The Flower of Greed Blooms, Clear Sky Sect Opens Its Gates

The Back Mountain of the Clear Sky Sect.

A mountaintop thousands of meters above sea level.

The howling wind tore at the snow and hard ice shards, like countless sharp steel knives, whistling and howling between heaven and earth.

The hard, iron-like bluestone slabs of the training ground were already covered with dense pits and spiderweb-like cracks.

"Boom!!!"

The violent explosion was like Thunder, and the Berserk shockwave whipped up a sky full of ice and snow.

In the center of the arena, Tang San knelt on the ground, panting heavily.

Each breath condensed into scalding white mist in the frigid air.

The Clear Sky Hammer in his right hand gleamed with a cold, eerie light and trembled slightly.

The skin on my palms had already cracked due to the enormous recoil.

Blood dripped down the hammer handle, congealing into crimson ice crystals on the cold bluestone slab.

Opposite him, a nearly thirty-year-old core elite disciple of the Clear Sky Sect, whose cultivation had reached Level 60 or above, collapsed to the ground with a deathly pale face.

"I won!"

Tang San fiercely wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes blazing with extreme excitement and fanaticism.

He succeeded!

He finally passed the almost cruel tests of the Clear Sky Sect.

But only Tang Xiao knew the truth.

If he hadn't secretly reduced the difficulty of the assessment by more than half before it began...

Given Tang San's current cultivation level and foundation, he probably wouldn't even be able to pass the third trial.

The trials Tang San is currently undergoing are less than half the intensity of the trials he was supposed to face in the original Douluo Continent novel.

The Clear Sky Sect elders who were watching the battle had already been persuaded by Tang Xiao beforehand.

In the eyes of the elders, Tang San possesses absolute potential!

This is not merely Tang Hao's bloodline.

It is also the hope for the Clear Sky Sect to return to the top of the continent in the future.

"Excellent! Truly worthy of being my brother Hao's bloodline!"

Tang Xiao laughed loudly, his voice booming like a bell, scattering the swirling snow.

He stepped into the arena, his imposing figure resembling an insurmountable mountain.

With a flick of his wrist, an ancient jade slip exuding an aura of vicissitude, domineering power, and desolation appeared out of thin air.

Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Xiao stuffed the jade slip into Tang San's arms.

"Xiao San, now that you have passed the test, you are now a rightful disciple of my Clear Sky Sect!"

"This is the profound secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer inherited by my Clear Sky Sect."

"From this day forward, you shall devote yourself to studying this method within this forbidden area."

Tang San held the jade slip that was emitting a faint light tightly in both hands, his body trembling violently from excessive excitement!

Those eyes, which were once quite clear, were now filled with an almost morbid and twisted fanaticism.

He roared hysterically in his heart: Ring Detonation! The Great Sumeru Hammer's ultimate technique! I've finally obtained it!

"Lin Qingmo, you just wait!"

You humiliated me, suppressed me, and took everything away from me!

Once I've mastered the ultimate technique of the Great Sumeru Hammer, and combined it with the ever-changing Hidden Weapon of the Tang Sect, I will surely tear you apart, skin you alive, and shred you to pieces!

And Xiao Wu...

Xiao Wu belongs to me, and I must take her back completely!

Tang San, who was immersed in his fantasies of revenge, was arranged to practice the Great Sumeru Hammer in Secret Chamber in the Back Mountain.

Tang Xiao suppressed his smile and returned to the main hall to see Tang Hao.

Tang Xiao picked up a jug of strong liquor and subconsciously poured two bowls, but suddenly remembered that Tang Hao had lost his arm and could not drink alcohol.

"Sigh..." He sighed with heartache.

Then, with a serious expression, he looked at Tang Hao in the wheelchair.

"Brother Hao, now it's just the two of us brothers. Tell me honestly, what kind of person has that Xiao San offended?"

"In the training ground, when I saw him mention the name ' Lin Qingmo,' the killing intent emanating from him was even colder than the raging wind on this mountain peak."

When the name "Lin Qingmo" was mentioned, Tang Hao's gaze turned serious.

"Big brother, Lin Qingmo is the same age as Xiao San, and also Xiao San's greatest nemesis in this life."

"This boy is cunning and ruthless."

"Not only did he repeatedly humiliate the Xiao San in public and ruin Xiao San opportunities, but he even... stole the girl the Xiao San once loved most."

"Steal a woman?"

Tang Xiao frowned slightly, picked up the wine bowl, took a sip, shook his head and sighed, "Brother Hao, young people are dashing and romantic, and it's inevitable that they'll act impulsively when it comes to love."

"If Xiao San could develop such inner demons for an ordinary woman, it would be detrimental to the great cause of our Clear Sky Sect. Why go to such lengths?"

Tang Hao suddenly looked up, his eyes gleaming with an indescribable light, and said, each word dripping with blood and tears:

"Big brother! What if that girl is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast?"

"What did you say?!"

Snap!

The ceramic wine bowl slipped from Tang Xiao's hand and shattered on the hard stone surface.

The strong liquor spilled all over the ground, but Tang Xiao had no time to care.

"Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast?"

"Brother Hao, are you sure that girl is a living, breathing Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that has taken human form?"

"That's right."

Tang Hao sighed deeply, "Brother, this matter is of utmost importance."

"Now, that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is always by his side."

Tang Xiao took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turmoil surging in his heart, his eyes instantly becoming incredibly sharp and decisive.

"Brother Hao, I am already aware of this matter."

"This matter is of utmost importance, concerning the rise and fall of our sect for the next century. A supreme council must be convened immediately."

A moment later.

An emergency meeting of the highest levels of the Clear Sky Sect has been convened!

After Tang Xiao explained the reason,

The atmosphere inside the main hall was extremely eerie.

The seven elders of the Clear Sky Sect, who originally advocated "seclusion to avoid disaster and preserve the sect's remaining strength,"

After Tang Xiao threw away Xiao Wu's message,

The entire hall fell into a deathly silence.

Immediately following was a deafening roar, like a volcanic eruption!

The elders, who had been speaking righteously and full of moral principles, were now breathing heavily.

Their eyes blazed with a scarlet light.

Even his hands were trembling slightly from extreme excitement.

That was undisguised greed and lust!

"Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast!"

"There really is a living, breathing Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast stranded alone in the human world!"

"May Heaven bless my Clear Sky Sect!"

The second elder slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly, his face flushed red.

"That Lin Qingmo is nothing but an arrogant young upstart. Does he even deserve to possess Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and Soul Bone?"

"This is an absolute waste!"

The Third Elder echoed the shout, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone! What kind of creation of heaven and earth is that?"

"If we can seize it, any elder of my Clear Sky Sect who has reached a bottleneck can instantly become a top-tier Titled Douluo!"

"As long as we plan properly and strike with Thunder speed, we can not only obtain a one-in-a-million Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, but also reliably acquire a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone."

The elders chatted excitedly, spitting as they spoke.

They discussed, each offering their own opinions, how to secretly ambush and kill Lin Qingmo, and how to kill and rob him.

Sitting in his wheelchair, Tang Hao coldly observed the group of elders who had initially viewed him as the culprit.

Seeing their faces flushed with excitement as they plotted to seize the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Tang Hao let out a cold, extremely sarcastic laugh.

What morality?

What are the rules?

What ancestral precepts call for avoiding worldly affairs?

Faced with enough profit to drive people mad, these usually hypocritical and noble old men are quicker than anyone else to rip off their masks.

Sitting in the first seat, Tang Xiao took in everything, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

He knew the time was ripe.

So he stepped forward at the opportune moment and slammed the hammer down hard in a heavy, seductive voice.

"Elders, what are your thoughts on Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast taking human form and roaming the mortal realm?"

The seven elders exchanged glances, their eyes brimming with greed that coalesced into a storm.

The next moment, they roared almost in unison:

"It's time for our Clear Sky Sect to emerge from seclusion!"

"We must leave the mountain! We absolutely must leave the mountain!"

"For the rise of the Clear Sky Sect! For the great revival of our sect!"

"A junior dares to lay a finger on Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? He's practically courting death!"

"This is a gift from Heaven that you did not accept; instead, you suffered the consequences!"

The seven elders who had previously vehemently opposed leaving the mountain and advocated for remaining silent were now, surprisingly, unanimously voting to come out of seclusion!

Faced with the ultimate temptation of Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and Soul Bone, the so-called "ancestral precepts of seclusion" have long been carelessly thrown into the trash can.

Seeing this, Tang Xiao felt much more at ease.

He abruptly flicked his sleeve and roared domineeringly, "Fine! Issue my sect leader's order: Clear Sky Sect, open your gates! Descend the mountain!!!"

The Clear Sky Sect's mountain gate, which had been sealed off from the world for many years, suddenly resounded.

This Ferocious Beast, which has been lurking deep in the snow-capped mountains for so long, has finally revealed its greedy and brutal fangs and is about to reappear in the world!