Weekend Double Chapters!!
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That night, Fang Chang first carefully sneaked back to the northern dormitory area to check on the condition of the Shrek Seven Freaks. After confirming that they had all been thoroughly beaten, he quietly returned to the southern area.
Following the earlier agreement, he rewarded each of the Soul Master students who had participated in the beatings with the "Spider God's Blessing."
This involved having each of them inject their soul power into the ring left behind by the human predecessor to receive their reward.
Along the way, he also gathered some information from these students, such as how they had heard about the Spider God Church and the location of the so-called "Spider God Church Branch in Heaven Dou City."
Before leaving Shrek Academy, he also gave each of these students a bit of ideological education, sharing the story he had prepared earlier.
The gist of it was that Tang San was not originally a native of the Douluo World but had crossed over from another world. He would eventually disrupt the hard-earned peace of this world and steal its fortune.
To prevent the world from being destroyed and to protect its peace, the great Spider God had specially summoned them to become "Children of the Plane," tasked with eliminating Tang San, the interloper, and maintaining the balance between planes.
What they needed to do was to suppress Tang San and his companions as much as possible. In return, the Spider God would reward them based on their contributions.
As for whether Tang San was really an interloper, the students were half-convinced. After all, the people of the Douluo World didn't have much conceptual understanding of terms like "interloper" or "Child of the Plane."
But when they heard there would be rewards, their eyes lit up. They had already received significant benefits from Fang Chang today, and if there was a chance to do it again, they certainly didn't want to miss out.
After finishing this, Fang Chang left Shrek Academy satisfied.
Human nature is always greedy. Once the flames of greed are ignited, they are hard to extinguish. It seemed that Tang San and his companions would have a tough time at Shrek Academy for a long while.
Following the directions provided by the students, Fang Chang, under the cover of night, arrived at the "Spider God Church Branch in Heaven Dou City," located in the northern part of the city.
It was a grand temple covering about four to five acres, with eight towering white jade pillars supporting the entrance, giving it a majestic appearance.
At the entrance, a stone tablet over a person's height stood, with several names carved in flowing script. Unfortunately, Fang Chang couldn't read the Douluo script.
He circled around the outside for a bit, then activated his "Flexible Size" ability to shrink himself to one-third of his original size before sneaking into the temple.
Unlike the grandeur outside, the interior of the temple was relatively simple, with only a two-to-three-meter-tall spider statue in the center and almost no other decorations.
At the moment, there were only two people inside the temple, standing on either side and dozing off. Their soul power was only around level 10, barely qualifying as Soul Masters.
"Hey, Huang San, why do you think the masters spent so much money building this thing? And why do we have to guard it every night?" one of them asked, his head drooping as he nearly fell over before waking up with a start.
"Huh? You talking to me?" The man named Huang San also woke up and simply sat down on the floor.
"Don't you get it?" Although groggy, Huang San had heard his companion's question and quickly recalled what he had asked.
"Do you think the masters lack money? No, right? What they want are cultivation resources, especially the kind that money can't buy."
Huang San continued, "And these are the things the Spider God can provide. Even if there's only a slim chance, who wouldn't want to try?"
Indeed, those who had pooled money to build this temple were the city's elite, mostly high-level Soul Masters. For them, money was trivial, but cultivation resources were crucial.
A temple like this probably cost around five to six hundred gold soul coins to build. For ordinary people, this was an unimaginable sum, but for these Soul Masters, it was just a drop in the bucket.
If they could please the Spider God's envoy and receive even the lowest-grade soul tool, the return would be a hundredfold. If they were lucky enough to get a soul bone, the value would be incalculable.
As they spoke, Fang Chang had already entered the temple and was standing in front of the spider statue, listening to their conversation and secretly amused.
"Come on, it's been so long, and we haven't even seen a single spider hair, let alone any blessings. If there really were any blessings from the Spider God, I'd..."
The man's words were cut off as a voice suddenly echoed in his heart, "Do you desire power?"
This... sounded a lot like the legendary Spider God's envoy...
"What's wrong with you?" Huang San asked, seeing the man suddenly fall silent. But the man started laughing maniacally, nodding his head like a rattle-drum.
"Yes, I'm willing," the man said. As soon as he finished, a spider silk thread descended from the ceiling, suspending an ancient black ring in front of him.
He quickly injected his soul power into the ring, and a bracelet-shaped soul tool appeared in his hand.
Across from him, Huang San's eyes widened. After a moment of silence, he mustered his courage and shouted, "Great Spider God's Envoy, I am also willing to believe in the Spider God. Please..."
He quickly swallowed the rest of his words. It sounded like he was only willing to believe in the Spider God for the reward. He wasn't sure if the envoy would be angry.
"Everyone gets one," Fang Chang's voice echoed in his heart. The spider silk thread moved the ring in front of Huang San, who quickly grabbed it and poured his soul power into it.
A moment later, a flash of light appeared, and a long guandao, over three meters in length, materialized in his hand. The blade reflected a chilling gleam.
Given its sharpness, if the wielder had enough strength, even a Soul Emperor or Soul Sage-level expert wouldn't dare to take it head-on.
This weapon was perfect for beast-type Soul Masters and was likely more valuable than most soul tools, worth at least several hundred thousand gold soul coins. Huang San was ecstatic.
"Alright, you've received your rewards. Now I need you to do some work for me," Fang Chang's voice echoed in their hearts. The two immediately knelt on the ground, ready to follow his instructions.
Fang Chang first repeated the story he had told the students at Shrek Academy about Tang San being an interloper.
Then he solemnly added, "I want you to spread this message throughout Heaven Dou City. Anyone who can kill Tang San or his companions will receive a heavy reward from the Spider God, far better than what you've received."
After saying this, Fang Chang turned and left the temple, slipping out of Heaven Dou City under the cover of night and heading toward Whitewater City.
The next day, a large number of suspicious-looking Soul Masters, all of considerable strength, began appearing outside Shrek Academy, asking around about Tang San...
A dark cloud had unknowingly gathered over Shrek Academy.