Father and Son, Both Accounted For—Tang Hao Won't Escape Either

Flender had always kept the phrase "those who dared not cause trouble were mediocrities" on his lips, using it to motivate his students.

He told them that if they could win, it was fine to bully and humiliate the other party mercilessly. But if they encountered someone they could not beat, they should hurry and take a detour.

Fortunately, Shrek Academy was located in a remote little place like Suotuo City. No matter how much Dai Mubai and the others wanted to cause trouble, they would not provoke any important figures.

With him and Zhao Wuji, two Soul Sages, they could cover the entirety of Suotuo City.

But now, Flender finally understood how those people Shrek had bullied felt.

Faced with Tang Hao's humiliation, not only could they not resist, they even had to endure the disgrace and force smiles to curry favor with him, lest Tang Hao beat them up again.

Only after confirming that Tang Hao had left did Zhao Wuji finally let out a deep breath and ask Flender in a low voice.

"Boss Flender, what should we do? Are we still going to keep suppressing Tang San and the others' arrogance?"

After hesitating for a moment, Flender still gritted his teeth and said, "Continue! Tang Hao said it himself—he will not interfere with how we teach, as long as we ensure Tang San does not come to any harm."

Zhao Wuji's face was so swollen that his eyes were nearly shut, and even his voice had become slurred. Still, he spoke in a strange tone. "Are you sure he meant that sincerely? If he finds out we've been suppressing Tang San, with how petty he is, will he really not retaliate against us?"

Flender fell silent.

He knew Zhao Wuji's concerns were not unreasonable.

Just from Tang Hao's behavior earlier, it was clear that this Clear Sky Douluo had a heart as small as a needle's eye. If they went too far in suppressing Tang San later and Tang Hao found out, who knew what the man might do.

But if they only let Tang San off and targeted Luo Ye and the other four instead, how could those four possibly accept it?

With one misstep, they might stir up their rebelliousness. It would not be surprising if they simply left Shrek Academy outright.

After pondering for a long while, Flender still gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it. Even if Tang Hao comes to settle the score with us later, we still can't let Tang San off. Once school officially begins tomorrow, we'll find a way to give those few some suppressive education."

Since Flender had already made his decision, Zhao Wuji did not try to persuade him further. He merely silently prepared himself to cooperate with him.

In Flender's view, although he and Zhao Wuji had been badly beaten by Tang Hao—

Since no one else had seen it, it was not that humiliating.

However, what he had not expected was that through the powerful soul skill Mental Detection, Luo Ye had practically watched the entire beating. He promptly wrote in his diary.

Although this entrance test went more smoothly than in my previous life, and Tang San was not beaten up by Zhao Wuji as he had been before, Tang Hao still came out to cause trouble for Flender and Zhao Wuji and gave them a vicious beating.

He even threatened them, saying that no matter what happened, they had to ensure Tang San and Xiao Wu's safety. Otherwise, he would show them the true strength of the Clear Sky Douluo.

If one did not know the truth, one might think he was concerned about Tang San and Xiao Wu's safety.

But in reality, Tang Hao was merely giving Flender and Zhao Wuji a warning. That way, even if they discovered Xiao Wu's identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the future, they would never dare to casually kill her. Otherwise, they would face Tang Hao's frenzied retaliation.

Tang Hao did this not because he had suddenly become kindhearted, but because he wanted to keep Xiao Wu alive until Tang San could absorb a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and Spirit Bone, then kill her with his own hands.

Having received the Blue Silver Emperor's sacrifice, Tang Hao understood better than anyone just how immense a boost a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and Spirit Bone could bring to a soul master!

Since he had already treated Tang San, this Outer Realm Heavenly Demon, as his own son, he naturally had to do everything in his power to pave the way for him. Even the left leg bone left behind after the Blue Silver Emperor's sacrifice would be given to Tang San when the time was right. That way, once Tang San became a top-tier powerhouse in the future, he could repay Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect with even greater benefits.

In the dormitory, Luo Ye narrowed his eyes. Thinking of an even better story, he gave a soft laugh.

"Xiao Wu has already begun to suspect Tang San. Since they're father and son, they naturally need to be neatly accounted for together. Let's plant a seed of suspicion toward Tang Hao in Ah Yin's heart as well."

With that thought, Luo Ye no longer hesitated and decisively continued fabricating his tale, mixing truth with falsehood.

Xiao Wu and the Blue Silver Emperor truly had tragic fates, being so thoroughly schemed against by the men they trusted. Ah Yin in particular had been used the most ruthlessly.

Thanks to the Blue Silver Emperor's powerful vitality, even though Ah Yin had already sacrificed herself, she had not completely died. A sliver of life still remained.

As long as she was sent back to the ancestral land of the Blue Silver Grass, Ah Yin, as their emperor, could recover at the fastest rate by absorbing the life force of other Blue Silver Grass.

Yet Tang Hao clearly knew this, but still kept her by his side. On the surface, he claimed he did not wish to be separated from his beloved, but in truth, it was still for Tang San's future.

Just as only two possessors of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul could exist, and one had to return before another Nine Heart Begonia martial soul could be born—

Only one Blue Silver Emperor could exist in each generation. The previous one had to die before other Blue Silver Grass could have the chance to evolve into an emperor.

Since Tang San possessed half of Ah Yin's bloodline, the chance for his Blue Silver Grass martial soul to evolve naturally far exceeded that of any other Blue Silver Grass.

As long as Tang San's martial soul evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor before Ah Yin fully recovered, he would directly gain two top-tier martial souls.

At that point, becoming one of the Douluo Continent's top powerhouses would be nothing. He would even have a chance at obtaining a legendary godhood.

Tang Hao might lack the ability to become a god himself, but if his son became one, he would rise along with him. In the future I saw through the diary, Tang Hao replaced the Douluo Continent's Plane Will with Tang San's help.

As for Ah Yin, after she had been used up, not only did she gain nothing, she was instead turned into a tree, forever standing alone upon the Douluo Continent.

Xiao Wu became a puppet that had lost her sense of self, transformed into the scabbard that housed the Asura God Sword and allowing Tang San to become the unprecedented holder of dual godhoods.

To that father and son, Ah Yin and Xiao Wu were nothing more than two tools to be used.

Since only one of Tang San and I is destined to survive in the future, aside from taking Xiao Wu away from Tang San, perhaps I can also try to save Ah Yin. Either I make her my second martial soul and soul spirit, or I let her recover early. In any case, I absolutely cannot allow Tang San's Blue Silver Grass to evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor.