Douluo: I Summoned Nahida and Was Exposed by the Heavenly Screen
Chapter 45

Tang San's Past Life Exposed

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Tang Hao knew this too, so even while hiding everywhere with Ah Yin, he refused to bring her back to the Clear Sky Sect.

It wasn't until Tang San was born that Tang Wei used the same old trick, setting them on a path to certain death under the pretext of wanting to meet his grandson.

That was how the famous scene came about: the Spirit Hall cornered the family of three, and Ah Yin was forced to sacrifice herself.

Tang Hao eventually realized what had happened, but as a slave to his sect, how could he blame the Clear Sky Sect for it?

In the end, he could only heap all his hatred on the Spirit Hall.

In fact, if Bibi Dong hadn't killed Qian Xunji, the Clear Sky Sect really would have been the biggest winner in the whole affair.

The Clear Sky Sect's prodigy would have beaten the Spirit Hall's pope to a pulp, and the sect's reputation would surely have soared.

Ah Yin's sacrifice would have easily washed away the stain of colluding with a Soul Beast, and they would even have gained a genius descendant with the bloodline of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

The Clear Sky Sect could have molded Tang Hao into a second Tang Chen to bolster its prestige. After all, with Tang Chen missing at the time, the sect desperately needed a pillar to lean on.

Of everyone watching the [truth] revealed on the Sky Screen, Tang Xiao of the Clear Sky Sect was the most shocked. He had never imagined that his own father had been the mastermind behind the whole affair.

He finally understood why his father had been so enraged that he vomited blood back then, and ultimately died.

He hadn't just been furious that Tang Hao had brought disaster down on the Clear Sky Sect; he had also been furious that all his careful plans had come to nothing.

"Don't tell me you knew absolutely nothing about this!"

Tang Xiao roared at the five elders standing before him. Now it was their turn to fall silent.

In Spirit City, Ouyang Kong also saw the complicated expression on Qian Daoliu's face. Back then, the Spirit Hall had been nothing but a whetstone for Tang Hao.

Ouyang Kong wanted to say that he'd seen plenty of people who screwed over their fathers, but it was rare to see someone screw over his son like this.

Still, this [truth] explained the unreasonable parts of the whole affair.

Of course, the whole thing had reached that point in no small part because of Tang Hao's slave-to-his-sect mentality and Ah Yin's lovestruck foolishness.

In the Akademiya Branch in Heaven Dou City, Tang San was also in a daze.

Should he take revenge? And on whom? The Spirit Hall or the Clear Sky Sect?

But he soon stopped worrying about it, because the next scene to appear on the Sky Screen featured him.

On the screen, Tang San went to great lengths to reach the Tang Sect's Scripture Pavilion and obtain the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, then immediately began studying the techniques inside.

The scene shifted, and Tang San was hunted by a group of Tang Sect elders.

This also exposed the fact that Tang San had secretly learned the Tang Sect's secret arts, and was hunted only after he was discovered.

The screen then showed off the Purple Demon Eye, Mysterious Jade Hand, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and other techniques Tang San had mastered.

In the end, driven to Ghost Sorrow, Tang San left behind the Buddha Fury Tang Lotus and jumped off the cliff.

The scene changed again. Tang San, who had jumped off the cliff, became a swaddled infant in Tang Hao's arms.

Stealing a sect's secret arts was also a grave offense on the Douluo Continent. Now that this had been exposed, everyone had reason to be wary of Tang San.

Tang Hao, who was drinking himself into a stupor, gave a bitter laugh. He'd already suspected as much; the Sky Screen had merely confirmed his guess.

"Ah Yin, what should I do?"

Tang Hao took out Ah Yin's true form and asked, but got no response.

At the Akademiya Branch in Heaven Dou City, Ning Rongrong did the math.

"Doesn't that mean Tang San is over thirty years old?"

Thinking of how, at Shrek Academy, Tang San—a man in his thirties—had pretended to be their age, showing off in front of her with techniques he'd stolen, Ning Rongrong suddenly felt a chill of disgust.

Zhu Zhuqing leaned closer to Xiao Wu and asked, "Xiao Wu, you said you slept together when you were little, right?

"But if you do the math, you're much older than he is."

"Zhuqing! What are you talking about?"

Xiao Wu watched the Sky Screen, feeling conflicted too.

Ouyang Kong had a question of his own.

"Nahida, would you say Tang San's situation counts as possession, or reincarnation?"

"That's hard to judge, but we can test the compatibility between his soul and body. If he possessed someone, the compatibility definitely wouldn't be 100%."

"I've already warned him. I hope he doesn't make the same mistake again."

In the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Xiao was still reeling. He couldn't accept that the soul of Ah Yin and Tang Hao's child belonged to a thief who had been driven to take his own life for stealing the sect's secret arts.

"Ah Yin and Brother Hao have suffered enough. Why treat them like this?"

Tang Xiao's question was never going to receive an answer. The Sky Screen's rundown of the Clear Sky Sect's major figures had come to an end.

The five elders, however, were deeply dissatisfied. They clearly held important positions in the Clear Sky Sect, so why hadn't they even qualified to be included in the Sky Screen's rundown?

But they could only swallow their indignation. The Sky Screen wouldn't care about nobodies like them.

[With Tang Chen's strength alone, he raised the Clear Sky Sect to extraordinary heights. But because those heights were so lofty, his disappearance left the sect in an awkward position] [The Clear Sky Sect's elevated status also made its disciples arrogant] [The sect was not united internally, and its members were too concerned with personal gain. Power struggles were also taking place behind the scenes] [Then Tang Hao gravely wounded Qian Xunji, and Qian Xunji's death was blamed on the Clear Sky Sect. Its power was dealt a devastating blow, leaving only a portion of its core disciples to eke out a miserable existence in their ancestral lands] [In summary, the Clear Sky Sect rose to its peak and then declined. However, with Tang Chen and other high-level fighters supporting it, it ranked eighth]

Watching the Sky Screen's assessment of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Hao dropped the empty wineskin and put away Ah Yin's true form.

"I'm sorry, Ah Yin!"

With that, Tang Hao continued on toward Slaughter City. In the end, the Clear Sky Sect still held a higher place in his heart.

The Clear Sky Sect's disciples now eagerly awaited the Sky Screen's reward. They all hoped to get a little reflected glory.

[Congratulations to the Clear Sky Sect for making the list. Reward: Teyvat Fried Egg (usable only by members of the Clear Sky Sect)]

A fried egg appeared in Tang Xiao's hand, complete with a plate.

The effects of the Teyvat Fried Egg also appeared in Tang Xiao's mind.

"Resurrection! It can actually bring someone back to life!"

Tang Xiao hadn't spoken loudly, but the five elders still heard him clearly.

They stared fixedly at Tang Xiao. Who wouldn't want a resurrection item? They all had loved ones they wanted to bring back.

Whether this Teyvat Fried Egg the Sky Screen had awarded was a blessing or a curse for the Clear Sky Sect remained to be seen.

Everyone else had no idea what the reward was, or what it could do.

Even the people of the Akademiya didn't know, since a Teyvat Fried Egg was truly just the most ordinary dish in Teyvat.

Only Ouyang Kong, a gamer, knew that the Teyvat Fried Egg was a resurrection item.

"A resurrection item. If there aren't any restrictions, people will fight tooth and nail over it. But even if there are restrictions, the Clear Sky Sect will probably still come to blows over it."

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