Looking at Tang San in his arms, Tang Hao felt that he ought to give his child—Xiao San—a better environment to grow up in.
Besides, he wanted revenge, and relying on his own strength was unrealistic.
He planned to return to the Clear Sky Sect.
Xiao San had the Tang family's blood, after all, and he looked no different from a human. His father would surely be able to accept him.
As long as he could accept him, everything else would be easy to handle.
Meanwhile, Otherworld Tang San was also caught in a dilemma.
Devour him?
But it hadn't said how to do that!
It seemed my soul had been reborn inside someone else's body.
In the world Otherworld Tang San had originally come from, there were tales of souls and rebirth, too. He just hadn't expected something like that to actually happen one day, let alone happen to him.
Otherworld Tang San looked at Tang San's young soul, his gaze dark and inscrutable.
If my existence is exposed,
he'll definitely tell his parents about me.
If this world is anything but simple, his parents will do whatever it takes to get rid of me.
So we can't coexist peacefully. Either he dies or I do!
As the saying went, once you were sure the other person was your enemy, and they had earned their death, you must never show mercy. Otherwise, you'd only be inviting trouble later.
So this Tang San had to die!
And I can't wait six years.
Six years is too long. I can't be sure I won't be exposed in the meantime.
So this Tang San has to die now!
Devour him?
Does that mean eating him?
Well, he's only a soul. He shouldn't taste too strange.
As the thought crossed his mind, Otherworld Tang San lunged at Douluo Tang San.
Sure enough, there was no strange taste, but a surge of resentment welled up inside him.
After devouring Douluo Tang San, Otherworld Tang San felt as though something had been added to his soul.
But after examining it, he found nothing, so he let it go. He'd worry about it later.
Tang San opened his eyes and looked at Tang Hao.
So this is going to be my father from now on?
That's wonderful. I was an orphan in my previous life, so this life will make up for that wish of mine.
But what about my mother?
I should've been born only recently, shouldn't I?
I'll have to ask about it later.
Whoever took my mother from me, whoever they are, will die.
They have earned their death!
Tang Hao was in a hurry to get to the Clear Sky Sect and didn't notice the change in Tang San's eyes.
Qian Xunji had taken Ah Yin.
Tang Hao had never become a Titled Douluo.
Qian Xunji hadn't been gravely injured, either.
The Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect hadn't completely broken ties.
Tang Hao wasn't left without a home, either.
At that moment, the established lines of fate shifted under Qian Xunji's actions.
Tang San might have a chance to become the young master of the Clear Sky Sect.
Douluo Continent, Star Dou Forest.
Ever since Xiao Rou had been taken away by Qian Xunji, Xiao Wu had devoted herself to cultivation.
After years of cultivation, Xiao Wu had finally reached the Hundred-Thousand-Year level. She decided to take human form and cultivate anew.
Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape were both there.
"Sister Xiao Wu, have you really made up your mind?" Titan Giant Ape asked.
"I'm going to the human world to find the one who killed my mother and avenge her." Xiao Wu nodded firmly, her resolve unwavering.
Sky Azure Bull Python sighed inwardly. He had already tried to talk her out of it, but to no avail.
He and Erming had been saved by Xiao Wu's mother, Xiao Rou, whom they usually called Aunt Rou.
He didn't want to see Xiao Wu follow in Aunt Rou's footsteps and end up dead without even a whole corpse.
But he had no way to stop her from taking human form and cultivating anew. In the end, all he could do was respect the path Xiao Wu had chosen for herself.
Xiao Wu began her new life in human form.
The red light was blinding, but no Soul Beasts dared approach.
Their cultivation levels were only around the Ten-Thousand-Year mark, and they feared Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape.
They knew that devouring Xiao Wu would bring them immense benefits, but they didn't dare act on it.
Every Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast able to live in the core region had intelligence no weaker than a human's. They knew that if they made a move, only one outcome awaited them—death.
Xiao Wu completed her transformation and began cultivating anew.
She had turned into a human baby girl.
But she was far stronger than a human baby: she could run, jump, and act coquettishly.
Xiao Wu stood there, lost in thought. Maybe I should learn to wear clothes like Mom did.
She went to Xiao Rou's home in the Star Dou Forest and searched through her things. Among them were clothes Xiao Rou had prepared for Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu began learning how to dress.
The intelligence of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was nothing to scoff at. She soon figured out how humans wore clothes.
Mom, I'll find the one who killed you and avenge you.
Xiao Wu stood there, her gaze resolute.
Actually, Xiao Rou had thought about going back to see Xiao Wu, but she didn't dare.
Over the years, she had come to understand Qian Xunji all too well. If he learned Xiao Wu's true age, he would surely start coveting her.
She had claimed Xiao Wu was only a third of her true age, and that was what finally put Qian Xunji's thoughts to rest.
After that, Qian Xunji stopped asking about Xiao Wu. Xiao Rou set her aside for the time being and devoted more of her energy to Qian Renwu.
After all, Qian Renwu was her own flesh and blood. She felt she shouldn't favor one child over the other.
Besides, Xiao Wu had grown up and deserved a life of her own.
When it came to revenge, Xiao Wu didn't want to drag Xiao Rou into it.
Douluo Continent, Star Luo Empire.
The Clear Sky Sect.
The Clear Sky Sect was not in hiding at this time.
It supported the Star Luo Empire, which treated it as an honored guest.
So the Clear Sky Sect's headquarters was within the borders of the Star Luo Empire.
The Clear Sky Sect, Sect Master's Residence.
"Sect Master, the young master has returned."
"Did you take care of it?"
"Sect Master, it's taken care of."
"Good. From now on, only you and I will know about this. Heaven and earth may know, but no one else must ever be told. Understand?"
"Understood, understood, Sect Master."
Tang Wei and Tang Feng exchanged knowing smiles. Without needing to say a word, they hurried out of the Sect Master's Residence.
"Has Hao'er become a Titled Douluo?"
"Um, Sect Master, no."
"Did that Soul Beast offer herself as a sacrifice to Hao'er?"
"She must have, Sect Master. I'm not entirely sure. Qian Xunji brought too many people, so I didn't dare get close."
"Hah! She claimed to love Hao'er, but she's a coward who's afraid to die. Now Hao'er should know what an ugly face that Soul Beast has."
"You did well. Qian Xunji absolutely couldn't be allowed to find out. It would be bad if anything unpleasant reached Hao'er's ears."
"Also, Sect Master, Qian Xunji became a Limit Douluo. I was some distance away, but I couldn't mistake the pressure unique to a Limit Douluo."
"What?"
"Qian Xunji became a Limit Douluo!"
"No wonder! His people are favored by a Deity!"
Tang Wei was stunned. In the end, he could only credit Qian Xunji's rapid rise to becoming a Limit Douluo to the Angel God.
Ten years ago, Qian Xunji hadn't even been a Super Douluo.
Ten years later, he had leapt all the way to becoming a Limit Douluo.
He had jumped five or six levels in one go. Tang Wei couldn't even imagine such a thing; it could only be done with a Deity's help.
After all, once someone reached the Super Douluo level, each increase in rank took five to ten years. Qian Xunji's talent wasn't outstanding, at least nowhere near as good as his father's—Qian Daoliu.
The Clear Sky Sect, before the sect gates.
After ten years apart, Tang Wei and Tang Hao finally met again.
"You unfilial son! You still have the nerve to come back!" Tang Wei wanted to welcome Tang Hao warmly, but remembering the mess Tang Hao had made only made him angry.
He needed their help, and the other man was his own father. Whatever the case, he ought to give him a chance to save face.
Kneeling once wasn't shameful.
"Father, I was wrong."
In the end, seeing that Tang Hao had given him a way to save face, Tang Wei accepted his apology and welcomed him back.
Although Tang Wei wore a stern expression, he was absolutely delighted inside.
"Father, take a look at this child. He's no different from a human." Tang Hao held Tang San out toward Tang Wei, but didn't quite let go. He was both nervous and hopeful.
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