A Crowd of Soul Masters Grew Curious—Were Tang Sect's Secret Techniques Really That Powerful?

Bibi Dong's words voiced the thoughts of the many soul masters within the Plane Crack.

After all, they truly did feel that the Tang Sect's rules were a bit excessive.

What kind of sect required you to sign an Indentured Contract just to join?

Among the countless sects on the Douluo Continent, the Tang Sect was probably the only one that did such a thing, wasn't it?

Thus, at this moment, the many soul masters all felt that this rule was unreasonable.

The difference between them and Bibi Dong, however, was this.

Among these soul masters, some perhaps worshipped Tang San and did not dare say much because he was present.

Others were simply afraid, worried that Tang San would retaliate afterward, so they also did not dare state their views.

But Bibi Dong neither worshipped Tang San nor feared him.

So naturally, she said whatever was on her mind.

After watching the images on the screen, she sincerely felt that this rule was unreasonable.

So she spoke up.

Thus, Bibi Dong had voiced her stance without hesitation earlier.

And as Bibi Dong's words fell, many questioning voices from the other soul masters followed one after another.

However,

they ultimately did not have the courage to question Tang San.

So Bei Bei and Tang Ya became the best targets for their questioning.

Thus, in the Chat Room at this moment,

the many soul masters began madly @-ing Tang Ya and Bei Bei.

@Tang Ya @Bei Bei: "Shouldn't you two give an explanation for this matter?"

@Tang Ya @Bei Bei: "Yeah! This definitely has nothing to do with Lord Tang San. It must have been descendants like you who recklessly altered the sect's rules. But have you considered that you are completely damaging the Tang Sect's reputation by doing this?"

@Tang Ya @Bei Bei: "No wonder your Tang Sect has become more and more impoverished. I had been wondering how the sect Lord Tang San left behind, with countless Legacies—each among the finest on the Douluo Continent—could have declined so drastically. So it turns out descendants like you were causing trouble! Who would still be willing to join after you set such a rule?"

@Tang Ya @Bei Bei: "Exactly! You're just tarnishing Lord Tang San's name!"

"..."

The many soul masters kept @-ing Tang Ya and Bei Bei.

Because they either trusted Tang San too deeply or did not dare offend him,

they placed all the blame upon Tang Ya and Bei Bei.

They believed that it was all because Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and the other Tang Sect descendants had caused trouble that the Tang Sect had fallen to such a state.

They had even prepared an excuse for Tang San.

But Bei Bei and Tang Ya were bewildered too!

Because the two of them had thought about this matter as well!

How could they not know that such a rule no longer worked on the current Douluo Continent?

But the problem was that the laws of their ancestors could not be changed!

The Tang Sect Ancestral Teachings clearly stated that the Tang Sect's rules absolutely could not be altered.

Thus, although Tang Ya and Bei Bei also found this extremely troublesome,

when they thought of how their ancestors had all lived this way,

Tang Ya and Bei Bei gave in. They could not betray their ancestors, could they?

That was why they had strictly followed this rule.

But who would have thought

that strictly obeying the rules would be wrong as well?

They had now even become the targets of condemnation from so many people.

Who were they supposed to reason with about this?

Bei Bei and Tang Ya had no intention of accepting online abuse.

Thus, both of them stepped forward in the Chat Room to state their positions.

"What do you know? This is our Tang Sect Ancestral Teachings!"

"The laws of our ancestors cannot be changed! Do you think we haven't considered what you can think of?"

"Do you think we don't know that it would be easier to recruit Tang Sect Disciples without this rule?"

"What a joke! Of course we know!"

"But a rule is a rule. What can we do about it?"

Tang Ya and Bei Bei both stepped forward to defend themselves.

The many soul masters were all stunned when they saw this.

By that logic, weren't the two of them victims instead?

And more importantly, what they said did make some sense!

Thus, everyone began discussing the matter in the Chat Room again.

They displayed their tendency to bully the weak and fear the strong to the fullest.

When they had been questioning Tang Ya and Bei Bei earlier, each had been braver than the last, madly @-ing the two of them.

But now, Tang Ya and Bei Bei had made things so clear that they were practically telling them outright that this had been Tang San's rule.

Yet not a single person dared @ Tang San. They merely said in the Chat Room:

"If that's the case, then it really isn't their fault. Whose fault is it, then?"

"It must have been some other Tang Sect ancestor. The Tang Sect has a history of ten thousand years and has passed through so many generations. Maybe some Tang Sect Master from a certain generation lost his mind and came up with this, and then the descendants foolishly kept following it."

"No, I mean, is it possible that Lord Tang San was the one who set this rule?"

"Bullshit! How could Lord Tang San possibly do something like that? Don't go slandering him!"

"..."

The soul masters continued conversing in the Chat Room.

Meanwhile,

an awkward expression appeared on Tang San's face.

Because he really had set that rule.

Given Tang San's personality, anyone who wanted to join his Tang Sect had to pay some price, didn't they?

So in his view, signing an Indentured Contract was perfectly reasonable.

He simply had not expected things to turn out like this.

And in truth, the Shrek Seven Devils had all known about this matter. Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong in particular had tried to persuade Tang San back then, but he had not listened.

Thus, Tang San could not deny it now.

But after a brief silence, he still gave a response.

"Everyone, quiet down. Please hear me out."

"I did indeed set this rule."

Everyone was slightly stunned upon hearing this. "What? Lord Tang San really set it? Th-that's not right, is it?"

But Tang San quickly continued, "What you do not know is that back then, countless people coveted my Tang Sect's Secret Techniques. Many joined the Tang Sect solely to secretly learn them, then planned to leave with those techniques afterward."

"I had no choice but to resort to this measure in order to protect the sect's secret techniques."

The many soul masters came to a realization and replied:

"So that's how it was. No wonder Lord Tang San resorted to such a measure. There really was a reason for it."

"In that case, it is understandable."

"Yeah. After all, it was to protect the sect's secret techniques. That's understandable."

"It seems we really did wrongly blame Tang Ya and Bei Bei earlier."

The many soul masters continued speaking.

Tang San also let out a sigh of relief when everyone did not continue pressing the issue.

But what he had not expected was that the conversation suddenly turned, and everyone grew curious about the Tang Sect's Secret Techniques instead.

"Come to think of it, whenever I saw the Tang Sect's Secret Techniques before, it was only through historical records."

"And because of that, the descriptions were not very detailed."

"But this time, it seems we may have a chance to see these so-called Tang Sect's Secret Techniques for ourselves!"

The many soul masters' eyes lit up at this.

After all, judging from this development,

Huo Yuhao from the original world would definitely join the Tang Sect.

Then Tang Ya would have to teach Huo Yuhao the Tang Sect's Secret Techniques, wouldn't she?

They could take this chance to see just how formidable the Tang Sect's Secret Techniques were!

Thus, they all became extremely curious!

Were these so-called secret techniques truly as miraculous as the historical records claimed?