"There's such a strange place!" Tang Tian was greatly surprised.

"In the past, the Martial Soul Temple was monopolized by the three major corps. It was very chaotic inside, and many people from the three major corps died there. Just in the Southern Cross Corps, I remember that about 30,000 people died in there over ten years. It was a very dangerous battlefield," Bing said.

Tang Tian shook his head repeatedly, "Hey, Uncle Bing, I'm not going to such a dangerous place!"

Although Tang Tian was extremely confident, he wasn't foolish. The new recruits of the Southern Cross Corps were much stronger than him. Many of those people died, and with his mere third-rank strength, he wouldn't even be enough to fill someone's teeth.

"Your strength is indeed a bit weak, but I can accompany you. I am a Soul General," Bing suddenly tilted his head, "The constellation Ophiuchus has been annihilated, so the Serpent Corps must have been annihilated. The Southern Cross Corps only has me left, and I don't know if anyone from the Scorpio Corps is still alive. I wonder what the Martial Soul Temple looks like now."

"Uncle Bing, is your strength enough?" Tang Tian looked at him with disdain and doubt.

"Don't you want to see?" Bing looked at Tang Tian.

"I do!" Tang Tian said honestly.

"I also want to see. It's been so many years, I wonder how it has changed," Bing thought for a moment, "I have recovered some of my strength. As long as we don't encounter anyone from the Scorpio Corps, there won't be much danger. We have another method."

"What method?" Tang Tian asked curiously.

Bing pointed at Ghost Claw, "Take him with us."

"Isn't Senior Nong a projection? How can we take him?" Tang Tian didn't quite understand.

"Using the soul cores in your hand, you can condense a physical form for him. However, the time is very short, only three days," Bing explained.

"There's such a method? Why didn't you say so earlier!" Tang Tian urged, "Then let's hurry. How many soul cores do we need?"

"Ten," Bing said.

Tang Tian quickly took out ten soul cores and handed them to Bing.

Bing glanced at them, "These soul cores are too low in rank, so Ghost Claw's strength will drop by one level."

"That's still very powerful!" Tang Tian said. Senior Nong's seventh-rank strength, even if it dropped by one level, was still sixth-rank, which was far more powerful than him. With Tang Tian's current strength, he could handle ordinary fourth-rank martial artists, but he was definitely no match for fifth-rank martial artists.

Each soul core was about the size of a soybean, and the Green Sandarm Ape was a wood-type star soul beast, so its soul core was emerald green. The ten soul cores merged into Ghost Claw's body, turning into countless green rays. Ghost Claw's eyes suddenly turned a crystalline emerald green, then faded away.

Ghost Claw's blurry body became much more solid.

"Can I use this method in the future?" Tang Tian asked, pointing at Ghost Claw.

"This is just an emergency method," Bing said.

Tang Tian thought about it and agreed. Ten soul cores could sell for a lot of money, and using them regularly would be impractical. With Bing and Ghost Claw as his bodyguards, Tang Tian felt reassured.

Bing extended his hand, and the surroundings changed dramatically.

A light gate appeared in front of Tang Tian.

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"How did it become like this?" Bing's voice carried a hint of confusion.

The streets were lined with shops, the sounds of hawking were loud, and the crowds were bustling. This was no longer a wilderness, and there were no more wandering Soul Generals, no more lurking enemies, no more sudden, fatal attacks.

This was a bustling city.

Only the "Soul" in the name of Three Souls City seemed to prove that it had some connection to the Martial Soul Temple of the past.

Bing's mood was somewhat low.

There was no clearer way to feel the passage of time and the change of people. Unlike Bing's disappointment, Tang Tian was filled with curiosity.

Three Souls City was completely different from Starwind City.

Three Souls City was larger, with towering buildings everywhere, and red-tiled roofs that looked like bright red clouds. The people on the streets were dressed in various styles.

But the biggest difference was the Soul Generals. Almost everyone had Soul Generals floating around them, ranging from one to seven or eight. Tang Tian had never seen such a spectacular scene of Soul Generals before, and the strength of the people here was quite surprising. So far, the lowest rank he had seen was fourth-rank. His third-rank strength made him stand out on the street, and passersby often cast curious glances at him.

Some people's gazes also fell on Bing, whose face was blank, which was quite noticeable.

Yu Bao had been eyeing the young man who was looking around. His eyes were sharp, and when he realized that Tang Tian was only third-rank, his heart raced. A fat sheep, definitely a fat sheep!

Although Tang Tian was dressed in tattered clothes, the fact that he could enter Three Souls City at third-rank meant he was definitely the son of a major family. Without fourth-rank strength, it was impossible to enter Three Souls City. To enter at third-rank, one would need extremely rare secret treasures. Seeing the two Soul Generals by Tang Tian's side, Yu Bao was even more convinced. One was sixth-rank, and the other's strength was indeterminate. Yu Bao had been in Three Souls City for a long time and had seen countless Soul Generals, but he had never seen one with a blank face.

A son of a major family, and not just any major family!

Such a young master was definitely a fat sheep! Seeing that he had no other guards, Yu Bao suspected that this young master had sneaked out.

"Sir, would you like to come in and take a look? Our shop has a lot of rare treasures, all ancient relics! The famous Scorpion Stinger from the Scorpio Dynasty six thousand years ago has just arrived. And the Southern Cross Corps, which you must know, what is it most famous for? Of course, it's the Cross Medals, elegant and noble, with various functions. Our shop has just collected a set of Fire Cross Medals, a rare treasure awarded after the Southern Cross Corps' battle on the Flame Star..."

Yu Bao was a smooth talker, and he knew exactly what such young masters liked. Beautiful, mysterious things were very attractive to them, and they didn't care about their functions.

Tang Tian stopped, hearing the words "Southern Cross Corps," and turned to look at Bing.

Bing remained indifferent.

Seeing Tang Tian stop, Yu Bao became even more enthusiastic, "Sir, come in and take a look. Our shop has just received a batch of genuine treasures. Whether you buy or not doesn't matter; just coming in is a favor to me. I'm not boasting, but in Three Souls City, there are few shops with a more complete collection than ours."

"Alright, let's take a look," Tang Tian walked into the shop.

The other shop assistants on the street saw Tang Tian enter and wore smug expressions.

"This trash seller might finally make a sale today," one assistant chuckled, "He just got a new batch of trash from Old Cao today. Good luck to him."

"There's always a sucker in the world," another assistant laughed.

The two burst into laughter.

Yu Bao had a terrible reputation on the entire street. He bought a batch of trash at extremely low prices from somewhere and used it to deceive those who didn't know better. Yu Bao's shop had the most disputes, but he was the most notorious scoundrel in the area. It was said that he was a distant relative of the head of security in Three Souls City, so no one dared to provoke him.

Tang Tian walked into the shop.

The shop was very large, with wooden shelves on all sides filled with dusty items. All kinds of strange things were there, and the shopkeeper was a smooth talker, speaking at length about the history of a broken porcelain shard. The shopkeeper's main recommendation, the Cross Medals, were exquisitely beautiful, but Bing glanced at them and ignored them.

As for the Scorpion Stinger, it was just a bronze spike with intricate carvings, and Tang Tian didn't sense any martial soul fluctuations from it.

Seeing that none of the "treasures" had caught Tang Tian's attention, Yu Bao became anxious.

Suddenly, Bing pointed to a pile of junk in the corner, "How much is this pile of junk?"

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I have a cold.

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