Tang San, Abandoned by All

The Clear Sky Sect.

When Tang Xiao saw this,

he sprang to his feet.

"Damn, those guys from Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect moved way too fast!"

"No, our Clear Sky Sect has to hurry and keep up. We absolutely can't let ourselves get dragged down by that guy Tang San."

Tang Xiao took a deep breath and quickly connected to the heavenly screen.

(Tang Xiao: Everyone, everyone, and all the esteemed gods of Teyvat, about what I said before, that our Clear Sky Sect and Tang San were family, and that Tang San was our Clear Sky Sect's young sect master.)

(Tang Xiao: I was drunk then. Yes, drunk. I was talking nonsense, talking nonsense. I just like drinking.)

(Tang Xiao: Just think about it, everyone. What kind of beings are the esteemed gods of Teyvat? They're terrifying existences who can fill the sea and create land with a single slash. And what is Tang San? Just a bastard born of a Soul Beast. He actually dared to pick a fight with those esteemed gods of Teyvat. He simply doesn't know whether to live or die.)

(Tang Xiao: To tell the esteemed gods of Teyvat the truth, our Clear Sky Sect really has nothing to do with Tang San and his father Tang Hao. I've always held the esteemed gods of Teyvat in great admiration, especially that terrifying existence who revealed a black eye in the sky.)

(Tang Xiao: How could I possibly have the guts to join that beast Tang San in scheming against that unidentified flying object?)

(Tang Xiao: Then again,)

(Tang Xiao: It was all Tang San's doing behind the scenes. He led us astray. That little bastard said that as long as he completed the task the God Kings of the Douluo God Realm gave him and captured someone connected to Teyvat on the Douluo Continent and took them up there, they would let him unlock his Dual Godhood ahead of time. Esteemed gods, if you want to vent your anger, you can go after Tang San. Our Clear Sky Sect is willing to serve as dogs for the esteemed gods of Teyvat forever.)

(Tang Xiao: Oh, right, esteemed gods of Teyvat, if you need to capture Tang San, our Clear Sky Sect—no, we gatekeepers-can personally show you the way. We can provide ropes, or capture him ourselves and bring him to you to deal with. We can even deal with Tang San ourselves.)

Meanwhile,

Tang San, who was recovering from his injuries on Sea God Island,

saw all that in the scrolling comments

and was utterly dumbfounded.

Wait.

Those bastards from the Clear Sky Sect had actually sold him, Tang San, out completely.

Trembling, Tang San connected to the heavenly screen.

(Tang San: Fine, very good. What a Clear Sky Sect. What an uncle.)

(Tang San: How many great services did my father Tang Hao render to the Clear Sky Sect back then? And when that incident with my father and mother happened, you hid like mice.)

(Tang San: I'll remember the humiliation you've given me today. If the day comes when I turn things around, your Clear Sky Sect already has a way to die.)

(Venti: Ehe, Clear Sky Sect, didn't you turn on him a little too fast?)

(Zhongli: Generally speaking, from the sect's standpoint, there was nothing wrong with the Clear Sky Sect's conduct. By the standards of human feeling and reason, however, it was far too heartless.)

(Raiden Ei: Are you putting on an act? I distinctly remember you and Tang San being so close before that you shared a single pair of pants. Could I have remembered wrong?)

(Tang Xiao: Lady Raiden Ei, you must have remembered wrong. Our Clear Sky Sect has never had anything to do with Tang San.)

(Tang San: Uncle, have you no shame?)

(Tang Xiao: Shut up. Don't call me uncle.)

(Tang Xiao: Your father Tang Hao was expelled from our Clear Sky Sect long ago. You're just a bastard your father had with a blade of grass. Do you understand? Do you? You're just a bastard.)

(Tang San: ...)

Over in Teyvat,

(Venti: Ehe, it's the first time I've ever seen such a heartless sect.)

(Zhongli: Indeed, such a sight is rare in one's lifetime.)

Sea God Island.

Tang San clenched his five fingers into a fist.

At that moment, for the first time in his life, he finally understood what it meant for even a close uncle to betray him when faced with life and death.

He could finally understand how desperate his master, Yu Xiaogang, had felt at the time.

(Tang San: What a bunch of beasts. They're nothing like my brothers, who would never be so heartless.)

As soon as he said that,

(Dai Mubai: We really don't know anything about this. Tang San really has nothing to do with us. If you're looking for Tang San, he's on Sea God Island.)

(Ma Hongjun: Right, right, right. If you don't know how to get there, we can show you the way too.)

(Tang San: ...)

Tang San slammed his fist into the ground.

The blow smashed a deep pit into the earth.

His fist began to bleed.

His fist hurt.

His heart hurt even more.

The feeling of being abandoned by everyone

was unbearable.

"They're all bastards who forget loyalty at the sight of profit!"

Tang San's eyes filled with despair.

Suddenly,

Tang San remembered something.

That was right.

There were still the God Kings.

Lord Asura God King of the Douluo God Realm.

He was the one who would pass his godhood on to Tang San in the future.

With Lord Asura God King's abilities and the might of the Douluo God Realm,

they surely wouldn't abandon him.

Like a drowning child who had spotted a lifebuoy, Tang San stared at the heavenly screen.

(Destruction God King: I am the Destruction God King. We of the Douluo God Realm are truly sorry for the various outrageous things we did before. Our Douluo God Realm is willing to offer compensation. Those treacherous acts were all Tang San's doing alone and had nothing to do with our Douluo God Realm.)

(Asura God King: Yes, yes, they had nothing to do with our Douluo God Realm. Tang San isn't my inheritor, either.)

When Tang San saw this, the hope in his eyes shattered bit by bit.

"Fine, very good."

"Uncle, Tang Hao, and those so-called Douluo God Kings, every last one of them is a bastard who forgets loyalty at the sight of profit."

Tang San touched the back of his hand.

The mark of the Sea God Trident was still there.

"I, Tang San, have never relied on outside help to get where I am today. I relied on myself. Just you all wait."

"Don't let me rise again."

"Once I complete the Godhood Inheritance of two God Kings, Tang Xiao, Clear Sky Sect, Shrek Academy, and those God Kings of the Douluo God Realm, every last one of you already has a way to die!"

The Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Xiao: Thank goodness, thank goodness. I cut ties quickly.

Second Elder: Sect master, you're wise. Now our Clear Sky Sect should be all right.

Third Elder: Of course we'll be all right.

Smiling, Tang Xiao opened the Douluo Livestream.

He was ready to make another statement cutting ties with Tang San.

Just then,

the smile on Tang Xiao's face suddenly froze.

A message had appeared in the Douluo Livestream section.

(Ruler of Death: Clear Sky Sect, Douluo God Realm, do you think cutting ties will do any good?)