At the time, she was fuming with rage, but it would've been unbecoming of her to throw a tantrum in front of so many people. Thus, her rage had been building and was on the verge of overflowing, but the scene unfolding before her rooted her to the spot.

In particular, after hearing Ye Xinglan's heartfelt monologue, she felt like the two of them were very similar people.

She had also sacrificed everything for her soul technology research, including her feelings and emotions.

Could it be that only by allowing herself to feel those emotions could she reach a higher level?

Before she knew it, her fury toward Tang Wulin had gradually faded away. Looking at his tall and reliable figure, she couldn't help but place herself in his shoes and think from his perspective.

He was the Tang Sect Master and the Sea God's Pavilion Master; no one had more pressure and responsibilities on their shoulders than he did.

Throughout this operation, he was the only one who knew the truth, yet none of what had happened earlier had been an act. The Battle Gods were most likely also unaware of the truth, and the sparring match had benefited both sides immensely.

For Soul Masters of their caliber, practical combat experience was the best driver of growth and improvement, so multiple birds were being killed here with one stone.

Was this guy really that smart?

Furthermore, this trip had shown Ling Zichen that it would be impossible to replace Soul Masters with mechas, at least in this generation.

Regardless of how powerful mechas became, they simply couldn't be as versatile as Soul Masters, and even the most powerful Mechas couldn't compare with those who stood at the pinnacle of the Soul Master world.

Her one-sided battle against Mo Zihong had displayed this to her, and after that, she had witnessed the battle between Tang Wulin and Guan Yue. Even though she had only just barely regained her consciousness at the time, that battle had still left an everlasting impression on her.

Perhaps only the godslayer missiles could compare with the most exceptional Soul Master when it came to power, but Soul Masters were significantly superior when it came to versatility.

In that instant, she finally understood that she had been hitting so many road bumps in her research precisely because she was just a normal person. The root of all of her problems stemmed from the fact that she had always hoped to develop a mecha that could be used by a normal person and allow them to become more powerful than Soul Masters, yet the reality was that the most powerful mechas had to be piloted by the most powerful Soul Masters.

The mechas that she had developed were more formidable than normal mechas, but what if she also switched her focus to developing mechas for the most powerful Soul Masters? Perhaps she would've made many significant breakthroughs long ago.

Would a whole new world be opened up to her if she stopped being so stubborn and devoted?

With that in mind, an indescribable feeling began to well up in her heart, and she had never felt so relaxed before. It turned out that empathy and the ability to think in the position of others was a fantastic source of inspiration.

Perhaps it was time that she found a man for herself. Perhaps if she could find a man she could rely on, the pressure on her would be somewhat alleviated, and she would be more inspired.

She couldn't help but turn her gaze toward Tang Wulin as these thoughts occurred to her.

If it were him, then she could consider it. After all, he wasn't too bad.

Tang Wulin was naturally unaware of the thoughts and emotions flashing through Ling Zichen's heart. In this moment, his heart was filled with joy for Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan.

All of Shrek's Seven Monsters had entered relationships, but none of them had actually gotten married; perhaps they were going to be the first pair.

Chen Xinjie's eyes were filled with a hint of forlorn reminiscence. Many years ago, he and Long Yeyue had also confessed to one another in a similar fashion. So much time had passed then, and at his age, he no longer regretted anything as he didn't have enough time left to linger on regrets. All he wanted was to go to Long Yeyue as soon as possible and stay by her side no matter what.

"Ahem.

" Chen Xinjie cleared his throat, and Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan were finally brought back to reality.

A deep blush immediately appeared on Ye Xinglan's face, and only now did she realize that there were so many bystanders present.

Having just made a breakthrough, she was focused wholeheartedly on expressing all of her emotions, and she had thought that Xu Lizhi was the only person with her; only now did the realization that they were being watched set in, and she was feeling extremely embarrassed.

She buried her head into Xu Lizhi's chest and gently punched his shoulders, refusing to raise her head no matter what.

Tang Wulin stepped in to alleviate the awkwardness, and said,

"Alright, let's get back to the academy.

"

After that, he made an inviting hand gesture toward Chen Xinjie for him to lead the way out.

Guan Yue and the Battle Gods accompanied them all the way to the exit of the Battle God Hall, and in order to save the tears and heartache, Chen Xinjie merely departed without any further parting words.

With Chen Xinjie leading the way, no one in the Central Legion was going to attack the group.

All of the surrounding soldiers of the Central Legion saluted as Chen Xinjie passed by, and all of the weapons aimed at the exit of the Battle God Hall were directed up into the heavens.

Thus, everyone promptly departed without a hitch.

Several days later, several pieces of astonishing news spread through the entire Douluo Federation.

The Battle God Hall Master and commander-in-chief of the Sea God Legion, Boundless Ocean Douluo Chen Xinjie, had retired with immediate effect due to health reasons. At the same time, the military action that the federation was preparing to take against the Star Luo Empire was temporarily terminated due to lack of preparation, and no resumption was scheduled.

Due to Chen Xinjie's resignation, the military underwent a massive change. In particular, the question of who was going to succeed Chen Xinjie as the commander-in-chief of the Sea God Legion became a hotly contested topic.

The entire federal parliament was also significantly affected, and all types of rumors were being spread.

An entire month passed, and the parliament held a snap election, during which the Dove Faction gained far more parliamentary seats than before.

Immediately thereafter came another piece of shocking news: following extensive discussions, the parliament had decided to revoke the branding of the Tang Sect as a treasonous organization.

The Tang Sect was going to remain an extremely important organization to the Douluo Federation, and at least two leading figures of the Tang Sect were invited to undertake positions in the federal parliament.

At the same time, the rebuild of Shrek Academy was officially approved, and the parliament extended the same invitation to the academy, only to be refused as Shrek Academy wished to maintain its perpetually neutral stance.

Within the span of just a few months, the political landscape had become completely unrecognizable, and those in the know could clearly see that the most powerful organization during this period of time seemed to have gone radio silent.

Throughout all of these massive changes, the Spirit Pagoda hadn't issued any public statements, and it was as if the entire organization had disappeared.

After all of these major shifts, the political landscape began to stabilize after a few months, and the Dove Faction was on par with the Eagle Faction again.

......

"Why, Big Sister? Why did you do this? You knew it was him all along, didn't you?

" Shen Xing interrogated in an enraged manner.

Shen Yue was no longer a young woman, but she was still quite beautiful. However, what was most astonishing was the fact that she was currently wearing general epaulets, and even Shen Xing had been promoted to become a colonel.

"What are you doing? Is this any way to be speaking to your superior?

" Shen Xing asked as she put on a stern expression.

Under normal circumstances, Shen Xing would reflexively be a little fearful of her sister's stern facade, but on this day, her fury was outweighing her fear.