Tang San: This Damnable Tang Hao Has Already Walked the Path to His Own Demise!!

"What a pity, what a pity!"

Su Yuntao shook his head repeatedly, his face full of bitter smiles and regret.

"Two cases of Innate Full Soul Power in a row—this has never happened in the history of our Nuoding City!"

"But your martial souls... one is Blue Silver Grass, and the other is this unknown hand-type mutation, this..."

Although Su Yuntao did not continue, Tang Yin understood what he was thinking; he likely felt they were both useless.

Yet, after a moment of thought, Su Yuntao still extended an invitation to Tang Yin and Tang San.

"Children, are you two willing to join the Martial Soul Hall?"

To this, both Tang Yin and Tang San chose to politely decline.

Su Yuntao did not force them; he took two certificates from his robes, filled them out quickly, and handed them to the brothers.

"These are your martial soul certificates. Keep them safe."

"If you change your minds, you can use these to find me at the Nuoding City Martial Soul Branch."

After speaking, Su Yuntao packed his things, turned around, and left the branch.

After Su Yuntao had departed, Tang San asked with eyes full of anticipation and excitement.

"Big Brother, do you... have another martial soul?"

Hearing this, Tang Yin's heart skipped a beat.

"How did you know?"

"Just now, when you awakened, a purple light flashed in your eyes. It was fast, but I saw it."

Tang San's eyes were startlingly bright.

"Was it... purple eyes?"

Realizing he couldn't hide it, Tang Yin could only nod, his heart drumming with unease.

This little San takes the Tang Sect's supreme arts very seriously.

I awakened the Mysterious Jade Hand and the Purple Demon Eye.

Could this kid think I stole his Tang Sect techniques and want to do me harm?

I am his own older brother, after all.

Given Tang San's personality, he shouldn't go that far, right?

"Big Brother, can you let me see your martial soul?"

Tang San's heart grew increasingly fervent as he hurriedly asked.

Tang Yin did not hide it; he extended his hands, which turned a jade-white color.

"This is my hand martial soul."

After saying this, he activated his Purple Demon Eye martial soul, and his eyes transformed into a hazy shade of purple.

"This is my eye martial soul."

Tang San's breathing suddenly grew rapid.

He stared fixedly at his brother's jade-white hands, then looked at Tang Yin's eyes, which shimmered with a faint purple light in the sunlight, and his entire body began to tremble.

Mysterious Jade Hand... Purple Demon Eye...

Tang San clenched his fists, his eyes turning red, his heart filled with agitation and excitement.

It really is the Mysterious Jade Hand and the Purple Demon Eye!

Big Brother actually awakened our Tang Sect's supreme arts as his martial souls!

In his past life, as an outer sect disciple of the Tang Sect, Tang San had always longed to become a legitimate member of the Tang Sect.

But alas, his bloodline did not allow it!

Now, his own brother, bound by blood, had actually awakened the Mysterious Jade Hand and the Purple Demon Eye as martial souls!

This was not something gained through cultivation; it was innate.

If they were to return to the Tang Sect, Who could say that Big Brother is not a direct descendant of the Tang Sect?!

In this world, could there be any proof of "direct lineage" more irrefutable and central to the Tang Sect's heritage than this?

In an instant, a thought so intense it felt like it was burning exploded in Tang San's heart, growing wildly.

Big Brother is the ironclad proof!

He is a living, breathing symbol of the Tang Sect's legitimacy!

My brother, Tang San's brother, was born with this! This is simply... this is simply heaven's will!

This was the most perfect compensation and response from the heavens for the regrets of my past life as Tang San!

As long as Big Brother is here, the orthodox lineage of the Tang Sect remains!

If I were to assist Big Brother in re-establishing the Tang Sect in this world...

Then in this world, our Tang Sect would be the absolute orthodoxy!

Tang San's eyes grew increasingly fervent, his heart filled with growing excitement and agitation.

As an orphan, Tang San had always placed immense value on familial affection.

Whether it was his Big Brother or his father Tang Hao, in his eyes, they were both inseparable kin.

However, because Tang Hao was his father.

Originally, in Tang San's heart, Tang Hao was undoubtedly the more important one.

But at this moment, discovering that his Big Brother had actually awakened the Mysterious Jade Hand and the Purple Demon Eye.

All the emotions Tang San held for the Tang Sect in his past life were instantly concentrated onto Tang Yin.

This caused Tang Yin to immediately surpass Tang Hao.

He became the most important person in Tang San's heart!

For a moment, Tang San could not help but feel an increasing sense of closeness, trust, and incomparable identification toward Tang Yin.

In Tang San's heart right now.

Big Brother Tang Yin was no longer just a relative he relied on for survival.

He had become the bridge connecting him to the obsessions of his past life; he was the most legitimate and glorious repository and destination for that deep-seated Tang Sect complex within his heart!

Noticing the increasingly fervent and intimate gaze Tang San was directing at him, Tang Yin felt a bit unnerved.

What on earth is wrong with this Little San?

That look is simply hair-raising!

"Big Brother, let's go home!"

"Since we both have Innate Full Soul Power, let's go home and tell Dad the news!"

"Dad will definitely be happy!"

At this moment, after calming his excited emotions, Tang San said with a smile.

To this, Tang Yin merely curled his lips.

If you were to reveal your second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, he would certainly be very happy.

As for me, well, let's just forget about that!

Without the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, in that guy's heart, I don't count as one of his own at all.

After walking out of that simple and crude branch hall of the Spirit Hall.

"Little Yin, Little San!"

Old Jack leaned on his cane and hurried over to meet them, asking with great excitement and agitation.

"Just now... when Master Su Yuntao left, he said you both have Innate Full Soul Power. Is it true?!"

"Yes, Grandpa Jack."

Tang San replied respectfully.

"Big Brother and I both have Innate Full Soul Power."

"Good! That's good!!"

Old Jack stroked his snow-white beard, his mouth twisted into a wide grin.

"The heavens have opened their eyes! The ancestors are watching over us!"

"Our Holy Soul Village has suddenly produced two soul master seedlings with Innate Full Soul Power!"

"From now on, let's see who dares to say our village's name is undeserved! Hahaha!"

However, after laughing for a while.

As if thinking of something, Old Jack's brows furrowed, and his excitement was replaced by distress.

He looked at Tang Yin, then at Tang San, looking very troubled.

"Grandpa Jack, what's wrong?"

Tang San keenly noticed the change in the old village chief's expression and asked curiously.

"No, it's nothing!"

Old Jack shook his head violently, as if he had made up his mind, and patted the brothers on their shoulders firmly, chuckling.

"You two go home first and tell Tang Hao that... ahem, tell your father this good news! Grandpa... Grandpa has some other business to attend to!"

After speaking, without waiting for Tang Yin and Tang San to respond, Old Jack turned around and hurried away.

Tang Yin watched Old Jack's back as he quickly disappeared into the twilight, his heart filled with thoughtful contemplation.

Holy Soul Village only had one quota for a work-study student.

Old Jack the village chief had been excited at first, but later he grew troubled.

He had likely realized that both Tang San and I possessed Innate Full Soul Power, qualifying us to become Spirit Masters.

However, the village did not have enough work-study quotas.

Perhaps he intended to find a way to secure another one?

Soon, Tang Yin and Tang San returned to the blacksmith shop where they lived.

Pushing open the wooden door, the pungent stench of cheap ale rushed to meet them.

The room was unlit, with dim light filtering through the broken window, barely outlining the crude contours of the interior.

At this moment, Tang Hao was sitting at a wooden table, holding a jug of wine and drinking himself into a stupor.

The floor was a complete mess.

Seeing this, a flash of annoyance and anger crossed Tang Yin's heart.

This drunkard was truly hopeless!

Tang San also saw the drunken Tang Hao, yet he remained very respectful.

"Father, we're back."

"Hm?"

Tang Hao seemed to only just notice the two of them. He continued to drink, hiccuping as he asked in a drunken slur.

"You've both awakened your Martial Souls?"

"What Martial Souls did you awaken?"

His tone was indifferent, carrying a heavy, hungover nasal twang.

Tang San replied respectfully.

"Reporting to Father, the Martial Soul I awakened is Blue Silver Grass, with Innate Full Soul Power."

"Big Brother awakened the White Jade Hand (this is the name Su Yuntao gave it when registering), also with Innate Full Soul Power."

"Blue Silver Grass... White Jade Hand?"

When he heard Blue Silver Grass, Tang Hao was fine, continuing to drink in his drunken state.

But when he heard the Martial Soul "White Jade Hand."

Tang Hao's brows immediately furrowed, knitting together into a sharp, deep crease.

"White Jade Hand?"

He repeated the name, his tone carrying undisguised confusion and a condescending scrutiny.

He raised his eyes, his gaze passing over the papers and landing on Tang Yin.

"What kind of Martial Soul is that? Show it to me."

The command was absolute, brooking no doubt.

Tang Yin was accustomed to this and calmly extended his right hand.

With a mere thought, a warm, jade-white luster spread from his fingertips, quickly covering both hands and emitting a faint, lustrous glow in the dim room.

Tang Hao stared fixedly at Tang Yin's Mysterious Jade Hand, his brows locked tight.

What kind of Martial Soul was this?

It was neither the Clear Sky Hammer inherited by the Tang family nor Ah Yin's Blue Silver Grass.

Instead, it looked like the Self-Created Soul Skill that Tang San practiced, the way his hands transformed.

But it was not the Clear Sky Hammer.

Whether it was Blue Silver Grass or this so-called White Jade Hand.

In Tang Hao's eyes, they were all trash Martial Souls!

"Hmph."

An undisguised sneer escaped Tang Hao's nostrils. After tilting his head back to take another large gulp of wine, letting the murky liquid flow down his stubble-covered chin.

He wiped his mouth, cast a bleary-eyed glance at Tang Yin, and said with a tone full of disdain.

"A hand Martial Soul—it can neither serve as a weapon nor perform Martial Soul Possession!"

"Trash, just a useless Martial Soul!"

"A useless Martial Soul is a useless Martial Soul; no matter how fancy a name you give it, it's still useless."

Having said that, Tang Hao stood up and walked toward the bedroom at the back of the blacksmith shop, ready to collapse into sleep.

Tang Yin was not surprised by Tang Hao's assessment.

Because he knew that in Tang Hao's eyes, as long as it wasn't the Clear Sky Hammer.

Then no matter what the Martial Soul was, it was nothing but trash!

In any case, he did not regard Tang Hao as his father.

Therefore, Tang Hao's evaluation had absolutely no effect on him.

However, Tang San, standing to the side, stiffened instantly.

That damned Tang Hao!

He actually called Big Brother's Mysterious Jade Hand a piece of trash, a useless martial soul!

Tang San lowered his head, his eyes turning blood-red in an instant, his breathing ragged like an ox, his heart filled with maddening rage.

Mysterious Jade Hand... Purple Demon Eye...

Those were the supreme arts of the Tang Sect! They were the core inner-sect legacies that countless outer-sect disciples in his past life had dreamed of but could never attain!

They were the most sacred obsessions and totems in the heart of Tang San, who had lived for two lifetimes, and they were not to be profaned!

This guy spent his days drowning in alcohol, ignoring both Big Brother and him, showing no sense of responsibility whatsoever.

It was only out of gratitude for the gift of life that he, Tang San, treated him as a father and remained respectful.

Yet, he dared to insult Big Brother and profane the supreme arts of his Tang Sect!

Damned Tang Hao, you have already paved your own path to death!!