Tang San is Crippled by Tang Hao

Tang Hao's figure descended upon Shrek Academy like a mountain, bringing with it not the warmth of a long-awaited reunion, but a suffocating, icy pressure.

His scarlet eyes locked onto Tang San, and within that gaze, there was not a shred of the affection a father should possess, but only a bone-deep scrutiny, disgust, and a... destructive sense of finality.

Seeing Tang Hao, Tang San's eyes filled with sudden joy, completely oblivious to the frigidity in his father's expression: "Dad! You're here! Xiao Wu was taken by Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she..."

He reached out eagerly, seeking help from this powerful father.

However, before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a roar from Tang Hao—a sound so cold and piercing, laden with monstrous rage and agony:

"Shut your mouth! You beast!"

The roar exploded like a thunderclap, causing the eardrums of everyone present to ache; Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others with lower soul power turned pale and stumbled backward.

Tang San stood frozen in place, stunned, looking at Tang Hao in disbelief.

It was not just Tang San; Yu Xiaogang and the others at Shrek were all equally dumbfounded by Tang Hao's sudden outburst.

"Dad..."

Tang San looked at Tang Hao in astonishment, his eyes filled with confusion.

Tang Hao took a step forward, his terrifying aura surging like a physical tide, pressing down on Tang San so heavily that he could barely breathe.

"What kind of thing are you to deserve to call me Dad?!"

Tang Hao's voice was hoarse, every word squeezed out from between his teeth, filled with extreme hatred. "My son... the flesh and blood of me, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin—his soul was long ago devoured by a wandering ghost like you who crawled out from who knows where! You thief, occupying a magpie's nest!"

BOOM—!

As these words fell, they struck like a bolt of lightning, shattering Tang San's heart and piercing deep into the souls of everyone present!

Tang San's face turned paper-white in an instant, his body swaying violently as if struck by a heavy blow. His mind went blank, leaving only Tang Hao's hateful words echoing madly: Soul devouring... thief...

How could Father know?

"Soul devouring... occupying a magpie's nest..."

"What on earth is going on?"

The others at Shrek heard Tang Hao's words, but they were filled with nothing but confusion, unable to comprehend what he was talking about.

Could it be that Tang San was not his son?

"Dad... what are you saying?"

"I am your son!"

Tang San refused to admit it, and he had never considered himself a thief; he was Tang Hao's son!

He simply possessed the memories of his past life, nothing more!

"Is that so? You know I am a Title Douluo now, don't you?"

"Then do you really think I didn't know about the things you did in secret when you were a child?"

Tang Hao let out a cold snort, then proceeded to expose the things Tang San had done during his childhood right in front of everyone.

"I..."

At these words, Tang San felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his expression freezing instantly.

Only then did he realize that if his father truly was a Title Douluo, then the cautious actions he thought he had hidden so well were, in Tang Hao's eyes, no secret at all.

"A child barely over a year old, without anyone to teach him, secretly getting up to cultivate!"

"You tell me? Can you be my son?"

Tang Hao looked at Tang San coldly, continuing to expose him.

"I..."

Tang San opened his mouth, but found no words. So, his cultivation in his youth had been under his father's watchful eye all along.

"So... that's why you treated me that way before, isn't it?"

Tang San recalled the past, his eyes instantly turning red.

He had originally thought that even if his father wasn't good to him, there was at least some love there, as he was his son.

But now he knew that the man had never considered him a son at all.

No wonder... no wonder his childhood had been so difficult.

It was no better than his life as an orphan in his previous world.

And when he finally started treating him well later, was it only because he valued his Twin Martial Souls talent?

Thinking of this, Tang San felt an even deeper sense of loss.

"That's right. So, can you tell me who you really are?"

"When exactly did you occupy my son's body??"

Tang Hao looked at Tang San with eyes devoid of any warmth.

In his view, it was because he had failed to handle Tang San's situation properly that Ah Yin had broken with him, and that was why she had given him such a massive green hat.

It was because of Tang San that he had lost Ah Yin.

If the soul beasts of this world still existed and Tang San's talent could still be realized, he might not have exposed Tang San, and would still be looking for a way to have Tang San return to the Clear Sky Sect to acknowledge his ancestors.

After all, he had already lost Ah Yin; he could not afford to lose another monstrous genius possessing Twin Martial Souls.

But now that the soul beasts were gone, Tang San's talent could no longer be realized.

Naturally, there was no longer any need for him to continue acknowledging Tang San as his son.

"...Believe it or not, I have always regarded you as my father, no... you are my father..."

"I did not usurp another's nest; I simply possess the memories of a previous life. After I died in my past life, when I opened my eyes, I had already become an infant..."

Looking into Tang Hao's eyes, Tang San felt a chill run through his entire body.

The members of Shrek all had their mouths agape, unable to believe what they were hearing.

Tang San had actually cultivated on his own since he was a year old without anyone teaching him?

He really had occupied someone else's body!

Yu Xiaogang was struck as if by lightning, his entire body frozen stiff.

The disciple he had always been proud of, the one he had poured all his heart and soul into, the best proof of his theories... was actually... actually a thief who had occupied the body of Tang Hao's son?

How did he do it?

Was there any theoretical basis for it?

While shocked, Yu Xiaogang was also filled with immense curiosity.

"Hmph, do you think I would believe you?"

"Since you won't say, then forget it. I have no interest in knowing anyway."

Swish~

Tang Hao's figure flashed, appearing before Tang San, and then, with lightning speed, he reached out his right hand and grabbed Tang San by the throat, lifting him into the air.

"Urgh..."

Tang San's face immediately turned painful, his eyes filled with despair.

He had not expected that while he had waited for his father to arrive, he had also waited for his own death.

Tang Hao looked at Tang San's pained expression, a trace of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

He had originally intended to kill Tang San, but as he prepared to strike, his mind involuntarily recalled how Tang San had taken care of him when he was a child.

He wouldn't cook for Tang San, yet Tang San would turn around and cook for him.

There were also all the little moments they had shared together.

Moreover, this body, when all was said and done, was still his son's body.

"You occupied my son's body, surely just because you coveted his Twin Martial Souls talent!"

"Then today, I will personally take back what should have belonged to my son."

BOOM--

Unable to bring himself to kill him, Tang Hao ultimately chose to cripple Tang San.

Pfft~

Tang Hao punched Tang San in the stomach, his soul power invading the dantian, and directly destroyed both of the Martial Souls within Tang San's body.

"AAAAAAH--!!!"

"Pfft--!"

With his Martial Souls destroyed, Tang San let out the most harrowing, soul-wrenching scream.

"No..."

Yu Xiaogang wanted to intervene, but it was already too late; he could only watch helplessly as Tang Hao crippled his precious disciple.