Tang Zhen Died of Rage Yet Again

Chrysanthemum Douluo glanced at Tang Zhen and said, "All right, Sun-Sky-Sky Douluo, was it? I'll report this to Spirit Hall when I return."

Tang Zhen thought to himself, Hao'er, once you hear this new title, I'm sure you'll understand your father's painstaking intentions.

For tens of thousands of years, the titles of Title Douluo on the Douluo Continent had generally been either one or two characters long. Tang Hao's new title, "Sun-Sky-Sky," with its three characters, was truly unprecedented.

In Tang Zhen's eyes, Tang Hao had only just entered the ranks of Title Douluo, yet he had fought three alone, hammering Spirit Hall's three Title Douluo into one dead, one crippled, and one grievously wounded. He had even hammered the Angel's inheritor, Qian Xunji, until he fled in disgrace. Such a glorious record surpassed even that of his father, Tang Chen. Although Qian Daoliu had once been defeated by Tang Chen, Tang Chen had never fought three opponents alone and hammered Qian Daoliu into an idiot.

Since Tang Hao was so extraordinary and had surpassed Patriarch Tang Chen, he naturally deserved a title equally extraordinary, one that surpassed Patriarch Tang Chen's. A three-character title, with two "Skies": Sun-Sky-Sky.

He believed that once Tang Hao learned of this title, he would surely understand its meaning and cultivate even more diligently, reaching Rank 99 Title Douluo as soon as possible.

Tang Zhen angrily said, "Chrysanthemum Douluo, Clear Sky Sect has done everything exactly as Spirit Hall demanded. What more do you want!?"

"Oh, nothing more."

The Storage Soul Tool in Chrysanthemum Douluo's hand flashed, and he took out a letter before tossing it toward Tang Zhen.

"This is a letter His Holiness the Pope asked me to deliver to you. Read it carefully. The Grand Pontiff also said that although Tang Hao has cast aside the Clear Sky title, as long as he has not destroyed his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, he remains connected to your Clear Sky Sect. Your Clear Sky Sect is still suspected of betraying the Spirit Master World. Stay obediently within those mountains. If anyone dares to come out..." A cold gleam surfaced in Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyes. "Spirit Hall will show no mercy!"

Tang Zhen, Tang Xiao, the Six Elders of Clear Sky, and the Clear Sky Sect disciples all had bloodshot eyes and breathed heavily, but they thought that as long as Tang Hao reached Rank 99 and Patriarch Tang Chen returned in triumph, everything would get better. It was good that Spirit Hall did not attack them. They had gone into seclusion precisely to cultivate wholeheartedly. In the future, Clear Sky Sect would have several more Title Douluo standing shoulder to shoulder with Tang Hao and Tang Chen.

As for Spirit Hall slaughtering the small villages, the last affiliated clans of Clear Sky Sect, and its outer disciples, Clear Sky Sect did not care. Those disciples had originally been placed there as a facade, meant to confuse the outside world and help Clear Sky Sect remain hidden. Since Spirit Hall already knew Clear Sky Sect was hiding here and had come knocking, there was no longer any need for those people.

Chrysanthemum Douluo said, "We're leaving."

Yang Wudi looked at the Clear Sky Sect members with unwillingness and hatred filling his face. "Chrysanthemum Elder, are we really leaving just like that?"

Knowing they could not win yet fighting to the death anyway—that was the Breaking Clan. In a sense, the Breaking Clan might have been even more unyielding than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Otherwise, during the battle that destroyed Clear Sky Sect in the original story, the Breaking Clan would not have suffered the worst casualties. Had they not learned that Clear Sky Sect had fled, the Breaking Clan would likely have fought until their entire clan was exterminated.

Chrysanthemum Douluo glanced at Yang Wudi. At last, he understood how the Grand Pontiff had felt when he cursed them in Elder Hall for having no brains. He transmitted his voice, "Why fight head-on? Clear Sky Sect holds the advantage of terrain. Do you want Spirit Hall's Soul Masters to die for nothing? Let's go. Everything has already been arranged. Clear Sky Sect will disappear today."

Under Tang Zhen's Title Douluo-level spiritual perception, he watched as most of Spirit Hall's people gradually departed and vanished from the range of his senses. Only then did he finally breathe a sigh of relief and roar, "Spirit Hall, when my father returns as a god and Hao'er reaches Rank 99 Title Douluo, Clear Sky Sect will repay the humiliation you have inflicted upon us a hundredfold!"

A moment later, Tang Xiao asked, "Father, what did the letter Qian Xunji sent you say?"

"What good could that bastard Qian Xunji possibly have written?"

Though Tang Zhen said so, he still opened the envelope.

The instant he saw the words written on it, Tang Zhen's eyes instantly filled with blood. His eyes turned scarlet, his breathing grew heavy, and his haggard face, covered in age spots, became completely flushed.

There was only one sentence in the letter: Tang Zhen, your daughter is amazing!

"Qian Xunji—you beast! Give me back my daughter—"

Qian Xunji: Father, why did you ruin my reputation?

"Puh—"

Tang Zhen threw back his head and howled. His eyes nearly split open as he completely lost control of his fury, unable to suppress the surging blood and qi within his body. He spat out a huge mouthful of clotted blood toward the sky and collapsed limply to the ground.

This time, Tang Zhen's breathing was no longer merely weak. His eyes rolled back, his head tilted aside, his hands fell slack, and his body finally could no longer endure the torment of illness. He died completely, angered into dying of sickness—simply put, he had died of rage.

"Father—"

Not understanding why Tang Zhen's emotions had fluctuated so violently, Tang Xiao hurriedly caught him. Feeling that Tang Zhen had stopped breathing and that his heart seemed to have stopped beating as well, he was overcome with grief. Then, from the corner of his eye, he noticed the words on Qian Xunji's letter lying on the ground and immediately understood that his beloved younger sister had very likely been defiled by that beast Qian Xunji.

"Qian Xunji! Qian Daoliu! Spirit Hall! The vengeance for dishonoring my sister and killing my father! One day, I, Tang Xiao, will slaughter every last one of Spirit Hall's people!!"

Two streams of tears fell from Tang Xiao's fierce eyes as he held Tang Zhen's corpse and roared.

When the Five Elders of Clear Sky saw the words on the envelope and learned that their sect leader had died of rage, they were as grief-stricken as Tang Xiao and wished they could wipe out Spirit Hall entirely.

Tang Lie grieved and raged over Tang Zhen's death, but he had long known that Tang Zhen was riddled with illness and could die from sickness at any moment, so he had been mentally prepared. Moreover, because he looked down on Tang Yuehua, he was not particularly enraged by the possibility that she had been violated by Qian Xunji. He was the first to think clearly about what Tang Yuehua's capture by Spirit Hall meant for Clear Sky Sect.

"Yue Hua was taken by Spirit Hall. What will our Clear Sky Sect eat from now on?"

Hearing this, Tang Xiao flew into a rage. "Seventh Elder, Father has died! My sister may have been violated by that beast Qian Xunji, yet you're thinking about what we're going to eat!?"

Tang Lie believed he was considering the sect's future. Hearing this junior berate him before all the Clear Sky Sect disciples, he too flew into a rage and snapped back, "Is there anything wrong with what this old man said? Yue Hua was responsible for Clear Sky Sect's procurement. Now that Yue Hua is dead and Spirit Hall will not allow us to leave the mountains, without food, how can the sect rise again? We'll starve to death first!"

Seeing that Tang Xiao and Tang Lie were about to argue again, while Clear Sky Sect's future food supply was indeed a problem, the Second Elder rubbed his aching head and said, "Xiao, Seventh, the sect leader's body is not yet cold. Let us hold his funeral first. Clear Sky Sect's food can still last for a month. We can discuss this matter afterward."

Tang Xiao nodded and agreed with the Second Elder's suggestion. His father had just died; what could be more important than the sect leader's funeral? Tears still filled his fierce eyes as he carried Tang Zhen toward Clear Sky Sect, followed by the Six Elders of Clear Sky and the Clear Sky Sect disciples.