Exposing the Truth

After that, Chen Yu said nothing more and quietly ate breakfast, though his thoughts began to wander of their own accord.

The backgrounds of the people before him were anything but ordinary. Most people might never encounter them in their entire lives.

Tang San—the son of Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Blue Silver Emperor.

Xiao Wu—a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form.

Dai Mubai—a fugitive prince of the Star Luo Empire.

Zhu Zhuqing—a fugitive imperial consort of the Star Luo Empire.

Ning Rongrong—the daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's sect master.

Apart from Ning Rongrong, none of the others were suited to wandering around freely. Perhaps Shrek Academy in Suotuo City was a good place for them. At the very least, they had Spirit Emperor and Spirit Sage teachers backing them.

Although Flender and the others were somewhat unreliable, they would never dare let anything happen to the people before them unless they no longer wanted to live.

Though Chen Yu had disparaged Shrek Academy earlier, he had only done so to fool Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others. In truth, he did not dislike Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy's rules might be bizarre, but this was a world where the strong preyed on the weak. How could those who wielded great power completely bind themselves within rules and restrictions?

In all of Douluo Continent, Tang San was the only one Chen Yu wanted to cause trouble for. Mainly because Tang San had pulled far too many outrageous stunts after becoming a god. He had actually wanted to turn Douluo Continent into his own private backyard. Chen Yu could not accept that—he still intended to live on Douluo Continent in the future.

Suddenly, Chen Yu felt someone gently nudging him. He pulled back his thoughts and looked at the person still pushing him.

"Is something wrong?"

Xiao Wu rolled her pretty eyes. "I called you several times just now, but you didn't react. Then I realized you were spacing out, so I nudged you."

"Didn't I say before that I'd introduce you to our dean? I want to ask you now—would that be alright?"

Chen Yu shook his head in refusal. Join Shrek? Was that a joke?

During the sacrifice of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Nether Evil Crow, his cultivation had already reached level forty, though he did not know the exact level. Adding the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone he had absorbed afterward, as well as the fourth Soul Ring he would soon absorb, he should reach the five-ring Spirit King realm. If the ages of his fourth and fifth Soul Rings were high enough, his Soul Power might even reach the six-ring Spirit Emperor realm.

Once this soul hunt was over, his level would be high enough for him to be a teacher. How could he possibly be willing to become a student?

When Tang San and the others saw Chen Yu shake his head, disappointment appeared on all their faces. They had wanted to learn the Self-Created Soul Skills of Chen Yu's sect.

They could not defeat Chen Yu, so they could not force him to teach them. If they wanted to learn, they would have to think of another way.

Before Xiao Wu and the others could continue questioning him, Chen Yu asked first, "Xiao Wu, where did you go two years ago? I heard that you disappeared with Tang San after I returned."

"You're at Shrek Academy. Is Tang San at Shrek Academy too?"

Tang San, who was sitting opposite Chen Yu, felt his heart skip a beat. Xiao Wu knew that he had used the alias Tang Yin. Xiao Wu, don't say anything reckless.

Xiao Wu blinked her large eyes and said with an innocent expression, "I haven't seen Tang San since I left either. I don't know where he is. Why are you looking for him?"

Chen Yu shook his head inwardly. Xiao Wu had gone bad too. She had actually learned to play tricks.

"It's nothing. I just want to see Tang San."

As soon as he said that, Chen Yu looked around as if he had a guilty conscience. Then, with an excited expression, he lowered his voice and said, "I wonder if you've heard about how the former Pope, Qian Xunji, hunted down Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao."

Xiao Wu and the others all shook their heads, their faces full of confusion. They knew Tang San was Tang Hao's son, but what did that have to do with Spirit Hall?

Chen Yu continued, "While traveling the continent, I made a friend. His grandfather once followed Qian Xunji in hunting Tang Hao and barely survived. But he was severely injured and could no longer work, so he returned home to retire."

"Old people like bragging when they get older. His grandfather actually said that Qian Xunji hunted Tang Hao back then because Tang Hao's wife was the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Blue Silver Emperor in human form. In the end, the Blue Silver Emperor sacrificed herself to save Tang Hao's life—and, of course, the life of the newborn Tang San."

"Unfortunately, I don't know where Tang San is. I really want to confirm whether his Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass or the Blue Silver Emperor."

Chen Yu paused for a while, giving everyone time to process the information.

When telling a story, it was better to invent a friend out of thin air. Since the friend was fake, no one could investigate him anyway.

But the story itself was true. Once everyone became engrossed in the story, who would care about some old man?

Ning Rongrong was the first to get interested. She had always loved gossip, so naturally she would not miss such a huge scoop. Her face filled with excitement. "And then? Hurry up and tell us what happened next."

Chen Yu gave two dry coughs and stopped keeping them in suspense. "My friend's grandfather mocked Tang Hao. He wanted his wife's Soul Ring, but did not want to do it himself. In the end, he still had to rely on Spirit Hall's power to successfully absorb the Blue Silver Emperor's Soul Ring."

"Think about it carefully. Tang Hao must have been a Soul Douluo at the time. He might even have already reached level ninety, just one Soul Ring away from becoming a true Titled Douluo. Could someone as powerful as Tang Hao not know that his wife was a transformed Soul Beast?"

"He knew his wife was a transformed Soul Beast, yet he still took her wandering around everywhere when she was about to give birth. Couldn't he wait until after the child was born?"

"And he even went to Spirit City. Wasn't that practically telling Spirit Hall, 'There's a hundred-thousand-year transformed Soul Beast here—hurry up and come hunt her down'?"

"In the end, the Blue Silver Emperor sacrificed herself, and Tang Hao obtained the hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring he had dreamed of."

After Chen Yu finished speaking, Xiao Wu's face had already turned deathly pale, utterly bloodless.

Tang Hao had once told her that he and his wife had been hunted by Spirit Hall. His wife had also been a Soul Beast in human form, and in the end, she had been forced to sacrifice herself for him and their son.

But now, the situation seemed far more complicated. It was not as simple as Tang Hao had described.

Moreover, Tang Hao had taken her to meet the Blue Silver Emperor before. At the time, she had wondered why he did not place the plant-type Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor, outside. Wouldn't she grow better outside?

And had Tang Hao truly taken her away only because she reminded him of his wife, because he did not want to watch others kill her and take her Soul Ring and Soul Bone? Did he truly not want her Soul Ring and Soul Bone?

Seeing Tang San from the corner of her eye, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind. It seemed she understood something. Could Tang Hao be planning to repeat the same trick? Make her fall in love with Tang San, then willingly sacrifice herself to Tang San when danger came?

Tang San stood there stiffly, completely frozen. So this was the truth? You wanted Mother's Soul Ring, but you were unwilling to do it yourself, so you lured Spirit Hall into hunting her down.

If this is the truth, then Dad was the true culprit behind Mother's death. Spirit Hall was merely used.

But that can't be right. If Dad wanted Mother's Soul Ring, then his wish had already been fulfilled. Why would he become so dispirited and drown his sorrows in alcohol every day?

Ning Rongrong, standing nearby, could not help frowning. "How could someone be so awful? That was his wife, and she was carrying his child. Wasn't he afraid that his wife would be captured and the child would not survive either?"

"Even if his wife wasn't captured, she was being hunted by a Titled Douluo. If she suffered even a slight injury, his child might have been lost."

"I think Tang Hao never wanted this child at all. He only wanted his wife's Soul Ring, so he could become a Titled Douluo with a hundred-thousand-year ninth ring."

As Ning Rongrong's words fell, Tang San's entire body shuddered. He suddenly recalled his father's attitude toward him before his Martial Soul awakened, as well as his attitude when he saw the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and then his attitude when he discovered Tang San possessed Twin Martial Souls. Those attitudes were enough to explain many things. In the past, he would not have thought too deeply about it, but now...