Lightning-Fast Slap to the Face

Bei Bei, who had been pondering, could not help but look up at the person across from him when Tang Ya asked that question, wanting to hear his views on the Tang Sect's decline.

"Wasn't the Tang Sect wiped out?"

Tian Hao revealed a hint of surprise, seemingly wondering whether the Tang Sect still had surviving descendants.

"Xiao Ya is an orphan of the Tang Sect!"

Seeing Tang Ya's expression darken, Bei Bei explained on her behalf.

"So that was it!"

With a note of understanding in his voice, Tian Hao continued his deception. "There were many reasons for the Tang Sect's downfall. Two were most important, and both were paths to self-destruction.

"First, the Tang Sect failed to advance. I have read records concerning the Tang Sect and discovered that their Hidden Weapons had barely changed over ten thousand years. In this era, failing to progress was itself a form of regression. Being eliminated was perfectly normal.

"Second, the Tang Sect was too foolish. Most of the wealth they earned from selling Hidden Weapons was used to improve the lives of commoners in impoverished regions, as well as to build schools and other public facilities.

"This might seem like a good thing to most people, but to those in power, it was stealing their authority. For an empire, the people's support was the foundation of power.

"If the Tang Sect gained greater prestige among the common people, some people would become very uneasy.

"It was only because the Tang Sect was connected to Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect, and seemed to have been founded by a god, that many powers did not openly wipe it out.

"However, in my view, the Tang Sect's final destruction was merely a test by certain people against Shrek Academy, while also