A Fame-fishing Fraud
What help could Yu Xiaogang, a mere Soul Grandmaster whose Talent had been exhausted, offer Tang San on his path to growth?
It's likely that they took advantage of Tang San's ignorance and brought him under their wing. Now that Tang San has grown up, they think it's all their own achievement and are frantically trying to glorify themselves.
If it were anyone else, given Sea Dragon Douluo's arrogance, he would naturally disdain associating with him. But what could he do when Tang San was a person who respected his teachers and valued the Way? In addition, Tang San's status on Sea God Island was extraordinary, so even if Sea Dragon Douluo harbored resentment towards Yu Xiaogang, he could not show it.
Of course, with Tang San's current level of understanding, how could he not see through this?
Otherwise, why would he, in his Original Space-Time, have gone to the trouble of resurrecting Da Ming Er Ming in the Divine Realm Divine Realm, instead of simply taking Yu Xiaogang there to enjoy eternal life?
As for the so-called "Yu Xiaogang is reluctant to part with Flender, Liu Erlong and others, and is unwilling to go to the Divine Realm", hehe, this is just a polite thing to say for the sake of saving face.
After Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul Second Awakening, he realized how ridiculous the theories Yu Xiaogang had experimented on him were. However, he had already established a persona of "respecting teachers and valuing the Way" and "pure and innocent." If he killed Yu Xiaogang with his own hands or ignored him, it would inevitably lead to the powerful figures of the Clear Sky Sect having a negative view of him.
Especially before seeking revenge against the Spirit Hall, he must maintain his current persona in order to win over more allies in the future counterattack. As for Yu Xiaogang, as his strength gradually broke through, the relationship between the two had long since become distant.
The reason he maintained a respectful demeanor was partly because Yu Xiaogang knew how the Spirit Hall operated, which would be beneficial for his future revenge, and the other party did indeed have some use in certain areas.
But it's absolutely impossible for Tang San to regard Yu Xiaogang as his "adoptive father" like he did when he was six years old!
Tang San said, "Teacher, the Sea Dragon Douluo is returning to the mainland with me this time. His main purpose is to help me find the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and to add the remaining Soul Ring to the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul."
Yu Xiaogang's joy subsided slightly, and he said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Little San, your Second Martial Soul still needs to acquire Soul Ring."
As he spoke, he took out a Manual from his Soul Tool. "Little San, I've done some research on the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul over the years. Because of your Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, your first three Soul Ring were wasted. If you cultivate according to my method, you can definitely recover your Talent."
Tang San looked at it with disdain.
As an outsider, how could Yu Xiaogang's research on the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul compare to that of his Elder Uncle?
However, given his nature of "respecting teachers and valuing the Way," he couldn't bring himself to embarrass Yu Xiaogang in public.
"Grandmaster, I appreciate your kindness on behalf of Little San. Little San's cultivation of the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul is a major event for our Clear Sky Sect and requires utmost care."
It was Tang Xiao who spoke.
Although he often calls someone "Grandmaster," he looks down on Yu Xiaogang from the bottom of his heart.
However, out of consideration for Tang San, and not wanting to put Tang San in an awkward position, she gave him a friendly look.
However, this does not mean that Yu Xiaogang can take advantage of the situation and interfere in the internal affairs of the Clear Sky Sect.
Furthermore, during Wu Qi's Coronation Ceremony, the Clear Sky Sect was used as a pawn by the Star Luo Empire, losing all face. Within the entire Clear Sky Sect, besides him and Tang San giving Yu Xiaogang face, who else would pay any attention to Yu Xiaogang?
Even a six-year-old child from the Clear Sky Sect would stay away from Yu Xiaogang because of his parents' advice.
In conclusion, in the Douluo Continent, true strength lies in one's own power. Those like Yu Xiaogang, who seek fame and fortune and embellish their own image, will never earn genuine respect.
Yu Xiaogang's smile froze, and he looked to Tang San for help. Tang San sighed inwardly, but ultimately maintained his composure and accepted Yu Xiaogang's Little Booklet, indicating that he would refer to it carefully in the future.
Tang Xiao didn't say much, paused for a moment, and then said, "Little San, the war on the continent has now stopped. Thanks to the mediation of the Star Luo Empire, Heaven Dou Empire, and the Spirit Hall, our Clear Sky Sect's 'crimes' have been cleared, and we can now freely enter and leave the Heaven Dou Empire."
"These past few days, I've sent many people to Heaven Dou City to investigate the mystery of Sea Horse Douluo's demise, but the information we've received is no different from the initial announcement: Sea Horse Douluo was indeed killed for coveting the Empire's treasure trove!"
Sea Dragon Douluo crossed his arms, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "It seems that Ou Ya has indeed discovered the location of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. Otherwise, he would not have rashly launched a sneak attack on the Heaven Dou Empire's treasure vault."
"Unfortunately, this guy was too eager for quick success and failed to smuggle out the information, instead alerting the enemy. Otherwise, once I arrived on the mainland, and joined forces with the Clear Sky Sect, even if we forcibly stormed the Heaven Dou Empire's treasury, we wouldn't suffer any losses."
Tang Xiao sighed repeatedly.
What's the point of saying all this after the fact? Sea Horse Douluo's greed for merit and recklessness are already a done deal, and he has paid the price for his impulsiveness. There's no point in dwelling on this matter any longer.
After thinking for a moment, Tang Xiao asked, "Little San, I'll help you hunt down the remaining Soul Ring of the Clear Sky Hammer first. If Sea Dragon Douluo minds, he can stay temporarily within my Clear Sky Sect. My Clear Sky Sect will continue to send people to investigate the news of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. If we have any news, we'll act together again, how about that?"
Sea Dragon Douluo nodded in agreement. Sea God Island had no influence on the mainland, and if he acted alone and was discovered by the Spirit Hall's experts, his fate would not be much better than Sea Horse Douluo's.
More than half a year has passed since the Grand Pope Coronation Ceremony.
As time passed, people stopped talking about the grand Coronation Ceremony and instead talked about the new atmosphere that Wu Qi brought to the Spirit Hall during his reign.
As the malignant tumors within the branch halls were eliminated one by one, the Spirit Hall rebuilt its image in the hearts of the people. Furthermore, with the dismissal and reassignment of redundant officials, the administrative efficiency of the branch halls was greatly improved.
In the past, people had to enter a lottery and wait in line to get things done at the Spirit Hall, but now that's no longer necessary. The public's evaluation of the Spirit Hall Staff will directly affect Staff future promotions, so who would dare to yell at people who come to get things done!
In some remote branch halls, the number of people seeking services is extremely small. To gain more positive feedback, these Deacon even compete for "customers."
Furthermore, to prevent anyone from engaging in fraud, the Hall of Judgment will periodically send personnel to conduct undercover investigations of various branch halls. If any misconduct is discovered, the person will either lose their job or be publicly beheaded.
Of course, there are always rewards as well as penalties. With the streamlining of the administrative team, the income of the remaining administrative staff has also increased. Moreover, if they get a high score in the annual performance appraisal, the year-end performance bonus can even be equivalent to a year's income.
As a result, lower-level Staff will only work even harder.