Tang Hao's Schemes Ran Deep! Ah Yin Collapsed!

But Zhu Zhuqing remained completely unaware.

In her mind, there was only the image of that young man who was always quiet at the academy, yet whose strength was unfathomable.

Tang San!

He... he was the son of Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor?

This revelation shocked her more than all the conspiracy theories she had heard before combined.

A child of a soul beast and a human...

She had always thought that was nothing more than a legend.

Yet the legend was right beside her.

The hotel kitchen.

A series of crisp "crunch, crunch" sounds stood out sharply in the quiet kitchen.

With her back facing the doorway, Xiao Wu squatted in a corner, clutching a carrot she had just "borrowed" from a vegetable basket and happily munching away.

Beneath her pink pleated skirt were two straight, lively long legs wrapped in white stockings.

Even squatting, she could not conceal the perfect proportions of her figure—her waist slender, her curves pert and full of youthful vitality and agility.

As she nibbled on the carrot, she absentmindedly watched the gossip in the Chat Group with great interest.

However, when the name "Tang San" appeared, her chewing abruptly stopped.

Half a carrot froze at her lips.

Her large, watery eyes instantly filled with shock.

"Th-Third Brother?"

Xiao Wu's mind buzzed.

Third Brother's mother was also a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, just like her?

And...

Third Brother's father was actually the legendary Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao!

That peerless powerhouse who had single-handedly severely wounded several Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall before drifting away without a trace!

This revelation struck Xiao Wu twice as hard.

She felt an inexplicable closeness to Tang San because he shared the same soul beast bloodline as her, yet she was also stunned by his terrifyingly illustrious family background.

So Third Brother had been hiding such a world-shaking secret behind him.

Heaven Dou City, East Palace.

Inside the luxurious bedchamber, thin wisps of smoke drifted from the incense burner.

Qian Renxue had shed her Crown Prince disguise and changed into an opulent golden long dress, reclining against a soft couch.

Her golden long hair poured down like a waterfall, spreading across the entire bed and making her flawless, breathtakingly beautiful face appear even more sacred and noble.

The neckline of her dress opened just right, revealing her delicate collarbones and a small patch of snowy skin.

Beneath the hem, her jade-like legs were vaguely visible beneath a layer of golden gauze.

She was not even wearing shoes. Her smooth Jade Feet swayed slightly in the air, every detail as perfect as though crafted by a god.

She propped up her chin with one hand while lazily scrolling through the Chat Group screen with the other, a faintly amused, spectator-like look in her eyes.

Tang Hao's story meant nothing to her.

But when the name "Tang San" appeared, the ease and amusement on her face instantly froze.

"Buzz!"

A powerful wave of Soul Power burst uncontrollably from her body, shaking the gauze curtains beside her until they fluttered violently.

Qian Renxue abruptly sat upright, divine light blazing from her golden eyes.

Tang San!

Someone from Shrek Academy!

The young man who had led his team to defeat the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team at the Fighting Spirit Arena!

Qian Renxue had some impression of him.

It was him!

He was actually Tang Hao's son?

Enormous waves surged through Qian Renxue's heart.

After a brief deathly silence, the Chat Group completely exploded.

[Little Witch: Tang San? Which Tang San? Don't tell me it's that one from Shrek?]

[Poison Fairy: That person from Shrek??]

[Gentle Fire Dragon: Clear Sky Douluo's son? Oh my god...]

[Fox is Most Pure: Tang San? Who's that??]

Everyone was dumbfounded by this sudden revelation.

Blue Tyrant Academy.

Lu Ming watched the messages racing wildly across the screen.

The real show was only just beginning.

He reached out again and began tapping on the screen.

[Emperor Lu (Group Leader): Everyone, calm down.]

[Emperor Lu (Group Leader): The important point isn't that Tang San is Tang Hao's son.]

[Emperor Lu (Group Leader): Please continue listening.]

As soon as he spoke, the noisy Chat Group fell eerily silent.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for what he would say next.

They had a feeling that a truth even more terrifying than all the previous information combined was about to be revealed.

Lu Ming did not keep them waiting long.

He directly threw out the piece of evidence that could overturn everything.

The deadliest blow, one that would completely tear off Tang Hao's hypocritical mask.

[Emperor Lu (Group Leader): Have you considered this? As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, once Ah Yin entered her Maturity Period, her aura was no different from a human's. Even a Titled Douluo standing before her would have been unable to see through her.]

[Emperor Lu (Group Leader): So how did Spirit Hall discover her soul beast identity?]

This question stunned everyone.

That was right.

How had she been exposed?

Before they could think it through, Lu Ming gave them the answer.

An answer that sent everyone plunging into an icy abyss.

[Emperor Lu (Group Leader): Precisely because she was pregnant!]

[Emperor Lu (Group Leader): The union of a soul beast and a human is already an act against the heavens. When conceiving offspring, the soul beast's source aura becomes unstable and cannot be perfectly concealed!]

[Emperor Lu (Group Leader): It was the child's existence that caused her aura to leak, drawing Spirit Hall's pursuit!]

These words were like a bolt of black lightning, splitting open everyone's skulls.

Every word carried bone-piercing cold as it burrowed into the depths of their souls.

Spirit City, Pontiff's Palace.

Bibi Dong's body slammed heavily against the chair back, her face beneath the mask deathly pale.

[Pontiff: ???]

Shrek Academy, Girls' Dormitory.

Xiao Wu froze in place, and the carrot in her hand fell to the floor with a smack.

[Bunny is the Cutest: ???]

Heaven Dou City, East Palace.

All focus vanished from Qian Renxue's golden Beautiful Eyes in an instant.

[I Have No Mother: ???]

The next second.

The entire Chat Group screen was utterly flooded with densely packed question marks.

[Little Witch: ?????]

[My Son is Not a Bastard: ???]

If all their previous speculations had merely made them question Tang Hao's character—

Then the truth Lu Ming had revealed now directly nailed Tang Hao to the demon's cross!

He knew!

He had known from the very beginning that getting Ah Yin pregnant would expose her!

That so-called crystallization of love was not proof of anything.

It was a death warrant!

It was the most crucial, most vicious move that would draw Spirit Hall in and force Ah Yin to sacrifice herself!

The entire plan had been linked together, step by step.

From meeting to falling in love, from pregnancy to exposure, from sacrifice to godhood.

Everything had been within his calculations!

This man was not human at all!

He was a devil! A complete and utter devil wearing the skin of a devoted lover!