Tang San Betrays His Master and Ancestors! Steals Peerless Skills! Utterly Shameless!

Clear Sky Sect.

Within the sect, an uproar had broken out.

Sect Master Tang Xiao stood before the council hall, his expression grave and his brow tightly furrowed.

"Sect Master! Though that child took over another's body, he still carries the bloodline of our Clear Sky Sect and possesses the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul!"

An elder said excitedly.

"Fourth on the Talent Ranking! What an honor! If we can welcome him back into the sect, the day our Clear Sky Sect returns to the continent will be at hand!"

Another elder immediately retorted.

"Foolish! He murdered Tang Hao's own son and occupied the magpie's nest! How is such conduct any different from that of an evil demon?

If we welcome him back into the sect, where will the Clear Sky Sect's dignity be? Would we not become the laughingstock of the world?"

The arguments in the hall continued without end.

Listening to the quarrels around him, Tang Xiao felt as though his head were about to split in two.

He longed for Tang San's talent to bring hope of revival to the sect, yet he also feared that the stain of this rebirth through possession would become the sect's eternal disgrace.

What choice should he make?

All the discussions, all the killing intent, all the deliberations ultimately converged upon the center of the storm.

Shrek Academy.

Under Yu Xiaogang's attempts to comfort him, Tang San's emotions not only failed to settle, but completely erupted when he saw the evasive looks in his companions' eyes.

He violently shook off Yu Xiaogang's hand, his eyes bloodshot as he raised an arm and pointed at the golden Sky Screen above.

"Impossible!"

He roared himself hoarse, his voice twisted by extreme rage.

"This is absolutely impossible!"

"I, Tang San! The Blue Silver Emperor and the Clear Sky Hammer, Twin Martial Souls!"

"Innate Full Soul Power!"

"I possess the Tang Sect's ultimate arts and am destined to inherit the Dual Divine Seats of the Sea God and the Asura God!"

"How could I possibly be only fourth!"

"Why?!"

His questioning echoed through the Dead Silence above the academy, filled with resentment and madness.

Of course, he knew the true source of his rage.

His greatest secret had been ruthlessly exposed, leaving him like a clown, nakedly displayed before the entire world!

But he could not admit it!

And he never would!

He could only pour all his resentment and humiliation onto this ranking!

"There's something shady about this Golden Ranking!"

"There must be some mistake!"

"I refuse to accept this!"

Tang San's resentful, frenzied roar circled above Shrek Academy.

"I refuse to accept this!"

Before his words had faded—

"Rumble—!"

A bolt of golden divine lightning descended violently from the nine heavens without warning!

It was so fast that it surpassed the reflexes of everyone present.

The crowd only saw a flash of Golden Light before that resplendent Heaven's Might struck Tang San with unerring precision.

"Argh!"

Tang San let out a short scream. His entire body convulsed violently as though struck by a massive hammer, every strand of hair standing on end while wisps of green smoke rose from him.

He was completely stunned.

The smell of burnt flesh spread through the air.

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others instinctively retreated another two steps, their gazes toward the Sky Screen filled with awe.

This Golden Ranking... could actually strike back?!

Tang San shook his head and recovered from the numbness, the reek of burning filling his nose and mouth.

He opened his mouth, still wanting to curse, but when he met the massive scroll hanging high in the sky, suffused with flowing Golden Light, a chill from the Depths of the Soul forced him to swallow his words.

He became more restrained.

At least, on the surface.

Yet his tightly clenched fists and slightly trembling body all revealed the towering rage and defiance in his heart.

Why?

I merely questioned it, and I had to suffer such lightning punishment?

How could this Heavenly Dao be so unfair!

However, the Sky Screen seemed to have heard his inner roar—or perhaps it was treating his "death-seeking" behavior with the highest possible degree of seriousness.

Golden Light flickered. Rather than beginning to display the so-called "Martial Soul iconic scenes" as everyone had expected, the Sky Screen revealed a line of even more majestic golden words.

[Heavenly Dao is Just, Golden Ranking is Impartial.]
[Since you refuse to accept this, we shall trace your origins and examine your life, thereby proving the fairness of the Heaven Ranking.]

As those words fell, the entire Douluo Continent fell silent.

Examine... examine his entire life?

This was going to dig up all of Tang San's secrets from beginning to end, right before The Entire Continent!

Tang San's face instantly turned deathly pale.

No!

Don't!

He let out a silent cry in his heart, but how could he possibly shake the will of the Sky Screen?

The scene shifted, no longer showing Douluo Continent.

It was a perilous mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, with ancient pavilions and towers that carried an entirely different charm from Douluo Continent.

At the center of the scene, a child of around nine years old, dressed in a gray martial outfit, was sneaking into a heavily guarded tower.

That child's face was unmistakably a younger version of Tang San!

In the scene, relying on cunning and skills far beyond those of his peers, he evaded layer after layer of guards and leafed through forbidden sect manuals one after another.

Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, Mysterious Jade Hand, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track...

Scene after scene of him secretly learning them was displayed clearly before the eyes of the world.

Finally, while he was secretly learning the inner sect's greatest technique, he was caught red-handed by the sect elders.

The white-haired elders were heartbroken as they questioned why he had committed such a rebellious act.

The young Tang San in the scene stiffened his neck, his face devoid of the slightest shame.

His voice rang clearly through the Sky Screen, reaching the entirety of Douluo Continent.

"I did nothing wrong!"

"Everything I did was to bring glory to the Tang Sect! You old fools cling to your ultimate techniques like misers guarding a broom—how can the Tang Sect ever flourish?"

"I, Tang San, am the Tang Sect's true hope!"

The moment those words were spoken.

The entire world fell into Dead Silence.

Whether commoners or nobles, only two words remained in everyone's minds.

Shameless!

Secretly learning sect manuals was already the grave crime of betraying one's master and ancestors.

After being discovered, not only did he refuse to repent, he even turned around and accused the others, dressing up his theft as something done for the good of the sect?

What a twisted nature!

What despicable character!

Shrek Academy.

The muscles at the corner of Flender's mouth twitched, and his brows furrowed tightly.

Yu Xiaogang's expression was not much better.

Though he coveted Tang San's talent, this kind of character... truly made him feel a trace of unease.

However, he quickly found an excuse for himself.

"Ahem, that was merely the sect from his previous life. It has nothing to do with our Douluo Continent."

"Besides, this is an academy, not a sect. There aren't so many rules."

Flender listened from the side and could only nod with difficulty, forcing himself to accept that consolation.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The gentle smile on Ning Fengzhi's face had long since vanished, replaced by a trace of disgust.

"Sect Master, this child..." Sword Douluo Chen Xin hesitated, unable to continue.

Ning Fengzhi waved a hand, his voice somewhat heavy.

"Ungrateful, betraying his master and forsaking his ancestors—his nature is cold and heartless to such an extent."

"For a sect, inheritance and loyalty matter most."

"The sect teaches its disciples its skills, and the disciples repay the sect with loyalty. That is the foundation upon which it stands."