Clear Sky Fort.
"So that's the legendary Sea God Tang San."
Wang Dong'er blinked her lovely eyes. "Why does he feel so familiar?"
Could the memories she'd lost from before she was five have something to do with Sea God Tang San?
A moment later, Wang Dong'er dismissed the thought.
Sea God Tang San had ascended to the Divine Realm ten thousand years ago. How could she possibly have anything to do with him?
At most, they were a little related by blood.
Even so, Wang Dong'er didn't want to admit it.
She had originally been incredibly proud that her ancestor was the legendary Righteous Deity, Sea God Tang San!
But after the Sky Curtain revealed Tang San's true nature, Wang Dong'er was no longer proud. Instead, she felt repulsed by him and even didn't want to leave Clear Sky Fort.
That was also how everyone in the Clear Sky Sect felt about Sea God Tang San.
Sea God Tang San was the Clear Sky Sect's Ancestor, and one of his Twin Martial Souls was the Clear Sky Hammer. There was no doubt about that.
So the Clear Sky Sect had no way to sever ties with Sea God Tang San the way Shrek had.
Besides, the people of the Clear Sky Sect didn't dare to do so.
After all, the two current sect leaders of the Clear Sky Sect, Niu Tian and Tai Tan, had been sent by Sea God Tang San.
Otherwise, given the Clear Sky Sect's pride, how could they have allowed outsiders to become their sect leaders?
The Clear Sky Sect might have fallen into decline by now, but it wasn't so desperate that it had to rely on outsiders for its leadership.
Without Tang San, how could the two of them have secured their positions as sect leaders?
They weren't the only Level 98 Super Douluos in the Clear Sky Sect.
That's right. Both the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python showed the world that they were Level 98 Super Douluos.
That was the Titan Giant Ape's full strength, but the Sky Azure Bull Python had concealed his cultivation.
When the Sky Azure Bull Python was resurrected, he had advanced to become an Azure Divine Dragon by a fortunate coincidence. His strength had reached the demigod level, close to the peak of the human Limit Douluo realm—around Level 99.
Compared with Soul Beasts of the same era, he wasn't as strong as the 890,000-year-old Beast God Di Tian, but his overall combat strength still ranked among the best during the Peerless Tang Sect era.
If people found out that contact between the Douluo Continent and the Divine Realm had been severed, someone would definitely take advantage of the situation and try to reclaim control of the Clear Sky Sect.
Most sects across the Douluo Continent were privately owned.
In their eyes, bloodline was of utmost importance.
Without the sect's bloodline, no matter how talented or powerful someone was, they absolutely couldn't become sect leader.
At most, they could become an elder or Venerable.
So for two outsiders to take the position of sect leaders—
It was an absolute disgrace to the Clear Sky Sect.
If they'd known Niu Tian and Tai Tan were Soul Beasts, they would never have obeyed, even if Tang San had issued a divine decree.
If outsiders learned the truth, the Clear Sky Sect would become the laughingstock of the world.
Meanwhile, atop the tallest building in Clear Sky Fort,
the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python looked troubled.
Though they had followed Tang San because of Xiao Wu and secured positions as God Officials in the Divine Realm, they had both once belonged to the Soul Beast Clan.
Now, seeing how Tang San regarded Soul Beasts, they couldn't help feeling the sorrow of creatures mourning their own kind.
"Big brother, we..."
After a long pause, the Titan Giant Ape opened his mouth and looked at the Sky Azure Bull Python.
"Second brother, watch what you say. Don't mention his name."
"If that strand of his Divine Sense wakes from its slumber, we'll be in a very difficult position."
The Sky Azure Bull Python glanced in a certain direction and shook his head. "Besides, we have no choice now. Unless you want to betray Sister Xiao Wu—and they might not accept us even then!"
"..."
Hearing this, the Titan Giant Ape fell silent.
That was true!
The moment they chose to sacrifice themselves to Tang San, they became traitors to the Soul Beasts.
Not because they had sacrificed themselves, but because Tang San had been the one they sacrificed themselves for.
And betraying Tang San was even less of an option!
Xiao Wu and Tang San were in love now, and they had a daughter together. If the two of them really betrayed Tang San, where would that leave Xiao Wu?
"If only we'd stopped Sister Xiao Wu from taking human form and entering human society back then!"
The Titan Giant Ape slapped the enormous boulder beside him, instantly reducing the hard stone to dust.
"It's too late to say that now!"
The Sky Azure Bull Python gazed up at the Light Screen in the sky, his eyes flickering with a strange light. "But we may still have a chance to free Xiao Wu from that abyss!"
If Xiao Wu learned what Tang San had done, saw the true nature of the man she loved, and found out what had happened to her daughter, then...
But that depended on someone being able to overthrow Tang San.
Otherwise, it would be better to let Sister Xiao Wu live in the beautiful dream Tang San had woven for her.
On the Sky Curtain.
"Daughter of Destiny, and you, anomaly—you're both unbelievably foolish!"
Looking at Gu Tian and Huo Yutong, Tang San murmured coldly,
"How could Soul Spirits, an extension of a Soul Master's power, possibly have the right to make their own decisions?"
"Luckily, that fellow Destruction was distracted by other matters, giving me the chance to plant this strand of Divine Sense inside Xiao Qi."
"Otherwise, once you spread this Soul Spirit technology, it would be too late!"
"Soul Spirits must remain inside Soul Masters. Wherever the Soul Master goes, they go."
"Even if the Soul Master dies, they can only choose another Soul Master and make a contract with them, continuing to serve them for all eternity, never to be free."
As he spoke, he slowly raised his right index finger and pointed it toward Huo Yutong's brow.
A wisp of azure divine power appeared silently.
Just then, a figure stepped in front of Huo Yutong.
"Silver Dragon King?"
Seeing the silver-haired girl before him, Sea God Tang San—who had been completely composed—gasped in shock.
According to his original plans, it was far too soon for the Silver Dragon King to appear.
This was a fortuitous opportunity he had set aside for the son he hadn't yet had.
Wasn't she supposed to still be asleep inside the Lake of Life?
Could those two have lied to me?
That's right. Tang San had known for a long time that the Silver Dragon King was gravely injured and asleep.
He'd learned this from the two former overlords of the Star Forest: the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.
The Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape themselves didn't know the Silver Dragon King existed. They only knew that the Lord of Soul Beasts was asleep in the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, with the Beast God Di Tian serving as her representative.
After ascending to the Divine Realm, Tang San learned that all Nine Dragon Sons had died and that the Golden Dragon King was sealed in the Divine Forbidden Land. He immediately realized that the Lord of Soul Beasts sleeping in the Star Dou Great Forest was most likely the Silver Dragon King.
Tang San had always coveted the Dragon God's power.
The combined power of the Sea God and Asura God's divine positions was already the limit of what Tang San could bear.
That was precisely why Tang San had reluctantly left this fortuitous opportunity for the son he hadn't yet had.
But why... had she appeared so early?!
What had happened on the Douluo Continent while he'd been disconnected from his main body?
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