# Chapter 30: Registrations
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## Chen Sheng's Room
After returning to his room that evening, Chen Sheng sat comfortably on his bed and pulled out a Martial Soul Improvement Card from his system storage.
"Let's see what happens this time," he said with anticipation.
He activated the card and directed it toward his Eighteen-Winged Hex-Element Supreme Divine Archangel martial soul.
Brilliant radiance exploded within his spiritual sea! The magnificent angel blazed with tremendous divine power as two additional wings burst forth from its form!
Ten wings on the right side—blazing with golden holy fire and radiant light!
Ten wings on the left side—radiating with freezing darkness and absolute cold!
『Martial Soul Evolution: Twenty-Winged Hex-Element Supreme Divine Archangel (Light, Darkness, Ice, Fire, Life, Death)』
Chen Sheng felt the incredible power flowing through him. His spirit power surged due to the martial soul's enhancement because of not having soul ring, it remained 60!
"This is amazing!" he said with satisfaction. "My martial soul keeps getting stronger!"
He stretched his arms above his head, feeling the changes settle into his body naturally.
"Alright, time to open the treasure chests!"
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『Treasure Chest: Talent - Natural Sense』
Information flooded Chen Sheng's mind about this new ability.
Natural Sense Talent:
- Can communicate telepathically with plants and beasts
- Understands their feelings and thoughts
- Can sense their health and needs
- Allows for deeper connection with nature
"Oh, this is interesting!"
Chen Sheng said enthusiastically. "I can talk to plants and animals now? That could be really useful!"
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『Treasure Chest: Spiritual Spring Essence Drop』
Spiritual Spring Essence Drop:
- Can increase plant-type cultivation by three thousand years
- Single use item
- Works on any plant-based spirit or spirit beast
Chen Sheng's eyes lit up. "Wait... this could help Ah Yin! She's been recovering so slowly in that jade pendant. If I give her this, her cultivation will jump by three thousand years!"
He decided immediately. "I should talk to her about everything. She deserves to know the truth."
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Inside the Jade Pendant
Chen Sheng entered his jade pendant's pocket dimension and walked toward where Ah Yin rested in her plant form.
The Blue Silver Emperor looked beautiful—graceful leaves with dim blue-gold stripes that marked her royal bloodline. Her soul power fluctuations indicated she had reached about 800 years of cultivation.
"Ah Yin," Chen Sheng called out gently, activating his Natural Sense talent. "I want to talk to you about something important."
The Blue Silver Emperor's leaves rustled slightly, showing she was listening.
Chen Sheng sat down near her, his expression serious but kind. "I need to ask you something that's been bothering me. How did your identity get exposed back then? The only ones who knew you were a Spirit Beast were Tang Hao and Tang Xiao. After you chose Tang Hao, Tang Xiao returned to Clear Sky Sect. The chance of him knowing you were a 100,000-year Spirit Beast is very small!"
As he spoke, Chen Sheng carefully dropped the Spiritual Spring Essence Drop onto her plant form.
Ah Yin trembled all over upon hearing his question. Her upright body suddenly looked dispirited and sad.
But before she could sink into depression, she discovered something amazing! Her cultivation speed had increased dozens of times!
900 years... 1000 years... 2000 years... 3000 years... 3870 years!
The dim blue-gold stripes on her leaves brightened considerably, glowing with renewed vitality!
Through his Natural Sense, Chen Sheng could feel her shock and confusion mixed with gratitude.
"Ah Yin, let me ask you another question," Chen Sheng continued gently but seriously. "When you were pregnant, why did Tang Hao still take you wandering outside instead of finding a safe place to rest and have the child?"
Ah Yin's branches swayed from side to side, showing her confusion and uncertainty.
She doesn't know?
Chen Sheng felt both frustrated and sympathetic. "Whether human or Spirit Beast, when pregnant, you need to rest properly. Otherwise, if you're not careful, it could harm the baby. But you don't know why Tang Hao kept taking you around everywhere?"
Through Natural Sense, he felt her confusion deepen. She genuinely had no answer.
"Forget it," Chen Sheng sighed. "You probably don't know anything, otherwise you wouldn't have been forced to sacrifice yourself in the end!"
Ah Yin's leaves drooped sadly. Through their connection, Chen Sheng felt waves of hurt and confusion flowing from her.
"Ah Yin, there's another suspicious thing," Chen Sheng said thoughtfully. "When Tang Hao took you to escape Spirit Hall's pursuit, why didn't he go to Star Dou Great Forest? That's where you could have used your best strength!"
"If you had unleashed your 100,000-year Spirit Beast aura in the forest, it would have caused a Spirit Beast riot or attracted Da Ming and Er Ming's attention! The Blue Silver King could have asked them for help, and you wouldn't have died!"
"Besides, Star Dou Great Forest spans both great empires, and Spirit City is in the middle. At that time, Tang Hao and you were clearly very close to Star Dou Great Forest!"
"Do you think my reasoning makes sense, Ah Yin?"
Through Natural Sense, Chen Sheng felt Ah Yin's world crumbling. Confusion, pain, disbelief, and dawning realization flooded through their connection.
At this moment, Ah Yin was completely flustered by his words and felt isolated and lost.
If she weren't in plant form, tears would probably be flowing from her eyes.
Chen Sheng felt her distress and softened his tone. "Ah Yin, as things stand now, with my help, if you regain your strength in the future, don't go back to Tang Hao. He's not worth it!"
Seeing her branches and leaves pressed against the ground, he could tell she felt terrible.
"Ah Yin, you can communicate with me, I want to hear your honest thoughts," Chen Sheng said gently. "If you transform back in the future, do you still plan to return to Tang Hao's side?"
This was a crucial question. If Ah Yin was still deluded and wanted to return to Tang Hao, there would be no point helping her further.
Ah Yin shook her branches and sent thoughts through Natural Sense: "I heard everything you said, but there's always been one doubt in my mind. Why did Tang Hao become so sad and broken after that incident?"
Chen Sheng said calmly, "It's said that after that incident, Spirit Hall couldn't find Tang Hao, so they attacked Clear Sky Sect. The Sect Master at that time was directly angered to death. That person was Tang Hao's father!"
Ah Yin's shock rippled through their connection.
"Ah Yin, do you think Tang Hao has a strong sense of belonging to Clear Sky Sect?" Chen Sheng asked.
Through his telent, he felt her complex emotions. She knew Tang Hao had an extremely strong attachment to his sect.
The reason he hadn't returned all these years was because he believed the incident was his fault, leading to Clear Sky Sect's isolation.
It turned out sealing the mountain was just an excuse—he didn't go back because of guilt about his father!
"But... even if Tang Hao planned against me like this, I still have Tang San, my son," Ah Yin's thoughts came weakly through their connection. "A son is always innocent, isn't he?"
Chen Sheng felt her desperate hope and sighed.
"Ah Yin, don't you think your son is strange?" Chen Sheng said carefully. "He knows so many special Spirit Abilities, and he makes things called Hidden Weapons."
He believed it was necessary to shatter all of Ah Yin's remaining illusions now. Better a short pain than a long one!
Ah Yin's confusion flooded through Natural Sense: "What do you mean by that?"
Chen Sheng said gently but firmly, "What I mean is, Tang San might not be your son."
"No, impossible!" Ah Yin's thoughts burst with disbelief. "What evidence do you have?!"
"And what's wrong with him knowing many Spirit Abilities and making Hidden Weapons? Chen Sheng, don't you also know many techniques and have abnormal growth?"
Chen Sheng shook his head. "Back then, you two faced pursuit from several Titled Douluo, numerous Spirit Douluo, and Spirit Saints from Spirit Hall. In that situation, you couldn't even protect yourselves. Tang San was just a newborn baby. How could he have survived that battle?"
"Are you sure Tang Hao could protect him the whole time? Even random battle aftermath could have killed Tang San then!"
"It's just that you're still in the dark. Tang Hao probably discovered Tang San's abnormality long ago, but just didn't say it explicitly. After all, that body is indeed your child's, but the soul might have been replaced later by someone else's spirit."
"You mean Tang San was possessed? No, possession is somewhat different..."
Ah Yin knew that in the Spirit Beast world, some special Spirit Beasts could possess bodies. A typical example was the Dark Night Bat-type Spirit Beast, but Tang San's situation was clearly different.
Her distress intensified through Natural Sense: "No! No, unless you prove it to me! And you can't clearly explain your own situation, can you?"
Chen Sheng didn't want to argue. He just said calmly, "My situation is quite special. You'll understand when the time is right. But I can tell you very clearly that I am me, but Tang San may not necessarily be Tang San."
"As for the special Spirit Abilities you mentioned, I can explain. Besides my own opportunities, I work very hard."
"But what about Tang San? His special Spirit Abilities are all based on his body, why not his spirits. Have you ever seen him create a Spirit Ability related to his Blue Silver Grass or Clear Sky Hammer? Don't use the excuse of it being time-consuming! Would creating Spirit Abilities through one's own Spirit be more difficult than those relying on the body, like Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track?"
"And those Hidden Weapons—they're just sneak attack tools. If his spirits had characteristics that led to them, that would make sense. But what's the reality?"
"His Spirits are Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer. What made him think of making Hidden Weapons? The only possibility is that before he awakened his Spirit, he already knew about Hidden Weapons. Through learning forging from Tang Hao, he simply made them!"
"How old was Tang San then? Ah Yin, your true body was near Saint Spirit Village, constantly watching Tang San. You didn't notice such strange behavior? Think carefully—Tang San's Purple Demon Eye requires absorbing that wisp of purple qi every morning. When did Tang San start doing this in Saint Spirit Village?"
BOOM!
Through Natural Sense, Chen Sheng felt Ah Yin's mind going almost blank. Her thoughts were in complete chaos.
If she remembered correctly, when Tang San was two or three years old, he would wake up very early every day to meditate and train in the back mountains of Saint Spirit Village, right?
That means at that time, he was already starting to practice skills like Purple Demon Eye?
At that time, he hadn't even awakened his Spirit yet, so could this still be considered a self-created Spirit Ability?
After all, only after awakening one's Spirit can one develop spirit power, and only then can one truly cultivate!
It all makes sense!
Ah Yin felt everything suddenly made sense!
"Now you understand, right?" Chen Sheng said gently. "And don't look at me having many strange abilities. Before I was six, I only did simple basic exercise. As for my fast-growing soul power and soul rings, I just showed you with the spiritual essence drop I gave you!"
"But... but why is Tang San still alive now?" Ah Yin's confused thoughts came through.
Chen Sheng explained carefully, "In this world, there's something called 'body possession.' It's divided into two types. One is when a person dies, and suddenly a strange soul takes over their body. The second type is more forceful—the person hasn't died yet, but the soul directly destroys that person's soul and takes over! Tang San should belong to the former."
"As for the rest, I won't say more. You'll naturally see the evidence later. The secret techniques and Hidden Weapons Tang San has—whose hands they were passed down from will become clear in a few years!"
Ah Yin was immersed in what Chen Sheng called "evidence."
Why wait a few years?
The evidence Chen Sheng referred to was naturally the Tang Sect. When Tang San had the intention to establish the Tang Sect and simultaneously exposed Mysterious Heaven Skill while proposing to others about establishing it, he would be directly exposed!
Would a normal person at this age think about establishing a Sect?
Unless their family background was very strong and they were influenced by elders, otherwise it would be impossible!
Establishing a Sect first requires substantial funds, and where would a commoner like Tang San get the funds from?
Chen Sheng thought about how the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was truly taken advantage of. The transaction price of the Hidden Weapons Tang San would provide them was far higher than the cost price.
At that time, Ning Rongrong would be his friend. Is that how Tang San would treat friends?
"Ah Yin," Chen Sheng said kindly, "you should rest now and let that spiritual essence help you recover. We'll talk more when you're feeling better."
Through Natural Sense, he felt her gratitude mixed with deep confusion and pain. But also, surprisingly, a growing trust in him.
『DING! DETECTED Ah Yin's Trust and Gratitude emotion toward host. Congratulations! Reward: Treasure Chest acquired!』
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Next Morning - Soto Great Spirit Arena
Chen Sheng had used his Spirit Power Concealment talent to reduce his displayed soul power level to 42. With this ability, no one could tell what his true soul power was unless he revealed it himself. They would only see what he showed them.
The next morning, at the Great Spirit Arena of Soto City, Xiao Wu and the others couldn't sit still. They wanted to come to the arena earlier to get registered and start their matches.
Yu Xiaogang and Flender naturally agreed they could register first.
"Competitions in Soto City are divided into one-on-one, two-on-two, and team-based seven-on-seven," Yu Xiaogang explained to Chen Sheng and the others. "Within these, there are also gambling matches and death matches. Since we're here for experience, we'll naturally choose gambling matches."
After everyone completed their registration, they went to a lounge area.
Yu Xiaogang continued, "The graduation requirement for Shrek Academy is to obtain a silver Douluo badge. Initially, all of you will have iron Douluo badges, then bronze Douluo badges after promotion, and finally silver Douluo badges."
Xiao Wu secretly whispered from the side, "Brother, did you hide your spirit power level when you registered?"
Chen Sheng nodded and showed Xiao Wu his badge with a smile.
The level printed on it was exactly forty-two, eighteen levels lower than his original level sixty.
If he had revealed his original sixty levels, there would probably be no opponents in Soto City who could match him.
Flender spoke seriously, "For two-on-two team-ups, you can decide among yourselves later. Let's first talk about the team competition."
Yu Xiaogang took over. "The team competition requires seven people, and we have eight here..."
At the end, Yu Xiaogang's gaze fell on Chen Sheng. "Chen Sheng, your current spirit power level is quite high. Among you eight six are spirit Elders and Rongrong is only Spirit Grandmaster, while you're already a Spirit Ancestor. This would greatly increase the difficulty of team competition, and Soto City probably doesn't even have Spirit Ancestor-level teams, so..."
Yu Xiaogang's tone was sincere, but clearly suggesting Chen Sheng shouldn't participate.
『DING! DETECTED Yu Xiaogang's Jealousy emotion toward host. Congratulations! Reward: Treasure Chest acquired!』
"Brother, are you trying to exclude my brother, Grandmaster?" Xiao Wu frowned. "If so, I won't participate either!"
She didn't care about the rules Yu Xiaogang was talking about. This was something the Great Spirit Arena needed to resolve, not them!
Ning Rongrong also agreed. "Grandmaster, if I remember correctly, points for winning team competitions are the most among the three types. Isn't your decision a bit unfair to Chen Sheng?"
『DING! DETECTED Ning Rongrong's Defense and Supportive emotion toward host. Congratulations! Reward: Treasure Chest acquired!』
Yu Xiaogang had anticipated this situation. He'd expected those close to Chen Sheng to object, but he had another idea.
"In that case, let's ask the supervisor of the Great Spirit Arena of Soto City."
Flender noticed Yu Xiaogang's eye signal and walked out.
Soon after, a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a black robe walked over, smiling at Chen Sheng and his group. "May I ask if you have any questions?"
Yu Xiaogang briefly explained their team's situation, and Supervisor Ao understood immediately.
He glanced at Chen Sheng, not expecting this young man had already reached Spirit Ancestor strength.
The smart Supervisor Ao felt this required not only extreme talent but also expert guidance. So he smiled and said, "Actually, for team competitions in the Great Spirit Arena, it's not just limited to seven people. There is a substitute slot."
"Oh? A substitute slot? I've never heard of it before," Flender said with surprise.
Supervisor Ao nodded as if it were obvious. "It does exist, but if your team adds an extra substitute, it means points gained from winning will need to be shared with the eighth person who didn't play. From all teams' perspective, this is quite uneconomical, as generally substitutes aren't needed. This isn't the Soul Master Competition with a fixed schedule."
However, Supervisor Ao also said with some difficulty, "Currently, we only have Spirit Elder-level teams in Soto City. I hope that if this young man participates, he can report to the Great Spirit Arena in advance so we have more time to prepare..."
Supervisor Ao's tone was very respectful. Based on his many years of intuition, the person before him definitely had a strong background! He radiated natural authority!
Chen Sheng smiled and waved his hand. "Since that's the case, let's do it! Anyway, if I can get points for free without exerting myself, what's there to be unhappy about?"
His tone was friendly but then became serious. "But... if the team we face is entirely composed of Spirit Elders, then I will participate. Supervisor Ao, this should be fine, right?"
As he spoke, Chen Sheng subtly released an aura that made it clear this wasn't really a question—it was how things would be.
Supervisor Ao froze for a moment, then quickly recovered. "That is certainly no problem!"
『DING! DETECTED Supervisor Ao's Wariness and Respect emotion toward host. Congratulations! Reward: Treasure Chest acquired!』
After Supervisor Ao left, Yu Xiaogang finally relaxed. "Alright, this actually works better. There are indeed teams in Soto City entirely composed of Spirit Elders. We can arrange tactics accordingly. Now, you can all form your own two-on-two teams."
"Brother, let's team up for two-on-two!" Before anyone else could speak, Xiao Wu had already excitedly grabbed Chen Sheng's hand.
『DING! DETECTED Xiao Wu's Happiness emotion toward host. Congratulations! Reward: Treasure Chest acquired!』
Ning Rongrong, seeing this, couldn't help but feel disappointed. She also wanted to team up with Chen Sheng.
Although there was a significant gap between her spirit power level and Chen Sheng's, the support effect of her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Spirit wouldn't decrease because of it!
"Zhuqing, let's team up!" she decided quickly.
After all, everyone could see the relationship between Xiao Wu and Chen Sheng. There was no need to embarrass herself by competing for his attention.
『DING! DETECTED Ning Rongrong's Disappointment emotion toward host. Congratulations! Reward: Treasure Chest acquired!』
Tang San watched silently, complex emotions crossing his face as he observed Chen Sheng being the center of attention once again.
『DING! DETECTED Tang San's Envy emotion toward host. Congratulations! Reward: Treasure Chest acquired!』
Chen Sheng smiled at everyone. "Alright, let's do our best in the matches! This will be good experience for all of us!"
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