When this torrent of information, detailed to an almost maddening degree, was revealed,
the entire continent fell into a deathly silence, followed by a wave of shock that crashed over it like a tsunami!
"N-ninety-five?!"
"And he has a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and a full set of Soul Bones! Good heavens!"
"The most terrifying part is that evaluation! With Ring Detonation, he can challenge a Level 98 Titled Douluo above his own level? Is he even human?!"
Spirit City, Worship Hall.
When Qian Daoliu saw that it was Tang Hao, his old face immediately darkened.
"Tang Hao, just you wait. If I find out where you are, old man... hmph!"
Although Tang Hao hadn't killed his son,
Qian Xunji had been gravely wounded by Tang Hao.
That was what allowed Bibi Dong to ambush him afterward—not only killing him, but even devouring his soul!
Back then, Qian Daoliu had feared Tang Chen and held back, wary of provoking him.
But after all these years, he had long since decided in his heart:
Tang Chen had to be dead as dead could be!
Well, he wasn't entirely sure.
After all, every time a Titled Douluo advanced one level in Soul Power, their lifespan increased by a hundred years.
Only a few decades had passed?
Still, now that the Sky Screen had appeared, Qian Daoliu saw an 'opportunity.'
"The Ten Hidden Powerhouses?"
Qian Daoliu murmured under his breath.
"Then let's see whether you're on the list, Tang Chen."
The corners of Qian Daoliu's mouth lifted slightly.
If even Tang Hao had made the list at number ten, then if Tang Chen was still alive, he would surely be on it!
That would make it easier to decide how the Spirit Hall should deal with the Clear Sky Sect going forward.
The reason Qian Daoliu hadn't attacked the Clear Sky Sect outright wasn't because of the promise he had made to Tang Chen back then.
It was simply because he wasn't sure whether Tang Chen was dead.
If Tang Chen was dead, beyond a doubt,
then he could head to the Clear Sky Sect and avenge the pain of losing his son!
Well, even though Bibi Dong had killed Qian Xunji,
for Qian Renxue's sake, Qian Daoliu hadn't planned to actually kill Bibi Dong.
Qian Renxue had already lost her father. She couldn't lose her mother too.
The words on the Sky Screen slowly faded, and the image began to shift. A sealed-away memory started playing before everyone.
The scene showed a towering mountain peak, its summit piercing the clouds.
Above the mountain gate, the words "Clear Sky" were written in bold, sweeping strokes, brimming with domineering force.
This was none other than the Clear Sky Sect, the greatest sect under heaven.
The view drew closer. In the sect's plaza, two spirited young men were sparring.
One was as steady as a mountain, while the other was fierce and domineering, swinging a pitch-black Clear Sky Hammer with such force that it seemed to stir up a gale.
The Sky Screen's narration rang out:
[Once upon a time, the Clear Sky Sect had two peerless geniuses of extraordinary talent, hailed as the "Clear Sky Twin Stars."
The elder brother, Tang Xiao, was steady and resolute; the younger brother, Tang Hao, was spirited and bold.]
The scene changed. Tang Hao and Tang Xiao stood side by side, bidding farewell to their father, the Clear Sky Sect's leader, as well as the elders and their peers. They had decided to leave the sect and venture out into the world.
[In pursuit of greater strength, in search of a wider world,
the young Tang Hao and his elder brother Tang Xiao left the sect's protection. And so, their legend began...]
The Sky Screen's images continued to shift.
The continent's magnificent mountains and rivers flashed past, from the frozen, snowbound wilderness of the north to the lush rainforests of the southern frontier.
Tang Hao's figure appeared again and again. He challenged powerful Soul Beasts and fought evil Soul Masters. Under his relentless tempering, the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand grew ever heavier and more imposing.
His Soul Power rose steadily, and before long, he had made a fearsome name for himself among the younger generation.
Until one day.
The image settled on a tranquil patch of Blue Silver Grass.
Beneath the setting sun, a woman in a simple gown, her blue hair flowing like a waterfall, gently stroked the Blue Silver Grass beside her.
Her smile was warmer than the sunlight, and her eyes clearer than a lake.
When she looked up and saw the young man some distance away, holding a massive hammer, his gaze sharp as an eagle's, she showed no fear. Instead, she gave him a smile that could melt ice and snow.
Two graceful characters slowly appeared on the Sky Screen.
[Ah Yin]
In the image, Tang Hao's gaze, usually filled with defiance and the will to fight, softened in a way rarely seen the moment he laid eyes on her.
The scenes that followed began to play at a faster pace.
They traveled the continent together.
He swung his hammer to drive back ferocious Soul Beasts for her, while she healed his wounds with her gentle Blue Silver Domain. They leaned against each other beneath the stars and watched the sunrise from mountaintops.
The Clear Sky Hammer, a symbol of dominance and strength, and the supple, life-filled Blue Silver Grass came together to form an impossibly harmonious scene.
Across the continent, countless lovestruck young women watched the images on the Sky Screen, their eyes filled with envy and longing.
"So beautiful... That woman named Ah Yin is truly beautiful."
"Even a man as domineering as Clear Sky Douluo has such a gentle side."
Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy,
the moment Tang San saw the woman named "Ah Yin," he felt as if he'd been struck by lightning. He froze completely.
He felt an invisible hand clutching his heart. A stirring of blood and a sense of kinship welled up from deep within him, leaving him almost unable to breathe.
Without thinking, he reached out as if to touch that gentle smile on the Sky Screen, but his eyes grew wet against his will.
"Mom..."
Ever since he could remember, that word had existed only in his imagination.
But now, it was unmistakably joined with the figure on the Sky Screen.
So this was my mother...
So beautiful, so gentle...
Xiao Wu beside him noticed something was wrong. Seeing Tang San standing there in a daze, tears streaming down his face, she felt a pang of worry and clasped his hand.
"Third Brother, what's wrong?"
Tang San didn't answer. He only stared fixedly at the sky, as if he wanted to carve that figure forever into the depths of his soul.
At the same time, in Spirit City,
the atmosphere inside the Papal Palace had fallen to freezing point.
Bibi Dong looked at Tang Hao and Ah Yin, so deeply in love on the Sky Screen, her expression complicated.
"Ah Yin... a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor!"
"If not for them, I might never have had the chance to kill Qian Xunji!"
Bibi Dong murmured, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly.
"It's all fate!"
"Not a bit of it is ours to decide..."
Bibi Dong thought again of those dark years in the secret chamber, when that beast Qian Xunji had violated her and even forced her to give birth to his bastard child...
Humiliation filled her face, but when she thought of how she had slain her enemy and forced Qian Daoliu to support her as the next Pope,
a rush of satisfaction rose in her heart.
Worship Hall.
"The Blue Silver Emperor? What a Blue Silver Emperor!"
Qian Daoliu's face was as cold as ice as he spoke the name, each word slow and deliberate, his voice filled with bone-deep chill.
"What a Tang Hao! What a Clear Sky Sect!
Interbreeding with Soul Beasts—an outrage against heaven and earth!"
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