Chapter 78

Tang Tian walked into the card shop with a pale face, bending over. The three pandas were tied up, and the white panda's brass staff had them strung together.

Sai Lei's anger flared up when she saw the three of them. If it weren't for these three bastards, she wouldn't have been so humiliated today, and wouldn't have...

Sai Lei took a quick step forward, raised her leg in high heels, and delivered three consecutive heart-piercing kicks, *puff puff puff*!

The power of the high heels was fully unleashed at that moment, and the three men's faces were like noodles in a pot, tangled together by chopsticks.

"You actually thought about messing with me!" Sai Lei raised her proud face, her eyes full of disdain, and said contemptuously, "You're lucky. If anything really happened to me, you'd regret ever being born."

Hearing Sai Lei's murderous words, Tang Tian kept his distance. This crazy woman was simply unreasonable, and it was better to stay away from her.

"How do you plan to deal with them?" Uncle Bing asked Tang Tian.

Tang Tian was stumped by the question. How should he deal with these three guys? Kill them? If it were in battle, Tang Tian would definitely be able to do it, but now, he hesitated.

Sai Lei glanced at Tang Tian, seeing his indecision, and immediately said, "Let me handle them!"

Tang Tian nodded quickly, "Okay!"

Finally, he could pass the hot potato. Tang Tian felt sympathy for the three men; falling into the hands of such a vicious woman, they would surely suffer more than death!

Sure enough, the three men's faces changed dramatically. The flower panda's eyes flashed with fear, and he shouted, "Bitch! Just give us a quick death!"

Sai Lei sneered, "You're too naive."

Hearing this, Tang Tian shuddered, his face remained calm, but he quickly moved a few steps away, increasing the distance.

"What did you come to see me for?" Sai Lei turned to Tang Tian and Bing, ignoring the three men.

Tang Tian handed the blueprint given by Bing to Sai Lei, "Uncle Bing said, can you make this?"

Sai Lei took the blueprint and looked down at it. She was immediately captivated, her eyes unable to leave the blueprint for a moment: "A Soul Refiner... the legendary Soul Refiner... such a strange structure, so ingenious! Amazing, which genius designed this..."

"He's called Andrei," Uncle Bing suddenly said.

"Andrei?" Sai Lei looked up, frowned in thought for a long time, and shook her head, "I've never heard of him."

"He's not famous, but he's an excellent mechanic, the fifth mechanic of the Southern Cross Corps," Uncle Bing said calmly.

"Indeed, it's worthy of the design from the golden age of mechanics. Such a genius design could only appear in that era," Sai Lei muttered to herself, "This part, I need to think about it, oh, I get it, using 8 circuits to solve it! Heaven! Did they understand martial souls to this extent back then? It's truly astonishing!"

"Can you make it?" Uncle Bing's monotonous voice asked.

"Don't underestimate me!" Sai Lei suddenly looked up, somewhat dissatisfied. A hint of pride appeared in her eyes, "Although the geniuses of that era are admirable, I, who aims to be the greatest mechanic of this era, am in no way inferior to them!"

Sai Lei's face returned to its usual calm, "Wait a moment."

She quickly pulled out a piece of paper and wrote rapidly. A moment later, she handed the paper to Tang Tian, "This is the list of materials I need."

Tang Tian passed the list to Bing, who glanced at it and nodded, "I've prepared some."

Saying that, he took out a pile of materials.

Sai Lei checked the materials and looked at Bing with surprise, "I've never met a Soul General who is so knowledgeable about mechanics."

Bing was unmoved, "My skills are average."

"The materials are mostly complete, but two important ones are missing: a fourth-stage soul core with both earth and water attributes, and Jade Soul Steel."

Bing's tone became more normal, "Your skills are good. We'll have the two materials by this time tomorrow."

"Great! I'll start the preliminary work then." A hint of excitement and enthusiasm flashed in Sai Lei's eyes. She seemed like a different person, radiating strong confidence, with no trace of her usual laziness and daze.

"Do you really not need us to deal with these captives?" Bing stopped before leaving and asked.

"Go find the materials quickly!" Sai Lei, already at work, said without looking up, "I've prepared some little things for them, they'll like it."

Bing didn't say anything more and left with Tang Tian.

As soon as they stepped out, Tang Tian let out a long sigh, muttering to himself, "This woman is too scary!"

"Scary?" Bing was somewhat surprised but quickly asked, "Is your injury serious?"

Tang Tian's body stiffened, but he quickly recovered, "Ah, no problem!" Tang Tian felt extremely embarrassed and quickly changed the subject, "Bing, where should we go to find the soul core and Jade Soul Steel?"

"To the Soul Hunting Zone," Bing said.

"Soul Hunting Zone?" Tang Tian had never heard of it before.

"Yes. I read some books about the Soul Zones and finally understood what they are," Bing said as he walked, "During the late Scorpion Dynasty, the Martial Soul Temple was no longer a secret. More and more entrances were discovered, and more and more people flooded into the Martial Soul Temple. Many unknown areas of the Martial Soul Temple were continuously explored. The current Soul Zones are dozens of times larger than the Martial Soul Temple of our era."

Tang Tian listened attentively.

"Because there are a large number of ancient martial soul fragments here, and they are very beneficial for cultivating martial souls, the Soul Zones quickly became a region of frequent human activity, with cities beginning to appear. However, some areas have too many ancient martial soul fragments, and they emerge periodically, making them dangerous. Such areas are not suitable for building towns, so they were designated as Soul Hunting Zones."

"Why do ancient martial soul fragments keep appearing?" Tang Tian couldn't help but ask.

"We noticed this issue before," Bing pondered, "Although we haven't fully understood it, there are a few theories. Some speculate that beneath the Martial Soul Temple are ancient tombs, and in ancient times, there was a custom of burial with the deceased. When a ruler was buried, many generals would choose to follow. This practice seems foolish now, but at that time, it was very prevalent, and generals took pride in it. However, we didn't expect the Soul Zones to be so vast. I now doubt whether this theory is correct."

"Ancient times..." Tang Tian looked bewildered. Bing's era already seemed unimaginably distant to him, and an even more ancient era made his head hurt.

"The changes here are too great," Bing's tone was filled with sighs and nostalgia, "The world has changed so much. I wonder how the Soul Hunting Zone has changed. If it's not much different from my memory, I know where to find the earth-water soul core and Jade Soul Steel."

Tang Tian followed Bing out of the Three Souls City.

As soon as they left the city, the scene changed. What met their eyes was a desolate wilderness. Occasionally, a few withered trees could be seen, and an indescribable sense of desolation greeted them.

"The strength of a martial soul is determined by two factors: density and purity. Devouring martial souls is the simplest and most direct method to quickly increase density. However, this method is not without side effects; it makes your martial soul more impure. The more you devour, the more impure it becomes. The Soul Refiner was created to address this. It can significantly purify the martial soul, with no side effects other than pain."

Bing's explanations always made Tang Tian feel the depth and breadth of knowledge.

"I don't know what other Soul Zones are like, but the Martial Soul Temple had no day or night in the past, which was very peculiar. It's always this gloomy here. There are few plants in the Martial Soul Temple, as it's not suitable for their survival. Ancient martial souls are very fierce, and this place was once considered a dangerous area, which explains why it was thought to be a tomb underground," Bing said as he floated forward, "Indeed, the changes are significant. In the past, you could encounter many ancient martial souls here."

"What do ancient martial souls look like?" Tang Tian was incredibly curious.

To be honest, he had never imagined that such a strange place existed. The Three Souls City had broadened his horizons. He wondered if Chihui had ever been to the Soul Zone. Hmm, Chihui must have been here. He wondered if he could meet Chihui in the Soul Zone, but Uncle Bing said there were many entrances to the Soul Zone.

He would ask later if there was an entrance to the Soul Zone in the Andromeda White Rainbow Star.

Ah, if there were other entrances in the Three Souls City, he could leave the Soul Zone directly, right?

Tang Tian was lost in thought.

"You'll see when you get there," Uncle Bing said, "All sorts of strange things. Some star soul beasts absorb martial soul fragments, making them very powerful and difficult to deal with. The star soul beasts in the Soul Zone are stronger than those outside, so be careful."

"Okay," Tang Tian responded absentmindedly. He was a bit unhappy about staying for a few more months, which disrupted his plans. He thought he would see Chihui soon, but now it would be delayed, and his mood was a bit low.

But Tang Tian was very clear that nothing was more important than strength.

Chihui must be very powerful by now. She was already so strong before, and he couldn't fall too far behind. They had agreed to go to the Heavenly Path together, and if he couldn't protect Chihui, he would be useless!

Tang Tian's heart calmed down.

He secretly mocked himself for being so restless after enduring for so many years.

His heart was indeed not mature enough... uh, mature... or maybe not...

But the young me also has a resolute heart!

Tang Tian clenched his fist and said to himself.

He lifted his head again.

Bing glanced at Tang Tian strangely. Tang Tian had suddenly seemed distracted and a bit low, but then suddenly became spirited.

Bing's attention was quickly drawn to the familiar scenery not far away.