Q&A

"It seems you pieces of trash still realize what you've done."

Qian Chongling, having returned to the seven Title Douluo of the Haotian Sect, saw the marks on their faces and understood they had attempted suicide.

"Your Excellency, please, for the sake of the friendship between our ancestor Tang Chen and the Angel, and for the sake of the Haotian Sect's former prestige, do not broadcast what you have seen today.

"At the same time, please grant us the dignity of Title Douluo; we only ask for a quick death."

Tang Xiao, his hands bound behind his back and a footprint still visible on his face, suddenly slammed his head against the ground, performing a deep kowtow to Qian Chongling. The remaining Haotian Sect Title Douluo followed suit, one after another, striking their heads against the floor.

They still held onto a sliver of final hope.

Hearing this, Qian Ningshuang finally couldn't hold back; she rushed forward and kicked Tang Xiao in the face.

"You know what it means to have a face?! You want dignity, too?!

"Go ask the corpses in the back mountain if they are willing to give you this face, if they are willing to grant you dignity!

"Friendship?! Prestige?! Title Douluo?!

"When you were committing these acts that enrage both gods and men, why didn't you think about your faces then!

"A bunch of trash who should have been sliced to death long ago, you don't deserve to ask for face or dignity!"

Seeing Tang Xiao, who had been beaten until his breathing was shallow, Gu Yuena hurriedly stepped up to pull Qian Ningshuang back, urging, "Shuang'er, calm down, calm down."

Gu Yuena didn't care much if Tang Xiao was beaten to death by Qian Ningshuang on the spot, but if he died, how would they ask about everything regarding the Xuantian Sect?

At the same time, Gu Yuena signaled to Qian Chongling with her eyes: ask quickly if you're going to ask.

Qian Chongling understood her meaning and walked over to the Haotian Sect's Second Elder, Tang Jin, placing his hand on the man's head.

Tang Xiao's head was already covered in blood, and he didn't want to touch him; he found it filthy.

"Soul Destruction Technique!"

The Soul Destruction Technique completely shatters a person's consciousness, turning them into an idiot who answers whatever is asked—a tool for interrogation.

This was a method belonging to Evil Soul Masters, as anyone subjected to it would be left mentally incapacitated afterward.

Qian Chongling knew the Soul Destruction Technique because he had once studied Evil Soul Masters in depth; he knew many of their methods, though he rarely cared to use them.

But that didn't mean Qian Chongling would never use them; in certain special circumstances, he would employ the methods of Evil Soul Masters, such as now.

As red light flickered from the hand Qian Chongling held on Tang Jin's head, the former Second Elder of the Haotian Sect began to roll his eyes upward, and saliva began to drip as his mouth hung open.

"What exactly is the relationship between your Haotian Sect and the Xuantian Sect?"

"Our Haotian Sect ancestors obtained an incomplete inheritance of the Xuantian Sect."

"What was in the inheritance?"

"Ring Detonation, the Xuantian Nine Absolutes, the Great Sumeru Strike, and other self-created soul skills, as well as a method to rapidly increase soul power levels while concealing the aura of an Evil Soul Master—Yin-Yang Supplementation."

"When was it obtained?"

"About nine hundred years ago."

"How was it obtained?"

"Our ancestor, Gou Lai, was originally a merchant. Later, because he was a poor judge of character, he befriended a gambler, which led to the decline of the family fortune. To find a way to survive, he became a bandit and obtained it in a small village."

Qian Ningshuang, who had already calmed down, couldn't help but ask upon hearing this.

"Aren't you surnamed Tang? Why was your ancestor surnamed Gou?"

"Because later generations learned from that incomplete Xuantian Sect inheritance that regardless of one's original surname, upon entering the Xuantian Sect, one must change their surname to Tang. A certain ancestor who considered himself a successor of the Xuantian Sect changed his name accordingly."

Qian Chongling glanced at Qian Ningshuang; she always had questions about these inexplicable things. However, some of Qian Ningshuang's questions played a massive role, such as her question about the Xuantian Sect in Star Dou, which made him think of certain things before coming to the Haotian Sect. For example, her question about the soul core had increased the combat power of the entire Wuhun Hall by more than one level.

Since that was the case, "Next, you ask, Shuang'er." Qian Chongling stepped away from Tang Jin; the Soul Destruction Technique only needed to be used once, there was no need to keep it active.

Qian Ningshuang didn't stand on ceremony and immediately began to ask.

"Why are the self-created soul skills your Haotian Sect obtained different from your sect's famous signature techniques?"

"Because Uncle Tang Chen improved them, making them more suitable for our martial soul, the Haotian Hammer."

"Do you know what an Evil Soul Master implies?"

"We know, they are evil soul masters who should be killed by everyone on the continent."

"Do you know what the Xuantian Sect implies?"

"We know. After our ancestor obtained the inheritance, we never dared to use anything from the Xuantian Sect in front of others."

"Then why did you suddenly dare to use it decades ago?"

"Because Uncle Tang Chen improved it, and furthermore, our Haotian Sect repeatedly confirmed it across the continent for nearly a thousand years. We even joined the Wuhun Hall at one point, and we determined that no one or force on the continent knows about the Xuantian Sect, nor is there any record of it."

"Has your Haotian Sect always used the methods of Evil Soul Masters to increase soul power?"

"We haven't used it constantly; in the last thousand years, only a handful of people have used it."

"Have Tang Chen or Tang Hao used it?"

"No. Although Uncle Tang Chen felt that power is just power and does not distinguish between good and evil, he looked down on using the lives of others to improve himself. As for Hao'er, apart from the self-created soul skills, we never told him anything about the Xuantian Sect."

"Why didn't you tell him?"

"Hao'er, who was valued by our ancestor Tang Chen, we believed he had no need for these."

"Then why are you now using the methods of Evil Soul Masters to increase soul power on such a large scale?"

"Because we were forced to seal the sect by Wuhun Hall, and we need the power for revenge. Up here on the mountain, we don't fear being seen by outsiders."

Upon hearing this, Qian Ningshuang took a deep breath. A detail she hadn't paid attention to while reading Douluo in her past life began to surface, and at the same time, she found her answer.

Why was Tang San so perfectly compatible with the series of self-created soul skills of the Haotian Sect? Because they were originally skills from the same sect, just split into two parts.

Is Ring Detonation easy to harm the body? The Xuantian Skill is endless and flowing, allowing for almost injury-free use.

Is the power of the Haotian Nine Absolutes too strong and difficult to control? Dragon Capturing and Crane Controlling and Mysterious Jade Hand ensure you can control it with ease.

If no one takes the Great Sumeru Hammer head-on, is it easy to miss? Purple Demon Eye and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track are waiting for you.

Of course, as the saying goes, no matter how strong the skill is, once you add Blue Silver Entanglement, the atmosphere becomes quite cheerful.

Turning the conversation, Qian Ningshuang asked about another aspect, a question that fans in her past life had argued about endlessly.

"Do you know who Tang Hao's wife was?"

"We know, a 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor. Hao'er and Xiao'er told us."

"Then, were you aware that Tang Hao and his wife were facing a pursuit by Wuhun Hall back then?"

"We knew. It was a plan we designed together with Wuhun Hall, and we had discussed it with Hao'er. Wuhun Hall took the soul bone, and we, the Haotian Sect, took the soul ring."

"That was Tang Hao's wife, the woman of Tang Xiao's dreams. How could you bring yourselves to do it?"

"That was a rare, once-in-a-lifetime 100,000-year soul beast. A wife can be replaced at any time, but once a 100,000-year soul beast is gone, you'll never find another."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

With the question answered, Qian Ningshuang could only click her tongue a few times. Truly worthy of the love that Douluo fans in her past life raved about; it was indeed "earth-shattering and heaven-moving." As she thought, where would one find so many fools who make love their entire life?

Seeing that the Q&A had concluded, Qian Chongling looked at Qian Ningshuang. He really wanted to say that Shuang'er could have gotten this answer by asking any elder, but he decided against it. Let Qian Ningshuang be.

Then, Qian Chongling looked up at the sky, as if gazing at the ethereal God Realm.

Heh, a bandit raids a small village and just happens to pick up the incomplete legacy of the former Xuantian Sect. This legacy is certainly easy to find. My Wuhun Hall has existed on the continent for ten thousand years and has reached deep into every village on the continent; why didn't we ever pick it up?

Still as disgusting as ever. Just you wait, gods of the God Realm!