Watching Tai Tan prepare to speak up for Tang Hao, Yang Wudi said bluntly:
"Old Ape, tell us yourself. Since the Old Sect Master died, has Tang Hao ever gone back to pay his respects?"
"He probably has only his beautiful wife in his heart, right? He angered his own father to death for the sake of a woman. Is that the Clear Sky Dououluo you call a towering hero?"
"Oh, no. She wasn't even a woman to begin with." Yang Wudi's tone turned colder, carrying a hint of mockery.
"That woman was a Soul Beast in essence. For the sake of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, she even schemed against her own husband. Is that the Clear Sky Douluo you swore to serve unto death?"
Those words struck Tai Tan's heart like a heavy hammer.
Tai Tan's face flushed crimson. He wanted to argue, but after opening and closing his mouth, he couldn't utter a single word.
The incident involving Tang Hao had caused an enormous uproar back then. As clans that depended on the Clear Sky Sect, they naturally knew the truth.
However, Tai Tan was stubborn by nature, and he had once been considered half a teacher to Tang Hao.
He was unwilling to believe those rumors, much less admit that the Clear Sky Dououluo bore such a stain.
Seeing Tai Tan's expression, Niu Gao sighed and said solemnly:
"Old Ape, Old Goat's words may be unpleasant, but they're the truth."
"Tang Hao is strong, but he failed the sect, and he also failed those of us who followed him."
"All these years, our Four Great Clans have been suppressed by Spirit Hall, the Clear Sky Sect has sealed its gates and withdrawn from the world, and Tang Hao has vanished without a trace."
"We can't