Exposing the Tang Sect's Flaws

Tang Ya could not help saying, "In what regard? Little Yuhao, you might have some misunderstandings about our Tang Sect."

Huo Yuhao said, "As far as I know, the Tang Sect's main business is selling hidden weapons. But ever since Soul Tools rose to prominence several thousand years ago, the Tang Sect has gradually declined, right?"

At the mention of Soul Tools, Tang Ya was filled with resentment. In her eyes, Soul Tools were the chief cause of the Tang Sect's decline.

Tang Ya said, "Soul Tools are the main reason for our Tang Sect's downfall. If there were no Soul Tools, our Tang Sect would never have fallen to such a state. It's all because of Soul Tools!"

Huo Yuhao found Tang Ya's view amusing. He said, "Do you truly believe Soul Tools caused the Tang Sect's decline? In my view, the Tang Sect's downfall was entirely its own problem."

"Look at the varieties of Soul Tools today. Defense, attack, healing, recovery—they cover everything. There are even quite a few Rank 9 Soul Engineers in the Sun Moon Empire. Soul Tools have continued developing and advancing all these years. Now look at your Tang Sect hidden weapons. What they were like ten thousand years ago is what they are like ten thousand years later. Compared to the ever-changing progress of Soul Tools, your Tang Sect hidden weapons have remained stuck in place, unable to move forward. Isn't it only natural that they would be eliminated?"

"Setting aside your identity as a member of the Tang Sect, if you were the buyer, would you choose Tang Sect hidden weapons that cost more, have only one function, and are far less powerful than Soul Tools? Or would you choose Soul Tools that are cheaper, more versatile, and more powerful? They're both being sold. If someone else's product is better and cheaper, is there anything wrong with people choosing to buy it?"

"That is the problem with your Tang Sect. You have always clung to old ways, refusing to adapt or innovate, guarding the same old methods until death while only knowing how to blame fate and others. That is also why I don't want to join the Tang Sect."

Tang Ya and Bei Bei were angered by his words, yet they also felt that Huo Yuhao had a point. They were left somewhat speechless.

Tang Ya said haltingly, "But those were passed down by Lord Sea God. How could we possibly have the ability to improve them?"

Huo Yuhao sneered. "That only proves the people of your Tang Sect are incompetent. I read in ancient records that your Tang Sect once possessed powerful hidden weapons capable of slaying Titled Douluo, such as the Wrath of the Buddha Tang Lotus, King of Hell's Summons, and Guanyin's Tears. Their power was no weaker than Rank 9 Soul Tools. It is said that ten thousand years ago, Sea God Tang San severely wounded the Angel God Qian Renxue with Guanyin's Tears. That seriously injured a god. Its power absolutely surpassed that of a Rank 9 Soul Tool."

"If anyone in your Tang Sect had been able to forge those hidden weapons during the past ten thousand years, you would not have declined to this extent. As long as even one had been passed down, the Tang Sect's final foundation would not have been seized by others, leaving you as its only remaining member."

"Your Tang Sect sits atop a treasure mountain, yet in ten thousand years, not a single person has had the ability to develop it. That can only mean you eliminated yourselves."

Tang Ya's heart was full of confusion. Did the Tang Sect have such hidden weapons? How did she, the Sect Leader, not know about them?

Tang Ya asked, "Little Yuhao, you must have heard some unreliable rumors somewhere. Our Tang Sect doesn't have hidden weapons like the Wrath of the Buddha Tang Lotus or Guanyin's Tears that you mentioned. If we did, we would definitely devote every effort to forging them!"

Tang Ya was also fantasizing inwardly. If they had possessed such hidden weapons, her parents would not have been killed by a small sect with only a Soul Emperor, and the Tang Sect would not have been wiped out.

Huo Yuhao revealed a surprised expression. "You don't? The Wrath of the Buddha Tang Lotus is ranked first among your Tang Sect's mechanical hidden weapons. Second is the Storm Pear Blossom Needle, and third is the Peacock Plume. Guanyin's Tears ranks first among thrown hidden weapons. These are all hidden weapons capable of killing Titled Douluo and even Super Douluo. You really have none of them?"

Of course, Huo Yuhao knew that Tang San had not passed down these hidden weapons. He said all this to drive a wedge between Tang Ya and Tang San's Tang Sect. If a sect's leader took the lead in rebelling, that would be far too amusing.

Bei Bei responded at this point, "Little Brother Yuhao may have read some misinformation. Our Tang Sect truly does not possess these hidden weapons."

Hearing Bei Bei's words, Huo Yuhao muttered softly, though loudly enough for both Tang Ya and Bei Bei to hear, "That shouldn't be... As far as I know, Sea God Tang San truly knew these hidden weapons, yet the Tang Sect does not have them. Could it be...?"

Huo Yuhao wore an enlightened expression, then immediately gave a laugh to cover it up and explained to them, "Haha, then my information must indeed have been wrong. I admit that I had some prejudice against the Tang Sect. Those predecessors were not incompetent people. I'm sorry, Xiao Ya-jie. I should not have slandered the Tang Sect's predecessors. Come to think of it, if your Tang Sect had such hidden weapons, it certainly would not have declined to this state."

Huo Yuhao openly admitted that his information was false, but Tang Ya became suspicious instead. Had their founding ancestor Tang San not passed down those hidden weapons? If they truly had such hidden weapons, then her parents... surely would not have died, right?

Huo Yuhao was not surprised as he watched Tang Ya begin to doubt Tang San. Such was human nature. Tang Ya was unwilling to attribute her parents' deaths to her parents themselves, so she could only blame someone else. That person could be Shrek and the Clear Sky Sect, who had stood by and watched them die, and naturally, it could also be the Tang Sect's founding ancestor, Tang San. People were always more willing to believe information that benefited them.

Huo Yuhao knew that what he needed to do now was let that faint trace of suspicion in Tang Ya's heart grow into a towering tree.

Huo Yuhao continued to guide her patiently, laying out the Tang Sect's flaws and leading Tang Ya to deepen her suspicions toward Tang San. "As far as I know, to commemorate your founding ancestor Tang San, every generation of Tang Sect leaders has had the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, correct? Xiao Ya-jie, your Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass as well, right?"

Tang Ya came back to her senses, hiding the trace of desolation in her eyes as she said, "Yes. Ten thousand years ago, the Tang Sect's first Sect Leader forged its glory through the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. Later, he ascended to godhood and left, but he did not leave any descendants within the Tang Sect. To commemorate him, later generations of the Tang Sect stubbornly regarded Blue Silver Grass as a source of honor when choosing Sect Leaders. They also focused on cultivating Soul Masters with the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. Unfortunately, not everyone can bring out the tremendous power of Blue Silver Grass. Ever since that founding ancestor left, no powerful Soul Master with the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul has ever again stood at the peak of the continent. Yet this tradition continued, and no one could change it. My talent with Blue Silver Grass is already considered quite good, but I can still only barely keep up at Shrek Academy. If I had not happened to break through to Rank 30 before the school year began, I would have been eliminated by the academy as soon as term started."

Tang Ya hated the weakness of her Martial Soul beyond measure. She wanted revenge, but her cultivation speed and Martial Soul gave her no hope. She did not know how long it would take her to avenge herself at her current pace of cultivation. Ten years? Or twenty? Tang Ya felt she could not hold on for that long. Hatred gnawed at her heart every moment, tempting her to embrace darkness.

Fortunately, Bei Bei had been by her side all these years, and she also had the aspiration of reviving the Tang Sect. Those gave her heart something to cling to, keeping her from falling into depravity.