Harvest Another Haul

"This..."

Tang San, who had always been calm, finally lost his composure tonight.

He had already received too many shocks during the day, and after hearing such earth-shattering news that night, he had to make a decision immediately.

Little San, what will you do? Tang Hao, standing in the distance, could not help worrying for his son.

At first, he had been struck by the realization that Su Ming had a background similar to Little San's, and one even more tragic than his.

Later, he was stunned by the "price" Su Ming had offered.

Little San was still a child, so it was normal that he did not understand the immense value hidden behind Su Ming's proposal.

But Tang Hao, as the Clear Sky Douluo, understood it well.

If there had been no exaggeration in Su Ming's words just now, no empty boasting—

Then a tailored growth plan for Little San, along with training him personally, was immensely valuable!

There had been very little research on Twin Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent. Only two had appeared in the past century.

Not to mention how to better cultivate someone with Twin Martial Souls.

Su Ming's proposal had truly struck at Tang Hao's heart.

Ever since learning that his child possessed Twin Martial Souls, he had been troubled over finding him a suitable teacher.

Who would have thought that Little San's childhood companion could fill that role perfectly?

Avoiding detours was incredibly important.

Why had those sects and clans on the Douluo Continent been able to pass down their legacies?

Aside from inheriting Martial Souls, the most crucial factor was the accumulated experience and trial and error of generations in cultivating Martial Souls, which had helped them find the path best suited to them.

If his identity could be revealed, Tang Hao truly wanted to rush out right now and accept the invitation for Little San.

In Tang Hao's eyes, those so-called Quansheng Demonic Cultivators and half-god powerhouses were beyond Su Ming and Little San's reach at this stage. They were not matters they should be considering now.

Their foremost task now was to cultivate diligently and grow stronger.

Revenge was something they should only consider after becoming Titled Douluo in the future.

The Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent had not interacted for thousands of years, and Su Ming had only arrived on the Douluo Continent because of an accident.

Su Ming was safe for now, and this matter of revenge would have to wait until he had grown strong enough to truly begin.

To cross such a vast ocean and travel to another continent, one would need to be at least a Titled Douluo.

As for some kind of teleportation array, the Douluo Continent did not have the means for that.

Moreover, from his interactions with Su Ming over the past few years, Tang Hao did not think Su Ming was the sort of person who acted without thinking or made wild boasts.

So if Su Ming said he would one day take revenge on that so-called Quansheng, then he certainly had confidence to back it up.

Little San had received such a great favor from him. When the time came, it was only right for him to go help.

Besides that, Tang Hao himself also bore a grudge.

If Su Ming could help Little San and him in the future, then their chances of taking revenge on Spirit Hall would grow even greater!

With all these factors combined, Tang Hao naturally hoped that Little San would accept Su Ming's invitation.

"Brother Ming, what are you saying? Forget whether there's some growth plan or training. If I can help you in the future, I'll brave fire and water without hesitation!"

Tang San looked at Su Ming before him and spoke these words with complete decisiveness and sincerity.

In his previous life, he had been an orphan adopted by the Tang Sect and raised as a killer.

Familial affection and friendship were things he had never experienced.

Now that he had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, he not only had a father, but also an admirable big brother like Su Ming.

Tang San had never even dared dream of such things before.

Over the years, he had kept in his heart the care Old Jack's family had shown him, as well as Su Ming's kindness toward him.

He truly regarded Su Ming as his big brother, without the slightest falsehood.

Seeing Tang San agree without the slightest hesitation, Su Ming was very satisfied.

In the original story, Tang San's initial behavior had shown that he lacked love.

In his previous life at the Tang Sect, he had never formed proper values. He had no family or friends.

He had treated the making of hidden weapons as emotional sustenance, and later had even stolen the sect's secret arts to study them.

Though he was a genius at making hidden weapons, there was no excusing his theft of the sect's secret arts.

Still, he had left behind the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus before jumping off the cliff.

He had come to the Douluo Continent and started anew, only to end up with a Tang Hao who taught him nothing.

In the end, Yu Xiaogang had led him astray, thoroughly ruining any chance of shaping his values.

Having good points and bad points was normal.

As long as Little San did not get brainwashed like in the original story, Su Ming was still quite willing to take him in as a younger brother and harvest his fortune.

After all, people were hypocritical. If Tang San was on his side, then having him say "Path to Death" to enemies hostile toward him would be quite nice.

As long as he was properly nurtured and his values were shaped well, Tang San would definitely be an excellent helper.

But if something went wrong along the way, Su Ming could only kill him and eliminate the threat.

So what if killing the protagonist meant harvesting less Willpower?

What Su Ming needed to do was alter the plot while keeping it under his control. Once anything became uncontrollable, it had to be corrected.

"Little San, I'm very glad that's how you feel.

Let's leave it at that for today. Once we get to the academy, I'll have the initial growth plan prepared."

Tonight's arrangement had helped Su Ming harvest a huge amount of Willpower and completely changed the direction of the original story from this point onward.

"Go home early. Don't make your father worry."

Su Ming's sudden words left Tang San somewhat stunned.

Su Ming rarely mentioned his father in ordinary times.

Still, he nodded. After saying goodbye, he raced down the mountain.

"Uncle Tang Hao, come out for a chat."

Sensing that Tang Hao had yet to leave, Su Ming promptly called out to stop him through voice transmission.

How is that possible?! Tang Hao, who had been about to leave in secret, broke out in a cold sweat when he heard that familiar voice.

The other party was merely a child who had just awakened his Martial Soul. How could he detect him in the shadows and even transmit his voice to him?

"Uncle Tang Hao, hurry up. I have something to discuss with you." Seeing that Tang Hao still had not emerged, Su Ming urged him again.

Aside from harvesting Willpower, Su Ming had chosen to call Tang Hao out because the coming changes to the plot would require Tang Hao's involvement.

He therefore needed to make contact and lay the groundwork in advance, while also further establishing the mystery and power of the Trinity Gate before Tang Hao.

"Little Ming, how did you discover me?" This time, Tang Hao chose to step out.

As Su Ming and Tang Hao spoke—

Su Yuntao, who had returned to Spirit Hall after a busy day, did not dare delay in the slightest. He wrote up a report on the day's events and submitted it.

Innate Full Soul Power, the extremely special "Qi" Martial Soul, the Trinity Gate.

This information was recorded in a secret letter and swiftly sent to the higher levels of Spirit Hall.

After being passed upward through each level, it would eventually arrive at the Pope's Palace in Spirit City!