On the border of the Heavenly Soul Empire, on a bumpy dirt road, a silver-white soul guidance car was slowly pulling over next to a tall tree.
Xie Xie jumped down from the car. The moment his feet touched the ground, he felt as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted, and he let out a long sigh.
He turned around and looked at Tang Wulin, who was still sitting in the cockpit, his face full of helplessness.
"Boss, I'm begging you for something."
Xie Xie pressed his hands together, his tone sounding like he was on the verge of tears.
"Put the soul guidance car away, okay? We can walk, or ride horses, anything is fine, just don't drive this thing anymore."
Tang Wulin poked his head out of the cockpit and blinked, looking completely bewildered.
"What's wrong? The car isn't broken."
"The car isn't broken, we're the ones who are about to be broken by all this trouble!"
Xie Xie pointed at the soul guidance car, his voice rising an octave.
"Count for yourself, how many waves of Evil Soul Masters have we encountered on this road since we left the academy?"
Xie Xie grew more excited as he spoke, gesturing with his hands in the air.
"Boss, I've finally figured it out. As long as you're in the car, we're bound to run into blind Evil Soul Masters. Whether you're driving, I'm driving, or Sister Luochen is driving, as long as you're in the car, the Evil Soul Masters will definitely come knocking!"
He pointed to the silver-white body of the soul guidance car, his tone carrying a hint of heartache.
"If we hadn't protected this car so well, who knows how many times it would have exploded by now!"
Tang Wulin scratched his head, an embarrassed smile appearing on his face.
"Well... I don't know why I have this kind of luck either."
He thought for a moment and added.
"When I was driving in the school, nothing ever happened."
"School?"
Xie Xie rolled his eyes.
"If there were Evil Soul Masters in the school, then we'd really be finished!"
Wei Xiaofeng, sitting in the back seat, couldn't help but laugh out loud as he listened to their conversation.
"Xie Xie, stop complaining. Although we met many Evil Soul Masters along the way, didn't we resolve them all? It counts as getting rid of evil for the people."
Ling Luochen also got out of the car and stood by the roadside, her gaze scanning the surrounding scenery.
She had been to the Heavenly Soul Empire before, of course, back when she was completing missions as part of the Shrek Academy Inspection Team.
Tang Wulin jumped out of the cockpit and took out the compass-style navigation System from his Storage Soul Tool, sliding his finger across it a few times.
"Let me see, this is... the Heavenly Soul Empire."
He looked up, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding fields and distant mountains, his eyes filled with curiosity.
"Heavenly Soul Empire, Sun Moon Empire, Dou Ling Empire, Star Luo Empire—so the Douluo Continent actually has four countries."
Ling Luochen was slightly taken aback when she heard this. She turned to look at Tang Wulin, her eyes filled with doubt.
"You didn't know how many countries there were on the Douluo Continent?"
Hearing Ling Luochen's question, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Wei Xiaofeng all shook their heads slightly; they had never heard of it.
Ling Luochen fell silent for a moment.
She suddenly felt as if she and Tang Wulin's group were people living in two completely different Worlds.
But then she remembered that Tang Wulin and the others hadn't even heard the widely circulated stories of the Original Shrek Seven Devils on the Douluo Continent, so it was normal that they didn't know there were four countries now.
Furthermore, the Legacy of the Shrek Academy in the sky was clearly different from the Legacy of the Shrek Academy on the ground.
Ling Luochen's gaze fell on the compass-style navigation System.
That thing accurately recorded the positions of various countries and even cities on the Douluo Continent, indicating that the person who made this compass had a considerable understanding of the continent's geography.
Also, not all students in the academy were ignorant of matters on the Douluo Continent. For example, Xi'er knew quite a lot and had been to many places.
So, why didn't Tang Wulin know the things that Xi'er knew?
Ling Luochen's gaze fell on Tang Wulin, and a thought suddenly occurred to her.
Could it be that Tang Wulin and the others had stayed in that Shrek Academy in the sky ever since they were born?
"Sister Luochen?"
Tang Wulin's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"What are you thinking about?"
Ling Luochen snapped back to reality and shook her head.
"Nothing."
Tang Wulin smiled, an expectant light flashing in his eyes.
"Sister Luochen, since you know about the Heavenly Soul Empire, why don't you... take us on a tour?"
Hearing this, Xie Xie's eyes immediately lit up, and he hurried over.
"Yes, yes! Sister Luochen, take us around! We've only been focused on traveling and fighting this whole way; we haven't had a good look at the scenery yet!"
Wei Xiaofeng also jumped out of the car and nodded repeatedly.
"Exactly! Sister Luochen, please take us!"
Ling Luochen couldn't help but smile at the sight of the three of them looking so expectant.
"Alright then."
She paused, looking into the distance, silently calculating in her mind.
She had indeed been to the Heavenly Soul Empire a few times. Although she hadn't visited every place, she still knew about some famous cities and attractions.
Xie Xie gave a cheer.
"Awesome!"
Tang Wulin was about to put away the soul guidance car when he suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Ling Luochen.
"Sister Luochen, is there anything special about the Heavenly Soul Empire? For example... any major Sects, or mysterious organizations, things like that?"
Ling Luochen was slightly stunned, and a name suddenly flashed through her mind.
Body Sect.
She seemed to have heard that the Body Sect was hidden somewhere in the Heavenly Soul Empire.
However, she wasn't very sure about this information.
Back when she was at the ground Shrek Academy, she had heard her teacher mention the Body Sect, saying they kept a low profile and rarely appeared before the World.
Later, she joined the Shrek Academy in the sky and learned that the Body Sect was one of the five major powers of that Shrek Academy. At the time, she thought the Body Sect was hidden within the Shrek Academy in the sky.
But now... Ling Luochen's brow furrowed slightly.
If the Body Sect truly had the strength demonstrated by the Shrek Academy in the sky, then the Shrek Academy on the ground would have been crushed long ago when competing with the Body Sect.
It wouldn't have been a matter of winning some and losing some.
Right, there was also the Tang Sect. Ling Luochen also knew about the Tang Sect since it was founded by Tang San, but... the Tang Sect of that Shrek Academy in the sky was clearly much stronger, unlike the Tang Sect she knew, which was nearly extinct.
Could it be... that there are also two Body Sects, just like with Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect?
The more Ling Luochen thought about it, the more confused she became.
"Sister Luochen?"
Tang Wulin's voice rang out again.
"Did you think of something?"
Ling Luochen shook her head, suppressing the stray thoughts in her mind.
"Nothing, I just remembered some things."
She paused and added.
"The Heavenly Soul Empire does have a very powerful Sect called the Body Sect, but I don't know where they are; I've only heard the name."
"Body Sect?"
"Isn't that the same as my faction?"
Tang Wulin's eyes shone with interest upon hearing this
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