The biggest reason why today's Clear Sky Sect can barely maintain its status as the number one sect in the world and has not been annexed by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is because Tang Chen's life or death is uncertain and its residual power is still there?
But this residual power is based on illusion and unknown.
One day, the exact news of Tang Chen's death came.
Then, Clear Sky Sect, who has lost his last reliance, does not even need Spirit Hall to do it himself.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, in order to go further and share the huge benefits left behind after the Clear Sky Sect's fall and the title of No. 1 in the world, they will definitely pounce on them without hesitation and eat up Clear Sky Sect!
By then, Clear Sky Sect's fate will probably be a hundred times more miserable than being forced by the Spirit Hall now!
Extermination is almost inevitable.
Tang Hao wants to make up for the shortcoming that Tang Chen may not return by becoming stronger himself, and finding a new Optimus Prime for the sect seems to be a precautionary measure in the long run.
However, he chose the wrong method, used the wrong timing, overestimated his own endurance and underestimated his opponent's determination.
Is it right to say second brother?
Tang Yuehua shook his head in his heart.
Right where?
Are you dragging the entire sect into the abyss?
What if my father was seriously injured and dying, my eldest brother cut off his own arm, and his elders and disciples were bleeding like rivers?
Are you trampling on the Clear Sky Sect's century-old reputation to the point of being worthless?
This price is too tragic, so tragic that any future possibility seems so pale.
She was caught in a dilemma, not knowing how to answer so that she could not completely break her brother's spirit, which was already on the verge of collapse, but also make him realize the cruelty of reality and the fallacy of his own choices.
Just when Tang Yuehua was silent and entangled, and the light in Tang Hao's eyes dimmed little by little.
Ah Yin, who had been sitting quietly in the corner as if he didn't exist, suddenly slowly raised his eyes.
Her clear and calm eyes fell on Tang Hao's face full of pain and confusion.
"As far as you are concerned, there is nothing wrong with you."
Ah Yin's voice, gentle and sweet, but with a strange and penetrating calmness, sounded in the dull car.
Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua were stunned at the same time and couldn't help but look at the prisoner.
Ah Yin met Tang Hao's gaze and continued to say calmly:
"Every Soul Master knows what the transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast means. It is the key to a higher realm and an unparalleled temptation. Faced with this temptation, any strong person with ambition and pursuit, especially a genius like you who is extremely talented and is close to Soul Douluo at a young age..."
She paused, her tone still calm:
"It is a normal reaction to make the decision to snatch, possess, and never hand over. This is the norm on the road to becoming strong. It has nothing to do with right or wrong, only desire and strength."
"So, from your Tang Hao personal perspective, from your perspective of wanting to become stronger and climb to the top, you are not wrong. You can even be called... decisive."
Ah Yin's words made Tang Hao's eyes flash with astonishment for a moment. It seemed that he did not expect that this prey would say such understanding and even slightly affirmative words.
But then, Ah Yin changed the topic. Although his tone was still calm, there was a clear and almost cruel analysis:
"But..."
"If you look at it from another angle, from your status as the young sect leader of the Clear Sky Sect and the future heir of the sect..."
Ah Yin's eyes seemed to be able to penetrate Tang Hao's skin and look directly at the contradictions and responsibilities deep in his heart that perhaps even he himself had not faced:
"You are wrong."
"And, it's... very wrong."
"When an heir to a sect attracts powerful enemies that it cannot resist because of his personal actions, and faces a huge crisis of life and death..."
"His first reaction, what he should consider and do the most, is definitely not how to keep the opportunities he may have and how to plan for his future strength."
"Rather, we should try our best to resolve the crisis and protect the sect! How to minimize the harm to the sect! How to... prevent those fellow sects who trust him, follow him, and place their wealth, life, and even the future of the sect on him, suffer unreasonable disasters because of his mistakes, and even... pay the price of their lives!"
Ah Yin's voice was not high-pitched, but the words were clear, like a heavy hammer, hitting Tang Hao's heart:
"But what about you?"
"What are your options?"
"You are taking me, the source of trouble, to escape alone! You are leaving your sect, your father, brother, elders, and fellow disciples behind, and facing the anger and butcher knife of the Spirit Hall alone!"
"You may be thinking that as long as you live and leave with Soul Beast, the sect will still have a future and hope. As long as you can become stronger, everything can be taken back."
Ah Yin shook his head slightly, with a faint, almost pityful sarcasm on his beautiful face:
"But what have you lost, have you ever thought about it?"
"What you have lost is the trust that the whole sect has in you, the people's hearts, the cohesion, and the most fundamental thing for a sect to be passed down!"
"You have let down the hearts of your fellow sect members who fought bloody battles for you and even died because of you! You have let down the elders who regard you as their hope for the future! You have caused the sect that gave birth to you and raised you to suffer humiliation and be on the verge of extinction because of your fault!"
"Even... even if you really succeed in the end, absorb my Soul Ring Soul Bone, and become a peerless powerhouse, even surpassing your grandfather Tang Chen..."
Ah Yin looked at Tang Hao's face that gradually turned pale and even started to tremble slightly because of her words, and said slowly:
"But at that time, when you look back, what kind of the Clear Sky Sect will you see?"
"Is it an empty shell that has been abandoned by you, dragged down by you, broken into pieces, and people's hearts are separated, leaving you alone as a bare commander? Or is it a historical term that is full of resentment towards you, has long since fallen apart, and may even have been divided up by other forces?"
"Is this kind of the Clear Sky Sect still the number one sect in the world that you want? Is it meaningful to be so powerful?"
Ah Yin's words were like the sharpest scalpel, peeling off Tang Hao's gorgeous coat that seemed to be the future of the sect, layer by layer, revealing the selfishness, luck, and seriously misplaced awareness of responsibility inside.
She could clearly feel that Tang Hao, deep down in his heart, had a deep sense of responsibility and ambition for the future of the Clear Sky Sect.
Otherwise, he would not have chosen to return to the sect at the last moment.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be in such pain and struggle.
However, this sense of responsibility and ambition were distorted, covered up, and even led astray by his stronger desire to improve his own strength and his wrong judgment of the situation.
He thought he was betting on a brighter future.
Little did he know that what he was betting on was the present and real future of the entire sect.
Unfortunately, he lost the bet.
A complete defeat.
And Clear Sky Sect also paid a heavy price that was almost irreparable because of his huge gamble.
Ah Yin stopped talking and just looked out the window again.
In the distance, the towering mountain shadow of the Clear Sky Sect, which seems to be shrouded in blood-colored clouds, is already in sight.
There was also a faint sigh in her heart.
This turmoil caused by her is about to come to an end.
I just don't know if Clear Sky Douluo Tang Chen, who once was so powerful in the world, can come back.
What would he think if he came back and saw such a devastated and infamous Clear Sky Sect?
And if he can't come back...
Clear Sky Sect, whose vitality is severely damaged and his heart is lost, how many years will it take and how much blood and sweat will he shed before he can stand up again from the ruins of today and restore even a trace of his former glory?
I'm afraid, that will be a long and hopelessly long road.