Titled Douluo Qian Xunji

Chapter 15: Titled Douluo Qian Xunji

Tang Hao walked up to Tang Chen. Tang Chen ruffled Tang Hao's hair and squeezed the muscles on his body. Tang Hao did not resist at all; he even seemed to enjoy it, for he was immensely confident in this body he had tempered.

"Your muscles are exceptionally solid."

Tang Chen nodded slightly, his expression turning incomparably solemn. "Hao'er, today, Grandfather will pass down the most important inheritance of our Clear Sky Sect to you—the inheritance of the Great Sumeru Hammer. Listen carefully!"

Tang Hao nodded with utmost seriousness, his mind entirely focused. The surrounding elders showed no dissatisfaction, while Tang Zhen's face was filled with gratification.

Wind had no form, while leaves had form. Without wind, fallen leaves could not take flight; without leaves, wind lost what it relied upon. The so-called Great Sumeru Hammer was to condense all one's soul rings into one and inject them all into the Clear Sky Hammer, transforming them into the purest power. To the Great Sumeru Hammer, soul rings were like fierce winds to fallen leaves.

After transmitting the words directly into Tang Hao's ears, Tang Chen asked in a deep voice, "This is the principle of the Great Sumeru Hammer. Do you understand?"

"Grandfather, I understand!"

Tang Chen nodded lightly. "Good. Complete it here, then. Grandfather, your father, and your uncles will all stand guard for you."

Tang Hao walked down the steps and sat cross-legged, beginning his attempt at the Great Sumeru Hammer. The gazes of his elders seemed to have no effect on him whatsoever.

An hour later, the two yellow, two purple, and one black soul rings on Tang Hao's body—five in total—had all condensed into one and been injected into the Clear Sky Hammer. The Clear Sky Hammer in Tang Hao's hand immediately radiated an incomparably domineering aura, several times stronger than before.

Tang Hao rose to his feet and gripped the Clear Sky Hammer. "Grandfather, I've completed it. Is this the Great Sumeru Hammer?"

"Hahahaha!"

Tang Chen threw his hands behind his back and laughed heartily. "Good, good Hao'er! Good Hao'er! You are the future strongest heir of our Clear Sky Sect, the next generation's Clear Sky Douluo! You must make Grandfather's title shine once more across the world of soul masters!"

Tang Zhen and the six elders also laughed, though they did not dare laugh as loudly as Tang Chen.

Tang Hao said in a deep voice, "I understand, Grandfather!"

"Good. Zhen'er, come forward!"

"Father!"

Tang Zhen stepped forward, and the Haotian Six Elders felt a sense of foreboding.

"Zhen'er, from today onward, you are the sect master of the Clear Sky Sect! Elders, you must assist Zhen'er well and cultivate diligently, because from today onward, I will be leaving the Clear Sky Sect."

"Sect Master, you must not!"

"Sect Master, where are you going?"

The Haotian Six Elders hurried behind Tang Zhen and knelt on the ground.

"Sect Master, you are still in the prime of your life. Why are you passing on the position of sect master so early?"

After all these years, the Haotian Six Elders' dependence on Tang Chen had long sunk deep into their hearts. Whenever they went out, they would mention Tang Chen at every turn, like children who had not yet been weaned. If Tang Chen truly left, they felt like orphans who had lost their parents, as if the Clear Sky Sect were about to collapse.

Tang Chen looked at the Haotian Six Elders with extreme disdain. If these people were not his nephews and elders of the Clear Sky Sect, he would have slapped each of them. As inheritors of the peerlessly domineering Clear Sky Hammer, they were acting so pathetic—kneeling on the ground and begging him to stay just because he was leaving. How damned embarrassing.

"Shut up. This old man is going to seek the path to godhood. Once I become a god, I will return!"

The image of that beautiful figure on Sea God Island surfaced in Tang Chen's mind. He had made a promise to Bo Saixi—he had to become a god and marry her!

"But Sect Master, who knows how much time the path to godhood will take? If you leave and Spirit Hall's Qian Daoliu comes knocking, our Clear Sky Sect will be in grave danger."

The eldest of the Haotian Six Elders spoke. Naturally, he did not dare say that becoming a god was too difficult and had a high chance of failure, telling Tang Chen not to go. Wouldn't that be asking to be hammered to death by Tang Chen?

Tang Chen said, "On the mountain peak three hundred li east of Heaven Dou City lies the final battlefield where Qian Daoliu and I dueled. Qian Daoliu promised that, before defeating me, no one in Spirit Hall beneath him could set foot within that mountain range."

"Go and transform that place. If Spirit Hall attacks you while I am away, it will serve as the secluded refuge of our Clear Sky Sect."

"Sect Master, what if Spirit Hall does not honor its promise?"

Tang Chen sneered. "Qian Daoliu—that cowardly old man who does not even dare risk his life to break through and Achieve Godhood at Level 100—does not have the guts to break our agreement!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Clear Sky Sect's main hall breathed a sigh of relief. Since Sect Master Tang Chen said Qian Daoliu was a cowardly man, there was no need to worry.

"This old man does not know how long becoming a god will take, but with the lingering might I leave behind, the Clear Sky Sect should remain safe for several years. Cultivate well, and do not squander the foundation this old man built with his own hands!"

"Once this old man returns as a god, the Clear Sky Sect will be the eternal overlord of Douluo Continent!"

Tang Chen's gaze swept over every person in the sect. His Spiritual Power enveloped the entire Clear Sky Sect, including every Clear Sky Sect disciple currently swinging a Clear Sky Hammer. His tone softened slightly. "This old man should be going."

"Farewell, former Sect Master!"

"Farewell, former Sect Master!"

"Farewell, Grandfather!"

Tang Chen walked out of the sect's main hall and soared into the sky. His tall figure grew smaller and smaller against the horizon until it disappeared from sight.

After Tang Chen departed, Tang Zhen took the sect master's throne.

"Though the former Sect Master has left, I believe that with his strength, he will surely return after becoming a god!"

"Pass down the order: before the former Sect Master returns, Clear Sky Sect disciples are forbidden from provoking Spirit Hall disciples. Whether they are direct disciples of our Clear Sky Sect or any other disciple of this sect, they must not clash with Spirit Hall soul masters. Any violator will be dealt with according to sect rules!"

The six elders of the Clear Sky Sect had no objections. With Tang Chen gone, they simply could not afford to provoke Spirit Hall, which had Qian Daoliu. Endure for now and all would remain calm. As long as they waited for former Sect Master Tang Chen to return as a god, or for Tang Hao to grow strong, their Clear Sky Sect could dominate the continent for another hundred years.

Five years passed in the blink of an eye. After Tang Hao mastered the Great Sumeru Hammer, he found no equal within the sect among those of the same realm. Thus, he entered the City of Slaughter to obtain Divine Slaughter's Domain.

Spirit Hall

Within a secret chamber of the Pope Palace, an immense surge of sacred, radiant Soul Power suddenly erupted. In the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu was living out his retirement, his gaze instinctively turned toward where Qian Xunji was in seclusion. He nodded slightly. With this Soul Power, it seemed that after five years of seclusion, Qian Xunji had already broken through to the realm of Titled Douluo.

Inside the secret chamber, which the angelic light illuminated as brightly as day, two yellow, two purple, and four black soul rings—eight in total—flashed beneath Qian Xunji's feet. Behind him were six gleaming golden wings. Six wings—this was the symbol of the Six-Winged Angel martial soul breaking through to Titled Douluo.

Qian Xunji looked toward the vacant position beneath his feet where the ninth soul ring should be.

"The ninth soul ring must come from hunting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"